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Bygdedans (or village dance) is the regional, traditional dance of Norway. Bygdedans are the oldest and most distinctive among Norwegian folk dances.〔(''Bygdedans'' (University of Oslo) )〕 The music accompanying bygdedans is normally seen as the oldest living musical traditions in the country. These traditions have mainly survived in the more isolated farming communities of the country. In the urban areas and along the coastline where the interaction with other cultural expressions was more intense, these dances have been left behind in favour of new popular dances such as the ''gammeldans'' which became popular with the arrival of new instruments like the Accordion. The basic form of the bygdedans is the ''gangar'' (walking dance in 2/4 or 3/8) and the ''springar'' (running dance in even rhythm or 3/4) distinguished from each other mainly by tempo and intensity of the music and the dance. Both dances were characterised by a sequence of three parts: the figuring part; the free dancing part (''lausdans'') and the closed hold part (''samdans''). Through time a lot of regional variation has developed and most springar dances today have a clear ¾ pulse, which character varies considerably regionally. For instance in Telemark the pulse is best characterised as longer – long – short, whereas in Valdres it is short – longer – long. The ''gangar'' today is only a living tradition in Telemark and Setesdal. In the western part of Norway the ''gangar'' and its traditional tunes have been taken over by ''rull'' or ''rudl'', a dance with a more modern waltzing style. The more athletic ''Halling'' or ''Lausdans'' can also be seen as an heir of ''gangar'' but is mostly danced by men. The areas of bygdedans correlate mainly with the regions where the hardanger fiddle is used as the main folk music instrument. In the parts of Norway where the violin is more common, the traditional dances like, ''pols'' and ''springleik'', have taken up more modern traits associated with the ''gammaldans''. 〔(''Norwegian Dances'' (Twin cities Scandinavian Music and Dance) )〕 ==See also== *Music of Norway * polska (dance) * gammaldans 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「bygdedans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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