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by Donna Hunt

Hi All: (sorry if some of you receive this multiple times) On March 25, Tony Parkes presented "Diversity in Square Dancing" for Mt Airy Contra (Philadelphia). If you missed the presentation, no worries, we recorded it so you can watch it.. There are two opportunities in the website below, the .mp4 from zoom or the FB live stream. https://thursdaycontra.com/speakers/Tony-Parkes-03-25-2021.html Enjoy! Donna Web Site: donnahuntcaller.com Email: dhuntdancer(a)aol.com Cell: 215-565-6050

4 years

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. You're on the Thursday Night Contra email list and the trial for publicity group now also Our mailing address is: PATMADDon't use this addressElkins Park, PA 19027 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. | | | | |

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*

4 years

David Millstone Presentation

by Donna Hunt

Hi On January 14 David Millstone made a remarkable presentation at the Mt Airy (Philadelphia) Virtual Speaker Series titled: “Country Dance in Modern Times: Squares, ECD and Contras in Post-WWII America” Nearly 150 of you were there! If you missed the live presentation (or want to review it over and over) you can find the archive here: https://thursdaycontra.com/virtualDance/david-millstone-01-14-2021.html Scroll to the bottom of the page for the FB link. We have the do a minor edit on the zoom recording and that should be on the same page in a week or so. Stay safe out there!Cheers Donna Hunt Email: dhuntdancer(a)aol.com Cell: 215-565-6050

4 years, 2 months

Your input in the focus for Dance Flurry organizer discussion?

by Emily Addison

Hi fellow organizers, I hope folks are doing fairly well. These are certainly interesting times. Given that some of you attend the annual organizer discussion at the Dance Flurry, I wanted to check in about the focus of this year's session. I've drafted a description for the session (see below). Do you have any thoughts? I feel as though February might be good time to start talking about how to restart our dance events, even if we don't know when. (The vaccine rollout is giving me a tentative hopeful feeling that gatherings might start in within the next year.) Any advice/thoughts are welcome including alternative topics. The only topic I'm wary of tackling are those that relate to when dances should open as I'm not a health expert and we won't be bringing in health experts to be part of the discussion. Thanks, Emily *Organizers Unite - Talking about the HOW of restarting our events!* *Join our annual Flurry organizers discussion for a unique focus this year... talking about the HOW of restarting our events. Share your thoughts and ideas about how your community plans to restart dancing, re-engage long standing dancers, and attract new participants.* *(We won't focus much on the WHEN of reopening as those decisions depend highlighly on the pandemic and professional health advice.)*

4 years, 3 months

Presentation Alert for Thursday Jan 14

by Donna Hunt

Greetings!I believe this is a must see presentation organized by the Mt Airy (Philadelphia) Contra group. I hope you're able to join us either on z**m or FB. Please read below. David Millstone presents: Country Dance in Modern Times: Squares, ECD and Contras in Post-WWII America Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 •, 8:00 PM Eastern - 9:00 PM Eastern Contact https://thursdaycontra.com/virtualDance.html We know that English country dancing has changed from the time of John Playford 1651 English Dancing Master. Similarly, today's contra dancer enjoys a different experience from that of the early 1800s. But we don't have to look so far in the past to see significant differences in contras, squares, and ECD. In this presentation, David Millstone will explore the dramatic changes that have taken place in different forms of country dancing in the years since World War II, with a special focus on contras. He'll augment his talk with photos, audio files, and video clips to highlight key developments and to help us all appreciate how today's dances evolved. Speaker BioDavid Millstone, Lebanon, NH, discovered contra dances in the early 1970s; he has been a caller for more than 40 years—contras, squares, English country dance, and family-friendly events. He has appeared at venues across North America and in eight European countries. He is past President of the Country Dance and Song Society, and co-ordinates the Square Dance History Project. David is co-author of Cracking Chestnuts, a book about classic American contra dances; he wrote the contra dance history chapter of Dance a While; he created video documentaries about Bob McQuillen, Dudley Laufman, and Ralph Sweet; and he has presented numerous talks on dance history at weekends and dance camps._________________________________________ Registration info: Invitations to our online events are sent to the Mt. Airy (Philadelphia) Contra Dance email list on Monday or Tuesday before the event. To be added to our email list, send email to info(a)thursdaycontra.com with your full name and the location of your local contra dance or other local dance you attend. When you get the email announcement, click the link in the email to register. You will get a confirmation email that includes a link and a password to join the event. Register early! ASAP! If you are unable to join the Z**m (we have a 100 person limit) you can still watch the presentation on Facebook. Here is the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/252514209638062 Once the event starts (at 8pm on 1/14), viewers will be able to find the video on the event page or at https://www.facebook.com/watch/mtairycontra/. If you have other questions you can reach out to me.Donna Huntdhuntdancer(a)aol.com

