Snoa (dance)

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Snoa is a Swedish couple dance involving a simple pivot-spin step in 4
4
duple-meter time. [1] It is related to the Norwegian rudl or rull dance, which is often in a 2
4
meter. [2] The Swedish word Snoa, meaning "to turn or rotate", is used throughout a good part of northern Sweden to identify this dance.

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References

  1. Gånglåt Snoa Dance Instructions, 1997 Skandia Music Foundation
  2. "Snoa (Klubba)". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2012-07-27.