Scandinavian Folk Music and Folk Dance
Events in Northern California
Regular Events
Mondays Weekly
Scandinavian Dance Class in Sacramento
CA. Six week session. 7-9:30 pm at Hamilton Street
Park Community Center, 4855 Hamilton Street, Sacramento CA 95841.
Contact Marida Martin: (916)358-2807 or see http://www.folkdance.com/scandi/class.htm for more info.
1st, 3rd & 5th Mondays
Scandinavian Folk Dance Class,
Santa Cruz, 7:30 pm, Market Street Theater/SCO Clubhouse, 222
Market Street, Santa Cruz CA. Instruction in Norwegian,
Swedish, Danish and Finnish folk dance by Ellen Moilanen. $5/session.
Everyone welcome. For information see http://sites.google.com/site/scandsantacruz/
or
call
Ellen
M.
at 831-336-9972 or
moilanen@pacbell.net .
Tuesdays Weekly
Scandinavian Dance Class, Petaluma CA.
7:15
to
9:15pm
at
Hermann Sons Hall in
Petaluma. We encourage anyone interested in Scandinavian dancing
to come,
beginners especially. No partner needed. Teaching by
Vince Taylor, Emma and Dave
Charlebois. Info: Vince Taylor vtglass@vom.com
or
(707)
996-8300
Tuesdays (mostly)
Open Sessions for Fiddlers and Nyckelharpers (aka fiddling with
Fred) 8:00-10:30
pm at the home of Fred Bialy and Toby Blomé, 1925 Hudson
Street, El
Cerrito. Contact ahead of time for updated schedule of gatherings or to
be put on Fred's list . Contact: Fred or Toby, (510)215- 5974,
<bialy10@comcast.net>.
Wednesdays Weekly
Nordahl Grieg Leikarring dance class and performance group. Everyone
welcome.
Masonic
Hall,
980
Church St., Mountain View, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Info: http://www.ngls.net
Contact: Anne Huberman or Greg Goodhue: (408)259-9959,408-259-9959,
<http://www.ngls.net>, <goodhue@hotmail.com>.
Thursdays Weekly
Scandiadans 7:00-10:00pm, at Oakland Nature Friends, 3115
Butters Dr., Oakland CA. Hwy 13 to Joaquin Miller Rd, east (up the
hill)~ 1/2 mile, second right onto Butters Dr., go another 1/2 mile. On
the right,
look for post with 3115 on it (also “Scandiadans” sign). Take steep
driveway down to a large parking area. Call Jane or Frank Tripi at
(510) 654-3636 or fjtripi@juno.com
for
information. No Class December
31, 2009. Party Friday, January 1, 2010 Dancing starts at 7:30
P.M. No teaching. We will dance until about 10P.M. Mark your calendar
for New Year's Day, and join us in a dance party at the Nature Friends
here in Oakland. Your snack food donations are appreciated. $3.00
entry. Join us in bringing in the New Year on the first day of 2010.
Fridays weekly
Scandinavian Fiddle Class,
7:30-10:00 pm. at the
home of Anita Seigel, location may vary. See http://sites.google.com/site/nordicfootnotes/scandinavian-music-sessions
or call Jeanne
Sawyer (408) 929-5602
jsawyer@SawyerPartnership.com for
information and location/time changes. You may ask to be placed on our
class email list.
1st Fridays Monthly
Scandinavian Cultural Evening 7:30 p.m., usually at Scandinavian
Cultural Center, 240 Plymouth, Santa Cruz. See special events
calendar section for more info. Contact: Michael Block at
(831)336-9972,or: <sigdalkid@pcumail.com>.
1st Saturdays Monthly
Nordic Footnotes 1st Saturday Scandinavian Dance Party ,
7:30
p.m. - midnight,
usually at First
United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave (between Byron
& Webster), Palo Alto. Teaching session 7:30-8:30 pm before party.
Cost $8 From Hamilton, hall is in bldg to
right on 2nd floor. Parking behind church, on street or in garage
on Webster. For information see http://sites.google.com/site/nordicfootnotes/
or contact Jeanne and Henry (408) 929-5602
jsawyer@SawyerPartnership.com , Sarah Kirton (650)968-3126 sarah.kirton@sbcglobal.net
,or
Jim Little and Linda Persson (650) 323-2256 jglittle@aol.com.
