Dances with the accordion
28 dances from around the world that are danced to the accordion.
馃嚚馃嚳 Czech Republic and 5 morePolka
A lively partner dance in 2/4 time from 19th-century BohemiaFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Circle
馃嚠馃嚬 Italy and 2 moreTarantella
A fast southern Italian folk dance in six-eight time, accompanied by tambourines and hand clapping.Folk dance 路 Solo 路 Couple
馃嚪馃嚫 Serbia and 2 moreKolo袣芯谢芯
A South Slavic circle dance for groups at weddings and celebrationsFolk dance 路 Circle 路 Line or chain
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 2 moreContra dance
A social line dance for pairs, led by a caller and set to live folk tunesFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Line or chain
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 5 moreC茅ilidh
A social dance gathering with live music from Scotland and IrelandFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Set or square
馃嚚馃嚤 Chile and 3 moreCueca
A partner dance with handkerchiefs, tracing circles in Chile, Bolivia, and PeruFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Solo
馃嚮馃嚜 Venezuela and 1 moreJoropo
A fast-paced partner dance of the plains, featuring vigorous footwork and string instruments.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚨馃嚜 Peru and 3 moreHuayno
A lively Andean partner dance with stamping steps and bright melodiesFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaCheraw
A bamboo pole dance of the Mizo people, performed in groups with rhythmic footworkFolk dance 路 Group
馃嚛馃嚜 Germany and 1 moreSchuhplattler
A stomping, slapping folk dance from the Eastern Alps, danced in lederhosen and dirndlsFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Circle
馃嚨馃嚪 Puerto RicoPlena
A Puerto Rican folk dance and music genre born in Ponce around 1900.Folk dance 路 Group
馃嚲馃嚜 Yemen and 4 moreZapin夭丕賮賷賳
A Malay partner dance with Arab roots, performed to the strum of a lute and the beat of drums.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚛馃嚧 Dominican RepublicMerengue
A danced walk for couples, with hip movement and lively music from the Dominican RepublicFolk dance 路 Couple
馃嚝馃嚪 FranceBal-musette
A Parisian social dance set to accordion waltzes, polkas, and tangosFolk dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚫馃嚜 SwedenHambo
A Swedish couple dance with turning steps and a steady three-beat rhythmFolk dance 路 Couple
馃嚫馃嚜 Sweden and 3 moreGammaldans
A set of social partner dances from the Nordic countries, popular since the late 1800s.Social dance 路 Couple
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland and 2 moreSean-n贸s dancedamhsa ar an sean n贸s
A casual solo Irish dance with improvised footwork and free arm movement.Folk dance 路 Solo
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 1 moreTraditional square dance
A group dance in fours, led by a caller to live fiddle tunes across North America.Folk dance 路 Group
馃嚠馃嚜 IrelandIrish set dancing
A square folk dance of eight people, performed to Irish tunes without a caller.Folk dance 路 Group
馃嚛馃嚧 Dominican Republic and 5 moreMerengue
A fast-paced partner dance from the Dominican Republic played with accordion and drums.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚘馃嚪 Argentina and 2 moreChamam茅
A partnered folk dance from Argentina blending Guaran铆 and European roots.Folk dance 路 Couple
馃嚥馃嚭 Mauritius and 2 moreSegas茅ga
A hip-focused dance and music tradition from the islands of Mauritius and R茅union.Folk dance 路 Couple 路 Group
馃嚭馃嚘 Ukraine and 2 moreKolomyika泻芯谢芯屑懈泄泻邪
A fast Ukrainian folk dance and song form from the Carpathian region.Folk dance 路 Group
馃嚝馃嚠 Finland and 5 moreLetkajenkka
A Finnish novelty line dance featuring a distinctive hopping rhythm and left-foot lead.Folk dance 路 Line or chain
馃嚥馃嚲 MalaysiaDondang Sayang
A slow Malay dance drama of love poetry, accompanied by violin and drums.Folk dance 路 Group
馃嚙馃嚪 BrazilBai茫o
A syncopated duple-meter dance from Northeastern Brazil, driven by the zabumba drum.Folk dance
馃嚥馃嚞 MadagascarHiragasyhira gasy
A day-long show of song, dance and poetic speech by Merina troupes, often a contestFolk 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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Zapin: Airiz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sega: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Polka: Chaffee A-ii, Public domain, source
- Huayno: Zorka Ostojic Espinoza, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tarantella: Apollon Mokritsky, Public domain, source
- Joropo: Luigino Bracci, CC BY 2.0, source
- Huapango: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Merengue: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Schuhplattler: Harald Bischoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Plena: Raylaur15, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kolo: Sasa.mazinjanin, Public domain, source
- Contra dance: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cueca: Manuel Antonio Caro, Public domain, source
- Bal-musette: Willem van de Poll, CC0, source
- C茅ilidh: Smithsonian Institution, No restrictions, source
- Cheraw: Ramesh Lalwani, CC BY 2.0, source
- Traditional square dance: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, source
- Merengue: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chamam茅: Ministerio de Cultura de la Naci贸n Argentina, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hiragasy: Hopeandlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kolomyika: Teodor Axentowicz, Public domain, source