Regarding the number of set dancing web sites in Britain,
there are only two that I am aware of, John Earle's for the
Exeter Set Dancers, and Joe O'Hara's site of instructions
for sets. In Ireland few clubs have web sites, but most of
the summer schools have one.

I observe a healthy increase in the number of set dancers'
email addresses. Perhaps over time there's likely to be more
interest in web sites.

Bill

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I went through the same debate with myself about a couple of years ago
also.  I was surprised then at how many people told me that they could
not see the point of a set dancing club having its own domain name.
When I analysed the various attitudes, I found that some did not like
the idea because it had a ring of self-aggrandisement about it, i.e.
they did not like to have others think that we were promoting ourselves
in some way, some simply were not interested in paying extra money for
registering a domain name when an email address and also web space could
be had for free from many ISPs, some simply took the attitude that it
was OK so long as someone else (i.e. me) did all the work.

Although I have registered set-dancing.org as our domain name, I am not
convinced that there is any real willingness on the part of other
non-commercial organisations to pay extra for a domain name, no matter
how relevant.  It could also be that most, if not all, set dancing
groups are driven along by the enthusiasm of usually one person who does
most of the work and that the level of interest in registering a domain
name is determined by the interest of that one person.  Most dancers
want to turn up and dance and are simply not interested in such things
as domain names.  Most organisers are usually busy doing other things
and if they can get away without any extra bother they will.

You will probably say that registering a domain name takes very little
time and costs relatively little.  That is indeed so but for most people
it is just one more thing and generally people still do not have the
confidence to undertake the learning required.  In addition to teaching
set dancing, I also have a computer consultancy and I am still amazed at
times how long it takes the average person to learn the very basic
skills of emailing.

I think we are operating in a very different environment to a commercial
one where image and ease of contact are vital.  So long as organisers
can be contacted somehow most are not bothered as to how that is
achieved.  Although I have not checked this out personally, I remember
Bill Lynch telling me a little while ago that there are only three set
dancing organisers in the UK who are on email (or was it three who had
web sites).  Many set dancers do communicate with me by email but the
same people still do not see our web site as a prime means of
information seeking.  For example, if a dance class had to be cancelled
at short notice, putting that information on my home page would result
in almost everyone turning up as usual.

The idea of having a set dancing network operating though the same
domain is great in theory but I would not like to invest any money in
it.  Most of us end up subsidising our set dancing groups out of our own
pocket anyway.  So what you have described does not surprise me at all.
Perhaps things will be different in 5 years' time!!

John Earle

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20 Dunvegan Close
Exeter
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UK

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A couple years ago I registered the domain names IrishSetDancing.com,
IrishSetDancing.org, IrishSetDancing.net, IrishSetDance.org, and
setdance.org. I was amazed that these domains were available, and being
new to webmastering I thought I had stumbled across unburied treasure.
My idea was to have a sort of switchboard for every set dancing group to
have a high profile URL and email address, e.g.,
www.IrishSetDancing.org/yourclub and yourclub@....

No one was interested.

I'm keeping setdance.org for myself, but now that the registration
period on the other domains is approaching I'm going to let them expire.
However, I'm struggling to understand why no one wanted what I thought
was an irresistible web and email address. Have I overrated the
importance of promoting ourselves on the web? Is a topical domain name
frivolous, vain, and nothing more?

I'd be grateful if anyone has any thoughts to share.

Kind regards,

Mark

I certainly did not say that I did not approve of
women battering in MODERN set dancing - so long as it
does not drown out the music!!

However I do object to stomping by both male and
female 'dancers'. Unfortunately this is too prevalent
now-a-days by both sexes. So too is good and elegant
dancing again by both sexes but this is becoming rarer
as the fashion for more and more noise spreads.

CJB.

