Skandia Dances First and Third Fridays of each month
Skandia dances are now LIVE and on Zoom
COVID policy: masks are mandatory at indoor events.
On Fridays, teaching is from 7:30-8:30 pm, and then the dance from 8:30-10:30 pm.
We are also Zooming the dances. Please make a donation to Skandia if the Zoom is valuable to you. Members will receive the Zoom link via email. Not a member? You can still join via Zoom, but you must email info@skandia-folkdance.org by Friday noon to get on the guest list. Please do not share the link as we cannot admit people we cannot identify.
COVID policy: masks are mandatory at indoor events.
On Fridays, teaching is from 7:30-8:30 pm, and then the dance from 8:30-10:30 pm.
We are also Zooming the dances. Please make a donation to Skandia if the Zoom is valuable to you. Members will receive the Zoom link via email. Not a member? You can still join via Zoom, but you must email info@skandia-folkdance.org by Friday noon to get on the guest list. Please do not share the link as we cannot admit people we cannot identify.
April 5, 2024 Jerry and Lisa will teach the fun and energetic Finnskogspols, from border areas between Norway and Sweden. This dance was reconstructed based on videos of elderly people remembering the dance in their homes, and it has the bounce of people dancing in the fields. See the video above! For the dance beginning at 8:30, Skandia Kapell will entice us onto the dance floor with its full sound and harmonious tunes. Led by Kris Johansson, Skandia Kapell is one of Seattle’s larger musical groups and is a longtime favorite of our dancers. They have a wonderful history playing for dances in Seattle.
NOTE: The City of Lynnwood and Cedar Valley Grange are hosting a food drive on April 13 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Please bring nonperishable food items, formula, diapers, or hygiene products to Skandia events at the Grange before April 13.
April 19, 2024 Nancy and Kelly will teach Knut Arne’s Reinlander. This is a fun, lovely dance, whose style and character can be influenced by the music. Knut Arne Jacobsen brought this popular dance to the United States in 2014. In addition, they will teach a second dance, a schottis in memory of Ralph Marsh. On this evening, there will be two nyckelharpa sets, with a hardingfele break between them, played by Grace Haaland, so people can practice the Valdres Springar and do a few other Norwegian dances, as well.
The first set will include as many of the regional nyckelharpa players as we can muster for a nyckelharpa allspel. The second set is a new trio with the name of LAB 160. Translated: Leslie, Anna, and Bill, plus 160 strings of various types. Let’s listen and dance to all those strings together.
NOTE: The City of Lynnwood and Cedar Valley Grange are hosting a food drive on April 13 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Please bring nonperishable food items, formula, diapers, or hygiene products to Skandia events at the Grange before April 13.
April 19, 2024 Nancy and Kelly will teach Knut Arne’s Reinlander. This is a fun, lovely dance, whose style and character can be influenced by the music. Knut Arne Jacobsen brought this popular dance to the United States in 2014. In addition, they will teach a second dance, a schottis in memory of Ralph Marsh. On this evening, there will be two nyckelharpa sets, with a hardingfele break between them, played by Grace Haaland, so people can practice the Valdres Springar and do a few other Norwegian dances, as well.
The first set will include as many of the regional nyckelharpa players as we can muster for a nyckelharpa allspel. The second set is a new trio with the name of LAB 160. Translated: Leslie, Anna, and Bill, plus 160 strings of various types. Let’s listen and dance to all those strings together.
LOCATION: Cedar Valley Grange, 20526-52nd Ave. West, Lynnwood Yahoo Map
Skandia members, $10; nonmembers, $15; kids, free The price of admission includes a free dance class.
Driving directions to Cedar Valley Grange.....
From I-5, take exit 179 (northbound or southbound). Drive east on 220th to the stop sign at 52nd, then a short mile north to the Cedar Valley Grange on your left.
Yahoo Map
Skandia members, $10; nonmembers, $15; kids, free The price of admission includes a free dance class.
Driving directions to Cedar Valley Grange.....
From I-5, take exit 179 (northbound or southbound). Drive east on 220th to the stop sign at 52nd, then a short mile north to the Cedar Valley Grange on your left.
Yahoo Map
Music Jams on Saturdays, 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the Month
First Saturday jams VIA ZOOM: Saturday, April 6, 2024 10:00 a.m. PDT until noon
All instruments and voices are welcome! Please fill out this Jam Link Request Form to get your Zoom link. When you submit the form, you will get an automatic response that includes the link to the jam. VERY IMPORTANT: You will find the jam Zoom link in the response you receive when you submit the form. That link does not automatically save, so please put it in a folder, or your calendar, or somewhere you can find it again. Note that this is now a permanent jam link,
At the jam, we will go round robin. Leslie will call on musicians and offer three options:
· Choose a tune and lead it
· Choose a tune and ask somebody else to lead it
· Pass your turn to the next person
Third Saturday jams LIVE: Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon. It’s spring flowers and April showers. Don’t let the showers get you down; come and jam with your musical friends. The jam takes place at Bill and Gina's, 7728 21st Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117. For more information, contact Gina at (206) 817-5792 or email music@skandia-folkdance.org. Bring your favorite tunes. Masks are still required.
Need more info? music@skandia-folkdance.org
First Saturday jams VIA ZOOM: Saturday, April 6, 2024 10:00 a.m. PDT until noon
All instruments and voices are welcome! Please fill out this Jam Link Request Form to get your Zoom link. When you submit the form, you will get an automatic response that includes the link to the jam. VERY IMPORTANT: You will find the jam Zoom link in the response you receive when you submit the form. That link does not automatically save, so please put it in a folder, or your calendar, or somewhere you can find it again. Note that this is now a permanent jam link,
At the jam, we will go round robin. Leslie will call on musicians and offer three options:
· Choose a tune and lead it
· Choose a tune and ask somebody else to lead it
· Pass your turn to the next person
Third Saturday jams LIVE: Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon. It’s spring flowers and April showers. Don’t let the showers get you down; come and jam with your musical friends. The jam takes place at Bill and Gina's, 7728 21st Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117. For more information, contact Gina at (206) 817-5792 or email music@skandia-folkdance.org. Bring your favorite tunes. Masks are still required.
Need more info? music@skandia-folkdance.org
SKANDIA FOLKDANCE SOCIETY
PO Box 17123
Seattle, WA 98127-0823
For telephone information, call (425) 954-5262
email: info@skandia-folkdance.org
PO Box 17123
Seattle, WA 98127-0823
For telephone information, call (425) 954-5262
email: info@skandia-folkdance.org