List of Albanian dances
The following is an incomplete list of traditional dances in Albanian culture, because each region has its own dances:
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- Shota
- qyqek ( belly dance)
- Vallja e Shqipeve
- Gocja e Malësisë
- Devollice
- Pogonishte
- Gajde
- Gilanka
- Gorarce
- Vallja e Rugovës
- Vallja e Krushqve
- Vallja e Kukësit
- Vallja e Shestanit
- Valle Trimash
- Vallja e Tropojës
- Vallja e Bareshës
- Rrajca
- Dance of Osman Taka
- Vallja e Osman Agës
- Vallja e Celo Mezanit
- Vallja e Devollit
- Vallja e Katjuskes
- Valleja e Kercoves
- Beranche
- Napoloni
- Gusharaveli (or Dumsharaveli, a mixed Afro-Albanian dance)
Traditional Albanian clothing, dances, and folklore are showcased in several festivals including the Gjirokaster National Folklore Festival in Gjirokaster, Sofra Dardane every June in Bajram Curri, Oda Dibrane in Peshkopi, Logu i Bjeshkeve every August in Kelmend, Cham Dance Festival in Saranda, and other festivals in various Albanian cities.
See also
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