Folk dance

Folk dances or folk dances are dances that were danced to traditional folk festivals and in traditional societies and. They come handy in all cultures and, together with the folk music (not the folk music) an inseparable unit. In contrast to standard dances, the movements are not as strictly defined, which does not mean that they are danced completely formless. The worn for dance costume differed in jewelry, fabrics, headgear and ornaments used often significantly from the everyday clothes. With the displacement of the original folk music by pop music and the commercial standardization of folk festivals, as well as the simplified access to a larger Recreational folk dances are less exercised, they are often still in regional groups (not just folk dance groups) or special dance events (for example: Kathrein dance, Vienna Kathrein dance), Bal Folk, as well as for tourists or traditional festivals danced.

3.2.1 North European folk dances
3.2.2 Irish- Scottish folk dances
3.2.3 French folk dances 3.2.3.1 Region: Alsace
3.2.3.2 Region: North ( Picardy / Flanders / Normandy )
3.2.3.3 Region: West ( Bretagne / Vendee / Poitou -Charentes )
3.2.3.4 Region: Aveyron
3.2.3.5 Region: Correze
3.2.3.6 Region: Centre ( Berry, Bourbonnais, Morvan, Nivernais, Auvergne )
3.2.3.7 Region: Provence
3.2.3.8 Region: Southwest ( Gascony / Béarn )
3.2.3.9 Region: Basque Country
3.2.3.10 Region: Catalonia

3.3.1 Folk Dances in Asia 3.3.1.1 Turkish Folk Dances
3.3.1.2 Turkmen Istan
3.3.1.3 Israeli Folk Dances
3.3.1.4 Japanese folk dances
3.3.1.5 Afghan folk dances

3.3.2.1 Arab folk dances

3.3.4.1 Bolivian folk dances
3.3.4.2 Peruvian folk dances

Folk Dances

Generally, one can distinguish between "real", that is, traditional folk dances that have been handed down in notes and descriptions from ancient times and so-called " folkloric dances ", which is a modern choreography based, which are often arranged with elements of ballet and much theatricality include. Folkloric dance is regarded as equivalent to the above-mentioned folk music.

There are countless recorded and retained folk dances. Some examples are mentioned below. For more see web link dances

Names of folk dances

Many dances tell a story. It is often about everyday things, such as the work of various trades to courting or courtship and others. From the names of the dances were derived (for example: Potter dance, Hetlinger Bandriter, tinkers (dance), Kragelunder bride dance).

Other dances are simply named after the type of music, the melody or the beat. Here, the names of the individual dances from region to region and sometimes even interchangeable. Today often is the site of the recording led ( Lunzer Boarisch )

Some dance names often have nothing more to do with the present meaning of the word. About the name of the traditional Swedish in Austria is a corruption of the original name " Swabian Waltz ".

Even when Zwiefachen variety of names have been handed down as with several other dance families and common in different regions.

Folk dances by origin

Dances in German-speaking

Low German folk dances

Dances out of the room, is spoken in the Low German:

This language area includes Schleswig -Holstein, Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania and parts of North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition to the area of Low German folk dance and dances from Pomerania, West and East Prussia, and the border areas of Thuringia and Hesse are counted.

The most common forms of dance include:

Couple dances
Circle dances
Tampeten
Figaro
Folk dances
Trioletts
Two pairs of dances
Country dances
Quadrilles
Cone dances
Six -and eight- couple dances

Many of these dance forms and also all the dances are also used in other areas of Germany and to some extent on the German borders.

Alpine folk dances

Some dance families from Bavaria, Austria and other Alpine countries, each with many sub- types are:

Landler and Landler
Mazurka
Polka
Scottish
Turner
Waltz ( German dance)
Zwiefacher

More simple dances are listed on the page Austrian basic dance.

