June 2010-September 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
9 am - 4 pm
Feast of Singing
Randolph, VT
A day of harmony singing with a focus on
church choir music, but all singers are welcome.
Contact: Jane Eubanks * 802-234-9671 * jane@maresnest.com
Mon - Fri, July 5 - 9, 2010
9 am - 5 pm each day
Hartt Summerterm
West Hartford, CT
Rich Traditions and New Creations:
Dance, Song, Storytelling and Literature in the Music Classroom
The foundation of this class is the wealth of songs, dances, singing games, and folktales that spring from the Anglo American/African American oral traditions. We will sing and dance through a rich repertoire of old and new songs, dances and singing games that you can take back to the classroom, discuss how to make dance a successful, dynamic, ongoing experience for you and your students, and learn how to organize an evening of dancing for the school community as well as an all-school sing. The Amidons will share their discoveries of the power of connecting music and literature: telling stories, creating songs from poems, introducing songs with stories, creating a performance from a folktale, song writing, and bringing picture books alive with music. Each participant will write a song and tell a folktale. Limited to 24 participants
Contact: Dee Hansen * 860-768-4128 * dehansen@hartford.edu
Sat - Sat, July 17, - 24, 2010
Pinewoods Family Week
outside of Plymouth, MA
sponsored by Country Dance & Song Society
Week of dancing, singing, storytelling with
other families with Mary Alice, Peter, and a
full staff of teachers/dance leaders/singers.
http://www.cdss.org/
Thurs - Sun, Sept 23 - 26, 2010
Shepardstown, W. Va.
Pourparler - an annual national conference on teaching folk dance to children
Sanna Longden, founder and contact:
847-328-7793 * SannaMars@aol.com
IF YOU ENJOY TEACHING WORLD DANCING OR ANY DANCING, YOU WOULD LOVE THE POURPARLER WEEKENDS!
If you teach traditional/ethnic/folk/creative dance in schools and communities, please join us at our annual Pourparler gatherings to share dances and discuss common concerns. We dance and sing to live and recorded music, we talk about mutual issues, we offer suggestions and support, we network with our colleagues from all over North America, and we laugh and play joyously.
Our next Pourparler meets in Shepardstown, W. Va., Sept. 23-26, 2010. Contact us at SannaMars@aol.com for info.
posted by Karen Shimizu at 5:34 PM
