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Nobska Lights/S’wap Sword Dance Workshop

Woods Hole, MA
Hosting a workshop/figure swap between youth rapper sword teams and adult rapper and longsword teams
Funded by the May Gadd/Phil Merrill Fund

Traditional American Dance and Music Society

Richmond, VA
Hosting workshops for dance musicians
Funded by the Chuck Ward Musicians Training Fund

Squirrel Moon Contra Dance Weekend

Dodgeville, WI
Continuing a contra dance weekend post-COVID
Funded by the May Gadd/Phil Merrill Fund

Raise the Rafters

Rhododendron, OR
Creating a youth-oriented traditional singing event in the Pacific Northwest
Funded by the Mary Kay Friday Leadership Training Fund

RiverJam Romp

Marlboro, VT
Hosting a weekend of community dances and workshops for musicians

Yuletide Frolick

Lawrence, KS
Hosting a festive dance weekend and callers’ workshop

Women/Black/Indigenous/POC/LGBTQIA+/People with Disabilities Music Instructor Nominee Directory

This spreadsheet shows a list of recommended music teachers from marginalized communities. The list is the result of a survey form created in 2019 by A’yen Tran with the intention of making it publicly available, particularly to music camp directors. The goal is to increase representation for women, people of color, people with disabilities, and gender-diverse people in music camps and other musical learning opportunities.

Contra Dance Map

A Google map with many local dances in the US and Canada. Also searchable by zip code, for special events, and for dances using non-gendered calling. Created by Jeff Kaufman.

Squares from Northern Junket

Colin Hume presents descriptions and commentary on all of the 200+ square dances in Northern Junket, a magazine published by Ralph Page from 1949 to 1985.

Communities in Conflict

May 30, 2023

An online discussion to support organizers of dance, music, and song groups

From disagreements about COVID protocols to strong feelings about role terms on the dance floor, dance leaders and organizers have been in the middle of passionate community discussions the past few years. As an organizer, what approaches and techniques can you use to help your group through these rough patches? And what can you do to keep your own balance along the way?

CDSS Executive Director Katy German joined Jenny Beer, Dana Dwinell-Yardley, Sue Songer, and Kathy Story for a conversation about working through conflict as a community.