Nordahl Grieg Leikarring og Spelemannslag
Announcing: Spring 2008 Stevne:
- The Spring, 2008 Stevne will be held on Friday, March 28, 2008 through
Sunday, March 30, 2008;
Get Flyer Here
Past Stevne weekends, and teacher
training weeks: See the past flyers
here.
See us perform at these upcoming public events:
- May 2 & 3, 2008: Norway Day Festival is an annual event in the Bay Area. It is a
cultural festival, with demonstrations of cooking, spinning wool and knitting,
music and dance, and more! It is also a trade show for Norwegian products
and services with booths for travel, books, and often some major Norsk
industries. There are also food booths with ekte Norsk mat (Authentic
Norwegian Food).
See the Nordahl Grieg Leikarring og Spelemannslag perform on Saturday, May 2,
2008 at 2:30PM and Sunday, May 3, 2008 at 11:30AM. (These times may change
- check back shortly before the date for an accurate time.) See the Norway
Day Festival web site
here.
See a list of our past performances
here.
We also perform for private for private events at:
- Sons of Norway Lodges and other Scandinavian Lodges
- Schools
- International festivals and cultural events
- Retirement communities
We can also provide teaching for the Sons of Norway Cultural Skills program
in Norwegian Dances at local Sons of Norway lodges.
Major Tours
Upcoming Tours
- We have no final plans for another trip, although there has been some
mention of a dance and music trip in the Summer of 2008 or 2009.
- There is also the possibility of a Christmas, 2008 trip to the Trondheim
area for a workshop and participation party to explore and experience a
traditional Norwegian Christmas celebration. This would include music,
dance, song dance, singing, traditional decorations, and traditional cooking
(and eating!). We need a fully committed group of at least 15 people to
finalize the planning and make commitments to the Norwegian conference center
and the people.
Meetings
Our rehearsals are open to observers. Dancers and musicians wishing to
participate in our group are welcome to contact one of the directors to find out
about the
rehearsal series or class appropriate to your level of experience.
- Leikarring: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Wednesdays 7:30-9:30: Dance performance rehearsals
(generally at Mountain View Masonic Hall
[VIEW MAP]), usually including live music.
-
Leikarring: 5th Wednesday 7:30-9:30:
rehearsal or dance party (same location).
- Spelemannslag: 1st Sunday: 3-5pm: Spelemannslag performance group rehearsals.
Location: 1780 Begen Ave., Mountain View.
- Barneleikarring: 2nd Sundays, 1:30-3:30pm. Rehearsals at Nordahl
Hall, 580 West Parr Ave., Los Gatos
General Information
The Nordahl Grieg Leikarring og Spelemannslag
(NGL&S) is a non-profit group incorporated through the Northern
California Spelmanslag.
NGL&S is dedicated to furthering public appreciation of Norwegian
music and dance traditions and comprises three distinct
performing entities:
- Leikarring - Norwegian dance
group (established in 1984)
- Spelemannslag
- Norwegian music ensemble (established in 1992)
- Barneleikarring -
Children's group, performing Norwegian dances (established in 1996)
For more information, see our brochure:
Here!
Contact Us
- Artistic Directors:
- Meg Laycock (408) 255-2111
- Tom Sears (650) 493-9253
- Music Director: Bill Likens (650) 969-2080
- Barneleikarring Director: Ginny Hansen (408) 745-1595
- Business Directors (contact for bookings):
Greg Goodhue
or Anne Huberman
(408) 259-9959
e-mail:
goodhue@hotmail.com
- Communications Director (general questions, newsletter, web site):
John B. Stubblebine
(408) 255-2111
email:
jstub@jstub.com
Related links
Reference information posted for our members
Email to the NGLS Webmaster:
John Stubblebine
Last updated:
February 09, 2008.
Norwegian Folk Music & Dance. San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco