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 event for the same age group. Thereupon 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 16 p.m. There were approx. 50 participants and one of the instructors was John Bæk.
In the following years, FOD was held once a year, with the exception of the year 2001, when the working group had to cancel it because of too few participants.
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.
Ball-band: Kristine Heebøll, Clara Tesch and Rasmus Nielsen
Number of participants: ca. 120
2016
Instructors: David Boulanger, Jonathan Dour, Floriane de Pottier, Jean François Berthiaume
Ball-band: De Fries & D. Beck and Lilian and Gitte Vammen
Number of participants: ca. 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
Ball-band: Heebøll & Vinther
Number of participants: 46
2010
Instructors: Antti Järvelä, Esko Järvelä and Paula Kettu
Ball-band: Trias and Hang
Number of participants: 61
2009
Instructors: Klaus Pindstrup, Rasmus Nielsen and Mie Nielsen
Ball-band: 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: ca. 30
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: ca. 50