Golden Dragon Parade, Chinese New Year Festival, Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Costumed women dancing, Carnival, Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde, Africa

Traditional dancing outside the 13th century Iglesia y Convento Del Carmen, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Morris dancing, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The medieval festival of Provins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France, Europe

Mexican dancers and musicians outside municipal palace, Square of Independence, Merida, Yucatan state, Mexico, North America

Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Buddhist festival (Tsechu), Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia

Traditional dancers, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

A decorated horse in a parade at the Royal Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia

Evangelical church, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Rose Festival, Bulgaria, Europe

Fire dance, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of a monk dancing in full traditional costume in monastery courtyard, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Vedic Theater in Kerala, India, Asia

Sunday dancing in Parque Central, Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Traditional dancers, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman at dance ceremony, Nha Trang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Masked dancers at Buddhist monastery, Ura, Bhutan, Asia

Evangelical church, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Samburu dancing, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Kathakali dancer dressing in costume, Kerala state, India, Asia

Evangelical church, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Peruvian dancing outside Notre Dame de Paris cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Evangelical church, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Seville - Spain - The Feria de Abril - Seville Fair - Girls practice their dancing in the city streets

Seville - Spain - The Feria de Abril - Seville Fair - Dancing through the night at the fairground

Seville - Spain - The Feria de Abril - Seville Fair - Dancing through the night at the fairground

Calle Heredia, young women, School of Rumba dance, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Central America

Calle Heredia, young women, School of Rumba dance, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Central America

Calle Heredia, young woman, School of Rumba dance, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Central America

Music, Conjunto folklorico Cutumba, School of the traditional dance, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Central America

Music and dance, Casa de la Trova, Baracoa, Region of Guantanamo, Cuba, Central America

Dancers from GAUA in the Banks Islands perform at a cultural festival wearing fish headresses and rattling nuts on their ankles, Efate Island, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Dancers from GAUA in the Banks Islands perform at a cultural festival wearing fish headresses and rattling nuts on their ankles, Efate Island, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Sang sang rimpoche uses the dorje, a sacred ritual object to make the first decisive cut into the sand mandala on the last day of the mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal. solu khumbu, nepal

Ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes, founded in Konya by Mevalana Celaleddin Rumi, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

San Telmo, area famous for Sunday antique market and outdoor tango demonstrations, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

Naga lady dancing and playing, Naga New Year Festival, drum, Lahe village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Naga lady dancing and playing, Naga New Year Festival, drum, Lahe village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Naga men dancing at Grand Finale wearing headdress made of woven cane decorated with wild boar teeth, bear fur, topped with hornbill feather and tiger claw neckband also tiger teeth necklace, ivory armbands and apron decorated with cowrie shells, Naga New Year Festival, Lahe village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Whirling dervish, Al-Shuri Mausoleum, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Kayapo women dancing traditional dances, brazil,amazon

Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal

Feria (Spring Fair) in Seville, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Traditional folk dance, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Traditional folk dance, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Morocco, Atlas Mountains, Near Marrakech In Asni Village Women Performing Traditional Dances And Songs, Two Men Seated Playing Drums

Algeria, Sahara, Tassili M'ajjer, Oasis Of Djanet, Tuareg Festival Sebiba, Dances And Show By Local Tribes

Mauritius, Sega Dance In Grand Bay

Austria, Vienna, Lawyers Ball In Hofburg, Waltzing

Austria, Vienna, Opera Ball, Waltzing

Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600

Mexican dancers, Cinco de Mayo festival, Old Town State Historical Park, San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal

Kayapo women dancing traditional dances, brazil,amazon

Kayapo women dancing traditional dances, brazil

Women dancing during Independence Day festivities in Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova, Europe

A couple in traditional costume dancing for Limba Noastra (National Language Day) on 31st August, Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Europe

Mani mask dancers at mani festival marks setting in of spring season in humla. masked dances diversion a long-established part of bonpo religious ceremonies.Dance Is means by which supernatural forces be brought down to world of. Dance recalls a time when distance between spirits samll. Humla, north-west nepal

Highland dancing, Highland Games, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Girls dressed in traditional dancing costume, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Highland dancing, Highland Games, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Male Kandy dancers dressed in Kandyan costume, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Female dancer dressed in traditional costume, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharastra, India, Asia

Highland dancing, Highland Games, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Group of Kandy dancers dressed in Kandyan costume, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Female Kandy dancer dressed in pooja costume, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Dragon dance, Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Dragon dance, Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Kenya. Masai women getting ready to dance at their masai village within the amboseli national park

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

Apsara Dancer, performing a traditional Khmer dance, Amansara Luxury Hotel, Cambodia

Apsara Dancer, performing a traditional Khmer dance, Amansara Luxury Hotel, Cambodia

Street performers, annual Spraoi Street Festival, City of Waterford, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Morocco, South, Marrakech, Folkloric Summer Festival, Berber Women Dancing And Clapping Their Hands

An actress during the dance show of Barong, Batubulan, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Female dancer dressed in traditional costume, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharastra, India, Asia

Polynesian dancer dressed in traditional costume, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Music and dance, Casa de las traditiones, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Central America

Ethiopia turbanned, married orthodox priests chanting and dancing during the feast of mary, axum

Vietnam hoa binh primary school in vinh long province. children in school practice cheerleading

Naga lady dancing and playing drum, Naga New Year Festival, Sagaing Division, Lahe village, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Mauritius, Traditional Sega Dance

An actress during the dance show of Barong, Batubulan, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dancing, Jerez, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Flamenco dancer, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

Philippines women dancing. Bagong silangan, quezon city, manila

Apsara Dancer, performing a traditional Khmer dance, Amansara Luxury Hotel, Cambodia

Whirling dervish, Al-Shuri Mausoleum, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Dancer, Old Town, Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, North America

Dancers in front of the Bayon temple of Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Apsara Dancer, performing a traditional Khmer dance, Amansara Luxury Hotel, Cambodia

Naga men dancing at Grand Finale wearing woven cane headdress decorated with wild boar teeth, bear fur and topped with hornbill feather, and tiger teeth necklace, ivory arm bands, bear fur anklets and aprons decorated with cowrie shells, Naga New Year Festival, Lahe village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Usa, Nm, Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial, Navajo War Dance

French Polynesia, The Leeward Islands (Iles Sous-Le-Vent), Bora-Bora Island, Folkloric Dances Performed For Heiva Festival In July

Man at a Batak dance show in Samosir, Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dance performance at bugando hospital medical school, tanzania. Mwanza. - opening ceremony

Naga men dancing at Grand Finale wearing headdress made of woven cane decorated with wild boar teeth, Mithan horns (wild cow) and bear fur topped with Hornbill feather with Tiger teeth necklaces and conch shell ear ornament, Lahe village, Naga New Year Festival, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia