Jack Anderson and Charlotte Mclean began as champions of classic Irish and Highland steps. Here, with piper Malin Lewis, they give them a new form ...

Traditional Folk Dance Modernized Bhangra is a traditional folk dance from Northern India. Now the dance originally performed by farmers in the Punjab region has come to colleges across the United ...

A farmer, poet and musician, he revitalized contra dancing in the 1960s and ’70s, bringing the tradition to a new generation.

The tarantella is a lively folk dance and musical style originating in southern Italy's Apulia region, the heel of the Italian geographic boot. Its name derives from the poisonous bite of a local ...

In India a common distinction between classical and folk dance uses the Natya Shastra’s terms of Margi and Desi. Yet the definition of Margi dance, aspiring to a transformational spiritual or ...

The Red River Valley Square Dance Association is holding an Old Fashioned Barn Dance this August.

At New York’s 60th annual Israel Folk Dance Festival, held in April, a few dozen dancers at the opening session circled to their favorite Hebrew songs, those that recalled a time when Israel was a ...

In 1970s South London, Polish folk dance became far more than nostalgia – it was a way to build community, celebrate identity ...

You might know Mazowsze from Paweł Pawlikowski’s 2018 film Cold War – which not only traced the story of the company, but featured performances by its present-day members. Perhaps you’ve heard about ...

After many years, Pangasinan folk dances are beginning to breathe again, adding color to local cultural events. This is because the provincial government had been persistent in reviving the dances in ...