Country Dance and Song Society

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CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2008--Dr. Anthony G. Barrand by Allen Dodson
CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2007--Margot Gunzenhauser, Dudley Laufman and Patrick Napier
CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2006--Fried de Metz Herman by Allison Thompson
CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2005--Jack Langstaff by Jerry Epstein
CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2004--Larry Jennings by CDSS staff
CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2002--Helene Cornelius by CDSS staff
CDSS Outreach--Twenty-five years of Gadd/Merrill Recipients by CDSS staff
College Essay--Calling Dances by Rose Axelrod-Adams
Contra Dance Callers and Musicians--Making Connections by Chrissy Fowler
Contra Dancing, the Next Generation--NEFFA Workshops by Brian Gallgher and Julia Nickles
Contra Wabi-Sabi by Marcia Michael
Country Dancing as a College Course by Brooke Friendly
"Cracking Chestnuts" series by David Smukler and David Millstone (CDSS News 2004-2007) is now a book, available from the CDSS Store (American Dance section).
Crowded Dance Halls by Brad Foster
Dancing Is for Boys! by Marian Rose
Dancing on College Campuses by Jenny Beer and Joanna Reiner
Dancing with a Foreign Accent--Travel Journal Excerpts by Marge Bruchac
Do Try This at Home! by Linda Henry
Do We Have To?--Copyright Basics by Pat MacPherson
The Evolution of KAOS (Kick Ass Oberlin Sword) by Hannah Lindner-Finlay
A Feedback Tool--Try This at Home too! by Linda Henry
Finding the Groove by Pamela Goddard
Gigs from Heaven by Carol Ormand
Hands Four by Greg Rohde
Hiring Dance Camp Staff--Guidelines for Organizers by Lisa Greenleaf
Homecoming Dance by Mac McKeever
I Hate Calling. Or Do I?--Two Thoughts by Henry Morgenstein and Jo Mortland
"Intergenerationality" in the Dance Community by Lily Leahy
Maple Morris 2008 by Justin Morrison
Marathon Contra Medley Makes History at River Falls by Dave Marcus
Musical Books for Kids by Hilary Field
The Next Generation--Encouraging Youth in Dance and Music by Chris Levey
NOMAD: Now More Than Ever--A Personal Reflection by Barbara Ruth
Pardon Our Crowing About the Mad Robin Ball by Gayle Bergman
The Perfect Caller by Keith Connes
Pourparler Speaks by Karen Kaufman et al.
Program Planning--A Look at One of the Caller's Jobs by Colin Hume
Some Ideas on Governance by Tom Siess and Bruce Hamilton
Special Dances for Kids by Becky Walker
Spontaneous Waltzing in Public Places by Greg Rohde
The Squeal Index--Can Old Time Bands Make It On the Contra Dance Scene? by Joyce Cauthen, Susan Davis and Scott Russell
Teaching Courtesy by Bruce Hamilton
Tell Me More by Graham Christian
Tracking Copyrights and Composers by Susan Songer
Two Dancing Queens Take Princeton by Storm by Katherine Sanden
Whipperstompers by Able Allen
Working and Communicating with the Band by Nan Evans and Fred Nussbaum et al.
Yes, You Too Can Produce a Compilation CD--Swinging on the Gate by Rebecca King
The Youth Dance Weekend by the Organizers of the Weekend

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