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Program Survey (POTD2 organizers' conference) Expires September 7!

by Dance Organizers Conference via Organizers

Dear Dance Organizers, As you have hopefully heard, plans afoot for a very exciting conference of dance organizers throughout Eastern Canada and the Northeastern US. Whoohoo! We are announcing..... Puttin’ On the Dance 2: Hands Across the Border, March 20-22, in Ottawa, Ontario. This conference will bring people like you to share ideas and experiences, learn new skills and strategies for successful dances, and more. We’ll also dance, eat, and have fun with our organizer peers! PLEASE GIVE US *YOUR* INPUT At this point in our planning we want to know FROM YOU what you want to see happen at the conference, including what topics would be most helpful for your dance community to be discussed. Please click on the following link and respond to our brief survey by Sunday September 7th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19B0OScEeztA45RM7pEr8hrCSj5p--9Qset4Y8wl9jM… We have recently updated the POTD website, www.puttinonthedance.org. While not all details are up (e.g., registration opens in October) you can find out a fair bit about what we have planned. More information on the conference is also below. If you know other dance organizers who might be interested in this conference please feel free to forward this message along to them. Thanks! Sincerely, Emily Addison, Ottawa ON, committee chair, for the POTD2 committee Adina Gordon, Burlington VT Andrew Clyde, Ottawa ON Catherine Burns, Ottawa ON Chrissy Fowler, Belfast ME Danielle Boudreau, Manchester VT David Smukler, Syracuse NY Delia Clark, Taftsville VT Linda Henry, Amherst, MA Nancy Turner, Mad River VT Quena Crain, Brattleboro VT Reta Troop, Smith Falls, ON Roger Williams, Ottawa ON Sarah VanNorstrand, Syracuse NY Tara Bolker, Hamilton ON Val Robb, Ottawa ON -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More information on the conference: WHAT IS PUTTIN' ON THE DANCE? In November 2011, the first Puttin' On the Dance convened 78 dance organizers for a conference in White River Junction, VT. POTD was packed with workshops, discussions, dancing and more! Many dance communities benefited in significant ways from this weekend, and it was clear an event like this should happen every few years. (See testimonials.) POTD2 will provide resources and opportunities for learning, sharing, and renewal! We’ll strengthen networks for sustaining the dance traditions we love throughout our region. WHO? For organizers of any American/English dance series! This includes contra, English country, community/family, square, Quebecois, Cape Breton, and other American and Canadian social dance. ALL dance organizers are welcome to attend! We are specifically targeting in eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S.: New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Ontario. HOW MUCH? Attending this event is an excellent investment in your dance’s future! Making this conference as affordable as possible is one of our priorities, but there are many ways you and your group can help pay your way, including travel costs. More information on costs and registration will be available later in the summer. WHERE? Ottawa, Ontario WHY CANADA? The first POTD was co-sponsored by many dance organizations, including the Country Dance and Song Society. After supporting several conferences throughout the U.S. since 2006, CDSS recently decided it’s time to help a conference happen in Canada. The Ottawa dance contra community sent three of their dance organizers to the first POTD. Those individuals and their local dance organization are thrilled to help catalyze the next conference in the Northeast Region – on their home turf. A reminder, passports are required for travel to Canada by US Citizens. Plan ahead! QUESTIONS? email puttinonthedance(a)gmail.com

10 years, 8 months

3 for 2

by Rickey Holt via Organizers

Hi again, Another payment issue. Up to now we have paid caller, musicians, (and sound person) a guarantee of $50 each, up to $150 for the band. We are considering simply paying $150 for the band, even if there are only 2 musicians. The problem I see is that in that case the musicians get a minimum of $75 each, but the caller still gets a minimum of only $50. Hardly seems fair. Have you any thoughts on this? Rickey Holt

10 years, 8 months

Paying travel expenses

by Rickey Holt via Organizers

Hi organizers, Those of you who pay towards mileage - what do you pay? How do you budget ahead? We are small monthly dance in southern New Hampshire and much of the talent that calls or plays for our dances come from a pretty long ways. Others who do not come to call or play for us might if we were to at least pay something for travel, but we need to be careful not to go over budget. Sounds conceptually simple, but complex in practice to figure out our expenses ahead. Have you any experience with this? Rickey Holt, Deerfield NH dance

