Ringdansen (the
Circle dance
Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of social dance done in a circle, semicircle or a curved line to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments and singing, and is a type of dance where anyone can join in without the need of Partne ...
) is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
in the very South of the
Swedish city of
Norrköping
Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Lin ...
. It is well known for its typical circular houses, inner passages and park areas inside the two blocks. There are two circular blocks called "ringar" (rings) in Swedish: Guldringen (the Golden Ring) in the North, and Silverringen (the Silver Ring) in the South. Originally, two more rings were intended: Järnringen (the Iron Ring) to the South och Silverringen and Kopparringen (the Copper Ring) in the very South. Ringdansen is situated in the larger district of
Navestad, with Atrium to the North and Kvarnberget to the South.
The
Norrköping tramway system was extended to Ringdansen in 2011. The extension has a length of 4,1 km and is connected to the previous system at the Albrektsvägen/Trozelligatan streets intersection. From there, the line runs to the North of Albrektsvägen, turns 90 degrees to the right near
Ljuragatan, continues straight to the south over the Ljura fields, crosses the Söderleden via a new bridge, passes through the North-Western areas of
Hageby suburb, serves the Hageby Mall, runs through the Southern parts of
Hageby, passes the
Navestad Atrium and finally stops in the centre of the Ringdansen area.
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Norrköping