Programme in Jokkmokk & Vuollerim
MOVIN’ is now starting in Jokkmokk, a community dance project where three groups will meet between December 2025 and February 2026, in Jokkmokk and Vuollerim.
Your background matters, regardless of body. No previous dance experience is needed - only curiosity and a desire to take part. You always participate based on your own experiences and physical abilities.
Participation in MOVIN’ is free of charge, and you choose the group that suits you best.
Group 1
9-11 years of age
Adults (18+)
Saturday Group - we meet for a shared moment of movement and togetherness.
Folkets Hus, Jokkmokk
Saturday
kl. 10.00-11.30 (9-11 years of age)
kl 13.00-15.00 (18+)
Datum:
13 dec, 10 jan, 17 jan, 24 jan, 31 jan
Group 2
Adults (18+)
Sunday Group - we meet for a shared moment of movement and togetherness.
Folkets Hus, Jokkmokk
Sundays kl. 13.00-15.30
Datum:
14 dec, 11 jan, 18 jan, 25 jan, 1 feb
Group 3
Adults (18+)
Evening Group in Vuollerim at Jillat Sámi Dance Centre
(Note: Please send your interest if you are under 18 years old, if you are interested in taking part.)
Fridays & Mondays
6:00-8:00 PM
Datum:
fre 12 dec & mon 15 dec
fre 9 jan & mon 12 jan
fre 16 jan & mon 19 jan
fre 23 jan & mon 26 jan
fre 30 jan & mon 2 feb
DANCE ARTISTS & DANCE EDUCATORS
Meet the dance artist and dance educator leading the project in Jokkmokk and Vuollerim.
Liv Aira
Dance artist, Jokkmokk
Liv Aira is a dance artist and choreographer with a Bachelor’s degree in Dance and a Master’s degree in Choreography.
She has a passion for producing dance performances that create an emotional connection between audiences and dancers, where themes from Sápmi are often highlighted in her projects. Liv has also worked as a dance teacher for over 15 years, working with both children and adults, with the aim of creating joy through dance.
In 2024, Liv founded Jillat, a Sámi dance centre in Vuollerim, which is a place for contemporary art to be created and where Indigenous peoples and minorities in society are especially welcome.
Agnes Nilsson Svakko
Dance educator, Jokkmokk
Agnes Nilsson Svakko / Svakko Edita Márja Agnes was born and raised in Skellefteå and has her roots in Girjas. Her passion for dance grew at the Skellefteå Dance and Ballet Association, where she began dancing as a child. After studying dance at upper secondary school in Skellefteå, she continued her dance education at the dance programme at Lunnevad Folk High School in Linköping.
In the autumn of 2022, she moved to Stockholm to study at the Stockholm University of the Arts. She completed her studies in June 2025 and now holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dance Pedagogy.
Agnes has a strong interest in improvisation in her creative work and draws much inspiration from nature, as well as from the memories and emotions we carry within us. As a pedagogue, Agnes believes it is important to focus on joy in dance and a sense of community, and on learning together with one another.
Jokkmokk
Would you like to take part in creating community through movement in Jokkmokk and Vuollerim?
You can do so by participating in MOVIN’, which takes place in Jokkmokk municipality from December 2025 to February 2026.
