Folk Dance
Folk Dance
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes: * They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music. * They are not designed for public performance or the stage, although traditional folkdances may be later arranged and set for stage performances. * Their execution is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by innovation (although like all folk traditions they do evolve) * New dancers often learn informally by observing others and/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 performances.
Types of folk dance include clogging, English country dance, international folk dance, Irish dance, Maypole dance, Morris dance, Nordic polska dance, Ball de bastons, square dance, and sword dance. Sword dances include Longsword dances and rapper dancing. Some choreographed dances such as contra dance, Israeli folk dance, Scottish country dance, and modern Western square dance, are called folk dances, though this is not true in the strictest sense.
Some characteristics of folk dance:
-differed from place to place.
- give pleasure to dancers and audiences.
--reflects cultures introduced by invaders and conquerors
-provided socialization and a sense of community.
-passed down from generation to generation.
-some groups have a repertory of dances.
-sometimes done on specific occasions, social gatherings, and festivals
International folk dances: International folk dance is a genre of dance wherein selected folk dances from multiple ethnic groups are done by the same dancers, typically as part of a regular recreational dance club, for performances or at other events. The dances are typically considered the products of national or cultural
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes: * They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music. * They are not designed for public performance or the stage, although traditional folkdances may be later arranged and set for stage performances. * Their execution is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by innovation (although like all folk traditions they do evolve) * New dancers often learn informally by observing others and/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 performances.
Types of folk dance include clogging, English country dance, international folk dance, Irish dance, Maypole dance, Morris dance, Nordic polska dance, Ball de bastons, square dance, and sword dance. Sword dances include Longsword dances and rapper dancing. Some choreographed dances such as contra dance, Israeli folk dance, Scottish country dance, and modern Western square dance, are called folk dances, though this is not true in the strictest sense.
Some characteristics of folk dance:
-differed from place to place.
- give pleasure to dancers and audiences.
--reflects cultures introduced by invaders and conquerors
-provided socialization and a sense of community.
-passed down from generation to generation.
-some groups have a repertory of dances.
-sometimes done on specific occasions, social gatherings, and festivals
International folk dances: International folk dance is a genre of dance wherein selected folk dances from multiple ethnic groups are done by the same dancers, typically as part of a regular recreational dance club, for performances or at other events. The dances are typically considered the products of national or cultural