a round dance, of Bohemian peasant origin, in quick duple time
Polka
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Polska
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a simple triple time dance of Scandinavian origin
Pasodoble
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Spanish
a lively dance in simple duple time
Alla breve
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cut time; used for quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two
Anglais
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French
English; an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat
Anglaise
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French
English; an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat
Bergamasca
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Italian
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…
Bergamasque
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French
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…
Bergomask
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German
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…