Dances with the singing
76 dances from around the world that are danced to the singing.
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreEgungunEgúngún
A Yoruba ancestor masquerade where robed dancers embody the spirits of the dead.Ritual dance · Group · Procession
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGarba
A circle dance from Gujarat performed around a clay pot during the Navratri festival.Folk dance · Circle
🇯🇵 JapanAwa Dance Festival阿波踊り
A street dance festival held during Obon in Tokushima, JapanFolk dance · Group · Procession
🇻🇪 VenezuelaDancing devils of Corpus ChristiDiablos danzantes de Corpus Christi
Masked dancers in red parade and perform on Corpus Christi in Venezuelan townsRitual dance · Procession · Group
🇮🇱 IsraelHakafotהַקָּפוֹת
A joyful circling procession with Torah scrolls in synagogue on Simchat Torah and SukkotRitual dance · Procession · Circle
🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreCsárdás
A Hungarian folk dance that begins slowly and ends in a fast spin.Folk dance · Couple · Group
🇺🇸 United StatesTap dance
A percussive dance using metal-soled shoes to create rhythms on the floorFolk dance · Solo · Group
🇺🇸 United States and 4 morePole dance
A vertical acrobatic dance combining strength and artistry on a chrome or steel column.Social dance · Solo
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreManipuri danceJagoi Raas, Raas Jagoi
A classical dance-drama from Manipur, telling stories of Krishna and RadhaClassical dance · Group · Solo
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSwing dance
A lively group of partner dances born with jazz in 1920s–40s AmericaSocial dance · Couple · Circle
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 2 moreDiablada
A masked devil dance from the Andes, led by Saint Michael at CarnivalFolk dance · Procession · Group
🇬🇷 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
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLine dance
A group choreography where dancers face the same direction in rows without touching.Social dance · Line or chain
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreMorris dance
A group folk dance from England, with bells, sticks or handkerchiefsFolk dance · Group · Procession
🇮🇳 IndiaBhangra
A high-energy circle dance from Punjab, led by the beat of the dhol drumFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGiddhaਗਿੱਧਾ
A Punjabi women's folk dance in a singing, clapping circleFolk dance · Circle
🇫🇷 France and 3 moreBranle
A French chain dance of linked couples moving side to side, popular from the 1500s.Folk dance · Circle · Line or chain
🇹🇴 TongaLakalaka
A standing group dance of Tonga where rows of performers gesture with outstretched arms while singing.Folk dance · Line or chain
🇺🇸 United StatesCakewalk
A partnered dance contest where couples strut for a cake prize, born in the Southern United States.Folk dance · Couple · Procession
InternationalLocking
A funk dance with sudden freezes, playful moves, and lively audience interactionStreet or club dance · Solo · Group
🇰🇪 Kenya and 1 moreAdumu
A vertical leaping dance performed by Maasai warriors in a circle to show strength and agility.Folk dance · Circle
🇧🇷 BrazilSamba
A lively Brazilian dance with fast footwork and syncopated rhythmsFolk dance · Solo · Couple
🇧🇷 BrazilMaculelê
A stick dance from Bahia, Brazil, performed in a circle with singing and drummingFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 2 moreAttanاتڼ
A fast-paced circle dance of the Pashtun people, performed at celebrations and gatheringsFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇯🇵 JapanNihon-buyō日本舞踊
A classical Japanese stage dance refined from kabuki and older traditions.Classical dance · Solo · Group
🇰🇷 South Korea and 2 morePungmul풍물
A Korean folk performance with drumming, dance, and song, rooted in farming lifeFolk dance · Group · Solo
🇪🇸 SpainSoleá
A solemn flamenco song and dance in 12-beat rhythm from AndalusiaFolk dance · Solo · Group
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSufi whirling
A meditative spinning dance practiced by Sufi dervishes during worship ceremoniesRitual dance · Solo · Group
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreHalay
A group dance in lines or circles, led by music or singing at weddings and celebrationsFolk dance · Circle · Line or chain
🇿🇦 South AfricaGumboot dance
A South African dance performed in rubber boots, using stamping and slapping for rhythmFolk dance · Group
🇪🇸 SpainBulería
A fast, improvisational flamenco dance in a 12-beat cycle from JerezFolk dance · Solo · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaFugdi
A circle dance of clapping and singing by women in Goa and the KonkanFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaGotipuaଗୋଟିପୁଅ
A group dance by boys dressed as women, honouring Krishna in OdishaFolk dance · Group
