Hey dancin' fuzzies!

Now that FC has passed, it is time to start thinking about your next dance competition, or in some cases, your first dance competition. I'm happy to inform you that for the first time ever, FCN will be hosting its own fursuit dance competition. Now, how will this be different than the other dance competitions out there?

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Hey Folks,

If you're reading this, that means you're looking at the 2012 website design! It was made by Chillymouse.

While implmenting the design, I took the time to add a few more features to the site:

- Support for the Open Graph Protocol. Now when you click the Facebook "Like" button on any page, that like will automagically go up on your Facebook wall. This will help spread the word about us!

- Google Plus One support. Located next to the "Like" button, you can now +1 any page on the site.

Enjoy the 2012 look and feel!

-- Giza (Webmaster Leopard)

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Information on FCN 2012's charity will be posted here soon!

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Kacey Miyagami is a traditional artist originally from Los Angeles, but now lives with her wife in Beaverton Oregon. She has been involved in the furry fandom since 2001, while attending the University of Southern California, where she got a degree in Fine Arts, with a minor in Animation.

While growing up, she was greatly influenced by animation, most especially Disney feature film animation, and Japanese anime. Since she prefers to work with traditional media, she decided not to go into the field of animation when it turned mainly to computers, and channeled her energies into painting and illustration instead. She works primarily with fluid acrylic paints on illustration board, but has enjoyed working with many media, from airbrushing to oils, and is always looking for a new challenge. She is finding that her art is moving more into the realm of fine art, while maintaining the whimsy and roots of her animation inspirations.

One of her major interests is scenery painting and landscape work, and as a result she enjoys creating complex and detailed scenery for her character art. She also enjoys swimming, exercise, audiobooks, videogames, traveling, and learning new things every day which she can use to add to her visual vocabulary.

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Samuel Conway is a chemist who holds a Ph.D. from Dartmouth and works in a laboratory in his native Pennsylvania. He is also the chairman of Anthrocon, the world's largest Furry convention, held annually in Pittsburgh, PA.

Known as "Uncle Kage" to his fans, he is an experienced raconteur who has performed on stage all around the country and even in such far-flung places as Germany, Australia and the Czech Republic. He has been called by some an unofficial spokesperson for the Furry fandom since he has dedicated a good deal of time and energy to dispelling the myths and misunderstandings surrounding the world of anthropomorphics.
In what spare time he can find he likes to write and has published a number of stories in small-press titles, although he did break into the Big World in 1999 when his story "Tweaked in the Head: was included in "Flights of Fantasy," an anthology of bird-related SF tales assembled by Mercedes Lackey. His favorite convention activity is meeting with friends in the bar, and if you're inclined to ask he has a preference for sweet rieslings (Germany's Mosel Valley or Washington's Columbia Valley, neither older than 3 years) although he'll always settle for a nice cheap white zinfandel out of a box with a plastic spigot on the bottom.

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Where I grew up

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I was born in Munich in Germany. I was an only child, but pets always belonged to our family. I grew up with German shepherds, birds, fish and cats. I moved quite some times within Germany (I attended high school and did a training as media designer aftewards), and finally ended up in the Western part of Germany (North-Rhine-Westphalia), where I am how sharing home with my boyfriend Nightfox, our kitties Shuray and Trisca, and some fishies. Although I love this place, I still feel very connected to my home town Munich.

My profession

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I am a media designer for digital and print media, which means I design and create websites and all kinds of print designs, like flyers, logos, brochures, preparations for exhibition booths, etc. I really enjoy these jobs, that's also why I am very fond of doing designs and print projects regarding furry art and conventions. It's always great when job and hobby overlap. ^^ Regarding the drawing itself, it has always just been a hobby for me I am doing besides my regular job.

When I found out that I was "furry"

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I have always been furry, I am quite sure about that, I just didn't know what it was or how to call it. I was drawing myself as animal characters since I can remember (as fox, husky or wolf), and I have always been totally addicted to animals and animal collectibles like plushies or figurines. It was the movie "The Lion King II" in 1998 which totally got me hooked, and as I started my training as media designer in 1999, that was also the first time I got internet access (so I had that "OMG I am not alone!" moment I am sure many furries had in their lives ;) ). I don't know where I would have ended up without internet, but I am very glad I had this chance.

My character

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The animal that has chosen me is the wolf, which is my totem and spiritual animal, and has always been very present in my life (this is also why I created the WeuUkoo Wolves pack). The animal that I have chosen as my furry character is the snow leopard (at the beginning until 2003 my character was a grey lioness, due to the Lion King influence). So Tani is actually a grey snow leopardess with wolfish marking. Sometimes I also show this spiritual connection physically - by illustrating my character as "Schnolf" - the snow leopard-wolf hybrid. This form both combines both my inner soul (wolf) and the snow leopard as my physical appearance. Besides I am very fond of hybrids. :)

The more I always had a very strong addiction to the color grey (or the combination of black and grey). Actually I guess 80% of my clothes are either black and/or grey. I guess, besides the spiritual influence, this is also a reason why the snow leopard and the wolf.

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A little bit of a guide on what to bring for those who are new to conventions or coming to us from out of state and may never have been to Michigan before.

Because FCN happens during April it is also during one of Michigans most unpredictable seasons. Spring. It is perfectly possible for everyday to be completely different. Anyone who was here for the first FCN experienced the best example of that. It snowed, rained and was very warm and muggy all in a single weekend.

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It's that time of the year again. The 2011 FCN Furry Variety Show is looking for acts for the show this year. Whether it's a fursuit act, a musical act, or maybe stand up... if it's entertaining, we will take you and put you in the show!

Please be sure to keep your acts to a PG rating as we typically schedule the show to be in the middle of the day, when folks of all ages will be awake. And, once again, our MC for this year will be Bucktown Tiger. He was our MC last year, but begged to come back and do it again this year.

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Okay!
Auditions are open... mmm... NOW!

Go ahead and send auditions (not more than 60 minutes in length) to dance AT furryconnect DOT com with the subject line "FCN 2011 Audition" for consideration. All genres accepted. If you've auditioned for FCN 2010, you must submit an new audition. If you've already submitted an audition for 2011, don't submit another one as you're already in my spreadsheet. Auditions will be accepted until March 1st! DJs will be announced approximately one month from the convention date! Good luck!

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