European folk dances

Flamenco () is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Murcia. In a wider sense, the term is used to refer to a variety of both contemporary and traditional musical styles typical of southern Spain. Flamenco is closely associated to the gitanos of the Romani ethnicity who have contributed significantly to its origination and professionalization. However, its style is uniquely Andalusian and flamenco artists have historically included S

right|thumb|Drawing by famous Russian artist Vasily Vereshchagin "Lezginka" which after visiting southern [[Dagestan and Elisabethpol Governorate wrote the scene, observing the customs and traditions of the Lezgins. (1867)]] right|thumb|Lezgins dancing the "lezginka" in the village of [[Akhty, Dagestan region (1900)]] The Lezginka () is a folk dance common throughout the North Caucasus. It is named after the Lezgin people. It uses a fast rhythm, and can be either a solo male or a pair dance.

thumb|Borrèia in Auvergne, early 20th century

250px|thumb|Muixeranga of Algemesi The Muixeranga () is the collective name given to the performance of ancient street dances and human pyramids or castells, originating in the ancient Kingdom of Valencia (currently the Land of Valencia), which are still preserved in the town of Algemesí, southwest from Valencia, and certain other Valencian towns.

thumb|Eighteenth century Castile (historical region)|Castilian fandango dancers (by [[Pierre Chasselat) (1753–1814)]] thumb|right|250px|Fandango rhythm.

a traditional South Slavic collective folk dance performed by dancers linked in a chain, usually forming a circle; it is performed to musical accompaniment at private and public gatherings

group of traditional dance forms originating from Ireland

thumb|Dancing the Haymakers' Jig at an Irish ceilidh The jig (, ) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity across the British Isles in the 16th-century, and was adopted on mainland Europe where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga). Today it is most associated with Irish dance music, Scottish country dance, French Canadian traditional music and dance and the Métis people in Canada. Jigs were originally in quadruple compound metre, (e.g., t

type of circle dance originating in the Balkans

style of dance done in a circle with rhythm instruments and singing

thumb|The Hornpipe by Andries Both The hornpipe is any of several dance forms and their associated tunes, played and danced in Great Britain and Ireland and elsewhere from the 16th century until the present day. The dance is still performed in competition. George Frideric Handel's hornpipe from Water Music is one of his most famous compositions.

thumb|upright=1.5|A dance in Alexandria, Virginia, United States A ' ( , ) or ' () is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing Gaelic folk music, either at a home or a larger concert at a social hall or other community gathering place.

The furlana (also spelled furlane, forlane, friulana, forlana) is an Italian folk dance from the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In Friulian, furlane means Friulian, in this case Friulian Dance. In Friuli there has been a Slav minority since the Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps, and the furlana may well have originated as a Slavonic dance. It dates at least to 1583, when a "ballo furlano" called ''L'arboscello was published in Pierre Phalèse the Younger’s Chorearum molliorum collectanea'' and in Jakob Paix’s organ tablature book, though its chief popularity extended from the late

thumb|Macedonian man dancing čoček Čoček (; Serbian and , čoček; ; Romanian: sistemul; Greek: Tsifteteli) is a musical genre and dance that emerged in the Balkans during the early 19th century. It features prominently in the repertoire of many Romani brass bands.

Qaytarma (; also written as Haytarma) is a form of Crimean Tatar folk dance and folk music characterised by cyclical motion. It is most commonly performed at weddings and on holidays.

thumb|330px|Bergamesca ('The Buffens'), Straloch MS., c. 1600 . thumb|330px|Bergamesca variant, MS. Lute Book, c. 1600 .

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folklore dance of the Russian people

The Schuhplattler is a traditional style of folk dance popular in the Eastern Alps, specifically originating in Upper Bavaria, Tyrol, and Salzburg. In this dance, the performers stomp, clap, and strike the soles of their shoes (Schuhe), thighs, and knees with their hands held flat (platt). The more than 150 basic Schuhplattlers, as well as marches and acrobatic feats, are often interspersed with the basic dance in performance. They may be seen today in Europe and in German-immigrant communities around the world. While the Schuhplattler is still largely performed by adults, it has become increa

A furiant is a Bohemian folk dance characterized by its rapid tempo and usage of irregular changing rhythms, hemiolas and syncopation. Furiants are usually written in the time signature , with off-beat accents that divide their first two measures into three duple units (). The furiant is danced in pairs. The dance became very popular in Bohemia during the 19th century, and many Czech composers such as Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana wrote furiants in their compositions.

dance rhythm and type of dance

type of dance

The Chapelloise () is a traditional folk dance with change of partners (a so-called mixer), belonging to the standard repertoire of a Balfolk. Its most common name in France and the French-influenced European Balfolk scene is Chapelloise, but the dance has many other names in different countries.

Syrtos is a traditional Greek dance in which the dancers link hands to form a chain or circle, headed by a leader who intermittently breaks away to perform improvised steps.

Tsifteteli () or Çiftetelli, is a rhythm and belly dance of Anatolia and the Balkans (particularly Greece). In Turkish the word means "double stringed", taken from the violin playing style that is practiced in this kind of music. There are suggestions that the dance existed in ancient Greece, known as the Aristophanic dance Cordax. It became popular in Greece through the Greek-Turkish population exchange of 1923. Despite this, it has established itself as the most popular and most common Greek dance together with Zeibekiko. Nowadays it is found not only in Greece and Turkey, but also in the en

type of dance

The bacchu-ber (), derived from Occitan bau cubèrt (, covered dance or indoor ball), is a traditional folk dance performed with swords. This dance takes place in the district of Pont-de-Cervières, city of Briançon (Hautes-Alpes, France). Its origin dates back to many centuries ago (first written confirmation in 1730). This folk dance is unique in France and is one of the rare sword dances that have stood the test of time. It is performed once a year on 16 August, day of Saint Roch (1340–1379), patron of the Pont-de-Cervières district. Similar shows are performed on the Italian side of the Cot

thumb|The tambourin de Provence. thumb|Tambourin players in the early 1900s in Aix-en-Provence The tambourin () is a low-pitched tenor drum of the French region of Provence, which has also lent its name to a Provençal dance accompanied by lively duple meter music. The dance is so named because the music imitates the drum (tambour being a generic French term for "drum"), usually as a repetitive not-very-melodic figure in the bass.

traditional Easter game to manipulate eggs with the feet without breaking them

The Zwiefacher () is a southern German folk dance with a quick tempo and changing beat patterns.

term for dance styles in which footwork is the most important

The Odzemek (Slovak: Odzemok) is a Slovak solo traditional dance for men, which always has an improvised character. The dance starts out slow and gets faster as the dance goes on, and is traditionally danced in Slovakia and Moravian Wallachia. The name Odzemok comes from the words 'od zeme,' which means 'from the ground.'

type of dance

Boombal (pl. Boombals) is a relatively recent phenomenon of folk dance parties in Belgium, originating in the French bal folk. The partygoers indulge in pair, ring, line, and string dances such as the waltz, polka, An Dro, etc. adapted from the French bal folk scene. The events are seen as a more social and enjoyable alternative to the individualistic dancing that is often seen in modern clubs. There is a very low barrier of entrance due to the emphasis on having fun rather than meticulously performed and complicated dances.