Here are images of the eight stamps in a set depicting couples dancing in traditional Polish regional costumes, designed by Polish artist Stefan Malecki (1924-2012), printed by lithography, and issued by Poland on September 30, 1969, Scott Nos. 1685-92.
Les Ballets suédois was a predominantly Swedish, early 1920s avant garde dance ensemble based in Paris, under the direction of Rolf de Maré (1888-1964). Here is an image of a stamp designed by Eva Ede after a costume sketch by French artist Fernand Léger (1881-1955) for La Création du monde, Op. 81a, a 20-minute long ballet based on African folk mythology composed by Darius Milhaud in 1922-23 to a libretto by Blaise Cendrars, engraved by Lars Sjööblom, and issued by Sweden on April 25, 1983 as a EUROPA stamp, Scott No. 1460, Facit No. 1254, plus a YouTube link to a French video tribute to Les Ballets suédois.
Here are images of the four stamps in a set depicting traditional Thai dances (Drum Dance, Dance of the Drip-nets, Harvest Dance, and Kan Dance), printed by photogravure, and issued by Thailand on July 14, 1977, Scott Nos. 822-25.
Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a traditional dancer performing a regional Maya deer dance, engraved and printed by E. A. Wright Bank Note Company, Philadelphia, and issued by Guatemala on December 18, 1953 to publicize the 1953 Guatemala National Fair, Scott No. C188, plus a YouTube link to a Baile de Venados ("Dancing Deer") performance by a troupe at a Guatemalan folklore festival held in Sololá in 2011.
Inuit drum dance, a semi-postal (charity) stamp designed and combined engraved by Martin Mörck (1955- ) and lithography after original artwork by Greenlandic artist Julia Pars (1968- ), and issued by Greenland on August 18, 2000 to publicize the HAFNIA '01 International Stamp Exhibition, Scott No. B25, plus a YouTube link to a performance by a traditional drum dancer in Kulusuk, Greenland.
Here are images of the three stamps in a set depicting Polish traditional dancers, designed by Andrzej Heidrich (1928- ) after original artwork (1927) by Polish painter, graphic designer, and illustrator Zofia Stryjenska (1891-1976), printed by lithography, and issued by Poland on May 25, 1994, Scott Nos. 3197-99, plus some relevant YouTube video links.
Here are images of the seven stamps in a set depicting traditional dancers and drummers, printed by lithography, and issued by Burundi on August 21, 1964, Scott Nos. 88-94.
Here are images of the seven stamps in a set depicting scenes from the ballet Cuca e Maleve, printed by photogravure, and issued by Albania on December 14, 1976, Scott Nos. 1759-65.
Midsummer Festival, designed by Åland artist Jonas Wilén (1974- ), printed by lithography, and issued by Åland (Finland) on April 27, 1998 as a EUROPA stamp, Scott No. 144, Facit No. 140, plus a YouTube link to a short video of dancers performing at a recent Åland Midsummer Festival. Note the traditional midsummer pole in the background of this stamp's design.
Trüllpolka folk dancers, a semi-postal (charity) stamp designed by Swiss painter Hans Fischer (1909-1958), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier, S.A.), and issued by Switzerland on June 1, 1951 as one of a set of five stamps benefiting needy mothers, Scott No. B202, plus a YouTube link to a 2012 performance by a folk dancing troupe in Evolène, a French-speaking municipality in the canton of Valais.
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