Welcome!
Please join us for Scandinavian dancing, always with great live music!
Special events, February 2016
SLÄNGPOLSKA MINI-TOUR | ||
date | place | more info |
Sat 2/6 | Montpelier VT | details below; venue |
Sun 2/7 | Greenfield MA | details below; venue |
Wed 2/10 | NYC (at Scandia NY) | Scandia NY site |
2/12–14 | Dance Flurry Festival | Flurry site |
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Slängpolska workshop & dance
Come and experience the latest trend in folk dancing in Sweden right now!
Sat 2/6 in Montpelier VT | Sun 2/7 in Greenfield MA | |
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WHAT: |
12:30–3:00 slängpolska
workshop Make a day of it! Join us for a fiddle workshop afterward (see below), a potluck at the Grange, and the evening contradance where you'll get another brief chance to practice your new moves. |
2:00–5:00 slängpolska workshop 5:00–6:00 dance (featuring slängpolska, schottis, vals) |
WHERE: | Capital City Grange | Guiding Star Grange |
COST: |
$20 for 2.5-hr workshop (no add'l fee for
dance) |
$25 for 3-hr workshop (no add'l fee for dance) |
Fiddle workshop
Sat 2/6 in Montpelier VT | |
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WHAT: |
4:45–6:15 workshop for fiddlers Learn a favorite new tune! Slängpolska tunes are groovy, accessible, and highly satisfying. Our session will be geared toward intermediate players who are comfortable learning by ear. Open to melody players and those willing to pretend to be melody players. |
WHERE: | at a private house nearby the Grange |
COST: |
$35 for 1.5-hr workshop |
RSVP: |
Preregistration is required, as there is limited space. |
September 2015
Come and experience the latest trend in folk dancing in Sweden right now!
slängpolska workshop & dance | |
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WHO: | we welcome enthusiasts and newcomers alike |
WHEN: | Saturday, September 12, 2015 |
SCHEDULE: | 2:30–3:45 slängpolska workshop 4:00–6:00 dance |
WHERE: | Montague Common Hall, f.k.a. Montague Grange
34 Main Street in Montague Center, MA |
COST: | $10 for workshop ($5 students / ltd income)
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Special events, September 2014 — slängpolska workshop & dance
Come and experience the latest trend in folk dancing in Sweden right now!
Sat 9/20 in Arlington MA | Sun 9/21 in Montague MA | |
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SCHEDULE: | 2:30–5:30 slängpolska workshop 5:30–7:00 dinner/jamming 7:00–10:00 dance |
1:00–3:00 slängpolska workshop 3:00–5:30 dance followed by dinner and jamming at Will's house nearby |
WHERE: | Park Ave Congregational Church | Montague Common Hall, f.k.a. Montague Grange |
COST: | $30 for 3-hr workshop $15 dance |
$25 for 2-hr workshop $15 dance |
Why slängpolska?
One of the missions we brought home with us is to introduce all y'all to the awesomeness of the dancing that is Actually cool in Sweden now. Slängpolska — as danced in Stockholm and Uppland and among the multigenerational set — is more freeform-y nonchoregraphed-y improv-y swingdance-y than what you may expect from the Scandi-dance scene in these parts, and it is totally a great fit for our dance demographic. PLUS that is where a great many of the super-awesome accessible tunes are, so the increasingly many folks who want to play Swedish tunes will also be happy.
What does it look like?
Here are a couple of teeny snippets of what slängpolska looks like at dance events, and a couple of longer performance clips where you can see the dancing of our friend Anton Schneider, one of the most sought-after young dancers in Stockholm.
Dance schedule
date | dances | teachers | musicians |
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October 4 | hambo [Sweden] | Andrea Larson & Gideon Morse | Matt Fichtenbaum |
November 1 | dances from Nås [Sweden] | Wendy Ernst | Andrea Larson, lydia ievins, & Becky Ashenden |
December 6 | Christmas dance party featuring your requests | dances will be reviewed as needed | Andrea Larson & friends |
January 3 | [Norway] | ||
February 7 | dances from Telemark: telespringar/telegangar [Norway] | Annamarie Pluhar & Gideon Morse | Marilyn Butler |
March 7 | NO DANCE this month | ||
April 4 | R�rospols [Norway] Fiddlers! Join us before the dance for a special fiddle workshop with Toby, 11:30-1:30 at the Grange. Bring your own sack lunch. | Toby Weinberg & Ginny Lee | Toby Weinberg |
May 2 | dances from Telemark: telespringar/telegangar [Norway] | Annamarie Pluhar & Gideon Morse | Petra Kirstein |
June 6 | this month's dance is cancelled. happy summer! | dances will be reviewed as needed | Andrea Larson, Becky Ashenden, & friends |
date | time | event | musicians |
Saturday, March 12 |
Just north of us, in Guilford VT:
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Saturday, April 24 | 2:00-4:00 | Fiddle workshop with Stefhan Ohlstr�m | Advance registration required; please contact lydia at or (413) 863-4887 for more information and directions. [We are not also planning a dance at the Grange on this date.] |
Saturday, November 5 | 7:00-10:00 | Fall dance party!
Our previous party was such a success that we're having a reprise! We'll dance to a program of favorites including your requests. There will be no formal teaching session, though we are happy to offer brief reviews or personal instruction as needed. |
special guest fiddlers Stefhan Ohlstr�m, Matt Fichtenbaum, Andrea Larson, & lydia ievins
We are thrilled to have Stefhan joining us all the way from Ithaca NY, along with Matt from the Boston area. Fiddlers are welcome to join in from 8:00-8:30 for an allspel set, for which we will select from this tune list. |
Saturday, April 30 | 3:30-4:30 | Fiddle workshop with Stefhan Ohlstr�m | Advance registration required; please contact lydia at [emailscript] or (413) 863-4887. |
Saturday, April 30 | 7:00-10:00 | Spring dance party!
Our November party was such a success that we're having a reprise! We'll dance to a program of favorites including your requests. There will be no formal teaching session, though we are happy to offer brief reviews or personal instruction as needed. |
special guest fiddlers Stefhan Ohlstr�m, Matt Fichtenbaum, Andrea Larson, & lydia ievins
We are thrilled to have Stefhan joining us all the way from Ithaca NY, along with Matt from the Boston area. Fiddlers are welcome to join in from 8:00-8:30 for an allspel set, for which we will select from this tune list. |
date | event | musicians | |
Saturday, November 13 7:00-10:00 |
Fall dance party!
We'll dance to a program of favorites including your requests. There will be no formal teaching session, though we are happy to offer brief reviews or personal instruction as needed. |
special guest fiddlers Stefhan Ohlstr�m, Matt Fichtenbaum, Andrea Larson, & lydia ievins
We are thrilled to have Stefhan joining us all the way from Ithaca NY, along with Matt from the Boston area. Fiddlers are welcome to join in from 8:00-8:30 for an allspel set, for which we will select from this tune list. |