folk dancing
- a word derived from folk dance.
Example Sentences
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First Lady Lou Hoover tried to solve the problem in 1929 by focusing the event on folk dancing, including maypole, Swedish, English, and Native American dances, all performed by Girl Scouts.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023
That evening I stopped by an evening of folk dancing at a local hotel.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2022
There is the camaraderie of folk dancing; the light, litheness of ballet; and the grounded shapes of modern dance.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
He loved dancing, she said, once winning a Mexican folk dancing competition when he was 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2021
“Romanian folk dancing? Aristotelian literary criticism? Or perhaps—Mr. Jankowski—you completed a performance degree on the accordion?”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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