List of national dances

This is a list of national dances. This may be a formal or informal designation. Not all nations officially recognize a national dance or dances.

By country

CountryDance(s)
AlbaniaShota
AfghanistanAttan,[1] Khattak
AlgeriaChaabi, Gnawa, Chaoui
ArgentinaTango, Pericón
ArmeniaShalakho, Kochari, Lezginka
AustraliaCorroboree, Bush dance
AustriaLändler, Waltz
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani dances, Lezginka
BahamasQuadrille, Heel and Toe Polka, and Scullin
BahrainArdah, Liwa
BangladeshBaul, Kathak, Manipuri, Bizhu dance, Marma dance, Peacock dance, Snake Dance[2]
BelarusKarahod, Liavonicha, Trasucha
BelizeBrukdown
BermudaGombey
BoliviaHuayno, Caporales, Diablada
BrazilSamba, Frevo, Maculelê, Carimbó, Capoeira, Siriri, Forró, Maxixe, Coco[3]
BruneiZapin
BulgariaRŭchenitsa
BurmaBurmese dance
CambodiaRomvong
CanadaCanadian stepdance and Red River Jig (Métis)
Cape VerdeColadeira, Batuque
ColombiaVallenato and Cumbia[4]
ChileCueca;[4] Rapa Nui: Sau-sau and others
ChinaFan dance, Lion dance, Dragon dance
Cook IslandsUra
Costa RicaPunto guanacasteco
CroatiaLinđo
CubaDanzón, Rumba
CyprusSousta, Tatsia, Turkish Cypriot folk dances
Czech RepublicPolka, Redowa
Democratic Republic of the CongoSoukous
DenmarkDanish folk dance
DominicaKwadril
Dominican RepublicMerengue and Bachata
EcuadorPasillo
EgyptRaqs sharqi and Raqs baladi
El SalvadorXuc
EritreaQuda
EthiopiaEskista
FinlandJenkka
FijiMeke
FranceCan-can, Bourrée; (Brittany) Gavotte and An Dro; (Provence) Farandole
French PolynesiaTamure
GeorgiaMtiuluri
GermanySchuhplattler, Boarischer
GhanaAdowa dance
GreeceSyrtos, Syrtaki, Zeibekiko, Pyrrhichios(Serra), Pentozali, Kalamatianos, Tsamiko, Hasapiko, Ballos, Sousta, Tsifteteli(Cordax)
GuadeloupeGwo ka
GuatemalaBaile de la Conquista
GuyanaSoca
HaitiKadans
HondurasPunta
HungaryCzardas[5]
IndiaBharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi, Sattriya, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam, Kathakali; (Punjab): Bhangra; (Gujarat): Garba; (Rajasthan): Ghoomar;(Mizoram): Cheraw; (Assam): Bihu; (Bengal): Chhau
IndonesiaSekar Jepun Legong, Pendet, Barong Ket, Ronggeng, Kebyar duduk, Saman dance
IraqDabke, Kurdish dance, Chobi, Khigga
IranPersian dance, Kurdish dance, Azərbaycan
IrelandIrish stepdance
IsraelIsraeli folk dancing
ItalyTarantella
JamaicaQuadrille
JapanNoh Mai
JordanDabke
KoreaBuchaechum, Pungmul
KosovoShota
KuwaitArdah, Liwa
LebanonDabke
LiechtensteinLiechtensteiner Polka
MacedoniaOro
MadagascarHiragasy
MalaysiaZapin
MartiniqueBélé
Mauritius, Seychelles and RéunionSega
MexicoJarabe tapatío
MoldovaHora
MongoliaBiyelgee
MoroccoGnawa and Reggada
MozambiqueTufo
NicaraguaPalo de mayo
NepalNewa dance
NetherlandsKlompendansen
New ZealandHaka
NorwayHallingdans
OmanAl-Bar'ah
PakistanKhattak, Sammi, Kathak, Jhumar, Bhangra
PalestineDabke
PanamaTamborito
Papua New GuineaSing-sing
ParaguayParaguayan polka
PolandKrakowiak, Kujawiak, Mazur, Oberek, Polonaise[6]
PhilippinesCariñosa and Tinikling
PeruMarinera
PortugalVira
Puerto RicoDanza, Bomba and Plena
QatarArdah
RomaniaCăluş, Hora
RussiaBarynya, Kamarinskaya and Trepak
Saint LuciaKwadril
Samoa and American SamoaTaualuga
Saudi ArabiaArdah, Khaleegy
SenegalMbalax
SerbiaKolo
SlovakiaRedowa, Czardas
SomaliaDhaanto
SomalilandSaylici, Jaandheer
South AfricaGumboot dancing and Indlamu; Volkspele among Afrikaners
SpainFlamenco, Jota, Malagueñas, Pasodoble
Sri LankaKandyan dance
SurinameKaseko
SwedenPolska, Hambo
SwitzerlandSchottisch, Ländler
SyriaDabke
ThailandThai dance
TongaLakalaka
Trinidad and TobagoNone, unofficially Limbo
TurkeyZeybek, Halay, Horon
TurkmenistanKyushtdepdi[7]
UkraineHopak
United Arab EmiratesYowla, Khaleegy and Ardah
United Kingdom(England) Morris dance (Scotland) Scottish highland dance, (Wales) Welsh clogging, (Northern Ireland) Irish stepdance
United StatesNo national dance, swing and square dancing unofficially; see List of US state dances; Hoop dance, Grass dance, jingle dance, Fancy dance and Native American tribal dance styles dominate in areas populated by Native American tribes.
UruguayTango, Pericón, Candombe
UzbekistanLazgi, Tanovar
VenezuelaJoropo
Virgin IslandsQuadrille
YemenAl-Bar'ah

References

  1. ""Afghanistan" entry at Encarta". Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  2. Britannica - Bangladesh Music and Dance
  3. Guardian article
  4. 1 2 Jon Aske. "Department of Foreign Languages, Salem State University | Dance glossary". lrc.salemstate.edu. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  5. "czardas | Hungarian dance". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  6. "Welcome to nginx!". culture.poland.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  7. V@DIM. "Turkmenistan: golden age | Our favourite dance". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
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