We’re planning a small but lovely outdoor get together for Eurosession folk!
Let’s take advantage of current clement conditions to enjoy some magical music and familiar faces in the park.
Time: 7:30pm on Friday 25 June Location: Sheffield’s Cholera Monument
Instruments welcome. Any dancing will be solo and distanced or in existing bubbles. We’ll take a minute’s silence to think of all lives impacted by Coronavirus.
We expect to be less than 30 people and will split the group if more arrive. Hope the weather holds steady! Keep an eye on the Facebook event in case we make updates on the day.
Join us in June for a celebration of digital connections and the return of the sun!
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On Thursday 13 June, we are abandoning the workshop, and plunging recklessly into a straight-up summer celebration. Whether or not the pandemic is over, sunshine has returned to the UK, and as we draw close to midsummer’s eve, let’s celebrate the amazing community of online musicians and dancers that have helped to keep us going over the many long past months.
Session access and donations: To to obtain the Zoom details, please pay/donate via our donations page. We ask for a £2 minimum payment, but if you enjoy our sessions and can donate £5 or £10, that helps us to give fair payment to our musicians and dance teachers.
More tips: You’ll have the option to join and leave Zoom breakout rooms to move between the session, workshop, and the bar. See our quick guide if you get stuck.
If you plan to share a tune: It may sound better if you turn on the Original Sound feature when playing – please check out the Zoom Help about how to enable this this in your Zoom settings.
Tips for enjoying the evening
The rest of the evening should provide similar experiences as previous sessions – marvellous musicians, delicious dancing, and a bit of chatting. Here are tips for maximum enjoyment:
Zoom tips for Everyone: Please mute your audio when you are not speaking / leading the music, and use the Chat feature for background communication. To switch views between seeing one individual (Speaker View) and all participants (Gallery View), consult How-Do-I-Change-The-Video-Layout. Head to the bar for a longer chatalongside the workshop or session; for help see our quick guide, or Zoom’s longer guide to Self-selecting a Breakout Room
Musicians: Please play tunes for dancing, prioritising dances from the balfolk scene and other traditional genres from across Europe. [Preferably avoid English and Irish, because we have plenty of those in other local sessions!] In the Zoom sessions, only one person (or device) can broadcast at any one time; use the chat to help create a a rolling running order of dance tune offers. It generally sounds better if you turn on the Original Sound feature when playing – please check out the Zoom Help about how to enable this in your settings. When you’ve been chosen to lead, let the dancers know what dance type you’ll be playing if you can. Then select Original Soundwhen you’re ready to play, and turn it off again for normal voice transmission.
Dancers: Get your dance shoes on; if you have a danceable space, book it for the evening, You can attempt to dance the right genre of dance at the right time (albeit half a beat behind!), or dance whatever takes your fancy. More important is to dance as though no-one is watching, or as though you can cheer up everyone else who is watching! It’s also fine to turn your video off if you feel freer dancing in private.
Eurosession is an inclusive and caring space for all. Invite your co-space-sharing mates / family / teddy-bear along if appropriate 😉
