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Social and LatinHispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of SalsaSocial and LatinSt. Louis Salsa Bachata Congress gets ready to celebrate Afro-Latin culture through danceWorldChinese robot wows crowds with Turkish 'halay' dance at TeknofestContemporaryReview: Cuban Baroque (Touring)Social and LatinHispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of SalsaHeritageSingapore Joins Regional Bid to Get Zapin Inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ListWorldMulticultural Folk Dance HouseFestivalsDance Festival for middle and high school studentsSocial and LatinCan you dance to it? Conjunto Berretín brings jazz to the tango dance floorBallet and stageFirst Friday Arts: Ballet, salsa and live music in Charlotte this OctoberSocial and LatinHispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of SalsaSocial and LatinSt. Louis Salsa Bachata Congress gets ready to celebrate Afro-Latin culture through danceWorldChinese robot wows crowds with Turkish 'halay' dance at TeknofestContemporaryReview: Cuban Baroque (Touring)Social and LatinHispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of SalsaHeritageSingapore Joins Regional Bid to Get Zapin Inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ListWorldMulticultural Folk Dance HouseFestivalsDance Festival for middle and high school studentsSocial and LatinCan you dance to it? Conjunto Berretín brings jazz to the tango dance floorBallet and stageFirst Friday Arts: Ballet, salsa and live music in Charlotte this October
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🇲🇳 The dances of Mongolia

3 dances from Mongolia, best known first.

FormClassicalFolkSocialBallroomStreetRitualCourtDance-dramaConcertWarMaskHistorical
FormationSoloCoupleCircleLine or chainSet or squareGroupProcession
🇧🇹 Bhutan and 2 moreCham danceའཆམ་ A masked Buddhist ritual dance performed at festivals in Tibet, Bhutan, and MongoliaRitual dance · Group 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 3 moreKara JorgaQara jorğa A Kazakh folk dance mimicking the ambling gait of a horse through rhythmic shoulder movements.Folk dance · Group · Solo 🇲🇳 MongoliaBiyelgeeБиелгээ A seated Mongolian folk dance conveying pastoral life through chest and arm gesturesFolk dance · Solo · Circle

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