Hey everyone! I'm just gonna jump right into this update!





I: OED Dance Competition for a Fursuit

*** is releasing a competition for dancers of all types to show there stuff for the grand prize of a Partial Suit made by her. I'm really excited for this event and I'm sure many of you are as well. I mean how many chances do you get to win a free fursuit? Not many to my knowledge :P

The competition will be kicking off October 15th, so if you are interested please head over to her website: http://www.oneeyeddoe.com/oed-dance.....mpetition-2012 and check out all the info there. Everything you need to know is going to be laid out. Entries will be accepted once the competition is open.

This competition will not be held via FurAffinity, but through her own personal website.

She would greatly appreciate it if you all spread the word about it as well though. She's looking for more dancers to dance in her suits! So the more competitors the merrier!

- Side notes:

* You can compete in or out of suit, it doesn't matter if you already have one or don't have one.

* There is a strict 1:30 time limit on the amount of time you have to dance. You can do less, but no more than this.

* There's also two public poll prizes for the public to vote on! So that's three different sets of prizes you can win by competing! *The grand prize winner is void from winning either of these slots*


If you're curious as to what her suits look like, you can find some on her website! But here is a video of one of the Doe suiters as well!

freestyling during Anthrocon

II - FurFright Info


*** FurFright is also coming up quickly, just a month or so away. So we're going to get a head start on relaying all info for this con as well! There are quite a few panels and events going on here so make sure you check everything out if you're attending!



- Dance Competition: For all those wishing to compete pay close attention, because the event is being run differently than it has been at FF in past years.

Preliminaries are held on Friday from 2-4pm in the Grand Ballroom E-H. Anyone wishing to compete should show up on time with a CD in hand containing their track. Preliminary contests are allowed 1 minute of dancing each. The judges will then choose ten finalists and get a bit of info from them before the event concludes. *if you wish to compete with a different song in the finals, please have it on hand as well during the preliminaries.

Finals are held on Saturday night at 9 pm in the same ballroom. If you make it to the finals be there on time and ready to dance! If you are spectating, please record and post the event! It's always great to see these events from multiple different people due to differing camera angles and sound quality!


- Last-Fur-One Workshop: Starting on Friday at 12:30 pm in the Coach room, LFO is returning to FF this year to offer you a chance to learn straight from some of the members themselves. Exact teachers and styles are not confirmed just yet but you can definitely expect to learn a ton from attending this panel! So stop on by and get your groove on.

From what I can tell you, can expect, and myself to be there.



- Thriller Panel: It's back once more! Come join KwiK and JD puppy as they go over Michael Jackson's "Thriller" choreography. No experience required, just come drop in and learn! You even get a chance during the con to perform the choreography with a thriller mob! It's held on Friday at 5:30 pm in the Coach Room! There's also a crash course lesson held on Saturday at 11 am in the Middlesex Room! So you have two big chances to learn an awesome piece of choreography that is pretty much timeless.



- East Coast Swing Panel: Saturday at 1pm in the Middlesex Room, Sadie and JD are going to offer you the chance to learn some East Coast Swing moves. These serve as the foundation for learning Lindy Hop so if you plan to attend that panel you should definitely stop by for this one too!




- Official DancerFurs Cypher: Finally on an official panel schedule the DF Cypher is going to be held at FurFright on Saturday night at 5:30 pm in the Coach room. Come stop by and show your stuff, share the love for the art of dance and even learn a bit! This is personally one of the things I have had the most fun at during AnthroCon so I'm really looking forward to how it turns out during FurFright. ALL STYLES are completely welcome! :D Come get your time in the middle of the circle!



- Lindy Hop & Charleston Panel: Time to step it up a level! Come learn the Lindy Hop from JD and Sadie in this epic panel! East Coast Swing panel is advised to attendees of this panel as it helps serves as a foundation! Join them at the Coach room, Sunday at 3 pm!

III - Midwest FurFest Info


*** MFF is coming up in November. Exact timing and scheduling info still has yet to be set up and released but here's some info about the events!


- Dance Competition: It's comin back for another year! Under the guidance of JD and Theome this is sure to be one of the biggest events at the con. Good luck to all those trying out and to any spectators please record and post the event! It really is great to see stuff from many different angles and camera types. All info about this panel can be found HERE. Exact time and place will be announced once MFF's schedule is released!



- LFO Presents: Floor Wars: Last-Fur-One's successful Floor Wars panel is now going to be held at MFF as well! However there's a new twist! There will be two divisions! Fursuit and Non-Fursuit categories. The sign ups are indeed currently open, so if you're going to MFF and want to battle some people be sure to head over to LFO's Sign-Up Journal for exact details on what to do!

This competition is pretty big already even after only being held for the first time a few months ago! So it's highly encouraged that everyone attend for a really good show! Exact place and time where this event will be held will be released once MFF's schedule is released.

But you can all still sign up! So if you're interested in competing please send an e-mail to lastfurone[at]gmail.com titled "Floor Wars Application" and fill out/include the following form:

Name (what you want to be announced as):
Fursuit Name (If in fursuit div):
Division:
Cell phone number:
Questions/Inquiries:

You will receive an e-mail confirmation ASAP from Ronnie along with answers to any questions or inquiries you include.


Look forward to seeing you all there! It's gonna be a heck of an event!



- DancerFurs Cypher: Although once again not on the official schedule, I plan to have one of these run sometime during MFF as well! So stop on by even if just for a bit and join in on the fun. Time and place will be decided and posted as soon as possible!



- Last-Fur-One Workshop: Returning for another year, LFO will be showing up once more to share with you knowledge and skill :D Just stop on by and get to learning! Time and place will be announced as soon as I receive the info.

IV - Help Each Other Out: I love having these snippets because I really feel like we all should help each other at some point in time or another so if you need help to getting to either of these cons let me know and I will include you in this segment. As of now we have:


 Toayk He's opened commissions to fund his trip to MFF and is a really talented artist. So go check him out and help him get out there!








Here are your three videos to enjoy! I will see you all next update!


Our very own rockin out to a great remix of Stronger.
IaMmE's latest video, a collaboration with a Shoe company.
An older video but still a beautiful piece of choreography. Easily one of my favorites just for the amount of emotion and cleanliness in it.


See you all next time, much love.


- Atsu Fawx