Skandia Dances First and Third Fridays of each month
Skandia dances are now LIVE and on Zoom
COVID policy: Beginning on June 1, 2024, masks are now optional. Please read the details on the home page.
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: Beginning on June 1, 2024, masks are now optional. Please read the details on the home page.
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.
Friday, May 16, 2025 Lisa and Elaine will teach Telespringar and Telegangar, from the Telemark region of Norway. Telegangar has a walking step that is easy to learn. These fun dances have lots of partner interaction. The hardingfele music for these dances is hypnotic and mysterious.
Telegangar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a475dBw5qa0
Telespringar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=16XtK4y9khI
The music for the evening will be by a new band, Fat Fiddles (Elise Snoey, Mira Dickey, Patrick Gunning, and John Parejko), There will be a Hardanger fiddle set (Mira Dickey and Elise Snoey) that will pair perfectly with the dances taught. Come for an exciting evening of dancing with a great new band!
Friday, June 6, 2025 Harry Khamis and Pat Pi will teach a slow, beautiful dance called Åtabakspolska. It comes from Föllinge, a small town in Jämtland, Sweden. This is one of the most popular dances at Skandia. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOuwd0828hY. The delightful Metrognomes will grace the stage for our First Friday dance in June. Armed with their miniature gnomes at the front of the stage, the group will help us join together in dancing with lively little and big feet. Get in the mood for joy.
Friday, June 13, 2025 -- Dance to honor Patrick McMonagle at the Swedish Club from 7 - 9 p.m. No formal teaching.
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Friday, June 20, 2025 Lisa Brooks and Elaine Mathies will teach all things even! What can you do to even music, with a rhythm that goes 1-2, 1-2? They will teach polka and Busserull, which is similar to Rørospols but in 2/4 time. See Busserull: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRjVMgAEQLE and polka: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MLw7iprQQk. Led by Kris Johansson and always a favorite, Skandia Kapell will keep the hall filled with their captivating sound and great tunes. No one can sit on the sidelines when Skandia Kapell plays for the evening. Join in!
Telegangar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a475dBw5qa0
Telespringar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=16XtK4y9khI
The music for the evening will be by a new band, Fat Fiddles (Elise Snoey, Mira Dickey, Patrick Gunning, and John Parejko), There will be a Hardanger fiddle set (Mira Dickey and Elise Snoey) that will pair perfectly with the dances taught. Come for an exciting evening of dancing with a great new band!
Friday, June 6, 2025 Harry Khamis and Pat Pi will teach a slow, beautiful dance called Åtabakspolska. It comes from Föllinge, a small town in Jämtland, Sweden. This is one of the most popular dances at Skandia. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOuwd0828hY. The delightful Metrognomes will grace the stage for our First Friday dance in June. Armed with their miniature gnomes at the front of the stage, the group will help us join together in dancing with lively little and big feet. Get in the mood for joy.
Friday, June 13, 2025 -- Dance to honor Patrick McMonagle at the Swedish Club from 7 - 9 p.m. No formal teaching.
See Special Events
Friday, June 20, 2025 Lisa Brooks and Elaine Mathies will teach all things even! What can you do to even music, with a rhythm that goes 1-2, 1-2? They will teach polka and Busserull, which is similar to Rørospols but in 2/4 time. See Busserull: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRjVMgAEQLE and polka: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MLw7iprQQk. Led by Kris Johansson and always a favorite, Skandia Kapell will keep the hall filled with their captivating sound and great tunes. No one can sit on the sidelines when Skandia Kapell plays for the evening. Join in!
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
The Music Jams on Saturdays, 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the Month
First Saturday jams VIA ZOOM: Saturday, June 7, 2025 Please register for the jam here. Your Zoom link will appear in the response you get when you submit the form. Please make sure to save the response, as it will not automatically save. This is NEW LINK as of June 2025 which will work through May 2026. All instruments and voices are welcome! Feel free to browse the Box.com folder, where we keep notes to most of the tunes that we play.
Third Saturday jams LIVE: Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 a.m. until Noon. Celebrate Syttende Mai with Bill and Gina Boyd in north Ballard, Seattle, WA. For more information, contact Gina at (206) 817-5792 or email music@skandia-folkdance.org. All instruments and voices are welcome! If you are feeling sick, please don't come. If you've been exposed to somebody who has COVID, don't come. Thank you for keeping everyone healthy. The next live jam will be on June 21, again at the home of Bill and Gina Boyd.
First Saturday jams VIA ZOOM: Saturday, June 7, 2025 Please register for the jam here. Your Zoom link will appear in the response you get when you submit the form. Please make sure to save the response, as it will not automatically save. This is NEW LINK as of June 2025 which will work through May 2026. All instruments and voices are welcome! Feel free to browse the Box.com folder, where we keep notes to most of the tunes that we play.
Third Saturday jams LIVE: Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 a.m. until Noon. Celebrate Syttende Mai with Bill and Gina Boyd in north Ballard, Seattle, WA. For more information, contact Gina at (206) 817-5792 or email music@skandia-folkdance.org. All instruments and voices are welcome! If you are feeling sick, please don't come. If you've been exposed to somebody who has COVID, don't come. Thank you for keeping everyone healthy. The next live jam will be on June 21, again at the home of Bill and Gina Boyd.
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