Seattle Nordic Dance and Music Meetup Group

Skandia's First Friday dance in April will be both live and virtual and will be free! The dance will be held at the Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036. So, you can choose to attend in person or via Zoom. No partner required.

Don and Elaine will teach Åtabakspolska, which is a favorite Skandia dance. It is a lovely contemplative dance from Föllinge, Sweden, and will be taught at Springdans.

See https://youtu.be/7iDVfFdq3NM?
si=8vMxkddoihGOK6Rz

The band for the whole evening will be the quartet Fat Fiddles: Mira Dickey, John Parejko, Elise Snoey, and Ezra Jane Landsman on the guitar. They will provide the opportunity to dance to wonderful music, good for both dancing and listening, played on a variety of instruments including some Hardanger fiddle music!

You can always find the latest details by going to Skandia's website at http://skandia-folkdance.org.

You may request the Zoom link by sending an email by no later than noon on Friday of the event to events@skandia-folkdance.org. Requesting the link gets your name on the admission list, required to join us.

Masks are now optional for all Skandia events. If you are feeling at all unwell or you know that you’ve been in proximity to someone who has COVID, please stay home and take care of yourself.

For now, attending via Zoom continues to be free with donations accepted.

On Monday, April 6, we will have a special Monday class with live music and even pizza! Everyone is welcome to try it out and we hope to have many new people. Invite your friends!

The Monday classes will continue weekly, from 7-9 pm at the University Heights Center near UW on April 6, 20, and 27. We will meet on most Mondays through June 8 (not May 25). FREE!

The focus is on beginners; advanced dancers are welcome as well. Singles and couples are welcome. We change partners frequently, and anybody can do either role. We cover basic turning skills and variants of Waltz, Pivot, Schottis, Hambo, and other lovely couple turning dances, as well as fun
mixers. You are welcome to ask to work on specific dances. Bring clean shoes to change into, with smooth soles and low flat heels for easy turning. If you don't have dance shoes, we have dance socks to help you turn easily. Show up any time; no need to pre-register.

5031 University Way NE, Seattle.
Room 104 (middle floor, south side).

There is parking by the building. Text the number below if you need the code to get in. Send any questions to lisa@hambo.us or 206-258-2580.

The class will meet on April 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, with the six-week session ending on May 6. The teachers will be Lisa and Elaine. We will review dances taught recently on Fridays or at Springdans. You may request dances as well. Singles and couples are welcome. We change partners frequently, and anybody can do either role.

The class is 7-9 pm at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle (the upper, blue building, Room 1). Take the 5 bus or park in a PNA lot. The cost is $10 (Skandia members) / $12. We will continue on
Wednesdays through June 17.

Bring clean shoes to change into, with smooth soles and low flat heels for easy turning.

Send any questions to lisa@hambo.us or 206-258-2580.

The class will meet on April 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, with the six-week session ending on May 6. The teachers will be Lisa and Elaine. We will review dances taught recently on Fridays or at Springdans. You may request dances as well. Singles and couples are welcome. We change partners frequently, and anybody can do either role.

The class is 7-9 pm at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle (the upper, blue building, Room 1). Take the 5 bus or park in a PNA lot. The cost is $10 (Skandia members) / $12. We will continue on
Wednesdays through June 17.

Bring clean shoes to change into, with smooth soles and low flat heels for easy turning.

Send any questions to lisa@hambo.us or 206-258-2580.