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A German round dance resembling a slow polka
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schottische
Word definitions for schottische in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
round dance resembling a polka, 1849, from German Schottische , from schottische (tanz) "Scottish (dance)," from Schotte "a native of Scotland," from Old High German Scotto , from Late Latin Scottus (see Scot ). The pronunciation is French.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The schottische is a partnered country dance , that apparently originated in Bohemia . It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina (" chotis " and ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. music performed for dancing the schottische a German round dance resembling a slow polka
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A partnered country dance of Bohemian origin.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Schottish \Schot"tish\, Schottische \Schot"tische\,, n. [F. schottish, schotisch from G. schottisch Scottish, Scotch.] A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be confounded with the ...
Usage examples of schottische.
I have a nightmare vision of our whole act coming to a massive orgiastic climax on October 25th: Two thousand costumed freaks doing the schottische, in perfect unison, in front of the County Courthouse.
You and Hammond can dance the Highland Schottische on Striding Edge in June, if you like.
I am not up to waltzing or any of the newfangled round dances, but give me a Highland schottische, or a square dance, when there is an inventive genius to call off the figures and prescribe plenty of variety.
Even the clouds in the sky sailed slowly along in time to a stately march in her brain, or danced to the tune of a merry schottische that sounded for her ears alone.
One of the reasons she had retreated from the dance floor was that she had felt her partners were pushing her around like a broom rather than leading her through schottisches and waltzes.
And to all the other music you play for artistes in motion: Liszt for the elephant, Wagner marches, schottisches, whatever.
If I hear that Tiptree got his well-earned bit of Lucite, I shall grin like the Cheshire Cat, I shall be all grin, I shall dance little schottisches and reels in the kitchen and sing I THOUGHT there was justice somewhere!
I attended private parties in sumptuous evening dress, simpered and aired my graces like a born beau, and polkad and schottisched with a step peculiar to myself--and the kangaroo.
Mink Schottische, I can give you the Beaver Mazurka, the Lynx Lancers, the Chinchilla Polka or the Ermine Redowa.
They teach you the schottische and folk dances and the teacher always says things like, 'First you do this and then move this arm that way.
The Neon did a tango, a schottische, and a Virginia reel, but somehow came to a stop in a cloud of dust and gravel.