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Spring 2019

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Special This Issue

• Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the CDSS Grants Program, by Linda Henry and Katy German
• Larks and Ravens: A Report from the Field, by Dela and Dugan Murphy
• Celebrating the Life of Tom Siess, by Anne Siess and Brad Foster
• CDSS Executive Committee Kicks Off New Strategic Direction in Nashville, Tennessee, by Pam Paulson
• Tips on Becoming a Better Intermediate-Level Dancer, by Laura Brodian Freas Beraha
• Taking Someone Aside, by Jeff Kaufman
• 2019 CDSS Camp Weeks
• Improving the ECD Open Band Experience, by Robert Reichert
• CDSS Archives Receive New Collection, New Energy, by Susan Creighton and Katy German
• Remembering Kate Van Winkle Keller, by Graham Christian
• The Experience of a Lifetime: Contra Dance at Burning Man, by Mark Mathis

Recurring Contributions

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Masthead
• Letters and Announcements
• CDSS Sings — Lucy Picco Simpon’s “What’s in a Song,” by Peter Amidon
• Stories from the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society: Beverly Francis & David Chandler
• English Country Dance: Ties of Love, by Jenny Beer
• All Join Hands: Community Dance in Utah, by Laraine Miner and Marian Rose
• News from Canada: Remembering Cameron Stewart, by Jane Srivastava
• Contra Dance: Rainbows Over Ogontz, by Don Veino
• Last Page

Winter 2018-2019

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Special This Issue

• Surprising Harmony, Made Sweeter by You, by Katy German
• Dancing in Canterbury, by Dudley Laufman
• Introducing the CDSS Commons, by Sarah Pilzer
• Toronto Exec Meeting Highlights Our North American Focus, by Joel Bluestein
• Marketing Your English Country Dance: Don’t Blame Jane, by Lisa Brown
• Taking the Dance with You into the World with Nonviolent Communication (NVC), by Harriette Bugel and Bruce Hamilton

Recurring Contributions

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Masthead
• Letters and Announcements
• Stories from the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society: Gaye Fifer
• All Join Hands: Calling for Weddings, by Marian Rose
• Contra Dance: Come With Me, by Rick Mohr
• English Country Dance: Renewal, by Gary Roodman
• CDSS Sings — Songs for Surviving: Reflections on the Lullaby, by Rachel Rudi
• News from Canada — Toronto Women’s Sword Tour to the North of England: The Traditional Home of Sword Dancing, by Bev Bernbaum and Laurie Cumming
• Last Page

Fall 2018

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In This Issue

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Letters and Announcements
• The CDSS Strategic Plan 2019-2023
• All Join Hands: Dispatches from the World of Community Dancing, by Marian Rose
• Stories from the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society: Dave Pokorney and Jolaine Jones-Pokorney
• News from Canada: Living the Regency Life at Port Alberni’s Jane Austen Festival, by Jane Schmidt, with contributions from Martha Burd
• CDSS Sings: The Three Ravens, by Lorraine Lee Hammond
• English Country Dance: A New Leaf, by Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett
• CDSS Expands Its Support for Local Organizers: New Resources and How You Can Get Involved, by Emily L. Addison and Linda Henry
• Two Resources Promoted in The CDSS Organizers’ Portal
• Contra Dance: Petromorphosis, by Paul Morris
• Deeds Not Words: Celebrating Suffrage with English Dance , by Louise Siddons
• English Country Dance: Deeds Not Words, by Hazel Moir, to a tune composed by Rebecca King
• Contra Dance: Adrift, by Cary Ravitz
• Nancy Petrie: My Hero, 100 Years Young, by Susan Amessé
• Back Cover

Summer 2018

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In This Issue

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Letters and Announcements
• News from Canada: Weaving Old-Time Music and Dance into the Fabric of Small Town Life, by Leslie Gotfrit
• Announcing the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society, and John Dexter’s Story
• David Ward’s Waltz, by Anita Anderson
• Tell Me More: Dr. Fauster’s Tumblers, by Graham Christian
• All Join Hands: Dispatches from the World of Community Dancing, by Marian Rose
• Skill-Building for Dance Promotion: How to Create Good Instructional Dance Videos, by Don Bell
• Advocating for our arts: CDSS and the North American conversation on participatory arts
• Two Contra Tunes: The Alligator’s Dentist and Gator Boots for Jolie, by Peter Esherick, Erika Gerety, Erin McMullin, and Ladies at Play
• Annual Meeting Looks to the Future of CDSS, by John Seto and Craig Meltzner
• A Couple Left the Set While We Were Dancing!, by Laura Brodian Freas Beraha
• English Country Dance: Waltzing with Gaye or Madame Fifer’s Inauguration, by Beverly Francis
• CDSS Sings: On the Banks of Coldbrook, by Anthony G. Barrand, Ph.D.
• Milestones

