Please note: Our pivot event which was to be held this coming Saturday, August 19, 2023. Has been cancelled. It is unknown at this point in time when another event, if any, will be held. Hopefully at some time in the future, a last dance where we can practice many of the dances, music, and songs we have learned since 1981 and have out all our scrapbooks and memorabilia will be held.
Finale design
Med hjertelig takk to Bonnie Berglund who created the above design for our finale! She has been designing our t-shirts and handbook covers for many years. She and Tom Berglund organized our Salmon dinners. Gerry Folkestad and Karin Gustafson were always on hand to bake the salmon for us as well.
Tusen takk to Our Instructors
A thousand thanks to all our instructors who have stuck with us for the last three years in hopes of passing on their knowledge of Norwegian dancing and music: Ginny Lee with Bill Boyd; Peter Michaelsen; Bob Holmen with Leslie Foley, Jane Anderson, and Erik Rudd. Am hopeful we will see them at other events and possibly at other venues where they will be teaching.
More thanks
There are many volunteers who kept our event running smoothly over the years. Most recently they are:
Larry Reinert, often our president or vice president, who organized putting the floor together and usually MCd our Saturday night performances and dances; Noel Wannebo, our faithful secretary; Lori Elken who organized children's activities; Martin Ng who did all the photography and videos for us; Bill Boyd held many a recording sessions at his home and Gina hosted those who were recording with lovely treats to kept them going; Bill also organized our evening music programs and often had to bring his own equipment; Richard Lowe who has maintained our mailing list for a very long time; Don Hargrove was our onsite registrar; Dale Abraham maintains our website and all its details; Elaine Everitt always came up with attractive name tags for us; Paul Everitt and Elaine also hosted our BBQ for hosts and guests at their home. We are so appreciative of all the volunteers who have housed, transported, and entertained our Norwegian guests since 1981!
Tusen takk to our teachers at Norse Folkedans Stemne from 1981-2023
YEAR / GROUP / LOCATION
1981 Ingvar Sodal at Trollhaugen
1982 Ingvar Sodal at Trollhaugen
1983 Hardangerringen with Wigdis Espeland at Trollhaugen
1984 Karin Brennesvik and friends at Trollhaugen
1985 Karin Brennesvik and friends at Trollhaugen
1986 Leikarringen & Loretta Kelley at Trollhaugen
1987 Folldal group at Trollhaugen
1988 Indre Sunnfjord Spelemannslag at Camp Brotherhood
1989 SAS Folklore at Camp Brotherhood
1990 Leikarringen i Haug & Eiker Spellemannslag
1991 no stemne
1992 Karin Brennesvik and friends at Camp Brotherhood
1993 Sogn og Fjordaneringen with Alix Cordray
1994 Bodø Leikarring at Camp Brotherhood
1995 Småjondalene & Karin Brennesvik
1996 Folkedanslaget Kjerringa med Staven
1997 no stemne
1998 Springar'n with Alix Cordray at Camp Brotherhood
1999 Folkedanslaget Sølja at Camp Brotherhood
2000 Klepp Leikarring at Camp Brotherhood
2001 Hordaringen with Alix Cordray at Camp Brotherhood*
2002 Karin Brennesvik & Eivind Bakken/locals
2003 no stemne
2004 Hedmark Danselag at Camp Brotherhood
2005 Blanda Drops with Alix Cordray at Camp Brotherhood
2006 Folkedanslaget Sølja at Camp Brotherhood
2007 Sogn og Fjordaneringen at Camp Brotherhood
2008 Symra at Camp Brotherhood
2009 Leikarringen BUL Kongsberg at Camp Brotherhood
