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by Bobfab＠aol.com

I was a bit frustrated by a reply I received from a MetroMix editor, regarding the advertising of Rochester NY's Weekly Thursday Contra. "I received your note and wanted to tell you that we excluded your listing feeling that it's not appropriate for our target demo of 20-34." Has anyone experienced this sort of rebuff? What is the appropriate way to deal with it? The advertising is free, so the only way I can think is to get the person to a dance. Bob

14 years, 7 months

[Organizers] [Fwd: Virginia Dance Leadership Conference]

by Chris Weiler (home)

Chrissy has some great things to say about starting a dance series. Wish I could go! Chris Weiler Goffstown, NH -------- Original Message -------- chris - gaye fifer and i have put together a weekend for organizers and callers. it will be held in blacksburg, va. could you post this announcement to the sharedweight list? thanks, shawn brenneman --------------------------------- The Virginia Dance Leadership Conference is an event designed for organizers and callers from our region to come together and collaborate about how to build the dance community. It will be held the weekend of Oct 16-18, 2009, in Blacksburg, Va. It's a two track event - one for organizers and one for callers. Chrissy Fowler of Belfast, ME, will be leading sessions for organizers, focusing on creating a clear vision and running a successful community dance series. Bob Dalsemer will be leading the session for callers, focusing on a better understanding of choreography, working with musicians, and engaging new dancers. Conference participants will all join in at the regular Blacksburg contra dance Saturday night, which will be called by Bob's calling class particpants. Registration fee of $45 includes a Friday night social, 4 Saturday workshops, Saturday night contra dance admission, meals on Saturday, Sunday morning brunch and followup session. Hosting is available for out of town participants. Find the details at: http://www.twodogwaltz.com/conference.html Workshop space is limited to 22 organizers and 10 callers. Print out a registration form (from the website) and send it in to reserve your spot! More info: Contact Gaye at 434-244-7858 or Shawn at sbrenneman(a)gmail.com This event is funded in part by the Mary Kay Friday Fund of the CDSS (Country Dance and Song Society). http://www.cdss.org/mary-kay-friday-leadership-fund.html

14 years, 8 months

Re: [Organizers] 4th Annual Ralph Page SharedWeight Lunch gatherings

by LSturgen＠aol.com

Great, see you all there! Liz In a message dated 1/13/2009 9:32:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, chris.weiler(a)weirdtable.org writes: By popular request, both! C LSturgen(a)aol.com wrote: > Is this happening at lunch on Saturday, Sunday, or both? > > Liz > > > In a message dated 1/13/2009 2:50:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > chris.weiler(a)weirdtable.org writes: > > I forgot to mention that some people have been treating this lunch like > a potluck in the past. So feel free to bring food to share and I'm sure > that you'll find others passing food around. > > Chris > > > Chris Weiler (home) wrote: > >> Once again, this year at the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, we will >> be shoving a bunch of tables together and having a lunch gathering of >> people on the SharedWeight lists. A relaxed gathering of people who >> want to talk about calling, dance music or organizing a dance series. >> Always enjoyable, interesting and informative. >> >> Hope to see you there! Look for tables pushed together at the back of >> the dining hall with a SharedWeight sign. >> >> Happy dancing! >> Chris Weiler >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Organizers mailing list >> Organizers(a)sharedweight.net >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > Organizers(a)sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt… > cemailfooterNO62) > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > Organizers(a)sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers > > _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list Organizers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt… cemailfooterNO62)

15 years, 4 months

Re: [Organizers] 4th Annual Ralph Page SharedWeight Lunch gatherings

by LSturgen＠aol.com

Is this happening at lunch on Saturday, Sunday, or both? Liz In a message dated 1/13/2009 2:50:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, chris.weiler(a)weirdtable.org writes: I forgot to mention that some people have been treating this lunch like a potluck in the past. So feel free to bring food to share and I'm sure that you'll find others passing food around. Chris Chris Weiler (home) wrote: > Once again, this year at the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, we will > be shoving a bunch of tables together and having a lunch gathering of > people on the SharedWeight lists. A relaxed gathering of people who > want to talk about calling, dance music or organizing a dance series. > Always enjoyable, interesting and informative. > > Hope to see you there! Look for tables pushed together at the back of > the dining hall with a SharedWeight sign. > > Happy dancing! > Chris Weiler > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > Organizers(a)sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers > _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list Organizers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt… cemailfooterNO62)

