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DANCE

TYPES OF DANCE
1.TRADITIONAL DANCE
 Folk
 Ethnic
2. MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY
3. BALLROOM
 Recreational
 Competitive
4.CHEER DANCE
5.HIP-HOP / STREET DANCE
8FESTIVAL DANCE
FOLK DANCE

A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a


certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. 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.
The terms "ethnic" and "traditional" are used when it is required to
emphasize the cultural roots of the dance. In this sense, nearly all folk
dances are ethnic ones. If some dances, such as polka, cross ethnic
boundaries and even cross the boundary between "folk" and "ballroom
dance", ethnic differences are often considerable enough to mention.[1]

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