  --- None Ofyourbusiness <sliabh_luachra@...>
wrote: > --- Chris Brady <chrisjbrady@...>
wrote:
>
> > And it would not matter how few hobnails or sole
> > protectors were in his shoes - with only one
> person
> > battering all could hear what he (not she) was
> > doing!!
>
> Thank you so much for making it clear that you do
> not
> approve of ladies battering!
>
> Vive la change, Chris.  Times change, traditions
> change.  If a lady is good at what she does, why
> make
> an issue of telling her that she isn't supposed to
> do
> it in the name of "tradition?"
>
> > But then if you feel that you MUST make an audible
> > impression perhaps you could use fibre glass
> soles,
> > professional taps, or worse - steel soles.
>
> Please, no!
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I agree with you Bud. I'm dancing for a couple of years now
and stiff leather soles is loud enough to hear yourself
battering but not too loud. There is no need of banging.
Henning

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> Gesendet: Freitag, 1. Februar 2002 18:09
> An: setdancingnews@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: RE: [SetDancingNews] Shoe soles
>
>
> I've seen severe damage done to very nice wood floors from
> metal in shoes.
> Is it worth it for noise? Stiff (thick) leather should be suitable.
> Bud
>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 12:38 PM
> To: setdancingnews@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [SetDancingNews] Shoe soles
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I like to do some battering while dancing but most of the
> time cannot hear
> what the tip of my shoes is doing. I have tried metal bits
> but it is rather
> too noisy and sounds like tap dancing.
> Si I finally found a shoemaker near my place that would be
> ready to do it
> the old-fashioned way but he would like to see a picture of what it is
> supposed to look like: place and density of nails, etc...
> Could anybody send me off-list a picture (scanning) of such a sole ?
> Thanks,
>
> Thierry Mayes
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I've seen severe damage done to very nice wood floors from metal in shoes.
Is it worth it for noise? Stiff (thick) leather should be suitable.
Bud

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 12:38 PM
To: setdancingnews@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SetDancingNews] Shoe soles


Hello all,

I like to do some battering while dancing but most of the time cannot hear
what the tip of my shoes is doing. I have tried metal bits but it is rather
too noisy and sounds like tap dancing.
Si I finally found a shoemaker near my place that would be ready to do it
the old-fashioned way but he would like to see a picture of what it is
supposed to look like: place and density of nails, etc...
Could anybody send me off-list a picture (scanning) of such a sole ?
Thanks,

Thierry Mayes
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Actually I quite agree with you.
This is why, after dancing for many years, I only start studying certain
styles of battering now.
This is also why I want to keep away from fiberglass and carbon soles. I
think they should be used only by SOLO dancers.
The old way with nails allowed a more muffled sound and, according to the
number of nails, a volume that could be heard by the dancer without annoying
other dancers too much.
In fact, I want to be able to hear myself while I am practicing and learning
mostly (in a course context).
Thank you for your answers.

Thierry


> Might I interject at this point and ask a/ is it
> really necessary for you to actually hear the taps
> from your own shoes, or b/ is it more a case of you
> wanting other dancers to hear YOUR taps?
>
> In the old days - out of courtesy - it was only the
> man of the house (host) who did any battering. Or
> perhaps in a cottage only the male partner of the
> couple who were currently dancing 'at home' on the
> hearth flag (i.e. nearest the open fire).
>
> Then everyone could hear and appreciate the expertese
> of the SINGLE man of the moment battering.
>
> And it would not matter how few hobnails or sole
> protectors were in his shoes - with only one person
> battering all could hear what he (not she) was doing!!
>
> Now-a-days of course EVERYONE batters (or rather
> stomps) hence the reason for this email - to ask how
> many hobnails or sole protecors is necessary to be
> heard a/ above the highly amplified band, and b/ above
> all the other stompers in an echoey hall!!
>
> Might I opine that the answer is none!!
>
> But then if you feel that you MUST make an audible
> impression perhaps you could use fibre glass soles,
> professional taps, or worse - steel soles.
>
> Happy dancing - CJB.
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--- Chris Brady <chrisjbrady@...> wrote:

> And it would not matter how few hobnails or sole
> protectors were in his shoes - with only one person
> battering all could hear what he (not she) was
> doing!!