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreEisaエイサー
A drumming and dance procession for Obon, led by Okinawan youth in lines or circlesFolk dance · Line or chain · Circle
🇧🇴 BoliviaTinku
A Bolivian dance that echoes ritual combat, with bold costumes and warlike rhythmsFolk dance · Circle · Group
InternationalFaroese chain danceFøroyskur dansur
A circle dance from the Faroe Islands, sung to ballads and danced hand in handFolk dance · Circle · Line or chain
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreJewish dance
Dances and dance traditions across Jewish communities and celebrationsFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaKamsaleಕಂಸಾಳೆ ನೃತ್ಯ
A devotional dance with cymbals, performed by Kuruba devotees in southern KarnatakaFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaThabal chongba
A circle dance from Manipur, performed outdoors during the Yaoshang festivalFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇨🇴 Colombia and 3 moreMapalé
A fast, energetic Afro-Colombian dance echoing the movements of fish and the seaFolk dance · Couple · Group
🇯🇲 JamaicaKumina
A Jamaican spirit-healing dance tradition rooted in Kongo ancestry and drumming.Ritual dance
🇿🇼 ZimbabweMbende Jerusarema
A polyrhythmic group dance of the Zezuru, marked by acrobatic hip and waist movementsFolk dance · Group · Line or chain
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreJogetTarian Joget
A couple's folk dance from Malacca with Portuguese roots and quick duple beats.Folk dance · Couple · Group
🇮🇱 IsraelMayim Mayimמים מים
A circle dance celebrating water discovery in a kibbutz, danced to lyrics from the Bible.Folk dance · Circle
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreHooping
An object manipulation art form using a rotating hoop around the body or in tricks.Social dance · Solo · Group
🇲🇲 MyanmarBurmese dance
Energetic and angular dances from Myanmar, shaped by history and mythClassical dance · Solo · 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
🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreBaile folklórico
Stage versions of regional folk dances from Mexico and Central AmericaFolk dance · Group · Couple
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Mbende Jerusarema: Fidelis Manyange aka manfidza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Farandole: Hans Thoma, Public domain, source
- Burmese dance: Scott O'Connor, Public domain, source
- Line dance: Sebastiaan ter Burg, CC BY 2.0, source
- Giddha: University of the Fraser Valley, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bulería: José García y Ramos, Public domain, source
- Samba: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Gumboot dance: Michal Maňas, CC BY 4.0, source
- Morris dance: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pole dance: Raul Lanus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Faroese chain dance: Eileen Sandá, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hooping: AbsconditumEtIncognitum, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Awa Dance Festival: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dancing devils of Corpus Christi: Wilfredor, CC0, source
- Hakafot: Meir624, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Maculelê: Joel Zimmer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Manipuri dance: https://www.flickr.com/photos/matsukin/, CC BY 2.0, source
- Eisa: HaeB, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Diablada: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tinku: CassandraW1, CC BY 2.0, source
- Thabal chongba: Titodutta, CC0, source
- Swing dance: Anthonydpadgett, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tap dance: Jack Delano, Public domain, source
- Pungmul: Vero Villa, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Baile folklórico: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mapalé: P R, CC BY 2.0, source
- Soleá: büys, CC BY 2.0, source
- Halay: Post of Moldova, Public domain, source
- Sufi whirling: myself, Public domain, source
- Jewish dance: אין מידע, CC BY 2.5, source
- Fugdi: Ramesh Lalwani, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gotipua: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bhangra: Jimmysekhon25, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kamsale: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Garba: anurag agnihotri, CC BY 2.0, source
- Csárdás: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Nihon-buyō: Rdsmith4, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Egungun: Ìṣẹ̀ṣeAssembly, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Branle: Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, Public domain, source
- Adumu: K15photos, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cakewalk: Leo Rauth, Public domain, source
- Mayim Mayim: Unknown author, Public domain, source