The faster they turn, the bigger their smiles. This is the polka chinata, or crouched polka, a nearly defunct Bolognese folk dance. Or rather it is the polka chinata as presented in “Save the ...

teaching folk dances from Albania, Bulgaria, Israel, Romania and also dances in the Roma "gypsy" style. Oak Ridge Folk Dancers was started in 1944 by Roger and Marge Knox. "The story goes ...

In recent years, more and more contemporary choreographers are broaching the issue of folk dance and its significance. From Christian Rizzo to Simon Meyer to Ohad Naharin, artists from around the ...

(WTOP/Valerie Bonk) With bright costumes and a lot of energy, the Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble showed off its moves in a concert to raise funds for Ukraine. At the All Souls Church Unitarian in D ...

FITCHBURG — The Revontulet Folk Dancers are excited to present a Nordic folk dance workshop and an evening dance to be held Saturday, March 22, at the Finnish Center at Saima Park, located at 67 ...

The annual fest, which takes place at the end of June, draws thousands who take part in one of the country’s oldest passions: Israeli folk dance. Those in the know say some 200,000 Israelis ...

The folk artists performed the fusion dance form "Lambadi dance" at the National Tribal Festival, which took place in Raipur from November 1–3, drawing on Telangana and and Rajasthani cultural ...

New York: Artists from the Indian community showcased several traditional folk dances at Nassau Coliseum ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s address to Indian Diaspora in New York.

Youngsters are not just interested in watching a traditional dance form, they are keen on learning its nuances too Dance, they say, is a reflection of our culture and heritage. And that is exactly ...