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Scandia

Greenfield Scandia — monthly Swedish dancing at the Guiding Star Grange

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2025 dates and dance-of-the-month

We're offering a series of dance workshops that introduce accessible dances to build useful skills. These dance names will probably look less familiar to you than hambo or schottis, but we can promise entertainment and pretty music. Come try them out! The open dancing after the break will still have lots of your familiar favorites. Click on a dance name to see a video of the dance.

Saturday, April 19 — Åtabakspolska från Föllinge

Saturday, May 24 — Åtabakspolska från Föllinge, cont'd

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Join us for a Swedish dance workshop and/or open dancing, enjoy yummy snacks. Learn new skills, then enjoy old favorites — polska, schottis, hambo, waltz, and more. All are welcome.

Music by lydia ievins on fiddle and nyckelharpa, dance teaching by Tom Roby and Laura Stern. We'll begin with a workshop where you can build your skills with the dance of the month. All levels of experience are welcome; no partner necessary. Low-heeled leather-soled shoes are best for our turning dances.

Schedule:
1:30–2:30 Dance workshop with Tom Roby and (usually) Laura Stern
2:30–3:00 Fika (break for potluck snacks)
3:00–4:30 Open dancing

Location: Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield MA

Cost: $20 (sliding scale to $12)

More info: lydia ievins

Kid-friendly?

Kids are very welcome, though we don't have any specific programming aimed at them at these events. Most of our dances involve a great deal of turning as a partner. Dancers of all ages are certainly welcome to come and try it. If kids end up dancing in their own way to the music, it would be good for them to keep a safe distance from those doing the turning dances; these require a lot of balance and focus, so the adult dancers might not be aware of kids dancing in their space. The Grange hall has plenty of space!