folk dance
noun
a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people.
folk dances
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pluralof folk dance.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dancing the huapango there reminded him of his youth spent performing folk dances at local festivals.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
A wonderful fiesta dance, and a joyous final wedding dance both use earthy, grounded movement that suggests folk dances without referencing specific traditions; the music follows suit.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
“I used to watch concerts, dramas, pop shows, folk dances and movies in the National Theatre during the good old days,” Osman Yusuf Osman told AFP.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021
"I used to watch concerts, dramas, pop shows, folk dances and movies in the national theatre during the good old days," one attendee, Osman Yusuf Osman, told AFP.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2021
Sometimes he expressed his longing for Poland, at that time swallowed up in the Russian Empire, through his highly stylised adaptation of Polish folk dances - mazurkas and polonaises.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
