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Featuring classes in . . . Contact Improvisation, African Dance and Drum, Yoga, Partner Dancing, Music, Healing Arts, and much more!

Accommodations - You may choose to stay in a cabin (double cabins, 10-12 beds each side) or bring your own tent. There will be designated cabins for women only, men only, families, and cabins open for anyone. Cabin space is limited, and fills up on a first-come, first-served basis, though Robin Hood has more beds than Omni. Camping space is available in the fields and woods. Please heed the signs designating tenting areas.

Community Service / Volunteer Spirit - All campers are required to help with meals or general camp care. You will select your chore shifts when you arrive at camp. Chores are a great way to connect; some campers have rated chores as one of their best camp experiences. If you have a disability and require a light chore, or for more information contact Heidi Roper at communityservice@dne.org.

Food - We have a brand new meals schedule in our new camp! More flexible breakfast and lunch means more flexible class times! More freedom for our freedom-loving community, and hopefully, far less stress on our kitchen staff.

In our quest to nourish this wonderful community, we're changing the way that breakfast and lunch will be served. We are expanding the hours when breakfast and lunch will be available, and providing a more buffet style dining hall environment.

Here's a brief summary of the changes:

• Breakfast - 8:00am to 10:30am
• Lunch - 11:00am to 3:30pm
• Dinner - 5:45pm to 7:00pm

We're grazing breakfast and lunch, and gathering for dinner. We'll have late night snacking that is more nutritional, too!

Our delicious, vegetarian meals and snacks are provided: non-dairy, non-wheat and simple vegan options are available at each meal. If you have one of these restrictions, you should indicate it on your registration form. We understand that there are folks with other dietary restrictions; however because we are cooking for over 400 people, we can only accommodate the most common restrictions.

If you have other dietary needs such as: anti-candida; no nightshades; no garlic/onions; no soy; Zone; gluten-free; high protein, you will need to bring your own provisions. These might include your own salad dressing, canned fish, packaged meats, etc. There is a separate refrigerator in the dining hall for your personal perishables (space is limited).

Waterfront - We enjoy a beautiful lake with a large dock for swimming, boating, and loads of fun. Fully supported by Certified Lifeguard Staff for your safety. There will be no lifeguard training this year- certified lifeguards looking for work at the waterfront should contact the waterfront coordinator, Joe Radziszewski, at waterfront@dne.org.

Broad Bay of Lake Ossippee, a public lake, is our gorgeous swimming and boating and sunning and playing pleasure destination this year. As such, it is quite different than our previous private lake situation.

Work Exchange/Financial Aid/Scholarships - Work exchange is available at $11/hour. You must fill out this section and pay your full camp fee prior to camp. You will be reimbursed no later than October 1st. Work exchange and financial aid are not guaranteed. You may request financial aid equal to the value of your work exchange; these monies are available based on financial hardship. Apply early, availability is limited. 18-25 year-olds and DNE elders are encouraged to apply. For details and award verification, please contact Samantha Armer (workexchange@dne.org)

Our community wants you! This year we have opened three class times in the schedule for Community Offerings. The purpose of these community offering times is to deepen our sense of community by softening the edges between roles of teacher and learner, leader and follower, and to expand our appreciation of who we are collectively and individually.

We have community full of phenomenally talented, accomplished and creative folks. Share your inner wealth!! Propose something silly, something substantial and serious, something serendipitous! Try out teaching that special something you know. If you do something in your life that you would like to share with your community—a hobby, spiritual practice, vocation, a passion, please share it! If you have thought of teaching something but haven’t wanted to ‘formally’ teach this is your chance! (Or if you’re wonderful class just didn’t fit into this year’s teacher’s schedule and you still would like to offer it to the community.) Or if you are someone who sees the need in the moment for a certain kind of activity to bring us together these time’s are dedicated for just such spontaneous leadership.

These community offerings will be ad hoc, find spaces as they come up, and will enliven camp life with serendipity. Because of the nature of Community Offerings they will not be in the O Book or the pre-printed schedule but will be posted during camp as they are offered.

Art! We have a dedicated ArtSpace this year, too, for the first time! Impromptu classes, drop-in, hang, play. A welcoming, creative space, that seeks to allow the human heart a place to express in other media, without judgement of "talent" or product.

We welcome donations. Really, we could use a whole lot! Please contact the Art Space Committee (artspace@dne.org) for any questions.

Young People's Program (YPP) - Full day activities are offered when most adult classes are in session. Each age group (0-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) is staffed by qualified and creative instructors. Young people engage in community-building activities, games, sports, arts/crafts, dance, drama, swimming and more.

Teen Program Classes, workshops and activities are offered throughout the day and evening for teens to chose from. Staff and teens draw on camp resources to design classes and activities especially for teens, who are encouraged to attend some adult classes as well. The Teen Apprenticeship Program offers mentoring opportunities in the kitchen, at the waterfront, or other areas of the camp. Work Exchange offers paid work opportunities for teens interested in assisting YPP staff with younger children. For instructions on registering for YPP, click HERE.

Questions about YPP (ages 12 and under)? Contact Susan McGinn at ypp@dne.org.

Questions concerning the Teen Program (ages 13 to 17)? Contact the J'Mae and Teens Committee at teens@dne.org.

Camp Store and Fee for Service - We are working on a space to have the Store to sell your crafts and products at camp. A 10% tithe to DNE is required. Contact the Store Committee (campstore@dne.org) if you would like to participate.

A 10% tithe to DNE also is required for Fee for Service such as a bodywork and other services. For information on fee for service, contact Lisa Geiger (feeforservice@dne.org).

Note:You must be a DNE member to sell goods or services at camp.

Family Groups - Family groups are small groups that meet for an hour each evening to share common interests and to provide a smaller community of support within the larger camp experience. There will be time during camp orientation to create and sign up for family groups. Some examples of family groups include Co-Counseling, Contact & Meditation, Women Only, Men Only, Singing, Gay/Lesbian/Bi, Parents & Small Children, Pan-fidelity / Alternative Relationships. Contact Brynn Bishop (familygroups@dne.org) if you would like to lead a family group at camp.

Special Needs - Do you have special needs (ie. significant physical or cognitive disabilities, debilitating medical conditions) and need assistance determining if yout needs can be accomodated at camp? The special needs committee can provide some support and accomodations but potential campers who have special needs should contact the Special Needs Committee (specialneeds@dne.org) prior to camp to discuss whether coming to camp is a viable option.

Leadership Council - The Leadership Council (LC) is an elected governing board of directors of Dance New England. Elections for open positions are held once a year. In order to be eligible for the LC, one needs to have been a Rep, CCG member, Elder or have significant DNE or DNE Camp organizational experience. LC terms are 3 years. If you would like to be a candidate for the LC, please answer the following questions on a separate paper, and include it with your camp registration or send it to:

1. Name, Address, Phone, Email
2. History of DNE volunteer/work experience.
3. Member dance you are affiliated with and your leadership experience.
4. Which work areas specifically interest you?
5. Why do you want to be on the LC?

Include it with your camp registration or send it to Nancy Farber, 7 Lilac Lane, Amherst MA 01002-1102. For more information contact the LC at lc@dne.org.

Want to make future dance camps happen? Consider joining the Camp Coordinating Group (CCG). For more information, contact the CCG at ccg@dne.org.

Mailing List: This year, we mailed a colorful oversized postard, to use less paper and cost. Watch your mailbox for a postcard instead of the Flyer! To be added to our mailing list for our yearly mailing, send your name and address to the Registrar (registrar@dne.org).