This is a list of ethnic, folk, traditional, regional, or otherwise traditionally associated with a particular ethnicity, dances

Folk dance

The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....

, grouped by ethnicity, country

Country

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 or region. These dances should also be listed on the general, noncategorized index list of specific dances.

Albania

• Valle
• Shota (dance)
• Tsamiko
  Tsamiko
  The Tsamiko is a popular traditional dance of Greece. The name literally means dance of the Chams. It is also known as Kleftikos , literally meaning dance of the Klephts .-The dance:...
  
  
• Dance of Osman Taka
  Dance of Osman Taka
  The Dance of Osman Taka , is a popular traditional dance of Cham Albanians, which has become widely known in Albania and Greece. The Dance is linked with Osman Taka, a Cham Albanian leader, who fought against Ottoman forces...
  
  

Armenia

Note: in Armenian "par" means "dance".

• Bertpar (Castle Dance)
• Gyond par (Group Dance)
• Harsnapar (Bride Dance)
• Kochari (Nomads Dance)
• Tamzara (Group Dance)
  Tamzara
  Tamzara, Tamsara, Tənzərə or Tanzara is an Armenian, Assyrian, Azerbaijani and Greek folk dance native to Anatolia. This dance was especially popular in the regions of Erzincan, Erzurum, Kiğı, Arabkir, Elazığ, and Malatya. There are many versions of Tamzara, with slightly different music and steps,...
  
  
• Menapar (Single Dance)
• Nazpar (Graceful Dance)
• Sasnapar (Dance of Sasoun region)
• Shirkhani (Group Dance)
• Shurjpar (Group Dance)
• Souserapar (Sword Dance)
• Zuykpar (Double Dance)
• Zeytouni par (Dance of Zeytoun region)

Azerbaijan

• Abayı
  Abayi
  Abayi is an Azerbaijani dance with its origins in the Shaki and Zaqatala regions of Azerbaijan. The subject matter of the dance is middle age....
  
  
• Azərbaycan (dance)
• Asta Qarabağı
  Asta Qarabagi
  Asta Karabagi is an Azerbaijani dance with its origins from Karabakh. Its arrangement of movements is fixed and it has a slow dancing tempo....
  
  
• Asma Kəsmə
• Ağır Qaradağı
  Agir Qaradagi
  Agir Karadagi is Azerbaijani melody of a dance that is created in Karadakh. It is very popular in Shaki and Zaqatala in Azerbaijan and performed slowly....
  
  
• Alça gulu
• Avarı
  Avari
  Avari is appointed to the Avari people who live in Azerbaijan. "Avari" dance is very popular in Azerbaijan. It consists of three parts. At first it is slow, and little by little becomes faster, and at the end part it changes to the quick rhythm of the Lezginka music.-Notes:...
  
  
• Ay bəri bax
• Ənzəli
• Üç badam bir qoz
• 3 nümrə. 4 nümrə. 5 nümrə. 6 nümrə.
• Uzundərə
• On dörd nümrə
• İki arvadlı
  Iki arvadli
  Iki arvadli [man who have two women] is a comic dance that was created in Karadagli village in Shaki area. It is performed by men....
  
  
• Birilyant
  Birilyant
  Birilyant or Brilliant is an Azerbaijani dance which has two different kinds. One of them is created in Baku in the years 1920-1922. Its music tempo is fast and its melody is extremely sensational. This one is performed by men. The second one is only for women. Its music is performed elegant and...
  
  
• Bənövşə
• Pəhləvanı
• Tamara
• Toy rəqsi
• Turacı
• Tərəkəmə
• Camış bağa girdi
• Cəngi
• Ceyrani
• Cəhribəyim
• Çattadı
• Çalpapaq
• Çit tuman
• Xalabacı
• Xançobanı

• Dartma yaxam cırıldı
• Darçını
• Dəsmalı
• Rəngi
• Zoğalı
• Sarıbaş
  Saribas
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• Samux
• Səməni
• Şalaxo
• Şahsevani
• Şəki
• İnnabı
• Qazağı
• Qaytağı
• Qoçəli
• Qofta
• Qıtqılda
• Qızlar bulağı
• Qızıl gül
• Keçi məməsi
• Kəsmə
• Kəndiri
• Koroğlu
  Koroglu
  A dance tune in a five-beat rhythm that was well-known to the farming populations of Asia Minor and the Aydın area in particular. In Turkish, “köroğlu”means “the son of the blind man” and the reference is to a famous troubadour whosereputation spread from Asia Minor as far as the Caucasus, Persia,...
  
  
• Koroğlunun qaytarması
• Gəlin atlandı
• Gəlin gətirmə
• Gəlin havası
• Gul gəz
• Gulməyi
• Lalə
• Mücəssəmə

• Misri
  Misri
  Misri refers to crystallized sugar lumps, and type of confectionery mineral, which has its origins in India and Persia, also known as rock sugar elsewhere. It is used in India and Pakistan as a type of candy, or used to sweeten milk or tea.-Uses in Hindu ritual:In Hinduism, mishri may be offered...
  
  
• Mirzəyi
• Mirvari
• Naznazi
• Vağzalı
• Velaçola
• Halay
  Halay
  Halay or Yalli is a popular dance in the Middle East....
  
  
• Heyratı
• Heyva gülü
• Yallı
• Yerli rəqs
  Yerli rəqs
  Yerli raqs is an Azerbaijani ethnic dance considered popular in Zagatala, Gakh and Balakan areas. It has a Gaytaghi rhythm and its melody consists of several parts....
  
  
• Yüz bir
• Azərbaycan maralı
• Ağ çiçək
• Ayşat
• Üzümçi
• Ovçy
• İlk bahar
• Bayram soitası
• Bəxtavarı
• Çoban rəqsi
• Çobani
  Cobani
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• Dağlar güzəli
• Dağlı rəqsi
• Dilican
• Diyamond
• Sarı gəlin
• Saz
  Baglama
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• Şeix şamil

• Aşxabadı
• Qarabağ yallısı
• Gaval
• Qısganc
• Ləzgi
• Maral
• Məzəli
• Nabat xanım
• Naz eyləmə
• Nəlbəki
• Nə qədər gəşahsan
• Yordu-yordu

Brittany

• An Dro
  An Dro
  An dro or en dro is a Breton folk dance in 4/4.-Technique:The dancers link little fingers in a long line, swinging their arms, and moving to their left by taking longer steps in that direction than when stepping right...
  
  
• Avant-Deux de Travers
• Bannielou Lambaol
• Dans Fisel
• Dérobée (aka "dérobée de Guingamp")
• Gavotte
  Gavotte
  The gavotte originated as a French folk dance, taking its name from the Gavot people of the Pays de Gap region of Dauphiné, where the dance originated. It is notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time and is of moderate tempo...
  
  
• Hanter Dro
• Le Laridé
• Rond de Saint Vicent

Bulgaria

• Acano mlada nevesto
• Buchimish
• Chetvorno horo
• Daychovo horo
• Elenino horo
• Gankino horo
• Yove male mome
  Yove male mome
  Yove male mome , also called Povela e Yova , is a fast Bulgarian folk dance. It is done to a 7/16 + 11/16 = 18/16 compound meter with alternating bars of 7+11, in their turn divided into common chetvorno and kopanitsa rhythms. Some dancers count it as 3-2-2, 2-2-3-2-2 or SQQ-QQSQQ, "S" meaning...
  
  
• Kopanitsa
  Kopanitsa
  Kopanitsa is the name for a family of lively folk dances from western Bulgaria written in 11/8 meter. Some dancers count the steps in terms of "quick" and "slow" beats, the pattern being quick-quick-slow-quick-quick...
  
