Martha says: "The sites in this portfolio are some of the ones I designed and coded myself. You may also be interested in my work with Extra Mile Design. (Take the web sites tour - I coded most of them, though the lovely designs are the work of others.)"
High Tea & Whiskeyis a dance weekend my friends and I started in 2009. We wanted to increase the interest in English Country Dancing among our contra dance friends, and inviting excellent callers to call a weekend of English and contra dancing seemed a fine idea. The web site served as advertising and communication, and let people register online. The weekend was a big success...
The Blackthorn Morris Team started up in 2007 to dance "Border Morris". I play fiddle for the team, and have followed them to fun and wacky events since the beginning. See the videos on the "Appearances" page for a flavor of what we do.
The Childgrove Country Dancers web site has been around for a decade or more, and has, over time, gotten built out into a rich source of information for contra dancers throughout the Midwest. Recently it underwent transformation into a Joomla site.
We formed the Webster Groves English Country Dance group in 2009 to expand the opportunities for folks in St Louis to dance English. It's been an interesting and satisfying venture as we add folks to the "English crowd." We've started a monthly dance series and worked closely with Dance Discovery to put on some very special events - a Presidential Ball or two, and an 80th Birthday Party for John Ramsay, our mentor. We are especially interested in encouraging local bands to play English, and in developing new English callers.
Earthshine Contra is a venture by some wonderful folks in Arcadia, Missouri, who want to encourage the growth of contra dancing among the people who live in that region. The web site helps to promote dancing and old-time Missouri music at an annual festival in the region.
Breaking Up Thanksgiving is a long-standing dance weekend put on by Chicago contra dancers. It's a great weekend...
