View source for Congé

The '''cong&eacute;''' is a dance step, especially used in [[basse dance]].
The gentleman bows, still holding the hand of the lady and returns her to the place from which you started.  This is used in [[basse dance]]s prior to the commencement of the [[retour]] (second part) of the dance.

[[Arbeau]] uses the letter 'c' to signify a conje in his dance manual [[orchesography]].

[[category:dance steps]]