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Live Music Night at Victoria Drive ...

... featurning music by special guests Jeff Anderson and Jane Johnson from Olympia. Jeff and Jane are well-known musicians who have been instructors at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes. They will play the first half of the evening, and assembled musicians will take over for the second half. This first night of dancing for the season is a second-Wednesday dance at Victoria Drive Community Hall. Pot luck snacks will be appreciated.

Intermediate Dancing returns ...

... and continues every Wednesday except open house nights (2nd Wednesdays). At the Scandinavian Community Centre. See the Weekly Teaching Programs for a description of how the evening is structured. Non-members: $5.00 

Novice Instruction begins 

Come learn the basics: waltz, polka, schottis, hambo, polska and others. Registration required - phone or email Judith Anderson or by phone: (604) 526-4722. Cost is $45 per person and includes a DVD of the basic dances and club membership for the term. Couples and singles are welcome.  See the Weekly Teaching Programs page for further description.

Calgary Scandinavian Folkdance & Music Workshop

This year’s workshop features music and dance from Valdres, Norway. See details on their website. The organizers have offered to organize billeting if you request it.

Live Music Night at Victoria Drive

This second-Wednesday dance is at the Victoria Drive Community Hall. Pot luck snacks will be appreciated. Music by Sammenspil and Gammel Dansk.

Seattle Skandia Ball

This wonderful Seattle event will again be at the Northshore Senior Center in Bothell. See http://www.skandia-folkdance.org/ for details.

Finnish-themed evening

Finnish-themed evening: Dancers who attended the Nordlek 2009 festival will share some of the highlights from their week-long immersion in Finnish dance and music. Finnish snacks will enhance the experience.

Fall Workshop and Dance

Our fourth annual Fall workshop will be held at Scandinavian Community Centre. Seattle instructors Bev and Milt Anderson, will do the teaching, with music by Bill and Gina Boyd. Sammenspil and Gammel Dansk will provide live music for the evening party.

The teaching this year will feature Rørospols. This very popular dance has learning opportunities for beginner to advanced dancers.

There will be flyer by mid-September for your fridge or your friends, including a print-and-mail-in registration form, in Acrobat pdf format. 

Live Music Night at Victoria Drive

This second-Wednesday dance is at the Victoria Drive Community Hall. Some of the programming will be chosen to honour today's Remembrance Day holiday. Pot luck snacks will be appreciated. Music by Sammenspil. 

Recorded Music Night at Victoria Drive

This second-Wednesday dance is at the Victoria Drive Community Hall. Pot luck snacks will be appreciated. Since the Christmas party is next week with live music, this evening will be recorded music.

Swedish Lucia Festival

The Swedish Lucia Festival will be held again at the Scandinavian Community Centre, and again there will be two events: 

• an afternoon performance beginning at 1pm, with the procession, performances by the Swedish School and Scandinavian Dancers, tea, coffee and snacks, dancing around the tree, and a chance to meet Santa.

• a dinner performance starting at 6pm. The procession will be repeated for this event.

Our performance group performs in the afternoon and attends free; others contact Yvonne Spence for details and tickets. Tickets to non-members of the Swedish Cultural Society go on sale November 1. Info is also available from lucia@ronspence.com.

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