358.Hadandawa DANCE / Sudan
HADANDAWA DANCE is a dance from Sudan performed by a nomadic traditionally pastoral people of the Beja tribe. They are famous for being excellent sword and knife makers and for their swords dance, which evolved out of sword fighting between men.
359.Hagallah / EGYPT / Libya
HAGALLAH is a folkloric dance celebration by the settled Bedouin in Western Egypt, often performed during harvest, which is the wedding season in that area. It is also a dance known in areas of neighbouring Libya, related to kaf (clapping) dances in other regions of the Middle East. It has been described as a wedding dance, usually performed by a member of the bride’s family, allowing the woman to showcase her beauty, charm and power, or also as a girl's coming-of-age dance.
360.Haka / New Zealand
HAKA is a traditional war dance in Māori culture in New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment. It was originally performed by Māori warriors before a battle, proclaiming their strength and prowess in order to intimidate the opposition. The Haka Peruperu is a war dance performed with weapons, yet most Haka nowadays is performed without weapons. The Haka Pōwhiri is a welcome dance, also performed to welcome distinguished guests or to acknowledge great achievements, occasions, or funerals. Kapa Haka groups are common in schools. New Zealand sports teams perform Haka before their international matches, which made the dance widely known globally.
361.HAKA MANU / French Polynesia
HAKA MANU is a traditional dance from French Polynesia, called Bird Dance. There are also different dances based on Haka such as Danse du Cochon—Pig Dance, the warrior dance. Polynesian civilization is based on verbal culture—their ability to tell stories, call spirits and speak to their ancestors, materializes in their dances.
362.Hakken / The Netherlands
HAKKEN is a form of a rave dance originating from the Dutch hardcore and gabber scene. It is very similar to earlier European folk dance and is said to be a sub form of zapateo with less airborne moves (unlike jumpstyle, which features the “drunken sailor” style of jazz dance and high kicks). The name is derived from the Dutch verb “hakken” which generally means “chopping” or “hacking”. It consists of small steps that quickly follow each other to the rhythm of the bass drum. The lower body (down from the pelvis) plays the most important part in this dance, though it is not unusual to move the arms and torso too. Because one is supposed to keep up to the beat, the dance is usually done fairly quickly.
363.Halay / Turkey
HALAY is a regional folk dance from the Eastern, South-Eastern And Central Anatolia. Typically, Halay dancers form a circle or a line, while holding each other with the little finger or shoulder to shoulder or even hand to hand with the last and first player holding a piece of cloth. The dance has very different forms from simple figures to the most sophisticated. Undoubtedly it is the most commonly performed dance at the entertainment venues in Turkey due to its simplicity and popularity.
364.HALLING / Norway
HALLING is a folk dance traditionally performed in rural Norway, although some versions can also be found in Sweden. It is traditionally performed by young men at weddings and parties. It is a quick dance in 6/8 or 2/4 that includes acrobatic, athletic competition between the dancers. It can best be described as rhythmic and acrobatic, consisting of a number of steps which requires both strength and softness elation. It is associated with the valleys and traditional districts of Valdres and Hallingdal, where it is often referred to as the “loose dance”. The term refers to it being danced solo, not in couples. In the move called “hallingkast”, a girl is holding a hat high using a stick or something similar, and the dancer is supposed to kick down the hat.
365.HAMBO / Sweden
HAMBO is a traditional dance, originated in Sweden in the late 19th and the early 20th century. It is a couple dance in 3/4 time, danced to music played with a strong accent on the first beat and a tempo that varies from moderate to fast (100 to 120 beats per minute). It has a fixed pattern and tunes almost always have a corresponding eight measure structure. In Sweden, it is in the gammaldans (old-time dance) tradition that, despite the name, arose fairly recently around the beginning of the 20th century. The dance is also danced in North America in the social clubs formed by immigrant Swedes, at international folk dance events and during breaks at contradance venues. Many social waltz groups include the hambo among their regular dances. One of the potential origins of hambo is the polka-mazurka.
366.Hamçökelek / Turkey
HAM ÇÖKELEK is a Turkish folk dance, performed by Anatolian Hemshin people, Crypto-Armenians, Yörük and others. Its light-hearted lyrics tell the story of a village man's plot to seduce his love.
367.Hara-Odori / Japan
HARA-ODORI is a belly painted dancing originating from Japan.
