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Dances from Different Countries

Dances from Different Countries: compare 123 countries on 1 metric.

Culture123 countries · 1 metricUpdated Nov 4, 2023Original page
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123 countries
AfghanistanAttan
AlbaniaShota
AlgeriaChaabi
ArgentinaTango, Pericón
ArmeniaArmenian dance, Shalakho, Kochari
AustraliaCorroboree, Bush dance
AustriaLändler, Waltz
AzerbaijanJangi, Khanchobany, Tello
BahamasQuadrille, Rake-and-scrape, Heel and Toe Polka, and Scullin
BahrainArdah, Liwa
BangladeshBaul, Bizhu dance, Marma dance, Peacock dance
BelarusKarahod
BelizeBrukdown
BermudaGombey
BoliviaHuayno, Caporales, Diablada
BrazilSamba, Capoeira, Carimbo, Lambada, Jongo, Forro
BruneiZapin
BulgariaRŭchenitsa
CambodiaRomvong, Apsara Dance, Peacock Dance, Chhayam
CanadaRed River Jig, Rabbit Dance, Broom Dance, Sash Dance
Cape VerdeColadeira, Batuque
ChileCueca; Rapa Nui: Sau-sau
ChinaYangge, Lion dance, Dragon dance
ColombiaVallenato and Cumbia
Cook IslandsUra
Costa RicaPunto guanacasteco
CroatiaLinđo
CubaDanzón, Rumba
CyprusSousta, Tatsia, Turkish Cypriot folk dances
CzechiaPolka
DenmarkLes Lanciers
DominicaKwadril
Dominican RepublicMerengue and Bachata
DR CongoSoukous
EcuadorPasillo
EgyptRaqs sharqi and Raqs baladi
El SalvadorXuc
EritreaQuda
EthiopiaEskista
FijiMeke
FinlandFinnish tango, Jenkka
FranceGavotte, Branle, Farandole, Tambourin, Can-Can
French PolynesiaTamure
GeorgiaKhorumi, Perkhuli
GermanySchuhplattler, Zwiefacher
GhanaAdowa dance
GreeceSirtaki. Ikariotikos, Kalamatianos, Hasapiko
GuatemalaBaile de la Conquista
GuyanaSoca
HaitiCompas, Kadans
HondurasPunta
HungaryCzardas, Kalocsai
IcelandVikivaki
IndiaBharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi, Sattriya, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam
IndonesiaLegong, Pendet, Barong Ket, Ronggeng
IranPersian dance, Kurdish dance, Azerbaijani dances
IraqKurdish dance, Chobi, Khigga
IrelandIrish stepdance
IsraelIsraeli folk dancing
ItalyTarantella, Furlana, Liscio, Monferrina
JamaicaQuadrille
JapanNihon-buyō
JordanDabke
KuwaitArdah, Liwa
LebanonDabke
LiechtensteinLiechtensteiner Polka
MadagascarHiragasy
MalaysiaJoget
MexicoJarabe tapatío
MoldovaHora
MongoliaBiyelgee
MoroccoGnawa and Reggada
MozambiqueTufo
MyanmarBurmese dance
NepalNewa dance
NetherlandsKlompendansen
New ZealandHaka
NicaraguaPalo de mayo
North KoreaBuchaechum, Ganggangsullae
North MacedoniaOsogovka, Teshkoto, Kopacka, Belomorski biser, Tresenica
NorwayHallingdans
OmanAl-Bar'ah
PakistanJhumar, Khattak, Bhangra
PalestineDabke
PanamaTamborito
Papua New GuineaSing-sing
ParaguayParaguayan bottle dance, Paraguayan polka
PeruMarinera
PhilippinesCariñosa and Tinikling
PolandKrakowiak, Kujawiak, Mazur, Oberek, Polonaise
PortugalVira
Puerto RicoDanza, Bomba and Plena
QatarArdah
RomaniaCăluş, Hora, Ciuleandra (dance)
RussiaBarynya, Kamarinskaya, Kozachok, Tropak, Khorovod
Saint LuciaKwadril
Saudi ArabiaArdah, Khaleegy, Mizmar
SenegalMbalax
SerbiaKolo
SeychellesKanmtole
SlovakiaČardáš, Karička, Odzemok
SomaliaDhaanto
South AfricaGumboot dancing and Indlamu; Volkspele among Afrikaners
South KoreaBuchaechum, Ganggangsullae
SpainSardana, Flamenco, Jota, Malagueñas, Pasodoble
Sri LankaKandyan dance, Lowcountry dance, Sabaragamu dance
SudanTambour dance
SurinameKaseko
SwedenPolska, Hambo
SwitzerlandLändler
SyriaDabke
ThailandThai dance
TongaLakalaka
TurkeyZeybek, Halay, Horon
TurkmenistanKyushtdepdi
UkraineHopak, Arkan, Tropak, Metelytsia, Kozachok and other
United Arab EmiratesYowlah, Khaleegy and Ardah
United KingdomEnglish Country Dance, Scottish highland dance, Welsh clogging, Irish stepdance
United StatesHoop dance, Grass dance, jingle dance, Fancy dance and Native American tribal dance styles
UruguayTango, Pericón, Candombe
UzbekistanLazgi, Tanovar
VenezuelaJoropo
YemenAl-Bar'ah

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Where does this dances from different countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of national dances - Wiki; Brazilian Dances List 2023 - Ratepunk; Music and Dance - Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada.