Links to MANY Other Virtual Sessions and Major Events

• Kathy Molga's Major Event Calendar (Has moved to the NFO Website)
  • https://nfo-usa.com/nfo/major-events/

• Judith English’s Virtual Dance Event Calendar (Has moved to the NFO Website)
  • https://nfo-usa.com/nfo/virtual-events-calendar/

	May We Have This Dance Please? Fred Bear Invites you to Post Your Requests for Dancing/Teaching

• We'd love to see more interaction between hosts and participants - such as requests
  • So what can we do to entice participants to submit requests?

• To that end, we invite participants to play a more active role by:
  • Requesting dances to be led, played or taught by our talented hosts

• How can you do this?
  • Login to the updated and easier to use VDR Online Request List
• https://virtualdanceroom.net/requests/
  • Move to the next available open request row (automated soon)
  • Enter your request and comments (request to teach, play, etc.)
  • Enter your name & email (optional)
• We'll monitor this Online Request List and schedule dances accordingly

• We'll continue the practice of leaving part of Set 500 open for your requests.
  • Please send your in-session requests via Zoom Chat to the "Music Hall"

View All About "Stuff"

• All about Yves (Moreau)
• All about the Klezmer Fundraising Drive

Click the GREEN button below for the usual multiple ways to donate to the Virtual Dance Room

If the VDR provides you with any amount of enjoyment and entertainment, please take a minute to click this link to review our request for your financial support.

To view various online and offline donation options for the VIRTUAL DANCE ROOM, click the GREEN button below

Virtual Dance Room (VDR) Followups

• May 2020 - Environmental Health Check Survey Package (Results, Analysis, Interpretation, Word Cloud) (pdf)

• The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (inluding Paul's Poetry)

• Technical Help Documents

• Dance Videos

• Purpose, Scope, Objectives of the Virtual Dance Room

The Mystery Dance Theme Challenge of Friday, October 29, 2023

• We planned a "Mystery Dance Theme" for all music used in sets 50 and 100.
  • Accidentally, all music for sets 200 and 400 followed this theme.
  • All dances except 1 in set 300 followed this theme.
• Unfortunately, no one guessed the theme this time.
• Instead of usinga lot of alternate music for doing dances on Halloween (other groups did that) we put the Halloween mood into the program by using only music in a minor scale or modal scale (Mixolydian, Lydian, Phrygian, Dorian, etc.)
• I think we did this theme a couple of years ago and will try it again sometime.

The Mystery Dance Theme Challenge of Fridays, July 21 and August 4, 2023

• The Mystery Dance Theme was continued on August 4th from the Friday July 21st dance
  • Barbara Bleisch (St Louis) guessed correctly (on the 21st) that all the dances had movements into the center and out / or forward to the center and back
    • We wanted 1 or 2 or more prize-winners, so the theme continued on August 4 and all hosts (Melissa, Theresa, Barbara-B) included theme dances in their sets
  • Erika Nadas (Chicago, IL), a fellow dancer and college mate of mine, got a 95% noting that all dances had movement into and out of the center - Erika also suggested that the dances seemed to then progress around the circle, but several did not.
  • Don Weeda (Austin, TX) took a look at the list and sent an email guessing that all dances had backing up, but not all went forward - which was only half correct. Besides, Besides, Don did not actually login, so he gets a 50% (and an honorable mention) but no fabulous prizes.

Special VDR Life Celebration Dance Party of July 28, 2023

• This event was a great success
• Thanks to all of the 40+ International Folk Dancers and Bulgarian Folk Dancers and Musicians who attended in person and to the 75+ participants who attended virtually
  
  
• We used this occasion to celebrate the lives of several dancers who've had an impact on Chicago International Folk Dancing and who've recently passed away
  
  
  • Jeri Lynn Banina Sherby (regular dancer at EDC & the VDR for many years)
  • John Kuo (leader of Balkanske Igre and organizer of the Spring Festival)
  • Mary Garvin (Twin Cities dance leader who taught regularly at DCFF)

Aug 20, 2023 (Sun) - Richard "Dick" Miller Celebration of Life in Middleton, WI

• Aug 20 (Sun) - 1:30pm-5:00pm CDT
  • Celebrate the Life of Richard (Dick) Miller
  • We invite you to celebrate the life of Richard "Dick" Miller (Middleton, Wisconsin) who passed away on January 7, 2023 while on vacation visiting relatives and friends in Nevada.
  • Dick and Miriam Miller played VERY IMPORTANT ROLES by leading extremely fun and creative Youth/Children's Activities for the Festival.
  • Please visit the "Celebrating the Life of Dick Miller" Page on the DCFF website, where you'll find
  • Click to View Dick Miller Page: https://www.dcff.net/dickmiller/
• Celebration Day Details
• Lakeview Park Shelter in Middleton, WI - https://visitmiddleton.com/location/lakeview-park/
  
• We have the shelter reserved (indoor/outdoor space)
• We'll begin gathering at 1:30 pm. with a program starting around 2 pm.
• The afternoon will include time for tributes, music, games, and a late lunch/early dinner concluding around 5 pm
• We'd love for you to think of a story or memory to share - Click Link Below!

Jul 7-9, 2023 (Fri-Sun) - In-Person and Online Event - afternoon & evening proceedings were Zoomed

44th Annual Door County Folk Festival in Egg Harbor, WI and Online

• Dance Workshops with the "Best of" Regional Dance Leaders
• Great Dance Parties with live & recorded music
• Informative Group Discussions and Presentations
• Fish Boil Dinners
• Return of the "DCFF Olympics"

Announcement:

• https://www.dcff.net/announcement/

DCFF Workshop Materials:

• You may still request DCFF Media (Dance Music, Dance Descriptions, Dance Videos)
• Participants who've requested downloadable media have been e-mailed the links
• To request these materials: https://dcff.net/register/

Donations

• https://dcff.net/donate/

Health Safety/Code of Conduct Policies:

• https://dcff.net/policies/hscc/

Website:

• https://dcff.net - info@dcff.net

The Door County Folk Festival requests your support. Help keep DCFF going by taking a moment to click this link to review our request for your financial support.

To view various online and offline donation options for the Door County Folk Festival, click the BLUE BUTTON below

Miscellaneous Stuff

• May 2020 - Environmental Health Check Survey Package (Results, Analysis, Interpretation, Word Cloud) (pdf)

• The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (inluding Paul's Poetry)

• Technical Help Documents

• Dance Videos

• Purpose, Scope, Objectives of the Virtual Dance Room