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nashjc [Dance Instructions and Style Hints]
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nashjc [Playford Wiki -- Playford's Progeny]
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 This is a wiki repository to permit explorations of information related This is a wiki repository to permit explorations of information related
-to English and American folk dance. John Playford published "The English Dancing Master"​ in 1651 (the text of this has been entered and can be found at [[http://​www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/​~flip/​contrib/​dance/​playford.html#​playford-1651]] ​+to English and American folk dance. John Playford published "The English Dancing Master"​ in 1651 The text of this has been entered and can be found at [[http://​www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/​~flip/​contrib/​dance/​playford.html#​playford-1651]] ​ 
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 +**2019-01-05** In response to the reality that Friday night after 9 p.m. has dancers with reduced brain-power,​ a list of "After 9" dances is at [[After9 | After 9 o'​clock dances]].
  
 **2014-7-15** The wiki has been moved to a new website hosted on Godaddy and is part of the OttawaEnglishDance.org site. The version on macnash.telfer.uottawa.ca will be shut down as the wiki is no **2014-7-15** The wiki has been moved to a new website hosted on Godaddy and is part of the OttawaEnglishDance.org site. The version on macnash.telfer.uottawa.ca will be shut down as the wiki is no
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 From the point of view of the moderator and instigator (Prof. J C Nash - NashJc on the wiki), the content and usage are a tool to investigate how to permit users to modify the data management **process** as well as the content. That is, new tools, views, ​ From the point of view of the moderator and instigator (Prof. J C Nash - NashJc on the wiki), the content and usage are a tool to investigate how to permit users to modify the data management **process** as well as the content. That is, new tools, views, ​
  
-The moderator is also interested in patterns of use of the system -- the social engineering of community projects such as this. Possibly other researchers would like to participate in this activity. Note that it is NOT intended to spy on users. ​Instead, i+The moderator is also interested in patterns of use of the system -- the social engineering of community projects such as this. Possibly other researchers would like to participate in this activity. Note that it is NOT intended to spy on users. ​
  
-A parallel goal of the pp-wiki is to enlarge and/or render more efficient the marketplace for dance-related materials. CDs and books on dance are rarely available in local bookstores or libraries. Can they be distributed efficiently on the Internet? ​If th+A parallel goal of the pp-wiki is to enlarge and/or render more efficient the marketplace for dance-related materials. CDs and books on dance are rarely available in local bookstores or libraries. Can they be distributed efficiently on the Internet? ​ 
 +Let me know if interested.
  
 Given that the main goal is sharing, there is always the issue of unreasonable use, freeloading or downright unauthorized use of material. This wiki is set up to use the Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Creative Commons copyright scheme. This means Given that the main goal is sharing, there is always the issue of unreasonable use, freeloading or downright unauthorized use of material. This wiki is set up to use the Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Creative Commons copyright scheme. This means
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 It's (really!) hard to dance without music. ​ It's (really!) hard to dance without music. ​
  
 +==== Quite Carried Away ====
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 +**Quite Carried Away** is an English Dance band organized by Milan Skubnik.
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 +You can see their [[wiki:​qca|repertoire here]]
 ====  Recordings ​ ==== ====  Recordings ​ ====
  
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 Please observe the warning regarding copyrighted work. However, most callers write down their own versions of dances, and if you are willing to add your dances to the collection here, please do so, if possible including notes about where you learned the dance. We want to put each dance on a separate '​page'​. Please follow the naming convention encapsulated in following example: '​INS:​Dance_of_the_Roses'​. Do not start the name with '​a'​ or '​the'​ so it is easier to provide a sorted list of the instruction files. Please observe the warning regarding copyrighted work. However, most callers write down their own versions of dances, and if you are willing to add your dances to the collection here, please do so, if possible including notes about where you learned the dance. We want to put each dance on a separate '​page'​. Please follow the naming convention encapsulated in following example: '​INS:​Dance_of_the_Roses'​. Do not start the name with '​a'​ or '​the'​ so it is easier to provide a sorted list of the instruction files.
  
-The link for these instructions ​is [[Dance Instructions Index]].+The links for these instructions ​are:  
 +  * [[English ​Dance Instructions Index]] 
 +  * [[Contra Dance Instructions Index]] 
 +  * [[Other Dance Instructions Index]] 
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 +There are some [[Dance Instructions Notes | Notes ]] on how to format the material.
  
 Note that there are various Internet resources for dance instructions. One of the very best is The Round, alias Cambridge University English Country Dance Society, see http://​www.srcf.ucam.org/​round/​. I (NashJc) had hoped to collaborate with the operators of this site, but so far have not been able to establish communications. Note that there are various Internet resources for dance instructions. One of the very best is The Round, alias Cambridge University English Country Dance Society, see http://​www.srcf.ucam.org/​round/​. I (NashJc) had hoped to collaborate with the operators of this site, but so far have not been able to establish communications.
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 ===== Other information ===== ===== Other information =====
  
 +An area of the wiki exists for the [[oecdc:​ottawaenglishdanceclub|Ottawa English Country Dance Club]]. ​
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 +There will (soon?) be a private area for callers and club executive. Contact the wiki administrator [[nashjc]] if you want a special area set up for a particular group or interest.
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 +Note that there is a [[Pictures_and_Videos]] section.
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 +Some information on how to work with Dokuwiki is on the [[wiki:​howtoedit|How to create and edit wiki pages]]
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