Welcome to Susan Slack's Web Site
Circle Dances and Stories from and for our whole world
Highlights

Here's a sample of some of the people and places Susan has visited:


Keynote speaker and presenter

SFCC Avon County Early Childhood Training

Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 8:30am - 10:30am

Contact:  Colleen Raffatti  863-784-7403

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PEAC (Peace Education Action Committee)
Saturday, April 5, 2008 - 9:30 - noon
Training for parents and teachers
Quaker Meeting House
Sarasota FL

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Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Myers
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008  9:00am - noon
Circle Dancing and Singing - Nature
$35
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Kennedy Middle School
Native American stories, culture and circle dancing
November 28, 2207

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E fest - Sarasota County's Green Living Expo and Music Festival
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Lakewood Ranch Polo Grounds
Circle Dancing 11:30 at the Main Stage
www.efest.us

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Creative Arts for Peace Camp
Core Facilitator, leading dances for 20 families
Book signing, drum workshops, dance training
Claymont, West Virgina
July 2007
Information: www.Peacedance.org/events

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Girls, Inc.
Multicultural Circle Dancing and Singing
Ages 5- 11
Pinellas Park, FL
July 2, 2007
Contact Mark Thielman - 727-735-5811

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VSA Arts of Florida
(Formerly Very Special Arts)

Six week music course with students
April & May 2007
St. Boniface Pre-K
Midnight Pass Rd., Siesta Key
Marilyn Farber at the VSA 
MFarber@tempest.oedu.usf.edu


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Children First, Head Start  Friday April 20

Helen R Payne Center

Come Join the Circle  - Staff  enrichment and team building

Contact: Elma McKay  (941) 953-3877

Emckay@childrenfirst.net


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Beginning Drumming for Adults
Adult and Community Education Center, Sarasota FL
Six Monday afternoons
Palmer Ranch YMCA April 9 thru May 14
Bring your drum
Registration: Call 941-361-6590  After March 14

http://srqk12.net/ACE/SusanSlack/HandDrumming.aspx

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Come Join the Circle
Training for Pre-K teachers CEUs
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota FL
March 7 thru April 4 , 2006 - Wednesday evenings  6:30pm to 9:00pm
Contact: Kathleen Sullivan  941-924-1365 X 62010 
Kathleen_Sullivan@sarasota.k12.fl.us

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Circle Dancing and Singing for Socialization
Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County 6th Annual Provider Conference Creating Classroom Communities that support social and emotional development
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Pines Shores Community Center
Contact:  (941) 556-1660 X116

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Beginning Drumming for Adults
Adult and Community Education Center, Sarasota FL
Six Thursday evenings 6:00 to 7:15 pm, January 18 - February 22
SCTI, Beneva at Proctor
bring your drum
Registration: Call 941-361-6590

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Arts Day
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Downtown Sarasota                     
Book signing and circle dancing
Come join the circle and dance!

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Selby Library Youth Librarians Training
January 5, 2007
9:15 to 11:15am
Improving Youth Story Time Skills

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 Pinellas County Diversity Liaison Teacher and Principal Training
Thursday, December 7, 2006  5pm to 8pm
St. Pauls United Methodist Church, Largo FL
Cindy Flora   (727) 586-1818 X1503

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Sarasota Reading Festival Downtown
Sarasota at the Sarasota Arts Council Arts in Eduction table Book signing and circle dancing demonstration 11am to 1pm; Five Points Park

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Sarasota County Youth Librarians, October 19, 2006

"Come Join the Circle"  Introductory Workshop

North Sarasota Library


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Building Bridges to Quality
Early Childhood Conference
Friday,
October 13, 2006
"Come Join the Circle" workshop and book signing
Woodland early Childhood Bradenton, FL
sponsored by Children First, Head Start and Early Head Start,
Manatee Head Start and Early Head Start
Resource Connection for Kids
Early Learning Coalitions of Manatee and Sarasota Counties
Brenda Babeu  941-745-5949 X 3210

