During the COVID19 pandemic, the Historical Tea & Dance Society (Pasadena CA) presented online (Zoom & Facebook) 1 hour chats with leading artists, teachers, and experts from the English Country Dance community (and a few contra & square callers & musicians..). These started off weekly in March 2020, then ran monthly until Dec 2022.
Recordings of the chats can be viewed here (well-organized) or on YouTube.
The Zoom chats and other information are available in the Dropbox folder for 5 Things downloads
Recordings of the after-talk discussions are available by special request.
The following folks were involved in the history of BACDS & NBCDS, though those histories may be a small part of (or even missing from) the chat.
Brad Foster - founder of BACDS; CDSS Executive & Artistic Director 1983-2011
Bruce Hamilton
Sharon Green
Kalia Kliban
Alan Winston
Rebecca King - Pianist (English and Contra) and composer
Shira Kammen - Musician, composer
Audrey Knuth Jaber- musician
Behind the scenes at dance camp (Bruce Hamilton)
ECD Choreographers (Alan Winston, Sharon Green)
Online Pioneers (Sarah Lee)