2003 Honor Dancer

Ed Anderson

Number of Years Dancing   ~ 24 years

Club Elected Positions and Years Held (Pres., VP, Sec., etc.)

MVFD Council - Member-at-Large and Representative to the Miami Valley Dance Council  1996, 1997, 2001, 2002

Club Appointed Positions and Years Held (Kitchen Chairperson, etc.)

Program Committee - 1984, 1987, 1994, 1999

Tape Committee - 1995 - 1997

Service at Club Level (Kitchen, Greeters, Clean-up, Decorate, etc.)

Serviced equipment, updated dance listings, reviewed dances

Number of Raids and Retrievals   n/a

Special Activities (Organize or Assist with Demos, Weekend & Week long Workshops, Special Dances, Parades, World A’Fair, State Fair, Festivals, etc.)

Participated in numerous demos - schools, nursing homes, festivals, World A'Fair

M.V.D.C Position and Years Held (Pres., VP, Treasurer, Trustee, etc.)

n/a

State & National Positions and Years Held (State Corp, State & National Convention Positions, etc.)

n/a

State & National Conventions Attended

2001 Ohio State Convention - led a session on folk dancing.

Write Up

The Miami Valley Folk Dancers are pleased to nominate Ed Anderson as the Honor Dancer for the year 2003.  Ed Anderson has been a decicated and supportive member of the Miami Valley Folk Dancers since 1978.  He has demonstrated leadership within the group through his service on various appointed and elected committees, including the Program committee and the Council, and he is outstanding i nhis willingness to lend a hand when needed.

Ed Anderson was appointed to the Program Committee in 1984, and again in 1987, 1994, and 1999, twice serving as chair of this committee and once as co-chair.  He has also been elected to multiple terms on the MVFD Council, assuming the position of Member-at-Large and serving as the Representative to the Miami Valley Dance Council.  This is the position he currently holds.

For many years Ed Anderson served on the tape committee which was responsible for the music collection, and the gradual transition from records to tapes.  During these years he also worked on maintaining and updating the MVFD dance listings.  More recently he served on the Recording and Equipment Committee which researched and recommended the current CD system.

But Ed's contribution far exceed his committee work.  He is always willing to lend a hand, to transport equipment to the picnic or the New Year's Eve party, or to provide a ride to Thursday evening folk dancing.  He has particpated in many demonstrations, and enven organized a few, most recently at Monticello School in February, 2002.  He has reviewed many dances on Thursday evenings and Ethnic Sundays, and in May 2001 led a session on folk dancing at the State Dance Convention.  He has served on the Pavilion Support Committee and volunteered many times to help with work on the pavilion.  He is always kind and encouraging to new dancers.  Over the years he frequently stayed late on Thursday evenings to help close the pavilion and make certain that everyone left sfely.  He is definitely a valuable member of the group.

In recognition of his years of service, and in appreciation of his supportiveness, the Miami Valley Folk Dancers nominate Ed Anderson as the Honor Dancer for 2003.