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Dance Management

 

Dance Management can be as fun, challenging and creative as calling!  Here are some of the dances that I currently manage:

 

 

Hayward Contra Dance

Co-founder, booker, dance manager

Fourth Sundays

2 - 3:30 Music "Slow" Jam (beginner/ intermediate)

     Tune list on web site, Sheet music notebooks available at the jam, $5

3:30 Beginner Lesson

4 - 7:00 pm Dance

7:15 - 8:45:  Dinner out after the dance at B Street Chinese Restaurant

 

 

First Annual BACDS Urban Contra Dance Weekend

"Balance the Bay"

Co- chair, co-programmer with Diane Frank

Fri May 9 - Sun May 11, 2008, San Francisco

Caller: Carol Ormand

Band:  Lift Ticket

Save the date Flyer

 

San Francisco Free Folk Festival

Contra dance Program Coordinator, 2006, 2007, 2008

Contra Dance Beginner Workshop

Contra Dance Gender Neutral Workshop

Sunday evening contra dance


 

Mountain View Contra Dance

New Coming Soon, Jan 2008

 

 

 

Assist with publicity for special contra dance events for multiple dance organizations

 

 

Previously:

 

  • Dance Manager, Felton first Friday contra dance at the Felton Community Hall,  Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz County, (TDSC).  Collaborating caller and band scheduling duties with Susan Petrick, 2006 - 2007
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  • Dance Manager, Santa Cruz third Sunday contra dance.  Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz County, (TDSC), 2004 - 2006
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    Handouts for Dance Management

     

    Managing a dance takes a creative and diverse skill set and a boatload of great volunteers.  Coming soon - hand outs and materials to support dance management.    

     

     

    "On Respectful Communication with Stage Talent", useful article for all communities by Suzanne Duffy and Jeff Spero, The Santa Barbara Dance Star Newsletter, Spring 2006

         

     

     

     

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