Estonian Dance Festival
| Estonian Dance Festival Üldtantsupidu | |
|---|---|
 Circular dance | |
| Genre | Dance festival |
| Date(s) | July |
| Frequency | Five-year |
| Venue | Kalevi Keskstaadion |
| Location(s) | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Inaugurated | 1934 |
| Baltic song and dance celebrations | |
|---|---|
| Country | Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania |
| Reference | 00087 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2008 (3rd session) |
| List | Representative |
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 Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation. The Dance Festival is usually held on the same weekend as the Estonian Song Festival.
History
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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XIX Celebration -
XVIII Celebration -
XIX Celebration rehearsal -
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.