1. lively Baroque dances in duple time, or the music for such dances
Usage: historical; music and dance

Examples

• The court musicians performed several rigadoons at the royal ball.
• She studied the intricate steps of traditional rigadoons in her dance history class.
• The composer wrote a collection of rigadoons for harpsichord.
• Rigadoons were popular entertainment in 17th and 18th century European courts.
• The ballet included a section featuring authentic rigadoons from the Baroque period.