hufolk1-7, Exercise 2: The táncház

Model answer:

The táncház ("dance house") is a social evening, begun by young musicians and dancers in the early 1970s, where people learn village dances from teachers while a live band plays the village tunes. The method breaks a dance into steps and then has the whole room dance to live music, with dancers and musicians learning from each other. It counts as a revival because it brought back, from records and contact with village dancers (especially in Transylvania), a practice that had faded from everyday life, and gave it a new social setting (check the dates and founders).