List of folk dance performance groups

List of folk dance performance groups

This is a list of notable folk dance performance groups, listed by country of origin.

Bulgaria

*Pirin Folk Ensemble

Canada

*Chai Folk Ensemble

China

*China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble

Mexico

*Mexican Folkloric Ballet
*Alegria - Folklorico Mexicana [http://www.alegria.org/]

Philippines

*Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company

Russia

*Barynya [ [http://www.barynya.com/ Russian music, dance and song ensemble Barynya from New York City ] ]

Ukraine

*P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble

United States

*Duquesne University Tamburitzans
*Brigham Young University Folk Dance Ensemble [ [http://pam.byu.edu/SimilarPage.asp?title=International%20Folk%20Dance%20Ensemble International Folk Dance Ensemble ] ]
*Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago
*Veselica - Slovak Folk Dance Ensemble based in Chicago, IL [ [http://veselica.com VESELICA-Slovak Folklore Ensemble Chicago, Illinois ] ]

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