dance tradition
Passed-down movement style
A dance tradition is a style or form of dance passed down through generations within a culture or community.
The term emphasizes continuity and cultural inheritance: Ballet is a dance tradition that originated in Renaissance Italy.
Folk dances, ceremonial dances, and regional styles like flamenco or hula are typically called dance traditions to distinguish them from contemporary or individual choreography.
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- hulaGestural Polynesian dance
- hand gesturesExpressive motions of fingers
- kathakNorth Indian classical dance
- traditional attireCulturally inherited clothing
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