  
• Krivo plovdivsko horo
• Paidushko horo
  Paidushko horo
  Paidushko oro is a folk dance from Macedonia done to a 5 beat meter divided into "quick" and "slow" units, abbreviated quick-slow or 2-3. Like many other Balkan folk dances, each region or village has its own version of the dance...
  
  
• Petrunino horo
• Pravo horo
• Racenica
• Sandansko horo
• Sedi Donka
• Shopsko horo
• Trite pati

China

• Lion dance
  Lion dance
  Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. The lion dance is often mistakenly referred to as dragon dance. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is operated by two people, while a dragon needs many people...
  
  
• Dragon dance
  Dragon dance
  Dragon dance is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festive celebrations. Many Chinese people often use the term "Descendants of the Dragon" as a sign of ethnic identity, as part of a trend started in the 1970s. Another...
  
  
• Yangge

Hrvatsko zagorje

• Drmeš
• Krajc polka
• Oberštajer
• Šroteš
• Ajnzerica

• Puntarska polka
• Repa
  Repa
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• Staro sito
• Žena išla u gosti
• Podmostec

• Judin polka
• Staro sito

Međimurje

• Čardaš
• Došla sam vam japa dimo
• Kalaptanc
• Kuritari
• Regica

• Kaj se z Jelkom pripetilo
• Igrajte nam japa
• Faljila se Jagica
• Lepe naše senokoše
• Zginula je pikuša

• Šoštar polka
• Žena ide na gosti
• Vanjkušec
• Baroš oj Barice

Podravina

• Drmeš
• Grizlica
• Ples z ropčecom
• Moldovan
  Moldovans
  Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...
  
  
• Lepa Anka kolo vodi

• Rendajte se milo lane
• Tronjaka
• Sejale smo bažulka
• Na kraj sela kolo igra
• Postajale cure oko kola

• Gusta magla ti ne padaj na me
• Žena ide na gosti
• Katarena kolo vodi

Istra

• Balun
  Balun
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• Cotić
• Hrvaski
• Korak

• Polka
  Polka
  The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
  
  
• Promena
• Sedam paši
• Štajeriš

Slavonija

• Šokačko kolo
• Izvir voda izvirala
• Igra kolo u dvadeset i dva
• Povraćanac
• Dorata
  Dorata
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• Logovac
• Žita
  Zita
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• Srce moje
• Todore
• Mista
• Kabanica

England

• Border
  Border Morris
  The term Border Morris refers to a collection of individual local dances from villages along the English side of the Wales-England border in the counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire. They are part of the Morris dance tradition.- History :...
  
  
• Clog
• English Ceilidh (abbr to eCeilidh)
• English Country Dance
  English Country Dance
  English Country Dance is a form of folk dance. It is a social dance form, which has earliest documented instances in the late 16th century. Queen Elizabeth I of England is noted to have been entertained by "Country Dancing," although the relationship of the dances she saw to the surviving dances of...
  
  
• Long Sword dance
  Long Sword dance
  right|YorkshireThe Long Sword dance is a hilt-and-point sword dance recorded mainly in Yorkshire, England. It is related to the rapper sword dance of Northumbria, but the character is fundamentally different as it uses rigid metal or wooden swords, rather than the flexible spring steel rappers used...
  
  

• Maypole dance
  Maypole dance
  Maypole dancing is a form of folk dance from western Europe, especially England, Basque Country, Sweden, Galicia, Portugal and Germany,- History :...
  
  
• Molly dance
  Molly dance
  Molly dancing is a form of English Morris dance, traditionally done by out of work ploughboys in midwinter in the 19th century.-History:Molly dancing has been recorded in many parts of the English Midlands and East Anglia. It died out finally in the 1930s, the last dancers seen dancing in Little...
  
  
• Morris dance
  Morris dance
  Morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implements such as sticks, swords, handkerchiefs and bells may also be wielded by the dancers...
  
   (longstanding tradition; technically of Continental origins)
• Rapper Sword
  Rapper sword
  Rapper sword is a kind of sword dance associated with the North-East of England.-History:The rapper sword tradition was traditionally performed in the mining villages of the Northumberland and Durham coalfield in North East England, especially in Tyneside...
  
  

France

• Bourrée
  Bourrée
  The bourrée is a dance of French origin common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. It is danced in quick double time, somewhat resembling the gavotte. The main difference between the two is the anacrusis, or upbeat; a bourrée starts on the last beat of a bar, creating a...
  
  
• Britain dances
• Farandole
  Farandole
  The farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in the County of Nice, France. The farandole bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella...
  
  
• Gavotte (dance)
• Marchoise

• Menuet
• Rigaudon
  Rigaudon
  The rigaudon is a French baroque dance with a lively duple metre. The music is similar to that of a bourrée, but the rigaudon is rhythmically simpler with regular phrases ....
  
  
• Rondeau (dance)
• Valse musette

Galicia

• Fandango
  Fandango
  Fandango is a lively couple's dance, usually in triple metre, traditionally accompanied by guitars and castanets or hand-clapping . Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has an instrumental introduction followed by "variaciones"...
  
  
• Maneo
• Muiñeira
  Muiñeira
  Muiñeira is traditional dance and genre musical genre typical to Galego which is known as Galacia. It is distinguished mainly by the tempo of 6/8, played expressive and lively, although some variants are performed in other time signatures. There are also variant types of muiñeira which remain in...
  
  
  • Carballesa
  • Chouteira
  • Contrapaso
  • Golpe
  • Muiñeira ribeirana
  • Muiñeira vella
  • Pandeirada
  • Piruxada
  • Redonda
    Redonda
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  • Regueifa
• Vira
• Jota
  Jota
  Jota may refer to:*the name of J, the tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet and Portuguese alphabet*Jota , a type of Spanish music and dance*Jota, a bean-sauerkraut soup of Slovenian/Croatian origin*Laverda Jota, a motorcycle...
  
  
• Zapateado
  Zapateado
  The zapateado is a dance of Mexican Indian origin characterized by a lively rhythm punctuated by the striking of the dancer's shoes, akin to tap dance...
  
  

Georgia

• Acharuli
• Davluri
• Jeirani
• Karachokheli
• Kartuli

• Kazbeguri
• Khanjluri
• Khevsuruli
• Khonga and Simdi
• Khorumi
  Khorumi
  The Khorumi is a war dance that originated in the region of Adjara, which is located in the southwestern region of Georgia. The dance was originally performed by only a few men. However, over time it has grown in scale. In today’s version of the Khorumi, thirty or forty dancers can...
  
  

• Kintouri
• Mtiuluri
• Partsa
• Samaia

Greece

Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek

Greek language

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 is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective

Adjective

In grammar, an adjective is a 'describing' word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified....

 used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the butcher thing") and "hasapikos (horos)" - "the butcher (dance)."

• Antikrystos
  Antikrystos
  Antikristos is a Greek, Armenian and Assyrian folk dance Antikristos is a Greek, Armenian and Assyrian folk dance Antikristos is a Greek, Armenian and Assyrian folk dance (αντικρυστός in Greek language translates as "αντικρύζω" ("anti-face", i.e., face-to-face). Antikristos, has similarities...
  
  
• Baidoushka
• Ballos
  Ballos
  The Ballos Sirtos , is one of the best known Greek folk island dances in Greece...
  
