folk dance

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

  2. a piece of music for such a dance.

Origin of folk dance

1
First recorded in 1905–10

Other words from folk dance

  • folk dancer, noun
  • folk dancing, noun

Words Nearby folk dance

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How to use folk dance in a sentence

  • They were dressed in many-coloured garments and danced a folk dance.

    Marching Men | Sherwood Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for folk dance

folk dance

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

  2. a piece of music composed for such a dance

verbfolk-dance (intr)
  1. to perform a folk dance

Derived forms of folk dance

  • folk dancing, noun

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