Slängpolska

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The Slängpolska ("släng" Swed. for "toss, throw, chuck") is a Swedish folk dance, one of the sixteenth-note versions of the polska. The dance is for two people and has two basic set positions: one in which the couple is spinning around one another while holding crossed hands outstretched with centrifugal force, the other in which the couple is spinning around one another in a closer position while holding the partner's shoulders and arms. The division between the two parts of the dance is made by both dancers spinning out from their hold and then spinning once on their own with a clap of hands, this is followed by a returning to the hold. The dance^[1] step follows the basic polska step. Beat 1, 2 and 3 has almost equal stress and length.

Other common dance styles and/or music terms in Swedish traditional folk:

• polska
• hambo
• snoa
• schottis
• waltz
• polkett
• gånglåt
• wedding march

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