Welcome to Puttin’ On the Dance!
YES! It’s time for the Puttin’ On the Dance conference for dance organizers!
As you’ll read on the POTD 3: Dancing Forward Together page, the conference is immersive, the setting is gorgeous, and we are eager to gather with a whole bunch of folks who are passionate about organizing dances in their communities.
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn, rejuvenate, share, connect, and dance!
Join us ~ Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4, 2025 in Belfast, Maine.
Registration is OPEN! Check out the details on the POTD3 page, and when you’re ready to sign up, head to the Registration Form
Plan ways to fund your attendance, and send us your input on the program.
To join our mailing list and get updates directly, email . See you in Midcoast Maine when the serviceberry starts to bloom!
Your POTD3 Organizing Team,
- Emily Addison – Ottawa, ON
- Chrissy Fowler – Belfast, ME
- Patty Giavara – Montpelier, VT
- Conference Sponsors: Belfast Flying Shoes (BFS), Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS), DownEast Friends of the Folk Arts (DEFFA), Monadnock Folklore Society (MFS), the Montpelier Contra Dance, and New England Folk Festival Association (NEFFA)
*Puttin’ on the Dance (POTD) convenes dance organizers from across the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada who produce dance events in various North American and British Isles social dance traditions (e.g., barn, Cape Breton, community, contra, English, family, Irish, Quebecois, Scottish, and square). The objective of this weekend event is to provide resources and opportunities for learning, sharing, renewal, and fun! This will strengthen networks for sustaining dance organizers, who in turn sustain important traditions of participatory social dance throughout our region.
