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Next Swedish dance ---------- Sun 23-Nov-2025 15:00 Doors open 15:15-15:45 Polska practice for those who will.... 16:00-19:00 Dance to music from Bristol Spelmanslag ---------- New this year: 'Allspel' which means 'everyone plays'. If you like playing Swedish music as well as dancing to it, bring your instrument and join in some tunes towards the end of the dance. Contact me to get the music in advance. Cost £12 cash on the door, or pay by Paypal in advance, use my email address as recipient. (accompanied children free) Venue: St Peters Church Hall, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4LD Plenty of parking. Buses go from near Temple Meads station to 10 minute walk from the venue. --------------- Contact for further info and to book your place lizempson5@gmail.com or phone 07817 948291		The Dance Most of the dances are couple dances (but you don't need to bring your own partner) and involve turning on the soles of your feet. You need to wear smooth-soled shoes - not your newest trainers! The dances include polskas,slängpolskas, schottises, mazurkas, snoas and waltzes. We show you the various dances and give a bit of basic tuition - you should be able to join in most of the dances without too many problems. This year we will have a short polska workshop before the dance starts. A quick introduction for those completely new to the dance, a reminder for those who dance it infrequently. Confident polska dancers willing to partner less experienced dancers also very welcome! We take a break halfway through the dance - a chance to chat while sampling some Swedish crispbreads, cheeses and cakes. We provide water and squash to drink, tea and coffee and a kettle. You can bring your own beer, wine, fizzy pop, etc if you like. If you don't want to dance you can just listen to the excellent music. The Musicians Bristol Spelmanslag is a group of about 10 musicians with a variety of musical backgrounds, brought together by our love of Swedish folk music. We play fiddles, flutes, nyckelharpa, cello and accordion. In addition to our annual dance, we have played at various private events and in the cafe at IKEA! We also love to play for dancing. If you are interested booking us for your event, please get in touch. Details top of page. See more images and videos below. NEW Scandi music sessions We have started holding music sessions open to all. At the moment we play nearly all Swedish tunes, but other Scandinavian music is welcome. We will probably meet about 4 times a year. Get in touch if you'd like to go on the mailing list, so you get reminders of date, time and venue, and access to some music.
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