2010 Norske Dansere with Karin Brennesvik and locals at Camp Brotherhood
2011 Project Tove with Ingrid Tuko and Nils Slapgaard at Camp Brotherhood
2012 Bjerkreimringen at Camp Brotherhood
2013 Tobias Svenningsen, Toby Weinberg, Ginny Lee, Jane and Jeff Anderson, Bill Boyd at Camp Brotherhood
2014 Roo Lester, Alix Cordray, Loretta Kelley, Evald Fredheim, Mari Nustad, Elise Tegner, Jeff and Jane Anderson at Camp Brotherhood
2015 Carol Ann Sersland, Steven Petersen, Art Bjorngjeld, Loretta Kelley, Jeff and Jane Anderson
2016 Gudbrandsdalsdansere with Ingrid Tuko and Nils Slapgaard with Erik Rudd, halling instructor at Camp Brotherhood
2017 Roo Lester, Jerry Walsh, Erik Rudd, Peter Michaelsen, Jeff and Jane Anderson and others at Fort Worden
2018 Tom Sears, Bill Likens, Loretta Kelley, Erik Rudd* at Fort Worden
2019 Folkedanslaget BUL Tromso at Grieg Hall in Poulsbo
2020 COVID (cancelled)
2021 COVID (cancelled)
2022 Roo Lester and Larry, Bill Boyd, Erik Rudd, Bob Holmen, Jane Anderson (cancelled)
2023 Ginny Lee with Bill Boyd, Bob Holmen with Leslie Foley, Peter Michaelsen, Jane Anderson, and Erik Rudd (cancelled) at Warm Beach
Link to photos from many Norsk Folkedans Stemne events!
Martin has made a link for all the groups shots taken at stemne on Saturday 2019. Check them out here.
CD Contents on website
Check out our website: www.seattlestemne.org We do have a listing of all the contents from our cds through 2020! (Finally)
YouTube videos
Here is the link to some videos from Stemne 2019. Several of the halling classes are warm ups to taking the plunge to do halling. Click here to go to YouTube and Seattle Stemne to check all the videos out! Tusen takk Martin for all your work on getting them set up!
Finale design
Med hjertelig takk to Bonnie Berglund who created the above design for our finale! She has been designing our t-shirts and handbook covers for many years. She and Tom Berglund organized our Salmon dinners. Gerry Folkestad and Karin Gustafson were always on hand to bake the salmon for us as well.
Tusen takk to Our Instructors
A thousand thanks to all our instructors who have stuck with us for the last three years in hopes of passing on their knowledge of Norwegian dancing and music: Ginny Lee with Bill Boyd; Peter Michaelsen; Bob Holmen with Leslie Foley, Jane Anderson, and Erik Rudd. Am hopeful we will see them at other events and possibly at other venues where they will be teaching.
More thanks
There are many volunteers who kept our event running smoothly over the years. Most recently they are:
Larry Reinert, often our president or vice president, who organized putting the floor together and usually MCd our Saturday night performances and dances; Noel Wannebo, our faithful secretary; Lori Elken who organized children's activities; Martin Ng who did all the photography and videos for us; Bill Boyd held many a recording sessions at his home and Gina hosted those who were recording with lovely treats to kept them going; Bill also organized our evening music programs and often had to bring his own equipment; Richard Lowe who has maintained our mailing list for a very long time; Don Hargrove was our onsite registrar; Dale Abraham maintains our website and all its details; Elaine Everitt always came up with attractive name tags for us; Paul Everitt and Elaine also hosted our BBQ for hosts and guests at their home. We are so appreciative of all the volunteers who have housed, transported, and entertained our Norwegian guests since 1981!
