Dances with the triangle
8 dances from around the world that are danced to the triangle.
🇧🇧 BarbadosBarbados Land-ship
A parade and dance tradition in Barbados, mimicking naval maneuvers on landFolk dance · Group · Procession
🇬🇧 United KingdomBorder Morris
A winter stick dance from the English villages near WalesFolk dance · Group
🇲🇺 Mauritius and 2 moreSegaséga
A hip-focused dance and music tradition from the islands of Mauritius and Réunion.Folk dance · Couple · Group
🇧🇷 BrazilBaião
A syncopated duple-meter dance from Northeastern Brazil, driven by the zabumba drum.Folk dance
🇩🇲 Dominica and 3 moreBélé
A Creole folk dance and drum tradition of the Caribbean islands.Folk dance · Couple · Group
🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreChula
A historic folk dance and challenge tradition found across Portugal and BrazilFolk dance · Solo
🇵🇦 PanamaCumbia
A Panamanian circle dance of couples stepping to rhythmic drumming and accordionFolk dance · Circle · Couple
🇺🇸 United StatesCajun Jig
A simple partner dance from Louisiana danced to two-four or four-four time.Social dance · Couple
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sega: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Barbados Land-ship: Ronaldwalcott, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Border Morris: PEHowland, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cumbia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ggunter/, CC BY-SA 2.0, source