4 years, 3 months

Re: Organizers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 1

by Frederick Park

Dear Alan, Thanks so much for all that you share and do for those who you’ve chosen as you extended family. I’ve been a subscriber and reader, without commenting a single time to posts, for many years now. Though I’ve saved most of those posts that have come my way, like the text below, the formatting of the notes shared always includes much that reads as "computer speak” related to formatting. Do you know if there is a program that I may run these shared weight posts through that will strip out the extraneous background formatting text before I save them? I do it all by hand and it’s frequently a long, engaging process. I hope this finds you well. I will look forward to visit again sooner than later I hope. Again, I appreciated all that you shared within our community last Tuesday! Thanks so much. Best regards, Frederick Park Celo, NC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:42:00 -0800 From: Darlene Hamilton <historicaldancedarlene(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Organizers] This Tuesday on 5 Things... Inside the Dancing Mind of... To: organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Message-ID: <CAAT+20LL48aKB_0E6ihY1NJeMvMANaT+TsYJ576PQR30HfOo6g(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000829aff05b6ad59e3" --000000000000829aff05b6ad59e3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I will be speaking about organizing events during my 5 Things talk Tuesday night. (I was encouraged by a friend to let you all know you might be interested in joining in the web chat.) *TUESDAY December 22nd: Darlene Hamilton* Darlene Hamilton runs the Historical Tea & Dance Society, which by 2019 was presenting around nine events a year (including balls, afternoon =E2=80=9Ct= ea socials=E2=80=9D, and the all-day conference/workshop/ball =E2=80=9CJane Au= sten Spring Assembly=E2=80=9D), holding three+ dance classes per month, and hosting a m= onthly choreographers=E2=80=99 test-group called =E2=80=9CDance Kitchen.=E2=80=9D = When the pandemic came, Darlene created the weekly =E2=80=9C5 Things=E2=80=9D series, a combination= dance oral-history project and community get-together; by now, Darlene has recorded over 40 interviews with a host of greats from the historical and English country dance worlds. You don=E2=80=99t want to miss this special = =E2=80=9C5 Things=E2=80=9D! *Re**gistration is now open: *https://tinyurl.com/htds-dec22 --=20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darlene Hamilton *The Historical Tea & Dance Society**www.historicalteaanddance.org <http://www.historicalteaanddance.org/>* *Like us on facebook!* --000000000000829aff05b6ad59e3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I will be speaking about organizing events during my = 5 Things talk Tuesday night. (I was encouraged by a friend to let you all k= now you might be interested in joining in the web chat.)=C2=A0</div><div><b= r></div><div><br></div><div> <p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-= variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:no= rmal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"= font-kerning:none"><b>TUESDAY December 22nd: <span class=3D"gmail-Apple-con= verted-space">=C2=A0</span><span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space">=C2= =A0</span>Darlene Hamilton</b></span></p> <p class=3D"gmail-p2" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-= variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:no= rmal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style= =3D"font-kerning:none">Darlene Hamilton runs the Historical Tea & Dance= Society, which by 2019 was presenting around nine events a year (including= balls, afternoon =E2=80=9Ctea socials=E2=80=9D, and the all-day conference= /workshop/ball =E2=80=9CJane Austen Spring Assembly=E2=80=9D), holding thre= e+ dance classes per month, and hosting a monthly choreographers=E2=80=99 t= est-group called =E2=80=9CDance Kitchen.=E2=80=9D<span class=3D"gmail-Apple= -converted-space">=C2=A0 </span>When the pandemic came, Darlene created the= weekly =E2=80=9C5 Things=E2=80=9D series, a combination dance oral-history= project and community get-together;<span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-sp= ace">=C2=A0 </span>by now, Darlene has recorded over 40 interviews with a h= ost of greats from the historical and English country dance worlds.<span cl= ass=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0 </span>You don=E2=80=99t want to= miss this special =E2=80=9C5 Things=E2=80=9D!</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-= p2" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian= :normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:A= rial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-kerning:no= ne"><br></span></p> <p class=3D"gmail-p3" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-= variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:no= rmal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s2" style= =3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch= :normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(26= ,26,26)"><b>Re</b></span><span class=3D"gmail-s3" style=3D"font-variant-num= eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:= normal;font-family:Arial;font-kerning:none"><b>gistration is now open:<span= class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0 </span></b></span><span class= =3D"gmail-s4" style=3D"font-kerning:none"><a href=3D"https://tinyurl.com/ht= ds-dec22">https://tinyurl.com/htds-dec22</a></span></p></div><div><br></div= > <br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_si= gnature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><p style=3D"fo= nt-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~~~~~~</p><p style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:sma= ll"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Darlene H= amilton=C2=A0=C2=A0<br></span><b>The Historical Tea & Dance Society<br>= </b><b><a href=3D"http://www.historicalteaanddance.org/" style=3D"color:rgb= (17,85,204)" target=3D"_blank">www.historicalteaanddance.org</a></b></p><p = style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>Like us= on facebook!</b></p></div></div></div> --000000000000829aff05b6ad59e3-- ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list -- organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net ------------------------------ End of Organizers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 1 ***************************************** –––––––––––––––––––– Frederick Park 3377 Halls Chapel Road Burnsville, NC 28714 828.335.5630 frederick(a)apalache.com ––––––––––––––––––––

