A great Flurry Festival, an expanded list of dances planned by our wonderful 2014 NEWS APPEAL dance organizers, and two grant programs that helped other organizations ANNUAL provide traditional dance and music events all combined to make 2014 a year & MEMBERSHIP worth celebrating. Help us to continue our efforts by renewing your DRIVE membership, joining as a new member and/or making a donation. THE 2014 FLURRY was a DF YO! applications smashing success, with and reach as many attendance hovering at around youth, and adults 5,000. The festival provided with disabilities, as the traditional, exquisite line possible. PROGRAM up of music performances, workshops, dances, singing, COMMITTEE jamming, and storytelling and fun was had by all. The GRANTS were given 2015 Flurry is shaping up with a fantastic program of to the Friends of Grafton State Park’s much old and much new! We are excited to bring you our Lauren Keeley traditional mix of non-stop contra and swing dancing, “Dance in the Park” event and to two collaborative events co-sponsored by international singing, drumming, dancing, and stories. Albany Blues and Soul and Albany’s African American The schedule will also include Balkan music dance and Cultural Center. One dancer reported: “It was a truly performance, a series of African and urban dance inspirational experience combining several forms of art workshops and performances, plus loads of more together and bridging the gap between dancers (primarily jamming, playing, singing, storytelling, and lots of Caucasian in recent years) and the African-American dancing. culture which gave rise to the development of the lindy We have a hop in the 20's schedule and 30's. There packed with were also many events for all opportunities for ages and poetry, speaking, abilities and a sing-a-long February 13- on Sunday night.” The new dance floor in Rosenberg Hall worked 15, 2015, and For information perfectly at the 2014 Flurry and will be back again this can't wait to on applications, Damon Stone (center) leads a workshop on solo year. Lucy Schultz Photography jazz movements at Albany Blues & Soul event. see you there! visit our website. Lucy Schultz Photography GRANTS PROVIDED BY THE YOUTH OUTREACH IT’S OFFICIAL! After years of working through COMMITTEE targeted two events this year. A family fun administrative mazes, we have completed our transition night at Elsmere Elementary in Delmar encouraged to an independent, tax-exempt non-profit organization children and parents to celebrate traditional music and and received IRS approval to change our official name dance while supporting local musicians at the same time. from Hudson Mohawk Traditional Dancers to the Mission Accomplished, a youth-service agency, used "DanceFlurry Organization." This will make it easier for DF YO! funds for their Dance-A-Thon and introduced us to apply for funding and receive corporate support. participants to new dance types. We hope to see more Continued PO Box 448 ● Latham NY 12110-0448 ● [email protected] ● www.danceflurry.org It’s Official, continued PLEASE CONTRIBUTE AND KEEP THINGS GOING! We appreciate those of you who have provided matching Membership Information Form* employer contributions from Bank of America, GE, IBM, Join or donate using this form or at www.danceflurry.org and Oracle in the past. Memberships run the one calendar year : Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 Please consider including the DanceFlurry Organization in Date ____________ ___ New ___ Renewal ___ Gift your estate plans. We are very grateful to Tom Blecher, Name:* __________________________________________ who made a donation in honor of his mother, Wilma Hockett. Ms. Hockett ran a Celtic-oriented concert series Address: __________________________________________ in the Boston area called “Music For Robin” in memory of City: _____________________________________________ her daughter, Robin Blecher, a music producer. State: ________ Zip+4: _______________ + ____________ The DFO’s Family Dance series received a grant of $2,850 from Ronald McDonald Email: ____________________________________________ House Charities of the Capital Region. Phone: _________________________ The funds will be used to bring in storytellers *If this is a gift membership, complete the form with recipient’s and song leaders for each dance, and will also information and add your name and contact information here: allow us to offer free admission for all __________________________________________________ throughout the season. Dances run on the second Sundays of November through April, and are __________________________________________________ specifically designed for children, parents, and other family I approve public recognition of my membership and/or members to engage in together. donation ___ Yes (We will assume “no” unless checked) We Need Volunteers! I can help with : ___ local dances IF YOU’VE ENJOYED ONE OF OUR DANCES DURING ___ general DFO activities ___ outreach activities THE YEAR, it’s due to the efforts of our organizers who work to plan and present a great variety of events. Dance Interests We thank them most heartily! __ Contra __ English __ Swing Adirondack Dance Weekend Laura Perrault, Dawn Knutson, __ Tango __ Scottish __ Family Linda Wicks, Ann Thomas __ Ballroom __ Salsa __ Waltz Albany Contradances! Peter Stix __ Square Dance __ International __ Scandinavian Albany First Friday Capital Swing Dance Heather & Mike ____ Cajun/Zydeco Other: _____________________ Ibrahim, Jim & Candy Dolen Music Interests: __________________________________ ALBX (Albany Lindy & Blues) June Bischoff, Lauren Keeley, Eddie Li, Jason Purificato, Casey Wolfe Membership Bennington Community Contra Dance Susan Beal, David ___ $25 Individual ___ $45 Couple/Family Pearson, Susan Matsui, Avery Wood, Bill Sweeney, Lorna ___ $15 Limited Income Individual __ Supporter $50 Cheriton __ Partner $500 __ Sponsor $100 Buhrmaster Barn Contra Dance Jane Husson, Kathryn __ Patron ($350) __ Hero(ine) $1000 Other: $_______ Wedderburn Cajun/Zydeco Dance Series Ron and Marie Bruschi __ I am requesting an employer match Capital English Country Dancers Nancy Yule Optional ___ I would like a name tag Family Dance, Old Time Community Barn Dance Paul (We no longer use member cards) Rosenberg Donation Only: Hubbard Hall Community Dance Fern Bradley, Bliss $_____ General DFO fund $_____ Flurry Festival McIntosh, Robbie McIntosh, Gina Deibel $_____ DF YO! Project (DF Youth Outreach) Rensselaer English Country Dance Don Bell, Diane Bell Saratoga Contra Dance Rich Futyma Please mail this form, along with your check payable to Saratoga Sunday Contra Party John Guay, David Jones DanceFlurry Organization, to: DanceFlurry Organization Saratoga Savoy Diamond Dance Dave Wolf, Audeliz Matias Membership, PO Box 448, Latham, NY, 12110-0448 Stockade Assembly Ann Thomas, Diane Bell .