| 1948 |
Polish Folk Dancers |
Poland |
| 1949 |
Cabezon de la Sal |
Spain |
| 1950 |
Macedonia |
Yugoslavia |
| 1951 |
Folk Dance Party, Serbia |
Yugoslavia |
| 1952 |
Folk Dance Party, Serbia |
Yugoslavia |
| 1953 |
Manley and Loftus Dancers |
England |
| 1954 |
Croatian Folk Group, Zagreb |
Yugoslavia |
| 1955 |
Danzas de Huelva (Andalucia) |
Spain |
| 1956 |
Grupo de Danzas Vascas Goizaldi |
Spain |
| 1957 |
Folk Dance Group, Bucharest |
Romania |
| 1958 |
Orlyk Group of Folk Dancers |
Ukraine |
| 1959 |
Hungarian Folk Dance Group |
London |
| 1960 |
Cenk Ekibi, Ankara |
Turkey |
| 1961 |
Gilde Sint-Sebastian, Brussels |
Belgium |
| 1962 |
Les Thiaulins, Lignieres en Berry |
France |
| 1963 |
Coral do Ribatejo, Santarem |
Portugal |
| 1964 |
Rancho Tipico S.Maria |
Portugal |
| 1965 |
Folk Ansambl Jedinstvo, Split |
Yugoslavia |
| 1966 |
Dungeer Mummers, Camross |
Eire |
| 1967 |
Vlado Tasevski, Skopje |
Yugoslavia |
| 1968 |
Andra Mari, Galdacano |
Spain |
| 1969 |
Mirce Acev, Skopje |
Yugoslavia |
| 1970 |
Valdreslaget, Oslo |
Norway |
| 1971 |
The Diwanus (Walsall) |
India |
| 1972 |
Killingworth Sword Dancers |
England |
| 1973 |
Ysgol Uwchradd Colwyn |
Wales |
| 1974 |
Santa Predu of Nuoro |
Sardinia |
| 1975 |
Steve Rhodes Dancers, Lagos |
Nigeria |
| 1976 |
Killingworth Sword Dancers |
England |
| 1977 |
F.O.T.E.M., Istanbul |
Turkey |
| 1978 |
The Diwanas (Walsall) |
India |
| 1979 |
Colne Royal Morris Men |
England |
| 1980 |
Coros y Danzas Jovellanos, Gijon |
Spain |
| 1981 |
Killingworth Sword Dancers |
England |
| 1982 |
Sheerer Punjab (Nottingham) |
India |
| 1983 |
Sheerer Punjab (Nottingham) |
India |
| 1984 |
Seven Towers Irish Dancing Club |
N. Ireland |
| 1985 |
Loftus & Manley Trad. Dancers |
England |
| 1986 |
Hoverla Dance Ensemble |
Ukraine |
| 1987 |
Grup Folk Salesiano Selargius |
Sardinia |
| 1988 |
F.O.T.E.M., Istanbul |
Turkey |
| 1989 |
Dawnswyr Nantgarw, Pontypridd |
Wales |
| 1990 |
N.E.F.A.P., Porto |
Portugal |
| 1991 |
Eskola, San Sebastian |
Spain |
| 1992 |
Kud Jedinstvo, Split |
Croatia |
| 1993 |
Loughgiel Folk Dancers |
N. Ireland |
| 1994 |
Kurdish Dance Group |
London |
| 1995 |
Erel Dance Ensemble, Yakutsk |
Sakha Rep. |
| 1996 |
Grupo Etnografico Santo Antonia |
Portugal |
| 1997 |
Kresala Euskal Dantza Taldea |
Basque Country |
| 1998 |
N.E.F.A.P. |
Portugal |
| 1999 |
Measerien ar Menez |
Brittany |
|
2000 |
Canarjos |
Sardinia |
|
2001 |
Tobago Academy of Performing Arts |
Trinidad & Tobago |
|
2002 |
Heritage Dancers |
India |
|
2003 |
Izvorasul |
Romania |
|
2004 |
Kurdish Folk Dance Group |
Kurdistan |
|
2005 |
Xaréu |
Asturias |
|
2006 |
Mesaerien ar Menez / Jilgodenn
/ Sonerien daou ha daou |
Poissy, Brittany |
|
2007 |
Loughgiel Folk Dancers |
Northern Ireland |