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Who, Where, When

The Swedish Folk Dancers of   New York
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1905 to 1920

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1941 to 1960

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1981 to 2000                    Membership

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WHO WAS WHAT, WHEN, & WHERE:

WHERE DID THE CLUB MEET:

       
1970s: McBurney YMCA

23rd St., NYC

 1990 - 2007: Manhem Club

Clarence Ave., Bronx, NY

    
       
       
       

DANCE LEADER:

   Gustav Arbil, G. G. Bjerstedt  (1906 -

    Thor Ahlin  (1920 - 1921)

    Burre Ahlin  (1925 - 1926)

    Algot & Elsie Nelson (1927 - 1966) Folkdance Ringen

    Tage Fagergren (1950 - 1967) Folkdance Society

    Eskil & Tekla Wernblad  (1966) Folkdance Ringen

   Ingrid Rapp, Joann Akeson  (1970 - 1971)

    Ingrid Rapp, Yvonne Holland, Joann Akeson  (1971 - 1972)

    Ingrid Rapp  (1967 - 1975)  Swedish Folkdancers

    Yvonne Holland  (  - 1986)

    George Ahlman  (1986 - 1996)

    Monica Oscarsson  (1996 -

ASSISTANT DANCE LEADER:

    Yvonne Holland 1973 - 1975

    Joann Akeson 1973 - 1975

Kjell Oscarsson ( - 2006)

Karin Norrman (2007 - )

PRESIDENT;

    Ragnar Ahlin (1920 - 1921)

      Eskil Wernblad (1925 - 1926)

      Victor Alsberge (1956 - ?)

     Ronald Hanson (1970 - 1971)

    Vera Sievert (1971 - 1972)

    Margit Smyth (1973)

    Greta Ahlman (1974)

    Eleanor Ahlman (1974 - 1975)

    George Ahlman (1976 - ?)

    Pat Velderman ( 1978 - 1982) ?

    Rosemary Heggblad  (1997 - 1998)

    Sigrid Erickson  (1999)

    Karin Norrman (2000 - 2006)

Madeline Pearson (2007-

   

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS:

    11/6/21 - 15th Anniversary at Hotel des Artiste, NYC

    11/27/26 - 20th Anniversary at Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, NY

    10/2/76 - 70th Anniversary at Manhem Club, Bronx, NY

    10/17/81 - 75th Anniversary at Manhem Club, Bronx, NY

    10/4/86 - 80th Anniversary at Micali Terrace, Brooklyn, NY  (Guest group - 18 members from Folkdanslaget Allmogegillet from Goteborg)

    10/2/96 - 90th Anniversary at the Danish Athletic Club, Brooklyn, NY

    3/30/02 - 95th Anniversary at Manhem Club, Bronx, NY

    10/21/2006 - 100th Anniversary at the Danish Club, Brooklyn, NY

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH THE YEARS:

    1968:

American Swedish Historical Museum, Phila., Pa.

 1969:

5/19 - Spring Open House, McBurney YMCA, West 23rd Street, NYC.

11/14 - 4th Annual Dinner Dance of NY Junior Chapter of the American Scandinavian Foundation

12/7 - Solhem

12/16 - Masons, Jersey City, NJ
       
1970:

3/7 - First Open House at McBurney YMCA.

5/2 - Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.

6/6 - Swedish Flag Day at Solhem.

11/13 - American Scandinavian Foundation, Plaza Hotel, NYC.

12/12 - Lucia Dance at Thomas Dongan Hall, Brooklyn, NY.

12/13 - Solhem.

 1971:

1/14 - Children's Christmas Party at McBurney YMCA, NYC.

3/21 - Scandinavian Night at the Ukrainian National Home, NYC

4/24 - Swedish Museum, Phila., Pa.

5/6 - First Open House

11/13 - American Scandinavian Foundation, Plaza Hotel, NYC.

12/11 - 2nd Annual Christmas Dance, Thomas Dongan Hall, Brooklyn.

 1972:

3/18 - 1 hour performance at the Brooklyn Museum.

3/19 - Scandinavian Evening at the Ukrainian National Home.

4/29 - American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.

5/5 - Scandinavian Night at Old North Reformed Church, Dumont, NJ.

5/25 - Open House at McBurney YMCA.

6/4 - Swedish FlagDay at Solhem.

6/25 - Swedenday at Lindbergh Park, Huntington, LI.

 1973:

7/6 - Leisure Village - Lakewood, NJ     8/18 & 8/26 - Museum of Natural History, NYC                                                 12/7 - Mental Health Assoc., White Plains, NY                                                    12/8 - 4th Annual Christmas Dance & Lucia, Thomas Dongan Hall, Brooklyn, NY                                                    12/9 - Swedish Home, Staten Island, NY                                              

1974:

1/24 - Children's Christmas Dance, McBurney YMCA                                  3/17 - Ukrainian National Home, NY            4/27 - Valborgmassoafton, Swedish Histor. Museum, Phila. Pa                                5/16 - Spring Open House at McBurney YMCA                                                    6/9 - 24th Swedisg Flagday at the Swedish Home, Staten Island                                6/23 - Sweden Day at Lindbergh Park, LI      7/22 - Scandinavian Nite at Eisenhower Park, LI                                                    12/13 - Mental Health Assoc., White Plains 12/14 - 5th Annual Christmas Dance, Dongan Hall, Brooklyn                              12/15 - Swedish Home, Staten Island      

1975:

1/23 - Christmas Party - McBurney YMCA                                             3/16 - Ukrainian National Home, NY        4/26 - Valborgmassoafton, Swedish Historical Museum, Phila., Pa.              6/7- 25th Annual Swedish Flag Day, Swedish Home, Staten Island, NY          6/21 - Vasa Day, Budd Lake, NJ             6/29 - Sweden Day, Lindbergh Park, LI    9/6 - Scandinavian American Festival - Garden State Art Center, Holmdel, NJ

 1976:

10/2 - 70th Anniversary at Manhem Club, Bronx, NY

  
      1981:

10/17 - 75th Anniversary at Manhem Club
       
1986:

10/4 - 80th Anniversary at Micali Terrace, Brooklyn

      
       
    1996:

10/2 - 90th Anniversary at Danish Athletic Club, Brooklyn

  
       
2002:

3/30 - 95th Anniversary at Manhem Club

      
2006:

7/20 - 8/6 - Trip to Sweden and participation at NORDLEK Folk Festival.

10/21 - 100th Anniversary at Danish Athletic Club