Samba - Brazil - The quintessential music and dance form associated with Rio's famous Carnaval, Samba's flirty and flamboyant rhythm is music for the masses.
Tango - Argentina - One of the most celebrated and influential dances in the world, this highly complex art form originated in the steamy 18th-century barrios of Buenos Aires.
Kabuki - Japan -
A classical Japanese dance-drama, Kabuki is a 400-year-old theatrical art form rich in showmanship. It blends music, dance, and mime in a highly stylized manner.
Bharatanatyam - India - This extraordinary and pre-eminent Indian classical dance form was initiated in the Hindu temples of Tamil Nadu.
Salsa - Cuba -
Blend African drum with Spanish guitar, add a little brass, plenty of percussion, and you've one of the most irresistible Afro-Latino dance rhythms in the land.
Classical ballet - Italy - Danced around the world, classical ballet has its origins in the Italian Renaissance Courts of the 15th century.
Stick dance - Portugal -
Known in Portuguese as dança dos paus, this age-old ceremony takes place in Miranda do Douro, in the country's far northeast Trás-os-Montes region.
Maypole dance - Sweden - With the ceremony rooted in Germanic pagan fertility rituals, dancing around the maypole is a centuries-old celebration of the arrival of summer.
Apsara - Cambodia - Held in great esteem across the country, Apsara is known for its elongated and beautifully elegant choreography, and ornately designed costumes.
Haka - New Zealand -
Fans of the All Blacks rugby union team will be familiar with this traditional Maori war dance, played out on the pitch before games to intimidate opponents.