Dance by continent
Six regions. Open one to see its dances and its countries.
AfricaDrum and dancer in conversation: sabar, adumu, eskista, gumboot, and the masquerades of the west and centre.60 dancesAsiaTemple and court forms, dance-dramas, lion dances, harvest circles and the line dances of the Levant.217 dancesEuropeBallet and the ballroom, flamenco, the chain dances of the Balkans, jigs, reels and polkas.166 dancesNorth AmericaPowwow styles, tap, swing and hip-hop, the son and salsa of the Caribbean, the folk dances of Mexico.103 dancesSouth AmericaTango and samba, cumbia, cueca and marinera, and the masked dances of the Andes.65 dancesOceaniaHaka and hula, siva and meke, and the ceremonial dances of Aboriginal Australia.19 dances