Painting of 1904 on a stamp of 2003.Faroese chain dance in Sjónleikarhúsið in Tórshavn on Ólavsøka 29 July 2011.
The Faroese chain dance (Faroese: Føroyskur dansur, Danish: Kædedans) is the national circle dance of the Faroe Islands, accompanied by kvæði, the Faroese ballads.[1]
The dance is a typical Medieval dance medieval ring dance. The dance is danced traditionally in a circle, but when there are many dancers, they usually let it swing around in various wobbles within the circle.
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