"La Valse,"
Camile Claudell, circa 1890s, Paris
the
original "split" tree
Split
Tree Participatory Arts Center 
597 W. Cove Rd
Chickamauga, GA 30707 USA
(south of Chattanooga, TN)
Info: Sid at 423 618 6651
Please send any Split
Tree email to: sid [at] splittree.org
and not any other email name on these pages.
Some spammers have used our domain name and this uses a filter to prevent abuse.
Sid and Split Tree Blog page
Split Tree
Archives/Past Events
Split
Tree General Information
Maps,
Directions
Lodging
Chattanooga
Weather
Current Moon Phase
STF Photo Album
Previous
STF Weekends/Events
Lonnie's Split
Tree
Split Tree Photo/Music Montage
-- See ByRegion.net
NEW: Apple
photo albums
Other Apple photo albums of Split Tree and more
Click here>>> McLemore
Cove page (Zoning overlay proposal was cancelled June 09)
This website is copyrighted - unauthorized copying or reproduction in any form is prohibited by law.
House Fire basic info page
Split Tree Hay Farm
Atlanta Waltz Society link
(2000-2006)
A new group of ballroom dancers have created Waltz Play,
which now presents
Sunday afternoon ballroom dancing in Atlanta.
Atlanta Waltz Society may offer special balls and programs as time permits.
Article: "Waltzing is Good for the Heart,"
Associated Press on Yahoo News, Nov 12, 2006
Waltz (with Vienna and other links) Info for Vienna 07 Carnival Dancing
More info
about the CD -- Background, Split Tree philosophy,
credits. COST: $15, free shipping in North America.
(For overseas, please email us for shipping charges).
Link to single .99 Split Tree CD waltzes on Apple iTunes store
(must have Mac or Windows iTunes dowloaded)
If you have the album, please write a review on the iTunes site and
rate it.
General Split Tree News
Things to Ponder, Poetry, Stories & Such Stuff STF Photo Album
Wanted: Workers and/or Artist/s-in-residence in exchange for house/cabin lodging...house sitter - work trade. Dancer/musician/writer rentals available. Flexible arrangements. Email sid [@] splittree.org or call 706/539-2485.
STF Photo Album
Lonnie
LePore's Waltz Jukebox-Radio:
http://waltzradio.jukeboxalive.com
New: Sherpa
Guide to NW Georgia Mountains --
Split Tree visit: McLemore
Cove area, hike-bike-spelunk (from Rob Harper)
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Split Tree Electronic Press
Poems and Images by Joan Hetzler, 2006 resident artist at Split Tree Farm
Publications:
Heart of a
Dancer: Sheridan Hill missing link
Norm
Stewart's Sermon on the Dance
Jennifer
Mizenko's article on social dance and Alexander technique
Two
of Richard Powers' published articles, click on "essays" missing
link
Dance
history and other articles
Split Tree Pages Split Tree Web Store Split Tree Hospitality Fees and Policies Search Split Tree Pages Split Tree Archives/Past Events Things to Ponder, Poetry & Such Stuff Page Publicity about Split Tree Dancing Quotes
Split Tree Programs,
Connections: STF Photo Album
Split Tree Hospitality Fees and Policies
Open
Writing Workshops
Previous
STF Weekends/Events
Favorite
Artists Artist
Biographies Drawings
for Studio
Dancing Places, Workshops,
Festivals: Lonnie
Lepore's Jukebox Alive
Atlanta Waltz Society LEAF Dance Vortex Stanford Social Dance Institutes/Special Events Southeastern Dance Calendar Prague/Dvorana Dance
The Many Worlds of Dance
Waltz
Contact
Improvisation (CI) Vintage
Contra
Swing
Cajun/Zydeco (Animated Cajun
Two-step Lesson) Scottish
Country Dancing--Chattanooga
Southeastern
Area Dancing:
CHATTANOOGA: Chattanooga contra dance Chattanooga ballroom dancing Chattanooga Argentine tango
ATLANTA: J The Nightly Planet:
Dancing in Atlanta web news site
SOUTHEAST: Contra Swing
Tango
English
Country Scottish
International
Folk Dancing in Athens, GA Swing Dancing in
Huntsville, AL
Atlanta Dance Directory at http://www.atldanceworld.com/, a guide to
dancing in Atlanta, GA. The Nightly
Planet: Ballroom dancing in Atlanta web news site
Dance Writing
Split Tree Community: Guest Book: Comments/Suggestions Sign-up for STF Email Lists
Split Tree announcements are made by email only to those who are interested and anyone wishing to be emailed notices may subscribe by emailing sid [@] splittree.org. STF prefers to pay musicians and teachers instead of the post office and therefore we do not use regular mail. We use small dance email lists sent to us and also names of people who have asked to be on our general mailing list. We also depend on friends to pass on our news to others in a variety of formats. If you do not want to be emailed about STF activities, please send an email to "removename [@] splittree.org" with "remove" in the subject line; send from the email address to which the email was sent or include the address to be removed or changed.
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Split Tree's web page is hosted by
the Earthlink server
in Atlanta, GA, Web pages editor:
Sid Hetzler, Split Tree Farm.
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Outtakes March 2011
March
12, 2011: Well, friends, the energy for another gathering of fools is not
in the cards this year, as THE FOOL in the tarot card is standing still and not
about to step over the edge alone. Some Split Tree Live Waltzes CDs
remain; see below for ordering info.--Sid
Feb 4, 2011: We are considering a Fool's Festival gathering the first weekend of April, 1-3, and would like to hear from you very soon if interested in participating in any way, something like the Burning Man Festival. We may celebrate, with music and movement, breaking new ground and paths, and clearing old life debris, by a ritual burning of the old split tree, now mainly the still standing trunk. The new 8,000 square foot barn shed might be the center of activities but the entire 200 acres is our playground. Camping, food, hot showers, friends, jamming--imagination unlimited.
Link to FF 2003, the first Fool's School History of Dance
Link to last FF 2004:
Fool's Festival Dance Weekend 2004
Previous weekends:
Split Tree
Archives/Past Events
See NY Times Travel Section Sunday, Mar. 24
article
on Split
Tree's Fool's Fest Dance Weekend 2003
History of the Fool's Fest and First 1990 Fool's Fest Dawn Dance Flyers
Here's Atlanta dancer, FF faculty and therapist Jim Bird's
answer to a our question about his take on our idea of "the Fool's School
of Dancing" way for learning dance and partner movement:
"Sid's unique idea of teaching dances by emphasizing the number of sequential
foot movements rather than beats to the bar just may help people learn in an
unexpected way. Possibly, this method may engage more of the right side of
the brain and allow the learning to slip in from a new direction. Usually, in
learning new dances, the left brain is totally in control with counting and
memorization of patterns. By teaching several supposedly disparate dances
(e.g., Salsa, Zydeco, Waltz) during the same time, we might just confound the
left brain enough to allow for some surprise and creativity. Either that
or people will run screaming down the mountainside. Assuming they stop
short of the creek, that too could be a nice addition to Fools' Fest. But
seriously folks, assuming fools can be serious fools, comparing and contrasting
different dances in the same lesson may just be delightfully entertaining and
productive. With that said, my left brain is satisfied."
Call Sid at 423 618 6651 or email sid [[[ at ]]] splittree dot org.