Articles, Essays, Publications, Musings ...
by Diane Silver

• I have a book of my original dances: Barely Legal, A Modest Collection of Modern Contra Dances. Please inquire via e-mail.
• The Beginner Contra Dance Lesson - article and MP3

• Dance as a Conversation -- (aka To Sleaze or Not To Sleaze...)
• Culture Wars: Nightclub Culture vs. Community Culture.
• Why I don't like Larks and Ravens (but am not opposed to other gender-neutral terms).
• Adopting gender-neutral language in a positive way

• Material from my sessions at the Southeast Dance Leadership Conference held October, 2010.
  • Starting a Dance
    • Session Outline
    • Sample Event Budget
  • When the Gears Don't Work - Problem Solving I: Improving performance - supporting and managing talent, volunteers, board members, hired help, etc. What to do when the job's not getting done.  Co-Presented with Rob Harper
    • Problem-Solving Flow-Chart
  • When the Gears Don't Work - Problem Solving II: Conflict management - interventions and resolutions for disagreements, factions, and difficult or offensive individuals. How to have that difficult conversation.
    • Session Handout
    • Materials I created for the Old Farmer's Ball:
      • Old Farmer's Ball Dance Guidelines
      • Old Farmer's Ball Policy & Etiquette Brochure-#1
      • Old Farmer's Ball Policy & Etiquette Brochure-#2
      (I can't resist also referring you to the great musings of Richard Powers on similar etiquette topics:
      See Sketchy Guys and Richard's take on the subtle difference between being "sketchy" and not, and how it can be misinterpreted.)
  • Four Part Harmony: What Makes a Great Evening - Facilitated Panel Discussion
    • Session Outline
    • Notes from the Discussion
  
  
  
• Complaint Response Procedures (2019) written for the Old Farmer's Ball (This was a committee effort, not just me).
  • Short summary