The oberek is a traditional dance beloved of state folk ensembles – but a new generation of musicians is reconfiguring its music into wild new forms, merging folk steps with electronics and the sound ...

The tarantella is a lively folk dance and musical style originating in southern Italy's Apulia region, the heel of the Italian geographic boot. Its name derives from the poisonous bite of a local ...

For more than six decades, the University of Chicago Folk Festival has brought together an array of musicians and performers from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds—all united through a love for ...

When Vanessa Ramírez heard mariachi music for the first time when she was seven years old, her heart began to beat in a way she never imagined it could. Walking the streets of Venice, California, she ...

In 1970s South London, Polish folk dance became far more than nostalgia – it was a way to build community, celebrate identity ...

Bayanihan has always been as fanciful as it has been substantive. And intentionally so. This national folk dance company of the Philippines has successfully made folklore into grand entertainment for ...

The DVD contains videos featuring unique examples of the traditional folk dance of all of the six ethno-graphic regions of Belarus being performed by the local inhabitants. In the course of DVD's ...