01287nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001653002000042653003300062653002300095100001300118700001800131245007200149300001200221520090800233                                       d10aVirtual reality10aIntangible cultural heritage10aTraditional dances1 aJ. Mothe1 aO. Even-Zohar00aTrad Europe - From Aquisition to Transmission of Traditional Dances  a229-2323 aTraditional dance music is one of the greatest treasures of Europe s intangible popular cultural heritage. It brings together musicians and dancers of all ages and dance levels into a communion that few other arts allow at that level, ensures social cohesion and reinforces the attractiveness of rural territories while contributing to their economic growth. The creation and circulation of traditional dance music face however a number of challenges. Traditional dance suffers from the backward-looking vision and a lack of transmission through education. These dances are rarely known outside rural areas, and their audience is limited. As part of the Trad Europe project, we are developing and experimenting with ways of changing the vision of traditional culture as a modern means of social inclusion. This paper presents the virtual reality artefact we have chosen to experiment renewing the genre.