Tusen takk to our teachers at Norse Folkedans Stemne from 1981-2023
YEAR / GROUP / LOCATION
1981 Ingvar Sodal at Trollhaugen
1982 Ingvar Sodal at Trollhaugen
1983 Hardangerringen with Wigdis Espeland at Trollhaugen
1984 Karin Brennesvik and friends at Trollhaugen
1985 Karin Brennesvik and friends at Trollhaugen
1986 Leikarringen & Loretta Kelley at Trollhaugen
1987 Folldal group at Trollhaugen
1988 Indre Sunnfjord Spelemannslag at Camp Brotherhood
1989 SAS Folklore at Camp Brotherhood
1990 Leikarringen i Haug & Eiker Spellemannslag
1991 no stemne
1992 Karin Brennesvik and friends at Camp Brotherhood
1993 Sogn og Fjordaneringen with Alix Cordray
1994 Bodø Leikarring at Camp Brotherhood
1995 Småjondalene & Karin Brennesvik
1996 Folkedanslaget Kjerringa med Staven
1997 no stemne
1998 Springar'n with Alix Cordray at Camp Brotherhood
1999 Folkedanslaget Sølja at Camp Brotherhood
2000 Klepp Leikarring at Camp Brotherhood
2001 Hordaringen with Alix Cordray at Camp Brotherhood*
2002 Karin Brennesvik & Eivind Bakken/locals
2003 no stemne
2004 Hedmark Danselag at Camp Brotherhood
2005 Blanda Drops with Alix Cordray at Camp Brotherhood
2006 Folkedanslaget Sølja at Camp Brotherhood
2007 Sogn og Fjordaneringen at Camp Brotherhood
2008 Symra at Camp Brotherhood
2009 Leikarringen BUL Kongsberg at Camp Brotherhood
2010 Norske Dansere with Karin Brennesvik and locals at Camp Brotherhood
2011 Project Tove with Ingrid Tuko and Nils Slapgaard at Camp Brotherhood
2012 Bjerkreimringen at Camp Brotherhood
2013 Tobias Svenningsen, Toby Weinberg, Ginny Lee, Jane and Jeff Anderson, Bill Boyd at Camp Brotherhood
2014 Roo Lester, Alix Cordray, Loretta Kelley, Evald Fredheim, Mari Nustad, Elise Tegner, Jeff and Jane Anderson at Camp Brotherhood
2015 Carol Ann Sersland, Steven Petersen, Art Bjorngjeld, Loretta Kelley, Jeff and Jane Anderson
2016 Gudbrandsdalsdansere with Ingrid Tuko and Nils Slapgaard with Erik Rudd, halling instructor at Camp Brotherhood
2017 Roo Lester, Jerry Walsh, Erik Rudd, Peter Michaelsen, Jeff and Jane Anderson and others at Fort Worden
2018 Tom Sears, Bill Likens, Loretta Kelley, Erik Rudd* at Fort Worden
2019 Folkedanslaget BUL Tromso at Grieg Hall in Poulsbo
2020 COVID (cancelled)
2021 COVID (cancelled)
2022 Roo Lester and Larry, Bill Boyd, Erik Rudd, Bob Holmen, Jane Anderson (cancelled)
2023 Ginny Lee with Bill Boyd, Bob Holmen with Leslie Foley, Peter Michaelsen, Jane Anderson, and Erik Rudd (cancelled) at Warm Beach
Link to photos from many Norsk Folkedans Stemne events!
Martin has made a link for all the groups shots taken at stemne on Saturday 2019. Check them out here.
CD Contents on website
Check out our website: www.seattlestemne.org We do have a listing of all the contents from our cds through 2020! (Finally)
YouTube videos
Here is the link to some videos from Stemne 2019. Several of the halling classes are warm ups to taking the plunge to do halling. Click here to go to YouTube and Seattle Stemne to check all the videos out! Tusen takk Martin for all your work on getting them set up!
Norsk Folkedans Stemne is an independent federal and state nonprofit corporation. We accept donations large and small to continue our purposes to teach, share, and promote understanding of Norwegian folk dances, music, songs, heritage, and culture through our annual gathering of Norwegian folk dancing groups from the United States, Canada, and Norway. All monetary donations are tax deductible in the United States.
NORSK FOLKEDANS STEMNE
PO Box 17099
Seattle WA 98127
PO Box 17099
Seattle WA 98127