Kihnu Dance Day

The Kihnu Dance Day is the most genuine event on the island that introduces traditional culture. The seminars in the first part of the day are filled with presentations related to Kihnu, which are prepared by either the locals or people closely related to Kihnu, who know the topic thoroughly. The topics have been, for example, singing games, sailors' songs, and games of Kihnu and there are enough research topics left for years.

The second part of the day consists of teaching Kihnu dances to those interested. Actually, only the steps are learned, because in order to dance like the locals you must be local or at least live there for decades. Even Kihnu roots do not count – if dance skills are learnt from elsewhere, the style will be different.

There is a village dance party in the evening with performances by guest groups and together, people will dance the dances they learned during the day.

Kihnu Dance Day is purely a national event where people celebrate traditional dance. Kihnu dance is popular and every year there are new people wanting to learn the steps. But exactly like the locals, you cannot do it anyway.