Winter 2020 News for Organizers
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Welcome!
This issue of Shop Talk includes BIG announcements about new and expanding resources for dance, music, and song organizers.
- Shared Weight: Expanding online communities for organizers and others including new group for song.
- Expanded Resource Portal: Many brand new sections with hundreds of resources.
- Next Web Chat: Diversifying Income: Thinking Outside the Money Basket, Feb. 12, 2020, 7-8:15 pm EST
- PLUS registration and scholarship applications are now open for CDSS's 2020 training courses and camp weeks!
Read on…
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Shared Weight: An expansion of online communities that support organizers, callers, musicians, and singers!
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We’re excited to announce the renewal of Shared We
ight which now includes online communities of dance organizers, dance musicians, callers of all sorts, AND a
brand new list for song organizers
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These online communities are a fantastic way to connect with others throughout North America and beyond to ask questions, share information, and discuss topics of common interest. All you need to join is an email address.
Questions about Shared Weight? Email list moderators directly through the
website
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A greatly expanded CDSS Resource Portal!
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We’re also thrilled to announce that
TODAY is the launch of a vastly expanded CDSS Resource Portal!
The goal of the Portal is to support you and others who take on valuable leadership roles in local traditional dance, music, and song communities.
The expanded Portal links to many of the very best resources available for organizers, callers, 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.
We are looking to add even more resources to the Portal and we really appreciate resources created by members of our network. You and your communities each carry expertise that can benefit others! So - if you know of a resource that should be included, suggest it
here.
Please share this news widely with singers, dancers,
organizers, educators, callers, and musicians in your communities!
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Web Chat Registration Now Open!
Diversifying Income: Thinking Outside the Money Basket
February 12, 2020, 7:00-8:15 pm EST
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We're very excited about the upcoming web chat as we know it's a topic that interests lots of organizers!
This web chat will support dance organizers in creating financially healthy communities. Guests from dance groups across the continent will share their experiences and success stories on this topic.
Please share this news with friends who might be interested.
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CDSS CAMP: New Intensive Courses and Scholarships for 2020!
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Nurture a member of your community
by sending them to camp. We’ll send them back home with skills, confidence, and connections to energize your community! Each of these intensive courses happens within one of our longstanding camp weeks. You can learn about the intensives here:
Scholarships
are available for individuals, as well as
Matching Scholarships
for CDSS Affiliate Groups. If you'd like to offer this opportunity to someone in your community, please share this information with your group and consider a Matching Scholarship!
Note: The photograph is of Julie Vallimont and Noah VanNorstrand who are teaching this year's Contra Dance Musicians Course. (Photo: Garret Fondoules)
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Feedback:
We always appreciate feedback. Please email your comments or suggestions to
emily@cdss.org
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Share Shop Talk with your fellow organizers:
Engage with us on organizer projects:
We love to have help with collating and organizing best practices. Also we’d love to hear your ideas about organizing! Email
emily@cdss.org
if you would like to help out with organizer projects.
CDSS Membership:
Join CDSS as an individual or as an Affiliate group. Membership both provides you with specific supports and supports CDSS to create resources like this e-newsletter, the web chats, the Portal, and Shared Weight. To join visit these links:
Individual and family membership
or
Affiliate (group) membership.
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Happy dancing, singing, and playing trad music!
Emily Addison (Consultant) & Linda Henry (CDSS Community Resources Manager)
If you have suggestions or content for the next shop
Shop Talk
, email
emily@cdss.org
. For specific requests or advice, email
linda@cdss.org
.
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