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The Swedish Folkdancers of   New York

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2001:     December, Christmas Dance and Lucia, Danish Athletic Club, Brooklyn, NY.

2002:

2004: 

In 2004 the Club decided to plan for a trip to Nordlek, to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2006 as part of our 100th Anniversary Celebration.

MARCH 26 - Manhem Club Påskfest

APRIL 25 - Spring Dance at Danish Club, Brooklyn, NY

MAY 15 - Viking Festival, Owl's Nest Park, Brooklyn, NY

JUNE 6 - Midsummer at the Swedish American Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.

JUNE 19 - Sweden Day, Manhem Club, Bronx, NY

JUNE 25 - Midsummer, Robert Wagner Park, NYC

AUGUST 23 - Scandinavian Night, Eisenhower Park, Hempstead, LI, NY

SEPTEMBER 19 - Pompton Plains, NJ

SEPTEMBER 25 - VASA District Convention, Trevose Pa.

SEPT 26 - LI Scandinavian Society, Freeport, NY

OCTOBER 23 - Bazaar, Solhem, Staten Island, NY

NOV 26 - Lucia at Juldans, Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ

DEC 4 - Lucia, Balder Masonic Lodge, Brooklyn, NY  

DEC 5 - Lucia, Göta Lejon Lodge, VOA, Jefferson Valley, NY

DEC 8 - Greenwich Village Private Party, NYC

DEC 11 - Lucia & performance, IKEA, Elizabeth, NJ

DEC 11 - Lucia, Danish Club, Brooklyn, NY

DEC 12 - Lucia, Swedish Home for Aged, Staten Island, NY

2005: 

FEB 20 - Leonard Seastone represented the Club at a Dance Workshop at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY. Many of the rest of the Club were vacationing in Dublin, Ireland

MARCH 26 - Manhem Club Påskfest

APRIL 17 - Spring Dance at Danish Club, Brooklyn, NY

APRIL 30 - Valborgsmassoafton, Pleasant Valley. NY

MAY 14 - Viking Festival, Owl's Nest Park, Brooklyn, NY

JUNE 18 - Sweden Day, Manhem Club, Bronx, NY

JUNE 24 - Midsummer, Robert Wagner Park, NYC

JUNE 25 - IKEA, Elizabeth, NJ

AUGUST 24 - Lincoln Center, NY

SEPT 4 - Scanfest

SEPT 24 - Leif Eriksson Festival, Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ

SEPT 25 - LI Scandinavian Society, Freeport, NY

NOV 26 - Lucia at Juldans, Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ

DEC 4 - Lucia, Göta Lejon Lodge, VOA, Jefferson Valley, NY

DEC 10 - Lucia, Balder Masonic Lodge, Brooklyn, NY

DEC 10 - Lucia, Danish Club, Brooklyn, NY

DEC 11 - Lucia, Swedish Home for Aged, Staten Island, NY

DEC 17 - Lucia/Folkdance, IKEA, Elizabeth, NJ

2006:  

In commemoration of our 100th Anniversary Year, we developed an Anniversary Booklet in 2006.  

FEB 26 - Folk Feet at Brooklyn College

MARCH 4 - Walsh Family Event, Franklin Lakes, NJ

MARCH 5 - Annual Meeting

MARCH 11 - Methodist Church, Hackettstown, NJ

APRIL 30 - Spring Dance, DAC, Brooklyn, NY (Tentative)

APRIL 29 - Valborgsmassoafton, Pleasant Valley. NY (?)

JUNE 3 - International Event, Westchester, NY

JUNE 10 - IKEA, Elizabeth, NJ

JUNE 17 - Sweden Day, Bronx, NY

JUNE 23 - Midsummer, Robert Wagner Park, NYC

JULY 20 to AUG 6 - "NORDLEK" in Gothenburg, Sweden

SEPT 3 - Scanfest, Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ

SEPT 24 - Scandinavian Society, Freeport, LI, NY

SEPT 30 - Leif Eriksson Festival, Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ

OCT 21 - 100th Anniv. Celebration, DAC, Brooklyn

2007:

SEPT. 30 - LI Scandinavian Society, Freeport

DEC. 2 - Göta Lejon Lodge, VOA , Lucia & Folk dancing. Yorktown Heights, NY 3 PM

DEC. 8 - Annual Lucia & Dinner - Danish Athletic Club (DAC), Brooklyn, NY

DEC. 9 - Lucia and Folk dancing. Swedish Home for Aged, Staten Island @ 2:00 PM

 

2008:

FEB 23 - Mid Winter Performance with Smörgåsbandet in Stuart, Florida

APRIL 20 - Spring Dance at the Danish Athletic Club,  Brooklyn, NY. Call (718)748-7844 Reidun, for more info.

