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Definition of Galop
1. n. A kind of lively dance, in 2-4 time; also, the music to the dance.
Definition of Galop
1. Noun. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Galop
1. to dance a galop (a lively round dance) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Galop
Literary usage of Galop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Folio (1885)
"Say to Him Walta 71 Santley galop 174 Sunset Dreams • 177 Skating on the Lake
it» Arrow ... galop Myrtle Walts 14» Martha. Merry Bird Walts 149 II Trenton. ..."
2. Gymnastics: A Text-book of the German-American System of Gymnastics by William Albin Stecher (1896)
"2 March and galop forward alternately, 8 measures each. 3 Polka and galop forward
alternately, 8 measures each. 4 galop and heel and toe polka forward ..."
3. Dwight's Journal of Music by John Sullivan Dwight (1878)
"Blooming Floweret Mazurka " Blue Eyes galop " Curly Hair Waltz " Daisy's Delight
... Jolly Girls galop. Beauties of Spring. Just the Thing Schottische. ..."
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