folk dance
Let an agent handle folk dances by origin, form, music, costume and community, respectfully and with credit to traditions.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle folk dances by origin, form, music, costume and community, respectfully and with credit to traditions.
A traditional dance of a people or region, passed down within communities and performed at festivals and social gatherings, such as the joropo, schottische, halling and many regional dances.
What it is for: Community life, celebration, heritage and exercise.
It can be learn from community teachers; find festivals and groups; document traditions respectfully; safeguard as intangible heritage.
Distinguishing features
Traditional and community-based
Linked to region and music
Passed on by practice
Some are protected as heritage
What it looks like
Groups or couples dancing in traditional steps, often in regional costume with live music.
How it is recognised
Regional dance names
Traditional costume and music
Social and ritual contexts
Related models
is a kind of - category
is accompanied by - music
is safeguarded as - status
is performed at - occasion
In practice
Families and kinds
circle and line dances
couple dances
ritual and ceremonial dances
regional dance forms
revival and staged folk dance
Standards and regulation
UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Failure modes and hazards
Misattributing origins
Appropriating sacred or ritual dances
Injuries without warm-up
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Dance Which dance.
Origin and form.
Origin
Region and people.
Origin
Origin.
- Where and among which community does the dance originate? provenance
- How old is it, according to sources? provenance
Form
Steps and formation.
Form
Form.
- What are its characteristic steps and formations? definition
- Is it danced in couples, lines or circles? definition
Context Music and occasion.
Dance lives in context.
Music
Accompaniment.
Music
Music.
- What music and instruments accompany it? definition
- What rhythm? definition
Occasion
When danced.
Occasion
Occasion.
- On which occasions is it danced? provenance
- Is it sacred or social? boundary
Learning Taking part.
Communities teach dances.
Groups
Teachers and clubs.
Groups
Groups.
- Where can someone learn it from community teachers? action
- Are beginners welcome? definition
Safety
Injury prevention.
Safety
Safety.
- How can dancers avoid injury? action
- Is the floor suitable? boundary
Heritage Safeguarding.
Traditions need care.
Status
Recognition.
Status
Heritage recognition.
- Is the dance recognised as intangible heritage? provenance
- Who safeguards it? provenance
Respect
Appropriation.
Respect
Respectful use.
- Is the dance being performed with community permission and credit? boundary
- Is it sacred? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each dance be a separate entry?
- How should heritage listings be linked?
- How should community permissions be recorded?