CN16 On Wednesdays, I'll Go Dance

Crossing North

Why is Seattle the best place to learn Scandinavian folk dance outside of Scandinavia? And what's it all about, anyway? UW undergraduate students Blue Palmer, Bill Cheung-Daihe, and Fanny Mestä-Tokila discuss how a dance course with the Skandia Folkdance Society gave them a new way to connect with their studies, make new friends, and have good fun. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby. *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-16-wednesdays-ill-go-dance *** Learn more about the Skandia Folkdance Society of Seattle: https://skandia-folkdance.org/ *** At 29:32, Bill refers to a spelmanslag, Swedish for a "folk musician's team." There are two spelmanslag in Seattle: The Skandia Spelmanslag (for adults) http://skandia-folkdance.org/spelmanslag/ and The Lilla Spelmanslag (for children) https://www.seattlelillalag.org/ *** At 34:20, Fanny refers to "Lucia," the Santa Lucia Day performance put on by UW students every December at the Swedish Club. Everyone is welcome to participate. Check out: UW Scandinavian Club on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/266243020439023/ or contact Amanda Doxtater or Kim Kraft for more information: https://scandinavian.washington.edu/people/faculty *** "30:e november" used with permission by Pasi Pasanen & Per-Thomas Eriksson. *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson. Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us