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by Colin Hume

There was a lot of discussion about this on the ECD list a few weeks ago, so I created a page: https://colinhume.com/neglected.htm which anyone can update by adding their favourite neglected dances. I've just sent out a reminder, in case people meant to but never got around to it. I'm also writing to the trad callers and contra callers lists, in case you would like to add dances. And therefore apologies if you get this three times! Colin Hume

4 years, 6 months

Sets in Order - square dance magazine collection

by The Witful Turnip

Hey Callers, I received the following email from Judy Greenhill, a caller/dancer here in Ontario Canada asking if I would post this to any caller listserves I read: '"Sets in Order " was the square dance magazine that pretty much documented the rise of Modern square dance. Jeff Priest (an ON square dance caller) has an almost complete set from 1951-1979. Most are at his place in Brantford ON; some are with me-he lent them to me for research a while ago. He does not want to keep them. Jeff is prepared to give these magazines to anyone who might want them, with the catch that they have to be picked up in Brantford, or Guelph, or the recipient must be willing to pay to have them shipped. They are heavy!' Please contact Judy directly if you're interested. Her email address is: Judy Greenhill judy.m.greenhill53(a)gmail.com <mailto:judy.m.greenhill53@gmail.com> Stay safe everyone and be well. Until we dance together again! Bev **************************************************************************** ***** The Witful Turnip <mailto:wturnip@sympatico.ca> wturnip(a)sympatico.ca "It will be alright in the end. So, if it is not alright, it is not yet the end." - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel **************************************************************************** *****

4 years, 6 months

List migrations

by Seth Seeger

Hello Shared Weight community, I’m sorry for the short notice, but I need to move the mailing lists to a different host this evening. There will be some down time between now and 10pm EST. No messages will be lost, though there may be duplicates in the digests. I’ll send another email once the move is complete. Nitty gritty details: AWS hosting looked like the right option, but their pricing structure is not clear. Turns out to cost nearly 2x what I had expected. I am moving us (back) to Linode, where we should have stayed all along. Better service, clear pricing, good support. Seth

4 years, 6 months

Rodney Miller concert simulcast on Saturday

by Bob Peterson

CDMR has some news since my last announcement. Please share this far and wide… ———————————————————— Country Dance Music Radio is now playing at https://radio.contracorner.com <https://radio.contracorner.com/> CDMR’s first purpose is to provide a two-way support between musicians and dancers. Dancers can get some of that missing musical uplift any time day or night, and musicians can get your donations and purchases to help support them. Zoom concerts are just once (unless I can record them!) but CDMR is always there for you. Please listen in sometime soon! ✦ The North Bay Country Dance Society is hosting a Zoom concert featuring Rodney Miller, and Country Dance Music Radio will simulcast it! In this way lots more people can hear the concert. It will be recorded and repeated thereafter on CDMR. The concert is Saturday, May 9 —Pacific time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm —Eastern US time: 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm Details are here: https://radio.contracorner.com/news/rodney-miller-live-and-a.html <https://radio.contracorner.com/news/rodney-miller-live-and-a.html> ✦ CDMR’s schedule has been renovated. Now you will find segments focused on song, dance, waltzing, calm time, and short musician spotlights. You can reach the DJ at bob(a)contracorner.com <mailto:bob@contracorner.com>. Staying safe but missing our dancing, \Bob Peterson Country Dance Music Radio https://radio.contracorner.com <https://radio.contracorner.com/>

4 years, 6 months

Re: List migrations

by Amy Cann

Bless you for doing this. :) On 5/7/20, Seth Seeger via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hello Shared Weight community, > > I’m sorry for the short notice, but I need to move the mailing lists to a > different host this evening. There will be some down time between now and > 10pm EST. No messages will be lost, though there may be duplicates in the > digests. > > I’ll send another email once the move is complete. > > Nitty gritty details: AWS hosting looked like the right option, but their > pricing structure is not clear. Turns out to cost nearly 2x what I had > expected. I am moving us (back) to Linode, where we should have stayed all > along. Better service, clear pricing, good support. > > Seth

4 years, 6 months

CDSS is working to spread the word about online events and family resources!

