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National Folk Dance Music Festival
Landsfestivalen i gammaldansmusikk
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Mailing address: Postboks 145, N-2684 Vågå, Norway
Telephone: 47 4761 2565
Contact: Magnar Sundt Administrative Director
Dates and duration: Annual, Jul, 5 days
The National Folk Dance Music Festival has established itself as a great family event. Competitions are the major element in this festival, which presents the country’s most professional dancers in this genre. Anyone may participate within the guidelines that have been established. The competitions are held in the following dance categories – Waltz, Reinlender, Polka and Mazurka. The competitions are staged as concerts but smaller and larger concerts are also held. There are also several informal dance events in addition to the main programme.
 
 
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Date updated: 14 August 2007
 
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