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Faroese chain dance, the Glossary

The Faroese chain dance (Føroyskur dansur, Kædedans) is the national circle dance of the Faroe Islands, accompanied by kvæði, the Faroese ballads.^[1]

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Culture of the Faroe Islands
Nordic dances

Anker Eli Petersen

Anker Eli Petersen (born 7 June 1959 in Tvøroyri) is a Faroese writer and artist.

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Ólavsøka is the biggest summer festival in the Faroe Islands, and by most Faroese considered as the national holiday of the Faroes along with Flag Day on 25 April. Faroese chain dance and Ólavsøka are Culture of the Faroe Islands.

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Circle dance

Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of social dance done in a circle, semicircle or a curved line to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments and singing, and is a type of dance where anyone can join in without the need of partners. Faroese chain dance and circle dance are circle dances and group dances.

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Dalur

Dalur (Dal) is a village in the Faroe Islands.

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Danish folk dance

Danish folk dance is characterized by being easy going, gentle, and relatively easy to learn.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Eiði

Eiði (Northern Faroese) is a village located on the north-west tip of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands.

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Faroe Islands

The Faroe or Faeroe Islands, or simply the Faroes (Føroyar,; Færøerne), are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Jens Christian Svabo

Jens Christian Svabo (1746 – 1824) was a pioneering Faroese linguist, scholar, and ethnographer.

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Kvæði

Kvæði are the old ballads of the Faroe Islands, accompanied by the Faroese chain dance.

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Lent

Lent (Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.

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List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin

This is a list of dances grouped by ethnicity, country, or region.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Sandur, Faroe Islands

Sandur (meaning sandy beach; Sand) is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands.

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Social norms are shared standards of acceptable behavior by groups.

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Sumba, Faroe Islands

Sumba is the southernmost village of the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Suðuroy.

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Tvøroyri

Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands.

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Vágur

Vágur, meaning bay (Våg), is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands.

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Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (March 25, 1819 – April 8, 1909) was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroesethe language of the Faroe Islandsbased on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese, derives from Old Norse.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroese_chain_dance

Also known as Faroese dance, Kaededans.