Here's What We Think
This is the page for expressing your thoughts about
Stockton Folk Dance Camp or Folk Dancing in General.
The ideas and opinions
expressed here are that of the post's author
and not that of Folkdance Camp or
the camp committee.
I will post any reasonable post, article, or comment as
space and time allows. Unreasonable post may be put up for the fun of it. Do
not send it, if you don't want your name attached.
Roy
Picture of the Day.
If you have pictures worth posting send them to
Photos@folkdancecamp.org
Milen has posted the a down loadable for a small fee MP3
file of him and Sara playing Vals60 and the score to Vals 60 to his
web site.
The videos that we have posted to the web site are to give a window of
what it is like to go to Folk Dance Camp. If you would like videos
for reviewing the dance, remember that besides the camp DVD which I hope
you bought, a number of the teachers have produced good quality DVDs
for dance review.
Cristian & Sonia have produced a great DVD of dances from their
first two CDs. Te aven Baxtale, Joc de doi & Dana along with other
favorites can be found on it.
Contact
Cristian & Sonia for details
on their DVD and other offerings. This is a great DVD and
a must for any Romanian fanatic.
Yves Moreau has also produced a series of exultant
Bulgarian DVDs.
Contact Yves for videos
Other teachers have also produced DVDs contact them by email for more
information.
Well FDC 2007 is over; I hope a good time was had by all. I
know I had a great time, even though I don't want to roll another table for
a while. Thanks to all the Scholarship people who helped with that
especially those who showed up for most moves. We could not do it
without you. Thank you to food service for letting us use their
space and working with us. Thank you to the teachers for understanding just
how critical it was to meet the schedule so food services could feed
everyone. I've been getting many commits on how much everyone loves the
video on the web site. The majority of the video was shot by Steve
Turner the Camp videographer. I shot a little that I will put up
soon, but it was to much work on top of everything I do, and besides there
is supposed to be only one videographer at camp and that is Steve.
Steve and I will be working to get up more video trough the year so keep
checking the web page. If you need a Folk Dance Video fix check out my
video page at
International
Folk Dance Video Exchange or my dance video list at
Social Dances of The World. As you can see from the front page we
already have a great line up for next year, and with the excitement
generated this year camp is already half full, so what are you waiting for?
Tony (the guy with the big truck) married Lynn (his favorite rigger) on
June 2, 2007. Being hard core folk dancers, they had a folk dance
themed wedding. Pictures and video of it can be seen here
http://my.starstream.net:80/patroy/Lynn_Tonys_Wedding.html.
More pictures by
Gypsy Flores
can be found here.
http://tonylynnswedding.shutterfly.com/action/
The wedding ceremony was heartfelt and moving. The party afterwards was
great fun. Best of luck to two wonderful people and dancers. Your
love is important to us all. Roy
I have started a video channel for Folk Dance Camp. It can be
found here
Stockton
Folk Dance Camp Channel. I have started the channel with some video I
took in 1988, the last year that private video cameras were allowed
at camp. In the future I will be adding more video from Steve the official
camp videographer.
This is a continuation of my project to bring folk dance videos to the
web. Check my master video channels page for more video
International
Folk Dance Video Exchange. If you have some video you would like to
share you can do it there. Roy
Camp is full! If you haven't already registered get
on the waiting list. Those who have registered but find they can't go,
please inform Jan Wright as
soon as you can. That way someone on the waiting list can go to camp.
Well as can be seen from the front page camp is filling up
fast. Make sure you reserve a place now. If you don't see your
favorite teacher on the main teachers list stay tuned. A number of
other great teachers will be making appearances as guest of camp.
What can I say about the 2006 camp. Even with all the extra
work it was a great camp, Great teachers, a lot of useable dances and
great fun.
The 2007 camp should be even better see you there.
Roy
Camp is developing a newsletter about camp to be
distributed by email. Articles from the news letter can be seen on the site
at this page Camp Newsletter .
