Community News and Events...
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
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!
Thurs April 3, 8-9pm: NR leads dancing to the music of Hapsala at the National Folk Organization (NFO) annual conference in Portland (which is April 2-6). Location: Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall, 8936 SW 17th Ave, Portland. All NR members are also NFO members by virtue of NR’s membership (we get our very affordable insurance through NFO!) and get 5% off any conference registration fees. Register Full-time or Part-time here: https://nfo-usa.com/annual-nfo-conference-2025/ You can view a couple of videos that give a flavor for the conference at: https://nfo-usa.com/annual-conference/
Sat Apr 5: Potluck/dance with live music by Hapsala! Potluck at 6pm, dancing at 7:30. At David Charlebois' dance studio, 9275 SE Mae Hazel Lane, Portland OR 97222 (close to SE 82nd and Johnson Creek Blvd.)
April 11-14: Springdans Northwest, Seabeck WA. featuring renowned teachers Leif and Margareta Virtanen. Registration now open. Don’t wait - it fills up fast! www.skandia-folkdance.org/springdans.html
May 5: NR Birthday Ball with Fossegrimmen at Nordia House. Stay tuned for further details.
June 14: Midsommar at Oaks Park sponsored by the League of Swedish Societies. Event will be 11am-4pm. Suggested donation $2. Food available for purchase as well as games and decorating the maypole and floral headwear. Maybe some arts and crafts. Stay tuned for further details, or contact Christie Stilson [email protected].
July 17-20: Summer Workshop of the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America (HFAA), featuring the music and dance of Valdres, Norway. ONLINE/FREE; watch here for registration details.
June 27-28: Oregon Midsummer Festival sponsored by Nordic Northwest, featuring our musician friends Hapsala and Nya Algen. 5-9 pm Fri, 10 am - 5 pm Sat. Information and registration here: https://www.oregonmidsummer.com/
June 28-July 5: Nordic Fiddles and Feet, Moultonborough, NH. Featuring dances of Hallingdal, Norway and Follinge, Sweden. Registration opens Feb 3rd: https://nordicfiddlesandfeet.org/index.html
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!
Thurs April 3, 8-9pm: NR leads dancing to the music of Hapsala at the National Folk Organization (NFO) annual conference in Portland (which is April 2-6). Location: Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall, 8936 SW 17th Ave, Portland. All NR members are also NFO members by virtue of NR’s membership (we get our very affordable insurance through NFO!) and get 5% off any conference registration fees. Register Full-time or Part-time here: https://nfo-usa.com/annual-nfo-conference-2025/ You can view a couple of videos that give a flavor for the conference at: https://nfo-usa.com/annual-conference/
Sat Apr 5: Potluck/dance with live music by Hapsala! Potluck at 6pm, dancing at 7:30. At David Charlebois' dance studio, 9275 SE Mae Hazel Lane, Portland OR 97222 (close to SE 82nd and Johnson Creek Blvd.)
April 11-14: Springdans Northwest, Seabeck WA. featuring renowned teachers Leif and Margareta Virtanen. Registration now open. Don’t wait - it fills up fast! www.skandia-folkdance.org/springdans.html
May 5: NR Birthday Ball with Fossegrimmen at Nordia House. Stay tuned for further details.
June 14: Midsommar at Oaks Park sponsored by the League of Swedish Societies. Event will be 11am-4pm. Suggested donation $2. Food available for purchase as well as games and decorating the maypole and floral headwear. Maybe some arts and crafts. Stay tuned for further details, or contact Christie Stilson [email protected].
July 17-20: Summer Workshop of the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America (HFAA), featuring the music and dance of Valdres, Norway. ONLINE/FREE; watch here for registration details.
June 27-28: Oregon Midsummer Festival sponsored by Nordic Northwest, featuring our musician friends Hapsala and Nya Algen. 5-9 pm Fri, 10 am - 5 pm Sat. Information and registration here: https://www.oregonmidsummer.com/
June 28-July 5: Nordic Fiddles and Feet, Moultonborough, NH. Featuring dances of Hallingdal, Norway and Follinge, Sweden. Registration opens Feb 3rd: https://nordicfiddlesandfeet.org/index.html
