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From classic folk dance staples to hidden gems. Introducing recommended tracks!

Folk dancing, a familiar sight at school events and recreational activities.There are many nostalgic tunes that make your body start moving the moment the music begins!When it comes to folk dance songs, there’s an incredible variety—from timeless standards everyone has danced to at least once, to pieces that let you enjoy traditional rhythms from around the world.You might have suddenly wondered, “What was the name of that song again?”In this article, we’ll present a broad list of folk dance tracks.Whether you’re unsure what to pick for an event or searching for a song filled with memories, we hope you’ll find this helpful!

Playlist

From classic folk dance staples to hidden gems. Introducing recommended tracks!
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1Tokyo Polka
Tokyo Polkaplay_arrow
Covering a Finnish folk song with a Miku-style polka
2A Girl’s Best Friend
A Girl’s Best Friendplay_arrow
Introduction to Waltz Music for Folk Dance
3I Quattro Canti
I Quattro Cantiplay_arrow
Sicilian traditional song, open and historical
4Sweetheart Waltz
Sweetheart Waltzplay_arrow
Introduction to elegant waltz music and how to dance it
5Toe-to-toor
Toe-to-toorplay_arrow
Traditional Danish folk dance
6Red River Valley
Red River Valleyplay_arrow
The history and allure of famous melodies
7Virginia Reel
Virginia Reelplay_arrow
Introduction to Folk Dances by the Dance Ensemble Founded by Ford
8Hinky Dinky Parley Voo
Hinky Dinky Parley Vooplay_arrow
The Appeal and History of Folk Dance
9Miserlou
Miserlouplay_arrow
Exotic Melodies of Surf Rock
10Mary Kay
Mary Kayplay_arrow
A classic tango-style waltz tune of English folk dance
11La Cumparsita
La Cumparsitaplay_arrow
Introduction to famous tango songs
12Tatarochka
Tatarochkaplay_arrow
Tatar Dance Tatarchka of Russia
13Korobushka
Korobushkaplay_arrow
The Russian folk song of the Tetris BGM
14Kinderpolka
Kinderpolkaplay_arrow
Polka of the Kid Goat, German Children's Folk
15Che Che Kule
Che Che Kuleplay_arrow
Children's play song of Ghanaian folk music changes overseas
16harmonica
harmonicaplay_arrow
About the harmonica of Israeli folk dance
17Doudlebská Polka
Doudlebská Polkaplay_arrow
Czech pair dance, rich in variations
18Mayim Mayim
Mayim Mayimplay_arrow
Ma'im Ma'im is a song that celebrates water.
19Jenka
Jenkaplay_arrow
Jenka is a Finnish folk dance
20Turkey in the straw
Turkey in the strawplay_arrow
A famous folk dance tune used for the Oklahoma Mixer.
21Old Joe Clark
Old Joe Clarkplay_arrow
The history and characteristics of the traditional song Old Joe Clark
22Seven Steps
Seven Stepsplay_arrow
A classic song for folk dancing
23Bingo
Bingoplay_arrow
Your concentration is tested by an old English traditional song.
24Black Hawk Waltz
Black Hawk Waltzplay_arrow
Mary Walsh's Waltz
25Presca Patch Koro
Presca Patch Koroplay_arrow
Preska Pač Koro is a Yugoslav song.
26Troika
Troikaplay_arrow
The Russian folk song 'Troika' depicts a three-horse carriage.
27Hab lanu yain
Hab lanu yainplay_arrow
Cheerful Israeli wine dance
28La Bamba
La Bambaplay_arrow
La Bamba is a Mexican folk dance.
29Oslo Waltz
Oslo Waltzplay_arrow
A popular folk dance song that originated in Oslo
30YaburochikoRoshia min’yō
YaburochikoRoshia min'yōplay_arrow
How to dance to a Russian folk song folk dance tune
31HinematovMoshe Jacobson
HinematovMoshe Jacobsonplay_arrow
Lyrics of the Dance Music Bible
32Bamboo Dance
Bamboo Danceplay_arrow
A folk dance using bamboo
33Rek Rek Ramit BarSasha Arugofu
Rek Rek Ramit BarSasha Arugofuplay_arrow
Desert Dance of the Israeli Pioneer Youth Corps
34wooden shoes
wooden shoesplay_arrow
A Lithuanian folk dance that enjoys the sound of wooden clogs
35Sagapo
Sagapoplay_arrow
A fast-tempo dance of Israel
36Elizabeth Quadrille
Elizabeth Quadrilleplay_arrow
A folk dance with eight people dancing in a square
37Mexican Hat Dance
Mexican Hat Danceplay_arrow
A cheerful Mexican folk dance tune for couples (men and women)
38Minuet in G majorJ.S.Bach
Minuet in G majorJ.S.Bachplay_arrow
