proper noun/ʁa.pid.dɑ̃.sœʁ/
a municipality of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Related: Rapide-Danseurois, Rapide-Danseuroise
Derived from rapide (“rapids”) and danseur (“dancer”). The rapids may have been named for the rapid movement of the water across rocks. Alternatively, the term toponym may be a calque of an Algonquin name.