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leaders : Juris Ruņģis and Iveta Ronis
"Jautrais pāris" rehearsals
take place each Friday night at the Sydney
Latvian House from 7.30 pm until 10.00 pm. You can contact
the group leaders either by telephoning the Sydney Latvian
Society, or by sending a message via our Contact
Us page. New dancers are welcome.
About the group
"Jautrais pāris" was established in 1950, and since
then has performed at all Australian Latvian Arts Festivals
and Youth Festivals, many Folkloric festivals at the Sydney
Opera House, and countless concerts and events organised by
the Sydney Latvian community and the broader Baltic community.
In 1976, together with the Latvian folkdance group from Canberra,
"Sprigulītis", "Jautrais pāris" formed
the folkloric ensemble "Saules josta", which became
well known to Latvian communities around the globe through
its seven international tours and participation in two National
Song and Dance Festivals in Latvia.
The members of "Jautras pāris" range in age from
late teens to early thirties, and there are currently approximately
30 registered dancers, not all of whom attend rehersals regularly.
The group is lead by Juris Ruņģis and Iveta Ronis.
YouTube films
Latvian Youth Arts Festival December
2005
"Jauns
apņēmu līgaviņ" (chor: Iveta Rone)
"Zvaigžņu
mētelis (chor: Sarma Strazda)
"Augskojnieku
deja" (chor: Juris Ruņģis)
Films by Edgars Greste
Folk
dancing in the 1950s
Folk
dancing in the 1970s
Folk
dancing in the 1980s
2009 - at Canberra Latvian folk dance
group "Sprigulītis" 55th anniversary, Canberra
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2007 - Latvian Youth Arts Festival,
Melbourne
2009 - at Canberra Latvian folk dance
group "Sprigulītis" 55th anniversary, Canberra
2008 Eurofest, Sydney
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