Nice to hear from you Steve and love to you and Gilli.
Thanks to all the contributors for a good and frank discussion lets hope we can continue
Strangely I started this discussion knowing that the EFDSS existed I support the EFDSS in spirit. I was therefore surprised when I looked at their website.
to see Gumbo Cajun, Balkan Plus, Society for international folk dancing, Consort de Danse Baroque, Quadrille Club happily advertised on the web site. Whilst I appreciate the facility has to make a profit by hiring a hall out have they not lost the plot a bit by advertising these world music events on their website in so doing losing the English bit of the title .
Again with the London thing is there not a case now the seat of learning has arguably shifted to Newcastle to relocate the library there? Is there a thriving EFDSS in Newcastle that is kept under wraps? Steve makes some good points for the EFDSS and is a tireless collector I agree with much he says but I still in my head see the organisation as a London elite club that largely ignores other parts of the country Steve makes the point that could be our fault and I can go with that unfortunately the drive, belief impetuous has to come from the parent organisation. It does not appear to want to do that.
Keith