traditional dance
C1135
concept
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.
All labels observed (56)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| traditional dance canonical | 92 |
| folk dance | 43 |
| traditional dance form | 11 |
| social dance | 9 |
| ceremonial dance | 8 |
| dance form | 8 |
| traditional folk dance | 8 |
| folk dance tradition | 5 |
| Indian classical dance form | 4 |
| Malay dance | 4 |
| Bolivian folkloric dance | 3 |
| Indian classical dance | 3 |
| Indonesian dance | 3 |
| classical Indian dance form | 3 |
| dance-drama tradition | 3 |
| folk dance troupe | 3 |
| Indonesian cultural performance | 2 |
| dance tradition | 2 |
| folk dance form | 2 |
| folkloric dance | 2 |
| traditional Balinese dance | 2 |
| traditional performance | 2 |
| Azerbaijani dance | 1 |
| Egyptian dance | 1 |
| English folk dance style | 1 |
| Ghanaian dance | 1 |
| Indonesian traditional dance | 1 |
| Javanese dance | 1 |
| Kurdish folk dance | 1 |
| Minangkabau cultural performance | 1 |
| Scottish Highland dance | 1 |
| Scottish dance | 1 |
| Sri Lankan dance | 1 |
| Sundanese dance | 1 |
| Vietnamese traditional performing art | 1 |
| carnival dance | 1 |
| contra dance tradition | 1 |
| drum dance | 1 |
| folk dancers | 1 |
| folk-inspired dance | 1 |
| religious dance-drama | 1 |
| religious dancers | 1 |
| ritual dance tradition | 1 |
| sacred dance | 1 |
| social dance form | 1 |
| storytelling dance tradition | 1 |
| traditional Bavarian folk dance | 1 |
| traditional Malay dance | 1 |
| traditional Mexican folk dance | 1 |
| traditional Omani folk dance | 1 |
| traditional Samoan dance | 1 |
| traditional Sri Lankan folk dance style | 1 |
| traditional Sundanese social dance | 1 |
| traditional dance piece | 1 |
| traditional dance style | 1 |
| traditional martial arts performance | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: traditional dance
Generated description
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.
Instances (217)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Coconutters Easter Saturday procession | folk dance tradition |
| Britannia Coconut Dancers | folk dance troupe |
| In-Lon-Schka dances | ceremonial dance |
| Kalbelia dance | folk dance |
| Kandyan dance | traditional dance form |
| Low Country dance | traditional dance form |
| Sabaragamuwa dance | traditional dance form |
|
zapin dance
surface form:
Zapin dance
|
— |
| Bomba dance | traditional dance form |
| Courante | dance form |
| Maengket dance | — |
| Chholiya | folk dance |
|
Bihu
surface form:
Bihu dance
|
folk dance |
| Adowa | — |
| tango | social dance |
| Nati | folk dance |
| Rouf | — |
| ketuk tilu | traditional Sundanese social dance |
|
merak dance
surface form:
Merak dance
|
— |
| Sibhaca | — |
| Umhlanga dance | — |
| Garifuna dance | — |
| te rebwe | traditional dance form |
|
Kartuli (Georgian dance)
surface form:
Kartuli
|
folk dance |
| Pili Vesha | folk dance |
| Jump Dance | — |
| Brush Dance | ceremonial dance |
| Lezginka (Azerbaijani variant) | folk dance |
| Telemark springar | — |
| Halling dance | folk dance |
| Yalli | — |
|
singkil (Maguindanaon version)
surface form:
Singkil (Maguindanaon version)
|
— |
|
sagayan
surface form:
Sagayan
|
— |
|
singkil
surface form:
Singkil
|
— |
| Lavani dancers | folk dancers |
| Danza de los Viejitos | traditional Mexican folk dance |
| Lasya | dance form |
| Moreška sword dance | — |
| Vira | — |
| Gendang Beleq dance | — |
| Peresean war dance | traditional martial arts performance |
| New England contra dance tradition | contra dance tradition |
|
Schäfflertanz (coopers’ dance)
surface form:
Schäfflertanz
|
traditional Bavarian folk dance |
| Minangkabau dances | traditional dance form |
| Marinera Norteña | — |
| Marinera Limeña | — |
| North West clog dance | folk dance |
| Mashed Potato dance | social dance |
| tinikling | — |
| Pendet dance | — |