Turkey · Tradition
Sufi whirling
In Konya, Mevlevi dervishes perform sema—a meditative spinning ritual where the body orbits in circles to achieve spiritual…
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Dance
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Hungary · Tradition
Táncház
Táncház, a grassroots Hungarian folk dance revival from the 1970s, transmits living tradition through casual community gatherings across…
Argentina · Tradition
Tango
A passionate partner dance born in 1880s Buenos Aires, tango fuses Argentine, Spanish, Cuban, and Uruguayan traditions in…
Cuba · Tradition
Tumba francesa
A secular Afro-Cuban genre of dance, song, and drumming rooted in diaspora memory, preserved by three surviving societies…
Ivory Coast · Tradition
Zaouli
Zaouli is a virtuosic solo masked dance of the Guro people of central Ivory Coast, performed with rapid…
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