Thank you so much for making it clear that you do not
approve of ladies battering!

Vive la change, Chris.  Times change, traditions
change.  If a lady is good at what she does, why make
an issue of telling her that she isn't supposed to do
it in the name of "tradition?"

> But then if you feel that you MUST make an audible
> impression perhaps you could use fibre glass soles,
> professional taps, or worse - steel soles.

Please, no!

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Lightweight maybe, but incredibly noisy! Can you not
just wear leather dancing shoes, like character shoes
or summat?  It seems to me that a rake of nails or
fiberglass tips would make for quite a
clackity-clackity-clackity sound, no?  I find loud
shoes extremely distracting, myself.


Kate

--- Anna Leonard <jigshoes@...> wrote:
> I can't send you a picture, (I don't have a scanner)
> but before we used
> to have the shoemaker put a graded leather toe piece
> on the tips of the
> shoe and bang tons of nails into the tips and also
> on the heels.  Now we
> use fiberglass and composites instead.  Much
> lighter.  .
>
> Anne Marie
>
> Thierry Mayes wrote:
>
> >  Hello all,
> >
> > I like to do some battering while dancing but most
> of the time cannot
> > hear
> > what the tip of my shoes is doing. I have tried
> metal bits but it is
> > rather
> > too noisy and sounds like tap dancing.
> > Si I finally found a shoemaker near my place that
> would be ready to do
> > it
> > the old-fashioned way but he would like to see a
> picture of what it is
> >
> > supposed to look like: place and density of nails,
> etc...
> > Could anybody send me off-list a picture
> (scanning) of such a sole ?
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Thierry Mayes
> > thmayes@...


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Might I interject at this point and ask a/ is it
really necessary for you to actually hear the taps
from your own shoes, or b/ is it more a case of you
wanting other dancers to hear YOUR taps?

In the old days - out of courtesy - it was only the
man of the house (host) who did any battering. Or
perhaps in a cottage only the male partner of the
couple who were currently dancing 'at home' on the
hearth flag (i.e. nearest the open fire).

Then everyone could hear and appreciate the expertese
of the SINGLE man of the moment battering.

And it would not matter how few hobnails or sole
protectors were in his shoes - with only one person
battering all could hear what he (not she) was doing!!

Now-a-days of course EVERYONE batters (or rather
stomps) hence the reason for this email - to ask how
many hobnails or sole protecors is necessary to be
heard a/ above the highly amplified band, and b/ above
all the other stompers in an echoey hall!!

Might I opine that the answer is none!!

But then if you feel that you MUST make an audible
impression perhaps you could use fibre glass soles,
professional taps, or worse - steel soles.

Happy dancing - CJB.


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I can't send you a picture, (I don't have a scanner) but before we used
to have the shoemaker put a graded leather toe piece on the tips of the
shoe and bang tons of nails into the tips and also on the heels.  Now we
use fiberglass and composites instead.  Much lighter.  .

Anne Marie

Thierry Mayes wrote:

>  Hello all,
>
> I like to do some battering while dancing but most of the time cannot
> hear
> what the tip of my shoes is doing. I have tried metal bits but it is
> rather
> too noisy and sounds like tap dancing.
> Si I finally found a shoemaker near my place that would be ready to do
> it
> the old-fashioned way but he would like to see a picture of what it is
>
> supposed to look like: place and density of nails, etc...
> Could anybody send me off-list a picture (scanning) of such a sole ?
> Thanks,
>
> Thierry Mayes
> thmayes@...
>
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Hello all,

I like to do some battering while dancing but most of the time cannot hear
what the tip of my shoes is doing. I have tried metal bits but it is rather
too noisy and sounds like tap dancing.
Si I finally found a shoemaker near my place that would be ready to do it
the old-fashioned way but he would like to see a picture of what it is
supposed to look like: place and density of nails, etc...
Could anybody send me off-list a picture (scanning) of such a sole ?
Thanks,

Thierry Mayes
thmayes@...

FestivalAnother request for festival participation has
arrived, this time from Turkey.

