Hello fellow dance organizers,
I’m reaching out on behalf of CDSS regarding two items that we hope may be
of interest to some of you. (Apologies if you are on a few Shared Weight
lists as I'm sending similar messages to many of the lists.)
*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 jam sessions, online concerts,
workshops, 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
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Dance organizers, if you would kindly let your dancers know the following, it will help the musicians who need everyone’s support during the dearth of dancing. I appreciate your support in forwarding this.
\Bob Peterson
Country Dance Music Radio - https://radio.contracorner.com
bob(a)contracorner.com
395 Concord Road
Billerica, MA 01821
(978) 496-6731
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Country Dance Music Radio (CDMR) is a new Internet streaming radio station dedicated to playing traditional dance music for the enjoyment of dancers. Programming includes contra, English country, and more. We’ve just added these musicians and bands:
- Alex Sturbaum
- Anadama
- Chip Prince and Ilya Levin
- Daron Douglas
- Chimney Swift
- Golden Bantam String Band
- Newport String Project
- The Poor Cousins
You can listen here:
https://radio.contracorner.com/ <https://radio.contracorner.com/>
Please spread the news to your dancing friends and musicians! More music and musicians are being added all the time.
Most importantly, PLEASE DONATE BACK TO THE MUSICIANS who’ve so generously lent their music to the station and played for us at our dances. Many of these are selling even more of their music than appears on the station, so don’t miss out of the music even if you can’t dance.
The station runs all day and night. This is a great complement to the live-streamed concerts popping up now and then. Radio is available wherever and whenever. You can listen through your smartphone or your computer. And watch the site for special programming that will be developed.
All my best wishes to you,
\Bob Peterson
bob(a)contracorner.com
Country Dance Music Radio - https://radio.contracorner.com/ <https://radio.contracorner.com/>
Several weeks ago there was a thread labeled “Maintaining contact with our communities”
Last week I organized a Contra Dance Community Virtual Open Mic Coffee House.
Using Zoom, 18 joined in sharing songs, playing music, sharing a joke, telling a story and just sitting back and talking with each other.
It was a lot of fun and I plan on doing it again next month.
Take care and be safe.
Orin
Pioneer Valley of Western Mass.
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On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 1:07 PM Emily Addison via Organizers
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> remember to either (1) make sure to delete the past discussion OR (2) respond by creating a NEW email using the same subject line.
On the other hand, for members who subscribe using gmail and other
email clients that normally thread messages, (2) is really
inconvenient because you can't follow the thread of existing messages.
You also can't mute individual threads that you're not interested in.
Jeff
Hi fellow Shared Weight organizers,
HOT OFF THE PRESS....!
CDSS is hosting an upcoming web chat on the same topic we were discussing
late last week - how to connect our community members during the pandemic.
(The web chat has been in the works for a few weeks but we had to finalize
the details.)
More information is below including a link to register.
(The web chat is free.)
I'm really hoping that some of us will share our ideas with those on the
call... it would be great to hear more about your ideas AND see some of
your faces!
:) Emily Addison
Writing from Ottawa, Ontario
NEW! Web Chat for All Communities
Yes We CAN Keep in Touch!
Connecting Our Communities During the Pandemic
We’re saving our previously announced Web Chat for song organizers for a
later date. Tune in for this special Web Chat later this month!
Wednesday, April 29, 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT
Amidst this period of physical distancing, many music, dance, and song
groups are finding creative ways to keep their community members connected.
We’d love to help you hear from many organizers far and wide about
inspiring experiences that are working in their local communities. So we’re
hosting a special web chat using a new format to bring you innovative ideas
for ALL communities—song, music, dance (ECD, contra, Morris, square,
dancing with kids, etc.). We welcome your ideas!
Register online
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by 4/24 to share your group’s experience (provide brief description
in registration form)
by 4/28 to join as a listener
Please share this message with friends
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and
help us spread this virtual quilt of ideas over the entire continent and
beyond! Questions? Contact resources(a)cdss.org
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Hi Liz
Yes, when that email was sent about trimming old replies, I will admit, I
was planning on writing back to ask how one can follow an ongoing thread
when trimming all of the content. I will trim whatever I can in this
email that is not vital to the coherence of the thread.
As another great example, if I replied to this email, how can people figure
out what I am responding to? Again, if you receive only a handful of
emails per day, it would be less of a challenge to figure this out.
I do agree that facebook would not be a good substitute for email list, for
precisely the same reason.
Paul Rosenberg
Albany, NY
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On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 9:55 AM Liz Burkhart via Organizers <
organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Anyone who disagrees or doesn't understand about the need for trimming old
> replies should refer to the welcome email. The subject is "Official welcome
> to the new SharedWeight." Seth Seeger & Chris Weiler worked hard on this
> project; don't you think they thought of the best way to do things? In that
> email it clearly states:
>
> * IMPORTANT: When you respond to a post on the list, please remember to
> trim off old replies. It will make it much easier for others to use our
> list, especially those that receive the digest version.
>
> I believe the listserv is superior to Facebook because it's more inclusive
> and more easily searchable. People tend to stay on topic better on the
> email, as well.
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Yes, the three dots mean that all the stuff shown when you click the dots
will show up in replies.
With that said, I would disagree that this system is superior to Facebook.
Having multiple new threads pop up in Gmail for what is in reality a single
thread isn't by itself a good enough reason for me to want to unsubscribe,
but having to go back and delete old replies seems a bit much. Was Google
Groups considered, as it sounds like this behavior is not an issue with
that medium? Facebook's organizer group also seems much more active and
more conducive to replies that are anything less than a multi-paragraph
reply, and the group can also be searched, similar to email.
Jonathan Roveto
Owner/Member
Fair Oaks Holdings, LLC
Cell: (559) 961-7497
PO Box 684492
Marietta, GA 30068