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Scroll down for links to dance festivals worldwide, as well as performances at dance schools.

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   spotlight on:  World Dance Day - April 29, 2006

dance festivals by location

 
Africa

Africa

  •  Africa-Related Music Resources - Discusses African dance and music and provides concerts dates, lists of albums and videos, and details on workshops in dance and drumming.
  •  African Dance in the Diaspora - Concise essay describes the movement of traditional dance forms from Africa to the New World.
  •  African Dance Masks - Magellan Traders - Find color images and descriptions of kifweb, fang and guro dance masks from Africa. Partake in electronic shopping.
  •  African Drumming - Homepage offering multimedia samples of African drumming and traditional dance styles with Java and non-Java options.
  •  Cairo Oriental Dance Festival
  •  Festival of the Dhow Countries - Tamasha La Nchi Za Jahazi - in Tanzania
  •  Great Day America - African Dance - Access a photographic essay chronicling an African dance class taught by April Underwood.
  •  Malipenga Dance - Describes the history of this traditional southern African dance style with an essay, a map, photographs and a video clip.
  •  National Arts Festival - in South Africa
  •  Students Dance To African Beat At Home And Abroad - Brief article notes the African dance activities that are promoted by Michelle Bach-Coulibaly at Brown University.
  •  Seychelles Creole Festival - in Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles; October 22 - 30, 2005
    • Dimans Kreol bor Lanmer - on the seaside and in the sea; Kreol music, traditional games, water sports, pirogue and raft race, coconut tree climbing competition
    • Lakadans - musical show
    • Konferans Lengwistik - writers and linguists meet at Lenstiti Kreol and reflect on the role, place and development of the Kreol as a language used by eighteen million readers and writers in the world
    • Animasyon dan lavil - musicians, singers, actors, story tellers in street shows
    • Kreolisimo - musical show of old Seychellois melodies and songs; completely different from the Lakadans, which takes place in the Stad Lanmizik in Victoria
    • Moman Kreativite - a variety show featuring school children
    • Fon lanmal - fashion show
    • Bal Asosye - traditional dance which starts at 8 pm and lasts until morning; banana chips, moutay (a rice and sugar delicacy), chili cakes and black puddings are accompanied by alcoholic drinks. At midnight, a soup is served to awaken sleepy dancers, and later breakfast includes tea, coffee, Creole cakes and paw paw jam. The musicians announce they day break and the host offers all the remaining drinks to the dancers. This moment is called ‘larg dilo’, and it is followed by the night’s last dance, the Krayon, performed a la queue le-le.
 
Asia & the Middle East

Asia


Middle East

 
Australia & Oceania

Australia and Oceania


Australia - Eastern (Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria & Tasmania)
Australia - Central (Northern Territory & South Australia)

 

Australia - Western Australia

New Zealand

 
Europe

Europe

  •  European - includes ballet, ballroom, folk, Irish dance, Greek folk dance, Morris, Renaissance dance & Scottish dance

Austria

Under 26? Find yourself in Europe

Belgium

Cyprus

Finland

France

Germany

Ireland

Italy

Netherlands

Poland

  •  Tsar's Ball - in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia; New Year's Eve; at Catherine's Palace

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

 
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Canada -Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick

  •  Live Art Productions Society - in Halifax, NS; annual dance series; for the presentation, development and distribution of exciting and innovative dance arts projects

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Central America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Central America


Belize

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Puerto Rico

  •  Puerto Rico Dance Tour - package specially prepared for salsa dance lovers, combining daily salsa dance lessons with tourism activities.

U.S. Virgin Islands

 
South America

South America

  •  South American - includes Capoeira, Flamenco, Macarena, Mambo, Salsa, Samba and Tango
 
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