Bill Lynch, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland
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----- Original Message -----
From: NOYAN AKSU
To: piaper@... ; wimjean@... ;
tanhuvisa@... ; viterets@... ;
BillLynch@...
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:13 PM
Subject: International Kadýköy Folkdance Festival

Kadikoy's 3rd International Folklore Festival

The Third Kadikoy International Folklore Festival is being
organized by HAFEM-Halay Folklore Education Center- and will
take place on 19-24 June 2002.

We would be honored to have your dancing group join us in
this celebration of cultures! The past two festivals
received overwhelming response and large crowds. Please find
the details of the festival below.

If your group would like to participate in this festival,
please contact us by February 10, 2002 and send us a short
description of your folklore dance group.

Best Regards,
Noyan Aksu
President, HAFEM

Address: HALAY FOLKLOR EGITIM MERKEZI
Altiyol, Semisitap Sokak No: 7
1 Kadikoy
Istanbul
Turkey
Fax: +90 216 347 5290

-----------------------------------
Details of the Third Kadikoy International Folklore Festival

GOAL: The goal of the festival is to strengthen the bond of
compassion and hospitality between countries and cultures
through dance. There is no political or commercial aim to
this event.

DATE: The festival will be held 19-24 June 2002

TIME: The festival will officially open at 14:00 on 19 June
and end at 12:00 on 24 June.

GROUP SIZE: Please limit your participating members to no
more than 25 people, including musicians.

ROOM & BOARD: For the duration of the festival, breakfast,
lunch, and dinner will be provided by the organizers.
Lodging will also be provided free of charge.

PERFORMANCES: There will be open-air evening performances
each night on 20, 21, 22, 23 June lasting a maximum of 30
minutes for each group. There will also be two afternoon
performances lasting no longer than 20 minutes for each
group. All performances are open to the public free of
charge.

ENTERTAINMENT: During non-performance times, city tours,
shopping excursions, museum visits, and a Bosphorus boat
tour will be held.

TRANSPORTATION: Transportation expenses to and from Istanbul
will be borne by the participating groups. Airport to
accommodation transfers can be arranged for your group at an
at-cost rate.

COST: The festival is free of charge. No groups will be paid
for performances.

Dear friends

I attach a recently received email seeking participants in a
children's folk festival in Taiwan.

best wishes, Bill

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----- Original Message -----
From: Folkgame
To: BillLynch@...
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:01 AM
Subject: Irish children's performing group in 2002 I-lan
International Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival (6
July to 18 August 2002)

I-lan, 28 January 2002
Dear Mr. Lynch:

Greetings for you from Taiwan, especially from 2002 I-lan
International Children's Foklore & Folkgame Festival.

We have visited your website, Workshops and ceilis in
Ireland and we are wondering whether you can offer us any
suggestion or reconmendation about the participation of
Irish children's folk group in 2002 I-lan International
Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival held from 6 July to
18 August 2002. Well, we have looked for good Irish
children's folk group for I-lan International Children's
Folklore & Folkgame Festival, one of the most prestigious
international festivals held in Taiwan for years however, we
have never made it. We are wondering whether you can assist
us to achieve this goal with your great knowledge and
experitise. It is highly appreciated if you can reply us
concerning this point shortly.

Well, I-lan International Children's Folklore & Folgkame
Festival is an annual activity held in Dong-shan River,
Chin- shuei Park in I-lan County, north- east part of Taiwan
in which, exhibition of different themes, performance made
by different groups around the world, water games...etc can
be found. Till now, it has attracted more than 2,000,000
visiters and had 79 participating groups from 50 countries
since its establishment in 1996. Moreover, it is listed as
one of the 12 most important mothly activities held in
Taiwan by Tourist Bureau under Ministry of Transportation
and Communication of the Republic of China in Taiwan. For
more background information, please refer to the attached
file, "Background information about I-lan International
Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival" as reference.
Moreover, we invite you to take a visit to our website
http://www.folkgame.org.tw/english/index.htm to know us
more.