Second Saturdays before the Second Saturday Dance
Open Sessions for Fiddlers, 2 - 5 pm afternoon before 2nd Saturday
dance at the home of Fred Bialy, 1925 Hudson Street, El
Cerrito, (510) 215-5974 or bialy10@comcast.net . This is a
practice session for the Monthly Second Saturday Scandinavian Dance.
Call ahead as
meetings occasionally canceled or moved, and times may vary.
Second Saturdays December 12,
2009, March 13 and May 8, 2010
Scandia 2nd Saturday Dance (note dates above) usually at
Oakland
Nature
Friends,
3115
Butters
Dr.,
Oakland CA. Highway 13 to Joaquin Miller Rd east to
Butters Dr. or at Park
School, 360 East
Blythedale, Mill Valley .
Cost $7. Musicians are encouraged to come and play. Dance teaching
7:30-8:30 pm, dance 8:30- 11:00 pm. For information call Jane
and Frank Tripi at (510) 654-3636 or
fjtripi@juno.com or Brooke Babcock (415)-334-3455
forbrooke@juno.com. Location may vary. Does not meet
in January, February, June, July, August, September or
November. Note: Dates may
change.
1st Sundays Monthly
Nordahl Grieg Spelemannslag, 3
to 5pm, at the community center for the Mary Manor mobile home park at
125 N. Mary Avenue in Sunnyvale. Interested attendees
should call Bill Likens at 408-739-1848 to confirm meeting dates and
location.
Second Sundays monthly
Bameleikkaring (Children's Norwegian Dance) classes, 1:30
- 3:30 pm, at Nordahl Hall, 580
W. Parr Ave., Los Gatos. Contact Ginny Hansen (925) 634-0266 uffda7@pacbell.net (both
location and day may change,
so call ahead).
Second Sundays Monthly except July and August
Traveling Dance Class, Norwegian dance class meets 2 - 5 pm.
Usually at Bjornson
Hall, 2258 Mac Arthur Blvd. in Oakland, CA. Everyone welcome to attend.
Contact Gerd Syrstad at (650) 363–2743, or Gudrun
Tollefson at (510) 638–6454.
Fourth Sundays Monthly no dance
November or December
El Dorado Scandinavian Dancers,
@
YLI
in
Sacramento
at 27th & N. 2:00-6:30pm. Monthly Social Dances
of the World. The Scandinavian dancing occurs between 3:30 - 5:30pm.
The All-Request Party is from 5:30-6:30pm. Contact: Yvonne or Andre
(916)632-8807, yacouvillion@sbcglobal.net or
http://www.folkdance.com/scandi
Special Events
February 1-14, 2010
Scandia Festival 2010, Friday
evening, Saturday and Sunday, February 12-14, 2010, Hermann Sons Hall
860 Westem Avenue, Petaluma, Califomia
Ewa & Tonmy Englund are
familiar Swedish dance teachers and need little introduction. Over the
years they have taught us many popular dances, including those of
Hälsingland where they were bom and Gästrikland where they
live. They have a clear presentation and pleasing dance style, always
adding that exta something to give a dance its essence. After eaming
their Big Silver Medal in Polskadans in the 80s, both now act as judges
for dance events. Ewa is a judge for the Uppdansning, or Polskadans
Medal-Testing, and Tommy for the Hälsingehambo contest. We have
looked forward to their return to Scandia Festival since their visit in
2003.
Bengt Jonsson introduced to us
the music of Hälsingland. He has researched it extensively and has
shared it on several recordings made for dance by his goup,
Jonssonlinjen. He organizes Norrlandia, the popular dance and music
camp in Sweden featuring major dance teachers and musicians, all
teaching in English. Bengt has been recognized with Zorn Riksspelman
awards in both fiddle and cow hom. He now plays for dancers at the
annual Uppdansning, or Polskadans Medal-Testing.
