🇸🇪 The dances of Sweden
6 dances from Sweden, best known first, across 3 cities and regions.
🇸🇪 SwedenSmå grodorna
A playful Swedish dance around the maypole for Midsummer, miming frog movementsFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇵🇱 Poland and 3 morePolonaisePolonez, chodzony
A stately walking dance in triple time, opening Polish celebrations and ballsFolk dance · Couple · Procession
🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 morePolska
A Nordic partner dance in triple time, with many local styles and rhythmsFolk dance · Couple
🇸🇪 SwedenHambo
A Swedish couple dance with turning steps and a steady three-beat rhythmFolk dance · Couple
🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreGammaldans
A set of social partner dances from the Nordic countries, popular since the late 1800s.Social dance · Couple
🇨🇭 Switzerland and 4 moreEurythmy
An expressive movement art that translates music and speech into visible form through gesture.Concert dance · Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Polonaise: Korneli Szlegel, Public domain, source
- Eurythmy: Awslibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Små grodorna: Uploaded by Mikael Häggström, CC0, source