Would you please describe the dance Empty Shoes? Thanks!
Patricia Patricia Campbell southern Maine *Celebrating Community Through Traditional Dance and Music* On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 5:23 PM Neal Schlein via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > One of the rather idiosyncratic dance groups that I belong to has a > specific dance that we do in memory of a recently deceased member, as well > as all the other dancers who came and left before. We also do it at camps > to remember anyone who can’t join us for whatever reason. The dance is > named Empty Shoes. > > At a more open dance, if it is recent and the person is locally known I > might post a note at the front table with a brief obituary and let the > volunteers know that a dance will be dedicated at some point in the night. > > From the microphone, I would make the announcement one dance ahead so > people have the chance to step out. Then keep it brief, basically to the > extent of, “Some of you may not have heard, but XYZ person passed away > recently. They were a valuable part of our/the national dance community > for many years and will be missed. The next dance is one that they > wrote/particularly enjoyed, and I want to share it with you in their > memory.” > > Neal Schlein > Librarian, MSLIS > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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