Salacgrīvas Līnijdeju klubs

/Salacgriva, Latvia/

LATVIA

Population: 2.3 million

Capital city: RIGA

Borders with: Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania

Currency: lats(1 LVL = 425 HUF)

“Latvia, located in the Baltic region of Europe

and keen to shed its post-Soviet image, is still little-

discovered by mass tourism, boasts crystal-

blue waters on the coast, beautiful natural

offerings such as the Gauja National Park and

an exciting, bustling capital, full of energetic locals and art-nouveau architecture in Riga.”

http://travelchatter.dailymail.co.uk

Why the most beautiful?

SALACGRIVA• 3000 residents (10 000 in

Salacgriva Municipality)• Distance to capital Riga:

100 km• The only Green Municipality

in Latvia• Home of music and art

festival Positivus AB (largest festival in Baltic States)

• Lamprey fishing traditions

NGO “Salacgrivas Linijdeju klubs”• Activities since 2000• 13 people • Aims and objectives:

- to promote healthy and active lifestyle in Salacgriva- to attract local people to various leisure events - to organize public leisure events and participate in various sport, social and leisure activities, - to promote line dancing and organize line dancing events

“A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time.”

NGO activities (1)ORGANIZATION OF CULTURE/ART EVENTS

• Art exhibition “Kafija gultā”

• Open-air art workshops for local people

NGO activities (2)PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL CULTURE/SPORT ACTIVITIES

• “Biedrību diena” – annual event for all the local NGOs

• “Museum Night”

NGO activities (3)CHARITY WORK AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

• Helping with food and supporting poor families (before Christmas every year)

• Collective spring-clean day @Salacgriva

NGO activities (4)LINE DANCE RELATED ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

• Line dance classes for local people

• Line dance events (local and international)

• Concerts and shows

Thank you!ps. Welcome to visit us!