Welcome
Takk, thanks for visiting
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Storytelling while spinning, blowing horns and playing flutes, moving with runes and nature, expressing my Nordic Root. ​In Minneapolis, my home is in Bdote, traditional sacred land of the Dakota Nation.
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Med beste helsignet
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Nordic Dance - Mpls
Kari joined the Twin Cities Nordic Dance community in 2006 at the invitation of life long dancer Carol Sersland. Kari and Carol began collaborating on programs to preserve, perpetuate, and push the boundaries of Nordic Dance in the Twin Cities and beyond.
They dance and teach together in school residencies and workshops from North Dakota to Spring Grove, MN. Tapestry Folkdance Center has become a home for Nordic Dance with includes Danish, Swedish, and Finnish guest teachers and live musicians. They co-lead Twin Cities Nordic Dancers teaching set dances and village dances from Norway and Sweden for fun and performance!
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Past Projects Together include:
Nordic Roots Dance Project 2011
Alone Together with Norway House 2021
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Twin Cities Nordic Dancers
First and Third Monday Nights - 6:30 - 8:30
September through May
Charles Thompson Hall, 3rd floor
Corner of Marshall and Fairview in St. Paul, MN
Everyone is welcome to join as we learn Norwegian and Swedish dances taught by tradition bearers Carol Sersland and Elise Peters. These teachers share their life long love of these dance traditions with joy. Join us for camaraderie and fun! No partner necessary. Gender neutral teaching.
$5 donation to help cover rent is appreciated
Get on the mailing list - Carol Sersland - sersla@aol.com
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Tapestry Folkdance Center
3748 Minnehaha Ave South, Minneapolis
Second Sunday Nordic Dance
Small Studio $15/$12
6:30 - 7 Short Lesson
7 - 7:50 pm - Live Music
7:50 - 8 Mixer
8 - 8:50 - Live Music
8:50 - 9 - Longdans​​
January 11 Special Guests:
Hütenänny is the performing arm of the Northern Roots Session, based in Northfield, Minnesota. Always looking to the North for their inspiration, Hütenänny primarily plays old-time dance music from the Nordic countries, but might also throw in a tune from the British Isles, the Shetlands, Canada or the American Midwest. A typical Hütenänny set includes waltzes, polkas, schottisches, hambos, polskas, and marches.
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Ponyfolk is the collaborative project of multi-instrumentalists Clifton Nesseth and Paul Sauey. Weaving together interests in folk, rock, jazz and orchestral music, the band is known for intricate arrangements, vocal harmonies and layers of strings and keyboards. Initially formed as a duo in 2014, the group consists of a revolving cast of bandmates, including Aaron Hays on drums, Mikey Marget on cello, Lewis Franti on percussion, and Alex Nelson on keyboards. Ponyfolk performs in a variety of configurations, deftly transitioning between a traditional Nordic group and a folk-rock band depending on the occasion. This year, Ponyfolk released their debut traditional album "the woods have shown us", which held the #2 spot on the Folk DJ-L chart in July. In early 2026, they will be releasing their sophomore record.
