Talk:International folk dance

U.S. - centric
I realize that this article does not have a world view at all. But I have no idea if international folk dance (as described here) exists any where else in the world. --F a ng Aili talk 20:46, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

I tried to broaden the view a little. I know there's lots of international dancing and dance organizations in Europe, Japan and Australia which an internet search will quickly find. Also the repertoire does tend to be Euro-centric, but the folk dance groups often know a smattering of dances from the far reaches of the globe. I've added one reference (the Betty Casey book) that is widely available in the U.S. and that provides some history and context. --Prairie dancer 21:30, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

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Lead is overinclusive
The current lead sentence
 * "International folk dance is a term loosely used to describe clubs that practice dance genres that are non-professional and danced by people for entertainment."

is insufficiently specific; it includes hip-hop, disco, ballroom, swing, western line dancing, and the bunny hop. I understand how difficult it is to write a definition of international folk dance without being culturally insensitive and including all the varieties, but I think the current one could be improved. I think it should be limited to groups that practice traditional dances of cultures outside their current culture; either the ethnic dances of other cultures, or historical dances from their own past. The 3rd sentence of the introduction would make a good start. --ChetvornoTALK 21:46, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Wait. That doesn't work either. I know a Russian who danced Korobushka at a folk dance club. Does that mean it's no longer international folk dance because now somebody danced something from his own culture? I also see contras and squares done at international folk dance clubs, and we're all Americans. I'm open to another definition, but the dancers aren't always doing something from outside their own culture at these clubs. -- Afolkdanceaccount — Preceding unsigned comment added by Afolkdanceaccount (talk • contribs) 21:09, 29 April 2019 (UTC)


 * That's why I used the word current. Folk dance groups practice dance genres from outside their current culture, either ethnic dances of other cultures or historical dances from their own country's cultural past.    Contras and squares are traditional dances originating from Britain's, France's, and America's cultural past, that are mainly kept alive by folk dance groups.  Similarly with your Russian dancing Korobushka, that is a traditional dance from Russia's cultural past.


 * Anyway, I'm not claiming that this definition covers every variety of folk dance group, no definition can. But I think it is adequate, and far better than the current misleading definition. --ChetvornoTALK 18:29, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

I'm not convinced, but if you want to rewrite it a little, I'll let you. I did add the word "ethnic" to try and narrow the definition a little. Afolkdanceaccount (talk) 19:29, 30 April 2019 (UTC) Come to think about it, you're a folk dancer, right? I had been considering editing and creating a lot of folk dance focused pages as an outreach effort, so that people have informative sources to read about it if they decide to look it up. I'm not that great at it, though. You have a lot more experience. What if we work together, at least a little? Afolkdanceaccount (talk) 22:10, 30 April 2019 (UTC)