  
• Fysouni
• Hasapiko
  Hasapiko
  The Hasapiko , is a Greek folk dance from Constantinople. The dance originated in the Middle Ages as a battle mime with swords performed by the Greek butchers guild, which adopted it from the military of Byzantine era. In Constantinople during the Byzantine times, it was called in Greek...
  
  
• Serviko
• Horos
  Horos
  Horos, khoros, choros means "dance" in Greek language. This word occurs in the names of numerous Greek dances, which may be literally translated as "dance of..." or "dance from..."...
  
  
• Ikariotikos
  Ikariotikos
  Ikariotikos is a traditional dance and accompanying song originating by Ikaria a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, At first it was a very slow dance, but today Ikariotikos is a fast dance from Aegean islands . Some specialists say that the traditional Ikariotikos was slow and the quick "version" of...
  
  
• Kalamatiano
  Kalamatianó
  Kalamatianó is a type of Greek folk music associated with a dance sharing its name. Originating in the southern Greek port city of Kalamata, its most recognizable feature is its asymmetrical time signature of 7/8 time, meaning that there are seven beats per measure, generally subdivided into two...
  
  
• Kalymnikos
  Kalymnikos
  Kalymnikos is a dance from the Greek island of Kalymnos in the Aegean Sea....
  
  
• Karagouna
• Karsilamas
• Kerkyraikos
• Khoros
  Horos
  Horos, khoros, choros means "dance" in Greek language. This word occurs in the names of numerous Greek dances, which may be literally translated as "dance of..." or "dance from..."...
  
  
• Kleistos
  Kleistos
  Kleistos horos is a circle dance from Thessaly. The dance is performed in a circle with the men leading and the women following in the circle. It is usually exhibited to songs like "'Ai San Alogo de me Varanane!" The dance has two parts to it, slow and fast. The handhold for the first part is...
  
  
• Koftos
  Koftos
  Koftos is a lively Greek dance typical of the areas of Thessaly, Epirus and central Greece. "Koftos" in Greek means to cut and the name of the dance comes from the periodic interruptions in the music/tune. When the music stops, the dancers yell "Hey", and you can also put your arms up, down, or...
  
  
• Kotsari
  Kotsari
  Kochari , is an old folk dance, danced today by Pontic Greeks, Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Assyrians, Turks and Kurds.Kochari is closely related to the "Haleh" or "Yalli", a dance common to Azerbaijanis, Assyrians, and Kurds....
  
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• Lerikos
  Lerikos
  Lerikos is a traditional Greek circle dance. Participants hold hands at the shoulder level and dance in a counterclockwise direction.-See also:*Greek music*Greek dances*Sousta*Greek folk music*Pentozali*Syrtos*List of folk dances sorted by origin...
  
  
• Mandilatos
• Menousis
• Omal
  Omal
  The Omal was one of the first dances to be developed from the region of Pontos. It is a relaxed dance and is danced for long periods of time, usually preluding the tik dance. There are many different melodies for different songs; one of the most famous songs is "Serranda Mila Kokkina"...
  
   (Lemona, Dipat
  Dipat
  Dipat is an ancient spiritual dance of the Trapezounta region in Pontos . This dance is also known as Omal-Trapezountas. It is a very distinctive dance: the name of the dance means "two-step," but in reality the dance has an unusual movement involving more than two steps...
  
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• Pidikhtos
  Pidikhtos
  Pidikhtos , is a Greek folk dance with Cretan origin, dancing in a circle formation. It is very widespread in Crete and the Greek islands.-References:...
  
  
  • Kastrinos Pidikhtos
  • Malevyziotiko Pidikhtos
• Pogonisios
• Serra
  Serra (dance)
  Serra, was a Pontic Greek dance named after the region of Pontos. It is a war-like dance for men, intended to produce a fervent state prior to battle....
  
  
• Sousta
  Sousta
  Sousta is the name of a folk dance in Cyprus and Crete which is danced in Greece and generally in the Balkans. The music is generally played with a lyre , laouto, and mandolin ....
  
  
  • Bulgarian Sousta
  • Cretan Sousta
  • Dodecanese Sousta
• Sta tria
• Svarniara
• Syrtos
  Syrtos
  Syrtos , is the collective name of a group of Greek folk dances. Syrtos, along with its relative kalamatianos, are the most popular dances throughout Greece and are frequently danced by the Greek diaspora worldwide. They are very popular in social gatherings, weddings and religious festivals...
  
  
  • Syrto Kritikos (Cretan Syrtos)
  • Syrto Politikos (Syrtos of Constantinople
    Constantinople
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  • Kalamatianos Syrtos
  • Kapoutzidon Syrtos
  • Nisiotiko Syrtos (Island Syrtos)
  • Silyvriano Syrtos
  • Haniotiko Syrto
• Tik
• Trata
  Trata
  The Trata is a traditional commemorative dance performed every two years in Megara in Attica, Greece.On the Tuesday following Easter in every alternate year, the women of Megara take part the traditional dance known as the Trata on the open space before the tiny church known as Saint John the Dancer...
  
  
• Tsamiko
  Tsamiko
  The Tsamiko is a popular traditional dance of Greece. The name literally means dance of the Chams. It is also known as Kleftikos , literally meaning dance of the Klephts .-The dance:...
  
  
• Tsakonikos
  Tsakonikos
  The Tsakonikos or Tsakonikos khoros is a dance performed in the Peloponnese in Greece. It comes from the region, chiefly in Arcadia, known as Tsakonia. It is danced in many towns villages there with little variation to the steps....
  
  
• Tsifteteli
  Tsifteteli
  The Tsifteteli , is a rhythm and dance of Anatolia and the Balkans with a rhythmic pattern of 2/4. The dance is probably of Turkish origin and in the Turkish language it means "double stringed", taken from the violin playing style that is practiced in this kind of music...
  
  
• Tsirigotikos (Kythiraikos, Bourdaris)
• Yerakina
• Zeimpekiko dance
• Zonaradiko
  Zonaradiko
  Zonaradiko is a traditional folk dance from Thrace that is named after the dance's handhold. Dancers hold the adjacent dancer's zonaria during the dance. Zonaradiko is a dance done in one form or another...
  
  

Crete

• Cretan Sousta
• Cretan Syrtos (Syrto Kritikos)
• Kastrinos
• Pentozalis
  Pentozalis
  The Pentozali or Pentozalis is the trademark folk dance of the island of Crete. It takes its name from its five basic steps and its sprightly and ultimately very fast pace . The name can thus be translated as "five-jumps", its typically Greek wordplay implying that dancing it can make one jump...
  
  
• Siganos
• Laziotis

Macedonia

• Arap
• Komitsko
• Berance
• Maško oro
• Kasapsko
• Pušteno
  Leventikos
  Leventikos , also known as Litós , Kucano, Nešo, and Bufskoto Oro, is a dance of western Macedonia, mainly performed by ethnic Macedonians and Greeks in the town of Florina, Greece and in the Resen and Bitola regions in the neighbouring Republic of Macedonia.The meter varies: one is 12 = 3+2+2+3+2...
  
  

• Bufčansko
  Bufcansko
  Bufčansko or Bufsko meaning a dance from the village of Buf is a Macedonian folk dance from the region of Bitola and Lerin ....
  
  
• Leventikos
  Leventikos
  Leventikos , also known as Litós , Kucano, Nešo, and Bufskoto Oro, is a dance of western Macedonia, mainly performed by ethnic Macedonians and Greeks in the town of Florina, Greece and in the Resen and Bitola regions in the neighbouring Republic of Macedonia.The meter varies: one is 12 = 3+2+2+3+2...
  
