Cultural Dances and Festivals

Vibrant traditional dancers in festive attire performing at cultural events across Latin America. A rich display of colors and lively expressions.

Asia, Bhutan, Haa Tshechu, Black Hat Dance and dancers.

Tzotzil dancers performing for tourists, San Cristobal de la Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of elaborately dressed performers in monarch butterfly costumes dancing with energy and vibrant colors during the Day of the Dead parade.

Valencia, Spain, Europe "Las Fallas" Parade figures in storage. Las Fallas is a traditional celebration held every March, featuring huge, elaborate sculptures made of papier-mâché, wood, and other materials.

Tinkus Los Tolkas Dancers In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

Ama woman in traditional clothing and hat dancing celebrating Shirahama Ama Festival, Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Large format sizes available)

SPAIN - Baix Camp (district) - Catalonia - TARRAGONA. Ball de Prims, Festes de Sant Pere, Reus, Baix Camp, Tarragona

Traditionally dressed weaver working; Cuzco, Peru

Opening ceremony at Naadam Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mexico, Michoacan, Patzcuaro, Figure wearing mask and costume performing Danza de los Viejitos or Dance of the Little Old Men in Plaza Vasco de Quiroga.

Made-up dancer at the most important festival of the Cham, Po Nagar temple, Nha Trang, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Lisu people (Lìsù zú) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit the mountainous regions of Burma (Myanmar), Southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. About 730,000 live in Lijiang, Baoshan, Nujiang, Diqing and Dehong prefectures in Yunnan Province, China. The Lisu form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. In Burma, the Lisu are known as one of the seven Kachin minority groups and an estimated population of 350,000 Lisu live in Kachin and Shan State in Burma. Approximately 55,000 live in Thailand, where they are one of the six main hill tribes. They mainly inhabit the remote country areas. Their culture has traits shared with the Ayi culture.

Monk performing ritual mask dance, describing stories from the early days of Buddhism, during Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Dancer at Mask Dance, Religious Tsechu Monastery Festival, Gasa Tshechu Festival, Gasa District, Himalaya Region, Kingdom of Bhutan

Navajo Indian Gourd Dance, Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico

mask dance performed by lamas at the ladakh festival, leh, ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, india Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Made-up dancer at the most important festival of the Cham, Po Nagar temple, Nha Trang, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Russia, St. Petersburg, Russian Cossack folkloric show. (Editorial Usage Only)

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende. Dancers in the Jardin plaza.

Okinawan Dancers in parade traditional costume, view from behind, colorful A70C

Dance of the Mexicans in charro dresses, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America

Inti Raymi festival, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Religious Festival La Paz, Bolivia

Boy in a traditional Beijing Opera or Peking Opera costume, Chinese New Year parade, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Folk chakri dancers at marwar festival Jodhpur Rajasthan India NOMR Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka, Kandy Dancers, Traditional Dancers And Man Spinning Plates On Poles And Fingers On Stage.

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Crystal Children. Hill Tribe Boys Ordination Parade. Shan Novice Candidates Riding Ponies

Tzotzil dancers performing for tourists, San Cristobal de la Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Colca valley,waititi dancer,Arequipa,Peru,South America.

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

KOREA, NEAR SEOUL, KOREAN FOLK VILLAGE, FARMERS' DANCE

Artists performing Bengal folk dance Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Nepalese puppets - Kathamndu, Nepal

Zuni Pueblo Dancers Preforming Traditional Dances At Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

Christmas procession and carnival, Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Folk Dance (snake charmer dance) , Pushkar , Rajasthan , India

A masked dancer with a lag nga (hand-held circular flat drum) and bent drumstick performs Drametse Nga Cham (the religious masked dance). This exciting dance has it origins in the 16th century at the Drametse monastery in Eastern Bhutan.

Peruvian dance Authentic peruvian dance Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 11092664

Asia, Philippines, Cebu. Sinulog festival.

Meskel ceremony in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Traditional dolls in folk dress in Turkish Bazaar

Mama Negra traditional festival in Latacunga, Ecuador, South America

Myanmar, Burma, Kengtung. A group of Aijo Akha women wearing traditional costumes and conical hats decorated with silver and glass beads.

Line of people wearing Tibetan traditional dress, Tongren, Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Kaapse Klopse - Cape Minstrels, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

Cusco, Peru, Local women, one with a baby in her scarf, dressed in traditional clothing pose near the Cusco Cathedral in Cusco, Peru

Danza del Torito, danza del siglo XVII, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of vibrant dancers twirling in a circle during the Thimphu Dromchoe festival, as a sea of spectators look on from the backdrop.

