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| 2006 Teaching Staff | |
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Olav Sem learned to dance "in tradition" as a child. He has taught Telemark dancing for most of his life, both in Norway and the US. He has been a judge at local kappleiks as well as three times at the Landskappleik. |
| Ranveig Bakka started folk dancing when she was 8 years old "in tradition". She is a Class A dancer and won the Landskappleik in 2003. She has led courses and had performances of Telemark dances in various locations. | |
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Anne Hytta began playing the hardanger fiddle in her native Sauland (Telemark) when she was eleven. Her favorite early teacher was Einar Løndal, and she has completed the course of study in folk music at the Ole Bull Academy, with Knut Buen among others. Anne achieved her class A status at the Landskappliek in 1999. She now works as editor of the traditional music magazine "Kvinten," and as freelance musician. |
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Britt-Mari Dahlgren Westholm took her first gammeldans course in 1982. Soon after receiving her big silver medal in 1986, she began teaching with Kalle Strandell. She has been a judge at the Hälsingehambon and other gammeldans competitions since 1992. |
| Bengt Mård has been teaching polskor since the late 1970's. He earned his big silver medal in 1984. He led the group Hörkens Bygdedansare in the 1980's during Kalle Strandell's absence. | |
| Britt-Mari & Bengt are expert dancers and teachers who have delighted dance students at workshops throughout the USA for many years. They will be presenting dance and music from Dalarna, Sweden (and likely other areas too). | |
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Stefhan Ohlström was born and raised on a small farm in Nybroholm, in Jumkil parish, about 20 kilometers northwest from Uppsala. His father was a fiddle
player and inspired him to play music also. He started playing fiddle at the age of seven and began studying at the community music school at the age of eight. During the 1970's he played in a group together with Ceylon Wallin, Gert Ohlsson, and Bengt Lindroth. Since 1977 he has played on and off for the Hörkens Bygdedansare. He has played for many polska courses given by teachers from all over Sweden. For many years Stefhan has also played for the polska medal testing. He became a "riksspelman" in 1983.
Stefhan excels as a dance fiddler as well as a harmony player. Some of his harmony parts are included in transcriptions given out by the Uplands Spelmansförbund. Stefhan currently plays with the Bergslagernas Spelmansgille. He works as an electrical engineer in Ludvika. |
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| Jonas "Jalle" Hjalmarsson grew up in Älvdalen (NW Dalarna) but has studied with and been influenced by many Dalarna-area fiddlers. His musical background was formed by fiddlers like Gössa Anders and Gunnar Orre, among others. He was trained in pedagogy at the Institute in Stockholm, and has been a teacher for nearly a decade at the Folkhögskola in Malung. He's also involved in the prestigious Royal Swedish Music Academy's folk music track. | |
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| Anna-Kristina Widell grew up in Västergotland in a family of folk musicians. She began playing the fiddle at age 5. For the past 13 years she has been studying nyckleharpa. She is a riksspelman, having been awarded the silver Zorn medal in 2000. In 2002 she won the nyckleharpa championship. She has been teaching nyckleharpa since 1997. From 1999 until 2002 she studied nyckleharpa at the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm. | |
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Peter Michaelsen has been a folk musician for over 35 years, focusing on the fiddle traditions of Scandinavia for the past 20. He has traveled to Scandinavia numerous times to study and research folk music. He has performed with several well-known groups in Sweden and has played for various festivals, dance workshops and concerts in the Western US. His powerful style and broad repertoire inspires musicians and dancers alike. |