MUSIC AND DANCE SAMPLES
The international dance community does dances from nearly every country in the world. There are thousands of dances and just as many pieces of music. Below is a very small sample of music you might hear and video clips of dances you might see at a class or club where international folk dance are done.
Be aware that if you type "folk dance" into the search engine on youtube or any similar video website, what you will see are predominantly performing groups in costumes, with musicians and elaborate choreographies. The videos you will see on this webpage are "regular folk" at recreational dance classes and clubs.
[If you don't see a particular country on the list, it does not mean that dances from that country are not part of the repertoire -- it's a matter of what is available to share and space on this web page!]
Country |
Music Sample |
Country |
Dance Sample (allow 20-30 seconds to download) |
Albania |
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Albania |
 A dance for strong flexible young men. |
Armenia |
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Belgium |
A change-partner dance popular all over Europe! |
Bulgaria |
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Bulgaria |
Practicing a Bulgarian line dance with a master teacher. |
Croatia |
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French Canada |
A change-partner dance that's been popular for many years! |
Greece |
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Greece |
A lively line dance performed by a group of young dancers. |
Hungary |
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Israel |
A energetic circle dance |
Israel |
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Macedonia |
A fast circle dance |
Macedonia |
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Hungary |
Couples dancing to live music |
Poland |
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Rom |
We're still selecting the videos |
Rom (Gypsy) |
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Romania |
Practicing a Romanian dance with a master teacher |
Romania |
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Italian |
An Italian dance for flirtatious couples |
Russia |
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Sweden |
Couples dancing to live music |
Serbia |
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Turkey |
We're still selecting the videos |
Sweden |
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United States |
A dance created in the U.S. for international folk dancers that they've enjoyed for decades! |
Turkey |
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English |
An stately English set dance |
[If you don't see a particular country on the list, it does not mean that dances from that country are not part of the repertoire -- it's a matter of what is available to share and space on this web page!]