Interpreting Dance Information

The Dance Gypsy

Interpreting the Information in the Festival Planner Listings

Hopefully most of the information in these listing is self explanatory. But of course, hoping doesn’t make it so. Space considerations and attempts at uniformity in a non-uniform world occasionally make it difficult. Where there is doubt, the following guidelines may help:

Event Types
Price
Time
Confirmation
Printing

Sponsor
Links to Performers
Star Listings
Advertisements

Event Types:

Most events are open to the public without preregistration. Some events carry special designation to help indicate the nature of the events.

Festivals are open to the public, usually one can participate in part or all of the event. They are seldom “package deals,” that is the price includes the music and dancing, but not food or lodging.
Camps generally have more restrictions than festivals. Typically these include: a single price includes all food and lodging (although there may be multiple choices with respect to the level of luxury); preregistration is required (which may entail intense competition for the few places, in which case, registration is usually either first come first served or via a lottery); campers must attend the entire camp, not just a single session.

Price:

Unless otherwise indicated, the stated price is the full price for non-members and does not not include any discounts for early registration etc.
The basic price always includes the dancing. When known, we indicate any additional services included in the base price such as food or lodging. There are sometimes alternate price choices. The listed price is usually the basic (no frills) option for the entire event.
Many groups have reduced prices for members, seniors, students, families or even those who arrive or sign up early — but we do not presently show this for most events. (We have recently added the capability to list such discounts, but haven't actually obtained the info from most dances).

Time:

Normally multi–day events do not include times. The exact details may vary dramatically but typically they run from early evening of the first day until early evening of the last day
Single day events usually include times. Unless otherwise indicated, all dances start in the PM.

Confirmation:

The Dance Gypsy goes to great effort to verify the information we print. But the information printed is only as accurate as the information we receive.

A dance is normally considered “confirmed” only if the Dance Gypsy has received a statement that the event is indeed occurring this year.
Dance events scheduled, but not confirmed, will be listed — but marked “Unconfirmed for this year.” Such dances may very well be happening — we just don’t have a confirmed statement to that effect.

Printing:

Printing via the “print” button prints only the dance listings, not the calendar nor the various buttons.

Sponsor:

“Sponsor” means the dance or music organization hosting the event; it does not refer to financial underwriters.

Links to Performers:

Many dance listings include links to the featured callers, instructors, musicians, etc. This link does not take you directly to that performer’s personal web page. Rather it takes you to the Dance Gypsy’s own listing for that person or group. These listings contain whatever information we have on that performer such as upcoming gigs, and contact information (including web pages).

Starred listings:

A star placed before an ad indicates a dance series that supports the Dance Gypsy. Normally this indicates a paid ad (e.g., like a highlighted entry in the phone book). In some cases it means that the sponsors of that dance have helped the Dance Gypsy through other means.