The plan is to split into two groups, with the teachers changing between the groups after the coffee break, and a get-together with everyone at the end.
Ellika and Emma play mostly tunes from Bingsjö and Orsa, as well as their own compositions.They will be touring Britain to promote their Album 'Väder', and playing for concerts, dancing and workshops. You can read more about them here, and find out about their performances in the UK.
In the afternoon, Ellika and Emma will be travelling to London for their performance at Cecil Sharp House. But we can stay on for a couple of hours for a Scandi session. Bring your own packed lunch. Tea, coffee and cake provided.
Date Saturday 22-Mar-2025
Time 10:00 to 12:30, arrive after 09:30
Venue is the function room of Bristol St Andrews Bowling Club, Derby Rd, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 9AQ. Entrance is via a gate in the fence in Derby Road.
Cost £24, you can pay by bank transfer, cheque, Paypal. Or cash if you are local to me.
To book your place, email me and I will give you details for whichever payment method you want to use.
If anyone would just like to come to the session, and not the workshop, then come after 13:30. Please email me to let me know you are planning to come. (Small donation from non-workshop participants towards the room hire appreciated)
Liz 27-Jan-2025
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Our Last Swedish dance was ---------- Sun 01-Dec-2024
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Venue: St Peters Church Hall, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4LD Plenty of parking. Buses go from near Temple Meads station to 10 minute walk from the venue.
--------------- Contact for further info and to book your place lizempson5@gmail.com or phone 07817 948291
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The Dance Most of the dances are couple dances (but you don't need to bring your own partner) and involve turning on the soles of your feet. You need to wear smooth-soled shoes - not your newest trainers! The dances include polskas,slängpolskas, schottises, mazurkas, snoas and waltzes. We show you the various dances and give a bit of basic tuition - you should be able to join in most of the dances without too many problems. This year we will have a short polska workshop before the dance starts. A quick introduction for those completely new to the dance, a reminder for those who dance it infrequently. Confident polska dancers willing to partner less experienced dancers also very welcome! We take a break halfway through - a chance to chat while sampling some Swedish crispbreads, cheeses and cakes. We provide water and squash to drink, tea and coffee (instant) and a kettle. You can bring your own beer, wine, fizzy pop, real coffee etc if you like. If you don't want to dance you can just listen to the excellent music. The Musicians Bristol Spelmanslag is a group of about 10 musicians with a variety of musical backgrounds, brought together by our love of Swedish folk music. We play fiddles, flutes, nyckelharpa, cello and accordion. We meet to practice and to share new tunes every couple of months. In addition to our annual dance, we have played at various private events and also in the cafe at IKEA! We also love to play for dancing! If you are interested in joining us or booking us for your event, please get in touch. Details top of page. See more images and videos below. |
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Bristol Spelmanslag Swedish dance workshop IVFDF Bristol 2011 video by Richard Toller
Bristol Spelmanslag Swedish dance 2017
Bristol Spelmanslag Swedish folkdance 2019 at IKEA
created 27 Jul 2005 last update 27-Jan-2025