The time for the 2012 Saltare Collegium draws nigh! This year’s event will be held in Lawrenceville, GA on June 16. Details can be found at the event web site and the Facebook page.

We are also still looking for teachers, so if you are interested please email the Guild Steward.

If you enjoyed the Collegium and want to get more involved with Saltare, I encourage you to add your name to the membership roster. While it is certainly not necessary to be a guild member to dance, members will be able to vote on any changes to the guild in the future. Dance teachers and local dance leaders are highly encouraged to join, as the membership roster is the best way to know who is available to teach classes and lead revels in your area.

Thanks to all of you for helping to make this year’s Saltare Collegium a great success! In addition to all the great dancers, the teachers, musicians, and the Shire of Vulpine Reach made it a day to remember.

In order to facilitate communication within the Guild, I have added a new section to the Saltare website to maintain the membership roster. There has not been a current roster for quite some time, so I would like to start fresh and get everyone’s information. To register, click here.

Most news and updates will still be going out through the website, mailing list, and Facebook page. The Guild roster will be used mainly to contact people regarding classes and revels, and to coordinate voting on Guild positions and rule changes.

If you are the official dance leader for your group (European or Eastern), send me an email and I’ll add that information to the database. Also feel free to contact me with any questions regarding the new system.

This year’s Saltare Collegium was a great success, but now is the time to start planning for the next one. To that end I have begun soliciting bids for the event. I have also enlisted the aid of some very talented people who have been generous enough to offer their services to the Guild.

First, I have given the position of Eastern Dance Deputy to Lady Cigan Oszinte from the Shire of Flintmarsh. She is very excited about the opportunity to get to know the members of the Eastern dance community and find new ways for Saltare to help them spread the joy of dance throughout the kingdom.

I have also appointed Lady Margavati from the Barony of South Downs as Collegium Deputy. She did an excellent job as event steward for this year’s Collegium, and expressed an interest in helping with the next one. As the Collegium is traditionally hosted by a different group each year, I thought it would be helpful to have someone for the next Collegium steward to consult with on the specific requirements of this event.

Email links for both of these ladies can be found on the Saltare website.