folk dance

Speech parts

1. folk dance - Noun

2. folk dance - Verb

Meaning

a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)

perform a folk-dance

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

folk dancing fandango morris tango dance dancing reel polka jig hustle hornpipe mazurka square dance square dancing round dance
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Hypernyms

dance trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe social dancing

Hyponyms

rumba polka jig contradance hornpipe mazurka

Examples

When 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

Close letter words and terms

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