15 years, 4 months

[Organizers] 4th Annual Ralph Page SharedWeight Lunch gatherings

by Chris Weiler (home)

Once again, this year at the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, we will be shoving a bunch of tables together and having a lunch gathering of people on the SharedWeight lists. A relaxed gathering of people who want to talk about calling, dance music or organizing a dance series. Always enjoyable, interesting and informative. Hope to see you there! Look for tables pushed together at the back of the dining hall with a SharedWeight sign. Happy dancing! Chris Weiler

15 years, 4 months

[Organizers] Happy Anniversary!!

by Chris Weiler

Hello everyone!! Today is the 4th anniversary of the first post to SharedWeight. Seth Seeger and I continue to be thrilled about how SharedWeight has grown and evolved. And it's all due to your thoughtfulness, willingness to help and energy. We now have around 200 members across 3 lists. Thank you for your participation!! It's people like you that help keep American traditional dance going and will carry it into the future. Happy Dancing!! Chris Weiler Goffstown, NH

15 years, 8 months

[Organizers] booking performers - balancing act

by Chrissy Fowler

Hi all, There has been an interesting discussion on the shared weight callers list, which is relevant to us as organizers. Basically, one of the newer/developing callers was sharing her frustration about feeling shut out of the "bigger" gigs, in part because some of those organizers weren't interested in experimenting with "untested" talent, in part because they wanted to maintain certain 'standards' of skill and performance. I could see her point, as a caller wanting other gigs, but also can see the point of the organizers, whose first responsibility is not necessarily to cultivate growth in the caller/musician community but is rather to run a series that meets the expectations of the dancers and the organizers themselves. Anyhow, I was curious about what the rest of you organizer folks might think about this tension and how you've balanced it. I'll send a condensed version of the content of the caller emails (without names and extraneous details) in a subsequent msg. - Chrissy Fowler Belfast, ME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.belfastflyingshoes.org home 207-338-0979 cell 603-498-3506 _________________________________________________________________ Get thousands of games on your PC, your mobile phone, and the web with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588800/direct/01/

15 years, 8 months

[Organizers] About restraining incident at dance

by P Marsh

Chrissy Fowler noted, and Melody Ball responded, regarding an incident at a dance, in which a dancer requested organizers' assistance regarding a restraining order against another dancer. As a preface, I am not a lawyer -- they won't even let me play one on TV. BUT.... This is something way over the heads of organizers to deal with. Court orders (assuming one actually exists) are full of details to which outsiders are not privy, and should be reviewed by those with the experience and authority to enforce them, such as the local police or sheriff. In this case, I feel the proper course of action is to request that the complaining woman call the local authorities, and let the parties involved sort it all out. The only responsibility of the organizers should be to assure the safety of the participants at the dance (including the two disputing parties) until competent assistance arrives. Pitfalls to the layperson (including dance organizers): a. Is there actually a restraining order in existence? What are its provisions as to locations, times, conditions, responses, remedies, etc.? b. What was the fine print in the purported restraining order about required and/or prohibited conduct on the part of the woman? c. What if the man had been at the dance first, claiming to not know she was coming? What are your responsibilities to him, as a paying customer? d. Could a woman purposefully follow a man and press charges if he was already at the dance and she came within the restricted distance from him? What liability could the dance organizers face if he felt they assisted in a persecution? The list goes sadly on and on, in our unfortunately litigious society. Paul Marsh (never restrained in expressing uninformed opinions) Weare, NH

15 years, 11 months

[Organizers] Restraining Orders?