O'törgs-Kaisa Abrahamsson inheirited a fiddle at a young age and
soon developed an interest in the traditional music of Northern
Hälsingland. She excelled quickly and earned her Rilspelman medal
at age 19 . In 2004 she was awarded a Zorn Gold medal. She has composed
music in her tradition and has recorded many CDs. She is currently the
leader of the long established Nordanstig Spelmanslag, whose goal is to
maintain and develop the music of Northem Hdlsingland.
REGISTRATION INT'ORMATION
The weekend package includes:
.Dance Workshops Saturday and Sunday
.Fiddle Workshops Saturday and Sunday
.Dance Parties Friday and Saturday evenings (open to all)
.Saturday and Sunday lunch
Dancers
Participation in dance workshops is by pre-registration only. We will
try to keep a good balance of men and women, and dance partners will be
changed frequently. Because the number of women dancers admitted is
usually limited by the number of men who register, we ask men to
register early. The number of dancers is also limited due to space
constraints, so register early.
Send dance applications to Brooke Babcock (see application). Make
checks payable to Scandia Festival. After January 8 you will be
notified of your status (In or Waitlist) with a schedule and a list of
suggested motels in Petaluma.
Contacts:
. Brooke Babcock (415) 334-3455, forbrooke@juno.com
. Nobi Kurotori (415) 334-3455, nobi@juno.com
. Jane and Frank Tripi (510) 654-3636, fitripi@juno.com
. Mark Wegner and Mary Korn (510) 527-9209,wegorn@sbcglobal.net
Fiddlers:
Part time registration is available for fiddlers. Teaching will be at
the sonic and supersonic levels. Please talk to Marie Kay Hansen about
any special requests.
Send fiddle applications to Marie Kay (see application). Make
checks payable to Scandia Festival.
Contact:
. Marie Kay Hansen (209) 836-5494,briza1@comcast.net (1 is a numberic l)
March 26-28, 2010
Camp Norge Folkedans Stevne,
Alta, CA Contact: <www.ngls.net>,
or <ZMCorcoran@aol.com>, Zena Corcoran, 1547 Valdez
Way, Pacifica, CA 94044, (650) 355-3752 Meg Laycock,
<meg@jstub.com>, (408) 255-2111 Anne Huberman & Greg
Goodhue, (408) 259-9959
May 1-2, Norway Day Festival
at Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA. Contact: Wenche Lier,
<president@norwayday.org> <www.norwayday.org>.
June 12-19, 2010
Scandia Camp Mendocino
presenting dance and music of Valdres, Norway: Brit Totland and Knut Arne Jacobsen with fiddler Tore Bolstad and presenting dance and
music of Dalarna, Sweden: Britt-Mari
Dahlgren Westholm and Bengt
Mård with fiddlers Björn
Ståbi and Johan Nylander.
Also singing & nyckelharpa: Cajsa Ekstav
hardanger fiddle: Loretta Kelley and allspel: Peter
Michaelsen. info and
registration at scandiacampmendocino.org
June 16 to August 10
Summer tours in Sweden.
Four consecutive 2 week tours, each covering a different part of
Sweden, and taking in different activities. Many major festivals
of that period will be visited: the Nyckelhar pastämma in
Österbybruk, Midsommar, the Delsbostämma, Bingsjöstämman, Korrö,
and the 100 year anniversary festival for the Zorn medal. We
also are hoping to be with musicians playing at the Royal wedding of
Princess Victo ria in June. Anyone who has been on one of my
previous tours knows how much of the folk culture, including music and
dance, are packed into the two weeks. Each tour is limited to a
maximum of 5 participants. Tim Rued,
<timrued@aol.com >, <www.folksweden.com>.
June 23-28, 2010
Väsen will be the featured
teachers at the Golden Toad Music camp in Occidental, California, June
23-28, 2010. This is your rare opportunity to have 4 days of lessons
from some of the best! Olov Johansson will teach Nyckelharpa, Mikael
Marin-Viola, Roger Tallroth-12 string guitar and the group will teach
Swedish Folk Music ensemble playing. There will also be Swedish folk
dancing lessons and many other kinds of folk music and dancing in a
beautiful camp setting.
more info...http://www.goldentoadcamp.com
Last update 1/31/2010
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