<P> International folk dance groups exist in cities and college campuses in many countries, in which dancers learn folk dances from many cultures for recreation . </P> <P> Balfolk events are social dance events with live music in Western and Central Europe, originating in the folk revival of the 1970s and becoming more popular since about 2000, where popular European partner dances from the end of the 19th century such as the schottische, polka, mazurka and waltz are danced, with additionally other European folk dances, mainly from France, but also from Sweden, Spain and other countries . </P> <Ul> <Li> Bedara Vesha an hunter dance with drum and whistle blowers are performed in Sirsi, Karnataka, India </Li> <Li> Dollu Kunitha, performed in Karnataka, India </Li> <Li> Attan - The national dance of Afghanistan </Li> <Li> Azerbaijani dances </Li> <Li> Kurdish dance </Li> <Li> Dabke, a folk dance of the Levant </Li> <Li> Thabal chongba </Li> <Li> Assyrian folk dance </Li> <Li> Armenian dance </Li> <Li> Bhangra a Punjabi harvest dance and music style that has become popular worldwide . </Li> <Li> Bihu an Assamese dance celebrating the arrival of spring, traditionally the beginning of the Assamese New Year </Li> <Li> Garba Circular Devotional dance from Gujarat danced the world over </Li> <Li> Ghoomar a traditional Bhil tribe women's folk dance of Rajasthan, India </Li> <Li> Ghumura Dance: War Dance from Kingdom of Kalahandi, Odisha, India </Li> <Li> Kalbelia is one of the most sensuous dance forms of Rajasthan, performed by the kalbelia tribe </Li> <Li> Khigga, a common folk dance among Assyrian people </Li> <Li> Israeli folk dance </Li> <Li> Odori, Japanese traditional dance, often danced in long parades in the streets where anyone can join in </Li> <Li> Buyō, typical dance of the Japanese geishas or dance artists </Li> <Li> Kyushtdepdi - The national dance of Turkmenistan </Li> </Ul> <Li> Bedara Vesha an hunter dance with drum and whistle blowers are performed in Sirsi, Karnataka, India </Li>

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