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If you are starting to forget how to dance (like me!) you might want to sign up for two online dance events that happen every other Wednesday. Here's the information on how to sign up for online and in-person lessons:
Skandia Seattle’s 1st and 3rd Friday dances (in-person and virtual). Teaching from 7:30-8 pm. Free to join by Zoom, donations to Skandia encouraged. See: skandia-folkdance.org/activities
Skandia Seattle’s weekly dance lessons: Wednesday evenings through May 18th, 7:15-9:00 pm (in-person only). Some of Seattle’s excellent teachers review basic dances. Zoom streaming of these dances has been discontinued, but if you’re in the neighborhood… More information at www.skandia-folkdance.org/membership
Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver, BC. Weekly wednesday dances. At 8 pm Pacific: Lesson followed by dancing to recorded music. The Vancouver club is very inclusive, often offering dances that can be done in small spaces, with or without a partner. To automatically receive the links for upcoming sessions: register for their mailing list at this webpage: www.scandiadc.info/sdv_zoom These are terrific opportunities to keep your skills polished. Hope to "see" you there!
Hardanger Fiddle Music and Norwegian Dance Online Winter Workshop (virtual). February 4-5. Registration will be available here: www.hfaa.org
March 25-26: Spring Springar Spree. Annual workshop of the Mid-Atlantic Norwegian Dancers (MAND). Watch for registration link.
Springdans Northwest April 14-17, 2023 Seabeck WA (in-person). The premier dance camp in the Western US. Registration is now open, and it fills up fast. Click here to register now: http://skandia-folkdance.org/springdans.html
Scandia Camp, Mendocino June 10-17, 2023, Mendocino CA. Norwegian and Swedish Dance, music & more! Watch this page as more information becomes available.
Note: In-person dancing may be impacted due to the pandemic, but here are some community dancing opportunities available in normal times:
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