Friends of Greenfield Dance, Inc. (FGD) is a non-profit organization . . .
. . . The organization’s overall purpose is to provide educational and charitable programs, which improve the number and quality of dance and music opportunities in the Greenfield, Massachusetts area. The organization is primarily interested in supporting the development of traditional dance forms such as: Contra, English Country, Folk, Cajon, Clogging, Irish Step, Morris, Mummers, Scandinavian Couples, Square, Swing, Waltz, and Zydeco. Thus, we are focused on four strands of activity:
To all member of Friends of Greenfield Dance, and those who would like to become members, I invite you to our Annual Meeting on April 12th, 6:30 at the Grange. There will be the usual (very) short reports from officers, and election to the Board. More importantly, the Board has decided to initiate discussions on "safe dancing" as our focus for the coming year, and we'd really like to hear from you to start us off. FGD has found we are not alone in this concern. There is a wealth of material from other groups so we are not re-inventing the wheel. Please come to the Annual Meeting and join the discussion. Pizza will be provided by the Friends; bring a potluck dessert if you like.
read moreMark your claendars: the Friends of Greenfield Dance Annual Meeting will be on April 12th, and the 2nd Annual Contra Prom will be on April 19th.
read moreVal LaBelle is moving in January, 2014, to Merrimac, MA to be closer to her twin grandchildren. With the move pending, she has resigned as President of Friends of Greenfield Dance, formerly known as Friends of the Guiding Star Grange, a position she has held through several years of transformation. During this time Friends of Greenfield Dance has become a recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, standing on its own; up-dated its by-laws; accepted by the State under its nonprofit insurance program; instituted regular business practices in dealings with grantees.
read moreThe Friends of Greenfield Dance wishes to share with you that a winner of the Greenfield Formation Contest has not been found. Although we received a good number of submissions, none met the criteria set by our contest rules.
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