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2015 NFF Brochure Nordic Fiddles and Feet 2015 Folk Music & Dance of Norway & Sweden Camp Ogontz, NH Sunday, June 28 – Sunday, July 5 Part-time options available Simon Hesselberg Løvald & Ingunn Stræte Lie Dances from Hallingdal, Norway Ulf-Arne Johannessen One-Row Accordion Sven & Britt-Marie Olsson Select dances from Värmland, Jämtland, Sodra Dalarna, & Västergötland, Sweden Anna Lindblad, Olof Göthlin Swedish fiddle music of Värmland, Jämtland, Västergötland Ben Teitelbaum, lydia ievins, Nyckelharpa Loretta Kelley, Hardanger Fiddle, Hardingfelelag Karin Løberg Code, Gammaldans Band, Hardanger Fiddle Roo Lester & Larry Harding, Scandinavian Dance Basics Andrea Larson, Swedish traditional songs & singing for dance, Beginning Fiddle Meg Mabbs, Group singing , review of NFF favorites Join our world-class Scandinavian folk musicians for a week of magical music and dance. We have classes for all levels, rich cultural programs, music and dancing every night! If you can’t make a full week, try our part- options. Full and partial scholarships available! Bruce Sagan & Judy Barlas Scholarship Young Dancers Scholarship Carolyn Pulis Memorial Scholarship Work Scholarships Classes n Concerts n Culture Sessions n Nightly Dance Parties Woodcarving & Norwegian knitting n Swimming n Canoeing n Hiking www.nordicfiddlesandfeet.org Look for us on Facebook! [email protected] We hope you can come! - Byron, Meg, John, & Marilyn (directors) nnn Staff nnn Sven & Britt-Marie Olsson are leading authorities on Simon H. Løvald has focused on traditional Hallingdal dance Värmland dance and are engaging and popular dance since he began dancing at age 19 and has made a name for instructors. Excellent natural dancers, they show the himself in the Norwegian folk dancing community. He is energetic, quick and accurate style called for in the dynamic currently a freelance dancer and dance instructor. He Värmland dances. They have been teaching both gammaldans teaches all over Norway as a part of "Bygda Dansar", the and polska for decades. They teach all kinds of polska in national project for teaching folk dancing to youth. In 2012 addition to their native Värmland dances for which they both he won the national championship as a part of the group received the Big Silver in1989. Sven is a judge in the "Hallingan" performing Hallingspringar in 2012. In 2013 and Uppdansning committee. They are well-known in the US and 2014 he won his class in Hallingdans (laus) making him an A- around the world as they continue to share their immense class dancer. He is a member of the dance company FRIKAR. knowledge of Swedish dances. Ingunn Stræte Lie is a versatile dancer, performer, educator Anna Lindblad started playing the fiddle when she was 9 and administrator. She is one of the important tradition years and said “her greatest desire was to play for dancers.” bearers in Hallingdal today, both in dance and in accordion. Hans Kennemark was an early influence on her playing. Later She has received honors in folk music including a nomination she studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm that for a Grammy Award in 2003 and winner of the King’s Cup in included an exchange year in Ireland. In 2003 she was made 2009. She taught a new generation of accordionists in Riksspelman for tunes from Västergötland. She is equally at Hallingdal as a teacher in culture education in Gol and Ål home playing tunes from Quebec and the British Isles. She from 2004-2012. Today she is culture manager in the Geilo plays in several bands and has a cd, called Med Vänner. Culture Church and also a church musician in Ål. Olof Göthlin, a fiddler in Bjärv and Alla Fagra, became a Ulf-Arne Johannessen is from Ål in Hallingdal. He is a skilled Riksspelman (national fiddler) in 2006 for Värmland folk button box-player (one-row accordion) and is especially music. He teaches a combination of fiddle performance, dedicated to the unique accordion tradition in Hallingdal. His music theory, and the art of ensemble playing. In 2001 he solo album “Einpikkarn´n” was released in 2014 to great studied nyckelharpa at the Eric Sahlström Institute where reviews. He has played for theater productions at the began playing in the trio Bjärv with Ben Teitelbaum. He also Västanå Teater in Sweden and the Fjordane Teater in Norway. studied at the Music Academy in Malmö with Mats Edén. He For the past ten years, Ulf-Arne has toured with Alexander performs with the Swedish troupe Cirkus Cirkör, where he Rybak and FRIKAR, and Concerts Norway. He was 2009 plays an octave violin and the regular fiddle. He also plays a National Champion in both Halling and Springar and in 2012 10-string viola d'amore. became Director of Folkemusikkveka , the longest running music festival dedicated to the rich folk culture of Norway. Ben Teitelbaum is an active musician specializing in Swedish folk music and the nyckelharpa. He studied at the Royal Loretta Kelley is a well-known