Every country has its token composer: Finland has Sibelius, Poland has Chopin, the U.S. has Copland, and Norway has Edvard Grieg. Grieg cultivated a love of his country's folk idioms, and some of his ...

A group of Norwegian folk dancers played folk songs and danced on Monday at their motel near the beach. Norway’s best traditional dancers are in Florida this week for the opening of the Norwegian ...

The insular valley of Setesdal is opening itself to visitors, hoping to embrace the modern age while fighting to protect its unique traditions. In the steep-sided valley of Setesdal in Norway, the ...

NEW YORK - The Washington Island Scandinavian Fest Dancers received quite the present for their 75th anniversary. The group was named a winner of a $30,000 grant from the American-Scandinavian ...

With flashing feet and gaily colored costumes, the story of Brooklyn’s ethnic diversity will be told tomorrow through folk dancing. “Folk Feet,” staged by the Brooklyn Arts Council at Brooklyn College ...

A Wisconsin foreign dance team visited a local high school Sunday. The Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers performed at the Holmen High School gymnasium. The performance was hosted by the Sons of ...

Meg Mabbsa nd Bill Gooch, Swedish Norwegian folk dance instructors from Knoxville, Tenn., are pictured during a recent two-day session with the local Thule Swedish Dance Team. The Thule Swedish Folk ...