▁d anc ers ▁will ▁progress ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁position ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁next ▁time ▁through ▁the ▁music ▁they ▁are ▁dan cing ▁with ▁different ▁people . ▁ ▁While ▁English ▁Fol k ▁Dance ▁Club s ▁▁ ▁generally ▁em brace ▁all ▁types ▁of ▁country ▁dance , ▁American ▁English ▁Country ▁Dance ▁( E CD ) ▁groups ▁ ▁tend ▁to ▁exclude ▁modern ▁contra ▁d ances ▁and ▁square ▁d ances . ▁ ▁Country ▁dan cing ▁is ▁intended ▁for ▁general ▁participation , ▁unlike ▁folk ▁d ances ▁such ▁as ▁c logging , ▁which ▁are ▁primarily ▁concert ▁d ances , ▁and ▁ball room ▁d ances ▁in ▁which ▁d anc ers ▁dance ▁with ▁their ▁partners ▁independently ▁of ▁others . ▁Bright , ▁rh yth mic ▁and ▁simple , ▁country ▁d ances ▁had ▁appeal ▁as ▁a ▁ref res hing ▁finale ▁to ▁an ▁evening ▁of ▁stat ely ▁d ances ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁min uet . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁term ▁contra ▁dance ▁is ▁just ▁another ▁name ▁for ▁a ▁country ▁dance . ▁How e , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁wrote , ▁" The ▁term ▁" Country ▁Dance " ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁invari ably ▁used ▁in ▁all ▁books ▁on ▁dan cing ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁England ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁centuries , ▁while ▁all ▁works ▁issued ▁in ▁France ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁employ ▁the ▁term ▁Cont ra ▁Dance , ▁or ▁in ▁French ▁" Cont re ▁Dan se ". ▁As ▁the ▁authority ▁is ▁equally ▁good ▁in ▁both ▁cases , ▁either ▁term ▁is ▁therefore ▁correct . ▁The ▁Country ▁or ▁Cont ra ▁Dance ▁has ▁been ▁one