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In France some villages have their own annual folk festival. In Flanders, Boombal is the biggest organization of bal folk. Because of their role in the popularization of balfolk in Ghent, Boombal's city of origin, the term Boombal is more known than the term balfolk among the general population.
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This is the main list of dances. It is a non-categorized, index list of specific dances. It may also include dances which could either be considered specific dances or a family of related dances. For example, ballet, ballroom dance and folk dance can be single dance styles or families of related dances. See following for categorized lists:
A second form of legend in France during the Middle Ages was epic poetry, partly historical and partly legend with themes covering the formation of France, war, kingship, and important battles. This genre was known as chansons de geste which is Old French for "songs of heroic deeds." It is also called the epics of the "Matter of France":
This article is a list of notable people from the Australian regional city of Toowoomba, Queensland. General. Dallas Angguish (author and academic)
Ballet is a French word which had its origin in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance) which comes from Latin ballo, ballare, meaning "to dance", [1] [2] which in turn comes from the Greek "βαλλίζω" (ballizo), "to dance, to jump about".
The first Carnival of Flowers was held in October 1950 and was a resounding success, with more than 50,000 people lining the main street to watch the opening parade. This heralded eight days of festivities focused on Toowoomba's beautiful gardens, both public and private. Money raised from the carnival went to local charities.
Les Choristes ("The Chorus" [1] or "The Chorus Singers" [2]) is an 1877 pastel on monotype by French artist Edgar Degas.Part of a series of similar works depicting daily public entertainment at the time, it shows a group of singers performing a scene from the opera Don Giovanni, the only work by Degas depicting an operatic performance without dancers.