Although virtually all cultures have dance as part of their heritage, the concept of folk dance, as it has been commonly understood in the United States until recently, developed in Europe during the seventeenth century.

Who invented folk dance?

Traditional dances such as branles, polkas, quadrilles and others have been done internationally for hundreds of years; however, the creation of international folk dance as such is often attributed to Vytautas Beliajus, a Lithuanian-American who studied, taught, and performed dances from various ethnic traditions in ...

Where does folk dancing originated?

Its roots go back as far as the 15th century with European dances from England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia and Spain. Folk dances from these countries have melded into what has become the current square dance.