01157nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001100001900042700001500061700001700076245008700093300001200180520080900192020002201001       2015                            d1 aMarit Stranden1 aSjur Viken1 aIvar Mogstad00aChallenges in safeguarding variations in the norwegian traditional dance and music  a247-2483 aThe main aim of the Norwegian Centre for Traditional Music and Dance is to promote, safeguard, and transmit Norwegian traditional music and dance. The archive is a basis for research, education, transmission, and revitalization and we develop safeguarding methodology. The action-based knowledge in the archive is used to revive and safeguard variations lost today. When should an element be safeguarded? The living tradition develops with communities and time. The 2003 UNESCO Convention stresses that globalisation and social transformation threatens the ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage). However, the Convention promotes a bottom up approach where the community decides what they want to safeguard. What do the experts do if the community does not value and want to safeguard their dying traditions?  a978-953-6020-98-0