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The Gatves deja (loosely, the Alley dance ) is the Latvian counterpart to Polish mazurka, Argentinian tango and Lithuanian transveras. Choreographer Helēna Tangijeva-Birzniece invented the Gatves deja in 1947 for composer Anatols Liepiņš ballet Laima. It was first adopted by folk ensembles in the 1960s, with Latvian troupes first dancing it at the Song and Dance Festival in 1980. The Gatves deja depicts a wedding, with many couples creating a composition of an alley through which the bride and groom are dancing. It features many half-steps and a step-close, and a sidestep that s hopefully missing from the lives of the actual newlyweds. ....