pThe Finnish national epic, Kalevala, tells how Kyllikki makes her lover Lemminkainen promise that he will never go to war again but he makes a condition himself ppbrppBut thyself on oath must pledge thee, ppNot to wander to the village, ppWhether for the love of dancing, ppOr to loiter in the pathways.ppbrppThis love of dancing is still strong in the Finnish blood, and seven hundred years of foreign rule have done nothing to suppress its national character.ppIn this book Miss Collan, who is a Finn, and Mr. Heikel, who comes from the Swedish-speaking part of Finland, describe the origins and nature of the principal Finnish folk dances and their place in Finnish country life, and finally give step notations and music for four typical dances. The heavy, lumbering Seals' Dance, the lively Engelska, the comic miming of the dance of poor one-eyed Taneli, are not only brought before the mind's eye by vivid description but set down, step by step, for all who will to learn, and dance for thems