of, relating to, or established by institution. 2. of or relating to organized establishments, foundations, societies, or the like, or to the buildings devoted to their work. 3. of the nature of an institution.
Contra dance. Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a folk dance made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish, French dance styles in the 17th century, with strong African influence from Appalachia.
noun. 1  a. An old French dance resembling the gavotte, usually in 3/4 or 2/2 time beginning with an upbeat. 2  A movement in ballet in which the dancer transfers body weight quickly from foot to foot, usually on the balls of the feet, in a series of small steps.