Estonian Dance Festival
The Estonian Dance Festival is a national dance and gymnastics celebration currently held every five years at the Kalevi Keskstaadion in Tallinn, Estonia.[1] The festival is maintained and developed by the . The Dance Festival is usually held on the same weekend as the Estonian Song Festival.
History[]
The first Estonian Games, Dance and Gymnastics festival was held in 1934 and was the precursor of the present dance celebration.[2]
In November 2003, UNESCO declared Estonia's Song and Dance Celebration tradition a masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.[3]
Celebration | Time | Performances | Participants |
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I Celebration | June 15–17, 1934 | 2[5] | 1500 |
II Celebration | June 16–18, 1939 | 1 | 1800 |
III Celebration | June 27, 1947 | 1 | 840 |
IV Celebration | July 21, 1950 | 1 | 1500 |
V Celebration | June 20–21, 1955 | 2 | 3040 |
VI Celebration | June 19–20, 1960 | 2 | 3830 |
VII Celebration | July 20–21, 1963 | 3 | 3824 |
VIII Celebration | July 18–20, 1965 | 3 | 5049 |
IX Celebration | July 18–19, 1970 | 3 | 9997 |
X Celebration | June 30 - July 1, 1973 | 3 | 5893 |
XI Celebration | July 18–20, 1975 | 5 | 6033 |
XII Celebration | July 3–5, 1981 | 5 | 7006 |
XIII Celebration | July 19–21, 1985 | 4 | 8273 |
XIV Celebration | June 28 - July 1, 1990 | 4 | 8874 |
XV Celebration | July 1–3, 1994 | 3 | 7599 |
XVI Celebration | July 2–4, 1999 | 3 | 7973 |
XVII Celebration | July 2–4, 2004 | 2 | 7781 |
XVIII Celebration | July 3–5, 2009 | 3 | 7460 |
XIX Celebration | July 4–6, 2014 | 3 | 10 082[6] |
XX Celebration | July 4–5, 2019 | 3 | 11 500 [7] |
Gallery[]
XIX Celebration
XVIII Celebration
XIX Celebration rehearsal
Dance Festival
References[]
- ^ "Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA - XII noorte laulu- ja tantsupidu 2017". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA - XII noorte laulu- ja tantsupidu 2017". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "UNESCO - Baltic song and dance celebrations". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Üldtantsupeod 1934-2014 - Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ 75 aastat Eesti tantsupidusid. Tallinn: Varrak, 2009, lk 19–21.
- ^ Uudiskirjad Archived 2015-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA.
- ^ "The 27th Song and 20th Dance Celebrations drew the largest number of participants and spectators to concerts ever". Retrieved 25 July 2020.
Categories:
- Culture in Tallinn
- Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
- Festivals established in 1934
- 1934 establishments in Estonia
- Dance festivals in Europe
- Festivals in Estonia