  
• Macedonikos antikristos
• Mikri Eleni
• Partalos
  Partalos
  Partalos ,is a Greek dance from Macedonia, Greece. It is a danced exclusively by men and it is very widespread in the area of Pylaia, Thessaloniki.-References:*...
  
  
• Kastorianos
  Kastorianos
  Kastorianos ,is a kind of a Greek folk dance from Macedonia, Greece. It is very widespread in the cities of Kastoria and Kozani.-References:*...
  
  

• Sirtos macedonias
• Samarinas
• Akritikos
• Raikos
• Bella Olymbia

• Endekas
• Tsourapia
• Ykeikos
• Omorfoula
• Dimitroula

• Kapitan Louka
  Kapitan Louka
  Kapetan Louka or Kapitan Louka , is a dance from the region of Macedonia in Greece. It is a dance specifically from the area of Kozani. The dance is named after a freedom fighter in Macedonia. Only the tune has survived....
  
  
• Stankena
• Nizamikos
• Drousas
• Kampana
• Moustambeikos

• Paidouskino
• Zalistos
• Kori Eleni
• Tefkotos
• Mperati
• Macedonian Sousta

Hungary

• Czardas (Csardas)
  • lassú
  • friss
• Verbunkos
  Verbunkos
  Verbunkos is an 18th-century Hungarian dance and music genre. Erroneously, this genre was sometimes attributed to Gypsies, because usually they were the musicians, although the Magyars themselves were sometimes performers,as well....
  
   (XVIII century dance & music genre)
• karikázó (women's circle dances with singing)
• ugrós (jumping dances)
  • kanásztánc
  • cinege
  • oláhos
  • dus
• legényes
  Legényes
  A legényes or feciorească is a men's solo dance done by Transylvanian people living in the Kalotaszeg/Ţara Călatei, Szilágyság/Sălaj and Mezőség/Câmpia Transilvaniei regions of Transylvania, roughly the region around Cluj. Although usually danced by young men, it can be also danced by older men...
  
   (men's dance)
  • pontozó
• szegényes
• korcsos

India

• Bhangra
• Charkula
• Dandiya
  Dandiya
  Raas or Dandiya Raas is the traditional folk dance form of Vrindavan, India, where it is performed depicting scenes of Holi, and lila of Krishna and Radha. Along with Garba, it is the featured dance of Navratri evenings in Western India.-Etymology:...
  
  
• Garba
  Garba (dance)
  Garba is an Indian form of dance that originated in the Gujarat region. The name garba comes from the Sanskrit term Garbha and Deep . Many traditional garbas are performed around a central lit lamp or picture/statues of different avatars of Goddess Shakti...
  
  
• Raas
• Ghumura Dance
  Ghumura Dance
  Ghumura Folk Dance[ , Kalahandia : ଘୁମ୍ରା ନାଚ୍ ] has earned both national and international name and fame in past three decades, after winning heart of Oriya people throughout Orissa. Its popular music is considered as one of those ancient folk musics, which after struggling a lot with the current...
  
  
• Bharatnatyam
• Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
  
  
• Kathhakali
• Kathak
  Kathak
  Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers...
  
  

Iran

• Baba karam
• Bandari
• Bojnurdi dance
• Classical Persian court dance
• Haj Naranji dance
• kereshmeh
• Khaliji Dance

• Kharman dance
• Khorasani dance
• Kurdish dance
  Kurdish dance
  Kurdish dance is a group of traditional hand-holding dances similar to those from the Balkans, Lebanon and Eastern European countries. It is a form of round dancing, with a single or a couple of figure dancers often added to the geometrical centre of the dancing circle...
  
  
• Latar dance
• Lezgi dance
• Luri
• Matmati

• Mazandarani dance
• Motrebi dance
• Persian dance
  Persian dance
  Persian dance refers to the type of dancing from Iran. Persian dance is very sensual, circular and slow which makes it a dance that is unique to Iran amongst all other Middle Eastern dance forms....
  
  
• Qasemabadi
• Raqs-e Choobbazi
• Raqs-e Parcheh
• Ru-Howzi

• Sama'
• Shamshir dance
• Shateri dance
• Zaboli dance
• Zargari dance

Ireland

• Irish Dance
  Irish dance
  Irish dancing or Irish dance is a group of traditional dance forms originating in Ireland which can broadly be divided into social dance and performance dances. Irish social dances can be divided further into céilí and set dancing...
  
  
• Irish Stepdance
  Irish stepdance
  Irish stepdance is a type of performance dance originated in Ireland from traditional Irish dance, characterised by solo dancers who dance with hands by their sides and upper body stiff, making quick, intricate movements of the feet, often with a troupe. Irish stepdancing was popularized by the...
  
  
• Irish Sean-Nós Dance
  Sean-nós dance
  Sean-nós dance is an older style of traditional solo Irish dance. It is a casual dance form Irish Stepdancing....
  
  

Israel

• Bo Lagolil
• Cur Miszelo
• Erev Ba
• Erev Tov
• Haroa Haktana
• Hora Agadati
• Hora Mamtera
• Hora Or
• Kol Dodi
• Lech Lamidbar
• Mayim Mayim
• Yasu Hachaim

Italy

• Monferrina
  Monferrina
  -Italian folk dance:Monferrina is a lively Italian folk dance in 6/8 time named after the place of its origin, Montferrat, in the Italian region of Piedmont. It has spread from Piedmont throughout Northern Italy, in Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and even into Switzerland...
  
  
• Saltarello
  Saltarello
  The saltarello was a lively, merry dance first mentioned in Naples during the 13th century. The music survives, but no early instructions for the actual dance are known. It was played in a fast triple meter and is named for its peculiar leaping step, after the Italian verb saltare .-History:The...
  
  
• Tarantella
  Tarantella
  The term tarantella groups a number of different southern Italian couple folk dances characterized by a fast upbeat tempo, usually in 6/8 time , accompanied by tambourines. It is among the most recognized of traditional Italian music. The specific dance name varies with every region, for instance...
  
  
• Sardinia
  Sardinia
  Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
  
  
  • Ballu tundu
    Ballu tundu
    Ballu tundu or ballu bardu is a traditional Italian folk dance from the island of Sardinia which is typically danced in a closed or open circle. The dance was described as early as 1805 by Mameli and by La Marmora in 1825...
    
    

Japan

• Bon Odori
• Butoh
  Butoh
  is the collective name for a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement inspired by the movement. It typically involves playful and grotesque imagery, taboo topics, extreme or absurd environments, and is traditionally performed in white body makeup...
  
  
• Buyō
  Buyo
  or is a traditional Japanese performing art, a mixture of dance and pantomime.- Japanese classical dance :******-Video:* * Japanese Dance * *...
  
  
• Eisa
  Eisa (dance)
  is a form of folk dance unique to the people of the Ryukyu Islands. Although it is performed many times throughout the year at various festivals, Eisa performances are concentrated around lunar mid-July...
  
  
• Japanese traditional dance
  Japanese traditional dance
  There are two types of Japanese traditional dance: Odori, which originated in the Edo period, and Mai, which originated in the western part of Japan. Odori grew out of Kabuki drama and is more oriented toward male sentiments. Mai is traditionally performed in Japanese rooms instead of on the stage...
  
  

• Kachaashii
  Kachaashii
  , sometimes romanized as katcharsee, is a form of festive Ryukyuan folk dance. In Okinawa, it is often a feature of celebrations such as weddings and victory festivities after Okinawan sumo matches and public elections...
  
  
• Kagura
  Kagura
  - Fictional characters :*Kagura Tsuchimiya, the protagonist of Ga-rei*Kagura, an InuYasha character*Kagura Sohma , a Fruits Basket character*Kagura, an Azumanga Daioh character*Ten'nōzu Kagura, a Speed Grapher character...
  
