Dances with the flute
25 dances from around the world that are danced to the flute.
🇧🇧 BarbadosBarbados Land-ship
A parade and dance tradition in Barbados, mimicking naval maneuvers on landFolk dance · Group · Procession
🇦🇷 Argentina and 1 moreArgentine tango
A partner dance from Buenos Aires suburbs, defined by the bandoneon and an intimate embrace.Social dance · Couple
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreTarantella
A fast southern Italian folk dance in six-eight time, accompanied by tambourines and hand clapping.Folk dance · Solo · Couple
🇮🇳 IndiaKuchipudi
A classical dance-drama from Andhra Pradesh, rooted in Hindu temple traditionClassical dance · Group · Solo
🇺🇸 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
🇮🇳 IndiaBihu dance
A group folk dance from Assam, performed at the Bihu spring festivalFolk dance · Group
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreCéilidh
A social dance gathering with live music from Scotland and IrelandFolk dance · Couple · Set or square
🇨🇺 Cuba and 1 moreDanzón
A slow, formal partner dance from Cuba, danced in set patterns with elegant pauses.Social dance · Couple · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaSattriya
A classical dance-drama from Assam, rooted in Vaishnava monastery traditionClassical dance · Solo · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaDollu Kunitha
A vigorous drum dance performed in Karnataka, led by a circle of drummersFolk dance · Group · Circle
🇮🇳 IndiaGair dance
A stick dance in circles, performed by men and women in Rajasthan during festivalsFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and 2 moreYowlah
A group stick and weapon dance performed at celebrations in the UAE and OmanFolk dance · Group · Line or chain
🇮🇳 IndiaThabal chongba
A circle dance from Manipur, performed outdoors during the Yaoshang festivalFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇨🇺 Cuba and 5 moreContradanzacontradanza criolla
A Cuban partner dance with African rhythms that influenced jazz and tangoFolk dance · Couple
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreJogetTarian Joget
A couple's folk dance from Malacca with Portuguese roots and quick duple beats.Folk dance · Couple · Group
🇦🇷 ArgentinaMilonga
A lively partner dance from Argentina with fast, rhythmic stepsSocial dance · Couple
🇺🇸 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 · Solo
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSamaسَماع (samā)
A Sufi ritual of listening, prayer, and whirling dance to reach spiritual ecstasyRitual dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇪 Ireland and 2 moreSean-nós dancedamhsa ar an sean nós
A casual solo Irish dance with improvised footwork and free arm movement.Folk dance · Solo
🇯🇵 JapanNoh能
A masked dance-drama of Japan, performed since the fourteenth century.Classical dance · Group
🇮🇪 IrelandIrish set dancing
A square folk dance of eight people, performed to Irish tunes without a caller.Folk dance · Group
🇬🇧 United KingdomBorder Morris
A winter stick dance from the English villages near WalesFolk dance · Group
🇨🇺 Cuba and 1 morePachanga
A lively Cuban partner dance with a bouncing knee action and strong downbeat.Social dance · Couple
🇲🇾 MalaysiaDondang Sayang
A slow Malay dance drama of love poetry, accompanied by violin and drums.Folk dance · Group
🇺🇬 UgandaBigwala
A ceremonial trumpet dance of the Busoga Kingdom in Uganda, featuring gourd instruments and processional movement.Ritual dance · Circle · Procession
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Argentine tango: Manticora87, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tarantella: Apollon Mokritsky, Public domain, source
- Pachanga: Joel Riedesel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Milonga: Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, CC BY 2.0, source
- Contradanza: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, source
- Hooping: AbsconditumEtIncognitum, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bigwala: Kateregga1, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Barbados Land-ship: Ronaldwalcott, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kuchipudi: Augustus Binu / facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Contra dance: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bihu dance: Digantatalukdar, CC0, source
- Sattriya: User: Sattriyadance, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Thabal chongba: Titodutta, CC0, source
- Yowlah: Sharon Harper, CC BY 2.0, source
- Céilidh: Smithsonian Institution, No restrictions, source
- Sufi whirling: myself, Public domain, source
- Dollu Kunitha: Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gair dance: Manojmeena, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Danzón: Angélica Martínez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Noh: Yoshiyuki Ito, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Border Morris: PEHowland, CC BY-SA 3.0, source