List of folk dances sorted by origin

This is a list of ethnic, folk, traditional, regional, or otherwise traditionally assiciated with a particular ethnicity, dances by ethnicity or country . These dances should also be listed on the general, noncategorized index list of specific dances.

Albania

• Valle

Austria

• Ländler
• Schuhplattler
• Zwiefacher

See also Austrian folk dancing.

Belarus

• Lawonicha (Lyavonikha)

Bulgaria

• Horo

Catalonia

• Sardana

China

• Lion dance
• Dragon dance

Greece

Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with o or with os, e.g., one may find both "Syrto" and "Syrtos", "Hasapiko" and "Hasapikos"

• Antikrystos
• Baidoushka
• Ballos
• Fysouni
• Gaida
• Hasapiko (Chasapiko, Khasapiko, Hassapiko)
  • Sirtaki (Syrtaki, Zorba)
• Horos
• Ikariotikos
• Kalymnikos
• Karagouna
• Karsilamas (Antikrystos, Marinella)
• Kerkyraikos (Rouga)
• Khoros
• Kleistos
• Koftos
• Kotsari
• Lerikos
• Leventikos
• Makedonia (dance)
• Menousis
• Omal (Lemona, Dipat)
• Pidikhtos
  • Kastrinos Pidikhtos
  • Malevyziotiko Pidikhtos
• Pogonisios
• Serra
• Sousta
  • Bulgarian Sousta
  • Cretan Sousta
  • Dodecanese Sousta
  • Macedonian Sousta
• Sta tria
• Svarniara
• Syrtos (Syrto, Sirto)
  • Syrto Kritikos (Cretan Syrtos)
  • Syrto Politikos (Syrtos of The City, i.e., of Constantinople)
  • Kalamatianos Syrtos (Mainland Syrtos)
  • Kapoutzidon Syrtos
  • Nisiotiko Syrtos (Island Syrtos)
  • Silyvriano Syrtos
  • Sirtaki (Syrtaki, Zorba)
  • Xaniotiko Syrto
• Tik
• Trata
• Tsakonikos
• Tsamiko
• Tsifteteli (Tsifte-Teli)
• Tsirigotikos (Kythiraikos, Bourdaris)
• Yerakina
• Zeibekiko (Zembekiko, Zeybek, Zembetiko)
• Zonaradiko

Crete

• Cretan Sousta
• Cretan Syrtos (Syrto Kritikos)
• Kastrinos
• Pentozalis
• Siganos

Hungary

• Czardas (Csardas)
• Verbunkos (XVIII century dance & music genre)

India

• Bharatanatyam
• Kathak
• Kathakali
• Kuchipudi
• Odissi

Indonesia

Bali

• Joged

Ireland

• Irish dance

Israel

• Horah

Italy

• Tarantella
• Sardinia
  • Ballu tundu

Japan

• Butoh
• Buyo
• Japanese traditional dance
  • Bon Odori

Poland

• Chodzony (Polonez, Polonaise)
• Krakowiak
• Kujawiak
• Mazurka (Mazur)
• Oberek (Obertas, Ober) -Oberek
• Trojak

Romania

• Hora

Russia

• Barynya
• Drobushki
• Kamarinskaya
• Kazachok
• Khorovod
• Trepak
• Troika
• Tsyganochka
• Yablochko

Scotland

• Scottish country dance
• Scottish highland dance
• Jig
• reel
• Ceilidh

USA

Hawaii

• Hula

Louisiana

• Cajun
  • Cajun One Step
  • Cajun Two Step
  • Cajun Jitterbug
  • Cajun Waltz
  • Troika
• Zydeco

Texas

• Push
• Western swing (Texas Swing, Country Swing, Aggie Swing)
• Whip

Ukraine

• Hopak

See also

• Dance basic topics, a list of general dance topics