Monday, August 30, 2010

Folklore show for Costa travellers






Laika apstākļu ietekmē Folkloras izrāde Costa ceļotājiem notika Usmas baznīcā.

Folklore Show Latvia makes performance for tourists from the Cruise ship Costa in Riga Open Air museum (Usma church).

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

How to play Oira?



Some musicians play, some dancers dance.
Captured during the break before the Folk dance Contest in Riga, Latvia. 8.05.2010.

Monday, August 16, 2010

How to dance Oira?



Children from London attended Dance show in Riga ; (Latvia) and then started to dance on the street.

Oira. Very popular folk dance in Latvia among children. Almost in every children party they dance Oira Oira!

Round dance Visi putni



Children from northern Latvia Valka and Ergeme goes round dance in the Open Air Museum in Riga, July, 2010
Artistic director Tija Bērtiņa plays accordion.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Snow on my head



Tikai ar sniegu uz galvas bija iespējams dancot...

On too hot weather dancers try to refresh with peaces of snow.
Captured during the X Latvian youth song and dance celebration, Riga, Latvia, 2010

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Papillon/Hakenspitz from Broceni

Folk music group from Saldus plays traditional music.
Captured during the X Folk Musicians Festival in Barkava, Latvia 7.08.2010.

Polka Simonet

French and latvian dancers join to dance ttraditional french dance Polka Simonet.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Kiigadi-kaagadi in Tartu

Students dance traditional estonian folk dance KIIGADI-KAAGADI during the street dancing ;in Tartu (Estonia). Song festival of the Baltic students GAUDEAMUS 2005.

How to change a hat?

Hats dance from Europeade in Bolzano (Bozen) Italy, 2010.
Dancers from Switzerland invites dancers from Latvia. ;