by Emily Addison

Hi fellow contra callers, I’m reaching out on behalf of CDSS regarding two items that we hope may be of interest to some of you. *1. Are you offering any online events for traditional dance, music, and/or song?* Many of you may know of this but in case you don't.... CDSS is maintaining an extensive list of online events and we would be happy to include your events as part of the list. Events can be free, by donation, or involve a fee. Take a quick peek - there are caller workshops, jam sessions, online concerts, sings, etc. We’ve been sharing the event listing widely through our network and we feature a handful of events each week through social media. Check out the event listing here: https://www.cdss.org/community/covid19/online-events Submit an online event here: https://www.cdss.org/community/events-calendar/submit-an-event *2. Do you know of great resources for children and parents who enjoy traditional dance, music, and/or song?* We would love to include them as part of the new Families section of our Resource Portal which is officially launching this weekend. A few notes: -These particular resources need to be free (or for sale in the CDSS store). -If you’re not familiar with other sections of our Resource Portal, the format of resources vary greatly (e.g., link to external website; online video; audio clip; PDF of an activity). -At this critical time of physical distancing, we're particularly looking for resources that parents can access online. However, we welcome other resources as well (e.g., lists of books they can find in their local library). Check out the Families section here (in development): https://www.cdss.org/resources/resource-portal/families Submit a resource here: https://www.cdss.org/share-your-resource With thanks! Emily Addison Writing from Ottawa, ON <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

4 years, 6 months

New Online Classes for Callers

by Dugan Murphy

I accidentally shared this to the Organizers list on Shared Weight. I meant to share it here, so sorry to anyone who is seeing this twice now. Offering online caller classes on Zoom while sheltering in place has been going pretty well. So far I've offered 6 different classes 20 times and 62 people have registered 124 times. I have scheduled a new round of classes between May 2 and May 17, including 2 new topics ("Applause-Worthy Beginner Lessons" and "Walk-Through Techniques for Mixed Crowds") that I haven't offered before, as well as an intro class for dancers with no calling experience. Unlike most caller workshops at dance weekends, these are highly structured sessions with interactive activities and visuals. I've received lots of great feedback so far, some of which I've incorporated into improvements for classes I'm repeating. They are all listed together on a calendar here: http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops Here are the individual topics: Walk-Through Techniques for Mixed Crowds (May 3 & May 13): Please experienced dancers with brief walk-throughs that get newer dancers up to speed quickly http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-walk-throu… Applause-Worthy Beginner Lessons (May 2 & May 12): Get newer dancers feeling capable and included quickly in smaller or larger crowds http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/online-caller-class-beg… Picking Good Dances (May 4 & May 16): Advanced skills in recognizing bad contra choreography and honing in on collecting good dances for your repertoire http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-good-dance… Utilizing Variety (May 5 & May 16): Learn how to design an experiential journey for contra dancers through choreographic and musical variety http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-variety-on… Challenging Dancers Just Enough (May 3 & May 15): Learn exactly what makes a dance too complex or just right for your crowd http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-complexity… Programming and Reading Dancers (May 6 & May 17): Build a great program of dances in advance and recognize signals on the fly to help you choose the right dances in the moment http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/caller-class-programmin… Leading Great Community Dances (May 7 & May 17): Succeed at calling gigs with very few or no participants who regularly attend contra dance events, such as community dances, weddings, and family dances http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/online-caller-class-com… Calling 101 (May 2 and May 11): An intro to calling for contra dancers with zero experience as callers: http://portlandintowncontradance.com/workshops-info/calling-101-online Are there topics not listed here that folks would be interested in seeing in the future? Please share with others who may be interested. I hope to see some of you online soon! Dugan Murphy (he/him) Portland, Maine dugan at duganmurphy.com www.DuganMurphy.com <http://www.duganmurphy.com/> www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com <http://www.portlandintowncontradance.com/>

