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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

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

In the mid-16th Century, while working in the fields, slaves created what later became Brazil's earliest form of capoeira, disguising fighting techniques as folk dancing.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2021

Quebec celebrates Mardi Gras with curling, hockey, sled racing and folk dancing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2020

“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