WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA SCANDINAVIAN DANCES
Information about Scandinavian dances in the Washington, D.C.
area.
**************WEEKLY/MONTHLY GROUPS
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Mon.
Sept. 6 (Labor Day) late afternoon and evening, Middletown, MD.
(near Frederick) MAND(Mid Atlantic Norwegian
Dancers) Norwegian-style house
party, . 5:30 Pot-luck lunch. 7:00 pm Dance party. Vegetarian
household, cats in residence. Call for address and directions. (http://MAND.fanitull.org,
pi@xecu.net,
301-371-4312)
Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 pm, Bethesda, MD
(Lisa Brooks) – BEGINNING
SCANDINAVIAN – SEPT. 21
(SEPT. 7 IS CANCELLED) - Hambo, Schottish, Waltz, Zwiefacher, and other
couple turning dances. Singles, couples, beginners, and advanced dancers
welcome. ADVANCED SCANDINAVIAN
DANCING – Sept. 14 and 28 - Boda,
Orsa, Rättvick, Ragunda, Follinge, Viksta, Telemark, and Valdres, as
well as others, including Finnskogspols, Nigpolska, Gammalvänster, and
your requests (mostly Swedish dances and some Norwegian dances). Singles, couples, intermediate and advanced dancers welcome. Wear smooth soles for turning, not
running shoes. Come when you can; class is continuous. NIH Fitness and Dance Center,
Bldg T-39, Bethesda, MD. (www.HamboDC.org, 240-731-1935, lisa [at] hamboDC.org).
SPECIAL SECURITY RULES AT NIH. FOR
DIRECTIONS FOR ENTRY INTO THE NIH CLASSES, check the Website (www.HamboDC.org) or call.
Wed.,
7:30, Sept. through May, Silver Spring, MD. The Nordic Dancers of Washington, D.C. Couple
and set dances from Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Norway,
and Sweden.
Newcomers welcome; no prior dance experience necessary. The
Children's Group meets with the adult group from 7:30 to 8:30 on the second
Wednesday of every month. Check their website, call or e-mail for
location and more information (http://www.nordicdc.org
, 301-864-1596, NordicDancers@AOL.com ).
THIRD SATURDAY - NO SESSIONS UNTIL SEPTEMBER - 7:00-10:00 pm, Greenbelt,
MD (Scandia
DC). Dance Studio, Greenbelt Community Center,
15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt,
MD. (click here for directions). (202-333-2826,
linda [at] scandiadc.org, http://www.scandiadc.org).
This
Web site is maintained by Elliot and Karen Bogart <ebogart [at] erols.com> .