traditional dance
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- noun
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danza tradicional
- Naboth M. J. Ngulube does not describe initiations, but he does include a brief discussion of makishi within his overview of witchcraft: "There is a very interesting traditional dance in North-Western Province called the Makishi."
- taught traditional dances
Examples
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Visitors are invited to join the traditional dance that has been celebrated by the village for generations.
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The kids had a program planned that included two traditional dances and the presentation of some Nica handicrafts and flowers.
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The second half of the program is dance music, and the square comes alive with people dancing traditional dance steps to music they know and love.
Academic text (2008) -
Let us applaud them as they begin the traditional dance of the champions!
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Couples perform the Lezginka, the traditional dance of the region.
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A few years ago, they put together a program of traditional dances and songs, which they performed in schools, universities, and on public squares in many parts of the country.
Academic text (1996) -
The music started, and so did the traditional dances: bride and groom, bride and father, groom and mother, parents exchanging partners, and so on.
Fiction book (1999) -
Partnerships in Mexico also served the purpose of passing on cultural traditions, as observed at a cultural celebration held in the school where the children shared traditional dances and rituals taught to the children by community members.
Academic text (2010) -
Therefore, the Foundation sponsors workshops where young people (guided by professional folklorists) are taught the traditional dances and how to play old musical instruments.
Academic text (1996) -
Participants in the spectacular Festival Xanat re-enact traditional dances, achieving a public recuperation of regional cultural practices, yet they do so within a space over which indigenous people have no control.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
Dances that people in a region pass down over time
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a dance characteristic of and passed down within a culture' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'traditional' (pertaining to customs passed down) with 'dance' (a sequence of movements). This is a straightforward compositional phrase found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the two words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase traditional dance comes from community celebrations where older people taught younger people special steps and songs. Because traditional means from the past or the group and dance is the movement, traditional dance means a dance that a community keeps and 'passes down' to new generations.