This is a list of notable

folk dance A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, Ritual, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances ...

performance groups, listed by country of origin.

Bulgaria

Pirin Folk Ensemble The Pirin Folk Ensemble (, ''Folkloren ansambal „Pirin“'') (also Pirin Folk Song and Dances State Ensemble) is a Bulgarian performance group. It consists of a folk orchestra, a dance troupe, and a women's choir. The ensemble strives to preserve ...

Canada

* Chai Folk Ensemble * Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company

China

* China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble

Croatia

National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia LADO National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia LADO was founded in 1949 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFRY as a professional national ensemble. LADO represents the rich and diverse regional musical and choreographic traditions of Croatia. It has been called Cr ...

Macedonia

Tanec Tanec () is a folklore musical ensemble from Skopje, North Macedonia. It is considered as an ambassador of the Ethnic Macedonians, Macedonian folklore tradition worldwide. History The Tanec ensemble was founded by the Government of the Social ...

Estonia

* University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble

Honduras

* Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca

Mexico

* Ballet Folklorico Aztlan *

Ballet Folklorico de Mexico Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

Philippines

* Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company * Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group

Poland

Mazowsze Mazovia or Masovia ( ) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the largest city and Płock being the capital of the region . Throughout the ...

Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble (full name: ''Polish National Song and Dance Ensemble "Śląsk" in memory of Stanisław Hadyna'', in Polish: ''Zespół Pieśni i Tańca "Śląsk" im. Stanisława Hadyny''; ) is one of the largest Polish folk ...

Turkey

Fire of Anatolia The Fire of Anatolia or Anadolu Ateşi is a Turkish dance group consisting of 120 dancers, several choreographers and other technical staff. The group has performed in more than 85 countries from the United States to China and Japan, in front of ...

Ukraine

* P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble

United States

American Indian Dance Theatre American Indian Dance Theatre is a professional performing arts company presenting the dances and songs of Native Americans in the United States and the First Nations of Canada. History The group was founded in 1987 with Hanay Geiogamah as directo ...

* Ballet Folklorico Paso Del Norte * Brigham Young University Folk Dance Ensemble *

Duquesne University Tamburitzans The Tamburitzans (formerly the Duquesne University Tamburitzans) are the longest-running multicultural song and dance company in the United States. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company's members are full-time students who rece ...

* Mandala folk dance ensemble {{Dance Folk dance companies