folk dance

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This 1898 divertissement by Marius Petipa, to the melodious music of Alexander Glazunov, is accented with moves shaped by Hungarian folk dance and has long been a staple of various classical ballet companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Katie Nacino, 20, left, Daniel Adrayan, 21, and Sean Espiritu, 21, of the Filipino American Student Assn. at Cal State Northridge, practice Tinikling, a traditional Philippine folk dance, in an aisle.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Arm in arm, young people of different faiths perform the dabke, an Arabic folk dance, in the Italian port of Ostia, elated by a visit from Pope Leo XIV.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Morris dancing is a form of traditional English folk dance that takes a variety of styles depending on where the group has come from.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

We take folk dance together and our families are close.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio