So he was one of those extraordinary volunteers.”Ĭonway was the vice president of Dane Dances Board for many years, stage manager and chair of the band committee. He helped out when he saw the need and he was always willing to fill in if somebody needed somebody to do something. “You didn’t have to ask Bill to do stuff.

He helped with everything,” Cooper remembers. He was there to help whenever you needed somebody to do something from taking photographs at the event to planning the event. “Bill Patterson was one of the most active volunteers you could have in your organization. People were always excited to be out on the dance floor when she would DJ.”Īnother person Cooper had in mind with the new theme this year is the late William (Bill) Patterson, a founding board member for Dane Dances who enjoyed photographing the events, taking thousands of photos. “The way she DJ’ed and commanded the dance floor for the people all the time with the music she played – from salsa to a lot of line dance music.

“She typified the magic of Dane Dances,” Cooper says. Laurie Burnstein Mlatawou, aka “DJ Laurie,” was the DJ for Dane Dances for many years, keeping the dance floor hopping with salsa and line dancing. “I thought we should recognize the people that left us too soon starting with DJ Laurie. “I lost my vice president this year, a few months ago, and I started thinking about the people that were connected with Dane Dances and what they brought to the table and that we build on and stand on their shoulders for what they left us,” Cooper says.

New this year, Dane Dances will be celebrating the contributions of those great community members and Dane Dances supporters whom Cooper says, “have left us much too soon.” A full list of weekly Dane Dances entertainment can be found below.

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