Scandinavian Music and Dance
Events in Northern California

Regular Events | Special Events

Regular Events

Mondays Weekly
Scandinavian Dance Class in Sacramento CA
.  Six week session.  7-9:30 pm at Hamilton Street Park Community Center, 4855 Hamilton Street, Sacramento CA 95841.  See http://www.folkdance.com/scandi/class.htm for more info. Current session  4/21-6/6/08.

1st, 3rd & 5th Mondays
Scandinavian Folk Dance Class, Santa Cruz, 7:30 pm, Scandinavian Cultural Center of Santa Cruz, 240 Plymouth, Santa Cruz. Instruction in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish folk dance by Ellen Moilanen. $5/session. Everyone welcome. For information call Valhalla Hotline (831)438-4307, (831)464-3310 or Ellen M. at 831-336-9972 or moilanen@pacbell.net .

Tuesdays  (mostly)
Open Sessions for Fiddlers and Nyckelharpers (aka fiddling with Fred) 8:00-10:00 pm  at the home of Fred Bialy and Toby Blomé, 1925 Hudson Street, El Cerrito. Call ahead as meetings occasionally canceled or moved, and times and days may vary. Info: Fred or Toby, (510) 215-5974 or bialy10@comcast.net or Mark Wegner wegorn@aol.com

Wednesdays Weekly
Nordahl Grieg Leikarring Performance Group . Usually at Masonic Hall, 980 Church St., Mountain View, 7:00-9:30 p.m. Location subject to change. There is also a meeting on 4th Sundays from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at another location. Contact: Anne Huberman & Greg Goodhue 408-259-9959,(408) 437–8793, goodhue@hotmail.com  for more information.

Thursdays Weekly
Scandiadans 7:00-10:00pm, at Oakland Nature Friends, 3115 Butters Dr., Oakland CA. Hwy 13 to Joaquin Miller Rd, east (up the hill)~ 1/2 mile, second right onto Butters Dr., go another 1/2 mile. On the right, look for post with 3115 on it (also “Scandiadans” sign). Take steep driveway down to a large parking area. Call Jane or Frank Tripi at (510) 654-3636 or fjtripi@juno.com for information.  Restarts Sept. 1

Fridays weekly
Scandinavian Fiddle Class, 7:30-10:00 pm.  at the home of Anita Seigel, location may vary. Call Jeanne Sawyer (408) 929-5602 jsawyer@SawyerPartnership.com  for information and location/time changes. You may ask to be placed on our class email list. 

1st Fridays Monthly
Scandinavian Cultural Evening 7:30 p.m., usually at Scandinavian Cultural Center, 240 Plymouth, Santa Cruz.  See special events calendar section for more info.  Contact: Michael Block at (831)336-9972,or: <sigdalkid@pcumail.com>.

1st Saturdays Monthly
Nordic Footnotes 1st Saturday Scandinavian Dance Party ,  7:30 p.m. - midnight,  First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave (between Byron & Webster), Palo Alto. Teaching session 7:30-8:30 pm before party. From Hamilton, hall is in bldg to right on 2nd floor. Parking behind church, on street or in garage on Webster. For information contact Jeanne and Henry (408) 929-5602 jsawyer@SawyerPartnership.com , Sarah Kirton (650)968-3126 sarah.kirton@sbcglobal.net ,or Jim Little and Linda Persson (650) 323-2256 james.little@sri.com

Second Saturdays Monthly
Open Sessions for Fiddlers
, 2 - 5 pm afternoon before 2nd Saturday dance at the home of Fred Bialy, 1925 Hudson Street, El Cerrito, (510) 215-5974 or bialy10@comcast.net . This is a practice session for the Monthly Second Saturday Scandinavian Dance. Call ahead as meetings occasionally canceled or moved, and times may vary.

Second Saturdays Monthly
Scandia 2nd Saturday Monthly Dance usually at Oakland Nature Friends, 3115 Butters Dr., Oakland CA. Highway 13 to Joaquin Miller Rd east to Butters Dr. or at Park School, 360 East Blythedale, Mill Valley . Cost $7. Musicians are encouraged to come and play. Dance teaching 7:30-8:30 pm, dance 8:30- 11:00 pm. For information call Jane and Frank Tripi at (510) 654-3636 or fjtripi@juno.com . Location may vary.  Usually does not meet in February, June, July or August. 

1st Sundays Monthly
Nordahl Grieg Spelemannslag, 3 to 5pm. Interested attendees should call Bill Likens at 650-969-2080 to confirm meeting dates and location.

Second Sundays monthly
Bameleikkaring (Children's Norwegian Dance)
classes,  1:30 - 3:30 pm, at  Nordahl Hall, 580 W.  Parr Ave., Los Gatos. Contact Ginny Hansen (925) 634-0266 uffda7@pacbell.net  (both location and day may change, so call ahead).

Second Sundays Monthly   except  July and August
Traveling Dance Class, Norwegian dance class meets 2 - 5 pm. Usually at  Bjornson Hall, 2258 Mac Arthur Blvd. in Oakland, CA. Everyone welcome to attend. Contact Gerd Syrstad at (650) 363–2743, or Gudrun Tollefson at (510) 638–6454.

Fourth Sundays Monthly no dance November or December
El Dorado Scandinavian Dancers,  @ YLI in Sacramento at 27th & N. 2:00-6:30pm. Monthly Social Dances of the World. The Scandinavian dancing occurs between 3:30 - 5:30pm. The All-Request Party is from 5:30-6:30pm. Contact: Yvonne or Andre (916)632-8807, yacouvillion@sbcglobal.net or http://www.folkdance.com/scandi


Special Events


June 14-21, 2008
Scandia Camp Mendocino
From Hallingdal, Norway we welcome dancers Sissel Rudningen and Bjørn Lien with hardingfele player Hilde Kirkebøen.
From Värmland, Sweden we welcome dancers Sven & Britt-Marie Olsson with fiddlers Ann-Marie Forsberg & Gert Ohlsson.
We are pleased to add that Gert Ohlsson will also work on Nyckelharpa. The flyer for Scandia Camp Mendocino 2008 is posted on our website
(www.ScandiaCampMendocino.org) and available via either email or the US Postal System. Would you like us to email or mail you a flyer? If so, please send the appropriate information. Would you like a number of flyers to share with friends or take to a group? If so, please send us the appropriate information. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at camp in June.  Please respond to: Registration@ScandiaCamp.org  Info www.scandiacampmendocino.org

Last update 5/11/2008

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