2016 WDD Opening was held by the Hong Kong Dance Federation at Tai Kok Tsui Sports Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Sunday, 24 April 2016. 176 folk and line dancers presented a 16-minute suite comprising 7 dances:

1. Rusi Kosi (Bulgaria)
2. Or Chavatzalot (Israel)
3. Itele (Romania)
4. Vesnianka (Ukraine)
5. Mazur (Poland)
6. Cumbia Semana (Line Dance)
7. Dragon Boat Racing (Hong Kong)

and they made the pattern of "Bauhinia" at the beginning and "HK 2016" at the end.

2017 WDD Closing was held by the Hong Kong Dance Federation at Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Sunday, 30 April 2017. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR, 112 folk and line dancers presented a 13-minute suite comprising 5 dances:

1. Waves (Hong Kong)
2. Dashing White Sergeant (Scotland)
3. Oh! Susanna (USA)
4. Man in the Hay (Germany)
5. Syp Simeon (Russia)

and they made the patterns of Bauhinia and Hong Kong 20 in Chinese in the first and the last dance.

"Ramot", an Israeli dance with a mixed style of Arabic, Kurdish and Yemenite elements showing the Israelis’ spirit of unity in circle and line choreographed by the renowned Israeli dance teacher Moshiko Halevy, was performed on 29 April 2018 at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Hong Kong by 148 dancers from 8 folk dance and line dance groups of Hong Kong for the function World Dance Day 2018 – All Dance As One in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Hong Kong Dance Federation and the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of the State of Israel.

The World Dance Day function Let’s Dance Together organized by the Hong Kong Dance Federation took place at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre on 28 April. This year the 100-Person Dance presented by 132 dancers from 10 dance groups included three joyous dances:

1. Zapin Pekajang (Malaysia)
2. Song of a Good Year and the Sea (Amis, Taiwan)
3. Vesela je Šokadija (Šokci, Croatia)

World Dance Day 2024 “Let’s Dance Together” presented by the Hong Kong Dance Federation took place at Tai Kok Tsui Sports Centre on 28 April.

This year the 100-person dance exhibited included 2 dances. One was Vallja e Pllanës from the village Pllanës of the Lezhë district, northwest of Albania, in which the dancers waved two scarves with brisk steps expressing their joy of freedom; and the other was Shmulik's Medley from Israel, whose music consisted of several melodies, one of which being Hava Nagila, a traditional Israeli folk song meaning “Let us rejoice”.

The 106 dancers were from 10 folk dance and line dance groups, namely Budlet Folk Dance Club, Tak Yuk Dance & Art Association, Vitality Folk Dance Club, Cheung Chi Club, Rainbow Date Society, Crescendo, Crystal Western Folk Dance Troupe, Israeli Dancing Club, Ying Fung Folk Dance Club, and Easy Dance.

World Dance Day 2025 presented by Hong Kong Dance Federation at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre on 27 April.

The 100-Dancer Romanian Dance Exhibition was displayed by 9 folk dance and line dance groups at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Hong Kong on 27 April. They included: Budlet Folk Dance Club, Tak Yuk Dance & Art Association, Vitality Folk Dance Club, Cheung Che Club, Israeli Dancing Club, Rainbow Date Society, W.K. Dance Group, Crescendo Charity Club, and Easy Dance.

Description of Dances:

Romania, situated in southeast Europe, is a country in the world which can most preserve its traditional folk dances. Romanian folk dances often have close connections with its geographical environment, people’s lives, customs and ritual ceremonies. Today 108 dancers from 9 folk dance and line dance groups are going to perform five traditional Romanian dances for us. The first three, originating from the south and the northeast of Romania, are related to river, shepherd and weaving. They are: ‘Siriul’ from Muntenia; ‘Ciobănaşul de la Călini’ from Moldavia; and ‘Iţele’ from Oltenia.

The fourth dance ‘Păpuşelele’ meaning ‘Little Dolls’, is a girls’ ritual dance from Dobrogea. Dancers wear masks in front of and at the back of their heads. This connects with the customs which are done before people get married for checking the feelings of the boys, whether they may recognize the girls, and whether they are serious.

The fifth dance is ‘Joc cu sucitoare’, a memorial dance originating from Feleac, a village in Bistriță-Năsăud, Transilvania, Romania. The 9th of March is a day for worshipping ancestors. In the morning women make cakes and put them at the front of the church; they beat sticks and light candles at graveyards. In the afternoon all the villagers dance together. The movements with the sticks denote not only calling for the ancestors but also the kneading of flour and the making of cakes.

Organized by the Hong Kong Dance Federation, Hong Kong Dance Day 2026 took place in different districts of Hong Kong this April to May. The 100-dancer exhibition of western folk dance was staged at Sham Shui Po Sports Centre and Tsuen Wan Sports Centre on 18th and 26th April respectively.

This year the dance suite displayed by the 106 dancers was from Albania. Albanian traditional dances, divided by the Shkumbin River, comprise two major categories: Tosk dances from the south and Gheg dances from the north. While Tosk dances are in chain forms with hand holding, Gheg dances are always solo dances without hand holds. Longing for freedom, the Albanians often dance with up-and-down bounces, wide-opened arms, fully using the space around them to express their feelings.

The two dances that the dancers showed were in relation to flowers: Vallja “Trendafil prej Dimëri” (Winter Rose) from Leskovik in the south, and Vallja “Lulja e Kurbinit” (Flower of Kurbin) from Kurbin in the north. The dancers were from 9 dance groups, namely Budlet Folk Dance Club, Cheung Chi Club, W.K. Group Dance, Vitality Folk Dance Club, Israeli Dancing Club, Rainbow Date Society, Tak Yuk Dance & Art Association, Crescendo, and Easy Dance.