As organizer of the festival, we would offer the
participating groups
*local transportation, lodgement and food during their
staying in the festival.
*a daily allowance of US$15 per performer per day during
their staying in the festival. (the arrival and departure
day are excluded)

The participating groups
*should be responsible for their travel expenditure to
Taiwan which includes airfare and visa fee.
*should prepare program of traditional folk dance and music
in 1) 30 2)40 and 3)60 minutes.
*should be composed of max. 35 people with dancer aged from
8- 14 (better) and musicians of all age.
*should stay at I-lan International Children's Fokllore &
Folgkame Festival for mim 15 days and max. 30 days.
*can bring groups's CD, video, T-shirt or easy-taken,
typical and characteristic handicraft of thier own country
for sale and all the benefit will belong to the group
itself.

For detailed conditions, please refer to the attached file,
regulation-children performing group 2002.

In fact, the participating groups in I-lan International
Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival not only make
performance here but also have oppotunity to experience the
local culture and life of Taiwan. Chinese art and folk
courses such as Chiense painting, Chinese calligraphy,
Chiense Kong-fu...etc will be arranged for the participating
groups during their free time for them to know a little bit
more about this ancient culture. Furthermore, the group can
go sightseeing in I-lan county, accompanied by the local
host association which also offer the participants a chance
to get familiar with the local people. In addition,
participants around the world can enjoy the different
culture and art of different countries since our
participants come from all over the world. In short, we are
proud to inform you the I-lan International Children's
Folklore & Folkgame Festival is worthy of participation. We
welcome folk friends around the world to I-lan, Taiwan, with
our open arms.

We hope this short introduction can give you a brief idea
about I-lan International Children's Folklore & Folkgame
Festival. If there is anything unclear or you want to know
more things, please feel free to contact us. Most important
of all, we hope you can guide us how to find or make contact
with good/ suitable children's folk group from Ireland since
we have expected its presence in I-lan International
Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival for quite a long
time. Waiting for good news from your part with anxiety and
eagerness.

This is all for the moment. Thank you very much for your
attention and assistances.

Looking forward to hearing from you shortly.

Best Regards.

Valeria Wu
Administrative Secretary
2002 I-lan International Children's Folklore & Folkgame
Festival
http://www.folkgame.org.tw/english/index.htm

Paddy Hanafin reports that the two ladies from Germany have
decided to hire a car to make make their own way to Tralee.

Bill

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Hi Tamiko

I'll be in Malahide too! Look for me behind the big Japanese
camera. See you there.

Bill

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Hi Everyone,

I will be flying to Dublin from Tokyo tomorrow to attend the
setdancing workshop in Malahide this weekend.  I hope to see some of
those on this mailing list there.  If you find a short-hair, Asian-
looking girl with glasses, that must be me!

Warm regards.

Tamiko

These three web site addresses:

www.irishsetdancing.com, www.irishsetdancing.net, and
www.irishsetdancing.org

are available to good homes. Perfect for setting up your own
set dancing web site. Contact Mark Ohrenschall,
mark@....

Bill

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I've just done a much-delayed update to the listings on the
website. There will be regular updates now until I start my
next dancing binge in February.

Bill

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A request from Paddy Hanafin (phanafin@...).

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----- Original Message -----
From: Paddy Hanafin
To: BillLynch@...
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:34 PM
Subject: Shindig Weekend

Hi Bill,

I am wondering if you would be able to help two single,
available with a view to marriage girls make their way to
Tralee for our Shindig weekend in January. You see they are
flying in to Shannon on Friday evening 18th January from
Frankfurt, Germany arriving at 8.30p.m. The problem they
have is how to get from Shannon Airport at 8.30 in the
evening to The Earl of Desmond hotel in Tralee. Is it
possible that you could put a notice on the web page as some
lads may be only too willing to escort two German ladies to
our weekend. And who knows, but it may lead to something
special. After all there were three engagement announcements
last year, all of which have tied the knot since and are
still together as I speak. If anybody is willing to help
tell them to send me an email and I will give them a name
and email address for these two ladies.

