Organizers September 2022

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by Emily Addison

Hi Seth and Doug + All :) Seth and Doug - Thanks so much for sharing some ideas and tips on house concert organizing! I had to set that project aside for a few weeks but I've dug into some planning today and your advice and links are really helpful. All - I'm wondering about house concerts being an additional way that we can support dance musicians + bring together our communities during this time when some people feel able to dance while others can't. For a long time, our contra community (in Ottawa ON) would book a little tour for dance musicians, with them playing in Montreal the day after, and sometimes doing an afternoon workshop. I know lots of dance musicians are ready to play but there aren't as many dance gigs (at least yet) than before the pandemic. Having the option of house concerts seems like a really great option. Anyway - I don't want to take up too much bandwidth on this list as it's about dance organizing but Seth and Doug... thank you! I'll follow up as I'm sorting out details. :) Hope you're all doing really well. I got in my first in-person dancing this past weekend since the start of the pandemic. It was the Adirondack Dance Weekend. What an incredibly well organized event it was... .... so many lovely details making the whole weekend very magical. :) Emily Writing from Ottawa ON

2 years, 6 months

Dance organizers - any resources for organizing house concerts?

by Emily Addison

Hey dance organizers, Seems like many of our communities are opening up for dancing again .... exciting times! I haven't gone to a dance yet but I know so many are enjoying getting back into the groove. I'm thinking of starting to organize the occasional house concert as we've finished an addition that would be a great space for such things. Do any of you know of a good tips sheet for how to organize an awesome house concert? I'm thinking about things like (1) how finances work (e.g., collect payments ahead of time?) (2) how to make the vibe really awesome (3) thoughts on insurance. Any leads on this kind of thing? Thanks! Emily Addison in Ottawa, ON [image: width=] <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>

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