The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126433   Message #2810971
Posted By: Fidjit
13-Jan-10 - 11:24 AM
Thread Name: the show goes on - in Sweden
Subject: RE: the show goes on
Normal wedding would have a disco I guess. Although I've been to one where we played, but the bride was a friend of us dancers.

There are normal ceilidh type dances, arranged by the dance clubs. We've (halmstråket) have played at three in the past year. another coming up in March. Usually arrangers invite other dancers from other clubs. Seems they just love to dance and will travel any distance.

The dances are

Gånglåt or Promenade
Snoa
Hambo
Engelska
Schotis
Polka
Polska (OooH how they love the polska)
Sleng polska
Waltz
Mazurka
Kvadrill

No ballroom stuff, but some like to boogie.

Chas