Dances
Troika
"THREEHORSES."THE dance symbolizes the three horses that traditionally drew sleighs for the Russian noble families.
Tropanka
Bulgaria "Stamped"
Les Saltus
Canada
Den Toppede Hone
Denmark "The crested hen"
Syrtos
Greece "To lead or pull"
Hukilau
Hawaii "The fishing party"
Tarantella
Italy The tarantella is an animated dance dealing with the bite of the tarantula spider
Alunelul
Romanian Dance "little Hazelnut"
Korobushka
Russia "Little basket or peddler's pack"
Savila Se Bela Loza
Serbia "Grapevine entwined on Itself
pljeskava Kolo
Serbian PLYE-skah-vahts KG-la, means "clapping Kolo" It is a Serbian Folk Dance, a quick easy, and charming introduction to the Kolo.
Virginia Reel
U.S is known as party game
Highlife
a Ghana guitar and brass-based dance music that gained popularity in the 1950s
Gathering Peascods
• from England • always starts to the left - "the way of the sun as to not upset the gods" • late 16th century dress
D'hammerschmiedsgselln
• from Germany • comes from d'hammer meaning "blacksmith" and schmiedsgselln - "professional" • dress = dirndel • rhythms made by slapping thighs, shoes, and pants