Contra dances were fashionable in the United States until the early to mid-19th century, when they were supplanted in popularity by square dances ( such as the quadrille and lancers ) and couple dances ( such as the waltz and polka ).

For duple dances, that is every other couple, and for triple dances, or every third couple is the active couple.

The term is applicable to triplet dances, where typically the active couple is the only couple that is active.

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Traditional square dance is frequently presented in alternation with contra dances ( particularly in revival groups ) or with some form of freestyle couple dancing ( at surviving local events ).

If most of the figures are danced between facing couples across the set, as in the 19th century quadrille and dances derived from it, the couple opposite the first is the " second couple ".

In Irish set dances, the third couple ( sometimes termed the " first side couple ") is to the left of the " first top couple " ( the couples facing the first top and first side are the " second top couple " and the " second side couple " respectively ).

There are contra dances and four couple longways sets which turn into a square dance part of the way through the dance and then back to the original formation.

Other shapes of sets include triangular sets ( three couples on the sides of a triangle, this is fairly rare ), square sets ( four couples on the sides of a square ) or square sets with extra couple ( s ) in the centre ; these are much less common though some of the most popular dances in Scotland use these formations.

In fact, the figures and arrangement of modern Scottish country dances, while derived from a 300-year tradition, make it difficult to generalize because many newer dances feature new ideas such as partner changes ( you dance with a new partner on each new time through the dance, as in " Nighean Donn " ( by Peter Hastings ) or " Caddam Wood " ( by John Mitchell )), palindromic structure ( the sequence of figures is similar seen from the end to the beginning as it is seen from the beginning to the end, as in " The White Heather Jig " by Cosh ), fugues ( the sequence of figures for each couple is intricately intertwined to resemble the structure of a musical fugue ), canons ( a new couple begins their time through even though the couple before have not finished theirs yet ) and others, such as John Drewry's " Crossing the Line ", where the bottom of the set becomes the top for the next time through.

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