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Letters and Announcements CDSS Outreach Grant Recipients 2011 Director’s Report , by Marie Dalton-Meyer, CDSS Interim Executive DirectorNews from Canada: Poussettes on the Prairie , by Anne MortonRochester, Vermont Contra Dance , by Aaron MarcusDance Tour of the Czech Republic , by Roger W. BroseusFestival Review: Eisteddfod, Festival of Traditional Music , by Linda PragerYoga for Dancers: Hands and Feet , by Anna RainBalance and Sing (Store Update) Song and Dance Round , new words by Sol Weber (2008); music by W.A. Mozart (long time ago)Bettine , dance by Jeffrey Spero; tune by Larry UngerDance to Your Daddy , traditional (both variants from Northumberland); tune notation by Kate BarnesHudson Barn , dance by Jacqueline Schwab and Charles HammondDance to Your Daddy Lyrics , traditionalDance to Your Daddy , poem by Dudley Laufman
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Letters and Announcements Notes from the Office Revitalization: How Do You Make a Dance Come Back to Life? , by Joyce FortuneToronto Women’s Sword , by Reed Thomas and Toronto Women’s SwordYouth Dance Weekend 2010 , by Dave Eisenstadter and Lauren BreunigFinding My Way Out of the Woods , by Bev BernbaumYoga for Dancers: More Hamstrings, More Abdomen , by Anna RainInterview: Rodney Miller, Violin Maker and Fiddler (Part 1) , by Ethan Hazzard-WatkinsLittle Ingrid’s Waltz , traditional Swedish vals, arranged by Kathleen Everingham; dance by Tom AndersonBalance and Sing (Store Update) Upcoming Events
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Letters and Announcements Note s from the Office Maple Morris Explosion , by Justin Morrison and Stefan ReadYoga for Dancers—In Which We Revisit the Hamstrings , by Anna RainBaltimore’s Burn-Off-the-Calories Thanksgiving Dance , by Mike FranchLifetime Contributor—John Ramsay , by Susan Todt, with John RamsayDance, Sing, and Give , by Nancy BoydBecoming a Great Dancer in Five Easy Steps , by Ridge KennedyReview—On the Beat with Ralph Sweet , by Larry EdelmanBalance and Sing (Store Update) Patriot’s Ball , by Tom Spilsbury, Laura Schultz, and Dean HowarthSet for Spring 2010 , by Carl DreherTell Me More—Barn Elms , by Graham ChristianDance: Uncle Toby’s Picnic , by Northwest Passage Camp Contra Choreographers (2008)Tune: Banish Misfortune (Irish traditional)Dance: Banish Misfortune , by Jenna SimpsonEvent Planning Worksheet , by Annie LaskeyUpcoming Events
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Letters and Announcements Notes from the Office The Mac and Ward Awards , by David Millstone and Sharon GreenThe Syracuse Contra Prom , by Sarah VanNorstrandEmbracing Diversity , by Mari CannonTwo Stories: Dancing at The Porch and An American in London , by Mark Judelson and Brad HopkinsTeaching Rights and Lefts , by Carl DreherCheers for the Canoneers! , by Judy Chaves; dedicated to Bill OsgoodStew Shacklette and the Folk Dancer Record Center , interviewed by Don and Sylvia CoffeyTimeless Dressing , by Rowena RoodmanBalance and Sing (Store Update) Yoga for Dancers—Arm Bearing, Part 2 , by Anna RainMy Olympic Escape—Stellar Days and the February Exec Meeting , by Jane Srivastava
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Letters and Announcements Group Corner—Signs of Spring , by Jeff MartellFrom the Youth Desk , by Max NewmanThe Petit Jean Dance Weekend Musicians’ Workshop , by Susan TodtThe Virginia Dance Leadership Conference , by Gaye FiferYoga for Dancers—Opening the Shoulders , by Anna RainA Musical Journey: An Interview with Nils Fredland , by Pat MacPhersonBalance and Sing (Store Update) Send In the Dance Angels! , by Don BellFrom Southern to New England Warmth , by Rhonda BeckmanFried de Metz Herman, 1926-2010 , by Susan St. GermainTell Me More: Mad Robin , by Graham ChristianTune: Guiding Star Nights , by Susan CongerDance: David’s Guiding Star , by Steve Zakon-AndersonTune: Trails of Kubinek , by Keith MurphySongs: Pub Round and Reunion Round , by Jonathan JensenUpcoming Events
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Letters and Announcements Dance in the Classroom—Another Piece of the Logic Puzzle , by Evo BluesteinOrganizing a “Welcome” Workshop for New Dancers , by Deborah DenenfeldHow to Get Rich and Famous as a Traditional Musician , by Ethan Hazzard-WatkinsCDSS Lifetime Contributor—Bob McQuillen , by David Millstone, with Scotty O’Neil, Dudley Laufman, Laurie Andres, Kate Barnes, Steve Zakon-Anderson, and Rodney MillerYoga for Dancers—Align the Spine , by Anna RainBalance and Sing (Store Update) Protecting Traditions for the People, by the People (a new board member’s inside view of the annual meeting) , by Wendy GrahamPresident’s Report , by Bruce HamiltonDirector’s Report , by Brad Foster2008 Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited) Dance: The Prince of Westborough , by Paula KelleyTune: The Middle of Night , by Kate BarnesDance: Remembering Mary Kay , by Mary DevlinTune: Waltz for Mary Kay , by Liz DonaldsonTell Me More—Mars and Venus , by Graham ChristianTune: Pleasant and Delightful , 19th century English; typeset by Kate Barnes; used by permission of Revels, Inc., from their book The Revels Book of Chanteys and Sea Songs Dancing Dangers—Three Poems , by Ken Blackwood, Anne Welch, and Jo WalkerUpcoming Events
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Letters and Announcements Obituaries: Brooke Billings Leonard, Christine Helwig, Paul McCullough, and Gordon Richard Morse III , by Morna Leonard, Marshall Barron, and courtesy of Mary Devlin and The Button Box “There’s exciting stuff going on out there…” , by Ethan Hazzard-WatkinsA Stellar Scholarship Adventure Changes the Lives of Youth , by Eleanor FahrneyRIT Orientation Contra Dance , by Jane KnoeckDance and Tune: Mid Heath and Heather , by E. Bogue and Jan CorayDance and Tune: Mendocino Redwood and Woodlands Walk , by Mary Devlin, Bob Fraley, Elizabeth Zekley; tune by Jonathan JensenSong: Dancing Around , by Jonathan JensenSong: Didn’t I Dance? , by Lori HollandYoga for Dancers—Ease of the Knees , by Anna RainTell Me More—The Hop-Ground , by Graham ChristianBalance and Sing (Store Update) Group Corner: Setting Your Group Up as a Small Business , by Jeff MartellThe CDSS Exec Goes to Lawrence, Kansas , by Linda LiebermanA History of the Lawrence Barn Dance Association , by Jill AllenInternational Money Musk Moment Unites Dancers in Four Countries , by David Millstone and David SmuklerMoney Musk in Verse and Prose , by Nils Fredland, Dudley Laufman, and Sinclair LewisGood Fortune , by Jenny BeerUpcoming Events CDSS Mentorship Program
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