Tag Archives: Folk Dance

II International Folklore Festival May June 2020

II International Folklore Festival June 202 - BalkanFolk Mallorca

BalkanFolk-Majorca Association is pleased to invite you to the II International Folklore Festival, which will be held from May 28 to June 1, 2020. This event is a celebration of culture, dance and music, which will take place in one of the most beautiful and visited tourist destinations in Europe, …

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Norway Folk Dance

Norway Folk Dance

Norway has an unbroken folk music and dance tradition. Since folk music has been passed along continuously from generation to generation. A Noruega tem uma tradição ininterrupta de música e danca folclorica. Desde música folclorica tem sido continuamente ao longo do tempo passa de geração em geração. Video e images …

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Finnish Folk Dances

Finnish Folk Dances

Kiikurit Finnish Folk Dancers from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada performing 2 dances at the Finlandia Club gala benefiting the building restoration fund on Saturday, December 1, 2007 as well as marking the 90th anniversary of Finland’s independence in 1917. Dance #1: Ellin Polkka Dance #2: Suvitunnelma Choreographed by director Harri …

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Macedonian Folk Dance – Kalajdjisko

Macedonian Folk Dance Kalajdjisko

Macedonian Folk Dance – Kalajdjisko. This Macedonian dance is based upon the rituals that are in connection with the old handcraft of repairing broken and damaged coopery plates in the villages. This dynamic dance shows attitudes of people involved in that hand handcraft and the people from the villages that …

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TIKLOS : Philippine Folk Dance

TIKLOS Philippine Folk Dance

Tiklos (also called “pintakasi”) is the Waray equivalent to the “Bayanihan”. Groups of people work for somebody without hoping for anything in return. They work odd jobs like clearing forests, digging the earth for wells, moving a nipa hut to a new location, or even building a house! In all …

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JANGGAY: Philippine Folk Dance

Janggay Philippine Folk Dance

The Janggay or ‘Igal Janggay” is one Badjao dance that is performed to the tradition of the Pangalay. Pangalay being a predominant dance form favorite among the gentle people of the Sulu archipelago. Janggay refers to metal fingernails or claws that the dancers wear on their hands as…

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