On Saturday, nearly 1600 dancers gathered at Tartu Town Hall Square. They danced in the light December frost and celebrated winter weather.
This year, the dance program included more European dances. For example, there were dances from Latvia, Lithuania, and Belgium. But there were also Estonian dances, such as Pakri and Kihnu dances.
The artistic director of the Dance Day, Meelika Karna, said that she chose dances that are new and interesting for the dancers.
Since there were many dance enthusiasts, the event was divided into two parts. The dance for the younger ones started at 11, and for the older ones at 1 o'clock.
Aira Aleksejeva, who has been dancing for 30 years, said that this year the dances were different and learning them took time. But together with hundreds of other dancers, everything turned out well.
For some, it was their first winter dance day. Emma Riin Paju said that her father loves folk dance and she thought it was a good opportunity to start dancing. She found some dances to be difficult, especially dancing the waltz, but others were easier.