folk dancing
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folk dance
or folk·dance (fōk′dăns′)n.
1.
a. A traditional dance originating among the common people of a nation or region.
b. The music for such a dance.
2. A social gathering at which folk dances are performed.
folk′-dance′ adj.
folk dancer n.
folk dancing n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion farandole - a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures mazurka - a Polish national dance in triple time polka - a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time morris dance, morris dancing - any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume sword dance, sword dancing - any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air hornpipe - a British solo dance performed by sailors jig - any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line ring dance, round dance - a folk dance; dancers form a circle |
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