folk dance music

Communal celebration tunes

Folk dance music is music composed or traditionally used to accompany folk dancing—the social dances of a particular culture or region.

The tempo and rhythm are typically suited to specific dance forms: jigs, reels, polkas, waltzes.

The band played lively folk dance music while couples spun across the floor.

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musical formality and tradition

folk dance musicorchestral music

Music for full ensemble

classical music · art music · symphony · opera · chamber music

social function and embodiment

folk dance musicambient music

Tonal, moodscape-focused genre

meditation music · requiem · funeral music · dirge · solo performance

cultural origin and authenticity

folk dance musicelectronic dance music

Synthesizer-based club genre

EDM · techno · industrial music

Family

folk, dance, music, folks, folksy, folkish, folklore, folktale, folkway

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G