2016 WDD Opening was held by the Hong Kong Dance Federation at Tai Kok Tsui Sports Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Sunday, 24 April 2016. 176 folk and line dancers presented a 16-minute suite comprising 7 dances:

1. Rusi Kosi (Bulgaria)
2. Or Chavatzalot (Israel)
3. Itele (Romania)
4. Vesnianka (Ukraine)
5. Mazur (Poland)
6. Cumbia Semana (Line Dance)
7. Dragon Boat Racing (Hong Kong)

and they made the pattern of "Bauhinia" at the beginning and "HK 2016" at the end.

2017 WDD Closing was held by the Hong Kong Dance Federation at Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Sunday, 30 April 2017. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR, 112 folk and line dancers presented a 13-minute suite comprising 5 dances:

1. Waves (Hong Kong)
2. Dashing White Sergeant (Scotland)
3. Oh! Susanna (USA)
4. Man in the Hay (Germany)
5. Syp Simeon (Russia)

and they made the patterns of Bauhinia and Hong Kong 20 in Chinese in the first and the last dance.

"Ramot", an Israeli dance with a mixed style of Arabic, Kurdish and Yemenite elements showing the Israelis’ spirit of unity in circle and line choreographed by the renowned Israeli dance teacher Moshiko Halevy, was performed on 29 April 2018 at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Hong Kong by 148 dancers from 8 folk dance and line dance groups of Hong Kong for the function World Dance Day 2018 – All Dance As One in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Hong Kong Dance Federation and the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of the State of Israel.

The World Dance Day function Let’s Dance Together organized by the Hong Kong Dance Federation took place at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre on 28 April. This year the 100-Person Dance presented by 132 dancers from 10 dance groups included three joyous dances:

1. Zapin Pekajang (Malaysia)
2. Song of a Good Year and the Sea (Amis, Taiwan)
3. Vesela je Šokadija (Šokci, Croatia)

World Dance Day 2024 “Let’s Dance Together” presented by the Hong Kong Dance Federation took place at Tai Kok Tsui Sports Centre on 28 April.

This year the 100-person dance exhibited included 2 dances. One was Vallja e Pllanës from the village Pllanës of the Lezhë district, northwest of Albania, in which the dancers waved two scarves with brisk steps expressing their joy of freedom; and the other was Shmulik's Medley from Israel, whose music consisted of several melodies, one of which being Hava Nagila, a traditional Israeli folk song meaning “Let us rejoice”.

The 106 dancers were from 10 folk dance and line dance groups, namely Budlet Folk Dance Club, Tak Yuk Dance & Art Association, Vitality Folk Dance Club, Cheung Chi Club, Rainbow Date Society, Crescendo, Crystal Western Folk Dance Troupe, Israeli Dancing Club, Ying Fung Folk Dance Club, and Easy Dance.

World Dance Day 2025 presented by Hong Kong Dance Federation at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre on 27 April.

The 100-Dancer Romanian Dance Exhibition was displayed by 9 folk dance and line dance groups at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Hong Kong on 27 April. They included: Budlet Folk Dance Club, Tak Yuk Dance & Art Association, Vitality Folk Dance Club, Cheung Che Club, Israeli Dancing Club, Rainbow Date Society, W.K. Dance Group, Crescendo Charity Club, and Easy Dance.

Description of Dances:

Romania, situated in southeast Europe, is a country in the world which can most preserve its traditional folk dances. Romanian folk dances often have close connections with its geographical environment, people’s lives, customs and ritual ceremonies. Today 108 dancers from 9 folk dance and line dance groups are going to perform five traditional Romanian dances for us. The first three, originating from the south and the northeast of Romania, are related to river, shepherd and weaving. They are: ‘Siriul’ from Muntenia; ‘Ciobănaşul de la Călini’ from Moldavia; and ‘Iţele’ from Oltenia.

The fourth dance ‘Păpuşelele’ meaning ‘Little Dolls’, is a girls’ ritual dance from Dobrogea. Dancers wear masks in front of and at the back of their heads. This connects with the customs which are done before people get married for checking the feelings of the boys, whether they may recognize the girls, and whether they are serious.

The fifth dance is ‘Joc cu sucitoare’, a memorial dance originating from Feleac, a village in Bistriță-Năsăud, Transilvania, Romania. The 9th of March is a day for worshipping ancestors. In the morning women make cakes and put them at the front of the church; they beat sticks and light candles at graveyards. In the afternoon all the villagers dance together. The movements with the sticks denote not only calling for the ancestors but also the kneading of flour and the making of cakes.

Organized by the Hong Kong Dance Federation, Hong Kong Dance Day 2026 took place in different districts of Hong Kong this April to May. The 100-dancer exhibition of western folk dance was staged at Sham Shui Po Sports Centre and Tsuen Wan Sports Centre on 18th and 26th April respectively.

This year the dance suite displayed by the 106 dancers was from Albania. Albanian traditional dances, divided by the Shkumbin River, comprise two major categories: Tosk dances from the south and Gheg dances from the north. While Tosk dances are in chain forms with hand holding, Gheg dances are always solo dances without hand holds. Longing for freedom, the Albanians often dance with up-and-down bounces, wide-opened arms, fully using the space around them to express their feelings.

The two dances that the dancers showed were in relation to flowers: Vallja “Trendafil prej Dimëri” (Winter Rose) from Leskovik in the south, and Vallja “Lulja e Kurbinit” (Flower of Kurbin) from Kurbin in the north. The dancers were from 9 dance groups, namely Budlet Folk Dance Club, Cheung Chi Club, W.K. Group Dance, Vitality Folk Dance Club, Israeli Dancing Club, Rainbow Date Society, Tak Yuk Dance & Art Association, Crescendo, and Easy Dance.