Traditional Asian Dance Performances

A vibrant collection of traditional dance performances featuring colorful costumes, intricate headdresses, and cultural significance from various Asian countries.

India, state of Maharashtra, Mumbai (aka Bombay). Traditional Indian folkloric dance show, performed by Kala - Bhairavi Dance Group.

Balinese woman dancing Tari Pendet Dance. Pendet is a traditional dance from Bali, Indonesia, in which floral offerings are made to purify the temple as a prelude to ceremonies.

Indonesia, Girls Dressed in Traditional Dancing Costume, Legong Dancers with Frangipani floral headdress. (Editorial Use Only)

Traditional dance performance, Kandy, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia

Women performing traditional folk dance Lavani, Maharashtra, India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Odissi dancers strike pose from mythological scene re-enacts Indian myths such as Ramayana against backdrop of traditional ballet staged in Konarak, Orissa, India MR 400 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

India. Folk Dance Group

India, state of Maharashtra, Mumbai (aka Bombay). Traditional Indian folkloric dance show, performed by Kala - Bhairavi Dance Group.

CHENNAI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 9: Indian traditional dance drama Kathakali preformance on September 9, 2009 in Chennai, India. Performer portrays dying monkey king Bali (thadi) character in Ramayana drama

Young boys performing Gotipua dance, the traditional folk dance of Odisha inspired by Hindu gods, Lords Jagannath and Krishna, Odisha, India, Asia

UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA, SEP 5, 2014: A traditional Balinese show in the centre of Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Girl during a Barong dance, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Kandyan dance at Kandyan Art Association and Cultural Centre, Kandy, Sri Lanka

children performing in rain festival, west bengal, india Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

folk dance, madhya pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xRajeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox www.dinodia.com

INDONESIA, BALI, BARONG DANCE, GIRL DANCER, REPRESENTING THE SERVANT OF THE RANGDA

Two Kathakali dancers performing on a stage, Kerala, India

Muslim dancers, Villa Escudero, Manila, Laguna, Luzon Island, Philippines

Kath kali, Classical Dance of India, Kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Artists takes part of Hindu mythological character as they performs in an Assamese Bhaona, in Guwahati, Assam, India on 15 December 2023. Bhaona is a traditional form of play in Assam, created by Srimanta Sankerdeva in several centuries back.

Yakshagana- Mahisasuramardini by Sri Chandrasekara Navada & Troupe, Suratkal, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Traditional Balinese Legong dancers performing

Kathakali dance, Pachcha character with sword and Chuvanna Thaadi character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Bronze saivite saints in Aruvaththumoovar festival in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

06 February 2023 Mumbai, Maharashtra - festival celebrations, people in traditional attire 06 February 2023 Mumbai, Maharashtra - festival celebrations, people in traditional attire. High quality photo Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntonxYulikovx 20036180

Girl during a Barong dance, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Couple dress up like radha krishna, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

A young Kandyan dancer in traditional dress participates in the Kandy Day Perahera, which concludes ten days of pageant with a magnificent procession through the city's streets, Sri Lanka

Holi, spring festival, shantiniketan, west bengal, India, Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

NEW ORLEANS (April 19, 2012) Sailors from the Indonesian navy barquentine KRI Dewaruci perform a traditional Indonesian dance during a reception in New Orleans for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration Navy Week. Visiting ships are from the United States, France, Canada, Great Britain, Ecuador and Indonesia. The commemoration includes a series of city visits by the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Operation Sail beginning in April 2012 and concluding in 2015. New Orleans is the first and the last city visit in the series.

Shivaratri celebration at the Ganesh temple, Paris, France

Bharatnatyam dancer in action Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal India MR 775 Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Legong dance at Puri Saren Palace, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA - March 2023 - traditional Balinese show in the centre of Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Beautifully decorated dancers waiting for their performance, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Kalash Yatra.

CHENNAI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 8: Indian traditional dance drama Kathakali preformance on September 8, 2009 in Chennai, India. Performers plays Arjuna (pacha) and Subhadra characters

Traditionell Mohiniattam dance, Kerala, India, Asia

Nepal, Bhaktapur,folklore

Shivaratri celebration at the Ganesh temple, Paris, France

Dhaka, Bangladesh - 04 March 2018: View of vibrant dancers in red and yellow saris gracefully performing on stage, framed by colorful banners and lush green trees.

folk dances, garba classical dance, gujarat, india Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese woman performing Barong Temple dance.

View of Legong dancers; Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

Yakshagana, Mahishamardini epic, traditional folk dance by Sri Chandrasekara Navada troupe near Mangalore in Coastal Karnataka, India, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese wedding ceremony.

