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Greetings everyone!

With summer in full swing, and Otakon fast approaching we know everyone is wondering what the plan is. Well we’ve got some news for you, so hang on to your hats.

As some of you will recall, gatherings at Otakon have become a tricky business. Otakon is the largest anime convention on the east coast, with over 30,000 attendees, and while the Baltimore Convention Center is vast, with numbers like that it gets crowded pretty fast. Anyone who was at our gathering in 2013 will remember we had to relocate very soon after starting.

Last year we were fortunate enough to host our gathering as a workshop, granting us a designated location and time slot. Now, this wasn’t a perfect solution. Due to size constraints not everyone who wanted to participate was able to get into the room, and many people were left outside waiting.

Traditional “guerilla” gatherings and sanctioned workshops both have pros and cons, and as DTP and the convention dance community grows and evolves it’s necessary to experiment and try different things to best achieve our goals of dancing and having fun with all of you.

This year, Otakon has not selected the DTP gathering as a workshop, meaning we will not have a designated location or time slot, but that has never stopped us in the past and it certainly won’t this year. We will still be hosting our fifth annual dance gathering at Otakon, on Saturday 7/25 beginning at 7:30pm. Where? We aren’t sure yet, and we’ll need YOUR help, our amazing friends and Diamonds.

We will announce a location on Thursday, July 23rd as early as possible, and we hope that all of you will help spread the word with #DTPGathering. HOWEVER, given how large DTP and our extended family has grown, there’s a good chance we will have to move. We plan to have several backup locations lined up, and again we ask for the help of our friends and Diamonds to spread the word about any location changes with #DTPGathering.

Summer is almost here: warm weather, clear skies, and of course summer conventions!

We know many of you will have noticed there are no DTP events listed on the schedule for Colossalcon, but we want to assure you that DTP WILL be attending Colossalcon and we will be hosting our annual Dance Gathering.

Unlike in years past, for Colossalcon 2015 the DTP Dance Gathering will be on THURSDAY from 7pm until 11pm in the Autograph Room.

We want to extend a big thank you to the Colossalcon programming director for their help in coordinating the use of this space.

And who will be there you ask? Representing Team D (and one member of Team P!) will be...

Deanna

Valerie

Carmen

Jenni

Alec

Larissa

Danielle

Patrick

and Tiffany from Team P

Now there is always the possibility that there will be members of Generation 05 representing Team T, but for now all we can say is stay tuned. ^_~

As for activities not hosted by DTP, as usual several DTP members will be hosting dance related panels that you can come and check out.

Awkward Dance Moves - Thursday at 5pm in Events 8

Let’s Get Sexy Kpop Style - Thursday at 6pm in Events 8

At long last, here is all the information that you need to know about DtP at Otakon 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland on August 8-10.  DtP will be hosting TWO panels! The first is "Come Dance with DTP!" on Friday at 4:30pm in Workshop 2. This panel is dedicated to members of DtP teaching a few dances to you to do at the gathering with us! Come to the panel to find out what dances we'll be teaching you~ 

The second is, of course, the DTP Dance Gathering on Saturday at 10pm in Workshop 2. THAT'S RIGHT! The DtP gathering is going to be in a panel room this year. Do not worry, the gathering will be the same always. Come and dance with us and request things you want to dance! This way the gathering is at a specific time and can't be moved around. ♥ We hope you enjoy this set up!  A lot of people have been asking who from DtP is going to be attending, so here is a list of the members from each team!  Team D:  Deanna   Sophia Carmen Jenni  Val  Alex  Alice Morgan Team T:  Tiffany  Alec Patrick  Skyler  Larissa Danielle  Angel Team P:  Shelby  Lauren  Shantelle YES we are so excited that three members from Team P will be joining us. They traveled so far to come with us! 

We are so excited to see every single one of you and hope that you can join us! If you have any questions feel free to ask us here on our Tumblr. If you see any of us while at the con, please come up and say hi! It really means so much to us to meet you!  See you all in just under a week!!  Until then, keep following your heart!