From: dgolber@uniblab.aero.org (Dave Golber)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic,rec.music.folk,alt.exotic-music,rec.folk-dancing,rec.skiing
Subject: Ski, dance, music in Telemark
Date: 20 Nov 1992 06:32:35 GMT
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Karin Brennesvik's Second Annual Telemark Ski/Dance Week
February 19-28, 1993
Rjukan Fjellstue, Tinn, Telemark, Norway

     Karin Brennesvik is organizing a week-long course in 
Telespringar and Tinnspringar for folk dance and ski 
enthusiasts at one of Telemark's best cross-country and 
downhill ski resorts, the Rjukan Fjellstue.  Participants 
will have the opportunity to enjoy both cross-country and 
downhill skiing each day, plus classes in the oldest 
traditional folk dance of the region.  Each evening will have 
a traditional dance party with live music by Telemark's best 
hardingfele players.

     The Rjukan Fjellstue is located high on the Hardanger 
Plateau above the town of Rjukan.  The Fjellstue is a modern 
ski lodge built in the old folk style, furnished with 
beautiful examples of traditional folk art and antiques.  
Miles of groomed cross-country trails start just outside the 
back door, with a downhill area a short distance away and 
others conveniently reached by ski commuter bus.  Lighted 
trails are available for night skiing, and back-country 
enthusiasts can ski all types of terrain and climb to 
experience stunning vistas.  Ski equipment rentals (both 
cross-country and downhill) and lessons for both beginners 
and more advanced are provided by the Fjellstue.  
Participants are housed two per room with shared bath, and 
all meals are provided by the Fjellstue's kitchen staff.  
Breakfasts and dinners, featuring traditional Norwegian foods 
such as fresh lake trout and lefse, are served in the lodge, 
and lunch is taken out on the trail around a campfire with a 
steaming pot of coffee.

     On the lodge's beautiful wooden dance floor, learn the 
Telespringar and Tinnspringar from some of Telemark's best 
dancers, which may include Olav Sem, Johan Vaa, Kjetil 
Olesrud and others.  Live hardingfele music for all dance 
classes will be provided by Halvor Lisland, and hardingfele 
lessons will be given by Kjell Midtgaard.  Then, each evening 
experience a traditional Telemark dance party with live 
hardingfele music and visiting dancers and fiddlers.  Or just 
relax in front of the fire or in the sauna.  During the week 
excursions may also be arranged, such as a visit with local 
farm families and sightseeing tours in Rjukan.

     The week will start in the town of Kongsberg for the 
yearly Kongsbergmarken fiddle and dance competition, 
showcasing the best of Telemark's folk fiddlers, dancers and 
singers.  Festive dance parties are included both evenings of 
the competition.

     The Telemark Ski/Dance week will run from Friday 
evening, February 19 to Sunday morning, February 28.  The 
tentative cost of $750 (dependent on currency fluctuations) 
includes room and board, all instruction, ski equipment 
rental, ski lessons, and admission to the Kongsbergmarken 
competition.  Or you may opt to arrive after the 
Kongsbergmarken on Sunday, February 21; cost will be reduced 
accordingly.

     Send in your deposit of $100 (U.S. checks accepted) as 
soon as possible to: Karin Brennesvik, P.O. Box 6, N-3652 
Hovin, Norway.  Or call her at 011-47-36-99257 (or fax 011-
47-36-99144) to reserve a place.  Participants will be 
accepted any time if there is space available, but Karin 
needs to know as soon as possible if you are interested.  For 
more information, or to get on the mailing list for future 
events, call her representative in the United States, Loretta 
Kelley, at (310) 391-1269.