Editing Country dance (section)

==Influence==
[[File:La Trénis 1805.jpg|thumb|left|240px|The "La Trénis" figure of the Contredanse, an illustration from Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1805]]
The English country dance and the French ''contredanse'', arriving independently in the American colonies, became the New England [[contra dance]], which experienced a resurgence in the mid-20th century. The quadrille evolved into square dance in the United States while in Ireland it contributed to the development of modern Irish set dance. English country dance in [[Scotland]] developed its own flavour and became the separate [[Scottish country dance]]. [[céilidh#Similar gatherings in England|English céilidh]] is a special case, being a convergence of English, Irish and Scottish forms. In addition certain English country dances survived independently in the popular repertoire. One such is the [[Virginia reel (dance)|Virginia Reel]], which is almost exactly the same as the "Sir Roger de Coverley".

The ''[[contradanza]]'', the Spanish and Spanish-American version of the French ''contradanse'', became an internationally popular style of music and dance in the 18th century. The ''contradanza'' was popular in Spain and spread throughout Spanish America during the 18th century, where it took on folkloric forms that still exist in Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Panama and Ecuador. In Cuba during the 19th century the ''contradanza'' became an important genre, the ancestor of [[danzon]], [[mambo (dance)|mambo]] and [[cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha cha cha]]. Haitians fleeing the [[Haitian Revolution]] of 1791 brought to the Cuban version a Creole influence and a new syncopation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boogalu.com/features/history-cuban-music |title=History of Cuban Music |access-date=19 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194105/http://www.boogalu.com/features/history-cuban-music |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>''The History of Latin American Dance'' by Jessica Martinez</ref>

The ''Engelska'' (Swedish for "English") or Danish ''Engelsk'' is a 16-bar Scandinavian folk dance in {{music|time|2|4}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.folkdancing.com/Pages/skandia/02engel.htm |title=Enkel Engelska © 1997 by SMF |publisher=Folkdancing.com |access-date=2013-12-09}}</ref> Its name comes from the adoption in Scandinavia of English country dances and contra dances in the early 19th century. In Denmark the description "Engelsk" was used for both line and square dances of English origin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nodeknek.dk/hjemmeside/johnbaek1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716005805/http://nodeknek.dk/hjemmeside/johnbaek1.pdf |archive-date=2007-07-16 |url-status=live |title=Dansk Spillemansmuik (1660-1999) |publisher=Nodenek.dk |language=da|access-date=2013-12-09}}</ref>