English > folk dance: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | A style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts). |
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| Synonym | folk dancing |
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| Narrower | country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance | A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line |
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| farandole | A lively dance from Provence |
| hornpipe | A British solo dance performed by sailors / sailors |
| jig | Any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping |
| mazurka | A Polish national dance in triple time |
| morris dance, morris dancing | Any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume |
| polka | A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast / fast time |
| round dance, ring dance | A folk dance |
| rumba, rhumba | A folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements |
| sword dance, sword dancing | Any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air |
| Broader | social dancing | dancing as part of a social occasion |
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| Spanish | baile regional, danza popular |
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| Catalan | ballet popular, dansa popular |
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| Verbs | folk dance | perform a folk-dance |
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