Folk Dances in Jelgava

The Jelgava Children’s and Youth Folk Dance Ensemble, which has been active since 1992, consists of eight groups with approximately 230 chil…

“Ritums” has been a middle-generation folk dance group since 1980 and has about 26 dancers aged 25 to 55. It is open to anyone who likes dan…

“Jaunība”, founded in 1945, is one of Jelgava’s oldest dance groups; it is a group A ensemble and since 2025 also has a middle-generation (g…

“Diždancis” has been a top-level (group A) folk dance ensemble since 1975 and is one of the strongest in Jelgava and Latvia. About 40 young…

The folk dance ensemble “Lielupe” has four groups: the main youth group (A), a studio for newcomers (B), a middle-generation group (D) and “…

The Jelgava Children’s and Youth Folk Dance Ensemble, which has been active since 1984, includes about 250 children in eight age groups—rang…

Latvian folk dances for all age groups—from four-year-olds to high school seniors—with an accompanist. The groups perform in concerts and pa…