CDSS News
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The CDSS News is a print publication and, in a slightly shorter format, an online publication. Below are articles and other material from the most recent issues. We hope you find it informative, thought-provoking, and entertaining. Please contact us if you have comments or questions.
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Announcements
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Columns
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- From the President, by Gaye Fifer
- Balance and Sing: Online Store
- Stories from the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society: Sam & Sandy Rotenberg
Read more about the Legacy of Joy Society - Community Resources Highlights, by Emily Addison
- More Resources in the Time of COVID-19, by Linda Henry, Emily Addison, and Ben Williams
- Pandemic Panaceas: Rushfest Workouts by Emily Rush and Stars in the Rafters by Julie Vallimont
- FolkLoveGrams
- Games and Puzzles, by Kelsey Wells, Emily Troll, and Sue Hulsether
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Articles
- CDSS 2021 Lifetime Contribution Award: David Kaynor
- The Clootie Wall: Processing a Pandemic, by Sarah Gowan
- Adapting Solo Dances: Precepts and Preferences, by Sharon Green
- CDSS Sings: There Was a Fair Maid Dwelling, by Elizabeth DiSavino
Read the full story as a Web Extra - Mystic Garland Celebrates 40 Years, by Mystic Garland Dancers
- Anti-Racism and the Folk Revival, Part One, by Ezra Fischer
- Tell Me More: Czar of Muscovy, by Graham Christian
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Dances
- We'll Dance Again, by David Smukler
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Announcements
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Columns
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- Balance and Sing: Online Store
- News from Canada: Online Dancing in Toronto and Beyond, by Cathy Campbell
- Stories from the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society: Michal Warshow & Joel Bluestein
Read more about the Legacy of Joy Society - All Join Hands: The Many Joys of Community Dancing, by Marian Rose
- Connecting You to Community Resources, by Emily Addison
- CDSS Together 2020, by Katy German
- From the Editor, by Kelsey Wells
- Puzzles by Kelsey Wells, Brendan Taaffe, and Bob Peterson
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Articles
- CDSS Pivots to Provide COVID-19 Tools, by Kelsey Wells
- Affiliates Spoke, We Acted, by Kelsey Wells and Ben Williams
- The Contra Pulse Doesn't Skip a Beat, by Ben Williams
- Welcome to My World, by Mark Matthews
- Excerpts from a Dance Musician's Life, by Sam Bartlett
- New Old Songs: Writing Within the Tradition, by Alex Sturbaum
- CDSS Executive Committee Meets in Cincinnati, by Diane Silver & Pam Paulson
Read the full story as a Web Extra - An Annual Meeting Like No Other, by Doug Plummer
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Dances
- The Road Not Taken, by Anna Rain
- City of Light, by Susan Kevra
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Songs
- CDSS Sings: Songs for Woman Suffrage, by Steve Woodbury
- New Old Songs: Writing Within the Tradition, by Alex Sturbaum
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Letters and Announcements
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Columns
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- Balance and Sing: Store Update
- News from Canada: AlgomaTrad Keeps Living Traditions Going, by Julie Schryer & Pat O'Gorman
Read the full article as a Web Extra - Stories from the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society: Craig Meltzner & Elaine Walter
Read more about the Legacy of Joy Society - All Join Hands: Adapting for Young Dancers, by Marian Rose
- The Greatly Expanded CDSS Resource Portal: A Community Resource for All, by Emily Addison & Linda Henry
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Articles
- Announcing the Ed and Marjorie Potter Family Scholarship Fund, by Daniel Potter
- Magic Awaits: 2020 Camp Weeks - and Extra Magic Awaits: Week-long Intensive Courses
- Crankies in the Music Classroom, by Eleanor Lincoln
- Dance Across the Divide, by Marty Albini
- Song Organizers Connect Online! Shared Weight Hosts New Discussion Group, by Amanda Witman
- Contra Pulse Kickoff, by Ben Williams
- CDSS Supports FIRST Contra Weekend in France!, by Laurette Tuckerman
- Roots Contra: Celebrating the Traditional Roots of Modern Contra Dancing, by Diane Silver, Laura Lengnick, and Karen Gaughan
- Remembering Barbara Hicks Harding, by Katy German
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Dances
- English Country Dance: Little Sir Isaac, by Sharon Green and Debbie Jackson
- New-Age Petronella, by Diane Silver
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Songs
- CDSS Sings: Singing Together, Past and Present, by Reggie Harris
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Letters and Announcements
Poetry and Painting
- Orbit, by Sarah Hirsch
Columns
- Balance and Sing: Store Update
- News from Canada: Celebration of Callers - A Workshop at Hands Across the Water 2019, by Peggy Roe and Rosemary Lach
- Stories from the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society: David Millstone and Sheila Moran
Read more about the Legacy of Joy Society
Articles
- Great Start, Right Direction, More to Do! A CDSS Year-End Review and 2020 Preview
- CDSS Supports Local Communities in Addressing Safety, by Diane Silver and Nikki Herbst for the CDSS Community Culture and Safety Task Group
- CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award 2020: Kate Barnes
- Shared Weight: A Powerful Networking Tool for Traditional Dance, Music... and Very Likely Song!, by Emily Addison ~ in collaboration with Shared Weight listserv founders
- It’s Time to Plan for 2020 Summer Camps!
- A Place to Be: Margaret MacArthur’s Gift to Vermont Traditional Music, by Nora Rodes
Web Extra: Read more about Margaret MacArthur - Traveling Exec Goes to Camp: CDSS and the Lady of the Lake Forum, by Doug Plummer and Penn Fix
- Puzzling Out Ease and Elegance, by Paul Ross
- Celebrating CDSS Scholarships, by Linda Henry, CDSS Community Resources Manager
Dances
- Contra Dance: Half Mad, by Beadle