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1920's:
The Club met at Union Street in Brooklyn every Thursday.
Spring dances
were held at the Yorkville Casino, Terrace Garden and the Palm
Garden (57th Street between Lexington and Third Ave.) None of
these places exist today.
Lucia Pageants
were regularly performed at Vasa Temple (149th Street off the
Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY) in the 1920's.
The Club always
performed with 8 couples and 2 violinists.
1921:
Nov. 6, 1921 - The Club held
their 15th Anniversary at the Hotel des Artiste, 1 West 67th
Street, NYC.
1922/1923:
The Club performed at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.
1926:
On Nov. 27, the Club held
their 20th Anniversary celebration at the Hotel St.
George, Brooklyn, NY.
1930:
On October 12, the group encountered a difficulty that would
come to affect the future for another 47 years. Four couples
from the Club accepted a performance under a different name . .
. "Skansen Laget." They collected the fee for the performance
and kept it for themselves. The resulting rift caused the Club
to split into 2 distinct folkdance groups . . . the "Swedish
Folkdance Society," and the newly formed "Swedish Folkdance
Ringen."
Algot and Elsie
Nelson taught the "Ringen" until 1966.
1937:
"March 30, 1937, members appearing in the gym at 9 pm. The
Swedish Folkdance Society received the highest recognition
awarded at the 1937 Danse Internationale held in Radio City.
1938:
A group portrait on October 15, 1938.
1939:
In
Sweden there are many celebrations for Lucia Day on December 13.
One of the biggest at this time was the choosing of a Lucia
through the Stockholm Newspaper by write in vote. The Swedish
Folk Dance Ring wrote to the committee in Stockholm for
information about this contest. After receiving their reply, The
Swedish Folk Dance Ring together with the Swedish Glee Club and
the Nordic Glee Club patterned a New York Lucia contest in a
similar way . . . only on a smaller scale. Thus was born the
first Lucia festival on December 13, 1939 in New York sponsored
by the 3 organizations.
1939: New York World's Fair
1940: New York World's Fair.
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