Spring 2018

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In This Issue

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Letters and Announcements
• Remembering Rickey Holden, by Tony Parkes
• Marketing Tips—Old School News Releases Still Work!, by Lisa C. Brown and David N. Boyer
• News from Canada—A Survey of Canadian Traditional Dance, Music, and Song Organizers, by Emily L. Addison
• Tell Me More—Hombey House, by Graham Christian
• English Country Dance—Atossa’s Gift, by Scott Higgs
• CDSS Sings—The Cowboy, by Martha Burns
• Waltz Circle Mixer—Lighter Than Air, by Susan English
• Community Outreach Far and Wide: News from CDSS Grant Recipients in Karlsruhe, Germany, and Hindman, Kentucky, by Rebecca Sass and Brett Ratcliff
• Contra Dance—Caroline’s Stellar Stomp, by Wendy Graham
• Wild Rose Garland Continues the Tradition, by Mikki Tint
• Rush to Catch Up Or Not?, by Laura Brodian Freas Beraha

Winter 2017-2018

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In This Issue

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Letters and Announcements
• CDSS Sings—Swing and Turn, Jubilee, by Lorraine Lee Hammond
• Outreach Far and Wide: News from CDSS Grant Recipients in Calgary, Alberta and Missoula, Montana, by Leslie Gotfrit and Chelle Karcher
• Report from the CDSS Governing Board, by Nancy Barbour, Dorcas Hand, and John Seto
• Two Contra Dances, by Melanie Axel-Lute
• Yoga for Dancers—The Spaces in Between the Thoughts: Yoga Esoterica on the Dance Floor, by Anna Rain
• The Dancernot: A Poem, by Steve Green
• Letter from the Executive Director, by Katy German
• Song to the Moon: A New English Country Dance, by Colin Hume
• Tell Me More: Cottey House, by Graham Christian

Fall 2017

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In This Issue

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Letters and Announcements
• New from Canada—ECD-Sea to Sea, by Lorraine Sutton
• The Road to a Performance, by Linda Golaszewski
• Tell Me More—Hambleton’s Round O, by Graham Christian
• Why Dance in China?, by Susan L. English, Ph.D.
• CDSS Sings—A Singing Square Dance, by Bob Dalsemer
• CDSS 2016 Annual Report
• Yoga for Dancers—Descend, Ascend, Broaden, Soften: Strengthen the Muscles that Lift Your Torso, by Anna Rain
• Jean’s Story, by Andrea S. Pitkow
• A Room That Spoke, by Gary Shapiro

Summer 2017

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In This Issue

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Letters and Announcements
• Lifetime Contributor 2017 Sandy Bradley—How She Got Started, by Sandy Bradley
• Tell Me More—Childgrove, by Graham Christian
• News from Canada—Dancing with Friends, by Lorraine Muenster and Lynette Dyck
• CDSS Sings—“Song on the Times”, by Jeremy Carter-Gordon
• Leading a Contra Dance Role-Swapping Workshop, by Erik Erhardt and Tina Fields
• Training New Contra Callers in Portland, ME, by Dugan Murphy
• Yoga for Dance Gypsies!, by Anna Rain

Spring 2017

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In This Issue

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Letters and Announcements
• It’s the Same Joy Everywhere, by Alice Boyle
• Hive Mind—Making New Dancers Feel Welcome, Safe and Eager to Return
• Musicians Column—Aspects of Musicality, by Martha Edwards
• Dance for College Credit!, by Hilton Baxter
• CDSS Sings—The Faces of Song (with the song The Grey Cock, collected by Cecil J. Sharp), by Dianne Shaw, with Donald Hughes
• Tell Me More—The Apted Collection, by Graham Christian
• Yoga for Dancers—Attention, Extension, by Anna Rain
• Connecting and Letting Go and the Yin-Yang of Contra, by Lisa Marie Lunt

Winter 2016-2017

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In This Issue

• Balance and Sing (Store Update)
• Letters and Announcements
• Dance Musicians—Making Jam Sessions Great, a guide for participants and leaders, by Dave Firestine
• Teaching Folk Music History, an interview with Jeff Warner, by Ralph Morang
• Folklore and Folk Songs—Some Suggestions for Teachers, by Jeff Warner
• News from Canada—Opening the Doors of Opportunity for Traditional Dance, Music and Song in the Northern Wilderness, by Bev Birnbaum, an interview with Katie Avery
• CDSS Sings—Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still, by Jeff Warner
• Yoga for Dancers—Physical Practice (Outside) Leads to a Settled Mind (Inside), by Anna Rain
• Hive Mind—Benefits of Turnover
• Recommendations Sought for 2018 Award