Ladakh, India, August 29, 2018: Women performers in traditional costumes dancing in Ladakh, India. Illustrative editorial, Asia

Palestinian band at the annual Palestinian pilgrimage to Nabi Musa

Elephant Decoration , Elephant Festival 2004 , Chuagan Stadiam , Jaipur , Rajasthan , India Copyright: xUmeshxGogna/DinodiaxPhotox

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Priests with tabors (replicas of the Ark of the Covenant) on their heads during the annual Timkat Festival of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which celebrates Epiphany.

View of people on stilts in the Parade of Delegations to the Guelaguetza in the streets of San Antonino Castillo Velasco near Oaxaca, Mexico.

Mexican folk dancers during cinco de mayo festival. (MR)

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of a vibrant Day of the Dead parade, where colors explode in a celebration of life and remembrance.

Benin, Ouidah, Atlantique Department. An Egungun masked dancer in brilliant sequined costume dances at a lively voodoo celebration. The dancers represent Yoruba ancestral spirits which give guidance to the living.

Mexico, Mexico City, Celebrations For Our Lady Of Guadaloupe Outside The Basilica With Dancers In Costume.

Traditional Ixil musicians, central park, Santa Maria Nebaj, El Quiché department, Guatemala, Central America

Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Troyanda from Selkirk, Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Festtrachten in Peru, Suedamerika Authentic decor on carnaval dressing in Peru, South America Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 20811416

Monastery festival in Jakar Dzong fortress, Jakar, Bumthang district, Bhutan, Asia

Inti Raymi Festival performance celebrating winter solstice, Sacsayhuaman ruins, Cuzco, Peru

The traditional folk dance of Gujarat, Navaratri Festival Celebration, women dancing , Ahmedabad , Gujarat , India Shooting date 19th October2004

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of a vibrant dancer in traditional dress twirling amidst the Day of the Dead parade, a burst of color against the urban backdrop.

Kandyan dancers in traditional attire participate in the Kandy Day Perahera, which concludes ten days of pageant with a magnificent procession through the city's streets, Sri Lanka

Hispanic teenage girl dancing in Sinaloa Folkloric dress

New Mexico, Las Cruces. La Mesilla Fiesta.

Native Quechua people celebrate the day of San Jeronimo, the patron saint of the city, San Jeronimo District, Cusco, Peru, South America

DEU Saxony Radebeul The traditional Karl May Festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. Special attractions are the traditional dances of guest Indian ensembles

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Three people wearing traditional costumes in a festival, Peru

ladakh festival, Mask dance of lama students, leh, ladakh, jammu and kashmir, india Copyright: xHxPoladia/DinodiaxPhotox

Dancing in Peru Peruvian dancers with traditional dress in the historical center of Cusco. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 22092960

Pilgrimage to Madonna dei Bagni sanctuary, Scafati, Campania, Italy

Pentecostes Festival held annually in May, Ollantaytambo, Peru. (Editorial Usage Only)

Nigerian chiefs at tribal gathering durbar cultural event at Maiduguri in Nigeria, West Africa

Aztek Indian dancing woman portrait

Kalbelia dance on Jodhpur foundation day 12th May, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

celebration of the patron saint, Moors and Christians, Pollensa, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

South America - Peru. During festival local residents parade through the village of Ollantaytambo in Sacred Valley of the Incas. (Editorial Usage Only)

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros , group of young girls in costume at parade

Mexico, Chiapas, Las Rosas, Carnival in indigenous Tzeltal village

Hawaii, Big Island, Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, view of local girl dressed in red performing the Kahiko or ancient hula

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Peru, Cusco Department, Cusco, Street Parade Of Men In Traditional Costume And Head Dress At Inti Raymi.

Angami tribe, Hornbill festival, Nagaland, India

Lady dancing kalbeliya, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India MR 786X Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Close up of dancers wearing traditional dress, Kingdom of Eswatini, Southern Africa.

Ceremony at Inti Raymi Festival at Sacsayhuaman Ruins, Cuzco, Peru

MEXICO, PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICAN FIESTA, DANCERS

Ecuador, Corpus Christi, Winter solstice festival.

Peruvian dance Authentic peruvian dance in Titicaca region Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 16567897

Antigua, Guatemala, Holy Week Processions

A Music Band Plays Funeral Marches During The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

Traditional Polynesian Tamure Dance, Tiki Village, Moorea Island, Society Islands. French Polynesia, South Pacific

Ecuador, Cuenca. Human pyramid of dancers in folklore troupe during annual parade and festival to celebrate founding of Cuenca in 1557. Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Asia,Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, traditional, dancers, people,

Thailand, Ubon Ratchatani, candle festival, drummer. (Editorial Usage Only)

Palki Dance holi festival sadvali Devrukh Konkan Maharashtra India South East Asia Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

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