5. The
first Estonian Games, Dance
and Gymnastics festival, held in
1934 was precursor of the
present Dance Festival.
1500 folk dancers performed
there.
The first festivals took place in
the Kadrioru stadium.
The greatest Dance Celebration
of all times (the 9th) took place
in 1970 with over 10000
performers.
By then a structure based on age
7. The Dance Festival is a
performance with a certain
theme.
The Dance Festival is usually held
on the same weekend as the Song
Festival.
In November 2003, UNESCO
declared Estonia’s Dance Festival
a masterpiece of Intangible
Heritage of Humanity.
In July 2009 about 200 000
people participated in the XVIII
Dance Celebration “To breathe as
