馃嚥馃嚱 The dances of Mexico
18 dances from Mexico, best known first, across 14 cities and regions.
馃嚜馃嚫 Spain and 5 morePasodoble
A dramatic Spanish partner dance set to march-like music, echoing the bullfightFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚚馃嚭 Cuba and 2 moreCha-cha-cha
A Cuban partner dance with a shuffling triple step, danced to a steady four-four beat.Social dance 路 Couple
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 1 moreTwist
A solo dance where the hips swivel while the feet stay planted and the arms move in opposition.Social dance 路 Solo
馃嚚馃嚭 Cuba and 2 moreMambo
A lively Cuban dance with syncopated steps and expressive movementSocial 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
馃嚚馃嚭 Cuba and 1 moreDanz贸n
A slow, formal partner dance from Cuba, danced in set patterns with elegant pauses.Social dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚥馃嚱 MexicoJarabe Tapat铆o
A courtship dance from Jalisco, now Mexico鈥檚 national danceFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚥馃嚱 MexicoDanza de los Viejitos
A comic folk dance from Michoac谩n, performed by men in old men's masks and hatsFolk dance 路 Group
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 2 moreMatachines
A masked ritual dance of Native American communities in the Americas, blending Spanish and indigenous traditions.Ritual dance 路 Group
馃嚚馃嚧 Colombia and 3 moreCumbia
A paired folk dance from Colombia's coast, now a pan-Latin American tradition with many regional styles.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 3 moreBaile folkl贸rico
Stage versions of regional folk dances from Mexico and Central AmericaFolk dance 路 Group 路 Couple
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 2 moreNative American Hoop Dance
A solo dance using multiple hoops to form shapes of animals and the cycle of life.Folk dance 路 Solo
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 1 moreConcheros
A ceremonial group dance blending indigenous and Catholic traditions in MexicoFolk dance 路 Group 路 Circle
馃嚥馃嚱 MexicoHuapango
A Mexican couple dance on a wooden platform, accompanied by violins and strummed guitars.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚥馃嚱 MexicoJarana Yucateca
A paired folk dance of the Yucat谩n Peninsula, featuring traditional dress and balanced bottles on heads.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 1 moreQuebradita
A Mexican partner dance featuring a dramatic backward dip.Social dance 路 Couple
馃嚥馃嚱 MexicoLa Raspa
A Mexican folk dance from Veracruz linked to the sound of a scraper instrument.Folk dance 路 Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pasodoble: EpiKzo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mambo: Ang茅lica Mart铆nez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Huapango: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Quebradita: Edil Villa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jarana Yucateca: Yodigo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hooping: AbsconditumEtIncognitum, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Twist: Hochneder, Christa, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Concheros: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Danza de los Viejitos: Jessicatena, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jarabe Tapat铆o: Salvador alc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baile folkl贸rico: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Vogue: S Pakhrin, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fandango: Pierre Chasselat, Public domain, source
- Cha-cha-cha: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, source
- Danz贸n: Ang茅lica Mart铆nez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Matachines: Ernesto Perales Soto, CC BY 2.0, source