volksdans

Definitions of volksdans
  1. noun
    a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
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    polka
    a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
    gigue
    any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
    contradans
    a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
    koordans, rei, reidans, rondedans
    a folk dance; dancers form a circle
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