{{short description|List of dances from Albania and broader Albanian culture}} {{refimprove|date=September 2023}} The following is an incomplete list of traditional dances in Albanian culture, because each region has its own dances: {{Expand list|date=August 2011}}thumb| thumb| thumb| {{columns-list|colwidth=12em| * Albanian war dances * Gocja e Malësisë * Gusharaveli (or Dumsharaveli, a mixed Afro-Albanian dance) * Napoloni * Pogonishte * Qyqek (Belly Dance) * Shamia e Beqarit * Vallja e Çobanit * Vallja e Bareshës * Vallja e Çelo Mezanit * Vallja e Devollit * Vallja e Gajdes * Vallja e Kavajës * Vallja e Katjushkës * Vallja e Kërçovës * Vallja e Krushqve * Vallja e Kukësit * Vallja e Osman Agës * Vallja e Rugovës * Vallja e Rrajcës * Vallja e Shestanit * Vallja e Shqipeve * Vallja e Trimave * Vallja e Tropojës * Vallja e Tiranes * Vallja e Shotës * Vallja Came * Vallja e Dibres * Vallja Popullore * Vallja e Pinguinit * Vallja e Shupalit * Vallja Osman Taka * Vallja Gorarçe * Vallja e Burrave/Devollice * Vallja e Gilanit Gilanka * Vallja Dimkes * Vallja e Malesise * Vallja e Pijanecit * Vallja e Rrajces }}
Traditional Albanian clothing, dances, and folklore are showcased in several festivals including the Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival in Gjirokastër;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tiranapost.al/art-dhe-kulture/elet-festivali-folklorik-kombetar-i-gjirokastres-2023-i526480 | title=Çelet Festivali Folklorik Kombëtar i Gjirokastrës 2023 }}</ref> 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== *Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Dance of Albania}}
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