Kivajat Children's Dance Group to host fundraising dance in South Range Apr. 24

HANCOCK -- To raise funds for a trip to Finland this summer, the Kivajat Children’s Finnish-American Folk Dance Group is hosting an Old-Time Copper Country Dance beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 24, at the South Range Community Center.

Members of the Kivajat Children’s Finnish-American Folk Dance Group perform at Michigan Tech's 2008 International Night in the Rozsa Center. (File videoclip © 2008 Keweenaw Now)

Kivajat director Kay Seppala says the evening will feature "great dancing, great food and great fun. Bring grandma, bring the kids!"

For just $5 admission (children 12 and under are free), folks can dance to good ethnic music by the Thimbleberry Band and the Pasi Cats, as well as enjoy a performance by the Kivajat, who will use the funds to help them travel to Finland and represent the Copper Country at a dance festival this July.

For folks who work up an appetite during the waltzes, polkas, schottisches and swing dancing, the Kivajat Moms will provide an array of refreshments, including some tasty Finnish baked goods. A silent auction will also take place during the dance.

For more information about the dance, or about how you can help the Kivajat fund their travels, call Seppala at 523-6271.