FRIKAR Dance Company is a meeting place for the best professional freelancers within folk dance and contemporary dance in Norway

FRIKAR opened its own academy in 2008 in order to give talents in acrobatic performing arts professional training. The autumn of 2012 the academy starts up a 3 years elite sports programme in acrobatic dances. 

The academy is also giving workshops in Norway and abroad. 4 of the students have joined the company and performed in 14 countries. 

Join dance classes with Frikar in 2013 here in New York City. Contact Maya’s School of Performing Arts for more informations 

FRIKAR dance company :: Official site

Hallgrim Hansegård

• AWARDED BEST CHOREOGRAPHER EUROVISION 2009
• AMBASSADEUR OF INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY 2010
• NORWEGIAN CHAMPION OF TRADITIONAL DANCE 2011
• ARTIST OF THE YEAR, NORWEGIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS 2007

REVIEWS

“Wildly Inventive, thrilling full performance.”
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

“Maybe the most outstanding and inspiring artist at Bergen International Festival…”
- BERGENS TIDENDE

“New-thinking choreographer with a strong will to do his own thing and blessedly uninhibited as far as exceeding boundaries is concerned”
- DANCE CRITIC KAREN FRØSLAND NYSTØYL, THE NORWEGIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

FRIKAR dance company with Norway`s new pop star Alexander Rybak win the semifinals for Eurovision 2009 Norway with his tune "Fairytale". Music by Alexander Rybak, choreography by Hallgrim Hansegård.

More info at Frikar.com.