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choreographies or they may be presented as cultural displays at festivals and village fetes. These are essentailly historical re-enactments, and typically what most of the public think of as "Folk dancing" in countries like France, where the public might only be exposed to folk dancing at the village fete.
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Traditional folk dances have more extensive choreographies and may be danced with traditional clothing. The preservation and/or presentation of a tradition is important here. Music is sometimes played live, sometimes pre-recorded. The audience may sit down and watch the dancers perform their formal
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Bal: One or more Folk musicians or Folk music groups play for dancing. Unlike some other dancing events, it is unusual to dance with a permanent dance partner. One of the characteristics of
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improvisation is more common. Music is played by live bands that either play "traditional" tunes, collected from players over the years, or they may play new compositions for BalFolk dancing. The audience is on the dance floor, dancing to the live music.
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