Scandinavian Folk Music and Folk Dance
Events in Northern California

Regular Events

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.   Dancing starts at 7:30 P.M. No teaching. We will dance until about 10P.M.

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 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.