368.HARDBASS / Russia
HARDBASS is electronic music and crazy dance style coming from Russia, popular among football fans and gopniks (same as chavs in England or prolls in Germany). It is based on simple energetic movements to low bass beats. There are thousands of memes and fun videos about hardbass fans on the Russian Internet. It is also a dance style and music popular in former Soviet Republics.
369.Harlem Shake / Global / Viral
HARLEM SHAKE is an Internet meme that went massively viral in early 2013. It featured short videos of people wildly dancing to a song of the same name, released in May 2012 by an American DJ and producer Baauer as a single called “Harlem Shake”. In January 2013, the Internet personality Filthy Frank uploaded to YouTube a comedy sketch of himself and a small group of friends outrageously dancing to this song in funny costumes. After a few parodies went viral, Harlem Shake spin-off videos mushroomed on the Internet with ever more creative and elaborate variations as the craze ballooned. Videos are about 30 seconds long and begin with one person quietly dancing in a mask or helmet. When the bass drops, the video cuts to a group of people riotously, and sometimes outrageously shaking their limbs to the music.
370.Harmandali / Turkey
HARMANDALI is a dance particular to the Western region of Turkey. It expresses courage, self-confidence and heroism. It is a victory dance where males are depicted as brave and honourable. The dancers walk bravely and place their knees on the ground showing the power in each step that the warrior takes.
371.Highland Dancing / Scotland
HIGHLAND DANCING is a style of competitive solo dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the 19th and 20th century in the context of competitions at public events such as the Highland games. It developed from the Gaelic folk dance repertoire, but formalised with the conventions of ballet, and has been subject to influences from outside the Highlands. It is a form of solo step dancing, from which it evolved, but it involves not only a combination of steps but also some integral upper body, arm, and hand movements. It is often performed to the accompaniment of Highland bagpipe music, with dancers wearing specialised shoes called “ghillies”. Nowadays it is seen at nearly every modern-day Highland games event.
372.HIPHOP / USA / Global
HIP HOP refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking which was created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States. The television show “Soul Train” and the 1980s films “Breakin’, Beat Street, and Wild Style” showcased these crews and dance styles in the early stages; therefore, giving hip-hop mainstream exposure. What distinguishes hip-hop from other forms of dance is that it is often freestyle/improvisational in nature and hip-hop dance crews often engage in freestyle dance competitions— colloquially referred to as “battles”. Classically trained dancers developed studio styles in order to choreograph from the hip-hop dances performed on the street. Thus, hip-hop dance is practiced in both dance studios and outdoor spaces.
373.Hipster Dance / Global
HIPSTER DANCE is a dance style performed by a hipster or a group of them. With their beards and fashionably uncool clothing, hipsters could be mistaken for all sorts of people. Not surprisingly, there are lots of “or hipster” hashtags on the Internet, eager to hold up a mirror to the hipsterdom. Is this a homeless person on a good day, or a hipster? Is this a Hassidic Jew, or a hipster? It casts the trend in a critical light, drawing either a wry or a hearty laugh among the Internet public. The same goes to the hipster dances.
374.Hiragasy / Madagascar
HIRAGASY is a musical tradition in Madagascar, particularly among the Merina ethnic group of the Highland regions around the capital of Antananarivo. The hiragasy is a daylong spectacle of music, dance (the Dihy), and kabary oratory performed by a troupe (typically related by blood or marriage and of rural origin) or as a competition between two troupes. The singers take a seat on the ground while the musicians play behind one, two or several dancers who will perform for approximately for 15 minutes. Two dancers typically perform the true Dihy. The style is often acrobatic or takes its inspiration from martial arts. Typically there is one male dancer performing, occasionally accompanied by a female dancer.
375.HISTORICAL DANCE / Global
HISTORICAL DANCE is a term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance styles from the past as they are danced in the present. Historical dances are done as performance, for pleasure at themed balls or dance clubs, as historical reenactment, or for musicological or historical research purposes.
376.Ho Jamalo / PAKISTAN
HO JAMALO is a popular form of music and dance from the Sindh region of Pakistan. The performance is about the local folk hero Jamalo Khoso Baloch, of the middle 19th century. Mostly this song and dance are performed at the end of a programme which interprets the battles and folk legends of Sindh. It is danced on the occasions of festivity and celebration.