10 years, 8 months

NE Organizers' Conference, March 20-22

by Dance Organizers Conference via Organizers

Helo! You are getting this email because you're on the Puttin' On the Dance <http://www.puttinonthedance.org> email list. If you no longer wish to receive our messages regarding the POTD conference please email us, puttinonthedance(a)gmail.com, or simply reply to this email with the word 'cancel' in the subject line. Below is a message that's also gone out to relevant dance listservs in the last couple days. As you have shown specific interest in POTD in the past (or your contact info was forwarded to us by someone who has), we'd really like to draw your attention to our Programming Survey. The survey will be going out in less than a week and we're depending on lots and lots of completed ones coming back by the first week in September--we hope you'll watch for it! Thank you, Tara, for the POTD2 planning committee <http://www.puttinonthedance.org/who-we-are/> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Calling all Northeast organizers! U.S. organizers get your passports ready; Canadian organizers leave yours at home this time... Puttin On the Dance 2: Hands Across the Border is happening in Ottawa, Ontario this March and plans are really taking off! Keep in touch and start making *your* plans: - Watch the POTD website, puttinonthedance.org, for details as they emerge. - Visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PuttinOnTheDance2 -- and maybe even like us :) - Help us plan our best possible conference by filling out the POTD2 Programming Survey, coming out very soon! - Email us with your questions, thoughts and ideas, puttinonthedance(a)gmail.com. We're building on the success of the first Puttin' On the Dance--scroll down to the bottom for snips of a few of the nice things folks had to say about POTD: A Conference of Northeast Dance Organizers, held in White River Junction VT, 2011. Sincerely, from all of us who are puttin' on Puttin' On the Dance 2, Adina Gordon, Andrew Clyde, Danielle Boudreau, Catherine Burns, Chrissy Fowler, David Smukler, Delia Clark, Emily Addison, Linda Henry, Nancy Turner, Quena Crain, Reta Troop, Roger Williams, Sara Lawson, Sarah VanNorstrand, Tara Bolker, and Val Robb from Amherst MA, Brattleboro VT, Belfast ME, Burlington VT, Hamilton ON, Iroquois ON, Mad River VT, Ottawa ON, Smith Falls ON, Syracuse NY, and Taftsville VT ____________________________________________________________ And here are those snips: It was a blast to be with so many like-minded people and learn so many new tricks . . . . . - S.H., Woodstock VT . . . needed for many years . . . . . keep the discussion going through the listserve and future conferences! - P.R., Saratoga Springs NY . . . . . my belief that this work is important has been validated many times over. - L.S., Nelson NH Vision, mission, action. Thanks to this conference, I now have new ideas for the future of my dance. . . . . . - A.M., Londonderry, NH . . . . I left the conference feelilng supported, appreciated and rejuvenated . . . . . - C.E., Lewiston, ME . . . . I plan to steal shamelessly. . . . . . - R.L., Hartford CT . . . . . I was blown away! . . . . . I might even call it a life-changing experience. . . . . . - E.A., Ottawa ON

10 years, 9 months

NE Organizers' Conference, March 20-22

by Dance Organizers Conference via Organizers

Calling all Northeast organizers! U.S. organizers get your passports ready; Canadian organizers leave yours at home this time... Puttin On the Dance 2: Hands Across the Border is happening in Ottawa, Ontario this March and plans are really taking off! Keep in touch and start making *your *plans: - Watch the POTD website, puttinonthedance.org, for details as they emerge. - Visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PuttinOnTheDance2 <http://www.facebook.com/PuttinOnTheDance2--and> --and maybe even like us :) - Help us plan our best possible conference by filling out the POTD2 Programming Survey, coming out very soon! - Email us with your questions, thoughts and ideas, puttinonthedance(a)gmail.com. We're building on the success of the first Puttin' On the Dance--scroll down to the bottom for snips of a few of the nice things folks had to say about POTD: A Conference of Northeast Dance Organizers, held in White River Junction VT, 2011. Sincerely, from all of us who are puttin' on Puttin' On the Dance 2, Adina Gordon, Andrew Clyde, Danielle Boudreau, Catherine Burns, Chrissy Fowler, David Smukler, Delia Clark, Emily Addison, Linda Henry, Nancy Turner, Quena Crain, Reta Troop, Roger Williams, Sara Lawson, Sarah VanNorstrand, Tara Bolker, and Val Robb from Amherst MA, Brattleboro VT, Belfast ME, Burlington VT, Hamilton ON, Iroquois ON, Mad River VT, Ottawa ON, Smith Falls ON, Syracuse NY, and Taftsville VT ____________________________________________________________ And here are those snips: It was a blast to be with so many like-minded people and learn so many new tricks . . . . . - S.H., Woodstock VT . . . needed for many years . . . . . keep the discussion going through the listserve and future conferences! - P.R., Saratoga Springs NY . . . . . my belief that this work is important has been validated many times over. - L.S., Nelson NH Vision, mission, action. Thanks to this conference, I now have new ideas for the future of my dance. . . . . . - A.M., Londonderry, NH . . . . I left the conference feelilng supported, appreciated and rejuvenated . . . . . - C.E., Lewiston, ME . . . . I plan to steal shamelessly. . . . . . - R.L., Hartford CT . . . . . I was blown away! . . . . . I might even call it a life-changing experience. . . . . . - E.A., Ottawa ON

