allemande

noun, plural al·le·mandes [al-uh-mandz, -mahndz, al-uh-mandz, -mahndz; French aluh-mahnd] /ˈæl əˌmændz, -ˌmɑndz, ˌæl əˈmændz, -ˈmɑndz; French aləˈmɑ̃d/.

1. a 17th- and 18th-century dance in slow duple time.
2. a piece of music based on its rhythm, often following the prelude in the classical suite.
3. a figure performed in a quadrille.
4. a German folk dance in triple meter, similar to the ländler.

noun

1. the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four
2. any of several German dances
3. a figure in country dancing or square dancing by means of which couples change position in the set