Dances with the sticks
4 dances from around the world that are danced to the sticks.
🇨🇲 CameroonAmbasse bey
A shoulder-shaking folk dance from Cameroon's Littoral region, danced to guitar and percussion.Folk dance · Couple · Solo
🇮🇳 IndiaKolkali
A circle stick dance from Kerala, India, performed with rhythmic strikes and steps.Folk dance · Circle
🇮🇳 IndiaTipri
A Punjabi stick dance performed in circles and pairs during the Bavan Dvadasi festival.Folk dance · Circle · Couple
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMarfa
A rhythmic stick and sword dance of Hyderabadi Muslims, performed to kettledrum beats.Folk dance · Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ambasse bey: Bathilde Maestracci, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kolkali: Farisori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source