Hi fellow Shared Weight dance organizers,

I'm very excited to announce a greatly expanded CDSS Resource Portal!

You may remember that CDSS launched a Resource Portal for organizers back in Fall 2018.  The organizer section has since been updated and there are new sections for dance musicians, callers, song leaders, educators ritual dancers, and others!

The goal of the CDSS Resource Portal it to support you and others who take on valuable leadership roles in traditional dance, music and song communities. The Portal does this by linking to many of the very best resources available for callers, educators, organizers, singers, ritual dancers, educators, dance musicians, and more. There are hundreds of resources organized by topic as well as links on how to connect with others online or at in-person gatherings. 


The Portal is only a great as the resources that are shared by the community. We are looking to add even more resources and we really appreciate resources created by members of our network (including you!).  If you know of resources that should be added, please suggest them here: https://www.cdss.org/share-your-resource

If you have follow-up questions for me regarding the portal, please email portal@cdss.org rather than the listserv.  Note that I likely won't be able to respond for a few weeks but do look forward to touching base.  

Also - If you haven't already, you may want to join CDSS's free quarterly e-blast for organizers.  
-> Check out the latest issue sent out today: https://conta.cc/2uRunBM.  
->If you would like to receive future Shop Talks, you can sign up here: https://www.cdss.org/programs/cdss-news-publications/shop-talk 

AND - if you are excited about either the Portal or Shop Talk, please share the news with your friends!

Thanks,
Emily Addison
writing from Ottawa, Ontario