This is a dance that is taught in our school during physical education lessons.
This is a traditional dance in Sweden that is danced very often when Swedish people go to traditional so called "people's amusement parks" all over Sweden. This is a dance we will dance at the International party during the mobility in Poland, which will be filmed and uploaded here.
Swedish tradition every summer is to celebrate "Midsummer eve", which means that Midsummer is an occasion of large gatherings − and to be honest, many Swedes take advantage of it to fulfil their social obligations so that they can enjoy the rest of their holiday in peace. In many cases, whole families gather to celebrate this traditional high-point of the summer.
Swedes like the world to be well-ordered, so Midsummer Eve is always a Friday between 19 and 25 June. People often begin the day by picking flowers and making wreaths to place on the maypole, which is a key component in the celebrations.
The maypole is raised in an open spot and traditional ring-dances ensue, to the delight of the children and some of the adults. Teenagers tend to stay out of it and wait for the evening’s more riotous entertainment.
Our students will film and teach the students one of the most popular dances when celebrating midsummer. This will be shown and filmed during the mobility in Poland.
This dance is also a traditional dance that many people still dance. It is a dance for all ages, more like a funny dance and only here can you find hundreds of grown up people sing and dance like frogs around a flowerpole. This is a dance that will be filmed and uploaded later this semester or during summer by our students.
In the video you can watch a group of students dancing Schottis from Ödsmål- A traditional dance from Stenungsund, 49km from Trollhattan.
The dance Schottische origin is probably German and it does not have anything to do with Scotland as many might think. Swedes started to dance Schottise around 1800 when it was implemented into Swedish society. You can dance two different styles of Schottise: slow and fast depending on what type of music you prefer: old fashioned or modern. The Schottishe has borrowed steps from Polka and the two dances have more in common than before.