1. folk dance - Noun
2. folk dance - Verb
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
perform a folk-dance
Source: WordNetWhen I play on my fiddle in Dooney Folk dance like a wave of the sea. William Butler Yeats
A group of Greek youth performing a dance in traditional clothing at the Greek Folk Dance Festival. Source: Internet
Country dance overlaps with contemporary folk dance and ballroom dance. Source: Internet
Background They share some or all of the following attributes: *Dances are usually held at folk dance gatherings or social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music. Source: Internet
Budapest is one of the few cities in the world where a high school for folk dance learning exists. Source: Internet
Culture and community The Britannia Coconut Dancers are an English folk dance troupe based in Bacup. Source: Internet