Regards,
Paddy Hanafin.

Dear Tamiko

Thanks for joining the mailing list. I look forward to
hearing news of the dancing in Japan!

best wishes, Bill

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Hello!

I am Tamiko, a set dancer in Japan.

I would like to congratulate Bill for his efforts to make this e-
mailing list (I always admire his work!).

I look forward to messages that will be coming into my account.  At
the same time, I would like to send out what is going on about the
set dancing class in Tokyo.

Happy holidays to everyone!

Tamiko

Regarding the festival emails I passed on here -

I know nothing about these festivals other that what you can
see in the emails and make no endorsement of them. I leave
it to any interested parties to investigate them before
travelling. I am, of course, interested in hearing any
further information about them and would be especially keen
to hear from any participants.

thanks, Bill

Bill Lynch, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland
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Dear Folks

These people (see below) send out a lot of emails trying to
attract dancers to their festival in Prague.

Bill

Bill Lynch, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland
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----- Original Message -----
From: "festivaltourpraga.festiv"
<ffestivaltourpraga.festiv@...>
To: <tiberio@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 4:32 PM
Subject: Prague Festival Dance Prize 2002 & Dance Grand Prix
"Italia" 2002 program info

Prague Festival Dance Prize 2002 & Dance Grand Prix "Italia"
2002

the biggest "WorlDancEventS" in Europe next year,
International Event Competition for
Ballet-Contemporary-Modern-Hip Hop-Latin-Swing-Folk- Tap
Schools and Dance-Theatrical Educational Institutes.

Hello everyone!
DEAR Dance/Theatrical FRIENDS,
further the request of info about our events from "all the
dance world"

Giorgio Mordenti and Tereza Mátlová are pleased to introduce
this upcoming meetings of "WorlDance" like no other !

we are so glad and honoured to stay in touch with you and
your " dance group " will be "Welcome" in our Festivals
"scenario" and we hope to meet you in Prague or in Italy and
if you have your or some others groups interested in our
european dancEvents, we are sure to find a profique
collaboration with you and your Org.

EVERYONE can participate in this event, our offices in
Europe has organised your stay with an attractive program so
that, you can dance in the Capitals of the "Millenium"
European Culture and beyond performing in various theatres,
you have the opportunity to visit the splendour of the best
Art Cities in Europe.

Now we send this e-mail info and if you need advertising
materials please let us know your post address and my office
will mail to you as soon as possible some copies of the new
brochures and posters of the Prague Festival 2002 and of the
Dance Grand Prix Italy 2002 and the vhs version video, in
your VIDEO standart, of our previous events by mail, total
free on charges for you !

Bye and greetings to your wonderland,

and if this e-mail is an error. ..please accept our
apologize ! and let us know your exact e-mail address and we
will delete definitively your digital contact and be sure
..we don't bother you again!

Directors
giorgio mordenti and david pospisil

webmaster
tiberio meneghelli
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Headquarters Address. Via Ugo La Malfa n.2 / 47020 Montiano
FC Italy
East Europe Office . Za Hanspaulkou 856/5 16000 Prague 6.
Czech Republic
Italy phone and fax. 0039054751299 fax Czech phone/fax
00420233333331 Cell./Mobile. 00393356141846

e-mail < tiberio@...> <david.pf@...>

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Please visit our new Web Sites with 13 languages of the
FESTIVAL PROGRAM TEXTS, WHERE YOU CAN SELECT YOUR FAVOURITE
LANGUAGE

http://praguefestival.com with all the info about the Prague
Festival 2002 Event which will be held in Prague from 25th
April to 1st May 2002

www.dancefestival.it with all the info about the Grand Prix
"Italy" Event which will be held in Italy from 20th to 25th
June 2002

If you require any kind of information about our
organization I can provide you with the e-mail and post
address of many previous participants from all over the
world!

The email below is about a series of festivals in Hungary
which is seeking participation from dance groups.

