Traditional Dance Performances

Energetic performances by dancers in traditional costumes at various cultural festivals, emphasizing community engagement and heritage.

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

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

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

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Kazanlak, Kazanlak Rose Festival, town produces 60 percent of the world's rose oil, dancers in traditional costumes

National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program in Exhibit Hall, featuring performance by Chinese traditional dance group

Tortugas Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. Tewa women dancers.

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

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

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

National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program in Exhibit Hall, featuring performance by Chinese traditional dance group

romeria y baile de boleros tradicionales, ermita de Maristel·la , santuario dedicado a la Virgen del Carmen, fundado en 1890, bosque de Son Ferrà, Esporles,sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Academic chorus Russian songs in city of Moscow

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

Locals celebrating at the Leh Festival, Leh, Ladakh, North West India

Easter in Hollokoe, a UNESCO world heritage site in Hungary, is celebrated with Mass, a procession, and the famous dousing of unmarried girls with buckets of water.

Dancing Rawang women in traditional clothing, Kachin State, Myanmar (Birma), Southeast Asia

Easter in Hollokoe, a UNESCO world heritage site in Hungary, is celebrated with Mass, a procession, and the famous dousing of unmarried girls with buckets of water.

Battle on the beach den Repic.Moors Christians, Christian commemoration of the victory over the Turks in 1561. It Firó, Soller, Majorca, Balearic Isla...

Arachora dancers near Delphi, Greece, Europe

Whirling Dervishes of the Mevlevi Order, Sema ceremony, Saruhan Caravanserai, Sarihan, near Avanos, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia

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

Targul de Fete de pe Muntele Gaina, Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Dancing dervishes, dervish dance Sema, Mevlevihanesi Müzesi at Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul, European part, Turkey, Asia, Several dervishes in white robes dance together in a traditional performance in front of spectators, Istanbul province, Asia

Folk group Edmonton (Alberta), Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

UZBEKISTAN, BUKHARA, NADIR DEVON MADRASSAH, FOLKLORE SHOW, TRADITIONAL UZBEK DANCE

Singers in Traditional Costume in Irkutsk Siberia Russia (MR)

Bulgarian locals dressed in Nosiya, or traditional garments, prepare to entertain the attendees of the Sliven Strong Man Competition in Sliven, Bulgaria, May 6, 2022. The competition was inspired by Hadzhi Dimitir, a Bulgarian revolutionary who scaled a mountain with 43 liters of wine to resupply his unit. The U.S. is honored to participate in cultural events that strengthen ties with Bulgaria, a steadfast and gracious host to U.S. Army Soldiers, and to continue our long-term relationship with this strategic ally.

Dancing dervishes from the Sufi Mevlevi Order, Sema-Zerimonie, dervish dance, Sema, Mevlevihanesi Muezesi, Istanbul, Tuerkei

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

Dancing dervishes, dervish dance Sema, Mevlevihanesi Muezesi at Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul, European part, Turkey, Asia

Members of folk group Hrvatski narodni dom from Hamilton, Canada on the 49th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, Croatia

Dressed in traditional costumes of the Axi, subgroup of the Yi ethnic minority, young women greet visitors to Yunnan Highland Wine Company, Geju, Honghe County, Yunnan Province, China.

Bhokots (monks), performing the Sattriya Nritya, monastery dance of Not Releasedayer, Majuli Island, Assam, India, Asia

Moors and Christians, "Es Firó". Soller. Sierra de Tramuntana. Mallorca. Baleares. Spain.

Members of folk group Hrvatski narodni dom from Hamilton, Canada on the 49th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, Croatia

Romania, Transylvania, Carpathian Mountains, North Bucovina. Children traditionally dressed for seasonal festival. (Editorial Use Only)

Members of folk group Hrvatski narodni dom from Hamilton, Canada on the 49th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, Croatia

Whirling Dervishes dancing the Sema, a Dervish dance, Sirkeci Railway Station, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey, Asia

Moomba Festival: Bharatalaya Indian dance schoool multicultural celebrations. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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

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

Turkey; Istanbul; whirling dervishes,

Day of Cultures, Leer, East Frisia, Germany, Europe

Pilgrimage and traditional bolero dances. Ermita de Maristel·la, shrine dedicated to the Virgen del Carmen, established in 1890, Son Ferra forest, Esp...

Women in traditional traditional costume during Easter mass, Olymbos, Karpathos, Dodecanese, Greece, Europe

jovenes vestidas con traje tradicional,concurso de pisadores de uva, fiestas de Es Vermar, Binissalem, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain, europa.

National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program in Exhibit Hall, featuring performance by Chinese traditional dance group

National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program in Exhibit Hall, featuring performance by Chinese traditional dance group

Moors and Christians Moors and Christians, Es Firó. Soller. Sierra de Tramuntana. Mallorca. Baleares. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21769536

Easter in Hollokoe, a UNESCO world heritage site in Hungary, is celebrated with Mass, a procession, and the famous dousing of unmarried girls with buckets of water.

