Skandia Folkdance Society's Virtual & Live Third Friday Nordic dance

Skandia's Third Friday night dance in July will be both live AND virtual! The dance is held at the Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036. So, you can choose to attend in person or via Zoom as the dance instruction and music will be broadcast from the Grange. Singles welcome as well as couples.

Harry Khamis and Pat Pi will teach “Kalle P.” vals. This is a favorite Swedish pattern waltz among Scandinavian dancers. The same dance is called “Margot’s Valsen” in Norway. In recent years, two additional parts have been added to the dance (it was decided that Kalle P. needed a family): Lotta (wife) and Tvillingarna (the twins). Harry and Pat will start with a careful review of Kalle P. and then will add the two additional parts of the dance.

See: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbRHNZHfhxk

Music will be provided by the ever-popular Hale Bill and the Bopps. They are five of our favorite musicians whose musical rhythms and harmonies always drive the dancers to new heights. In addition, visiting ex-Seattleite fiddler Ingrid Hamberg and her Swedish husband will play a set for our dance enjoyment. Come and join in!

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

**You may request the Zoom link by sending an email by no later than noon on Friday 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.

Note that First and Third Friday dances are paid events ($10 for members, $15 for non-members) although Skandia's policy is that first-timers can attend for free. For now, attending via Zoom continues to be free with donations accepted.