English

Noun

redowa ‎(plural redowas)

1. A dance of Czech origin with turning, leaping waltz steps.
   • 1875, William B. DeGarmo, The Dance of Society, page 94,

     The Redowa or Pas de Basque was originally adapted to Polka-Mazurka music, and, consequently, was danced much slower than it is at present, adapted as it is to waltz and galop music. Hence the name Polka-Redowa: — Polka step, Redowa time.

   • 1962, Sets in Order: The Magazine of Square Dancing, Volume 14, page 23,

     "The Varsouvienne," says one reference, "apparently originated in France about 1853, in imitation of the Polish Mazurka, Polka, and Redowa.

   • 1969, Frances Rust, Dance In Society, page 75,

     The redowa had some popularity in Paris about the year 1845 but in England it was more talked about than danced.

   • 1981, Manuel H. Peña, The emergence of Conjunto Music, 1935—1955, Richard Bauman, Roger D. Abrahams (editors), And Other Neighborly Names: Social Process and Cultural Image in Texas Folklore, page 285,

     Both Martínez and Jiménez recorded prolifically, usually dance music—the ubiquitous polka as well as such universal favorites as redowas and schottisches.

   • 1985, Betty Casey, Dance across Texas, unnumbered page,

     It was imperative also for the social-minded pioneers to learn the styling and to know how to do the different dance steps required during a five- or six-figure cotillion or lancers. The dance steps included the polka, waltz, mazurka, redowa (two-step), and minuet.