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Folk dance
dances that were danced to traditional folk festivals and in traditional societies and are still been danced / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A folk dance is a dance that has some or all of the following:
- They are dances at social functions by people with little or no professional training. They are often to traditional music or music based on traditional music.
- They are not made for public performance or the stage. Traditional folkdances may be later arranged and set for stage performances.
- The way they are done is strongly about inherited tradition rather than making changes. Although like all folk traditions they do change over time.
- New dancers often learn informally by watching others and/or getting help from others.
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Even though some people argue with it, folk dancing can be dancing for with no governing body or dancing for which there are no competitive or professional performances.