Bill

Bill Lynch, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland
065 707 1363, BillLynch@...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Miklos Károly" <mikloskaroly@...>
To: <BillLynch@...>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 5:23 PM
Subject: International "Village-Wandering" -
"Country-Wanderer" Festival, "International Meeting of Art
Schools and Schools of Culture"(exchanges)

Írország
International "Village-Wandering" Festival
International "Country-Wanderer" Festival
"International Meeting of Art Schools and Schools of
Culture"(exchanges)
Károly Miklós
Festival Director
Szeged. 6723 Sólyom u. 1/a. 2/11 Hungary
Fax: 00-36-62-481-430 Mobil: 00-36-20-9119-072
E-mail: mikloskaroly@...
Internet: http://falujaro.freeweb.hu

Dear Madam, Dear Sir,

I am Károly Miklós from Hungary, Szeged, seat of
Csongrád-county. I would like to  inform You about the
following three festivals organized by me:

The International "Village-Wandering" Festival was organized
the first time in 1999, in Csongrád-county. Nearly 200-250
young dancers take part in this festival every year. Besides
three Hungarian groups other three European groups arrive to
participate.

The first "Country-Wanderer" Festival will be organized in
2002. Considering its international grade it will receive
senior groups from eight different European countries.
During these festivals groups come to know each other's
habits, culture, and common language: the Dance.

Short-term aims:

Initiate get-together of children-, junior- and senior
groups; taking up with each other, Spreading of European
culture, Professional improvement of art schools, Motivation
for people to learn and practise foreign languages,
Motivation for social organizations to join hands.

Long-term aims:

Traditionalism, Form youth's approach - promote commonalty,
Create and develop village-tourism - promote hospitality.

Within the frame of "Country-Wanderer" festival I am
organizing the "Meeting of Art Schools" in 2002. I am
waiting for the entry of ART SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS OF CULTURE,
villages, small towns that wish to establish exchanges with
art schools, schools of culture, villages, small towns in
the Hungarian South-Plain.

Folk Dance Festival-offers:

IV.International "Village-Wandering" Festival
Meeting of Children Dance Groups
SÁNDORFALVA-MAROSLELE-SZEGVÁR
16-22 August 2002
4 European countries will come to perform
I am waiting for the application of one children-dance
group.
Participation fee: 20USD/person/day (number of dancers is
limited to 40-45 persons/group)
Accomodation: in Szeged in youth hostel.

IV.International "Village-Wandering" Festival
Meeting of Children Dance Groups
ÁSOTTHALOM-DOMASZÉK-SZATYMAZ
24-30 July 2002
4 European countries will come to perform
I am waiting for the application of one children-dance
group.
Participation fee: 20USD/person/day (number of dancers is
limited to 40-45 persons/group)
Accomodation: in Szeged in youth hostel.

International "Country-Wanderer " Festival
16-22 May 2002
CSENGELE-CSANÁDPALOTA-FÖLDEÁK
4 European countries will come to perform
To this Festival I would kindly receive one senior folkdance
group and one senior majorette group, on the following
conditions:
Participation fee: 20USD/person/day (number of dancers is
limited to 40-45 persons/group)
Accomodation: in Szeged -in hotel or motel; and in Szeged in
youth hostel.

International "Country-Wanderer" Festival
05-11 June 2002
DOMASZÉK
8 European countries will come to perform
To this Festival I would kindly receive one senior folkdance
group and one senior majorette group, on the conditions
below:
Participation fee: 20USD/person/day (number of dancers is
limited to 40-45 persons/group)
Accomodation: in Szeged -in hotel or motel; and in Domaszék
in youth hostel.

International "Country-Wanderer" Festival
Somewhere between 1-15 July 2002
SÁNDORFALVA
(date is not yet decided)
4 European countries will come to perform
To this Festival I would kindly receive one senior folkdance
group and one senior majorette group. The following
conditions would apply:
Participation fee: 20USD/person/day (number of dancers is
limited to 40-45 persons/group)
Accomodation: in Szeged in youth hostel.

