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Små grodorna being danced at midsummer, 1969, Årsnäs, Sweden. Små grodorna (Swedish for "The Little Frogs") is a traditional Swedish dance and song traditionally performed at midsummer, where the participants dance around the maypole. The dance involves movements that illustrate body parts that frogs lack, namely "ears" (öron) and "tails ...
This year, it falls on June 21, but in many places around Sweden festivities are held during the whole Midsummer weekend. Traditional midsummer celebrations take place at Skansen, the world's ...
Midsummer Dance is an 1897 oil on canvas painting by the Swedish artist Anders Zorn. There are three versions of the painting; the most well-known one is exhibited at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. [1] Another version, painted at the same time, is now exhibited at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. [2]
The Sweden Day Committee of greater New York sponsors the annual Sweden Day. This traditional event occurs during the summer solstice at Manhem Club, on the sound in Throggs Neck , New York. This festival of Midsummer features the raising of the maypole , traditional food, music, folk dancing, games, prizes and camaraderie.
Pages in category "Swedish folk dances" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Hambo; P. Polska ...
Artistic director Lourdes Lopez had for years harbored a dream herself: to bring a fresh look to Balanchine’s1962 narrative masterpiece, animated by the choreographer’s intimate love of both ...
Dancing around the midsummer pole, in Åmmeberg, Sweden. A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may occur on 1 May or Pentecost , although in some countries it is instead erected during Midsummer (20–26 June). In some cases, the ...
A Midsummer Night's Party (Swedish: Sommaren med Göran – En midsommarnattskomedi, literally "The Summer with Göran – A Midsummer-Night's Comedy) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 31 July 2009, [1] directed by Staffan Lindberg.