The American Folk Dance Ensemble has attended 74 festivals in 37 countries since 1964. They have been invited back to the Mondial des Cultures de Drummondville in Quebec, Canada more than any other group in the festival’s history. In 2024, the ensemble performed in the Vallarta Azteca International Folk Dance Festival in Mexico before touring the Southern United States. In 2023, the group participated in the international CIOFF folk festivals in Czechia and the Danube Carnival Festival in Hungary. In 2022, they performed at Hello!Schoten Folk Festival and festivals throughout Belgium, Cacak, Serbia, and Bitola, Macedonia. Additionally, they enjoyed a cultural exchange with Folklorni Ansambl "Vila" in Novi Sad, Serbia. During 2019, the ensemble traveled to Europe to perform in both the Hello Schoten Festival in Belgium and the International Folklore Festival 'Eurofolk' in Zamosc, Poland. Other prestigious festivals have invited the group back at least five times, including International Folklore Festival in Haifa, Israel; the Festival de Confolens in Confolens, France; and the Billingham International Folklore Festival in Stockton-on-Tees, England. The ensemble is made up of 28 dancers and 7 musicians. Combined, they form one of the most unique groups of performing arts in the United States. Mountain Strings, the group’s accompanying live band, is featured throughout the concert and adds the rhythm of bluegrass and old-time, foot-stomping music. Their sound makes use of the banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and other acoustic instruments. Their American musical styles range from Appalachian folk to bluegrass, Cajun, blues, and country. The performers, all students at Brigham Young University, come from throughout the United States.