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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412 videos found
Charleston Madison (US)
435views
The Charleston Madison is a 3-part line dance popularized by Richard ...
Chastushky (Russia)
234views
Originally taught by Alexandru David.Dance notes...
Chibuk Ba’Chashecha (Israel)
1,738views
Choreographed by Oren Ashkenazi 2007 “A Hug in the Darkness"
Chikulata Chikita (Greece, Roma)
1,154views
Choreographed and arranged by Susan Kotansky Music by Giorgo Zanthiotis
Chilili (Bolivia)
388views
Originally taught by France and Yves Moreau, who learned it from Silvio ...
Cicovata (Bulgaria)
938views
From the Vidin area, Northwest Bulgaria Taught by Steve Kotansky based on ...
Cigansko Horo (Bulgaria)
3,326views
There are many dances called Cigansko. This one is a variant of the dance ...
Cije E One Mome (Macedonia)
277views
This is a wedding dance from the Kočani area of Macedonia. It is danced ...
Cine Are Noroc Are (Romania, Roma)
254views
Introduced by Maurits van Geel and also taught by Roberto Bagnol and Ira ...
Ciuleandra (Romania)
855views
Mihai David presented Ciuleandra (choo-LAN-druh) at the 1972 Kolo Festival ...
Corlu Aroman (Romania)
1,094views
Corlu Aroman (KOHR-loo ah-roh-MAHN) means Aroman Dance, or dance of the ...
Dado La Dado ( Aromani , Romania)
304views
Originally taught by Nico Hilferink. Nico taught the dance under both the ...
Dafino Vino (Macedonia)
601views
This is the version taught in the US by Iliana Bozhanova. There are other ...
Daichovo Horo (Bulgaria)
1,415views
“Dajco’s dance” Originally from North Bulgaria; danced throughout the ...
Damat Halayi (Turkey)
3,014views
Damat Halayı translates as Groom Dance, and indeed it is a popular dance at ...
Dana (Romania)
1,142views
In the Romanian folk repertoire are found many modern dances with Eastern ...
Dans Țigănesc (Romania)
230views
Taught by Theodor Vasilescu and Michael Ginsburg. The title means "Romani ...
Dar Gorani (Armenia)
62views
Gorani is a style or family of dances, sometimes also called Daronee (or ...
Darkeinu (Israeli)
1,598views
Choreographed by Gadi Biton 2002 Music by Sarit Vino-Elad and Chani ...
Daronee Yerker Yev Barer (Armenia)
894views
From the Daron region of Western Armenia. The traditional dance associated ...
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