Cedar Callahan has been a member of the Belfast Flying Shoes board since 2018, when they joined out of a desire to become more involved in their local community. An avid dancer since age 11, Cedar is also a singer and musician with a passion for harmony and minor keys. As a dance and event organizer, they prioritize inclusivity and accessibility and love collaborating with new people. Outside of dancing, music, and BFS, Cedar is a student at College of the Atlantic, loves fiber arts and cooking for friends, and is passionate about activism and advocacy work.
Kay retired to Belfast with her husband Dan after a decades-long career as a pubic library director in Long Island, New York. As a mandolin player in the Belfast Bay Fiddlers and facilitator of the SeaStrings fiddle group, she has cultivated her dedication to strengthening music opportunities for all in the Belfast area.
Ethan is a recent transplant to Midcoast Maine by way of Maine Fiddle Camp and the Gawler Family. He has been playing, dancing, and teaching folk music for the last four years, in both private lessons, school settings, and venues around Maine (more here). He takes particular delight in connecting young folks with traditional dance and music in the Belfast Adventure Education Program, the Sweetland School in Hope, and elementary schools in RSU71. He’s thrilled to be stepping into a contributing role with Flying Shoes, and helping grow and develop the school and community outreach of this joyous crew.
Margo Burnham’s first contra dance was in the Eli Whitney Barn in New Haven, CT in 1991, and she was completely won over–particularly at the moment when two lines of four passed through each other and stumbled into novice dancer oblivion and hysterical laughter. Years later, she renewed her love of this and many other forms of social dance, and enjoyed endless hours dancing at Glen Echo Park in MD and various contra dance weekends. As a new Mama a decade ago, she and husband Kenneth Kornfield found family dance camps on both coasts. More recently Margo’s been drawn to clogging and tap dance each summer at Pinewoods Family Camp in MA. Best of all is now living in the “danceshed” of Belfast Flying Shoes!
Jennifer fell in love with the fiddle when she was 8 years old and hasn’t recovered yet. When she isn’t at home on the farm with her wife and the goats, she’s traveling around the country with a song to sing, a tune to play and a story to tell. Jennifer can be seen on Belfast Cable TV with her family program, “I Can Be Me” and found at the Belfast Boat House every October hosting the Pie and Story Festival. Being a big believer in community and creativity and chaos, she is happy to be involved with Flying Shoes!
BFS Director and co-founder Chrissy is an organizer, leader, dancer and cheerleader. She likes to cultivate community by organizing fun stuff, including Flying Shoes programs and Puttin’ On the Dance, a conference for Northeast dance organizers. Besides acting as Director of BFS, Chrissy leads dances leads dances at BFS and other dances, schools, weddings, camps, conferences, reunions, and more. She has danced in several states, including suspension and euphoria. Since 2008, she’s been cheering on her son, with whom she has danced our state contra—the Lady of the Lake. In her spare time, Chrissy enjoys transcription. She once wrote a sermon on dance as spiritual practice.