JUNE 14 - Midsummer Celebration at Sweden Day, Manhem Club, Bronx, NY

JUNE 20 - Midsummer Celebration at Robert Wagner Park (Battery Park), Manhattan, NY

JULY 5 - SFD hosted Folkdanslaget "National" from Gothenburg (shown standing in front of their home at Gräfsnäsgården in Sl

AUGUST 31 - ScanFest at Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ. Web Link: www.ScanFest.org

SEPT 28 - L.I. Scandinavian Society, Freeport, NY (Successful)

DEC 13 - Christmas Dance & Lucia at the Danish Club, Brooklyn, NY

DEC 14 - Lucia and Dance performance for "Little Sisters," Bronx, NY

 

2009:

JAN 22 - Glögg Party at "Little Sisters," Bronx, NY

MARCH 15 - Annual Club meeting at the Oscarssons. Plattar and Swedish Punsch was enjoyed by attendees as the "business" (2008) of the Club was discussed.

APRIL 19 - County College of Morris, Diversity celebration. Amongst many other ethnic groups, the SFD performed their traditional dances to a most receptice audience.

MAY 23 - Göta Lejon, VOA,  May Fest. Yorktown Heights, Jefferson Valley, NY. Folkdance exhibition.

JUNE 13 - Midsummer Celebration at Sweden Day, Manhem Club, Bronx, NY

JUNE 19 - Midsummer Celebration at Robert Wagner Park (Battery Park), Manhattan, NY

SEPT 6 - ScanFest at Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ. Web Link: www.ScanFest.org

DEC 12 -  Christmas Dance & Lucia at the Danish Club, Brooklyn, NY

DEC 13 - Lucia & Dance performance at "Little Sisters," Bronx, NY

 

2010:

 

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2001

2002

04/30/2005 - Valborgsmässoafton, Pleasant Valley, NY.

06/18/2005 - Sweden Day performance at the Manhem Club, Bronx, NY.

06/24/2005 - Midsummer, Robert Wagner Park, NYC

06/25/2005 - IKEA performance, Elizabeth, NJ.

08/24/2005 - Lincoln Center performance

9/24/2005 - Leif Eriksson Festival, Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ

12/04/2005 - Lucia, Göta Lejon Lodge, VOA, Jefferson Valley, NY

12/11/2005 - Lucia, Swedish Home for Aged, Staten Island, NY

07/21/2006 - Sven Bjerstedt, a direct descendant of one of the founders of our Club (C.G. Bjerstedt) met with us at Charlotte Weibull's Museum, outside Malmö, Sweden to present the club with a copy of the obituary of C.G. Bjerstedt and a musical composition created by Sven to commemorate our 100th anniversary

 

7/21/2006

 

JULY, 2006 - SFNY visits and performs at NORDLEK in Gothenberg, Sweden for our 100th Anniversary.

JULY, 2006 - NORDLEK

06/23/2007 - Performing at the Midsummer Festival in downtown Manhattan, NYC. The largest Midsummer festival outside of Dalarna, Sweden.

06/23/2007 - Performing at the Midsummer Festival in downtown Manhattan, NYC. The largest Midsummer festival outside of Dalarna, Sweden.

2/23/2008 - Mid Winter Performance with Smörgåsbandet in Stuart, Florida

02/24/2008 - Part of our group sightseeing at Universal Studios, Orlando Florida, after our midwinter performance in Stuart, Florida with Smörgåsbandet

In June, 2008, we moved to our new practice location at The Little Sisters of the Poor, Jeanne Jugan Residence in the Bronx, after 15 years at the Manhem Club.

07/05/2008 - Folkdanslaget "National" from Gothenburg (shown standing in front of their home at Gräfsnäsgården in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg, Sweden.) We hosted the Göteborg group from Gothenberg at Vasa Park, Budd Lake, NJ

01/22/09 - Annual Glögg Party at our new practice location, The "Little Sisters," in The Bronx, NY

06/19/09 - Midsummer in Battery Park, NYC. Brett Norrman, at end of Oxdans, after young ladies' decided to take matters into their own hands.

   
   

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