DO-List
DO-List is a forum for dance event organisers. It is mainly focussed on the UK.
The online presence is a mailing list which has archives accessible only to list members.
To subscribe to the list, visit the Dance Organisers List (DO-list) page - you can also unsubscribe from there, and view the list archives.
Here is a list of talking-points (PDF file) made for the first in-person group session at Chippenham Folk Festival in 2024.
Contra dance planning calendar
To help people avoid clashes when organising contra events in the UK there is a shared Google calendar where you can register your intentions and check what else might be running on similar dates. The calendar is not public, so if you would like to use it please send a message to home@barndance.org including your Google ID and the name of the group you represent. We can then share the calendar with you and it will appear in the list of 'Other Calendars' in your Google Calendar view. You can configure the colour it uses on your display. You will have access to add and edit all events so please be careful!
When you start planning to run an event, please add an entry on that day showing the name of the event and a question mark. Make sure that the event goes into the planning calendar and not your own. When details are available please add them and remove the question mark. You can easily copy events to and from your other calendars: they are true copies so changes in one calendar will not affect the others.
There is a similar calendar for Balfolk events, and there may be others. If you know of any (or decide to create one) please let us know and we will add contact details here.