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This Tuesday on 5 Things... Inside the Dancing Mind of...

by Darlene Hamilton

I will be speaking about organizing events during my 5 Things talk Tuesday night. (I was encouraged by a friend to let you all know you might be interested in joining in the web chat.) *TUESDAY December 22nd: Darlene Hamilton* Darlene Hamilton runs the Historical Tea & Dance Society, which by 2019 was presenting around nine events a year (including balls, afternoon “tea socials”, and the all-day conference/workshop/ball “Jane Austen Spring Assembly”), holding three+ dance classes per month, and hosting a monthly choreographers’ test-group called “Dance Kitchen.” When the pandemic came, Darlene created the weekly “5 Things” series, a combination dance oral-history project and community get-together; by now, Darlene has recorded over 40 interviews with a host of greats from the historical and English country dance worlds. You don’t want to miss this special “5 Things”! *Re**gistration is now open: *https://tinyurl.com/htds-dec22 -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darlene Hamilton *The Historical Tea & Dance Society**www.historicalteaanddance.org <http://www.historicalteaanddance.org/>* *Like us on facebook!*

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New Shared Weight email discussion list - Growing Up Trad!

by Emily Addison

Hi dance organizers, There's a new Shared Weight list that I wanted to tell you about.... it's called Growing Up Trad! Here's our mission: *Growing up Trad! is an email discussion list for caregiving adults who love traditional dance, music and song. The focus of our conversation is around nurturing these traditions within our families and in particular with the children in our care. * *We are dancers, singers, callers, musicians, and/or lovers of the traditions. We are seeking ways to network with others so that our children can have increased opportunities to engage in our shared traditions, especially if we are isolated in our local communities and have few kindred spirits.* *We welcome parents, grandparents, and anyone else interested in discussing how to encourage the love of traditional dance, music, and song among children in their families. We also hope that this online community will help children and families prepare for connecting in person over time as we are able to meet locally, regionally, and beyond.* We'd love to have any of you join us. More info and how to join is here: https://www.sharedweight.net/lists/growinguptrad/ Thanks! Emily Addison

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