International "Country-Wanderer" Festival
31 July - 06 August 2002
MÁRTÉLY
4 European countries will come to perform
To this Festival I would kindly receive one senior folkdance
group and one senior majorette group. Conditions are as
follows:
Participation fee: 20USD/person/day (number of dancers is
limited to 40-45 persons/group)
Accomodation: in Szeged in youth hostel.

International "Country-Wanderer" Festival
16-22 August 2002
ÁSOTTHALOM-KUNSZENTMÁRTON-PUSZTASZER
4-6 European countries will come to perform
To this Festival I would kindly receive one senior folkdance
group and one senior majorette group, on the following
conditions:
Participation fee: 20USD/person/day (number of dancers is
limited to 40-45 persons/group)
Accomodation: in Szeged in youth hostel.

For further information about the above mentioned Festivals
you can apply to Ms. Eniko Magyar (under telephone number
+36 20 9119-072; between 4-8pm), in English, German, or
Portuguese, or write me back to mikloskaroly@....

Kind Regards:
Mr. Károly Miklós
Director of Festival

I wonder if anyone can help Karen - see below.

Bill

Bill Lynch, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland
065 707 1363, BillLynch@...
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----- Original Message -----
From: Karen Schupp
To: BillLynch@...
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 10:29 PM
Subject: unesco listing /irish dance question

Mr. Bill Lynch-

Hi - I'm a research consultant at Arizona State University.
I am working on a project studying the link between dance
and human rights world wide.  The research will result in an
anthology of historical and theoretical overviews, regional
studies and testimonials.

I came across your information at the UNESCO international
dance council directory and hope that you can help.  We are
looking for an author to write an articulate, anecodotal
account of his or her experiences with dance and human
rights issues in Ireland.  Do you know of anyone who could
write a testimonal statement or do you know where I can find
more information?  Statements are short - only 300 -900
words - and are reflections on personal experiences.  We've
been looking for about three months with no luck - so any
help at all is great.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Many thanks-

Karen Schupp
ASU Department of Dance
Box 870304
Tempe, AZ  85287-0304

I've added new material to the web site this week, all from
the October-November issue of Set Dancing News. See the News
page for most articles, the Ceili Bands page for the ceili
band report and the Photos page for more photos.

In addition there are extra photos at this address:

www.setdancingnews.net/gallery

There are 47 photographs from last weekend in Blankenheim,
Germany, and 59 from the Milwaukee Irish Fest. They take a
long time to load, there are no captions and they're not a
permanent part of the site, but they're available for
viewing now.

Bill

Bill Lynch, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland
065 707 1363, BillLynch@...
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Below is an email about a festival in Holland in 2003 which
is seeking Irish participants. I believe participants only
have to pay their way to Holland, other costs are covered by
the festival. (I've cleaned up Trudy's email a bit.)

Bill

Bill Lynch, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland
065 707 1363, BillLynch@...
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----- Original Message -----
From: Trudy van Laar
To: BillLynch@...
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 11:41 AM
Subject: Festival in holland (Schagen)

Hello,

I would like to ask you somthing.

We have in 2003 in Schagen, Holland, a festival with many
folk dance groups from many countries of Europe and this
year we had two groups from South Africa.

Now my question. We're looking now for a long time for a
group from Ireland. A group that is dancing for fun, dancing
as a amateur. I hope that you can help me. In July of 2003
we have a new festival and we are now looking for new
dancing groups. When the people come to Schagen that is the
price to come to Schagen for the dancers, we pay everything
in Schagen. The dancers sleep at a family home. I hope
really that you can help me.

Greetings from me and the people of the dancing group of
Schagen.

Trudy

Will you mail me when you have something for me? My address
is   truud22@....

Sorry but my English is not so good, there are maybe
mistakes.

Thanks for being the first, Manny. I'm going to send a few
useful emails to the list today.

best wishes, Bill

Bill Lynch, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland
065 707 1363, BillLynch@...
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Hello other person,

There now are two of us (Bill) ?
Great idea!!

Manny