Kalevala Festival: Folk Dance Class

As a part of our Kalevala Festival programs, Finnish dancers will be filling the Fjord Hall for a short dance performance with live music, followed by a class in Osberg Hall where you can learn the moves and skills of traditional Finnish folk dance. Come wearing comfortable shoes and clothes you can move in! Live music will be provided by Folkvoice Duo.

Finnish folk dancing are dance traditions that go back centuries, including polksa, humppa, minuet, jenkka dances and more. These styles are traditionally performed to live music and often include chain dances where dancers are connected in a circle or line and and move together.