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folk dance

народный танец

Meaning of folk dance

folk performance

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EN-UK/ə ˈfəʊk dɑːns/
EN-US/ˈfoʊk dæns/
RU[nɐˈrodnɨj ˈtanʲets]
RUфоук дэнс
folk dance
folk dance - народный танец
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folk dance with Russian translation

folk dance usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

At the festival the children watched an old folk dance and clapped along.

На фестивале дети смотрели старый народный танец и хлопали в ладоши.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

She practices a fast folk dance to prepare for the summer show.

Она репетирует быстрый народный танец, чтобы подготовиться к летнему представлению.

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folk dance
народный танец
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folk dance synonyms

Related words worth learning together

folk dance
Тот же термин: народный танец как традиционный танец общины.
folk dancing
Деятельность/вид занятия — занятие народными танцами.
ethnic dance
Подчёркивает принадлежность к этнической/культурной группе, близко к народному танцу.
traditional dance
Более широкое: традиционный танец любой культуры, не обязательно народный.
ritual dance
Танец с церемониальной/обрядовой функцией; может быть народным, но не обязательно.
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🇬🇧en

Тот же термин: народный танец как традиционный танец общины.

B1Very Often

They performed a folk dance at the village festival.

🇬🇧en

Деятельность/вид занятия — занятие народными танцами.

B1Often

She enjoys folk dancing on weekends with a community group.

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ethnic dance

Подчёркивает принадлежность к этнической/культурной группе, близко к народному танцу.

B1Often

The workshop taught ethnic dances from several regions.

🇬🇧en

Более широкое: традиционный танец любой культуры, не обязательно народный.

B1Often

We studied traditional dance forms from the region.

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🇬🇧en
ritual dance

Танец с церемониальной/обрядовой функцией; может быть народным, но не обязательно.

B1Rarely

They observed the ritual dance at the temple ceremony.

F
🇬🇧en
folk choreography

Означает постановку или хореографию народного танца, акцент на оформлении, а не типе танца.

B1Rarely

The professor analyzed the folk choreography used in the performance.

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Questions about this word

What does folk dance mean?

folk performance

How do you pronounce folk dance?

folk dance is pronounced as /ə ˈfəʊk dɑːns/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is folk dance used in a sentence?

At the festival the children watched an old folk dance and clapped along. Translation: На фестивале дети смотрели старый народный танец и хлопали в ладоши.

Is folk dance part of Culture and Traditions of Countries vocabulary?

Yes, folk dance (народный танец) can be learned in the Culture and Traditions of Countries topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is folk dance part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, folk dance (народный танец) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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