Couples link arms while standing in line before starting the traditional Hungarian dance. The dance was one of the highlights of the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration in the American Legion Hall in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Victoria Mocsary sings the Hungarian national anthem during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29. Mocsary’s great-grandfather is Adam Mocsary, one of the founders of the Hungarian Settlement that was established in 1896.
Bagged fruit hangs from the ceiling of the American Legion Hall for the annual Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
From left, Suzie Green McMorris, Megan Green and Victoria Mocsary sing Hungarian folk songs at the start of the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29. All three descend from Adam Mocsary, one of three founders for the area’s Hungarian Settlement.
Bagged fruit hangs from the ceiling of the American Legion Hall in Springfield for the annual Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29. The event included the grabbing of the fruit following the traditional dance.
A dancing couple is introduced to the floor during the start of the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
A couple is introduced to the dance floor during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Dancers, all dressed in traditional Hungarian garments, face each other before starting a dance during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Dancers emerge from underneath a tunnel of arms during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Dancers pair off and shake hands while performing a traditional dance during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration in the American Legion Hall in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 29.
An audience gathers to witness the traditional Hungarian dance during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Dancers get in a line while performing the traditional Hungarian dance during the annual Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration in the American Legion Hall in Albany on Saturday, Sept. 29.
A dancer twirls his partner in a circle during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Dancers link hands and walk in circles near the end of a performance that took place during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Dancers hold hands while walking in different-spinning circles to conclude the traditional dance portion of the annual Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration in the American Legion Hall in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Joy Good, left, laughs while sharing a dance with Carl Nehlig during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29.
From left, Nichole King McMorris and her daughter Brooklyn Smith stand next to Kourtney Kirkland and her mother Tonya King McMorris for a picture during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 29. Nichole and Tonya are sisters.
Members of the Springfield band Poo-Yai play a set during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration at the American Legion Hall in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Adam Green holds his 2-year-old son Caleb upright so he can dance during the Hungarian Harvest Dance Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29. Kneeling in front of Caleb is his mother, Tiffany Green.
