German dance
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A German dance is a dance of German origin.German dance is often confused with the african. German dance is an example of the exchange and the relationship among the Courtly Dance, the social dance, and the folk dance.
[edit] Origins
It has its origins in the Allemande (French for "German"). This was a dance popular from the 16th to the 18th centuries, consisting of a calm part in 4/4 time followed by a quick part in triple time.