traditional dance

A traditional dance is a culturally rooted form of movement and expression passed down through generations, often performed during rituals, celebrations, or community gatherings to preserve and convey shared heritage and values.

Observed surface forms (15)

• folk dance ×6
• Azerbaijani dance ×1
• Indian classical dance ×1
• Indian classical dance form ×1
• Indonesian cultural performance ×1
• Indonesian traditional dance ×1
• Malay dance ×1
• Sundanese dance ×1
• classical Indian dance form ×1
• folk dance tradition ×1

• folk dance troupe ×1
• social dance ×1
• storytelling dance tradition ×1
• traditional Samoan dance ×1
• traditional Sundanese social dance ×1

Instances (19)

• Coconutters Easter Saturday procession via concept surface "folk dance tradition"
• Britannia Coconut Dancers via concept surface "folk dance troupe"
• zapin dance
  surface form: Zapin dance
• Bihu via concept surface "folk dance"
  surface form: Bihu dance
• tango via concept surface "social dance"
• ketuk tilu via concept surface "traditional Sundanese social dance"
• merak dance
  surface form: Merak dance
• Lezginka (Azerbaijani variant) via concept surface "folk dance"
• Yalli
• tinikling
• Ghoomar via concept surface "folk dance"
• siva Samoa via concept surface "traditional Samoan dance"
  surface form: Siva Samoa
• Kathak dance via concept surface "Indian classical dance form"
  surface form: Kathak
• Bhangra via concept surface "folk dance"
• Kalbeliya via concept surface "folk dance"
• Bharatanatyam via concept surface "classical Indian dance form"
• Tiv people
  surface form: swange dance
• Garba dance via concept surface "folk dance"
• Adjaruli (Adjarian dance)
  surface form: Adjaruli