Welcome to Puttin’ On the Dance!
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 conference is deeply rooted in the POTD mission and vision.
POTD strengthens networks for sustaining dance organizers, who in turn sustain important traditions of participatory social dance throughout our region. POTD1 launched in Vermont in 2011, POTD2 was in Ontario in 2015, and POTD3 was in Maine in May 2025.
To join the POTD mailing list and get updates about future conferences, email .
POTD Team
- Emily Addison – Ottawa, ON
- Chrissy Fowler – Belfast, ME
- Patty Giavara – Montpelier, VT
- Lisa Sieverts – Nelson, NH
