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Scandinavian Dance Workshop
| When: |
Saturday, October 20, 2001 |
| Where: |
Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room, CU |
| When: |
Sunday, October 21, 2001 |
| Where: |
Robert Purcell Union Multipurpose Room, CU |
| How Much: |
$45 for both days, in advance |
| Info: |
607.272.8907 or 607.256.9872 |
The
Cornell International Folk Dancers
at Cornell will be sponsoring a Scandinavian Dance workshop on
October 20-21, 2001.
Renowned teachers Jennifer Brosious and Laine Harris will teach
dances of Norway and Sweden, and the Scandinavian fiddle group
Fiddlespel will provide live music for both the teaching sessions
and the evening party.
The schedule for the weekend is:
Saturday, Oct. 20
- 9:30-11:30 AM Workshop 1
- 1:00-3:00 PM Workshop 2
- 3:30-5:30 PM Workshop 3
- 7:30-11:00 PM Dance party
Sunday, Oct. 21
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Workshop 4
In addition, Jennifer and Laine will be doing a demo and brief teaching
on Friday, Oct. 19 at the Tompkins County Country Dances
Tompkins County Country Dances
contra dance at the Bethel Grove Community Center from 8 to 11pm.
Admission to the weekend events is:
- Individual workshop session - $12
- Saturday night dance party - $8
- All Saturday-Sunday events - $45 in advance, $50 at gate.
Saturday events are in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall, and
Sunday events are in the multi-purpose room of Robert Purcell Union,
both on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY.
More details, a flyer, and registration form will soon be posted on the
Cornell International Folk Dancers web site.
Other contacts:
David Rice (607.256.9872)
Ed Abelson (607.272.8907)
- Laurie Hart
Teachers
Jennifer Brosious and Laine Harris have been international folk dancers
for over thirty years, specializing in Scandinavian dances. Having met
while performing and touring with the Los Angeles-based AMAN
International Folk Ensemble, they have taken advantage of numerous
opportunities to study with master teachers and tradition bearers both
in the United States and abroad.
Recently returned from Norrlandia Dance Camp in Sweden, they are fluid
dancers and experienced teachers, having been on the teaching staff at
many camps such at Stockton, Buffalo Gap Camp, Jullian CA, and Dance
Flurry. They are frequent guest teachers in the New York tristate area and
currently run a regular, ongoing dance class in Greenfield MA. They have
the experience, distinctions, and abilty to make dancing fun and
accessable.
Musicians
Fiddlespel
is Laurie Hart and Sarah Cummings, a duo which brings the
dance music of Scandinavia to life with glorious harmonies and rhythmic
drive. Having played together since 1998 as leaders of the Daughters of
Sweden spelmanslag (Scandinavian fiddlers' league), Laurie and Sarah
struck out on their own, and their first CD (with Mia Boynton on guitar
and John White on piano/organ) was released in August 2000. Fiddlespel
performs village dances and gammaldans music from Sweden, Norway,
Denmark and Finland on two fiddles, and Laurie also plays nyckelharpa
(the keyed fiddle, a Swedish bowed instrument related to hurdy-gurdy),
and Hardanger fiddle (a Norwegian fiddle with sympathetic strings).
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