Colourful Fribourg

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Dancers from Andalusia, Spain swissinfo.ch

Last preparations for some Mexican participants swissinfo.ch

Cuban smiles swissinfo.ch

Members of a dance group from Kyrgyzstan swissinfo.ch

Dresses whirl to Mexican rythms swissinfo.ch

Traditional dances from Kyrgyzstan swissinfo.ch

Switzerland meets Cuba swissinfo.ch

Musicians from Belarus swissinfo.ch

The official (and staid) opening of the festival swissinfo.ch

Attentive listeners swissinfo.ch

A Mexican participant swissinfo.ch

Belarussian dancers swissinfo.ch

Caribbean sun from Cuba swissinfo.ch

Members of a dance group from Chukotka in Siberia swissinfo.ch

A Mexican musician swissinfo.ch

A smile from Belarus swissinfo.ch

Final applause: rhythmic clapping from Andalusia swissinfo.ch

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Musicians and dancers from around the world present their culture.

The 34th international folklore festival is underway in Fribourg. Groups from eight countries and four continents travelled to Switzerland to perform traditional music and dancing from their homelands. (pictures and text: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)