[00:00.00]Another well-known folk dance is the Yangge,
[00:04.81]which is often performed on special occasions.
[00:08.54]In many parts of the country,
[00:10.41]you can see people of all ages dancing
[00:12.65]in the street during festivals.
[00:15.49]They are dressed in beautiful costumes,
[00:18.17]skipping back and forth
[00:19.77]to the rhythm of loud drums.
[00:22.59]People like to watch performances
[00:24.86]of this unique folk dance.
[00:29.13]Popular Dance
[00:31.62]Popular or social dances
[00:33.33]often come from folk dances,
[00:35.98]although they are usually popular
[00:37.51]for only a short time.
[00:39.44]They are easyto learn
[00:40.88]and are usually danced in couples.
[00:43.57]Until the eighteenth century,social dances
[00:46.33]were only held in palaces of the homes
[00:48.94]of noble families.
[00:50.74]However,in the late eighteenth and nineteenth
[00:53.76]centuries,social dancing became more popular.
[00:57.96]Ballroom dancing,which was a formal dance
[01:00.58]in a large room,became popular in Europe
[01:03.37]and North America.
[01:05.46]Central European folk dances,such as the waltz,
[01:09.47]changed and became the most popular examples
[01:12.10]of ballroom dances.
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