Jan. 18, 4-10pm, El Cerrito Scandia Dance, Workshop & Potluck...Remembering Elizabeth Lev

[Joyce Clyde]

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From: Toby Blomé <toby4...@sonic.net>

 

Dear Friends,  This Sunday’s El Cerrito Scandia dance will include a short informal remembrance and sharing to honor Elizabeth Lev.  We will feature several of the dances that Elizabeth especially loved:  Rorospols, Åtabakspolska and Finnskogspols. 

Note:  Special featured guest musician:

Accordionist Bill Likens - who will play some lively Norwegian dance tunes,  incl. Rorospols & Hallingspringar!

Also, here is a (1969?) Life Magazine article about the community healthcare work that Elizabeth did as a young nurse in the impoverished rural south in Mississippi.  (Includes beautiful photos of Elizabeth in action.)

El Cerrito 3rd Sunday 

Scandia Dance Workshop, Party and Potluck in El Cerrito 

Sunday, January 18, 4:00 - 10:00 pm

A special tribute to Elizabeth Lev

Dear Scandia Friends,

We are dedicating our dance this month to Elizabeth Lev, our dancing friend who tragically and unexpectedly died last month.  Elizabeth touched so many of our lives in many different ways. Following the potluck, a brief time will be set aside for people to share remembrances, stories and thoughts about our friend.  Ken Olcott will give a short synopsis of the rich life that Elizabeth lived. We invite folks to bring photos and other items to share.  

In case you missed it:  Elizabeth's Story in Her Own Words.  (25 min)

To give festival goers a “head start, the Dance Workshop will feature an introduction to two dances that will be taught at the Scandomania Festival, February 13-16:  Valdresspringar (Norway) and Malung I polska (Sweden). 

Please bring a dish/offering for our potluck. Thank you!

Sponsored by Golden Gate Nordic Music & Dance, a program of the Northern California Spelmanslag, a non-profit public benefit corporation.

 

Hillside Swedenborgian Church  (Formerly:  Hillside Community Church)

1422 Navellier St.

El Cerrito       

Map HERE   (About 12 blocks from El Cerrito Del Norte BART)

For Mother Earth:  Please Carpool or BART if you can)

Check dance venue here. 

Workshop $5, Dance Party $10-15, Workshop & Dance, $10-20, Sliding Scale;  free for musicians and first-timers.

(All proceeds go to pay rent and support the musicians)

4:00-6:00 pm:  Dance Workshop 

An introduction to  Valdresspringar (Norway) and Malung I polska (Sweden - aka “Slangpolska fr. Malung, Gucku Erik variant”)

Optional Videos to help prepare:

Malung I polska  (Margareta & Leif Virtanen)

Malung I polska  (Torbjörn Sjöberg & Yvonne Hansen)

Valdresspringar  (Ingar Ranheim & Ellen Persvold) - Danced to song!

Valdresspringar  (Tone Voldhaug & Stian Roland)

Valdresspringar   (3 men "dancing Valdresspringar”)….just for a little fun!

6:00 - 6:45 pm:   Potluck Dinner 

Please bring a  favorite dish to share! 

6:45 - 7:15pm:  Remembering Elizabeth Lev

7:20 -10:00 pm:  Dance Party

Live Music from Bay Area Musicians: 

SPECIAL GUEST:  Bill Likens - Accordion 

Tim Rued - Fiddle, Nyckelharpa

Jim Little - Fiddle, Säckpipa

Fred Bialy & Toby Blomé (nyckelharpa)

Allspel

All are welcome, including children!  Bring friends!

Don’t forget your dance shoes.

Happy Dancing,

Fred & Toby