Folk dance

Japanese: フォーク･ダンス（英語表記）folk dance

Folk dance. It is a dance that has been passed down by local residents in each country in a way that is closely linked to their region or occupation, but in Japan, "folk dance" refers to European folk dance that was introduced after the Meiji period. It is said that this name and concept originated from the dance that arose among peasants in the Provence region of France, which was called "danse populaire," in response to the development of court dance in medieval Europe. In Japan, with the promulgation of the school system in 1872 (Meiji 5), subjects of singing and physical arts (later physical education) were established, and dance-related teaching materials were adopted under the name "play," and some European folk dances were also adopted.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

民俗舞踊。各国各地方の住民がその地域や職業などと密接に結びつくかたちで伝承してきた踊りのことだが，日本で〈フォーク･ダンス〉という場合，明治時代以降紹介されたヨーロッパ系の民俗舞踊をさす。この名称および概念は，中世ヨーロッパにおける宮廷舞踊の発展に対し，フランスのプロバンス地方の農民の間から生まれた舞踊をダンス･ポピュレールと呼んだことに始まるといわれている。日本では，1872年(明治5)の学制公布とともに唱歌と体術(のちの体育)の教科がおかれ，舞踊的教材が〈遊戯〉という名で採用され，これらとともにヨーロッパのフォーク･ダンスの一部が取り入れられた。

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