Each region of Norway has its own style of rosemaling, its own bunad — and its own music and dance. These help to support the "dialect" of the region and make each region distinct from one another.
Here we have a great video of the dance called Hallingspringar — the springar (spring dance) from Hallingdal. It's been nicely edited to look like an old silent movie at the beginning and then it comes into the present with bright color and sound.
The dancers are Ulf-Arne Johannessen and Ingunn Stræte Lie. They are what is known as Class A / Master Class dancers in this style because they have won the Class B / Open Class twice. Their fiddler is Arne Anderdal and he is playing a tune from Hallingdal called "Rustemannlåtten" on the Norwegian hardingfele.
The video also beautifully demonstrates how the women's costume (bunad) of Hallingdal is shown off with lovely effect during the turns that the woman makes.
By the way, Stræte Lie is a wonderful diatonic accordion player and has served as a judge in national competitions. Johannessen is also a Class A dancer of laus (halling), a men's show-off dance and an excellent diatonic accordion player.
UPDATE: This pair won the Norwegian national championships in pair-dance with Hardanger fiddle in 2009.
