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Fwd: THIS THURSDAY - Tony Parkes presents 'Diversity in Square Dancing, March 25!

by Donna Hunt

Please see below for another great presentation from the Mt Airy (Philadelphia) Contra dance speaker series. Donna Email: dhuntdancer(a)aol.com Cell: 215-565-6050 -----Original Message----- From: Mt. Airy Contra <info(a)thursdaycontra.com> To: dhuntdancer(a)aol.com Sent: Wed, Mar 24, 2021 1:33 pm Subject: THIS THURSDAY - Tony Parkes presents 'Diversity in Square Dancing, March 25! 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#yiv4764336763templateFooter .yiv4764336763mcnTextContent p{font-size:14px !important;line-height:150% !important;}} the African roots of dance calling, the Black presence in square dancing throughout the 20th century, and the squares now danced by people of color | | | | | View this email in your browser | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Join us on Thursday March 25 for a special presentation with Tony Parkes starting at 8 pm (EDST)! On Thursday March 25, Tony will join the Mt Airy Virtual Contra Speaker Series to present “Diversity in Square Dancing”. In this presentation we will "learn about the African roots of dance calling, the Black presence in square dancing throughout the 20th century, and the variety of squares now danced by people of color from Arctic Canada to the Caribbean. Illustrated with many video and audio clips.” Tony Parkes is one of the most experienced square and contra dance callers in North America. He started calling in 1964, possibly the first of the "baby boom" generation to do so. Since then he has taught and called contras and New England squares in 35 states, Canada, and Europe; led numerous callers' training workshops; produced many recordings of dance music with and without calls, served on the boards of several dance organizations, and published two collections of original squares and contras. Based in the Boston area, he calls extensively throughout New England for both casual and experienced dancers, and is a frequent headliner at large dance events across the nation and the world. Tony and Beth Parkes' website: www.hands4.com The registration for z--m is full but you can still watch this presentation live stream on FB using either link. Simply click on either link at 8 pm on Thursday: https://www.facebook.com/watch/mtairycontra/ https://www.facebook.com/events/459444798807916 OR if you cannot tune in for the live presentation, we will be recording it and you can go to our website in a week and it will be posted here. https://thursdaycontra.com/speakers/ Any questions please email info(a)thursdaycontra.com | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Copyright © 2021 PATMAD, All rights reserved. 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4 years

Contradance Website Search Engine Optimization

by ROBERT FABINSKI

Greetings from Rochester NY! We are taking this down-time to work on our website; CDRochester.org. It uses Wordpress, and we recently turned on the AOI-SEO (All-in-one Search-Engine-Optimization) options. So, now we have to put in terms that will increase our presence in search results for potential new ECD and contradancers. I am soliciting from the hive mind, ideas for these terms. So far we've come up with the groupings below.The idea is to anticipate what people will type into a search engine when they looking for activities similar to ours. We'd appreciate hearing about terms you've used successfully, or thoughts you have about what else might be good terms. We also welcome any experiences, good or bad, related to SEO in general or the Wordpress AOI-SEO in particular, that you wish to share. Instruments the performers play are already listed in performer specific AOI-SEO fields. For meta-data fields of all our events:ParticipatorySocial DanceTraditional Folk Dancing Live Music (except the Techno/Crossover/Club contras) No Partner Needed For meta-data fields of our larger events:Dance FestivalDance Weekend For meta-data fields of ECD events and performers:Jane Austen Dance Pride and Prejudice BridgertonRegencyMerryton Assembly Dancers (Our demo group) Wakefield Dancers (predecessor to our demo group) For meta-data fields of Contra events and performers: Modern Urban Contra - MUC Traditional Square DancesTechno/Crossover/Club ContraNew England Contra Thanks - and I hope to see you on the dance floor in the not-too-distant future! Bob Fabinski

4 years

photography policy?

by Karey Bacon

Hi all, We in Philadelphia are using our Covid time to try to get some policies done. One thing that has come up is a photography/video policy. Some dancers do not want to appear in any photos or videos. Some ideas we tossed about that have practical drawbacks: -designate one line as always non-photo/video -buttons or badges for those who do not want to be on camera Is this something your dance has grappled with? Anything you've come up with that you're willing to share? Thanks in advance, *Karey Bacon* she/her/hers *267-437-5641*

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