Group dances

thumb|upright=1.25|Haka is a traditional genre of Māori culture#Performing arts|Māori dance. This painting dates from . Haka (; singular and plural haka, in both Māori and New Zealand English) are a variety of ceremonial dances in Māori culture. A performance art, haka are often performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment. Haka have been traditionally performed by both men and women for a variety of social functions within Māori culture. They are performed to welcome distinguished guests, or to acknowledge great achievements, o

thumb|Sirtaki flash mob at Accroche-Cœurs festival.

Dabke ( also spelled dabka, dabki, dubki, dabkeh, plural dabkaat) is a Levantine folk dance, particularly popular among Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian, and Syrian communities. Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions. The line forms from right to left and the leader of the dabke heads the line, alternating between facing the audience and the other dancers.

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ceremony practiced by some Indigenous people in North America

The Călușari (, ; ; singular: Călușar) are the participants to an old traditional Romanian dance known as the ''''''. "Căluș" translates to horse, but in an endearing form. Originally Romanian, the practice later spread to North Bulgaria. From three weeks after Easter until Pentecost, called in Romanian, for around two weeks they have traditionally travelled to all their local communities where they would dance, accompanied by a few fiddlers.

upright=1.35|thumb|Farandole dancing in Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas The farandole (; ) is an open-chain community dance popular in Provence, France. It bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella. The carmagnole of the French Revolution is a derivative.

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

Indian folk dance that originated from the state of Gujarat

dance for four couples (eight dancers) arranged in a square

The lakalaka (walking briskly) is a Tongan group dance where the performers are largely standing still and make gestures with their arms only. It is considered as the national dance of Tonga and part of the intangible human heritage. It is the ideal dance at formal occasions, like the birthday of the king or the opening of a church.

type of salsa dance

indigenous folk dance from Assam, India

Kochari (; ; ; ) is an Armenian folk dance originating in the Armenian Highlands. It is performed today by Armenians, while variants are performed by Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, and Pontic Greeks. It is a form of circle dance.

Ardah ( / ALA-LC: al-‘arḍah) is a type of folkloric group dance in the Arabian Peninsula, in most countries located in the Gulf Cooperation Council. The dance is performed with two rows of men opposite of one another, each of whom may or may not be wielding a sword or cane, and is accompanied by drums and spoken poetry.

The Kalamatianós (, ) is one of the best-known dances of Greece. It is a popular Greek folk dance throughout Greece, Cyprus and internationally and is often performed at many social gatherings worldwide. As is the case with most Greek folk dances, it is danced in chain with a counterclockwise rotation, the dancers holding hands. thumb|left|Dance in the atrium of the Zappeion on March 3, 1926 It is a joyous and festive dance; its musical beat is , subdivided into of three parts of 3+2+2 beats, corresponding to 3 steps per bar. There are 12 steps in the dance corresponding to 4 bars of music. T

song

Letkajenkka (), is a Finnish dance.

thumb|220px|right|Two performers at the 2006 Yosakoi Festival in Harajuku, Tokyo thumb|220px|right|A performer at the 2008 Yosakoi Festival in Harajuku Yosakoi () is a unique style of dance that originated in Japan and that is performed at festivals and events all over the country. The first yosakoi festival was held in 1954 in Kōchi, Japan, on the island of Shikoku. Yosakoi-style dancing has spread throughout much of Japan. The style of dance is highly energetic, combining traditional Japanese dance movements with modern music. The choreographed dances are often performed by large teams. Alon

traditional dance of Mizoram

Buchaechum () is a Korean fan dance originating from various traditional and religious Korean dances. It is usually performed by groups of female dancers.

The Tsamikos (, Tsamikos) or Kleftikos () is a popular traditional folk dance of Greece, done to music of 3/4 meter.

type of dance

dance involving mock combat

style of dance

Ossetian folk dance

folk dance of Rajasthan

thumb|260x260px|An Emirati child performing Yowlah. The yowlah (, al-yawlah, or العيالة, al-ʿayyalah or al-ʿiyyalah), is a weapon dance of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, traditionally performed during weddings, celebrations, and other events. The dance is accompanied by traditional music (drums and other instruments), and men and women are represented in separate groups of dancers. The yowlah originated as a Bedouin war dance where men would spin rifles after victory in a battle. There is also a variation from the standard yowlah known as the razfah ( al-razfah, الرزفة العيالة‎ al-razfat a

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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.

Mezmar or mizmar ( al-mizmar) is a traditional group performance and stick song-dance that is performed by in the Hejaz region in western Saudi Arabia for festive occasions such as wedding and national events. Almezmar is performed by about 15–100 practitioners in festive occasions such as wedding and national events, they twirl long sticks (bamboo cane), beat drums and clap to songs that can pertain to a variety of topics such as heroism, praise, chivalry, love and generosity. In the past, the ritual was associated with battle or competition. It closely resembles the tahtib dance practiced in

type of dance

folkloric dance of the Persian Gulf

type of dance during the Cultural Revolution

international novelty dance

type of dance

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.'

Geommu (also transliterated Gummu, Kommu) is a traditional sword dance practiced in Korea. Geommu is performed with special costume, dance moves, and music. The dance is known for its grace in performance. Extra emphasis is placed on the movement of the costuming, notably the sleeves, in harmony with the movements of the dancer. The symbolic use of ssang dan geom, i.e. a replica of dual short swords, keeps to the militaristic origins of this dance. Geom-mu has become a dance of great beauty and is treasured as the South Korea's 12th Important Intangible Cultural Property.

The '''M'alayah' (Arabic: معلايه or معلاية / ALA-LC: ma‘alāyah'') is a popular Arab dancing art that is performed at weddings. It originates in northern Oman, as well as the northeast United Arab Emirates, and is widespread through most of the Arab world. The M'alayah dance is based on rapid movements of the hips and buttocks, the dance is usually harmonised with local popular folk songs. It is the precursor of Belly dancing.

participation song and dance

The Pentozali or Pentozalis () is the trademark folk dance of the island of Crete. It takes its name from the five (pente) attempt or step (ζάλος being a Cretan Greek word for "step"). It can thus be translated as "five-steps". The name also contains an element of wordplay, as ‘ζάλη’ () means dizziness, and so it may also be interpreted as a dance that can make its dancers dizzy five times over ("five-dizzy"). In fact the dance has ten steps in total.

thumb|Metelitsa: A humorous depiction: Ukrainian Cossack is doing [[prisiadki]]

dance genre originating in parts of the United States

traditional dance from Mozambique's North