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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431 videos found
Ovčepolsko Oro (Macedonia)
630views
Ovčepolsko (ohv-cheh-POHL-skoh), or Ovčepolsko Oro, is a dance form of the ...
Paidushko (Bulgaria)
1,453views
Basic Bulgarian dance; 10-count phrase, 3/8 rhythm, swinging arms. Paidusko ...
Papatya (Turkey)
877views
Papatya (pah-PAHT-yah), meaning "Wildflower," is a women's dance from NE ...
Paraliakos (Greece)
415views
Paraliakos (pah-rah-lee-ah-KOHSS) was learned by Lee Otterholt from ...
Passu Torrau (Italy)
783views
Passu Torrau (PAH-soo toh-RAU) comes from the vicinity of Nuoro (territory ...
Pata Pata (South Africa)
12,744views
Popular line dance; 4-wall, 16 counts “Touch Touch" Music by "Mama Africa" ...
Paylaki Tamzara (Armenia)
735views
Tamzara is known both as a song and as a dance. It is also a man’s name. As ...
Pazardžijska Kopanica (Bulgaria)
868views
Pazardžijska Kopanica - Bulgaria "Kopanica line dance" from the region of ...
Pet Je Kumi (Croatia)
578views
From Međimurje, Croatia The title translates as "five countrywomen". ...
Pitpalaca (Romania)
654views
This dance is choreographed in a Roma style with music played by Taraful ...
Pomaško Širto (Bulgaria)
627views
The dance is related to the Greek Syrtos. Pomaško means in the style of the ...
Posadila Rozu (Russia)
554views
Posadila Rozu (pah-sah-DEE-lah ROH-zhoo) is a love song of the Don Cossacks ...
Pravo Čepelarsko Horo (Bulgaria)
514views
A variation on the basic Pravo Rodopsko Horo from the region around the ...
Prekid Kolo (Serbia)
1,007views
The word "prekid" (preh-keed) means "pause." This dance was introduced b ...
Primavera en Salonico (Greece/Sephardic)
667views
Choreographed and taught by Steve Kotansky Based on a Greek Zebeikikos ...
Rakkas (Turkey)
1,289views
Rakkas means “female dancer.” Presented by Ahmet Lüleci at the 1999 ...
Rapatma (Turkey)
640views
Rapatma (RAH-paht-mah) is from an area northeast of Anatolia. It is from ...
Ratevka (Macedonia)
634views
Originally taught by Pece Atanasovski, Dick Crum (and others) Dance notes...
Razvivaj Dobro (Bulgaria)
459views
Razvivaj Dobro freely translates into "may life unfold well" and can be ...
Retko Kolo or Krnjevacko Kolo (Serbia)
1,370views
Taught by Bata Marčetić at the 2021 Texa-Kolo Festival and the 2014 Lyrids ...
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