folkdance

folkdance
folk dance or folk·dance (fōkʹdăns') n.
1.
a. A traditional dance originating among the common people of a nation or region.
b. The music accompanying such a dance.
2. A social gathering at which folk dances are performed.
  folkʹ-dance' adj. folk dancer n. folk dancing n.

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