UNESCO, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, traditional dancing,

Folk dance, gotipu, orissa, India MR Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Gujarati couples performing dandiya , Navaratri

Low section view of a woman performing Bharatnatyam, a classical dance of India, India

Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Traditional dance performance, Apsara dancer.

The moon goddess, Tari Penyambutan dance, Puri Saraswati Temple, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Yakshagana, Mahishamardini epic, traditional folk dance by Sri Chandrasekara Navada troupe near Mangalore in Coastal Karnataka, India, Asia

Kandy Dance, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Dhaka, Bangladesh - 04 March 2018: View of vibrant dancers in traditional attire, their colorful saris and confident poses celebrating cultural heritage.

An Indian Brass Band At A Wedding; Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Kathakali performer or mime, 38 and 60 years old, and drummer on stage at the Kochi Kathakali Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India, Asia

Dancer, Heritage Hotel or Laxmi Niwas Palace Hotel, Bikaner, Rajasthan, North India, India, Asia

Female dancers performing Kecak, Ketjak or Ketiak Dance in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Child performing dance, India NO MR Copyright: xGhanshyamxPatel/DinodiaxPhotox

Girls performing stick dance Kolattam, Navaratri Celebration at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

A girl from the Manupuri community dressed in traditional attire, preparing to perform a musical art dance to celebrate the Indo-Bangla Vasant Ras Festival 2024. The festival took place at Mirza Jungle Manipuri and was jointly organized by the Academy for Manipuri Culture and Arts in Sylhet, and the Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra Cultural Foundation in India. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

The manipuri community dancing with their traditional dresses. They are celebrating the Jhulan Yatra festival, one of the most important festivals at Shibganj. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Woman dress as Hindu Goddess Durga, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman dress as Hindu Goddess Durga, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Shiva tandava dance in Bharatanatyam, classical dance of Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

people performing indian classical Kathakali dance, india Copyright: xMxAcharya/DinodiaxPhotox

Cebu City, Philippines - 18 January 2026: View of vibrant Sinulog Festival dancers in traditional costumes, holding candles and a statue, their joyful expressions radiating against the city backdrop.

Children and married women are dancing, and the women smear each other with vermillion during a ritual called the vermillion game, or "Sindur Khela," on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Agartala, Tripura, India.

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

Kathakali dance, Pachcha character with sword and Chuvanna Thaadi character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Indonesia, Bali, Kecak dance

Nepal, Bhaktapur, Dashain Festival, people, celebrating,

Drummers and dancers at a performance of Kandy dancers, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Folkloric Dancers, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Bharatanatyam, dance drama, in Natiyanjali at Perur temple, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Bharatanatyam originated in southern India in the state of Tamilnadu. It started as a temple dance tradition called Dasiyattam (the dance of the maid-servants) 2000 years ago and is perhaps the most advanced and evolved dance form of all the classical Indian dance forms, India, Asia

Odissi dancers strike pose re-enacts Indian myths such as Ramayana in front of world heritage Sun temple complex in Konarak, Orissa, India MR 400 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Artists in colorful traditional clothing dance on a stage in front of a red curtain, folklore and dancers from the famous Kandy Dance in Kandy in Sri Lanka

A group of women joining the Aartii Ceremony at Ram Jhula in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Folk dance performing by ladies during Marwar festival, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Thailand, , Chiang Mai, Girls in Traditional Costumes

Thai dance performance, Thai girls and men perform a local dance, Phuket, Phuket, Thailand, Asia

Odissi dancers performing at Chandrabhaga beach near Konarak Orissa India MR 400 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Minukku radiant characters the female characters are also performed by men in Kathakali dance, Kerala Kalamandalam in Cheruthuruthy or Vallathol Nagar, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Women s cultural function, India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Close-up of the hand and finger movements of a female performer during the Barong and Kris dance, which tells a battle between good and evil spirit, performed in Batubulan, Bali Indonesia.

Portrait of Barong and Legong dancers dressed in traditional costumes, Bali, Indonesia

UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA - March 2023 - traditional Balinese show in the centre of Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Asia, India, Traditional Rajasthani puppet

Statues of musicians playing duff nagada in akluj fort Solapur Maharashtra India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA - March 2023 - traditional Balinese show in the centre of Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Woman holding ritual pot, kumbh mela, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Women performing Bihu dance

Dancers in colorful, traditional costumes dance with drummers on a stage, folklore and dancers from the famous Kandy Dance in Kandy in Sri Lanka

Hundreds of thousands of Mexican pilgrims filled the streets for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Bihu dancers standing back to back

Traditional Balinese Dance Performance, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thailand, Nakhon Phanom, That Phanom. Dancers in ceremonial Isan dresss at Wat Phra That Phanom during the festival of Ok Phansa. That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Traditional Balinese Legong dancers performing

Dancers at Janmashtami festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON (Hare Krishna) temple

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance at statues of Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736C,736D Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

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