Scandinavian Folk Music and Folk Dance Events

Elsewhere in the United States

April 26-29
Spring Springar Spree, 7th Annual. Takoma Park, MD (near Washington, DC). You can attend all or part of the Spring Springar Spree. Master dancer/singer Olav Sem and his dance partner Rønnaug Larsen, and reigning champion Hardanger fiddler Ottar Kåsa . Featuring telespringar. Dance, music, and traditional singing (kveding) classes Plus, an extra hour on men’s step variants, and language mini-lessons. We welcome an expert seamstress from the Carolina Sons of Norway, who will share her costume photos, help folks choose/make/alter/clean costume pieces and jewelry, sell costume kits/material/jewelry, etc. She will lead costume- making workshops on Fri. and Sat. Thur., concert, followed by a little dancing. Fri., workshop, dance party. Sat., workshops & dance party. Sun., workshops, potluck/dance party. Contact: <http://mand.fanitull.org>, Jenny Foster, pi~at~xecu~dot~net, or 301~371~4312    (8am-11pm). Also, we'd love to see lots of RSVP's on our Meetup page (this is optional for fun, not registration), so folks know you're coming. Sponsored by The Mid-Atlantic Norwegian Dancers.

June 8 - 9, 2012
Nisswa-stämman #13, Nisswa MN. Fiolministeriet - Denmark, trio on fiddles and cello. Syvers - Norway, award winning gammaldans quintet. Perras - Norway, buttonbox-mania gammaldans quintet. Maria & Anders Larsson - Sweden, fiddle, guitar, flute, song. Torbjörn & Pär Näsbom - Sweden, nyckelharpa & fiddles. Plus workshops and many more performers. Contact:    http://www.nisswastamman.org

July 1 -- July 8, 2012
Nordic    Fiddles    and    Feet    2012.    Camp    Ogontz    in    Lyman    NH.    Our    superb    week    of Scandinavian music and dance in New Hampshire will take place again this year. From Norway: Ranveig Bakka and Tom Løvli, teaching dances from Telemark. Hardingfele music by Erling Halling. Erling will also teach hardingfele and play for the evening parties. From Sweden: Ulla and Lennarth Sandberg, teaching a variety of dances, mostly from Jämtland but also farther south. Dance Basics class presented by Roo Lester and Larry Harding. Swedish fiddlers/teachers and nyckelharpa and singing teachers are still being worked out. Contacts: Matt Fichtenbaum, <mattfic@rcn.com>. NFF, 4401 Alta Vista Way, Knoxville, TN 37919, (865) 522-0515, <fiddlesandfeet@bellsouth.net>

July 19-22, 2012
Hardanger Fiddle Music and Dance Workshop. Folklore Village near Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Presented by the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America (HFAA). Contact: http://www.hfaa.org/

Nov 22-25, 2012
Southern California Skandia Festival - Julian CA - <http://www.dancin-fool.com/scandia.html>, or call Carol Martin, (714)893-8888

Last update 4/23/2012

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