377.Holzhackertanz / Germany
HOLZHACKERTANZ also called THE WOOD CHOPPER'S DANCE, is one of the most famous of the German Schuhplattler dances. It is performed by 4 and 6 men, alternately chopping and sawing into a massive log, and slapping their legs around the fallen tree.
378. HOME DANCING / Global
HOME DANCING is a dance style where people of all ages coming from all around the world dance at home and film themselves to share their home dance on various social media. Home dancing may include freestyle dancing or mimicking certain dance styles or dance routines.
379.HONALA / Malawi
HONALA is a name of a popular dance from the Nkhata Bay in Malawi, performed by the Tonga people, referring themselves as the most neat and charpiest tribe of Malawi. The dance is secular in nature and is commonly performed by elderly men and women at functions like weddings, political rallies etc, dressed in elegant clothing, such as suits and hats. It is danced to melodic tunes of live accordion music.
380.Hopak / Ukraine
HOPAK, also referred to as GOPAK and PRISYADKA is a Ukrainian folk dance originating as a male dance among the Zaporozhian Cossacks but later danced by couples, male soloists and mixed groups of dancers. It is performed mostly as a solitary dance by amateur and professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances. It has also been incorporated into larger artistic opuses such as operas and ballets.
381.HORAH / Israel
HORAH is a circle Jewish dance that predates the State of Israel, that became an icon of Jewish and Israeli folk dance. It is performed to many of the traditional klezmer and Israeli folk songs, traditionally to the music of “Hava Nagila”. In its pioneer version, horah was done at a whirling, breakneck pace. Each dancer’s arms were around the shoulders of those flanking him, with the circle spinning so fast that dancers were sometimes lifted off the ground. Dancing often continued for hours. In the early days, horah was popular mainly in kibbutzim and small communities. Nowadays it is the most common dance at the Jewish life celebrations such as weddings and Bar, and Bat Mitzvahs. It also became popular at celebrations by Jews in the United States, UK and Canada.
382.Horn Dance / England
HORN DANCE also called ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE is an English folk dance dating back to the Middle Ages. It is performed each year in Abbots Bromley, a village in Staffordshire, England. The modern version of the dance involves reindeer antlers, a hobby horse, Maid Marian, and a Fool. There are 12 dancers. Six carry the horns and they are accompanied by a musician playing an accordion (a violin in former times). Traditionally, the dancers are all male, although in recent years girls have been seen carrying the triangle, and bow and arrow. Until the end of the 19th century the dancers were all members of the Bentley family.
383.HORO / Romania / Bulgaria / MOLDOVA
HORO, also known as HORA, is a circle dance originating in the Balkans but also found in other countries. Horo is a traditional Romanian folk dance with dancers holding each other’s hands, spinning usually counterclockwise in a circle, as each performer follows a sequence of three steps forward and one step back. It is usually accompanied by cimbalom, accordion, violin, viola, double bass, saxophone, trumpet or the pan pipes. It is popular during weddings and festivals, and as entertainment in rural areas. In Bulgaria Horo is not necessary in a circle dance—a curving line of dancers is also acceptable. The steps are extremely diverse. There are probably over one hundred types of Horo dances in the Bulgarian folklore. Horo is also performed in Greece, Moldova, Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey or even Israel.
384.Horon / Turkey
HORON is a well-known folk dance of Northern Turkey on the Black Sea Coast. It is performed by very fast, shivering, trembling body movements, with fast melodies played by kemençe, stringed bowed musical instruments. The sea plays an important role for the local economy and social life in this region. One of the types of fish that lives primarily in the Black Sea is the hamsi, a kind of anchovy. This small fish is caught in great numbers by the fishermen’s nets. One of the most characteristic movements in Horon dance is a fast shoulder shimmy and a trembling of the entire body, which imitates or suggests the movements of the hamsi as it swims in the sea or struggles in fishermen’s nets.
385.HORSE DANCING / Egypt / GLOBAL
HORSE DANCING is a dance style performed solely by a horse or by a horse with a rider sitting comfortably on its back. It can be seen as a form of a dressage—a highly skilled form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, which involves the rider and their horse performing a routine, or dance routine in particular. The horse and the rider are expected to perform from memory a series of predetermined movements. Horse dancing has a very long transcultural tradition. In Egypt it is more organic and spontaneous and less organised than in other parts of the Arab world. Horse dancing is essential for the Gulf region, while in Egypt it remains associated with subcultures and with suburban areas.
