Scandinavian

The next Zoom session of the Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver will begin on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 pm PT.

LIVE MUSIC – Special Guest Fiddler – Loretta Kelley (Norwegian Hardanger fiddle)

“Loretta is the foremost American performer on the hardingfele (the traditional Hardanger fiddle), an intricately decorated fiddle native to Norway with sympathetic strings, a nearly flat bridge, and a 300-year unbroken aural tradition.”

The schedule for the evening:

• 7:30 – 8:00 pm Pacific time Join In and Social Time
  When you get on Zoom, you’ll be put in a “waiting room,” and from there you will be let into the dance.
  Other than during social time (7:30-8:00 and 8:50-9:10) please keep your audio muted to maximize sound quality
• 8:00 – 8:20 pm Dance Teaching – Basic Springar Steps and solo figures
  Taught by Soren Huber and Ross Schipper – “No Partner Needed”
• 8:20 – 8:50 pm – Live music: Loretta Kelley
• 8:50 – 9:10 pm – “Coffee Break” and Announcements
• 9:10 – 9:40 pm – Live music: Loretta Kelley

For more information regarding Loretta Kelley, visit her website: https://www.fanitull.org

NOTE: The Zoom session won’t be up before 7:30 pm Pacific Time on October 14

You can receive an invitation to the […]

On Wednesday, August 26 at 7:30 pm PT, Scandinavian Dancer of Vancouver will hold a Zoom session.  Anyone interested in peeking in or participating is very welcome.  Just click on this link Virtual Scandinavian Dance and we’ll send the Zoom URL and all the information you need.

Given that we are unable to meet in person, we have been gathering via Zoom to get some exercise to beautiful traditional Scandinavian music, and some “different” music we have been throwing in just for fun.  In each virtual session, we teach a dance that can be done without a partner.  Then during the open dancing part of the evening, we play some couple dance music so people can dance inside their “bubble” or just listen.

The tentative plan (all in PT) for the evening is as follows:

1. 7:30 – 8:00 pm Pacific time Join In and Social Time
   – When you get on Zoom, you’ll be put in a “waiting room,” and from there you will be let into the dance.
   – Other than during social time (7:30-8:00 and 8:50-9:10) please keep your audio muted to maximize sound quality
2. 8:00 – 8:20 pm Dance Teaching – MALMÖ MAZURKA
   – Taught by Janet Gabites – “No […]