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English National Ballet (2 C, 33 P) F. English folk dance (3 C, 24 P) L. ... Pages in category "Dance in England" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of ...
Burmese dance: Cambodia: Romvong, Apsara Dance, Peacock Dance, Chhayam: Canada: None, Canadian stepdance unofficially; Red River Jig for Métis; jingle dance, Fancy dance and First Nations tribal dance styles dominate in areas populated by First Nations. Cape Verde: Coladeira, Batuque: Chile: Cueca; [4] Rapa Nui: Sau-sau and others China
Dance in England (7 C, 10 P) Dance in Scotland (5 C, 5 P) + ... National Dance Awards (1 C, 11 P) O. Dance organisations in the United Kingdom (2 C, 19 P) S.
Morris dancers with handkerchiefs in York. Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance.It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers in costume, usually wearing bell pads on their shins and/or shoes.
2016 Grenoside Boxing Day dance. The Long Sword dance (or Longsword dance [notes 1]) is a hilt-and-point sword dance recorded mainly in Yorkshire, England.The dances are usually performed around Christmas time and were believed to derive from a rite performed to enable a fruitful harvest.
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the ...
Garland dancing is an English dance tradition that began in the 19th century in North England's mill towns. The Industrial Revolution was centralizing people, bringing rural folk to factory work. As country girls moved to new industrial cities, they brought with them dancing traditions from many rural areas. Garland dancing was a new ...
Some say the custom was brought to the area by Moors who settled in Cornwall in the 17th century, became miners and then moved to work in quarries in Lancashire. A similar performance occurred in Portuguese-speaking communities such as the Afro-Brazilian "Dança do Coco", [4] a dance form precursor to the iconic Brazilian Carnival dance troupes, it is also present in the French-speaking ...