We’ve gathered fun recreational dances that really liven things up when everyone dances together.
We’ve chosen ones on the easier side, so you can dance them with just a bit of practice.
Moving together helps build closeness, so why not enjoy them with classmates, clubmates, or coworkers?
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Recreational dances everyone can enjoy (1–10)
Love Vacation
We form a double circle and dance.
After the drums, listen to a 32-count introduction and begin dancing.
The dance is one sequence of 32 counts.
Men are in the inner circle, women in the outer circle.
It features step points, hand movements, a partner change with a slow walk, and shows men and women dancing facing each other.
Bubble Dance (Exercise Version)
This is an exercise with a fun vibe that incorporates moves from the “Bubble Dance.” The choreography is simpler than the original, making it perfect for a party performance, and it would be a great way to re-energize guests who’ve been sitting for a long time.
It focuses on the particularly comical parts of the routine, so just moving along to it naturally brings out smiles.
You can also simplify the choreography even further to involve more attendees—highly recommended.
Piece of cake mambo
This is a scene from a recital held at the cultural center.
It shows people dancing on stage.
Wearing matching costumes, they are lined up in two rows and dancing.
Their movements and footwork are slow, in time with a mambo rhythm.
There is little traveling; they mostly turn slowly in place.
I’m falling in love with you again
It shows a large group of people dancing in a circle.
At first, there’s an explanation of the dance with commentary and no music.
After that, it shows them actually dancing with the music.
The dance features slow movements to a relaxed song.
“Friendship Hymn” and “Prayer to the Mountain”
This is an introduction to the recreation dances “Tomodachi Sanka” (Hymn to Friendship) and “Prayer to the Mountain.” In “Tomodachi Sanka,” the video shows participants facing each other, joining hands, and turning together.
In “Prayer to the Mountain,” everyone dances in a circle, sometimes moving forward hand in hand and sometimes releasing hands to step in place.
Ah, life has its tears
This is an introduction to dancing in a circle facing inward.
There are many large hand movements.
Some moves also include footwork.
You can see them moving in the direction of travel in time with the song and clapping their hands.
Overall, the dance is slow, so it seems easy to follow along.
Night festival music
This shows scenes from a cultural festival held at a community center.
It captures people dancing on the stage and in lines in front of the stage.
The choreography is for solo dancing while slowly moving side to side.
There are no complex moves, and both hands and feet are moving gently.
After the front-facing shot, the footage transitions to side shots while moving.
Recdance Sazae-san
This is a dance set to the familiar opening theme of Sazae-san.
It’s choreographed for a solo performer.
It features fun hand movements, a bit of footwork, and includes clapping.
There’s no traveling; it can be performed in place.
There are no complex moves.
Hibari’s Tokyo Boogie-Woogie
This is a scene from an ethnic dance recital.
It shows people dancing on stage.
They are arranged in three rows, performing a slow dance in time with the music.
There are no complex movements.
They are wearing matching costumes, and the video shows them dancing while slightly varying the choreography by row.
You Are the One Who Rings That Bell (Taishogoto)
This is a dance performed at a community center.
It shows people dancing leisurely to live Taishogoto music.
They take large steps, moving from two lines into a single line.
After that, they dance in pairs and also form a circle to dance together.