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Traditional Valencian dances.

A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called "religious dances" because of their purpose.

The terms "ethnic" and "traditional" are used when it is required to emphasize the cultural roots of the dance. In this sense, nearly all folk dances are ethnic ones. If some dances, such as polka, cross ethnic boundaries and even cross the boundary between "folk" and "ballroom dance", ethnic differences are often considerable enough to mention.[1]

Background

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Traditional dancers and performance during the Pulljay festivities in Tarabuco.

Folk dances share some or all of the following attributes:[citation needed]

  • Dances are usually held at folk dance gatherings or social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music.
  • Dances not generally designed for public performance or the stage, though they may later be arranged and set for stage performances.
  • Execution dominated by an inherited tradition from various international cultures rather than innovation (though folk traditions change over time).
  • New dancers often learn informally by observing others or receiving help from others.

More controversially, some people define folk dancing as dancing for which there is no governing body or dancing for which there are no competitive or professional institutions. The term "folk dance" is sometimes applied to dances of historical importance in European culture and history; typically originating before the 20th century. For other cultures the terms "ethnic dance" or "traditional dance" are sometimes used, although the latter terms may encompass ceremonial dances.[citation needed]

There are a number of modern dances, such as hip hop dance, that evolve spontaneously, but the term "folk dance" is generally not applied to them, and the terms "street dance" or "vernacular dance" are used instead.[citation needed] The term "folk dance" is reserved for dances which are to a significant degree bound by tradition and originated in the times when the distinction existed between the dances of "common folk" and the dances of the modern ballroom dances originated from folk ones.

Europe

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Italians dancing the tarantella.
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Serbian folk group dancing at a festival.
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Rapper Sword Dancers - Sheffield Steel.
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Turkey folk dance.
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Armenian dancers. HlushenkovFolkFest in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine.

Varieties of European folk dances include:

Sword dances include long sword dances and rapper dancing. Some choreographed dances such as contra dance, Scottish highland dance, Scottish country dance, and modern western square dance, are called folk dances, though this is not true in the strictest sense. Country dance overlaps with contemporary folk dance and ballroom dance. Most country dances and ballroom dances originated from folk dances, with gradual refinement over the years.

People familiar with folk dancing can often determine what country a dance is from even if they have not seen that particular dance before. Some countries' dances have features that are unique to that country, although neighboring countries sometimes have similar features.[citation needed] For example, the German and Austrian schuhplattling dance consists of slapping the body and shoes in a fixed pattern, a feature that few other countries' dances have.[citation needed]

Folk dances sometimes evolved long before current political boundaries, so that certain dances are shared by several countries. For example, some Serbian, Bulgarian, and Croatian dances share the same or similar dances, and sometimes even use the same name and music for those dances.[citation needed]

International folk dance groups exist in cities and college campuses in many countries, in which dancers learn folk dances from many cultures for recreation.[citation needed]

Balfolk events are social dance events with live music in Western and Central Europe, originating in the folk revival of the 1970s and becoming more popular since about 2000, where popular European partner dances from the end of the 19th century such as the schottische, polka, mazurka and waltz are danced, with additionally other European folk dances, mainly from France, but also from Sweden, Spain and other countries.

Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia

various dances such as tamang selo and many others

India

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Indian folk dances.
See also: [[:Dance in India]]

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East and Southeast Asia

China

Main article: Dance in China § Traditional dances

Cambodia

Main article: Dance in Cambodia § Folk dance
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Cambodian Peacock dance.

Indonesia

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Javanese dancer performing Srimpi dance in Java, Indonesia.
Main article: Dance in Indonesia § Traditions

Japan

Main article: Japanese traditional dance

Korea

Main article: Korean dance § Folk dance

Malaysia

Main article: Dance in Malaysia § Malay Folk Dances

Nepal

Main article: Dance in Nepal

Philippines

Further information: Philippine dance
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Singkil, traditional folk dance of the Maranao people of the Philippines depicting parts of the epic poem, Darangen.
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Members from the Philippine Cultural Dancers group perform tinikling during the 2007 Asian Pacific Heritage Month celebration at the Kadena Air Base, Japan.

Taiwan

South America

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Argentina

Brazil

Peru

Venezuela

Africa

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Angola

Cameroon

Ghana

Niger

North America

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United States

Mexico

Dominican Republic

Oceania

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Notable people

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Folk dance | Definition, Music, History, Types, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. ↑ V@DIM. "Golden age". www.turkmenistan.gov.tm.
  3. ↑ Lytle 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tarian Zapin – Yayasan Warisan Johor". Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2017-05-25.

Sources

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