4 years, 6 months

Country Dance Music Radio on the air

by Bob Peterson

The Country Dance Music Radio station has its first modern artist. I am happy to welcome Chimney Swift! Currently their tracks play at these hours: (BST/EDT/PST) 10 AM / 5 AM / 3 AM—Chimney Swift 3 PM / 10 AM / 7 AM—Chimney Swift 5 PM / 2 PM / 11 AM—Chimney Swift 11 PM / 6 PM / 3 PM—Chimney Swift 3 AM / 10 PM / 7 PM—Chimney Swift Please listen and support the musicians by buying their music or making donations to them. The station link is: https://radio.contracorner.com/ <https://radio.contracorner.com/>You can listen several ways: in your browser in your streaming music player on a mobile device on Twitch (with live text chat too) in Second Life (at the virtual dance hall) I would also appreciate if you can spread the word within your social networks, email lists, and whatever word of mouth you can! Drop me a line to let me know if you’re listening. Stay upbeat. Stay connected. Missing you all... \Bob Peterson (978) 496-6731 bob(a)contracorner.com

4 years, 7 months

Re: Folk Alliance International - Webinar this Friday on Livestreaming

by Bob Peterson

I’m listening now. Their focus is live streaming. There’s been some good advice already. I’ve already launched a similar effort to stream recordings provided by community dance musicians. It’s been slow trying to get musicians so for now I’m streaming public domain recordings of community dance music, with loads of traditional international, waltz, contra, and more. You can find out more, listen, and even chat (on Twitch and Second Life), here: https://contracorner.com/radio <https://contracorner.com/radio> I hope you’ll listen during the day. And encourage musicians to provide fresh, modern music! \Bob Peterson Billerica, Massachusetts, USA bob(a)contracorner.com (978) 496-6731 > On Apr 14, 2020, at 10:31, Emily Addison via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Hi fellow contra callers, > > You might be interested in the following webinar that Folk Alliance International is offering THIS FRIDAY on livestreaming. The webinar is primarily for professional musicians but I know some folks are running caller collective gatherings or workshops online and I think there likely will be lots of helpful information. > > I know some of the panelists and they are top notch (e.g., Someone from Canada's national arts centre is on the list. They are working with artists across all of Canada to make high quality livestreams from their homes.) > > The webinar is free. > More info below :) > > Emily Addison > Writing from Ottawa, ON > > FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/214039146704193 <https://www.facebook.com/events/214039146704193> > > <https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8984945545523426574?source=facebo…> > Webinar registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8984945545523426574?source=facebo… <https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8984945545523426574?source=facebo…> > > > "CommUNITY Online Episode 2 - Live Streaming: Earning a Living and Reaching Fans". > During this webinar, viewers will learn from experienced panelists what options are available for presenting livestreamed concerts, how to promote effectively and connect with fans, what options live music venues have for presenting artists online, how to effectively set up to present an online concert, and how to generate income from livestreaming. > > Panelists: > > Crys Matthews and Heather Mae, artists and online presenters of Apart Together > Dan Mangan, artist, co-founder of SideDoor Access > Heather Gibson, Executive Producer, National Arts Centre (Canada) > Jonathan Byrd, artist, creator of Shake Sugaree Residency > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net

4 years, 7 months

Folk Alliance International - Webinar this Friday on Livestreaming

by Emily Addison

Hi fellow contra callers, You might be interested in the following webinar that Folk Alliance International is offering THIS FRIDAY on livestreaming. The webinar is primarily for professional musicians but I know some folks are running caller collective gatherings or workshops online and I think there likely will be lots of helpful information. I know some of the panelists and they are top notch (e.g., Someone from Canada's national arts centre is on the list. They are working with artists across all of Canada to make high quality livestreams from their homes.) The webinar is free. More info below :) Emily Addison Writing from Ottawa, ON FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/214039146704193 <https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8984945545523426574?source=facebo…> Webinar registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8984945545523426574?source=facebo… "CommUNITY Online Episode 2 - Live Streaming: Earning a Living and Reaching Fans". During this webinar, viewers will learn from experienced panelists what options are available for presenting livestreamed concerts, how to promote effectively and connect with fans, what options live music venues have for presenting artists online, how to effectively set up to present an online concert, and how to generate income from livestreaming. Panelists: Crys Matthews and Heather Mae, artists and online presenters of Apart Together Dan Mangan, artist, co-founder of SideDoor Access Heather Gibson, Executive Producer, National Arts Centre (Canada) Jonathan Byrd, artist, creator of Shake Sugaree Residency

4 years, 7 months

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