Folk Dance Resources
Below is a list of about 100 dances, most of them suitable for teaching at parties where the participants have little or no previous dancing experience.
Key
Click the link for each dance to take you to a pop up window with
the dance instructions and or a video clip of the dance.
To return to this page from any of the pop up windows, simply close the
window.
indicates that the dance is part
of my repertoire.
indicates a link to a video of
the dance.
indicates a link to the dance
instructions.
There are several dances listed where there are no links to a pop up window,
no videos and no instructions. It is hoped to include these dances at
a later date.
Ali
Pasa
Alunelul
Aunt
Hessie's white horse
Belfast
Duck
Big
Corral
Big
Set Mixer
Boerinnekesdans
Blaydon
Races
Bonnie
Prince Charlie
Bridge
of Athlone
Canadian
Barn Dance
Chekessia
Kfula
Circassian
Circle
Circle
Waltz
Cottagers
Cumberland
Square eight
Dance
of the Hammersmiths
Dancing
in the street
Dashing
White Sergeant
Die
Woaf
Djatchko
Kolo
Doudlebska
Polka
Eide
Rotas
Eightsome
Reel
Ersko
Kolo
Familje
Schotis
Familje
Sextur
Fjaskern
Fyrmanna
Schottische
Gay
Gordons
German
Clap Dance
Good
Old Days
Hakke
Tonne
Hassipiko
Politico
Hora
Agadati
Horney
Toad
I
want to be near you
Indo
Eo
Jiffy
Mixer
Kalsa
Masolka
Karapiet
Kolom
Tanz
Korobushka
Kleine
Schottische
Kroatische
Schottische
La
Bastringue
Lapida
Levi
Jackson Rag
Little
man in a fix
Mayim
Mayim
Mexican
Waltz
Moi
Mejenka
Miserlou
Neda
Grivne
New
Kolo
Nottingham
Swing
O
Tarzan
Olde
Step
Oige
ja vasemba
Oxo
Reel
Patacake
Polka
Patch
Dance
Poseyala
Baba
Progressive
Barn Dance
Raksijaak
Rebecca's
Roundabout
Red
River Valley
Riepe
riepe garste
Rond
de St Jean
Salty
Dog Rag
Selengers
Round
Shiboleth
Basedeh
Sicillian
Circle
Slaapmuts
Snuff
Dance
St
Bernard's Waltz
Steireger
Stepping
Out
Strip
the willow
Sulam
Yakov
Swedish
Clap Dance
Swedish
Masquarade
Syvspring
Teddy
Bears Ball
Tenessee
Wigwalk
Texas
Schottische
Troika
Twelth
Street Rag
Two
Step
Valeta
Varsovienne
Vleegeerd
Waltz
Country Dance
Waves
of Tory
Wild
Cowboy Dance
Willow
Tree
Y
Ddafad Gorniog
Zemir
Atiek
Zorba
Dance
Can you help me?
Please make me aware of:
- any video clips on the Internet which you think should be included in this collection
- any easy and "different" dances that I could add to this collection.
- any mistakes.
- any background information about particular dances, that could be included in the dance instructions.
- your comments about whether these pages have been useful and how to improve.
Many thanks.