The History of FOD
The idea for the first FOD emerged at ROD in 1999, as a result of a request from the Danish Folk Dancers Players’ Circle to combine ROD with a dance competition for the same age group, a committee was set up consisting of: Anja Priest, Kathrine Vestergaard, David Quist and Katja Mikkelsen . They arranged the first FOD in September 1999 at Højby School. It only lasted a weekend and ended with an open house / concert at the school Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. 16. There were approx. 50 participants and one of the instructors was John Bæk.
In the following years, the FOD was held once a year, with the exception of the year 2001, when the working group had to cancel because of too few participants. Stik opposite, FOD 2014 set a record with 98 participants at the Tarup School in Odense. Here the FOD lasted from Friday 10th to Tuesday 14th October, with a closing show on Monday evening.
FOD through time
2018
Instructors: Andreas Ralsgård, Anders Underdal Holm
Theme: Finnskog’s music
Ball band: Ostinat Expressen
Number of participants: 129
2017
Instructors: Martin Myhr, Birthe Jørgensen, Einar Olav Larsen, Ivan Damgård.
Ballband: Kristine Heebøll, Clara Tesch and Rasmus Nielsen
Number of participants: about 120
2016
Instructors: David Boulanger, Jonathan Dour, Floriane de Pottier, Jean François Berthiaume
Balband: De Fries & D. Beck and Lilian and Gitte Vammen
Number of participants: about 130
2015
Instructors: Perry Stenbäck, Anja Præst and Carsten Jørgensen
Ball band: Pindstrup & Groot
Number of participants: 93
2014
Instructors: Caitlín Nic Gabhann, Karen Tweed and Liam Robinson
Ball band: Music director Rasmussen’s orchestra
Number of participants: 98
2013
Instructors: Jacek Halas, Kirstine Sand and Christian Thorvaldsen.
Additional instructor (Saturday and Sunday): Andrzej Krejniuk
Ball band: Rannok
Number of participants: 92
2012
Instructors: Pia Qvarnström, Bent Melvej and Magne Kleiveland
Ball band: Triassic
Number of participants: 95
2011
Instructors: Hermann Haertel, Hélène Moëlo and Valentin Arnold
Balband: Heebøll & Vinther
Number of participants: 46
2010
Instructors: Antti Järvelä, Esko Järvelä and Paula Kettu
Balband: Trias and Hang
Number of participants: 61
2009
Instructors: Klaus Pindstrup, Rasmus Nielsen and Mie Nielsen
Ballband: Rune Colin, Pia Nygaard and Nina Veng
Number of participants: 32
2008
Instructors: Kenneth Krak, Birthe Jørgensen and Henrik Jansberg
Ball band: The Danish dance band
Number of participants: 50
2007
Instructors:
Fredrik Lundberg (S) Class Anders Haglund (S) Christian Thorvaldsen (DK)
Ball band: Baltinget
Number of participants: 39
2006
Instructors: Krauka and Kristian Bugge
One day co-instructor: Kenneth Krak
Headband: Krauka
Number of participants: 42
2005
Instructors: Jacek Halas, Maren Hallberg and Henrik Larsen
Ball band: Stafivia
Number of participants: 66
2004
Instructors: Henrik Jansberg, Gunner Friis and Tubas Løkkegaard
Ball band: FLOR
2003
Instructors: Tubas Løkkegaard and Jens Drewsen
Number of participants: approx
2002
Ball band: Long links
Number of participants: 15
2001
No FOD
2000
1999
Instructors: Per Bo (DK) Lotte-Tina (DK) Petra (S)
Number of participants: approx.50