Scandinavian Folk Music and Folk Dance
Events in Northern California
Regular Events
In the summer it is a good idea to check to be sure that regular events
are actually happening -- many do not meet in the summer.
Mondays Weekly
Scandinavian Dance Class in Sacramento
CA. Six week sessions. 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. Next sessions: See the
web site.
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. $2/session
for SCO members, $3 for others.
Everyone welcome. For information see http://sites.google.com/site/scandsantacruz/
or
call
Ellen
M.
at
831-336-9972
or
<mikelblock@gmail.com>
.
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.
Teaching 7-8:30 pm.
Fridays weekly
Scandinavian Fiddle Class,
7:30-10:00 pm. at the
home of Anita Seigel in Los Altos, 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 or Ellen at
<mikelblock@gmail.com>, (831)336-9972, or
<http://www.scc-santacruz.org/>.
1st Saturdays Monthly Jan 7, 2012, Feb 4, Mar 3,
Apr 7, May 5, June 2
Nordic Footnotes 1st Saturday Scandinavian Dance Party ,
7:30
p.m. - midnight,
usually at St.
Bede’s Episcopal Church (Location may change), 2650 Sand Hill Road,
Menlo Park, California
94025. Entrance to parking lot is on Monte Rosa, just off Sand Hill
Road. Teaching session 7:30-8:30 pm before party.
Cost $8. For information and directions see http://sites.google.com/site/nordicfootnotes/home
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 Quarterly March 10,
May 12, October 13, December 15
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.
Second
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).
Special
Events
February 17-19, 2012
San Francisco Bay Area Scandia
Festival, Petaluma, California.
Presenting dance and music from Dalarna, Sweden featuring: Swedish
dance teachers Bengt Mård & Britt-Mari Dahlgren Westholm
and Swedish musicians Kalle Almlöf, Maria Hultgren and Mikael
Sjögren.
More information and registration form at Scandia Festival Petaluma:
<https://sites.google.com/site/scandiafestivalpetaluma/>
April 13-15, 2012
Camp Norge Folkedans Stevne, Alta CA. For info see www.ngls.net
June 9-16, 2012
Scandia Camp Mendocino.
Mendocino Woodlands, Mendocino CA.
Dance & Music of East Telemark, Norway with Arnhild
Brennesvik & Eivind
Bakken (dance) Kenneth
de
Gala (music), Dance & Music of Western Dalarna, Sweden with Ewa
&
Tommy
Englund (dance) Jonas
Åkerlund & Mattias
Helje (music). Other staff: Hardingfele Karin
Code, Nyckelharpa TBA, Singing
Karen
Michaelsen, Allspel Peter
Michaelsen, Scandinavian Dance Fundamentals: Harry
Khamis & Roo
Lester
An annual weeklong residential camp
founded in 1980, presents participants the opportunity to learn in
depth about the folk music, dance and cultural traditions of
Scandinavia. Over the years, guests (many of them the original
researchers and documentarians of their country's folk traditions) have
come from Norway, Sweden, and Finland to share their knowledge through
daily dance, music, and singing sessions, and cultural experiences. See
photos from this year’s camp:
<http://www.scandiacampmendocino.org>
June27-July10, 2012
2012 FolkSweden tour.
The two-week tour will will cover Hälsingland, Dalarna, and Uppland.
It begins in the Stockholm area. We will participate in 4 festivals, in
all three provinces. There will be private music sessions with fiddlers
and nyckelharpa players in all three. The tour is open to anyone,
musician, dancer, or just enthusiast. There is a limit of 5
participants maximum, with no age limit. You can extend your stay
either by taking a FolkTour extension (Midsommar in June, Gotland in
July), or continuing on your own. Contact: Tim Rued,
<http://www.folksweden.com/tourhome>. <timrued@aol.com>.
Last update 1/25/2012
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