Every semester, I teach a non-MT play party or folk dance in my MT classes. I like to give families an opportunity to do an activity that has a traditional history somewhere in the world, that engages folks in direct cooperation, and that is a little bit longer than most of our 2 and 3-minute song activities. This semester, we’ll be learning a Scandinavian folk dance known as Fj\u00e4skern, or Hurry Scurry. Some sources say it is Swedish and some say it is Danish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s the Wikipedia page about the history of Swedish folk music: and here are some links to listen or download an audio file of Fj\u00e4skern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apple Music<\/a> | Spotify<\/a> | YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n and finally, here are a couple of versions of the dance on video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swedish_folk_music<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n