10 years, 9 months

[Musicians] Mandolin Orchestra: Looking for new members

by Paul Wilde via Musicians

Hey all, Sorry if this is slightly off topic, so I'll be brief. Our mandolin orchestra, based in Providence RI, is looking for new members. If you play mandolin, an instrument in the mando family, classic guitar, or fiddle and would like to become a mando player, please contact me off list and I will send you further info on auditions, taking place the first wknd in Aug. Reading a must. Many thanks, Paul W. PS Our rep is quite varied and interesting. Not what you might imagine.

10 years, 9 months

Expected Life of Sound Equipment

by Richard Dempsey via Organizers

What's a reasonable depreciation schedule for sound equipment? Not that depreciation makes any tax sense for us, but rather, it's a useful way to figure out how much we should budget over time to feed a fund to replace our equipment when it wears out. Also, I understand there's a Contra sound group or traditional dance sound group or something like that somewhere on the Internet. Can anyone provide me with a lead? Thanks, Rich

10 years, 10 months

Best floor finish and treatment

by Lisa Sieverts via Organizers

Hi there, I’ve asked several folks in the past, but find myself having to do wood floor research again. What finish do you put on your wood dance floor? Are you happy with it? What is your regular maintenance process? Thank you, Lisa -- <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103582272438&s=522&e=001yMXrq9ir0gBX7ESCD5f3q…> lisa(a)lisasieverts.com 603-762-0235

10 years, 10 months

Accounting Tools

by Richard Dempsey via Organizers

What tool(s) are used to track your club's expenses? At the first Puttin' on the Dance in 2011 in White River Junction, I heard Rob Lindauer present how the Hartford Dance does it. They have a great alignment across the different dances through the use of a common spreadsheet format for reporting the event results. In addition, they use Quicken for the tax accounting. While our organization doesn't have to file the detailed tax returns (well not yet), I think it'd be good to organize our accounting so it will be easier when the time comes. It doesn't look like Quicken would be the best fit for us, so I'm reaching out to see what else is used. Thanks! Rich Dempsey Country Dancers of Rochester (NY)

10 years, 10 months

[Musicians] Wedding Tunes

by Sue Robishaw via Musicians

Hi, If you play for weddings (the ceremony part) what are some of the tunes that you use? Our (mainly) old-time dance/background music trio found itself playing for a small, home orchard wedding a few weeks ago. Very last minute with communications hazy so we didn't know exactly what we would be doing until we got there (thank goodness for wedding photographers!). But it didn't rain, the mosquitoes were kind, the wedding went beautifully, and we got by nicely with what we had. The tune ("Waltz of the Little Girls) we thought was going to be "ceremony music" (they didn't have any) worked for the bridal party entrance and we even managed the "here comes the bride" march. They exited nicely to "Mairi's Wedding" (walking speed), and a key and speed change got the guests up and moving. A few hours just wasn't quite enough for us to comfortably play the usual (is it still usual??) Mendelssohn's Wedding March. We don't plan to become a wedding band but we realize this could happen again and would like to have a few more appropriate tunes to draw on. Lover's Waltz we have, and the Wedding March (now) but a few more would be nice. Any general wedding suggestions appreciated as well! (such as, make sure you have chairs nearby to sit on so you don't have to stand with your instruments during the whole ceremony when you realize there is nothing nearby to sit on and no way to nicely remove yourselves (and get back for the exit) once the ceremony started) (thankfully, it wasn't a long one). Thanks! Sue Robishaw, U.P. of Michigan, sue(a)manytracks.com

10 years, 10 months

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