POTD 3: Dancing Forward Together
January 31, 2025
We’re excited to share a bit more about Puttin’ On the Dance!
What happens at the POTD conference?
POTD is a wonderful weekend of dance organizers connecting, sharing their ideas, learning from each other, and being inspired! At POTD3, you can expect facilitated sessions for the full conference group, breakout workshops, structured and informal discussions, and lots of 1:1 conversations. And of course, we’ll dance! (On Friday, we’ll join the Belfast Flying Shoes community dance & contra dance series; on Saturday, we’ll organize our own dance party that includes all the social traditions represented by conferees.) Participants from POTD 1&2 talk about the POTD experience as transformative and joyful (testimonials here)… we hope you can join us in May!
Priority registration:
The mission of POTD is to support organizers who produce dance events within various North American and British Isles social dance traditions (e.g., barn, Cape Breton, community, contra, English, family, Irish, Quebecois, Scottish, and square dances) in the region of Eastern Canada & Northeastern United States (i.e., Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, and Vermont.) Organizers of these dance traditions in this catchment area have priority registration until March 31.
Schedule:
The conference starts Friday, May 2, with afternoon check-in and evening dancing, continues all day Saturday, May 3, with conference sessions and more dancing, and wraps up at 11:30 on Sunday, May 4, after morning sessions and closing program.
Where?
We will gather in Belfast, a small city in Midcoast Maine. The all-inclusive, residential conference is at Fireside Inn and Suites, where we’ve reserved rooms and rented the attached event space for our meals and conference sessions. (Don’t call the hotel to reserve your room; we’ve got that covered!)
Fees:
The conference includes hotel accommodations, meals, snacks, two dances, and a portion 0f the venues, supplies, equipment, insurance, and other expenses. Conference fees vary, depending on your choice of accommodation. As soon as we schedule the caterers, finalize the budget, and confirm sponsors, we will share the specifics.
What Else?
Save the dates, plan ways to fund your attendance, and imagine what your dance organization (and you!) can gain by joining other organizers from across the region for a weekend of renewal and inspiration!
