Hawaiian Traditional Dance
Hula in the Hawaiian Islands. On its surface, hula is the storytelling dance of
the Hawaiian Islands. As with all of Hawaiian culture, when you are fortunate
enough to learn more about it, much deeper, more powerful and
empowering truths may be revealed.
Korean Traditional Dance
Korean people have inherited a great variety of folk dances such as
salpurichum (spiritual purification dance), gutchum (shamanic ritual dance),
taepyeongmu (dance of peace), hallyangchum (idler's dance), buchaechum
(fan dance), geommu (sword dance), and seungmu (monk's dance).
Belgium Traditional Dance (France)
The Chapelloise or Belgijka is a traditional folk dance with change of partners
(a so-called Mixer), belonging to the standard repertoire of a Bal Folk. Its
most common name in France and the French-influenced European Bal Folk
scene is Chapelloise, but the dance has many other names too.
Japanese
The Japanese Parasol Dance is an example of a simple Japanese dance that
uses an umbrella. The dance is suited for girls making use of shuffling steps
that is basic to a typical Japanese, but men are able to do this as well. The
Parasol Dance is from Kabuki.
This is the true kind of performance from the Okinawan dance tradition
known as "Higasa Odori." Performed usually at spring festivals by one or
many dancers, it has its roots in the traditional theater arts of Japan.
Indian Traditional Dance
Bharatanatyam music is part of the Carnatic system of music from southern
India. Kathak is the main dance of northern India, and it is still extensively
practised in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and even
regions of western and eastern India.
Canadian Folkdance
Step dancing originated in the British Isles. Its path to Canada began with the
large Irish immigration between 1832 and 1847. As a port of entry, Québec
City was first to feel the Irish influence. As French-speaking Canadians
adopted the dance, colonists moving northward carried the gigue with them.
