Why is Seattle the best place to learn Scandinavian folk dance outside of Scandinavia? And what's it all about, anyway? UW undergraduate students Blue Palmer, Bill Cheung-Daihe, and Fanny Mestä-Tokila discuss how a dance course with the Skandia Folkdance Society gave them a new way to connect with their studies, make new friends, and have good fun.***This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.***Transcript available at scandinavian.washington.edu/episode-16-transcript***Learn more about the Skandia Folkdance Society of Seattle:https://skandia-folkdance.org/***At The Skandia Spelmanslag (for adults) http://skandia-folkdance.org/spelmanslag/and The Lilla Spelmanslag (for children)https://www.seattlelillalag.org/***At or contact Amanda Doxtater or Kim Kraft for more information:https://scandinavian.washington.edu/people/faculty***"30:e november" used with permission by Pasi Pasanen & Per-Thomas Eriksson.***Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.Youtube:youtu.be/uzoFON4nobQSpotify:open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxSOrder a CD:www.discogs.com/sell/item/271351364***Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcastSupport Crossing North:Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us