  
• Kenshibu
  Kenshibu
  Kenshibu is a category of Japanese interpretive dances performed to traditional music accompanied by poetry known as shigin . Kenbu refers to dances performed with the aid of a sword, and shibu to dances performed with one or more fans...
  
  
• Kumi Odori
  Kumi Odori
  , meaning "combination dance" or "ensemble dance" in both the Okinawan and Japanese languages, is a form of narrative traditional Ryukyuan dance.Originating in the Okinawan capital of Shuri, Okinawa in 1719, the original purpose of this dance was to provide amusement and diversions, which were...
  
  
• Noh
  Noh
  , or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...
  
  

• Para para
  Para Para
  is a synchronized group dance that originated in Japan. Unlike most club dancing and rave dancing there are specific synchronized movements for each song much like line dancing...
  
  
• Parasol dance
  Parasol dance
  The Japanese Parasol Dance is an example of a simple Japanese dance that uses an umbrella. The dance is suited for girls making use of shuffling steps that is basic to a typical Japanese. The Parasol Dance is from Kabuki...
  
  
• Shirabyōshi
  Shirabyoshi
  were female dancers, prominent in the Japanese Imperial Court, who performed traditional Japanese dances dressed as men. The profession of shirabyōshi developed in the 12th century...
  
  
• Sōran Bushi
  Soran Bushi
  Sōran Bushi is one of the most famous traditional songs in Japan. It is a Japanese sea shanty that is said to have been first sung by the fishermen of Hokkaidō, northern Japan....
  
  

• Yosakoi
  Yosakoi
  Yosakoi is a unique style of dance that originated in Japan. Yosakoi started in the city of Kōchi in 1954, as a modern rendition of Awa Odori, a traditional summer dance. Yosakoi-style dancing has spread throughout much of Japan. The style of dance is highly energetic, combining traditional...
  
  

Western

Tetovo, Gostivar, Debar, Mavrovo, Kicevo, Krushevo and Porece
Female dances are elegant and gracious, while male dances are firm, with complex movements

• Teskoto
  Teškoto
  Teskoto , is a Macedonian folk dance.Origins of this folk dance are from the western part of Republic of Macedonia and are related to whole Miak region. This traditional folk dance is the image of the hard life that Macedonian people lived starting from the second half of the 19th century...
  
  
• Nevestinskoto
• Chamche
• Metkalisteto

Southwestern

Bitola, Prilep, Ohrid and Prespa Lake
These dances are characterized by epic choreographic elements and complex rhythmic structures

• Komitsko
• Berance
• Maško oro
• Kasapsko
• Pušteno
  Leventikos
  Leventikos , also known as Litós , Kucano, Nešo, and Bufskoto Oro, is a dance of western Macedonia, mainly performed by ethnic Macedonians and Greeks in the town of Florina, Greece and in the Resen and Bitola regions in the neighbouring Republic of Macedonia.The meter varies: one is 12 = 3+2+2+3+2...
  
  
• Bufčansko
  Bufcansko
  Bufčansko or Bufsko meaning a dance from the village of Buf is a Macedonian folk dance from the region of Bitola and Lerin ....
  
  

Southern

Tikves, Gevgelija, Valandovo, Dojran, Strumica
Dances from this region often contain combat elements

• Kavadarka
• Staro
• Tikvesko
• Rusalii
• Dzamalari
• Tresenica
  Tresenica
  Tresenica or Shaking dance in English is a Macedonian oro from the region of Mariovo.It is a typical women's dance with steady and proud movements and careful balance of the body. The dancers hold hands and begin their dance in semicircle. The dance rhythm is 2/4 and there are four versions of the...
  
  

Northern

upper Vardar, Polog Valley (Tetovo, Gostivar), Skopsko, Skopska Crna Gora, Skopska Blatija, Veles, Ovce Pole

These dances are tipycally fast-paced, with energetic movements; usually performed at gatherings

• Crnogorka
  Crnogorka
  Crnogorka is a Macedonian oro from the Skopje region.It is a vivid mixed man and woman dance with quick and small steps on half feet and lot of jumps. The dancers are holding hands and begin their dance in a position of a half circle. The dance rhythm is 2/4.-References:*Dimovski, Mihailo....
  
  
• Potrčano
• Baba Gjurgja
• Čučuk
  Cücük
  Cücük is a village and municipality in the Agdash Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 503....
  
  
• Krstačkata

Eastern

Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, Delcevo, Pehcevo, Kocani, Berovo, Stip Radovis Fast paced dances, with stomping steps

• Kopačka
• Berovka
  Berovka
  Berovka is a traditional Macedonian Oro, folk dance, from the town of Berovo in the region of Maleševo....
  
  
• Ratevka
• Malesevka
• Arnautsko

Gagauzia

• Yol avası
• Sofra avası
• Sıkı horuı
• Saadıca karşı
• Pernelä
• Kiraţa havası
• Kapuya karşı
• Kadınca
• Joyana
• Gayda avası
• Garip avası
• Fırlı kundak
• Gelin avası
• Çasornik
• Aar oyun

The Philippines

As evidenced by the names, some are derived from European, specifically Spanish dances, while others are from Muslim Mindanao.

• Cariñosa
  Cariñosa
  Cariñosa is a Philippine dance of Hispanic origin from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario.- History and Emergence as a national folk dance:...
  
  
• Itik-itik
  Itik-itik
  Itik-itik is a mimetic folk dance in The Philippines. It originated in the province of Surigao in Mindanao.In Itik-itik , the dance steps imitate the movements of ducks among rice paddies and swamplands, such as wading, flying, and short, choppy steps.Itik-itik's current form originated in the...
  
  
• Jota
• Maglalatik
  Maglalatik
  The Maglalatik is an indigenous dance from the Philippines in which coconut shell halves that are secured onto the dancers' hands and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves...
  
  
• Pandanggo
  Pandanggo
  Pandanggo is a Philippine folk dance which has become popular among the rural folks and found in many places in the Philippines. The dance evolved from Fandango, a Spanish folk dance, which arrived in the Philippines during the Hispanic period. This dance, together with the Jota, became popular...
  
  
• Pangalay
  Pangalay
  Pangalay in is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah....
  
  
• Rigodón de Honór (usually danced by the President of the Philippines
  President of the Philippines
  The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
  
   on certain occasions)
• Sagayan
  Sagayan
  Sagayan is a Philippine war dance performed by both the Maguindanao and Maranao depicting in dramatic fashion the steps their hero, Prince Bantugan, took upon wearing his armaments, the war he fought in and his subsequent victory afterwards...
  
  
• Singkil
  Singkil
  Singkíl is a famous dance of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao, which was popularised by the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company.-Description:...
  
  
• Sublî
  Subli
  Subli is a folkdance in the Philippines. It is considered a favorite of the people of the barrios of the municipality of Bauan, Batangas. It is a ceremonial worship dance performed in homage to the Holy Cross referred to in the vernacular as Mahal Na Poong Santa Cruz....
  
  
• Tinikling
  Tinikling
  The tinikling is one of the most popular and well-known of traditional Philippine dances. The tinikling is a pre-Spanish dance from the Philippines that involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who...
  
  

Poland

• Chodzony (Polonez, Polonaise)
  Polonaise
  The polonaise is a slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 time. Its name is French for "Polish."The polonaise had a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish semiquaver or sixteenth-note polska, and the two dances have a common origin....
  
