Folk dance

A folk dance is a dance developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain
country or region. ... For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to
be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called "Religious dances" because of their purpose.

What are the 10 popular folk dances?

Free from shackles of anything mundane and thus critically praised, here is a list
of top 10 most popular folk dances in the world.
 Samba (Brazil) ...
 Tarantella (Italy) ...
 Flamenco (Spain) ...
 Dragon dance (China) ...
 Kabuki (Japan) ...
 Tango (Argentina) ...
 Hula (Hawaii) ...
 Bharatanatyam (India)

What is an example of folk dance?

Some examples of folk dances from all around the world are: Céilidh – Gaelic folk
dance originating from Scotland and Ireland. Fandango – Traditional Spanish couples
dance that is accompanied by guitars and clapping hands or castanets. ... Turkish
dances – Bar, Halay, Horon, Zeybek and Sufi spinning dance.