Folk Dance Federation
of California, Inc. (North)

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 space on this web page and what is available to share.]

MUSIC SAMPLES			VIDEOS OF DANCES (allow 20-30 seconds to download)
Country	Sample		Country	Description
Albania Valle Pogoniste			Albania	A dance for strong flexible young men.
Armenia Khumkhma			Belgium	'T Smidge, a change-partner dance popular all over Europe!
Bulgaria Takanata			Bulgaria	Practicing a Bulgarian line dance -- Kardamska Zborenka -- with a master teacher.
Croatia Drmes Iz Zdencine			French Canada	La Bastringue, a change-partner dance that's been popular for many years!
Greece Syrtos			Greece	Ballaristos, a lively line dance performed by a group of young dancers.
Hungary Olahos			Israel	Korim Lanu Lalechet, an energetic circle dance
Israel Erev Ba			Macedonia	Shopka, a fast circle dance
Macedonia Ako Umram			Hungary	Couples dancing to live music
Poland Ada's Kuyawiak			Rom	We're still selecting the videos
Rom (Gypsy) Te Aven Baxtale			Romania	Practicing a Romanian dance with a master teacher
Romania Hora Nuntasilor			Italian	Giga, an Italian dance for flirtatious couples
Russia Ya Da Kalinusha			Sweden	Couples dancing to live music
Serbia Opsa			Turkey	We're still selecting the videos
Sweden Hambo			United States	Salty Dog Rag, a dance created in the U.S. for international folk dancers that they've enjoyed for decades!
Turkey Felek			English	The Bonnie Cuckoo, a stately English set dance