Launched as the Festival of Central European Dance Theatres in 2005 this event aims at interaction of groups from the area of contemporary dance, exchange of experience and techniques. The festival's programme included countries not well recognized in Poland in the area of contemporary dance, such as Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Belarus and Russia to focus on interesting actions, common historical context and the possibility of cooperation. In the following years, the geographical aspect of Zawirowania faded away. The profile of the festival has not changed, focusing on dance theatre. The festival also consists of educational workshops. To organize workshops, the festival team works with commercial dance schools, who give contemporary dance classes.