  
• Krakowiak
  Krakowiak
  The Krakowiak, sometimes referred to as the Pecker Dance, is a fast, syncopated Polish dance in duple time from the region of Krakow and Little Poland. This dance is known to imitate horses, the steps mimic their movement, for horses were well loved in the Krakow region of Poland for their civilian...
  
  
• Kujawiak
  Kujawiak
  The Kujawiak is a Polish folk dance from the region of Kujawy in central Poland . It is one of the five national dances of Poland, the others being the krakowiak, mazur, oberek, and polonaise.The music is in triple meter and fairly slow...
  
  
• Mazurka
  Mazurka
  The mazurka is a Polish folk dance in triple meter, usually at a lively tempo, and with accent on the third or second beat.-History:The folk origins of the mazurek are two other Polish musical forms—the slow machine...
  
   (Mazur
  Mazur (dance)
  Mazur is a traditional Polish folk dance from Masovia.See also:*Mazurka...
  
  )
• Oberek
  Oberek
  The oberek, also called obertas or ober, is a lively Polish dance. The name "Oberek" is derived from "obracać się" which in Polish means "to spin". This dance consists of many lifts and jumps. . It is performed at a much quicker pace than the Polish waltz and is one of the national dances of Poland...
  
   (Obertas, Ober
  Oberek
  The oberek, also called obertas or ober, is a lively Polish dance. The name "Oberek" is derived from "obracać się" which in Polish means "to spin". This dance consists of many lifts and jumps. . It is performed at a much quicker pace than the Polish waltz and is one of the national dances of Poland...
  
  )
• Trojak
  Troika (dance)
  Troika is a Russian folk dance, where a man dances with two women. The Russian word troika means three-horse team/gear. In the Russian dance the dancers imitate the prancing of horses pulling a sled or a carriage....
  
  

Portugal

• Chula
• Corridinho
  Corridinho
  The corridinho is a form of Portuguese dance, namely in the Algarve. It is danced with the pairs always embraced, forming a circle, girls inside and the boys outside the circle. By rotating the circle the pairs evolve side by side. At a certain time, when the music as a stronger beat, their feet...
  
  
• Fandango
  Fandango
  Fandango is a lively couple's dance, usually in triple metre, traditionally accompanied by guitars and castanets or hand-clapping . Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has an instrumental introduction followed by "variaciones"...
  
  
• Malhão
• Saias
• Vira
  Dance Vira
  The vira is a traditional dance from Portugal. Most famous from the Minho region but is presented in all regions. It is has a 3 step rhythm very similar to waltz, but it is faster and the couples dance front-to-front without holding hands....
  
  
• Fado
  Fado
  Fado is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar, Rui Vieira Nery, states that "the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best...
  
  

Romania

• Bătute
• Brâul (Braul), Sash dance
• Buciumeana, hornpipe dance
• Căluşari
  Calusari
  The Căluşari were the members of a Romanian fraternal secret society who practiced a ritual acrobatic dance known as the căluş. According to the Romanian historian Mircea Eliade, the Calusari were known for "their ability to create the impression of flying in the air" which he believed represented...
  
   (Calusari, Calus (Calusul)
• Ciuleandra

• Hora
  Chorea (dance)
  Choreia is a circle dance accompanied by singing , in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance in his epic poem, the Iliad....
  
   a circle dance
  Circle dance
  "Circle dance" is the most common name for a style of traditional dance usually done in a circle without partners to musical accompaniment.-Description:...
  
  
• Geamparale
• Joc
• Joc cu bâta (Jocul cu bâta, Joc cu bata), Joc with stick
• Mărunţel

• Periniţa
  Perinita
  Periniţa or Perniţa is a wedding party folk dance, typical of and deriving from Romania and Moldova.The dancers are arranged in a circle and dance, e.g., Joc. A person with a handkerchief or pillow dances inside a circle, then chooses a person of an opposite sex by placing the handkerchief around...
  
  , translated as "Little pillow", a dance of wedding traditions, a.k.a. Handkerchief Joc
• Pe loc (Pe Loc), "On Spot", a stomping dance
• Poarga românescă (Romanian polka)
• Sârba
  Sârba
  A Sârba or Sîrba is a Romanian dance normally played in 2/2 or 2/4 time. It can be danced in a circle, line, or couple formations and was historically popular not only among Romanians, but also Ukrainians, Hungarians, East European Jews, and the Poles of the Tatra Mountains...
  
  
• Tropotiţe

Bela Bartok, a Hungarian composer, arranged 6 of these Romanian folk dances.

Banat plain

• Sorocul de la Beregsaul Mare
• Sorocul de la Jebel
• Pe loc ca la Murava
• Pe loc a lui lefta Lupu
• Intoarsa

Banat mountain

• Briu Batrin
• Ardeleana de la Rugi
• Ardeleana Baba Peleaga
• Ardeleana ca pe Valea Almajului
• Doiul roata de la Glimboca
• De doi ca la Caransebes

Moldavia

• Băiţenească
• Bătrânesca din Bucovina
• Arcanul
• Arcanul Bătrânesc
• Bătuta

• Hora Câmpulungului
• Hora de la Munte
• Raţa
  Rata
  Rata may refer to:* Plants of the genus Metrosideros from New Zealand, including** Metrosideros robusta ** Metrosideros bartlettii ** Metrosideros carminea...
  
  
• Hora miresei
• Batuta de la Tudora
• Batuta de la Vorona

Oltenia

• Alunelul de la Goicea
• Sârba Căluşerească
• Sârba Oltenească
• Trei Păzeşte de la Bistreţ
• Trei Păzeşte de la Dolj

• Bobocica
• Boiereasca
• Alunelul
• Briuletul
• Hora mare
• Galaonul

Transylvania

• Bota
  Bota
  Bota is a small town near the Perak River in Perak, Malaysia. It is under the administration of the Perak Tengah district. It comprises two geographical areas: Bota Kiri and Bota Kanan as it is divided by the Perak River. There is a river terrapin breeding centre at Bota Kanan. Bota is also...
  
  
• Crihalma
• De-a Lungul
• Jiana Veche

• Joc în Patru
• Oaş Dance
• Sârba Sita Buzălilui

Russia

• Barynya
  Barynya
  Barynya is a fast Russian folk dance and music. The word barynya was used by simple folk as a form of addressing to a woman of higher class, a feminine form for the word "barin", landlord....
  
  
• Drobushki
• Kamarinskaya
  Kamarinskaya
  Kamarinskaya is a Russian traditional folk dance, which is mostly known today as the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka's magnum opus....
  
  
• Khorovod
  Chorea (dance)
  Choreia is a circle dance accompanied by singing , in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance in his epic poem, the Iliad....
  
  

• Trepak
• Troika
  Troika (dance)
  Troika is a Russian folk dance, where a man dances with two women. The Russian word troika means three-horse team/gear. In the Russian dance the dancers imitate the prancing of horses pulling a sled or a carriage....
  
  
• Tsyganochka
• Yablochko

Scandinavia

• Fannike (Danish)
• Hambo
  Hambo
  The hambo is a traditional dance that originated in Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a couple dance in ¾ time, danced to music played with a strong accent on the first beat and a tempo that varies from moderate to fast...
  
   (Swedish)
• Humppa
  Humppa
  Humppa is a type of music from Finland. It is related to jazz and very fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar . Typical speed is about 220 to 260 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances danced to humppa music. All dances involve bounce that follows the strong bass of the...
  
