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Old 01-14-2008, 06:18 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Aziyade View Post
"Folkloric" is one of those words that means different things to different people, and in different parts of the country.


I've seen it used in the following ways:

"folkloric" = "beledi" or social dancing, sometimes

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"folkloric" = "earthier and more grounded in appearance"
To me it means folk dance developed into stage dance; so staged and less 'authentic' versions of folk dances (like Reda)
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