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Scandia Camp 2024
The Scandia Camp Mendocino 2023 program will feature dance, music, and more from Norway and Sweden, presented by instructors from those countries and the United States. This year we will feature the dance and music from
Hallingdal in Norway and Föllinge in Sweden.
Dance Classes
Camp includes the following classes and more!
- Dance classes with our Scandinavian guest teachers focusing on Hallingdal and Föllinge dances
- Dances often found at Scandinavian dance events and parties
- Social, changing partners dances
- Classes focusing on Hambo, waltzing, and your requests
Music Classes
- Regular fiddle focusing on the music from Föllinge
- Regular fiddle for newer Scandinavian musicians
- Hardanger fiddle, the Norwegian fiddle with under-strings, focusing on the music from Hallingdal and more
- Nyckelharpa, a keyed-fiddle with sympathetic strings, is the national instrument of Sweden
- Group playing: Allspel in Swedish and Samspel in Norwegian, focusing on dance music. All instruments are welcome.
- Swedish Singing
The mission of Scandia Camp Mendocino is to provide culturally unique enriching opportunities to learn about and actively experience the dance, music and cultural traditions of Scandinavia (primarily Norway and Sweden) in a welcoming community.
Schedule, list of instructors, and more at http://scandiacampmendocino.org/
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com