Some of these articles have gotten me to think about what
camp means to me.
I am at my happiest at camp. Those two weeks a summer
are Prozac for my soul.
Camp is a village or a tribe, that comes together for two
weeks a year.
Some of my best friends in life, I mainly only see at camp.
Sure, I may seen them in passing at Statewide or some other festival, but
only at camp does the true intensity of the relationship show it self.
Even with people I see weekly at folk dance events, camp brings us closer.
We have a new section on the web site (letters
from camp) where we reprint Jan's letters to the campers for those who
don't always get their mail.
For those who missed the Camellia Festival, you missed a
great party. Richard and Yves both delivered great workshops.
Chubritza, with their great danceable high leave of musicianship played for
two wonderful parties.
Sorry about the long time between updates but I have been
busy. If you have commits or suggestions please email them. This blog is not
just a place for my opinions, but a place for your views about camp.
Roy
Folk Dancing has Lost One of its Greats.
Dick Crum
has passed away
Good Morning, friends. It is just before 8.00 am in
Minneapolis & St Paul, Minnesota, in the USA. I just got word from a local folk dancer who is close to his family that Dick Crum has died. We don't yet
know what caused his death, but according to the folk dancer, who heard from
Dick's sister in St Paul this morning, Dick had been quite ill the past week
or so but had not been to a doctor. Friends and family became worried when
they hadn't heard from him and couldn't reach him by phone.
I'm sure more news will become available. His body will be cremated and
ashes brought back home to St Paul. There will be a memorial service here
in the Twin Cities (his birthplace and home) at some point. I or someone
here will keep you posted as we get information to share.
There are so many wonderful, personable, creative, and talented dance
teachers, researchers, and dancers in the world, but Dick Crum was THE most
precious treasure of them all. May his soul rest in peace, knowing how much
he was loved and appreciated all over the world.
Ceil
Wirth, Mpls
We have met the challenge. Thanks to some generous
donations we have exceeded the $50,000 donation mark to receive the matching
funds. These moneys will go into the Jack McKay
Endowment, which will be controlled by camp directly and not the
university. Thank you for you generosity. A donors list will be posted on
the site, when it becomes evadible. We do not need to stop
here, any donations to the Jack McKay Endowment or the Scholarship fund will
be greatly appreciated.
So let's start this off.
I am guilty of heresy. How may of you are tired of the
round dance mentality? How may of you have poked fun at the choreographed
waltz, polka or tangos, while doing your third or fourth choreographed pravo
for the night?
I think its time that the teachers, who teach dances
from counties that have a living folk dance tradition, start to teach the
dances as they are done in a social situation. In other words, teach the
basic step used by the average dancer, then the rules for improvisation on
top of that step. Do we need to learn yet another stage choreography.
Roy Butler
Send any comments to
Ideas@folkdancecamp.org
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Dance Links
Milen Slovov's web site
Web-based Audio Production, Original Music, and Digital Downloads
Folk Dance Festivals around the world.
Read what Loui has to say. It is often quite profound.
Roy Butler
My folk dance page.
Larry Weiner
Dance Notes
Notes to many of
the dances can be found at the following web sites.
Andrew Carnie's Folkdance notes:
Has a
wide list of dances. Some dance descriptions of his own, others with links to
other sites, Like the ones below.
A good source of dance notes and other things of interest.
Bob Shapiro's site another good source of dance notes.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. (North)
If they ever published the notes they can get them for you.
Dance Music
Good site for Folk Dance Music also has links to dance
descriptions.
Dance videos
Good site for dance videos. Things to remember when viewing the videos. Most of the videos are not of native dancers, but of folk dance
groups. The style and steps are reflection of that groups cultural
variations and therefore, may be different than how the dance is danced in your
area.
International Folk Dance Video Exchange
My site to coordinate the folk dance video channels that I am producing. |
