The World of Swing
- Folkeswing: Norwegian original swing style and bugg
- Jive: International jive style to swinging 6-count music (East coast swing)
- West Coast Swing: International dance style to modern pop music
- Bugg: Swedish 4-step dance style to swinging music
- Fusku: Finnish ballroom jive style to fast foxtrot and swinging music
- Jazzfoxtrot: Old style of dancing closed-hold swing or jazz from the 1920s
At the Kemer Dance Festival, you have the opportunity to learn and dance various swing styles, including the authentic Norwegian swing and bugg, as well as international jive or Finnish ballroom jive called Fusku. Our instructors and dancers come from Norway, Finland, and Sweden. The swing styles vary each year.
The world of tango
Argentine tango and waltz, as well as milonga
“It takes two to tango” – now you can learn the steps of Argentine tango from scratch with Norwegian, Swedish, and Turkish dance enthusiasts and learn to handle an Argentine dance evening, or milonga.
- Wanha tango: The authentic and original over 100-year-old ballroom tango style, influenced by Argentine tango. The Finnish tango waltz is also danced with Wanha Tango steps.
- Finnish tango: If you visit Finland, you cannot avoid Finnish tango. It is useful to learn the basic steps and style of this dance. It is easy to learn, but you need to know how to do it. Finnish tango differs in many ways from Argentine tango and salon tango, but its tango feel is conveyed from the first step. There are also many ways to dance Finnish tango. Tango arrived in Finland on November 2, 1913, at 2:00 PM.
- Tango Americano: The American way of dancing tango – it is also competed worldwide. Tango Americano is a combination of Argentine tango and competitive dance tango.
At the Kemer Dance Festival, tango classes have different levels, so please take this into account when participating in classes.
The world of Latin dances
- Salsa: Salsa is a dance that developed from Son music and dance, possibly the most common dance in the world, with various styles in different countries.
- Bachata: A popular partner dance that originated in the Dominican Republic and spread worldwide.
- Rumba Bolero: The slowest Rumba rhythm, danced in many styles.
- Cha cha: A rhythmic and joyful dance developed from Rumba and Jive, named after the dragging sound of the dancing feet to the beats of the music “cha cha cha”.
- Kizomba: Known as the African tango, a new partner dance worth exploring.
- Bossa Nova and Samba: Bossa Nova is soft, beautiful music and a slow version of samba with its own steps. Samba, on the other hand, is a social dance, competitive dance, and carnival dance.
Latin dances are featured in our program variously each year.
The world of waltz
- Slow waltz: The slow English waltz is a standardized dance, and the American slow waltz is called the country waltz.
- Viennese waltz: A standardized fast international dance, and the Finnish waltz is a simpler version of it. Waltz music is also danced to the Argentine fast waltz and Finnish tango waltz with Wanha Tango steps.
Waltz is included in the program variously each year.