   (Finnish)
• Jenkka
  Jenkka
  Jenkka [/jeˈŋkːɑ/] is a fast Finnish partner dance originated in Finnish folk dance. It is danced to the music in 2/4 or 4/4 time signature of about 140 beats per minute....
  
   (Finnish)
• Letkajenkka
  Letkajenkka
  Letkajenkka, also known as Letkajenka in English and many other languages, and Letkis is a Finnish dance, a music genre, and both Letkajenkka and Letkis are also proper names, or titles, of songs....
  
   (Finnish)

• Minuet
  Minuet
  A minuet, also spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet, and may have been from French menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular...
  
   (Finnish-Swedish)
• Polka
  Polka
  The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
  
   (Scandinavian as well as a Finnish variant)
• Polska
  Polska (dance)
  The polska is a family of music and dance forms shared by the Nordic countries: called polsk in Denmark, polska in Sweden and Finland and by several names in Norway in different regions and/or for different variants - including pols, rundom, springleik, and springar...
  
  
• Rask (Danish)
• Schottische
  Schottische
  The schottische is a partnered country dance, that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina , Finland , France, Italy, Norway , Portugal and Brazil , Spain ...
  
   (Scandinavian)

• Snoa (Norwegian)
• Sønderhoning (Danish)
• Tanhu (Finnish)
• Waltz
  Waltz
  The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
  
   (Scandinavian)
• Halling
  Halling (dance)
  The Halling is a folk dance traditionally performed in rural Norway, although versions of the halling can also be found in parts of Sweden. It is the most ancient documented dance of North Europe, and its roots go back to 2500 years old cave paintings.The dance is traditionally performed by...
  
  (Norwegian)

Scotland

• Scottish country dance
  Scottish country dance
  A Scottish country dance is a form of social dance involving groups of mixed couples of dancers tracing progressive patterns according to a predetermined choreography...
  
  
• Scottish highland dance
  Scottish highland dance
  The term Highland dance or Highland dancing is used today to refer to a style of athletic solo dancing which developed in the Gaelic Highlands of Scotland...
  
  
• Jig
  Jig
  The Jig is a form of lively folk dance, as well as the accompanying dance tune, originating in England in the 16th century and today most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music...
  
  
• reel
  Reel (dance)
  The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, the strathspey and the waltz, and is also the name of a dance figure ....
  
  
• Ceilidh
  Céilidh
  In modern usage, a céilidh or ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing. It originated in Ireland, but is now common throughout the Irish and Scottish diasporas...
  
  

Serbia

Kolo

Kolo (dance)

Kolo , is a collective folk dance, danced primarily by people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. It is performed amongst groups of people holding each other's having their hands around each other's waists...

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• Neven
  Neven
  Neven may refer to the following articles* Neven , a Slavic masculine name* Neven Bell, a character from Monk TV series...
  
   kolo
• Veliko Bačko kolo
• Kraljevo
  Kraljevo
  Kraljevo is a city and municipality in central Serbia, built beside the river Ibar, 7 km west of its confluence with the Western Morava. It is located in the midst of an upland valley, between the mountains of Kotlenik in the north, and Stolovi in the south.In 2011 the city has population of...
  
   kolo
• Moravac kolo
• Užičko
  Užice
  Užice is a city and municipality in western Serbia, located at the banks of the Đetinja river. It is the administrative center of the Zlatibor District...
  
   kolo
• Žikino kolo
• Čačak
  Cacak
  Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district...
  
   kolo
• Timočko
  Timočka Krajina
  Timočka Krajina is a geographical region located in Serbia. It is situated in eastern Serbia around the Timok River. The population of Timočka Krajina is 284,112 .-Name:...
  
   kolo
• Ličko
  Lika
  Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
  
   kolo
• Polomka
• Leskovac
  Leskovac
  Leskovac is a city and municipality in southern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Jablanica District of Serbia...
  
  ka cetvorka
• Vrbicanka
• Vlaske igre / Vlasko
• Biserka/Bojarka
• Bela rada
• Ajde Jano
• Ersko kolo
• Fatise kolo
• Godecki Cacak
• Makazice
• Malo Vlasko kolo
• Monastery
  Monastery
  Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
  
   Dance
• Pinosavka
• Pljeskavac
  Pljeskavica
  Pljeskavica is a Serbian patty dish popular in the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe.Pljeskavica is eaten in Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Croatia, and can be found in Romania, and Bulgaria. Traditional pljeskavica is made from mixture of ground meats...
  
  
• Raca
• Sestorka
• Setnja
• Srbijanka
  Serbs
  The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
  
  
• Streljanje
• Cicino kolo
• Deltic kolo
• Gnjilanski
  Gnjilane
  Gnjilane or Gjilan is a city and municipality in eastern Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the District of Gjilan. It is famous for having been recorded the lowest temperature in Kosovo with on 25 January 1963.-Name and history:...
  
   Cacak
• Hajducko
  Hajduk
  Hajduk is a term most commonly referring to outlaws, highwaymen or freedom fighters in the Balkans, Central- and Eastern Europe....
  
   kolo
• Jelo Jelena
• Juta
• Kokonjeste
• Kolubarski vez
• Kolumbarka
• Kopacka
• Krajinska Setnja
• Medeno kolo
• Niska banja/Duj duj
• Opsa
• Preplet
• Retko kolo
• Ripna maca
• Rokoko kolo
• Ropota
• Rumenka
• Seta
• Sota
• Stara sapcanka
• Studenica
• Sumadijsko
  Šumadija
  Šumadija is a geographical region in Serbia. The area is heavily covered with forests, hence the name...
  
   kolo
• Tankosava
• Uzicka Carlama
• Vlajna
• Vranjanka /Sano Duso

Čoček

Cocek

Čoček is a musical genre and dance that emerged in the Balkans during the early 19th century...

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• Vranjanski cocek

Adiyaman

• Agir halay
• Duz halay
• Agir Malatya
• Berde
• Deriko

• Galuc
• Ucayak
• Agir hava
• Dik hava
• Hasandagli

• Lorke
• Pekmezo
• Dokuzlu
• Dokuzokkali
• Tirpano

• Kudaro halayi
• Agir Govcuk
• Tirge
• Simsimi
• Sevda

Artvin

• Horon
• Deli Horon
• Ata Bari
• Artvin Bari
• Done
• Sari Cicek
• Uzun Dere
• Koceri
• Ondort
• Kiz Horonu
• Acara(Ajaria)
• Cilveloy
• Temuraga
• Hancer Bari
• Koroglu Oyunu
• Tamzara
  Tamzara
  Tamzara, Tamsara, Tənzərə or Tanzara is an Armenian, Assyrian, Azerbaijani and Greek folk dance native to Anatolia. This dance was especially popular in the regions of Erzincan, Erzurum, Kiğı, Arabkir, Elazığ, and Malatya. There are many versions of Tamzara, with slightly different music and steps,...
  
  
• Tamara

Bingöl

• El cirpma (capukay)
• Govent (Bingol Halayi)
• Meyrom
• Horani
• Kartal
  Kartal
  Kartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. The mayor is Altınok Öz . Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated now. . Total land area is 147,000 m² which includes some...
  
  
• Caca (Karayilan)
• Cezayir havasi

Burdur

• Avsar Beyleri
• Serenler
• Teke Zortlatmasi
• Karinom
• Keziban Yenge
• Tek Zeybek
• Otme Gugut Otme
• AI Yazma
• Dimi Dimi
• Kabardic
• Yayla Yollari
• Sari Zeybek

Edirne

• Kabadayi
• Mendil
  Mendil
  Mendil is a village in Belgaum district in the southwestern state of Karnataka, India....
  
