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This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in the rural crafts .
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 ...
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:
The festival, also known as the Battle of Flowers, commemorates of the Battle of the Alamo, which took place in San Antonio, and the Battle of San Jacinto, which led to Texas' independence from Mexico in April 1836. Fiesta is the city's biggest festival, with an economic impact of $340 million for the city. [1]
Alamo City Rods custom cars on display at the 42nd Texas Folklife Festival in 2013. The Texas Folklife Festival is an annual event sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio's Institute of Texan Cultures celebrating the many ethnicities represented in the population of the state of Texas. The first Texas Folklife Festival was held from ...
Pages in category "Dance in Texas" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ballet Austin; B.
Texas has a significant live music scene in Austin, with the most music venues per capita than any other U.S. city, befitting the city's official slogan as The Live Music Capital of the World. Austin's music revolves around the many nightclubs on 6th Street and an annual film, music, and multimedia festival known as South by Southwest.
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. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances.