Dance and Music 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 small collection dances you might see or music you might hear at a class or club where international folk dance is 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.

Folk dance videos catagorized by COUNTRY

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413 videos found
Opincuța (Romania)
194views
Opincuţa is a fast Hora from the Balţi region. One of the remarkable ...
Ordog Utja (Hungary)
880views
Two-part dance similar to Romanian Alunelul Dance/music by the Csango ...
Ordu / Ordu’nun Isiklari (Turkey)
1,391views
Ordu'nun Işiklari means "the lights of Ordu". Ordu (also known as Vona) is ...
Oro Vlaška (Serbia)
599views
Choreographed by Lee Otterholt, based on traditional steps he learned while ...
Oromnia (Romania)
272views
From the Muntenia region of southeastern Romania. The villages of Romania’s ...
Ovčepolsko Oro (Macedonia)
397views
Ovčepolsko (ohv-cheh-POHL-skoh), or Ovčepolsko Oro, is a dance form of the ...
Paidushko (Bulgaria)
1,196views
Basic Bulgarian dance; 10-count phrase, 3/8 rhythm, swinging arms. Paidusko ...
Papatya (Turkey)
681views
Papatya (pah-PAHT-yah), meaning "Wildflower," is a women's dance from NE ...
Paraliakos (Greece)
298views
Paraliakos (pah-rah-lee-ah-KOHSS) was learned by Lee Otterholt from ...
Passu Torrau (Italy)
528views
Passu Torrau (PAH-soo toh-RAU) comes from the vicinity of Nuoro (territory ...
Pata Pata (South Africa)
9,810views
Popular line dance; 4-wall, 16 counts “Touch Touch" Music by "Mama Africa" ...
Paylaki Tamzara (Armenia)
493views
Tamzara is known both as a song and as a dance. It is also a man’s name. As ...
Pazardžijska Kopanica (Bulgaria)
663views
Pazardžijska Kopanica - Bulgaria "Kopanica line dance" from the region of ...
Pet Je Kumi (Croatia)
461views
From Međimurje, Croatia The title translates as "five countrywomen". ...
Pitpalaca (Romania)
461views
This dance is choreographed in a Roma style with music played by Taraful ...
Pomaško Širto (Bulgaria)
402views
The dance is related to the Greek Syrtos. Pomaško means in the style of the ...
Posadila Rozu (Russia)
309views
Posadila Rozu (pah-sah-DEE-lah ROH-zhoo) is a love song of the Don Cossacks ...
Pravo Čepelarsko Horo (Bulgaria)
284views
A variation on the basic Pravo Rodopsko Horo from the region around the ...
Prekid Kolo (Serbia)
831views
The word "prekid" (preh-keed) means "pause." This dance was introduced b ...
Primavera en Salonico (Greece/Sephardic)
571views
Choreographed and taught by Steve Kotansky Based on a Greek Zebeikikos ...
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