馃嚙馃嚪 The dances of Brazil
25 dances from Brazil, best known first, across 24 cities and regions.
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilCapoeira
A Brazilian martial art that blends dance, acrobatics, and music in a circle gameWar or martial dance 路 Circle 路 Solo
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilSamba-reggae
A Carnival street dance from Bahia, led by drummers and rooted in Afro-Brazilian prideFolk dance 路 Group 路 Procession
馃嚦馃嚞 Nigeria and 1 moreEgungunEg煤ng煤n
A Yoruba ancestor masquerade where robed dancers embody the spirits of the dead.Ritual dance 路 Group 路 Procession
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilMaracatu
A parade of drums, song and royal court figures from Pernambuco, BrazilFolk dance 路 Procession 路 Group
馃嚨馃嚤 Poland and 5 moreMazurka
A lively Polish folk dance in triple time, known for its shifting accentsFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 5 moreBallroom dance
Partner dances performed socially and in competition, with roots in EuropeSocial dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚜馃嚫 Spain and 4 moreFandango
A lively Spanish partner dance in triple meter, accompanied by guitars and castanets.Folk dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚘馃嚧 Angola and 4 moreKizomba
A slow partner dance from Angola, blending Semba steps with Zouk rhythms for social gatherings.Social dance 路 Couple
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilFrevo
A fast, acrobatic Carnival dance with colorful umbrellas from Recife, BrazilFolk dance 路 Solo 路 Group
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 5 moreVogue
A stylized dance of poses and battles from the Harlem ballroom sceneStreet or club dance 路 Solo 路 Group
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilSamba
A lively Brazilian dance with fast footwork and syncopated rhythmsFolk dance 路 Solo 路 Couple
馃嚚馃嚳 Czech Republic and 5 moreSchottische
A partnered country dance with sidesteps and turns, found across Europe and the AmericasFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Circle
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilMaculel锚
A stick dance from Bahia, Brazil, performed in a circle with singing and drummingFolk dance 路 Circle 路 Group
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilCarimb贸
A hip-swaying dance from the Amazon delta, named for its signature drum.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilPagode
A samba-based dance and music style from Brazil's late 20th-century celebrationsFolk dance 路 Group 路 Circle
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilXaxado
A sliding dance from the Brazilian Sert茫o, originally performed by cangaceiros to celebrate victories.Folk dance 路 Circle 路 Line or chain
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilSamba de Gafieira
A Brazilian partner dance from Rio鈥檚 dance halls, shaped by samba and tangoBallroom or Latin dance 路 Couple 路 Solo
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilLambada
A close-contact partner dance from Brazil with side-to-side hip movement and spins.Social dance 路 Couple
馃嚭馃嚲 Uruguay and 3 moreCandombe
A drum-driven street dance of African descent in Uruguay and ArgentinaFolk dance 路 Group 路 Procession
馃嚡馃嚨 Japan and 5 morePara Para銉戙儵銉戙儵
A Japanese club dance with upper-body choreography set to EurobeatSocial dance 路 Group
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilMaxixe
A fast couple dance from Rio de Janeiro that blends African and European steps.Social dance 路 Couple
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilBai茫o
A syncopated duple-meter dance from Northeastern Brazil, driven by the zabumba drum.Folk dance
馃嚙馃嚪 Brazil and 1 moreLundu
An Afro-Brazilian couple dance with flirtatious roots and African rhythmsFolk dance 路 Couple
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilXote
A Brazilian partner dance derived from the German schottische, central to forr贸 culture.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilCapoeira Angola
A slow, grounded Afro-Brazilian martial art played in a circle with berimbau music.War or martial dance 路 Circle
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Mazurka: Huster, Public domain, source
- Lambada: F谩bio Nunes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kizomba: Obe Images, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ballroom dance: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer., Public domain, source
- Samba: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Lundu: Johann Moritz Rugendas, Public domain, source
- Xaxado: Minist茅rio da Defesa, CC BY 2.0, source
- Candombe: Jimmy Baikovicius, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Maracatu: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0, source
- Capoeira: Augustus Earle, Public domain, source
- Maculel锚: Joel Zimmer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Schottische: Javier Perez Montes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Frevo: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0, source
- Vogue: S Pakhrin, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fandango: Pierre Chasselat, Public domain, source
- Carimb贸: Pal谩cio do Planalto, CC BY 2.0, source
- Egungun: 脤峁ａ汗虁峁Assembly, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Maxixe: Marguerite Martyn, Public domain, source