volkspelen.
/ˈfɒlkspɪələ/, /ˈvɒlkspɪələ/, /ˈvəʊkspɪələ/, U.S. /ˈvoʊ(l)kˌspi(ə)lə/, /ˈfoʊ(l)kˌspi(ə)lə/, /ˈfɔlkˌspi(ə)lə/, /ˈvɔlkˌspi(ə)lə/, South African English /ˈfɒlkˌspɪələ/ Afrikaner folk dancing, performed in elaborate costume resembling the traditional dress of the Voortrekkers (Voortrekker n.); dances in this style.The style was developed on the model of Swedish folk dance by S. H. Pellissier (1887–1978) from c1914, and became an established part of Afrikaner culture during the 1930s and 1940s.
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > folk-dance or dancing > [noun]
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1949 Cape Times 24 Sept. 9/2 There would be volkspele demonstrations, recitations and singing.
1972 Evening Post (Port Elizabeth) 5 Feb. Dancing that night will be confined to volkspele and other typically South African dances.
2019 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 18 Apr. Our teachers were all Afrikaners, rugby was paramount,..and we had volkspele as an extramural activity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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ˈvolkspele
ˈvolkspele n. /-spiələ/ plural. Afrikaner folk dances.
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1949 Cape Times 24 Sept. 9/2 There would be volkspele demonstrations, recitations and singing.
1972 Evening Post (Port Elizabeth) 5 Feb. Dancing that night will be confined to volkspele and other typically South African dances.
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