Country Dance and Song Society

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Articles by Author

Beer, Jenny and Joanna Reiner: Dancing on College Campuses
Bergman, Gayle: Pardon Our Crowing About the Mad Robin Ball
Bruchac, Marge: Dancing with a Foreign Accent--Travel Journal Excerpts
Cauthen, Joyce, Susan Davis and Scott Russell: The Squeal Index--Can Old Time Bands Make It On the Contra Dance Scene?
CDSS: CDSS Annual Reports 2005
CDSS: CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2002--Helene Cornelius
CDSS: CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2004--Larry Jennings
CDSS: CDSS Outreach--Twenty-five Years of Gadd/Merrill Recipients
Christian, Graham: Tell Me More
Connes, Keith: The Perfect Caller
Epstein, Jerry: CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2005--Jack Langstaff
Evans, Nan and Fred Nussbaum et al.: Working and Communicating with the Band
Field, Hilary: Musical Books for Kids
Foster, Brad: Crowded Dance Halls
Fowler, Chrissy: Contra Dance Callers and Musicians--Making Connections
Goddard, Pamela: Finding the Groove
Hamilton, Bruce: Teaching Courtesy
Henry, Linda: Do Try This at Home!
Henry, Linda: A Feedback Tool--Try This at Home Too!
Hume, Colin: Program Planning--A Look at One of the Caller's Jobs
Kaufman, Karen et al.: Pourparler Speaks
King, Rebecca: Yes, You Too Can Produce a Compilation CD--Swinging on the Gate
MacPherson, Pat: Do We Have To?--Copyright Basics
Marcus, Dave: Marathon Contra Medley Makes History at River Falls
McKeever, Mac: Homecoming Dance
Michael, Marcia: Contra Wabi-Sabi
Millstone, David: Geography Lesson--Searching for Sackett's Harbor
Millstone, David: So, Why Are They Called "Chestnuts"?
Morgenstein, Henry and Jo Mortland: I Hate Calling. Or Do I?--Two Thoughts
Rohde, Greg: Hands Four
Rohde, Greg: Spontaneous Waltzing in Public Places
Rose, Marian: Dancing Is for Boys!
Ruth, Barbara: NOMAD: Now More Than Ever--A Personal Reflection
Siess, Tom and Bruce Hamilton: Some Ideas on Governance
Smukler, David: Cracking Chestnuts--British Sorrow
Smukler, David: Cracking Chestnuts--Christmas Hornpipe
Smukler, David: Cracking Chestnuts--Queen Victoria
Smukler, David: Cracking Chestnuts--Rory O'More
Smukler, David: Cracking Chestnuts--Triple to Duple Minor: Careless Sally
Smukler, David: Cracking Chestnuts--Young Widow
Songer, Susan: Tracking Copyrights and Composers
Thompson, Allison: CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2006--Fried de Metz Herman
Walker, Becky: Special Dances for Kids

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