Announcements
| 05/10/09 | Program committees, due dates, and next meetings updated |
| 04/21/09 | Agenda and location updated |
| 04/07/09 | link to the latest repertoire list updated (MS Excel file, 430kB, left context menu) |
Topic selection
| Identifier | Topic description | Votes by 02/20/09 |
| A. | A taste of new/good recordings | 5th (7pt) |
|---|---|---|
| B. |
Reports from St. Andrews and TAC - What new dances to try and how they go - Anything else interesting === better for the fall (TAC report) === |
1st (14pt) |
| C. | Presentation: Teaching dancers of more advanced age | 5th (7pt) |
| D. | How to make demonstration set of tunes (via software) | 3rd (11pt) |
| E. | Briefing dances | 7th (4pt) |
| F. | Teaching children | 8th (3pt) |
| G. | Dances with alternative endings (18th C book, etc) | 9th (2pt) |
| H. | Presentation of visual aids - e.g. picture of Duran Ranger fishing fly - everyone bring a couple of examples |
4th (9pt) |
| I. |
Things that have changed in the last twenty years === conducted 05/09/09 === |
2nd (13pt) |
Next Meetings
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2010 |
Saturday 01/23/10 Pettengill-Allen Montara-San Jose |
... 05/08/10 ................ ................ |
... ~10/.../10 TC Workshop ................ |
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2009 3x/Year |
Saturday 01/10/09 Harvey Mountain View 1:30pm social 2:00pm start |
Saturday 05/09/09 McAdam Lafayette 1:30pm social 2:00pm start |
Saturday ~10/24/09 Mtg+Workshop date/time/loc TBD ................ |
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| 2008 |
Saturday 01/19/08 Harvey Mountain View |
Saturday 04/19/08 O'Brien San Francisco |
Sunday 07/20/08 Allens' San Jose |
Saturday 09/20/08 McAdam Lafayette |
Saturday 10/25/08 Special Mtg Palo Alto |
| 2007 |
Saturday 01/20/07 O'Brien San Francisco |
Sunday 04/29/07 canceled Montara |
Saturday 07/21/07 Allens' San Jose |
Saturday 09/22/07 McAdam Lafayette |
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| 2006 |
Saturday 01/21/06 O'Brien San Francisco |
Saturday 04/08/06 McAdam Lafayette |
Sunday 07/16/06 Allen San Jose |
Saturday 09/23/06 Harvey Mountain View |
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| 2005 |
Saturday 01/22/05 Pettengill Montara |
Saturday 04/23/05 McAdam Lafayette |
Saturday 07/16/05 Hamilton Menlo Park |
Saturday 10/01/05 Harvey Mountain View |
Due dates for the program committees
| 08/15/08 | Valentine’s Ball 2009 Alan Twhigg, Juliet Davoren, Paula Jacobson |
| 10/01/08 | Dec 2008 / Jan 2009 Bruce Herbold, Susie Langdon Kass, Jim Passage |
| 12/01/08 | Mar / Apr 2009 Bruce Herbold, Armin Busse, Alan Twhigg |
| 02/01/09 |
May / Jun 2009 Bruce Herbold, Marianna Harvey, Kathy Allen |
| 03/01/09 |
Kim McGarrity Memorial Ball 2009 Paula Jacobson, Sandra Schultz, Alan Twhigg |
| 03/15/09 |
Jean Patrick Memorial Ball 2009 Paula Jacobson, Kathy Allen, Rebecca Davis |
| 08/01/09 |
Oct / Nov 2009 Bruce Herbold, Lin Pettengill, Tim Wilson |
| 08/15/09 |
Valentine’s Ball 2010 Paula Jacobson, Rebecca Davis, Linda Henderson |
| 10/01/09 |
Dec 2009 / Jan 2010 Bruce Herbold, Sandra Schultz, Susie Langdon Kass |
| 12/01/09 |
Mar / Apr 2010 Bruce Herbold, Juliet Davoren, Jennifer Kelly |
| 02/01/10 |
May / Jun 2010 Bruce Herbold, Lin Pettengill, pending |
Agenda for the next meeting - 10/24/09
If you have suggestions or changes to the agenda please
let Armin
know, before it will be send out on the currently anticipated
date 10/10/09, which is the agreed upon 14 days before the meeting .