386.Hozagiri / India
HOJAGIRI is a folk dance, performed in the state of Tripura, India by the Reang people. It is performed by women and young girls, about 4 to 6 members in a team, singing, balancing on an earthen pitcher and managing other props such as a bottle on the head and earthen lamps in the hand, while only the lower half of the body is moving. It is performed on the occasion of Hojagiri festivals or Laxmi Puja, held on the following full moon night of Durga Puja, generally after the 3rd day of Dussehra. The male dancers sing very simples lyrics and play the Kham and Sumui.
387.Hula 'Auana / Hawaii
HULA 'AUANA developed in the 1900s after Hawaii was made the US territory and the islands became a popular destination for American tourists. Once a religious ritual, Hula became popular entertainment, being accompanied by modern instruments such as the ukulele and slack guitar, and songs written in English. To match the relaxed nature of the islands, movements became more sensual and slow. At its worst, the dance began to take on the kitschy, gaudy stereotypes of commodified Hawaiian tiki culture, with a sexy girl in a coconut bra and grass skirt. It is still practiced by many locals as a modern form of Hula. Male dancers usually wear contemporary Hawaiianprint shirts and female sarongs or long dresses. It is danced at many social gatherings such as weddings, graduation ceremonies, or the annual May Day celebrations.
388.Hula Kahiko / Hawaii
HULA KAHIKO is a traditional style of Hula dance, accompanied by percussion instruments such as “ipu heke” (a double gourd) and “hula pahu” (drum made of sharkskin and the trunk of a coconut). Hula was an integral part of ancient Hawaiian society as a form of ritual and prayer to the gods. It was banned in the 1820s after the arrival of the Protestant missionaries, who considered rhythmic hip movements hedonistic. When banned, Hula was practiced secretly. After being legalised again in 1870, Hawaiian society had changed and the dance took on the role of entertainment. Chanting plays an important role in the Hula kahiko, as every dance is intended to tell a story based on a poetic text called “mele”. It is danced barefoot by both men and women, usually wearing decorative leis made of leaves, flowers and shells.
389.HUMPPA / Finland
HUMPPA is a type of music from Finland, related to jazz and very fast foxtrot. It is also the name of a few dances done to humppa music. They involve bouncing that follows the strong bass of the music. There are three different forms of humppa. First one is related to the one-step, which arrived in Finland in 1913, where both dancers take a step on each first beat (on “hump”) and progress to the direction of dance. It is danced making turns in the closed positions or making figures by changing various open positions. The second form is related to two-step, which came to Finland in 1910, with some rhythm and movement from samba, and waltz. The third form is based on a slow, slow, quick, quick rhythm. Since the mid-1970s there has been a revival of humppa, which keeps traditional social dancing alive.
390.Huapango / Mexico
HUAPANGO is a Mexican folk dance and music style. The word may come from the Nahuatl word “cuauhpanco” that literally means “on top of the wood”, alluding to a wooden platform which dancers can make zapateado dance steps on. A typical huapango dance begins with a slow pace that increases with tempo until the music stops. A variation, the huapango norteño, is danced at a faster pace. Important element in all forms of huapango that the dancers focus on is tapping their shoes in sync with the music. Classic huapango is interpreted by a trio of musicians, while the huapango norteño is interpreted by a group and the huapango de mariachi can be performed by a large number of musicians.
391.Huayno / Peru / Bolivia
HUAYNO is a genre of popular Andean music and dance originally from the Andes highlands. It is especially common in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, but also present in Chile and Argentina, and is practiced by a variety of ethnic groups, especially the Quechua people. The dance begins with the man offering his right arm to the woman as an invitation for her to dance, he puts his handkerchief on the shoulder of the woman. The dance consists of an agile and vigorous stamping of the feet during which the man follows the woman, opposite to front, touching her with his shoulders after having turned around, and only occasionally touching his right arm to the left hand of his partner while they both swing to the rhythm of the music. His movements are happy and roguish.
392.hustle / Global
HUSTLE is a catchall name for some disco dances which were extremely popular in the 1970s. Today it mostly refers to the unique partner dance done in ballrooms and nightclubs to disco music. It has some features in common with mambo, salsa and swing dance. Its basic steps are somewhat similar to the discofox, which emerged at about the same time and is more familiar in various European countries. In the 1970s there was also a line dance called the hustle. Modern partner hustle is sometimes referred to as New York hustle, however, its original name is the Latin hustle. Hustle is still danced all around the world.