y ▁on ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁dance ▁manual s ▁until ▁ 1 7 1 1 , ▁and ▁ceased ▁publishing ▁around ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁English ▁country ▁d ances ▁took ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁forms ▁including ▁finite ▁sets ▁for ▁two , ▁three ▁and ▁four ▁cou ples ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁circles ▁and ▁squares . ▁ ▁The ▁country ▁dance ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁of ▁France , ▁where ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁cont red anse , ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁Italy . ▁André ▁Lor in , ▁who ▁visited ▁the ▁English ▁court ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁presented ▁a ▁manuscript ▁of ▁d ances ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁manner ▁to ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 6 ▁Ra oul ▁Aug er ▁Fe u illet ▁published ▁his ▁Rec ü eil ▁de ▁Cont red ances , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁" cont red ans es ▁ang la ises " ▁presented ▁in ▁a ▁simplified ▁form ▁of ▁Be auch amp - Fe u illet ▁notation ▁and ▁including ▁some ▁d ances ▁invent ed ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁authentic ▁English ▁d ances . ▁This ▁was ▁subsequently ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁by ▁John ▁Es sex ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁England ▁as ▁For ▁the ▁Further ▁Im prov ement ▁of ▁Dan cing . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 0 s ▁the ▁term ▁contrad anse ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁long ways ▁sets ▁divided ▁into ▁groups ▁of ▁three ▁or ▁two ▁cou ples , ▁which ▁would ▁remain ▁norm ative ▁until ▁English