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Folk-dancing on the island of Rømø. The number of folk dance organizations and societies continued to grow throughout Denmark for the following two decades. [5] Danish Folk-Dancers was established in 1929, and is an organization that still arranges courses for folk dancers, and every year folk dance festivals are organized.
As in the rest of Europe, interest in Danish folklore was a result of national and international trends in the early 19th century. In particular, the German Romanticism movement was based on the belief that there was a relationship between language, religion, traditions, songs and stories and those who practiced them.
Contemporary dance in Denmark (1 C) D. Dance in Copenhagen (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Dance in Denmark" This category contains only the following page.
Category: Culture by city in Denmark. 2 languages. ... Culture in Aalborg (2 C, 7 P) Culture in Aarhus (4 C, 1 P) C. Culture in Copenhagen (8 C, 26 P)
Pages in category "Culture of Denmark" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The culture of Denmark has a rich artistic and scientific heritage. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen, penname Isak Dinesen, (1885–1962), the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), modern authors such as Herman Bang and Nobel laureate Henrik Pontoppidan and the dense ...
Former buildings and structures in Denmark (12 C, 8 P) H. Danish heraldry (2 C, 3 P) L. History of literature in Denmark (6 C) M. History of mass media in Denmark (2 C)
The dance traditions show strong cross-border influences with many dances that combine phrase-matching sequences of elaborated promenading, bakmes (slower counterclockwise turning) and polska (faster clockwise turning) that are similar to those seen with Norwegian pols. This dance style is also seen with eighth note polska in the border areas.