Balkan folk dances in Dublin 

Resuming regular practice on January 21st 2026! 

Book your first visit at: Balkan folk dances in Santry

Check the once-off workshop in Castleknock in February at: Balkan folk dances in Castleknock

This is a short version of the site in English with the most important information about Balkan folk dances in Dublin. The more popular terms are Bulgarian folk dances, Greek folk dances etc., however, folk dances from the region, in some cases spread beyond today's administrative borders of the countries. I look at ethnographic regions and research the folk dances. I chose to use the name Balkan folk dances as a collective. During the regular classes I point out the region(s) where the dances are known to the best of my knowledge. 

The name is not the interesting part of the folk dances - it is the variety of their meters, steps, and styles! Irregular meters are widespread on the peninsula (especially in Bulgaria) and they open, even to the most experienced musicians / dancers, another world of the music. 

You can view the leader's biography at the link (still in Bulgarian, translation is coming up but you can use your browser automatic translation): Leader - biography

Visit and like the FB page: 

 https://www.facebook.com/bgfolkdublin