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The hambo is a traditional dance that originated in Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a couple dance in 3 4 time, danced to music played with a strong accent on the first beat and a tempo that varies from moderate to fast (100 to 120 beats per minute).
Music in Sweden is a vital part of Swedish culture, as evidenced by the national success of musical shows like Allsång på Skansen and Melodifestivalen. [1] Swedish music has also included more modern and influences. On a per capita basis, Sweden is the world's most successful exporter of music. [2]
The Slängpolska (Swedish plural slängpolskor; "släng" Swed. for "toss, throw, chuck" and directly cognate to the English "to sling") is a Swedish folk dance and sometimes also the description of certain folk music tunes. The dances bearing the name slängpolska can be divided into two major types.
Traditional Nordic dance music is a type of traditional music or folk music that once was common in the mainland part of the Nordic countries — Scandinavia plus Finland. The person who plays this kind of music might be called speleman (Swedish/Norwegian), spelman (Swedish), spel(l)emann (Norwegian), pelimanni (Finnish) or spillemand (Danish).
Swedish folk music is a genre of music based largely on folkloric collection work that began in the early 19th century in Sweden. [1] The primary instrument of Swedish folk music is the fiddle . Another common instrument, unique to Swedish traditions, is the nyckelharpa .
The Culture of Sweden is similar to but distinct from the cultures of neighboring countries and is characterised by its art, music, dance, literature, traditions, religious practices and more. Sweden's modern history has a well-established tradition of science, technology and cultural creativity.
Dansband (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdânsˌband] ⓘ; "dance band"), or danseband in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdânsˌbandsmɵˌsiːk] ⓘ; "dance band music"). Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category.
"Caramelldansen" (Swedish for 'The Caramell Dance') is the first track from Swedish music group Caramell's second and final album Supergott released on 16 November 2001. It became an Internet meme in the mid-2000s after a sped-up version of the song was attached to a video loop from the Japanese visual novel Popotan , which went viral.