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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 ...
This is the main list of dances. It is a non-categorized, index list of specific dances. It may also include dances which could either be considered specific dances or a family of related dances. For example, ballet, ballroom dance and folk dance can be single dance styles or families of related dances. See following for categorized lists: List ...
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).
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the ...
Swedish folk dances (4 P) Pages in category "Dance in Sweden" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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.
Gammaldans (Swedish and Nynorsk) or Gammeldans (Danish and Bokmål) (literally "old dance") is a small set of Nordic dances that became broadly popular in the late 19th century. [1] [2] These were also the dances of the Nordic immigrant communities in the United States.
Sophie Karsten (1783–1862), prima ballerina, Royal Swedish Ballet, mother of Marie Taglioni; Ana Laguna (born 1955), internationally known Spanish-born Swedish ballet dancer, teacher; Efva Lilja (born 1956), choreographer; Marie Lindqvist (born 1970), principal dancer, teacher, Royal Swedish Ballet; Gun Lund (born 1943), choreographer, dance ...