performer on the Hardanger Academy of Music, Stockholm. From Brown Univ. he earned fiddle. In Norway, she is regarded with tremendous respect the first degree in nyckelharpa outside Sweden and tours for her talent, skill, and devotion to their national instrument. nationally and internationally as a performer and teacher. She places well in fiddle contests, and accompanies top Ben is Head of Nordic Studies at the Univ. of CO and teaches Norwegian dancers in competitions. She is much sought- and writes on topics from Swedish folk music to terrorism. after and respected at Scandinavian music and dance events His commentary on radical nationalism in Scandinavia has across the US and is president of the Hardanger Fiddle appeared in print media and on radio in Scandinavia. Association of America. In addition to many public performances, she has released four recordings: Dansekveld, Roo Lester & Larry Harding are a knowledgeable and fun AmerikaSpel, Hambo in the Barn (1996) and Hambo in the Snow team who facilitate and welcome all to Scandinavian turning (2006), (with Andrea Hoag and Charlie Pilzer). dances. Roo has been studying and participating in dance and music events in Scandinavia since 1983. She received Karin Løberg Code, a life-long string player, began intense the Big Silver medal in Swedish polska dancing and continues study of the hardingfele in 1990. She is a respected dance testing additional dances. Larry is an accomplished athlete fiddler who lived in Oslo for 3 years where she played for and dancer and has been teaching with Roo for many years. weekly dance groups, competed in festivals and performed Their clear, positive teaching style, blends background with various fiddle groups. Karin is a youth orchestra information, styling and technique to present the basics to director in Kalamazoo, MI. From her past summers as dancers of all levels in a fun and lighthearted manner. Gammaldans Band director at NFF we know to expect fun arrangements and creative harmonies. lydia ievins back from a year at the Eric Sahlström Institute, plays five-string fiddle and nyckelharpa for Scandinavian and Andrea Larson has performed in the US and Sweden for the English Country dancing. She enjoys creating rich harmonic past two decades, including at the Christmas Revels, on tour lines. As an avid dancer, she infuses her playing with with the Waverly Consort, and Orion Longsword and trio rhythmic clarity and sensitive phrasing to produce eminently Hoag Kelley Pilzer. She has a treasure trove of new teaching danceable music. She and Andrea Larson collaborate on ideas from some of Sweden's best fiddle teachers for her performing, teaching and recording projects. lydia received a series on practicing, She teaches violin, voice, and fiddle bronze Zorn medal for her playing in the Uppland tradition styles in her home studio in NH. nnn Basic Information nnn Dance classes include Swedish, Norwegian, and Basics, and Full-time camp starts with Sunday dinner, June 28 and ends are designed for all levels of dancers. The Basics Class with Sunday breakfast, July 5. Early-bird rates are indicated introduces dances of Scandinavia while practicing body- in boldface. mechanics and skills helpful to all levels of dancers. The Swedish and Norwegian classes feature traditional dances Part-time option or pay per day allows campers a shorter from each region represented. Additional classes review week, with the requirement that June 28 be the first day. dances taught in previous years. It is not necessary to come to camp with a dance partner. We change dance Student rate: Young people ages19-30, enrolled as fulltime partners frequently during class. Every evening party students, may attend camp for a reduced rate. includes mixers, gammaldans (old-time dances), bygdedans, (specific village dances), dances taught during the day, and Children free: Children are welcome with an adult who is requests. We have live music for every class and dance party! responsible for them. Children under five years of age come for free. To connect with other parents for playgroup and Music classes are offered at several levels for fiddle, possible daycare options, email Byron [email protected]. hardingfele, and nyckelharpa. Participation in level 2 and level 3 classes presumes previous experience in playing. Singing PayPal: info at nordicfiddlesandfeet.org or contact the classes will include singing for dance and traditional songs. registrar: Theresa Martin at [email protected]. Gammaldans Band is open to all instruments and voices. Classes are generally taught "by ear" but a music syllabus is Payment deadline dates: available to supplement all of the classes. Be sure to pre- May 5 $200 non-refundable deposit for the early-bird rate. order when you register. Loaner nyckelharpas and Hardanger Deposit is non-refundable, but the balance may be refunded fiddles may be available and should be requested on your up until June 15.
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