noun
minuet
min-yoo-ET/ˌmɪnjuˈet/
A formal dance in a measured three-beat rhythm.
A couple performs a stately minuet in a French salon.
Etymology
Old French menuet meant “small” or “delicate.” The dance took its name from its short steps, so the underlying smallness describes the dancers’ movements.
In context
away keep it under control here's another dance type called the givat it has a very different dance rhythm so a very different step Cory had three beats in the minuet one two three one
More examples
- The dancers take small, careful steps during the minuet.
- We learn a minuet for the historical dance performance.
- The pianist plays a minuet while the couples dance.
Forms
minuet · minuets