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#AdventCalendar: When spontaneous dancing was forbidden by law in Sweden

Sat, 21 Dec 2019 07:59:59 +0100

Each day of December up until Christmas Eve, The Local is sharing the story behind a surprising Swedish fact as part of our own Advent calendar.

Dancing queens: Sweden set to overturn ban on bar bops

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:27:47 +0200

Bars in Sweden are supposed to ban people from dancing unless they have a special licence. But that finally looks set to change, with a controversial law likely to be overturned later this month.

Sweden keeps ban on spontaneous dancing

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:15:00 +0200

Spontaneous dancing remains outlawed in Sweden except in venues with special “dance licences” after a majority in parliament voted down a move to free the feet.

Choreographing a Swedish career move

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:56:00 +0100

VIDEO: Three years after opening her dance school in Stockholm, Bangladeshi dancer Wahida Zennath catches up with The Local. Timing was in her favour, as South Asian "Bollywood-style" dance classes are all the rage in Sweden.

Female folk dancer fury at 'too weak to lead' jibe

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:26:00 +0100

Two young women in Malmö upset at being told they couldn't dance as a pair in a Swedish traditional dancing class have reported the folk dance group for discrimination.

Stockholmers to protest 'license to dance' laws

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:07:00 +0200

Dancing enthusiasts are holding a demonstration in central Stockholm on Saturday to protest against a rule in Sweden that forbids bar patrons from breaking into dance at establishments that don't have a specific dance license.

Indian dance troupe in rare Sweden show

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:09:00 +0200

While "Slumdog Millionaire" brought Bollywood music to the movie-going masses, the Indian embassy is aiming to broaden Swedes' appreciation of the culture of the sub-continent with a programme of classical dance.

Swedes get down and groovy during lunch hour

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:53:00 +0200

Hundreds of restless Stockholmers gathered at Kulturhuset at midday on Tuesday for an hour's worth of grooving to work off those dull workday blues at Lunch Beat - the disco while you eat.

Sweden gets dancing with the stars

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:21:00 +0100

Friday night marks the season premiere of one of Sweden's most popular television shows, with viewers chomping at the bit for the chance to watch an odd mix of celebrities strut their stuff on Let's Dance.

Swedes join public King of Pop dance tribute

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:45:00 +0200

A large crowd led by members of the Bounce dance troupe performed a collective dance tribute to deceased pop legend Michael Jackson in Stockholm's city centre on Wednesday.

Naked Swedish crispbread dancers go global

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:56:00 +0200

Four young men from Sweden's industrial heartland have taken talent to new levels with a taste-defying video clip that has captured the imagination of a large international audience.

Romeo foxtrot victor over Juliet

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:01:00 +0200

Sweden's Equal Opportunities Ombudsman (Jämo) has ruled against a woman who accused a dance school of discrimination when it refused to allow her to take the lead while learning the foxtrot, newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports.

"Don?t tell me how to cha-cha"

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:54:00 +0200

Tony Irving is the twinkle-toed Brit whose quips cut celebrities down to size on the dancefloor. He may have made a name for himself as the sharp-tongued jury chairman on the TV show Let’s Dance, but there’s more to the man than his quick retorts.

Brit leads Swedes on the dancefloor

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:39:00 +0100

It’s had them dancing in their living rooms from Copenhagen to Cincinnati, and now a bevvy of sure-footed Swedish celebrities is lined up to prove that anyone, given weeks of intensive training, can be a great ballroom dancer.

Pippi Longstocking wreaks havoc at the ballet

Fri, 13 May 2005 12:17:00 +0200

(AFP) Pippi Longstocking, the unruly and world-famous creation of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, takes to the ballet stage in a colourful choreography in which streetdance collides with classical steps.

Sweden's "segregated" culture sector

Fri, 05 Nov 2004 12:40:00 +0100
While one-fifth of Swedish residents have some type of immigrant background, less than two percent of executives in the culture sector have a foreign background - a very low figure even in comparison to the rest of the highly segregated Swedish labour market.