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Beginning Drumming for Adults
Adult and Community Education Center, Sarasota FL
Six Thursday evenings 6:00 to 7:15 pm, September 28 to November 2
SCTI, Beneva at Proctor
bring your drum
Registration: Call 941-361-6590

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Come Join the Circle
Featured musical presenter, Morning general session

Breakout workshop, Book signing, CEUs

Early Childhood Association of FL
Annual Conference, Orlando FL
Saturday, September 30
, 2006
Suzanne Gellens   sgellens@ecaoffl.org

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Creative Arts for Peace Camp
Core Facilitator
Book signing
Claymont, West Virginia
July 10 -16, 2006
To Register:  www.Peacedance.org/events

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Circle Dancing
Tuesday, June 20   9:30 - 11:30am
Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida
4780 Cattleman Rd, Sarasota FL
JulieR@GSGCF.org

 

Beginning Drumming for Adults
Adult and Community Education Center, Sarasota FL
Six Thursday evenings 6:00 to 7:15 pm, April 20 to May 25
SCTI, Beneva at Proctor
$59 for the series; bring your drum
Registration begins 3/15/06 Call 941-361-659
 

Come Join the Circle: Singing and Dancing for Early Childhood Education
Book Signing & 2 hour workshop 1:30 -3:30 pm  CEUs given
Circle Of Care Conference, presented by Child Care of Southwest Florida
Sunday, April 29, 2006
Ft. Myers High School
To register: Joanie Schaeffer  Joanien@ccswfl.org or (239)-425-1059

Caravan of the Beautiful
Dances of Universal Peace
April 13 - 17, 2006
Day Spring Conference Center
Ellington  FL
Registration:
www.caravanofthebeautiful.com
941-926-3398


"Why 15 Minutes of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"
How to drum, sing, and dance with PreK children
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota FL
4 sessions In-service certificate issued toward CEU
March 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2006 - Wednesday evenings 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Contact: Kathleen Sullivan  941-924-1365 X 62247 
Kathleen_Sullivan@sarasota.k12.fl.us

 

"Fun With Music"
9 week workshop series for parents and 3 to 5 year olds.
Saturdays 9:30am to 10:00am January7 to March 4, 2006
Florida West Coast Symphony - Holly Hall next to Van Wezel
Contact: Alyson Rozer, Music Education Co-ordinator
487-2731 
arozier@fwcs.org

 

Temple Beth Sholom
Sarasota FL
Staff Development
August 15, 2005
Flora Oynick 954-2027

 

Creative Arts for Peace
Claymont, W. VA
"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"
Staff, Dance facilitator
July 11 - 17, 2005  http://peacedance.org/events-capc.htm

 

June 10, 2005 Saturday  10:00 - 10:50  and 2:00 - 2:50
"At Risk Students and Drop Out Prevention"
A.C.E./ F.A.A.E  State Summit
Hyatt Regency, 100 Blvd. of the Arts, Sarasota FL
Contact: Linda Lovins, 850-205-2010 or email 
linda@faae.org
Web: 
www.faae.org

 

May 7, 2005 Saturday,  12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"
Circles of Care Conference
Child Care of Southwest Florida
Edison College, FT. Myers, FL 239-278-1002

 

April 23, 2005 Saturday  8:30 am to 12:30pm
"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body Part III"
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota FL
Open to those who have taken Part I and/or Part II - Day Care providers, Parents, Librarians
4 hour In-service certificate issued toward CEU  $35
Register on-campus, Proctor & Beneva, Building #1 M-Th 7:30am - 8pm; Fri til 3:00pm
Or Contact: Janice Sean 
JaniceSean@sarasota.k12.fl.us

 

Feb. 12,2005 Saturday  8:30 am to 12:30pm
"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body Part II"
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota FL

Open to the public - Day Care providers, Parents, Librarians
4 hour In-service certificate issued toward CEU  $35
Or Contact: Janice Sean 
JaniceSean@sarasota.k12.fl.us

 

Manatee County Head Start/Early Start Staff Training, Bradenton FL

"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"