folk dance
Americannoun
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folk dances
plural
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a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people.
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a piece of music for such a dance.
noun
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any of various traditional rustic dances often originating from festivals or rituals
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a piece of music composed for such a dance
verb
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Origin of folk dance
First recorded in 1905–10
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Xi and his wife were greeted on the tarmac by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the first lady, as well as a performance by an Egyptian folk dance troupe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Backed by tech heavyweights like Meituan and venture-capital firm HSG, the startup captured national attention when its humanoid robots performed a folk dance during a Lunar New Year Gala broadcast last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But after Trump Jr. touched down, the two men toured the Ambanis’ private zoo, and at night they performed a Gujarati folk dance, grinning as they moved together to the music.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Morris dancing is a form of traditional English folk dance that takes a variety of styles depending on where the group has come from.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
This is the first time I get to dance Tinikling, a folk dance that mimics a tikling bird hopping between stems of grass and running over tree branches.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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