How can regional/national organizations help foster youth involvement in trad music and dance?
- $ – one of the biggest barriers for students
- Network, connect dancers/dances/bands/callers in greater area
- Produce documentary video(s) pitched for people who don’t know what contra is, and put them on YouTube – this would help with explaining what it is, and how much fun it can be
- Atlanta dance did this – it’s on YouTube
- Host youth events!
- Have demonstrations at high schools and colleges, during orientation
- Branch it up to Canada too!
- Hire young callers and musicians
- Hire quality young callers and musicians
- Play up the music aspect, not just the dance. Host workshops?
- In publications spotlight young performers, thus making them better known and more young folks will read publications.
- Organizations need to be more visible. CDSS is unknown in some circles.