folk dance

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noun

a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people.Compare court dance.

a piece of music for such a dance.

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Origin of folk dance

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM folk dance

folk dancer, nounfolk dancing, noun

Words nearby folk dance

folio verso, folium, folivore, folk, folk art, folk dance, Folkestone, Folketing, folk etymology, folkie, folkish

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How to use folk dance in a sentence

Her own father, a truck driver, was gone for days or weeks at a time, while her mother taught clogging, a form of folk dance.
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Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is a different sound for you.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Twelve-year-old dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler has suffered the wrath of Dance Moms tyrant Abby Lee Miller.
See Burly Shia LaBeouf Interpretive Cage Fight Lil Sia in the Singer’s Fantastic New Music Video|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And with the dance sequence, we wanted something very physical.
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“My dance instructor always says she earns most of her income from private teaching,” says Monir.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even for Arabic dance no one wears a long dress, just a scarf around the hips.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The moon seemed to smile on him; the aurora appeared to dance with unwonted vigour, as if in glee; the very stars winked at him!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
There are some folk in this country, you know, who manifest a very retiring disposition at times.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Dance-giving mammas were anxious to secure the success of their entertainments by obtaining the presence of "lovely Mrs. Haggard."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Most of the feathered folk agreed that Mr. Blackbird ought not to have spokenp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for folk dance

folk dance

noun

any of various traditional rustic dances often originating from festivals or rituals

a piece of music composed for such a dance

verb folk-dance (intr)

to perform a folk dance

Derived forms of folk dance

folk dancing, noun

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folk dance

Origin of folk dance

OTHER WORDS FROM folk dance

Words nearby folk dance

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British Dictionary definitions for folk dance

Derived forms of folk dance