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folk dance
/ə ˈfəʊk dɑːns/

folk dance

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈfoʊk dæns/
🇬🇧 British English
/ə ˈfəʊk dɑːns/
🇷🇺 Russian
[nɐˈrodnɨj ˈtanʲets]
Meaning of folk dance

folk performance

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When to use folk dance

folk dance

народный танец

folk dance performance

исполнение народного танца

folk dance group

группа народного танца

folk dance festival

фестиваль народного танца

folk dance tradition

традиция народного танца

folk dance usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

На фестивале дети смотрели старый народный танец и хлопали в ладоши.

At the festival the children watched an old folk dance and clapped along.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она репетирует быстрый народный танец, чтобы подготовиться к летнему представлению.

She practices a fast folk dance to prepare for the summer show.

Similar words

folk dance

Same term: traditional/community dance passed down through generations.

ethnic dance

Emphasises the ethnic or cultural group origin; similar to folk dance in meaning and context.

ritual dance

Dance performed as part of a ritual or ceremony; functionally different from social folk dances.

folk choreography

Refers to the choreography or arranged steps of folk dances rather than the dance type itself.

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folk dance synonyms

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What's the difference between folk dance / ethnic dance / ritual dance / folk choreography

🇬🇧English
folk dance

Same term: traditional/community dance passed down through generations.

B1Very Often

They performed a folk dance at the village festival.

Они исполнили народный танец на деревенском празднике.

E
🇬🇧English
ethnic dance

Emphasises the ethnic or cultural group origin; similar to folk dance in meaning and context.

B1Often

The workshop taught ethnic dances from several regions.

Мастерская преподавала этнические танцы из нескольких регионов.

R
🇬🇧English
ritual dance

Dance performed as part of a ritual or ceremony; functionally different from social folk dances.

B1Rarely

They observed the ritual dance at the temple ceremony.

Они наблюдали обрядовый танец на церемонии в храме.

F
🇬🇧English
folk choreography

Refers to the choreography or arranged steps of folk dances rather than the dance type itself.

B1Rarely

The professor analyzed the folk choreography used in the performance.

Профессор проанализировал народную хореографию, использованную в представлении.

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folk dance translation: народный танец. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce folk dance

/ə ˈfəʊk dɑːns/

folk dance translation

народный танец

folk dance examples

At the festival the children watched an old folk dance and clapped along.

folk dance transcription

/ə ˈfəʊk dɑːns/, /ˈfoʊk dæns/

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folk dance meaning: what does it mean?

folk performance

folk dance pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

folk dance is pronounced as /ə ˈfəʊk dɑːns/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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At the festival the children watched an old folk dance and clapped along. Translation: На фестивале дети смотрели старый народный танец и хлопали в ладоши.

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