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Obscure Rhythms of Lost Dance Traditions
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Slavic noble procession dance marked by elegant, ceremonial steps
  • 2. Renaissance dance depicting Moorish warriors in stylized combat sequences
  • 3. Greek folk dance with intricate foot stamping and usually male performers
  • 4. Delicate 17th-century French dance of petite, measured steps for aristocrats
  • 6. Fast Italian folk dance historically linked to curing spider bites
  • 10. Early 20th-century jazz swing dance, now overshadowed but once wildly popular
  • 12. Baroque court dance with a stately triple pace and Spanish origins
  • 14. A whimsical name for an old European dance combining quick steps and trot-like movements
  • 15. Early 20th-century German performance style mixing satire and elaborate choreography
  • 19. Brazilian couple’s dance from early 1900s, ancestor to samba
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  • 5. European partnered dance mixing polka and waltz steps in a syncopated rhythm
  • 7. French Renaissance couples’ dance involving side-to-side swaying motion
  • 8. Provencal ancient dance named after a percussion instrument used to keep tempo
  • 9. Venetian masquerade dance named after the painter of festive city scenes
  • 11. Elaborate 18th-century square dance involving four couples in geometric patterns
  • 13. Obsolete term for an English country dance with percussive leg movements
  • 16. Medieval Central European folk dance known for ritualistic communal steps
  • 17. Spanish courtship dance with dramatic arm flourishes and lively footwork
  • 18. Traditional North African circle dance with communal drum accompaniment
  • 20. Slow, processional Renaissance dance favored by nobility with dignified steps

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