Announcing Nordic Fiddles & Feet 2010
Camp this year is June 27 to July 4 at Camp Ogontz, New Hampshire. .
Again this year: first-time campers get 10% off; mini-camp dates TBA.
Download the brochure and registration form.
Whether you’re new to Scandinavian dance/music or a perennial camper, come embrace the Fiddles and Feet community that springs to life each summer!
Dance classes include Swedish, Norwegian, and Basics and are designed for all levels of dancers. Dance basics is intended to give beginners an introduction to Scandinavian dancing while working on skills that help all levels of dancing. We change partners often (you need not register with one). Evening parties are varied with gammaldans, mixers, bygdedans, dances taught during daily classes, and your special requests. We dance to live music at every session and party!
Music classes include multiple levels of Swedish and Norwegian fiddle, as well as hardingfele, and nyckelharpa. Classes are generally taught "by ear" although a syllabus will be available. To take a fiddle class you should be a competent fiddler in some tradition, but may be new to Scandinavian music. For basic hardingfele or nyckelharpa you need to have some musical background. The gammaldans band and allspel sessions are open to ALL instruments and singers.
Crafts and cultural sessions will be presented by various members of the staff throughout the week.
| DANCE | MUSIC |
| Benno Eriksson & Christina Skoglund, Margot Sollie & Hans Petter Kvikne, Roo Lester & Larry Harding, |
Tony Wrethling, Swedish fiddle Eva Åström Rune, Swedish singing |
Swedish Staff
Benno Eriksson and Christina Skoglund are from Gävle, Gästrikland, Sweden. Benno began dancing with Philochoros, the oldest folk dance association in Sweden. Christina began dancing in the ‘70’s with the Rillen folkdance group in Gävle Benno was awarded the gold medal number 11 by the board of the Polskmärkesuppdansningen for field work in folk dance in Gästrikland. Together with Tony Wrethling he researched polska dances to coordinate with the music the fiddlers were still playing; they found more polskor as well as several variations of schottis, polka and waltz. Christina earned her big silver medal at the Polskeuppdansningen in 1981.
Tony Wrethling has been researching and studying the roots of folkmusic and dance in Gästrikland since 1973. He was awarded the Zorn silver medal in 1976 and the Zorn gold medal in 2005, and has been on the Zorn jury since 2006. He works at Västerbergs Folkhögskola, an adult educational centre in Storvik as a music teacher and computer coordinator.
Eva Åström Rune is a graduate of the folk music program at the Royal Music Conservatory in Stockholm. She has toured and recorded, solo and in different groups, and worked in theater and choral productions. Eva is renowned for her collecting, her teaching, and her singing for dance. She received the Ångered Cultural Award in 2009.
Norwegian Staff
Margot Sollie and Hans Petter Kvikne are beautiful Rørospols dancers and expert teachers that bring energy, beauty and depth to understanding the dance. Both have danced at Landskappleik and Margot has been an A class winner many times. Margot was born and raised in Hitterdal near Røros. She has been active in Røros dance events ever since, both as dancer and judge. Both Hans and Margot dance with the Rørosfolkdanslag. Margot makes the traditional folk costumes of the Røros district and is a fabulous resource regarding the folk craft traditions of her area.
Olav Mjelva is a brilliant young Røros fiddler; he also won the Norwegian national competition for Hardanger fiddle in 2008. He is a member of several folk ensembles with a bunch of recordings to his credit. He is a clear and patient teacher, and we are delighted to welcome him to NFF.
State-Side Staff
Roo Lester and Larry Harding are mainstays at NFF, where they share their broad experience and delightful teaching style with us. They are especially welcoming and helpful to new campers and less experienced dancers, while remaining favorite teachers for more experienced dancers as well.
Loretta Kelley, the best-known American Hardanger fiddler, has been many times to study and perform in Norway. She has many recordings and countless camps, dances, and concerts to her credit. She adds sparkle to any evening party (late nights, anyone?), and will be tutoring Hardanger fiddle students as well as running the Hardanger fiddle spelmannslag.
Andrea Hoag returns to lead the gammaldans band and to share her wealth of Swedish music. Andrea studied fiddling at Malungs Folkhögskola and with the Bingsjö tradition bearer Pekkos Gustaf. Her patient manner fits well for all levels of musicians.
Bart Brashers is a nyckelharpa missionary, a founder of the American Nyckelharpa Association, a fine dance player, and an excellent teacher for all levels from beginner to advanced.
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