Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
AN AUDIENCE watches a performance by the Kivajat Dancers at Little Finland on Saturday.
By MEGAN HUGHES
HURLEY - The Kivajat Dancers perfomed at Little Finland this past weekend, bringing with them traditional Finnish and American folk songs and dances.
According to director Kay Seppala, the Kivajat Dancers consist of three age groups: the Pikku Kivajat, who range from kindergarten to second grade; the Kivajat, who are in grades three through six; and the Loistavat, who are in middle and high school.
"We are pretty evenly divided across the three age groups," said Seppala.
The group that performed on Saturday were the Loistavat age group, with some student...
