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Verb: folk-dance  'fowk,dãn(t)s
  1. Perform a folk dance
    "They folk-danced traditional routines from their homeland"
Noun: folk dance  fowk dãn(t)s
  1. A style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
    "The festival celebrated various cultures through folk dance performances";
    - folk dancing

Derived forms: folk-danced, folk dances, folk-dancing, folk-dances

Type of: dance, social dancing, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Folk dance