Thank you.
If you would like to print only the agenda it should appear on a single page
(e.g. page 2) when you print this webpage.
...in progress...
Minutes of Previous Meetings
All minutes are in Portable Document Format [PDF file format].
If you don't have the reader to view and print the files, you can
download the free reader from
Adobe
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| 2010 | ..../..../.... | ..../..../.... | ..../..../.... | ..../..../.... | |
| 2009 | 01/10/09 | 05/09/09 | 10/..../09 | ..../..../.... | |
| 2008 | 01/19/08 | 04/19/08 | 07/20/08 | 09/20/08 TAC | 10/25/08 |
| 2007 | 01/20/07 | 04/29/07 | 07/21/07 | 09/22/07 | |
| 2006 | 01/21/06 *) +) | 04/08/06 | 07/16/06 | 09/23/06 | |
| 2005 | 01/22/05 | 04/23/05 *) | 07/16/05 *) | 10/01/05 TAC | |
| 2004 | 01/10/04 | 04/18/04 | 06/19/04 | 09/18/04 TAC | |
| 2003 | 01/11/03 | 04/12/03 | 06/14/03 | 09/20/03 | |
| 2002 | 01/12/02 | 03/16/02 | 06/29/02 | 09/21/02 | |
| 2001 | 01/13/01 | 03/17/01 | 07/01/01 | 09/29/01 | |
| Additional documents marked *): read Screen Tip (hover over item) |
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Workshops
| 2008 | 10/25/08 | Teachers' Workshop, Alex Gray |
| 2007 | 10/28/07 | Teachers' Workshop, Fiona Grant |
| 2006 | 10/22/06 | Teachers' Workshop, Angela Young |
| 2005 | 11/05/05 | Teachers' Workshop, Mary Murray (info: doc/ pdf) |
| 2004 | 02/28/04 | Book 43, local teachers |
| 2003 | 11/01/03 | Learning Styles, Mel Briscoe |
| 2002 | 11/09/02 | Teachers' Workshop, Allison Russell |
Training
EXAMS 2007
Congratulations to the new teachers in the branch . We wish you success and hope to be able to give you support with your new or extended teaching experience.
Results: Candidate Class Report 2007 (report pending)
EXAMS 2005
Results: Candidate Class Report 2005
Documents
Current
- repertoire list 04/07/09 (MS Excel file, 430kB)
Previous
- Valentine's Ball 2009
- Program (PDF file, 4kB)
- Flyer (PDF file, 134kB)
- Letter to Teachers (PDF file, 12kB)
- First Time Discount Coupon (PDF file, 28kB)
- Mid-Winter Ball 2007
- Pleasanton 2007 - Celtic Heritage Application
- Application (includes letter, information and applications for both stages)
- Pleasanton 2006 - Celtic Heritage Application
- Application (includes letter, information and applications for both stages)
- Valentine's Ball 2006
Reference
- Monthly Party
- Guidelines for Children Dancing in the San Francisco Branch
- Guidelines for Ball and Party Programs
- Bruce Hamilton's Notes on MCing
- Responsibility for teachers (reference letter and
mentoring), submitted by Kathleen
- SF Branch Bylaws 05/03/2003
- Stuff
Susie L K videos
- First Lady of the Dance
- Take Your Partners
- Book 32
- Book 33
- Book 34
- Injury Prevention and Strength BuildingPat O'B books
recordsBruce Ha TC minutes Alan T large archive of recordings and books Kathleen RSCDS packet for teaching children SCD in schools
