folk dance

Noun
  1. A style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) (synset 100538719)
    is a type of: social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • rhumba, rumba - a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
    same as: folk dancing
Verb
  1. Perform a folk-dance (synset 201902762)
    is a type of: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

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