FOREIGN FOLK DANCES

5. SOLO DANCE

It may involve many individuals dancing at the same time or one dancer performing alone.

CHINA CHINESE FAN DANCE

the Chinese fan dance is performed in celebration of Chinese culture. It represents beauty, grace and delicacy, according to the Chinese Educational Development Project. It also expresses feelings of joy. The dance is composed of consistently changing rhythms paired with consistently changing body positions.

FOLKDANCE

A folk dance is a dance developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain country or region. .

VIETNAM VU PHIEN

A vietnamese fan dance consist of 4 to 5 dancers with a beautiful fan are part of the dance .

USA AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE

American square dance is a dance for Four couples arranged in square with one couple in each sides facing the middle of the square.

4. GROUP FORMATION OF COUPLES

Couple dances but with the group of other couples dancing simultaneously.

3.COUPLE DANCE

Dance in which two people perform face-to-face within an intimate space, especially common in dances of Western European origin.

ENGLAND GALLOPADE DANCE

Galop, lively and playful social dance, possibly of Hungarian origin, that was popular as a ballroom dance in 19th-century England and France. Except for accent, it bore similarities to both the polka and the waltz.

HAWAII HULA

Indigenous Hawaiian dance form associated with native chants, later accompanied by Western instruments for tourists.

1.GROUP DANCE

It varies their spatial formation and spatial progression.

MEXICO LA CUCARACHA DANCE

La Cucaracha ("The Cockroach") is a traditional Spanish folk song. It is unknown when the song came about. It is also very popular in Latin America. In Mexico it was performed widely during the Mexican Revolution. One etching, by muralist José Clemente Orozco, "The dance of the cucaracha" is especially insulting

2.LONG WAY DANCE

Men and women dance one another, and dancers performs complicated patterns of interweaving and exchanging places.

FRANCE MINUET

Minuet, (from French menu, "small"), elegant couple dance that dominated aristocratic European ballrooms, especially in France and England, from about 1650 to about 1750.

ITALY TARANTELLA

Tarantella, couple folk dance of Italy characterized by light, quick steps and teasing, flirtatious behaviour between partners; women dancers frequently carry tambourines. ... The music is in lively 6/8 time. Tarantellas for two couples are also danced.

JAPAN JAPANESE PARASOL DANCE

The Japanese Parasol dance is an example of a simple Japanese dance that uses an umbrella. The dance is suited for girls making use of shuffling steps that is basic to a typical Japanese. The Parasol dance is from Kabuki. The song played during the dance is called Mikado (a song in 4/4 time).

MALAYSIA JOGET DANCE

The Joget dance (also called the Ronggeng) was introduced to the Malays in Malacca during the early 16th century. Its origins may be traced back to two popular Portuguese folk dances, the Branjo and Farapeirra. Throughout Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Riau Archipelago, the Joget has been known as a fast-paced popular dance and is performed at cultural festivals, wedding celebrations and many other social functions. Its catchy beat and cheerful combination of fast hand and leg movements appeal to both young and old alike.

RUSSIA TROIKA

Troika is a Russian folk dance, where a man dances with two women. The Russian word troika means three-horse team/gear. In the Russian dance the dancers imitate the prancing of horses pulling a sled or a carriage.

VARSOVIENNE

Varsovienne came from Germany. It is a slow, graceful dance in ¾ time with an accented down beat in alternative measure with the key signature B minor. It combines elements of waltz, mazurka, and polka. ... The dance was popular in 19th century in America, where it was danced to the tune Put Your Little Foot.

THAILAND KHON

the Khon Masked Dance Drama in Thailand, is a performing art that combines musical, vocal, literary, dance, ritual and handicraft elements. ... Traditionally, Khon was transmitted in the royal or princely courts, and in dance masters' households.