folk dance

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
  2. (v) perform a folk-dance

Derived Word(s)

folk dancing

Usage(s):

  1. Japanese women perform a traditional folk dance around a grave in Shingo, where locals believe Jesus Christ was buried.
  2. La Bamba is actually a Mexican version of the Cuban rumba, but more of a bouncy folk dance.
  3. Once Stalin made me dance the gopak a Ukrainian folk dance before some top party officials.
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