The folk dance ensemble “ Seljačka sloga” Šljivoševci was grounded on may 17^th 2003 after a break of 30 years with the goal to preserve songs, dances and customs of our village.  Our association has about 50 active members.

 With our appearance on stages throughout Croatia, we have achieved  noticeable  results. On our first participation  in July 2003 at the manifestation “ Đakovački vezovi” our boy  and “snaša” (a married woman) took the title of the best in their category.

In February 2004 at the show “Youth and beauty  of Slavonia” in Stari Mikanovci our “snaša” (a married woman) was chosen as the most beautiful in Slavonia and in February 2005 the same title went to our girl. On such contests the jury evaluates the look of the attire and knowledge about the apparel they are wearing.

In the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 the female chorus of the Folk dance ensemble took the 3^rd place at the festival of female choruses of the county Osijek and Baranja and represented the county at the festival “Alaj pjevam i pjevati znadem…..” (how I sing and know how to do it….) in Slavonski Brod.

In 2006 in Stari Mikanovci, a boy in a drummer apparel of our village won the 2^nd place and our “snaša” (a married woman) in winter apparel the 3^rd place.

Our ensemble also organizes a yearly folk dance festival in Šljivoševci known as  “Suncokret mi urodio diko..” which will be for the 4^th time this year  at the end of August.

Our Folk dance ensemble was a participant and a dear guest on about a 100 stages throughout Croatia.

 In 2005 from the 04^th till the 09^th of July our Folk dance ensemble represented Croatia at the international festival “Akademicky Zvolen A-Z 2005” in Slovakia where we presented dances of our region Slavonia and Baranja. Our hunky player won the grand-prix of the festival jury as the best soloist player at the festival and the choreography “Idu nam svi svatovi” the grand-prix as the best scene performance.

At the beginning of August 2006 our Folk dance ensemble “Seljačka sloga” Šljivoševci represented  Croatia at a festival in Hungary at Balaton. In 2006 our Folk dance ensemble participated at the Croatian national festival of folk dances “ Vinkovačke jeseni” in Vinkovci.

In July 2007 our Folk dance ensemble “Seljačka sloga” Šljivoševci represented the Osijek-Baranja county at the 41^st international festival of folk dances in Zagreb.

We would like to point out that this Folk dance ensemble was formed on the roots of the Folk dance ensemble which ended it’s work in 1971 with the suffocation of the “ Croatian spring” – a political event. Also, in our Folk dance ensemble are members who were members of the original Folk dance ensemble of 30 years ago and who relate to us parts of history through their memories of that time and by doing so are able to preserve it for future generations.