Øvelsesrunden fortsetter på dansegulvet.

Øvelsesrunden is a compound noun, which is very common in Norwegian.

It is made up of:

• øvelse = practice, exercise
• runde = round

Together, øvelsesrunde means practice round.

Then the ending -n makes it definite, so øvelsesrunden means the practice round.

Norwegian very often joins nouns together into one word where English would use two separate words.

This is because Norwegian often uses a linking -s- in compounds.

So:

• øvelse
  • runde
• becomes øvelsesrunde

That -s- does not usually add a separate meaning by itself; it just helps connect the parts of the compound. English learners often notice this in many Norwegian compounds.

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun.

For many masculine nouns:

• en runde = a round
• runden = the round

So:

• en øvelsesrunde = a practice round
• øvelsesrunden = the practice round

Unlike English, Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

Fortsetter is the present tense of the verb å fortsette, which means to continue.

So:

• å fortsette = to continue
• fortsetter = continues / is continuing

In this sentence, it means that the practice round continues.

Norwegian uses the present tense in many of the same situations as English.

So fortsetter can often correspond to either:

• continues
• is continuing

The exact English translation depends on context, but the Norwegian present tense itself is completely normal here.

På dansegulvet means on the dance floor.

It breaks down as:

• på = on / at
• dansegulvet = the dance floor

In context, på is the natural preposition used for being on the surface/area of the dance floor.

That is because dansegulv is a neuter noun.

In Norwegian:

• en is used with many masculine/feminine nouns
• et is used with neuter nouns

So:

• et dansegulv = a dance floor
• dansegulvet = the dance floor

The definite ending for many neuter nouns is -et, which is why you get dansegulvet.

Yes. Dansegulv is another compound noun:

• dans = dance
• gulv = floor

Together: dance floor

In the sentence it appears in the definite form:

• et dansegulv = a dance floor
• dansegulvet = the dance floor

This is standard Norwegian main-clause word order:

subject + verb + other information

So here:

• Øvelsesrunden = subject
• fortsetter = verb
• på dansegulvet = prepositional phrase telling where

This is very similar to normal English word order: The practice round continues on the dance floor.

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

• Øvelsesrunden ≈ UH-vel-ses-ROON-den
• dansegulvet ≈ DAHN-se-gool-ve

A few notes:

• ø does not exist in English. It is somewhat like the vowel in British bird or burn, but with rounded lips.
• u in runden is not the English oo exactly, though that rough guide can help at first.
• The stress is usually strongest near the beginning of these words.

The most important thing for learners at first is recognizing the structure and getting close; exact vowel quality can improve with listening practice.