But the French, who had similar folk dances, associated the English word "country" with their term "contre" ("against") to produce the name " contredanse " for the longways "type".

在法国也有相似的舞蹈，法语单词“面对面”与英语单词“乡村”相似，因而产生了那种英国式的“面对面”的列队舞。