The Irish! Everyone who has danced some form of Irish dance; look at the difference between the Irish dance organisations of the world now: CLRG, WIDA, CRN, An Comhdail.... everyone has taken a different spin on it and it has branched from there :)
FOLK
folk dances in region 7
Foreign folk dances are dances that are passed down in a family a Foreign folk dance would just be a folk dance from another country.
Folk dances are classified into five types. They are festival dances, courtship dances, religious and ceremonial dances, occupational dances and national and regional dances.
the two kinds of folk dances according to origin are:- 1) western folk dances - their origin is in the west 2) eastern folk dances - their origin is in the east
The definition of folk dances can vary, but often refers to dances that do not include professionally trained dancers. A national folk dance refers to a folk dance specific to one country.
There are 5 types of folk dances:1. National and Regional Dances2. Occupational Dances3. Religious and Ceremonial Dances4. Courtship Dances5. Festival Dances
Folk dancing is a simple dance form meant for group performance created for a reason like harvest of food, while classical is for enlightenment. Classical Indian dance is based on Natya Shastra.
Foreign folk dances include La Cucaracha, Russian squat dancing, Japanese parasol dance, Irish reel, Greek antikristos, French bourrŽe, English clog, Finnish polka, Armenian castle dance, and Romanian sash dance. Folk dances are usually performed at social functions and dominated by local tradition.
We need to study Philippine folk dances because it is a part of our culture.
a polkabal is a filipino folk dance
To find a list of the more famous folk dances you would have to go by each country or region's dances. Thankfully you can find a list of any region's folk dances online at the Wikipedia website.