Balfolk
balfolk french bal folk meaning folk ball dance event folk dance folk music number european country mainly france belgium netherlands germany spain portugal italy poland also known folk bal dancing folk music gaining popularity since traditional dance come primarily french tradition addition part europe numerous organization organize dance event monthly many folk festival concert dance france village annual folk festival flanders boombal biggest organization bal folk role popularization balfolk ghent boombals city origin term boombal known term balfolk among general population regular balfolk dancer term balfolk widely accepted used plenty organisation beside boombal belgium organising ball including ghent although similarity dance bal folk dance danced traditional folk dance group traditional folk dance extensive choreography may danced traditional clothing preservation andor presentation tradition important music sometimes played live sometimes prerecorded audience may sit watch dancer perform formal choreography may presented cultural display festival village fete essentially historical reenactment typically public think folk dancing country like france public might exposed folk dancing village fete balfolk dance quite different audience participation event based simple traditional dance gathered europe easy basic step everyone easily get involved refined movement main concern participation fun main aim improvisation common music played live band either play traditional tune collected player year may play new composition balfolk dancing audience dance floor dancing live music initiation dance workshop balfolk may include one workshop beginner intermediate shortly real bal commences often workshop also accompanied live music bal one folk musician folk music group play dancing unlike dancing event unusual dance permanent dance partner one characteristic balfolk participant range young old jam certain bals dancer brought instrument sit middle dance floor play tune dancer type dance commonly included session schottische bourrée waltz polka branle contra dance mazurka also known belgian flemish mazurka difference original mazurka polska chapelloise also known gigue different dance irish jig circassian circle mixer dance breton dance like ridée laridé andro hanter dro kost ar choat ronds many also brittany also part france eg occitania poitou yves guilcher la danse traditionelle en france d´une ancienne civilisation paysanne à loisir revivaliste librairie de la danse famdt courlay karsten evers ulrike frydrych französische volkstänze volume hildesheim eiterfeld dance description german sheet music audio download pentreffest traditional european music dance wale based cardiff bouge london london longrunning european french breton dance club soas french folk dance society london musictrad french france list uk event uk list event europe balfolk netherlands frisse folk belgium folkroddels belgium folkfreunde germany ballibre balfolk creativecommons interactive playlist balfolk music database balfolkworkshopcom