Settlers' procession at Albrechtsburg Castle

romeria y baile de boleros tradicionales, ermita de Maristel·la , santuario dedicado a la Virgen del Carmen, fundado en 1890, bosque de Son Ferrà, Esporles,sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Dancing dervishes, Dervish dance Sema, Mevlevihanesi Müzesi at Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul, European part, Turkey, Asia, A group of dervishes dances synchronously in white robes on a wooden floor surrounded by spectators, Istanbul province, Several dervishes turn in a traditional dance, Istanbul Modern, Asia

Local folkloric group in traditional costume demonstrating national Albanian dance, Berat, Albania, Europe

romeria y baile de boleros tradicionales, ermita de Maristel·la , santuario dedicado a la Virgen del Carmen, fundado en 1890, bosque de Son Ferrà, Esporles,sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Das 31. Internationale Maskenfest Surva in Pernik, Bulgarien Pernik, Bulgaria - January 24, 2025: The 31th International masquerade festival Surva in Pernik, Bulgaria. People with mask called Kukeri dance and perform to scare the evil spirits. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GeorgixDimitrovx 22814038

Vatican, Vatican. 01st Apr, 2022. Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2022/04/01 An Indigenous artist from Canada performs in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican Pope Francis on the day apologised to representatives of Canadian Indigenous peoples for the suffering they endured in Catholic residential schools in the North American country Photograph by Alessia Giuliani /Catholic Press PhotoRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Credit: Independent Photo Agency/Alamy Live News

Folklore Group, Rose Festival, Karlovo, Bulgaria, Europe

A performance of traditional Uzbek dances at the Nodir Devon Begi Madrasasi in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Portugal, Tomar, Preparing for the Festival of the Trays

Dancing dervishes from the Sufi Mevlevi Order, Sema-Zerimonie, dervish dance, Sema, Mevlevihanesi Muezesi, Istanbul, Tuerkei

UZBEKISTAN, BUKHARA, NADIR DEVON MADRASSAH, FOLKLORE SHOW, TRADITIONAL UZBEK DANCE

Traditional Greek dancers, Tourist Club, Olympia, Greece

The traditional changing of the guard of the Evzones in front of the Greek Parliament in the Greek capital Athens, Greece

Women in traditional dress dance in front of the Ermita de San Vicent chapel, annual fiesta in honour of the saint of the same name in Cautivador or Captivador, La Nucia municipality, Alicante province, Valencia region, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

Latvian singers and musicans in traditional dress at a music festival in the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum near Riga, Latvia.

Group of Romanian women and children in traditional clothing outside the church at Bottiza, Romania, Europe

Festes de Gràcia. Maó.Menorca.Islas Baleares. España.

Women in traditional dress dance in front of the Ermita de San Vicent chapel, annual fiesta in honour of the saint of the same name in Cautivador or Captivador, La Nucia municipality, Alicante province, Valencia region, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

Semana Santa Fiesta Easter Malaga Andalucia Spain

Moros y cristianos

Artists perform Gayan-bayan during Sangeet Natak Akademi's Sattriya Dance Festival "Nritya Parva" in Guwahati, Assam, India on 17 November 2023. The annual Nritya Parva festival in Guwahati showcased the splendid bounty of Sattriya dance.

Whirling Dervishes dancing the Sema, a Dervish dance, Sirkeci Railway Station, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey, Asia

payeses protegiendo las tinajas, fiestas de la Beata, vinculadas con la beatificación de Sor Caterina Tomàs. Santa Margalida. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

Women wearing colourful gypsy dresses, Pentecost pilgrimage of El Rocio, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Dimonis - diablos-, fiestas de la Beata, vinculadas con la beatificación de Sor Caterina Tomàs. Santa Margalida. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

Kyongju, Shila Traditional Dancing

Moors and Christians Moors and Christians, Es Firó. Soller. Sierra de Tramuntana. Mallorca. Baleares. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21769528

SPAIN - Las Alpujarras (district) - ANDALUSIA - GRANADA. Laroles, "moros y cristianos" / moresque and christian "battles" / festivity (Las Alpujarras region)

Whirling Dervishes perform traditional dance Istanbul, Turkey.

The Mevlevi, Whirling Dervishes performing the Sufi dance, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Uzbekistan, Samarkand City, Amir Timur Mausoleum, local women

ceremony, Turkey, sufi, muslim, travel, Europe, people, whirling dervishes, Istanbul, , islam

Whirling Dervishes performing their famous dance.

Dancers preparing for a performance for Language Month at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar which was celebrated with an alphabet procession in Sylhet. Dignitaries including brave freedom fighters, journalists, cultural personalities, poets, literary figures and educationists participated in the procession. Sammilita Natya Parishad Sylhet has been organizing Varnamala procession on the first day of February for the last 10 years. The procession was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Sheikh Russell Hasan and Sylhet Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury was the chief guest. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program in Exhibit Hall, featuring performance by Chinese traditional dance group

Portrait of a traditionally dressed young woman, walking through the streets in Gonnesa, taking part in the Madonna di Montserrat procession. Gonnesa Sardinia Italy FB_2024_1904

Dervish dancer, Sufis, Giza, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

inauguration of the Synagogue Masada Israel

Battle on the beach den Repic.Moors Christians, Christian commemoration of the victory over the Turks in 1561. It Firó, Soller, Majorca, Balearic Isla...

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

Gayan bayan singing and playing musical instruments culture of Assam India NO MR Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Kazanlak, Kazanlak Rose Festival, town produces 60 percent of the world's rose oil, people in traditional costumes

FIESTA DE MOROS Y CRISTIANOS. Location: FIESTAS DE MOROS Y CRISTIANOS. Denia. Alicante. SPAIN.

Traditional Dance of Adi tribes Traditional Dance of Adi tribes during Namdapha Eco Cultural Festival, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/YogeshxMorex 7674493

Group of Youmg Ladies in Full Polish National Costume

Participant in traditional garb. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)

Black Madonna, Marian pilgrimage, pilgrimage, Santuario Virgen de la Cabeza, Andujar, Province of Jaon, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Dancing dervishes from the Sufi Mevlevi Order, Sema-Zerimonie, dervish dance, Sema, Mevlevihanesi Muezesi, Istanbul, Tuerkei

Guatemala, Solola Department, San Pedro la Laguna, A line of women wait on the steps of the Church of San Pedro for a religious procession to arrive.

Members of folk group Hrvatski narodni dom from Hamilton, Canada on the 49th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, Croatia

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