--- title: Dances of the world and dancing at parties — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Dances of the world and dancing at parties», a lesson of the arts course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Almost every people on Earth has its own dances, and most of them are not for showing off but for being together: at weddings, fes --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Arts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/) / Dances of the world and dancing at par… # Dances of the world and dancing at parties Lesson 30 of the arts course of Mova's primary school: 16 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/0/) — Almost every people on Earth has its own dances, and most of them are not for showing off but for being together: at weddings, festivals, new years and welcomes. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/1/) — Many are circle or line dances where everyone links arms or hands and follows the feet, so a beginner can join in after five minutes, the way you join a skipping rhyme in the playground. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/2/) — Some dances carry deep meaning: the Māori haka is used for welcomes, celebrations, funerals and challenges, and the Japanese Bon Odori honours the spirits of family members from long ago, so they deserve respect. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/3/) — At a party, nobody is watching you as closely as you think; the uncle doing dad dancing, all elbows and pointing, is usually having the best time in the room. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/4/) — People say it their own way: "beta" means son or child in Hindi, "mijo" means my son in Spanish, "cringe" means embarrassing, and "chill vibes" means a calm, relaxed feeling. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/5/) — Bhangra is a lively dance from Punjab with bouncing shoulders and big dhol drums (drums with a skin at each end), popular at weddings in India, Pakistan and the UK. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/6/) — In the Chinese lion dance two dancers play one lion, moving to drums and cymbals, sometimes jumping on poles; it is said to bring luck. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/7/) — Many cultures have circle dances, like Greek circle dances, the Jewish hora and the Ukrainian kolomyika, which are about being together more than about skill. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/8/) — The haka is a Māori ceremonial dance with chanting, stamping and fierce faces; it is used for welcomes, celebrations, funerals and challenges, not only before battles. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/9/) — The Māori are the first people of New Zealand, and the New Zealand rugby team performs a haka before matches. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/10/) — Salsa grew up in New York and the Caribbean from Cuban and Puerto Rican music. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/11/) — Dancers avoid getting dizzy when spinning by spotting: fixing their eyes on one point and whipping the head round to find it again. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/12/) — Bon Odori is a calm circle dance at Japan's summer Obon festival, which honours the spirits of ancestors. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/13/) — Dabke is a line dance from the Levant, including Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan, with linked hands and stamping feet. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/14/) — Flamenco comes from Andalusia in southern Spain, with Romani roots, and uses guitar, singing, clapping and fast, strong footwork, and it can show proud, angry or sad feelings, not only happy ones. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/15/) — At parties dancing is about fun, not looking cool, and joining a group is the easiest way in. - ← previous: [Dance: from TikTok dances to ballet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/) - next →: [Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime/) - ↑ back to [Arts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/)