  
• Sulumanaga
• Kasap
• Eski Kasap
• Balkan Gaydasi
• Pomak Gaydasi
• Zigos
• Fatos
  Fatos
  Fatos is an Albanian given name for males. In English, it means primary school pupil or daring man.Notable people bearing this name include:* Fatos Arapi, Albanian poet* Fatos Daja, Albanian footballer* Fatos Kongoli, Albanian writer...
  
  
• Arzuyla Kanber
• Sirto
• Selanik
• Kazibem

Igdir

Igdir

Iğdır is the capital of Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey, and borders Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. The border with Armenia is formed by the Aras River...

• Abbas Gendi(Çay şekeri)
• Abayı
• Avarı
• Ağır Garadağlı
• Azerbaycan
• Alça Gülü
• Asma-Kesme
• Asta Garabağlı
• Ay Beri Bah
• Benövşe(Menekşe)
• Beyaz Geceler
• Brilyant(Pırlanta)
• Cengi
• Ceyranı
• Cehribeyim
• Çalparağ
• Çattadı
• Çay
• Çit Tuman
• Darçını
• Desmalı
• Enzeli
• Gazağı
• Gaytağı
• Goçeli
• Gızlar Bulağı
• Gızılgül
• Gıtgılıda
• Gelin Havası
• Gofta
• Gülegez
• Gelin Getirme
• Gülmeyi
• Hala-Bacı
• Halay
• Hançobanı
• Hoşgelişler Ola
• Iğdır Barı
• Innabı
• İki Arvadlı
• Kışkanç
• Köroğlu
• Lâle
• Lezgi
• Mehribanım Çal Oyna
• Naz Eyleme
• Sarı Gelin
• Sarı Köynek
• Semeni
• Şalaho
• Şeyh Şamil
• Vağzalı
• Velaçola
• Yallı

Trabzon

• Horon Kurma
• Siksaray
• Kozangel
• Eskiya Horonu
• Bicak Oyunu

• Hissa
• Sis Dagi
• Sallama
• Karsilama
  Karsilama
  Karsilamas , is a Turkish folk dance spread all over Northwest Asia Minor and carried to Greece by Asia Minor refugees...
  
  

United States

• Modern Western square dance
  Modern Western square dance
  Modern Western square dance is one of two types of square dancing, along with traditional square dance. As a dance form, modern Western square dance grew out of traditional Western dance...
  
  
• Square dance
  Square dance
  Square dance is a folk dance with four couples arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, beginning with Couple 1 facing away from the music and going counter-clockwise until getting to Couple 4. Couples 1 and 3 are known as the head couples, while Couples 2 and 4 are the side couples...
  
  
• Traditional square dance
  Traditional square dance
  Traditional square dance is a generic term for any style of square dance other than modern Western. The term can mean any of the regional styles that existed before around 1950, when modern Western style began to develop out of a blend of those regional styles, or any style that has survived,...
  
  
• Contra dance
  Contra dance
  Contra dance refers to several partnered folk dance styles in which couples dance in two facing lines...
  
  

Louisiana

• Cajun
  Cajun
  Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles...
  
  
  • Cajun Jig, also known as Cajun One Step
    Cajun Jig
    Cajun Jig, or pop music is the most traditional music for itCajun One Step, is among the simplest of Cajun dance forms. It has only one basic step. The Cajun Jig was popular in Louisiana in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but remains a mainstay of dancers...
    
    
  • Cajun Two Step
  • Cajun Jitterbug
    Cajun Jitterbug
    Cajun Jitterbug is a style of Cajun dancing with two variations. The main style is a classic two-step form of a six-count East Coast Swing, which is differentiated from the one-step Cajun Jig...
    
    
  • Cajun Waltz

• Zydeco
  Zydeco (dance)
  Zydeco as a dance style has its roots in a form of folk dance that corresponds to the heavily syncopated zydeco music, originated in the beginning of the 20th century among the Francophone Creole peoples of Acadiana...
  
  

Texas

• Cotton-Eyed Joe
  Cotton-Eyed Joe
  "Cotton-Eyed Joe" is a popular American folk song known at various times throughout the United States and Canada, although today it is most commonly associated with the American South...
  
  
• Push
• Western swing
  Western swing
  Western swing music is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands...
  
   (Texas Swing, Country Swing, Aggie Swing)
• Whip
  Whip (dance)
  Whip is a kind of swing dance popular in Texas, USA, which is danced to Rhythm and Blues music.-Dance style:Whip is a slotted dance similar to West Coast Swing. Because of cross-pollination, the two dances may look pretty similar. Some say that Whip is more sensual and uses more body work , while...
  
  

Ukraine

• Arkan (dance)
  Arkan (dance)
  Arkan is a popular dance of the Ukrainian Hutsul people . It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances....
  
  
• Bereznianka
  Bereznianka
  Bereznianka is a popular folk dance from southwestern Ukraine . It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles as well as other performers of folk dances, and was popularized by choreographers such as Clara Baloh....
  
  
• Chumak
  Chumak (dance)
  Chumak is a popular folk dance from Ukraine. In it, the dancers reenact the lives of salt-merchants. The dancers begin by interpreting mining salt from a cave, they then proceed to go through the desalinization process, which allows them to sprinkle their salt on pretzels, all while dancing...
  
  
• Dubotanets
  Dubotanets
  Dubotanets is a popular folk dance from western Ukraine. It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles as well as other performers of folk dances. The costuming is Transcarpathian-based and features a large amount of red and white fabric and stitching. The Dubotanets can be...
  
  
• Holubka
  Holubka
  Holubka is a popular folk dance from western Ukraine. It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles as well as other performers of folk dances....
  
  

• Hopak
  Hopak
  Hopak , also referred to as Gopak or Cossack dance, is a Ukrainian dance. It is performed most often as a solitary concert dance by amateur and professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances...
  
  
• Hopak-Kolom
  Hopak-Kolom
  Hopak-Kolom is a popular folk dance from Ukraine. It is similar to the Hopak, although performed in a circle. Although not as popular today as earlier in the 20th century, it is still performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles as well as other performers of folk dances....
  
  
• Hutsulka
  Hutsulka
  The Hutsulka is a popular Ukrainian folk dance from southwestern Ukraine. It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles as well as other performers of folk dances....
  
  
• Kolomyjka
  Kolomyjka
  The kolomyjka is a Ukrainian folk dance especially popular in southwestern Ukraine. It originated in the eastern Galician town of Kolomyia...
  
  
• Metelytsia
  Metelytsia
  Metelytsia is a popular folk dance from Ukraine. It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles as well as other performers of folk dances....
  
  

• Pryvit
  Pryvit
  Pryvit is a Ukrainian dance developed by 20th century Ukrainian performance ensembles to start off programs of Ukrainian folk dances. In it, the dancers preview dances and the various representations or regional folk costumes which will be seen later in the performance...
  
  
• Tropotianka
  Tropotianka
  Tropotianka is a popular folk dance from southwestern Ukraine. It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles as well as other performers of folk dances. Has a common origin or is derived from the Romanian dance "Tropotita" ....
  
  
• Uvyvanets
  Uvyvanets
  Uvyvanets is a popular folk dance from western Ukraine. It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance ensembles as well as other performers of folk dances....
  
  
• Vesnianka
  Vesnianky
  Vesnianky are spring dances performed in the lands of present-day Ukraine which have been performed for thousands of years. While they pre-date Christianity, Christian missionaries altered many of the dances by incorporating Christian themes into the songs and poetry which accompany the dancing....
  
  
• Kazachok

External links

• International Folk Dance