redowa


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redowa

(ˈrɛdəvə; -wə)
n
(Dancing) a Bohemian folk dance similar to the waltz
[C19: via French and German from Czech rejdovák, from rejdovati to guide around]
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I 'm going to begin with a redowa, because the girls like it, and it 's better fun than square dances.
Looking much gratified, Tom produced the stump of a lead-pencil, and wrote his name with a flourish, saying, as he gave it back, "Now I 'm going to get Sherry, or some of the fellows that do the redowa well, so you can have a real good go before the music stops."
His hair is auburn, not red, and he was very polite, and I had a delicious redowa with him."