Join Us Fridays in the EDC/DCFF Virtual Dance Room (VDR) for Wonderful Evening of Ethnic Folk Dancing!
Fridays: 7:30pm until 10:30pm CDT – Online
• Zoom Meeting URL: https://zoom.us/j/8478468139
• Register for a Zoom Meeting password (required): http://www.ethnicdance.net/virtualdanceroom/meetupregistration/
About the online dance schedule
• 7:30 - 8:00 early warmups, discussion, Q&A
• 8:00 – 8:30 – Segment 1 – Programmed & Request Dancing Set #1
• 8:30 - 8:45 – Guest Host #1 – Teaching and Review
• 8:45 – 9:05 – Programmed & Request Dancing Set #2
• 9:05 – 9:20 – Guest Host #2 – Teaching and Review
• 9:20 – 10:00 – Programmed & Request Dancing Set #3
• 10:00 – 10:10 – Last Dance(s)
• 10:10 – until – After-Dance Discussion
About Guest Hosts
• Each Guest Host has a set for a quick teach of one dance and to lead us
in a couple of others
• We'll rotate Guest Hosts, selecting 2 at a time
• We'll announce a Guest Host schedule as we move forward
Guest Host Team
o Patti Cohen (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
o Sarah Falkoff (St Louis, MO)
o Leigh Holden (Denver, CO Metro)
o Catherine Rudin (Wayne, NE)
o Theresa Utschig (Milwaukee, WI)
o Paul Collins (Skokie, IL) (me)
About the Dance Program
o We recognize the diversity of our audience is way beyond our usual local/regional boundaries, so we'll try to play fun dances that many of our participants already know. .
o The teaching and review sessions provide opportunities for us to share a broad spectrum of dances across a diverse group of participants, reaching beyond the limits of our local repertoires.
About Post-Dance Discussions
• We'll continue to hold post-dance discussions for those who'd like to
socialize afterwards
• This has been almost like going out for coffee, dessert, snacks,
drinks, etc. after dancing...
• On occasion, we’ll schedule brief discussions with themes like:
o Collecting/Making Folk Costumes (Marvin Moehle, St Louis Area)
o Sharing/presenting recipes for delicious ethnic foods (anyone)
o Sharing stories about participants' dance lives/histories (anyone)
o Who knows what else...
We’re looking forward to when we’re able to resume dancing In person…
Other Ethnic Dance Chicago News
• The sale of the Latvian Center to new owners is scheduled to
conclude in April:
o I've met with the new owners recently who expressed a
strong desire to have the dance groups continue dancing at 4146 N
Elston (formerly The Chicago Latvian Center)
o Their current plans include:
- Renaming the building to the "Color Corner"
- Converting the First Floor Ballroom to an artist studio and office
- Moving all dance activities move to the Second Floor Ballroom
- Fred Romero's Argentine Tango Group continues Last Friday
Milongas when dancing resumes
- This means that EDC will again have Last Friday issues when
activities resume
- I've looked at several nearby locations for last Friday dancing and
will be making decisions/announcements as soon as that is feasible
About the COVID-19 pandemic:
o http://www.ethnicdance.net/pandemic-information/
Supporting the Virtual Dance Room
o Make A Donation to Support the Virtual Dance Room
o While there is no charge to participate, please consider making a donation to support production of the Virtual Dance Room.
o This will help us survive this period of social distancing when all of our events have been postponed.
o You may donate using a PayPal account or a major credit/debit card:
http://www.ethnicdance.net/virtualdanceroomdonation/
o Thanks for your participation and support!
Visit EDC Online:
Website: http://www.ethnicdance.net
YouTube Dance Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQyTLfHlPg&list=PLk-qWaMYlSI9na9WtI6SsB9NuXZuEZg1I/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/ethnicdance/
Facebook Discussion Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/ethnicdance/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ethnicdanceguru/
Meetup Group: https://www.meetup.com/ethnicdance/
Contact: Paul Collins - info@ethnicdance.net - (847)-846-8139
