Dances with the clapping
24 dances from around the world that are danced to the clapping.
🇪🇸 SpainFlamenco
A dramatic dance and music tradition rooted in Andalusia's gitano and folk culturesFolk dance · Solo · Group
🇳🇿 New ZealandHaka
A ceremonial group dance from New Zealand featuring vigorous movement and chanted words.Folk dance · Group
🇪🇸 Spain and 4 moreFandango
A lively Spanish partner dance in triple meter, accompanied by guitars and castanets.Folk dance · Couple · Group
🇯🇵 JapanKagura神楽
A Shinto ritual dance where performers channel deities through slow circling and energetic leaping.Ritual dance · Group · Procession
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreCircle dance
A group dance in a circle or curved line, joined by hand and led around the floorFolk dance · Circle · Line or chain
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGiddhaਗਿੱਧਾ
A Punjabi women's folk dance in a singing, clapping circleFolk dance · Circle
🇧🇷 BrazilSamba
A lively Brazilian dance with fast footwork and syncopated rhythmsFolk dance · Solo · Couple
🇿🇦 South AfricaGumboot dance
A South African dance performed in rubber boots, using stamping and slapping for rhythmFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaFugdi
A circle dance of clapping and singing by women in Goa and the KonkanFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreMezmarمزمار
A group stick dance with drumming and singing from western Saudi ArabiaFolk dance · Group
🇨🇴 Colombia and 3 moreMapalé
A fast, energetic Afro-Colombian dance echoing the movements of fish and the seaFolk dance · Couple · Group
🇵🇭 PhilippinesSingkil
A courtship dance weaving through clapping bamboo poles, accompanied by gongs.Folk dance · Couple · Group
🇧🇩 BangladeshDhamailধামাইল
A circle dance of women in Sylhet, performed at weddings with mirdanga and kartals.Folk dance · Circle
🇿🇼 ZimbabweMbende Jerusarema
A polyrhythmic group dance of the Zezuru, marked by acrobatic hip and waist movementsFolk dance · Group · Line or chain
🇲🇼 Malawi and 3 moreNyau
A masked ritual dance of the Chewa people in Central and Southern AfricaRitual dance · Group
🇼🇸 Samoa and 1 moreFa'ataupati
A rhythmic group dance where men slap their own bodies to mimic swatting mosquitoes.Folk dance · Group
🇺🇸 United StatesCheerleading
A team activity combining chants, jumps, tumbling and stunts to support sports squads or compete.Social dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaGaudiya Nrityaগৌড়ীয় নৃত্য
A classical dance of Bengal expressing Hindu devotional themes through song and movement.Classical dance
🇨🇻 Cape VerdeBatuque
A Cape Verdean circle dance performed by women with polyrhythmic clapping and singing.Folk dance · Circle
🇺🇬 UgandaEkitaguriro
A Ugandan folk dance celebrating cattle and community milestones.Folk dance · Group
🇵🇦 PanamaTamborito
A Panamanian couple's dance performed in a circle with drums and clapping.Folk dance · Circle · Couple
🇹🇻 TuvaluFakanau
A traditional male dance of Tuvalu performed with singing and clapping.Folk dance · Circle
🇹🇻 TuvaluFakaseasea
A traditional Tuvaluan dance song performed by women with loose movement rules.Folk dance · Group
🇹🇻 TuvaluFatele
A traditional dance song of Tuvalu performed in lines with rhythmic clapping and singing.Folk dance · Line or chain · Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Haka: Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816-1854., Public domain, source
- Mbende Jerusarema: Fidelis Manyange aka manfidza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ekitaguriro: Aubry Arihona, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Farandole: Hans Thoma, Public domain, source
- Batuque: TenIslands, Public domain, source
- Gaudiya Nritya: Dr. Mahua Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giddha: University of the Fraser Valley, CC BY 2.0, source
- Samba: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Gumboot dance: Michal Maňas, CC BY 4.0, source
- Cheerleading: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dhamail: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Flamenco: John Singer Sargent, Public domain, source
- Mapalé: P R, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fugdi: Ramesh Lalwani, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fandango: Pierre Chasselat, Public domain, source
- Kagura: Elstner Hilton, Public domain, source
- Singkil: Ahmed Younis Sif, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gulewamkulu: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fakaseasea: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fatele: JialiangGao, CC BY-SA 4.0, source