by George Fowler

Hello all, I would handle this type of incident as I would any other disturbance at a dance (e.g. arguments, fights, drunkenness, inappropriate behavior or language). Ask the offending party (parties) to [1] restrain their behavior, and if it continues [2] leave the dance, and if that is ineffective [3] summon a law enforcement officer. I wouldn't presume to be judge, jury, police re a restraining order, nor attempt to enforce it. Fortunately, in 25 years of managing contradances, beyond overexuberant dancing and an occasional interpersonal exchange with raised voices, and a tispy person or two, I've never had the opportunity to go beyond solution [1]. The contradance clientele in these parts are pretty mellow. George Fowler (1st Sat dance series - Blue Hill, Maine) gwfowler(a)verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <organizers-request(a)sharedweight.net> To: <organizers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 12:00 PM Subject: Organizers Digest, Vol 11, Issue 1 > Today's Topics: > > 1. Restraining Orders (Chrissy Fowler) > 2. Re: Restraining Orders (Melody Ball) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:04:23 -0400 > From: Chrissy Fowler <ktaadn_me(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [Organizers] Restraining Orders > To: <organizers(a)sharedweight.net> > Message-ID: <BLU113-W5336FCCEB358AF3F5CF028DA90(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > > Hello fellow organizers, > > A number of years ago, when I was involved in producing a dance in New > Hampshire, we had the following incident at one of our monthly dances: > > A female dancer asked one of our committee members to intervene because a > man (with whom she had once been in a relationship) had appeared at the > dance. Both were regular dancers in our region. She asserted that there > was a restraining order out on this man, and that he was prohibited from > being within a certain number of yards of her at any given time. She > didn't have a copy of the restraining order, at least not that I remember. > The situation got fairly tense and volatile. No physical violence, but > many heated exchanges. As I recall, after some requests from the > committee member, he left the dance. > > I was wondering if other dance organizers have had to deal with that sort > of thing -- whether restraining orders are involved or not. And I > particularly would like to hear what people think the role and > responsibility of dance organizers is in this sort of situation. > > Thanks, > Chrissy Fowler > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.belfastflyingshoes.org > home 207-338-0979 cell 603-498-3506 > > _________________________________________________________________ > It?s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through > Windows Live? Messenger. Learn how. > https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:21:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: Melody Ball <melodyba(a)swbell.net> > Subject: Re: [Organizers] Restraining Orders > To: A list for dance organizers <organizers(a)sharedweight.net> > Message-ID: <383541.12983.qm(a)web83601.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > It seems to me that the onus is on her, to prove that > there are orders extant: she knows that he's a > dancer, right? So she should have a copy of the > orders with her at any given dance, and be prepared to > show them to the authorities (that SHE calls to > enforce the orders). > > It is in no way incumbent upon organizers, IMO, to > enforce restraining orders. That's a matter for law > enforcement. > > Melody Ball > Dallas > > --- Chrissy Fowler <ktaadn_me(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hello fellow organizers, >> >> A number of years ago, when I was involved in >> producing a dance in New Hampshire, we had the >> following incident at one of our monthly dances: >> >> A female dancer asked one of our committee members >> to intervene because a man (with whom she had once >> been in a relationship) had appeared at the dance. >> Both were regular dancers in our region. She >> asserted that there was a restraining order out on >> this man, and that he was prohibited from being >> within a certain number of yards of her at any given >> time. She didn't have a copy of the restraining >> order, at least not that I remember. The situation >> got fairly tense and volatile. No physical >> violence, but many heated exchanges. As I recall, >> after some requests from the committee member, he >> left the dance. >> >> I was wondering if other dance organizers have had >> to deal with that sort of thing -- whether >> restraining orders are involved or not. And I >> particularly would like to hear what people think >> the role and responsibility of dance organizers is >> in this sort of situation. >> >> Thanks, >> Chrissy Fowler >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://www.belfastflyingshoes.org >> home 207-338-0979 cell 603-498-3506 >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> It?s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other >> social sites through Windows Live? Messenger. Learn >> how. >> > https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow >> _______________________________________________ >> Organizers mailing list >> Organizers(a)sharedweight.net >> > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > Organizers(a)sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers > > > End of Organizers Digest, Vol 11, Issue 1 > ***************************************** >

15 years, 11 months

[Organizers] Restraining Orders

by Chrissy Fowler

Hello fellow organizers, A number of years ago, when I was involved in producing a dance in New Hampshire, we had the following incident at one of our monthly dances: A female dancer asked one of our committee members to intervene because a man (with whom she had once been in a relationship) had appeared at the dance. Both were regular dancers in our region. She asserted that there was a restraining order out on this man, and that he was prohibited from being within a certain number of yards of her at any given time. She didn't have a copy of the restraining order, at least not that I remember. The situation got fairly tense and volatile. No physical violence, but many heated exchanges. As I recall, after some requests from the committee member, he left the dance. I was wondering if other dance organizers have had to deal with that sort of thing -- whether restraining orders are involved or not. And I particularly would like to hear what people think the role and responsibility of dance organizers is in this sort of situation. Thanks, Chrissy Fowler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.belfastflyingshoes.org home 207-338-0979 cell 603-498-3506 _________________________________________________________________ It’s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live™ Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow

15 years, 11 months

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