International Folk Dance Resources

• • Bachata - Dominican Republic

Beginner Bachata Basic Steps Tutorial Video

Bachata Isolations Video 

• Carnivalito - Bolivia

Carnavalito (Bolivia) Video & Description

Carnavalito Article

• Chu Ku Wu - Taiwan

Chu Ku Wu (Taiwan) Description

• Cha Cha Cha - Cuba

• Chilly Cha Cha Line Dance - USA

• Electric Slide - USA

 Electric Slide, Marcia Griffiths (USA, African American) Video

Electric Slide (3 variations) Video

Electric Slide (AKA "Elvira", Country Western Line Dance) Video

• Ersko Kolo - Serbia

Ersko Kolo Video

• Repasseado - Portugal

Videos

1. Trad Mad Dublin Dance - Repasseado Note: Watch the feet of the man in white.

2. Kissene Folk - Repasseado Note: Fun and social...on a grassy surface, imperfect footwork, but it doesn't matter in a social setting!

3. Gira Sol - Repasseado Note: Again, on a grassy surface, with folks turning different ways....again, that doesn't matter in a social setting!

More Repasseado Videos! Jeff Schneider is my long-time teaching assistant at CCSF. His Portuguese friend is a folk dancer, and he said that this dance is very traditional in the North of Portugal in the region of Trás-os-Montes. He sent these links for videos and music.

1. https://youtube.com/watch?v=q2-Jx658Yi8&feature=share

2. https://youtube.com/watch?v=kptTxwh9Qk0&feature=share

3. https://youtube.com/watch?v=sLwi-zy2k2U&feature=share

4. https://music.apple.com/mo/album/repasseado/1067782272?i=1067782722&l=en

• Savila Se Bela Loza - Serbia

Savila Se Bela Loza (Serbia) Video

• Shto Mi E Milo - Northern Macedonia/Bulgaria

Shto Mi E Milo (Macedonia/Bulgaria) Video

• Waltz - Czech Republic - Bohemia, Austria, Germany - Bavaria

Waltz - Oktoberfest Folk Waltz Austria House Video

Waltz History Interesting article; sadly lots of type-o's.

• Zemer Atik - Israel

Zemer Atik (Israel) Video

• • • Beautiful You (USA, flashmob-many variations across globe, guest Dwayne Worthington)

    • Video: Blackstone Jig  Teaching (USA, partner mixer, Craig Blackstone)

    • Video: Blackstone Jig Performance (USA, partner mixer, Craig Blackstone)

    • Bufchansko

    • Chu Ku Wu (Taiwan)

    • Colombian Folklorico 

    • Corlu Aroman (Romanian, open circle, Sonia and Cristian)

    • Cumberland Reel

    • Cumbia Semana

    • Video: Cumbia Semana (Israel, 1-wall line dance, Ira Weisburd)

    • Delile (Turkey)

    • Erev Ba

    • Ersko Kolo

    • Gatij Ed Goj

    • Article: Hava Nagilah: The Story Behind the Quintessential Jewish Folk Dance

    • Videos & Description: Hava Nagila (Jewish/Israeli, often a Hora)

    • Jiffy Mixer

    • Lesnoto (Macedonia/Serbia/Bulgaria, open circle line dance, traditional variations)

    • Maté Amargo (Nicaraguan Folkloric, guest Carmen Navarro)

    • Manistir (Turkish, open circle, Ahmet Luleci)

    • Merengue (Dominican Republic, social partner dance)

    • Article & Video: Merengue - 2019 World Record

    • Mezosegi (Hungary, social partner dance,  guests Todd Wagoner & Sarah Tull)

    • Oslo Waltz

    • Paparuda (Romania)

    • Repasseado (Portugal)

    • Savila Se Bela Loza

    • Setnya

    • Shantel

    • Turning by Threes

    • Vrapcheto

    • Waltz