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Introduction Who needs round dances today, and why? The aim of this chapter is to discuss the meanings and functions of round dances in social and recreational contexts in Estonia, since the nineteenth century, and explore the way in which they gradually turned into a specific practice valued as local or national cultural heritage. The dance forms in question derive from the repertoire of the Estonian-speaking population, who, until the beginning of the twentieth century, lived mainly in rura... |
