Scandinavian dance parties & dance and music workshops
January 26 - 29, 2012
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Featured Guests |
Ottar Kåsa
Ottar is returning to the US this year to join us again at Ski Dance
Weekend. Ottar hails from a village in
Telemark called Arabygdi just north of Vinje. He is a class A fiddler, and won
the King’s Cup as the top Hardanger Fiddle player at Landskappleik this past
year. Ottar plays regularly at concerts
and various dance events. In addition to this, Ottar is a fiddlemaker and has a
workshop in Bø where he builds and repairs Hardanger Fiddles
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Bjørnar Heimdal
 Bjørnar Heimdal will teach Springar and Gangar dances from Numedal.
Bjørnar has been to America three times as a solo dance performer, twice to the
Norsk Høstfest in Minot N.D. and once to Norway Day in San Francisco. Bjørnar
is a seasoned performer and teacher and won the Lanskappleik in laus (Halling)
class B this year at Seljord. This is an
exciting change for Ski Dance regulars as we explore dances from another region. |
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Peter Michælson
Peter Michælson, from Seattle will play both sets of Swedish music and Valdres springer. Peter plays
extensively for dancing in the Seattle area and at many folk dance camps and
weekends. Peter has also collaborated on
a CD that was released in 2010, featuring Swedish fiddle music dating back 150
years.
Toby Weinberg
Toby Weinberg, from Syracuse, NY, is the founder and music director of the Boston Spelemannslag and the Finger
Lakes Hardingfelelag in New York. He has
competed on hardingfele in Norway and has performed solo and with several
Norwegian and American dance performance groups in North America and Europe. Toby is an instructor in great demand
throughout the USA and has been a regular at Ski Dance Weekend since its
inception.
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Registration Information
You may pay online or by check.
If paying by check, please send payment along with a Registration Form to:
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Tom Kringstad
83 Colonial Ave
Cranston, RI 02910 |
Online Registration
Registration Deadline is January 13, 2012
Cancellation Policy:
Full refund with notice on or before 12/31/2011
50% refund between 1/1/2012 and 1/13/2012
No refunds will be offered for cancellations after the registration deadline.
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