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About LCFD

Lavender Country and Folk Dancers (LCFD) is an umbrella organization forming a loosely knit group of gender-free dance clubs. (Sometimes the expression is "gender neutral," "gender role free," or "role optional"). We currently encompass several dance traditions and welcome the opportunity to include more.

Our Mission

  • Organize and run dance camps, which are multiple-day events usually occurring at a rustic site.
  • Promote and support gender-free traditional dancing (contra, square, English country, and folk) primarily, but not exclusively, for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer dancers and friends.
  • Promote and support dance leaders, musicians, organizations, and others who support gender-free dancing, whenever possible.
  • LCFD is a non-profit organization which will occasionally raise money for the purpose of supporting LCFD activities. (For example, we've run a very popular food booth for years now at NEFFA.)
LCFD is governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by its members. See the Bylaws. Highlights from our board meetings are available here. LCFD is an affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) and obtains its 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from that relationship.
LCFD flourishes through the work of a large number of volunteers. LCFD runs the twice-yearly East Coast dance camps, largely through the work of the Camp Committee. LCFD works with local gender-free dance groups that are affiliated with it, helping with organization and outreach. There is a Lavender Dance Legacy Committee that is working to help the dance community and organization continue and grow.
LCFD enthusiastically welcomes other local gender-free dance groups, and other groups that want to run gender-free dance camps. Affiliation with LCFD lets us provide website access, liability insurance, general assistance, and the possibility of various forms of financial assistance.

LCFD Board

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​Sam Weiler
co-chair
He/him/his
Massachusetts
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​Myles Dakan
co-chair
He/him/his
Northampton, MA
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John Gintell
co-treasurer
He/him/his
Cambridge, MA
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Mark Galipeau/Flicker
co-treasurer
He/him/his
Northern California

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Liz Burkhart
She/her/hers
Cincinnati, OH
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David Norton
He/him/his
​Hadley, MA
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​René Meade
He/him/his
Northampton, MA

Camp Committee

  • Aaron Marcus, they/them/theirs, programmer
  • Alex Deis-Lauby, ​she/her/hers, programmer
  • Den Collins, he/him/his, registrar
  • Ben Sachs-Hamilton, he/him/his, volunteer coordinator
  • Jared Polens, he/him/his, food coordinator
  • Sam Arfer, he/him/his, food coordinator
  • John Gintell, he/him/his, treasurer
  • Judy Hawkins, she/her/hers, work exchange coordinator
  • Taiward Wider, they/them/theirs, sound
  • Arthur Prokosch, he/him/his, sound
  • Robin Fox, ​she/her/hers, on-site coordinator

Other Activities

  • Bob Peterson, ​he/him/his, webmaster emeritus/database
  • Chris Ricciotti, he/him/his, queen mum
  • René Meade, ​​he/him/his, site/email administrator
  • Arthur Prokosch, he/him/his, site/email advisor

Trans & Non-Binary Committee

  • Aaron Marcus, they/them/theirs
  • Jamie Dye, they/them/theirs
  • Ollie Cultrara, they/them/theirs
  • René Meade, he/him/his
  • Taiward Wider, they/them/theirs

Lavender Dance Legacy Committee

  • John Gintell, he/him/his

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Lavender Country and Folk Dancers

LCFD is an affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) and obtains its 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from that relationship.

General photo credit: Chris Chin

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  • About LCFD
    • Board Meeting Highlights
  • Camps
    • Spring Camp
    • Queer Dance Camp
  • Local Dances
    • Boston Gender Free Contra
    • Boston Gender Free English
    • Rainbow Contra of Western Mass
    • Village Contra
    • Circle Left
    • Hands Four
  • History
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