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Upcoming VDR & Other Dance Events - Notice - Save These Dates
Upcoming VDR & Other Dance Events - Notice - Save These Dates
Dec 2 (Fri) - 7:30pm - to 11:30pm-ish CDT
Weekly VDR Dance Party + Post-Dance Discussion
Hybrid Dance - Online and In Person
Guest Hosts: Sharon Flory, Barbara Bleisch, Barbara Merson, Clara Byom (Live Music)
Marathon Holiday Dance Party #1 in the VDR + Post-Dance Discussion
Live & Recorded Music Hosts, All Dancing-No Teaching
Hybrid Dance - Online and In Person
Guest Hosts: Alene/Charles Boyar, Barbara Merson, Catherine Rudin, Chris Wild, Mitch Miller, Paul Collins, Susan Rose, Theresa Utschig, John Parrish (Live Music), Tom Pixton (Video), Shirley Johnson (Live Music), and Other Hosts TBA
Marathon Holiday Dance Party #2 in the VDR + Post-Dance Discussion
Live & Recorded Music Hosts, All Dancing-No Teaching
Hybrid Dance - Online and In Person
Guest Hosts: Barbara Merson, Catherine Rudin, Michael Kuharski, Paul Collins, Tom Ott, Clara Byom (Live Music-maybe), John Parrish (Live Music), Shirley Johnson (Video), Tom Pixton (Live Music), and Other Hosts TBA
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February 2020 Dance Theme was that all dances in Sets 100 and 500 for 2/18 and for Set 100 on 2/25 used the common musical instrument known as the Human Voice - i.e. all songs played for theme dances were vocals!
March 11, 2022 - Tribute and Life Celebration for Atanas Kolarovski
March 11 & March 18 2022 - Atanas Kolarovski Theme + Mystery Dance Program Theme
In honor of International Women's Month (March), most March Mystery Theme dances were introduced to the IFD community by women. The remaining songs/dances were performed by women musicians.
It appears that we had a winner on March 18th
Dierdre Rees (Belmont, MA) says that she said a "WILD GUESS" of WOMEN on 3/18, but did not put her guess in CHAT.
So Dierdre won the marvelous prize this time around and will tell you about it when she receives it.
April 8 & 15, 2022 - Dance Program Themes
For Set 400 of the VDR dance program for April 8th Barbara Merson's Theme was a Tribute to and Celebration for Moshe Eskayo who choreographed many dances that became popular in International Folk Dance Circles.
Moshe moved back to Israel in 2020 and passed away on April 5th at the age of 90.
The Mystery Dance Program Theme for Set 100 from the April 8th dance program continued for Set 100 for April 15th.
The Mystery Theme was the percussive elements of Snaps, Claps and Slaps!
Martha Awdziewicz (San Diego, CA) proposed that most of the dances in Set 100 had claps and/or snaps.
Martha's missing component was slaps, but that's close enough for folk.
Martha guessed 2/3 of the Dance Program Theme from April 8th and 15th so she and her dancing cat Alfred will get a 2/3 prize.
So Martha and Alfred won the marvelous prize this time around and will tell you about it when they receive it.
June 10, 2022 - Dance Program Theme
For Set 100 of there was a theme where most dances shared the same first letter. The issue was not what the theme was, but why.
Don Weeda guessed this theme was that we were honoring "D-Day", June 6, 1944, and has won a fabulous prize
June 17, 2022 - Dance Program Theme
For Set 100 of there was a theme
Tom Ott guessed that this theme was that the first letter of each dance spelled out "Door County Folk Festival", and has won a fabulous prize
Dance Tributes to Bora Özkök - Fri Sep 2 (and Aug 19/20/21/26)
At the VDR Session of Friday, September 2, 2022 we will again celebrate the life of Bora Özkök who introduced many Turkish dances into the IFD Community
At Friday's VDR Dance, some more of Bora's dances have been scheduled throughout Dance Sets 50, 100, 200 and 500
Bora passed away in Turkey on August 8, 2022 from causes unknown at this time
I forgot to announce last week;s dance theme in the newsletter, but I did send out a supplemental email announcing that there was a common theme throughout the music/dances played for Sets 50, 100-A, 100-B, 300, 500 and 600.
There were some instances of alternative music and some Halloween-like music, but last week's theme was something else. Some folks made guesses, but did not get the theme.
I announced the theme around 10:00pm
The music played in my programmed sets was all modal music - i.e. all music was in a minor key or a diatonic mode - i.e. no music played was in a major key. By chance, many of the dances played by Sharon Flory and Tom Ott also had this characteristic.
Since no one guessed this theme, the phenomenal prizes awarded for the next theme will be doubled.
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Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) Information
Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) Information
DCFF GoFundMe drive in progress from Sep 1 to Nov 30th
Help the Door County Folk Festival retire its outstanding debt from the 2022 Festival and raise startup funds for DCFF 2023 Festival
The Fundraiser runs through November 30th
As of 28 November 2022, the DCFF GoFundMe campaign has raised $4,945 in contributions from 74 donors
Thu June 30 - Fri Jul 1, 2022 - 43rd Annual Door County Folk Festival (Online/Virtual)
DCFF 2022 Materials are ready to be downloaded from the DCFF website.
All donors have been emailed a link to the appropriate download page.
If you are a donor and you did not receive an emailed link, please contact me immediately – pcollins@dcff.net.
If you donated less than $50 you’ll be able to download the dance descriptions and any bonus materials posted.
If you donated $50 or more, or if you wre on staff or volunteered to help at the Festival, you’ll be able to download the dance descriptions, dance music and dance videos, and any bonus materials posted.
NOTE 1: IF YOU’VE ALREADY DOWNLOADED “INITIAL RELEASE (v01)” FOR DANCE DESCRIPTIONS AND/OR MUSIC, THEN YOU ONLY NEED TO DOWNLOAD UPDATE RELEASE (v02) TO GET THE UPDATED MATERIALS.
NOTE 2: IF YOU’VE NOT YET DOWNLOADED ANYTHING YET, THEN PLEASE DOWLOAD “INITIAL RELEASE (v01) - CORRECTED” TO GET THE FULL PACKAGE TO DATE.
DCFF 2022 Dance Descriptions are in 2 types of Zip files – Select the option that works best for you:
1. Dance descriptions are zipped into a single folder in alpha order by dance name. 2. Dance descriptions are in zipped into a single folder with 14 sub-folders (one folder for each instructor by first name), then within each instructor’s folder in alpha order by dance name.
DCFF 2022 Dance Music is in 3 Zip files:
1. Dance music is split into three 3 zip files, grouped by instructor first name:
a. Zip File 1 (A-H) b. Zip File 2 (I-R)
c. Zip File 3 (S-Z)
2. Then within each instructor’s folder in alpha order by dance name.
DCFF 2022 Dance Videos are in individual Zip files by instructor – one folder for each instructor:
1. Dance descriptions are zipped into 14 separate sub folders – (one folder for each instructor by instructor first name) – then within each instructor’s folder in alpha order by dance name.
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