Lee will be leading sessions in the morning, and evening, as the ship's schedule allows. He is also arranging some special dance events with local folk dancers in some of the ports that we will visit in addition to helping enroll european folk dancers to join us on this trip.

Leader of the Center for International Folk Dance, Oslo, 1982-2003.

Teacher of Ethnic and Folkloristic Dance at the Norwegian National Ballet School and the Norwegian National College of Music, 1980 - 2003.

Lecturer and teacher of Dance at the University College of Oslo, 1985-2003.

Designer and implementer of a folk dance teaching program including creation and production of teaching materials (books, CDs and videos) for the Aschehoug Publishing House, Oslo.

Contributing editor, "Dans," (Tell Publishing House, Oslo, 1998).

Contributing editor, "Dansekunst," (Tell Publishing House, Oslo, 1999).

Lecturer for the Norwegian "Dance in the Schools" and "Music in the Schools" national organizations, including teacher training, 1995-2001.

Member of the Governing Board of the Norwegian "Dance in the Schools" national organization, 1996-97.

First Chairman of the Nordic Folk Dance Association "IFIN" and later leader of its Education Committee.

Founder, leader and choreographer for the international folk dance ensemble "Syrtaki", 2004-present.

Lead singer in the international folk dance orchestra "Madison Avenue Folk", 2003-present.

Founder, leader and choreographer for the semi-professional international folk dance ensemble "Kitka", 1987-2003.

Founder, leader and choreographer for the semi-professional international folk dance ensemble "Opanci", 1977-1986.

Choreographer for several amateur folk dance ensembles throughout Scandinavia, 1977- present.

Dance leader on folk dance cruises and tours to Norway (1999, 2005), Greece (2000, 2006), Upper Danube (2001), Alaska (2002), Lower Danube (2004), Norway (2005,2006, 2007), the Adriatic Coast of Croatia (2005), Cambodia/Vietnam on the Mekong River (2006-7) and Russia (2008).

Master teacher at many international dance festivals: Laguna Beach Folk Dance Festival (1999, 2001, 2004, 2007), Pan-Asian Folk Dance Festival - Taiwan (2002), DoeDans - Holland (1995), Festival of the Oaks - Berkeley (1999, 2001), Stockton Folk Dance Camp (2003, 2004, 2006), Tapestries -Minneapolis (2003), Florida Folk Dance Camp (2003, 2004), Albuquerque (2003), San Antonio Camp (2004), Mainewoods Camp (2004, 2005, 2007), NEFDC's Octoberfest (2004), Madison Folk Ball (2005), Boulder Colorado (2005), Diamond Dance Weekend - Washington DC (2005), Texoma Camp (2005), Texas Camp (2006), Camellia Festival in Sacramento, CA (2007).

Co-choreographer, Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the XVII Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer, Norway, February 12-26, 1994.

Choreographer, "Stones in his Pockets," Torsov Theater / Norwegian National Theater, 2002.

Choreographer, Norwegian Government's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Oslo Spektrum (and Norwegian Broadcasting System), May 8, 1995.

Choreographer, "Noorse Rapsodie", Netherland's Folkloristisch Danstheater, Amsterdam, 1992.

Judge, "World Folk Dance Festival of Youth and Students", Costinesti, Rumania, August 1992.

Organizer of the Zakynthos (Greece) Summer Dance Festival, Summer 1992.

Choreographer and dancer, several plays and musicals at the National Theater and the Norwegian Theater, Oslo, 1986-89.

Dancer, the Norwegian Opera Ballet, ("Carmen"), Oslo, 1985.

Choreographer and dancer, many entertainment programs for the Norwegian National Broadcasting System, 1983-86

Higher Education:

Studied in the College of The University of Chicago 1970-73 and received a BA in Sociology in 1973.

Studied in the Political Science Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1973-77. 4 years work toward a PhD degree. All coursework and exams completed. Dissertation research in Norway completed. Dissertation not completed.

Completed full 3-year professional training in Choreography at the Norwegian National Ballet College, Oslo - 1979-82.