European folk dances

North European folk dances

Schottis in Sweden, net lender in Norway, related to Rheinlander
Halling in Norway
Pole in Norway
Hambo in Sweden
Gånglåt in Sweden

Irish- Scottish folk dances

Irish Dance Céilí Dancing
Set Dance
Sean - nós Dance ( Connemara )

French folk dances

Region: Alsace

Branles

Region: North ( Picardy / Flanders / Normandy )

Flanders

Schommelvals

Region: West ( Bretagne / Vendee / Poitou -Charentes )

An- Dro
An Dro retourné
Avant -deux
Branle
Dans Kef
Dan Leon
( Gavotte ) Fisel
Gavotte Montagne
Gavotte Pourlet
Hanter Dro
Jilgodenn
Kost ar c'Hoat
Laridée 8 temps
Limousine
Maraîchines
Marchoise
Pach Pi
Suite Plinn
Quadrille de Locquenole
Ridee 6 temps
Rond de Landeda
Rond de Loudeac
Rond de St Vincent
Trompeuse de Dinan
Polka of alumettes

Region: Aveyron

Mazurka a Rigal

Region: Correze

Mazurka a pechadre

Region: Centre ( Berry, Bourbonnais, Morvan, Nivernais, Auvergne )

Berry

Bourrée droite d' Issoudun
Rond d' Argenton
Bourrée tournante des Grandes Poteries
Bourrée the Dindes

Bourbonnais

Bourrée les Mouton

Nivernais

Bourrée à Linard

Morvan

Bourrée d' carrée Arleuf
Bourrée à trois croisée

Auvergne

La Montagnarde
Bourrée ronde
Scottish " Plant'un cao " ( planned un chou )

Region: Provence

Brandi
Farandole

Region: South West ( Gascony / Béarn )

Rondeau en chaine
Rondeau of the country
Rondeau en couple
Rondeau à deux you Savès
Congo you Captieux
Congo de Luxey
Courante de Lomagne
Yousca à quatre
Saut béarnais
Branle de la Vallée d' Ossau
Branle du Haut- Agenais
" Sept sauts " you Béarn

Region: Basque Country

Zazpi jauziak (7 sauts )
Fandango
Carnaval de Lantz

Region: Catalonia

Sardana
Iota

Italian folk dances

Saltarello
Tarantella Pizzica
Taranta
Viddaneddha

Spanish folk dances

Chaconne
Passacaglia
Jota (dance)
Flamenco ( Dance )

Greek dances

Ballo
Chasaposervikos
Chasapiko

Bulgarian folk dances

Bučimiš
Četvorno
Dajčovo
Danec
Deninka
Eleno mome
Grȃnčarsko
Graovsko
Gankino
Ginka
Horo za pojas
Jove Malaj mome
Kopanica (see Gankino )
Krivo Horo
Opas
Pajduško
Petrunino
Pravo Horo
Rȃčenica
Sira
Sborenka
Svornato
Tropanka
Varnensko
Vlaško

Romanian Folk Dances

Alunelul
Briul pe opt
Hora

Other European folk dances

Czardas Hungarian
Drmes Croatian
Hopak ukrainian
Jenkka finnish
Kasatschok Russian or Ukrainian
Faroese chain dance
Kolo (dance) Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Linđo Croatian
Lovzar Ingush, Chechen
Mlyn (Mill dance) Sorbian
Czech polka and throughout Europe
Rancho Portuguese
Round
Sword dance
Trepak Russian or Ukrainian

Folk dances from other continents

Folk Dances in Asia

Turkish Folk Dances

Halay
Horon
Zeybek
Tsifteteli ( Çiftetelli )
Bar
Hora
Lezginka
Kolbastı
Novel
Harmandali
Kerimoglu
Artvin
Gandagan
Oyun Havasi
Hekimoglu
Çökertme

Turkmen Istan

Kyushtdepdi

Israeli Folk Dances

Hora
Debka
Mayim

Japanese folk dances

Bon - odori

Afghan folk dances

Atan

African folk dances

Sebiba

Arab folk dances

Abdaoui
Baladi
Dabke

North American folk dances

Line Dance
Round Dance
Square Dance

South American folk dances

Capoeira (Brazil )

Bolivian folk dances

Carnaval Betanceño
Carnaval Valle Gran Dino
Caporales
Chacarera
Cueca
Diablada
Huayno
Kullawada
Llamerada
Macheteros
Morenada
Pujllay
Saya
Suri Sicuri
Taquirari
Tinku

Peruvian folk dances

Marinera Norteña
Cuadro criollo ( Vals criollo, Marinera LIMENA, La Resbalosa )
Marinera Ayacuchana
Tondero
Huaylash
Valicha
Carnaval de Tinta
Carnaval de Arapa
Carnaval de Quota
Sicuris
Danza de scissors
Negrillos
Pacasito
Landó
Festejo
Zamacueca
Alcatraz
Movido típico
Shapis
Son de los diablos
Caporales
Selvatica / Anaconda
Marinera LIMENA

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