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History And Background Of Folk Dance In English
Folk Dance
- A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region.
- All ethnic dances are not folk dances. For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered folk dances.
- Ritual dances are commonly referred to as “religious dances” because of their purpose. The terms “ethnic” and “traditional” are used when there is a need to emphasize the cultural roots of the dance.
- In this sense, almost all folk dances are ethnic. If some dances, such as the polka, cross ethnic boundaries and even cross the boundary between “folk” and “ballroom dance”, the ethnic differences are often enough to be noted.
Background
- The dances are usually performed at folk dance gatherings or social gatherings by those with little or no professional training, often to traditional music.
- Dances are generally not designed for public performance or the stage, although they may later be arranged and set for stage performance.
- Tradition rather than innovation is dominated by tradition inherited from various international cultures (although folk traditions change over time).
- New dancers often learn informally by watching others or getting help from others.
- More controversially, some define folk dance as a dance for which there is no governing body or a dance for which there are no competitive or professional institutions.
- The term “folk dance” is sometimes applied to dances of historical importance in European culture and history; Usually before the beginning of the 20th century.
- For other cultures the terms “ethnic dance” or “traditional dance” are sometimes used, although the latter term may include ceremonial dances.
- There are many modern dances, such as hip hop dance, that developed spontaneously, but the term “folk dance” is not usually applied to them, and the terms “street dance” or “vernacular dance” are used instead.
- The term “folk dance” is reserved for dances that are largely tradition-bound and originated at a time when a distinction existed between the dances of the “common folk” and the modern ballroom dances that arose from folk dances.