A minuet is an elegant courtly dance piece
39Sicilian Tarantella
Sicilian Tarantellaplay_arrow
Anti-poison-spider dance of Sicily
40Ace of Diamond
Ace of Diamondplay_arrow
Indoor folk dance originating in Denmark
41Shibboleth Basada
Shibboleth Basadaplay_arrow
Israeli harvest festival folk dance
42The railroad tracks go on forever.amerika min’yō
The railroad tracks go on forever.amerika min'yōplay_arrow
Originating from Irish laborers' work songs
43Ten Little IndiansSeputimusu Uinā
Ten Little IndiansSeputimusu Uināplay_arrow
A cruel song in which boys disappear one after another
44ZorbaMiosu Deokiratosu
ZorbaMiosu Deokiratosuplay_arrow
The famous Greek dance that Zorba danced
45Hava Nagila
Hava Nagilaplay_arrow
An Israeli folk dance of Ukrainian origin
46La Mazurka Antigua
La Mazurka Antiguaplay_arrow
Music of an old Puerto Rican folk dance
47Kurunpakois
Kurunpakoisplay_arrow
Lithuanian music: a man and a woman quarrel and make up
48Grand Square
Grand Squareplay_arrow
A traditional American square dance for eight people.
49Ten Pretty Girls
Ten Pretty Girlsplay_arrow
An American folk dance: people line up side by side and dance with their feet.
50Airscuo Coro
Airscuo Coroplay_arrow
Serbian folk dance music
51Tango mixer
Tango mixerplay_arrow
About tango dance and its origins
52Jibidi Jibida
Jibidi Jibidaplay_arrow
A circular folk dance originating in France
53Tzadik Katamar
Tzadik Katamarplay_arrow
Israeli folk dance, fun and easy choreography
54Rosalia of the Mountain
Rosalia of the Mountainplay_arrow
Alexandrovsky, a song originating from Russia
55Patty Cake Polka
Patty Cake Polkaplay_arrow
Anglo-American folk dance with cake-kneading-style clapping
56Kohanochika
Kohanochikaplay_arrow
The Sophisticated Dance of the Russian Polka
57Shoemaker Dance
Shoemaker Danceplay_arrow
The Shoemaker Dance is a Nordic children's song.
58RakukaraMekishiko min’yō
RakukaraMekishiko min'yōplay_arrow
A song beloved as the anthem of Villa’s army
59Gustavs Skor
Gustavs Skorplay_arrow
A Swedish folk dance named after Gustav II
60corridos
corridosplay_arrow
A corrido is a narrative-style song in Spanish.
61Golden Slippers
Golden Slippersplay_arrow
Golden Slippers U.S. pop song
62Tango Irishman
Tango Irishmanplay_arrow
English folk dance
63Lauterbach
Lauterbachplay_arrow
A round dance from Germany characterized by rotation
64Let’s dance, fun Polechke!
Let's dance, fun Polechke!play_arrow
A Japanese song based on the Polish folk polka
65Hora MedraJoel Walbe
Hora MedraJoel Walbeplay_arrow
A fun dance song for the campfire
66Ma-Na-buYosi Spivak
Ma-Na-buYosi Spivakplay_arrow
A dance originating in Yemen, gentle rhythm
67Kiss, kiss, kiss.Osubaludofaresu
Kiss, kiss, kiss.Osubaludofaresuplay_arrow
A man's heart swayed by a woman's ambiguous replies
68Gavottegosekku
Gavottegosekkuplay_arrow
A dance of French origin characterized by its meter
69Cuckoo WaltzYohanemanueru Yonāson
Cuckoo WaltzYohanemanueru Yonāsonplay_arrow
A beginner-friendly piano piece that imitates a cuckoo’s call
70Ashleigh AishUri Shevach
Ashleigh AishUri Shevachplay_arrow
Hora: a folk dance in which men and women dance passionately
71Bo’itiy el-HagalilYair Rozenblum
Bo'itiy el-HagalilYair Rozenblumplay_arrow
Welcome to the Galilee Dance
72KalinkaIwan Rarionofu
KalinkaIwan Rarionofuplay_arrow
A Russian folk song that became famous in Japan as the background music for Tetris.
73Oh, Dem Golden Slippersjēmusu burando
Oh, Dem Golden Slippersjēmusu burandoplay_arrow
A Japanese-lyric version of an American pop song
74All-American Promenade
All-American Promenadeplay_arrow
A dance in folk dancing that lifts your spirits
75Camdance Claradine
Camdance Claradineplay_arrow
A bright dance tune from Belgium
76Cossack dance
Cossack danceplay_arrow
You can dance folk dance by yourself.
77Chimes of Dunkirk
Chimes of Dunkirkplay_arrow
Belgian folk dance is fun
78Polyanka
Polyankaplay_arrow
A folk dance representing Ukraine
79KorobeinikiNikorai Nekurāsofu
KorobeinikiNikorai Nekurāsofuplay_arrow
A folk dance of a famous Russian national song
80Let KissRauno Retinen
Let KissRauno Retinenplay_arrow
Folk dance, dancing in lines