traditional dance
C1135
concept
A traditional dance is a culturally rooted form of movement and expression passed down through generations, often performed during rituals, celebrations, or community gatherings to preserve and convey shared heritage and values.
All labels observed (56)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| traditional dance canonical | 92 |
| folk dance | 43 |
| traditional dance form | 11 |
| social dance | 9 |
| ceremonial dance | 8 |
| dance form | 8 |
| traditional folk dance | 8 |
| folk dance tradition | 5 |
| Indian classical dance form | 4 |
| Malay dance | 4 |
| Bolivian folkloric dance | 3 |
| Indian classical dance | 3 |
| Indonesian dance | 3 |
| classical Indian dance form | 3 |
| dance-drama tradition | 3 |
| folk dance troupe | 3 |
| Indonesian cultural performance | 2 |
| dance tradition | 2 |
| folk dance form | 2 |
| folkloric dance | 2 |
| traditional Balinese dance | 2 |
| traditional performance | 2 |
| Azerbaijani dance | 1 |
| Egyptian dance | 1 |
| English folk dance style | 1 |
| Ghanaian dance | 1 |
| Indonesian traditional dance | 1 |
| Javanese dance | 1 |
| Kurdish folk dance | 1 |
| Minangkabau cultural performance | 1 |
| Scottish Highland dance | 1 |
| Scottish dance | 1 |
| Sri Lankan dance | 1 |
| Sundanese dance | 1 |
| Vietnamese traditional performing art | 1 |
| carnival dance | 1 |
| contra dance tradition | 1 |
| drum dance | 1 |
| folk dancers | 1 |
| folk-inspired dance | 1 |
| religious dance-drama | 1 |
| religious dancers | 1 |
| ritual dance tradition | 1 |
| sacred dance | 1 |
| social dance form | 1 |
| storytelling dance tradition | 1 |
| traditional Bavarian folk dance | 1 |
| traditional Malay dance | 1 |
| traditional Mexican folk dance | 1 |
| traditional Omani folk dance | 1 |
| traditional Samoan dance | 1 |
| traditional Sri Lankan folk dance style | 1 |
| traditional Sundanese social dance | 1 |
| traditional dance piece | 1 |
| traditional dance style | 1 |
| traditional martial arts performance | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: traditional dance
Generated description
A traditional dance is a culturally rooted form of movement and expression passed down through generations, often performed during rituals, celebrations, or community gatherings to preserve and convey shared heritage and values.
Instances (217)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Jat-Jatin | folk dance |
| lam vong | — |
| Baksa Kembang dance | — |
| Radap Rahayu dance | — |
| Jhora | folk dance |
| Deer Dance | — |
| butoh tradition | dance tradition |
| Lavani | folk dance form |
| Tandava | sacred dance |
|
Tari Piring
linked to:
tari piring
|
— |
| Coconutters | folk dance troupe |
| Bacup Coconutters | folk dance troupe |
| Balinese dance | traditional dance form |
| Giddha | — |
| Lazgi | — |
| The Shag | social dance |
| Bear Dance | ceremonial dance |
| Raqs sharqi | dance form |
| Zapin Johor | — |
| Zapin Arab | traditional dance style |
| Zapin Sarawak | — |
| Zapin Brunei | — |
| Reog Ponorogo | — |
| Scottish country dancing | social dance form |
| Highland dance | traditional dance form |
| Sundanese dance | — |
| Gandrung Banyuwangi | — |
| Kuchipudi | Indian classical dance |
| Kathakali | Indian classical dance form |
| Mohiniyattam | classical Indian dance form |
| Attan | — |
| Dollu Kunitha | folk dance |
| Sattriya dance | Indian classical dance form |
| Jhumar | folk dance |
| Launda Naach | dance form |
| Baidima | traditional folk dance |
| kpanlogo dance | — |
| Veeragase | folk dance |
| ʻori Tahiti | — |
| Odissi | classical Indian dance form |
| Rasa Lila with gopis | religious dance-drama |
|
Diablada dance
linked to:
diablada dance
|
carnival dance |
| morenada dance | — |
|
Caporales dance
linked to:
caporales dance
|
Bolivian folkloric dance |
| Human towers (castells) | traditional performance |
| Theyam | ritual dance tradition |
| Hát chèo | Vietnamese traditional performing art |
| govend | — |
| Lezginka | folk dance |
| Lezginka (North Caucasian dance) | folk dance |