Dances with the banjo
3 dances from around the world that are danced to the banjo.
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreContra dance
A social line dance for pairs, led by a caller and set to live folk tunesFolk dance · Couple · Line or chain
🇺🇸 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 · Group
🇮🇪 IrelandIrish set dancing
A square folk dance of eight people, performed to Irish tunes without a caller.Folk dance · Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Contra dance: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Traditional square dance: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, source