Wow! Ammmaazing ideas so far. Thanks so much to Chrissy for that mass of articles + Jonathan and Jennifer too!
Here is a link to the recent CDSS Canadian survey I was involved with. Pg 40 of the report relates to this question --- some nice quotes! https://www.cdss.org/images/community/CDSS-Canada-Organizer-Survey-Report-FINAL-EN.pdf Here's what's come from the FB OCD group's discussion so far... more for folks to consider. :) [[[Others shared these]]]] http://goodtimes.sc/columns/wellness/santa-cruz-contra-dance/ http://www.southfloridacontradance.com/what-is-contra-dance https://www.pinterest.ca/canadiansquarea/impact-on-health/ https://www.pinterest.ca/canadiansquarea/press-contra/ https://www.pinterest.ca/canadiansquarea/contra-dance/ http://www.nhmagazine.com/September-2017/Swing-Shift/#.WgsFdHg5ANI.facebook https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/well/walk-stretch-or-dance-dancing-may-be-best-for-the-brain.html Emily On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 12:56 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Organizers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/organizers- > sharedweight.net > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Organizers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra (and generally trad > social dance) (Emily Addison) > 2. Re: Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra (and generally > trad social dance) (Jennifer Sordyl) > 3. Re: Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra (and generally > trad social dance) (Chrissy Fowler) > 4. Re: Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra (and generally > trad social dance) (Jonathan Sivier) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 11:33:56 -0500 > From: Emily Addison <[email protected]> > To: organizers shared weight <[email protected]> > Subject: [Organizers] Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra (and > generally trad social dance) > Message-ID: > <CAD7WKUWmogjnBPMKjFSJkNPcEBao9AB3ewWk7u+=beehS+xFLg@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi fellow shared weight organizers :) > > I hope you're doing pretty well. It's snowing here in Ottawa but the > red-wing blackbirds showed up in our yard this morning for the first time > so spring is pushing through! > > I was wondering if any of you have resources that provide information on > benefits of contra dance (or trad social dance generally). This could be as > simple as your list of benefits, it could be newspaper articles, videos, > scientific studies... or other! > > Why? It's interesting generally I thought we might all enjoy as tools for > advocacy. However, the question initially came up for me as I am working > on letter to our Finance Minister in Canada about some issues around > non-profit taxing ($50,000 income we have to charge tax.... ugh... it's > turned out to be quite difficult for our organizer which is all voolunteer > run and already cash strapped.) Anyway --- would love to hear your > ideas!!! :) :) :) > > I've also posted this question on the FB Organizers of contra dance group. > So if you're on both, you'll likely see it there too. > > Thanks so much! > Emily Addison in Ottawa > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/organizers- > sharedweight.net/attachments/20180308/128b5bec/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 08:36:55 -0800 > From: Jennifer Sordyl <[email protected]> > To: Emily Addison <[email protected]> > Cc: organizers shared weight <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Organizers] Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra > (and generally trad social dance) > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > https://www.denverpost.com/2017/03/29/square-dancing-aging-health-csu/ > > https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/well/walk-stretch-or- > dance-dancing-may-be-best-for-the-brain.html?smid=fb-share > > > On Mar 8, 2018, at 8:33 AM, Emily Addison via Organizers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi fellow shared weight organizers :) > > I hope you're doing pretty well. It's snowing here in Ottawa but the > red-wing blackbirds showed up in our yard this morning for the first time > so spring is pushing through! > > I was wondering if any of you have resources that provide information on > benefits of contra dance (or trad social dance generally). This could be as > simple as your list of benefits, it could be newspaper articles, videos, > scientific studies... or other! > > Why? It's interesting generally I thought we might all enjoy as tools for > advocacy. However, the question initially came up for me as I am working > on letter to our Finance Minister in Canada about some issues around > non-profit taxing ($50,000 income we have to charge tax.... ugh... it's > turned out to be quite difficult for our organizer which is all voolunteer > run and already cash strapped.) Anyway --- would love to hear your > ideas!!! :) :) :) > > I've also posted this question on the FB Organizers of contra dance > group. So if you're on both, you'll likely see it there too. > > Thanks so much! > Emily Addison in Ottawa > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/organizers-sharedweight.net > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/organizers- > sharedweight.net/attachments/20180308/96f75a24/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 17:14:35 +0000 > From: Chrissy Fowler <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Organizers] Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra > (and generally trad social dance) > Message-ID: > <BN3PR0201MB104216878442ED5330B1B75F8DDF0@BN3PR0201MB1042. > namprd02.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I just sent three separate email replies, with a host of attachments, but > they're awaiting moderator approval. > > Maybe I should have been more savvy than simply attaching files. They're > ones I have collected over the years, including from the Pourparler Alum > listserve. > > I sent them directly to Emily. If anyone else wants them, email me > directly. > > Cheers, > Chrissy Fowler > > Belfast, ME > > > ________________________________ > From: Organizers <organizers-bounces+ktaadn_me=hotmail.com@lists. > sharedweight.net> on behalf of Emily Addison via Organizers < > [email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 11:33 AM > To: organizers shared weight > Subject: [Organizers] Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra (and > generally trad social dance) > > Hi fellow shared weight organizers :) > > I hope you're doing pretty well. It's snowing here in Ottawa but the > red-wing blackbirds showed up in our yard this morning for the first time > so spring is pushing through! > > I was wondering if any of you have resources that provide information on > benefits of contra dance (or trad social dance generally). This could be as > simple as your list of benefits, it could be newspaper articles, videos, > scientific studies... or other! > > Why? It's interesting generally I thought we might all enjoy as tools for > advocacy. However, the question initially came up for me as I am working > on letter to our Finance Minister in Canada about some issues around > non-profit taxing ($50,000 income we have to charge tax.... ugh... it's > turned out to be quite difficult for our organizer which is all voolunteer > run and already cash strapped.) Anyway --- would love to hear your > ideas!!! :) :) :) > > I've also posted this question on the FB Organizers of contra dance > group. So if you're on both, you'll likely see it there too. > > Thanks so much! > Emily Addison in Ottawa > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/organizers- > sharedweight.net/attachments/20180308/31540fdb/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 11:56:06 -0600 > From: Jonathan Sivier <[email protected]> > To: Jennifer Sordyl <[email protected]>, Emily Addison > <[email protected]> > Cc: organizers shared weight <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Organizers] Ideas/resources on the benefits of contra > (and generally trad social dance) > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed > > I selected the dances and taught the dance section of the study > referenced in those articles. Here are some additional links about it. > > The paper published about the study > https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00059/full > > Other links > http://source.colostate.edu/study-dancing-may-offset-effects-aging-brain/ > > http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/08/health/health-benefits-of-dancing/index.html > > Here is a link to a similar study in Germany published last year. > https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00305/full > > Jonathan > ----- > Jonathan Sivier > Caller of Contra, Square, English and Early American Dances > jsivier AT illinois DOT edu > Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html > ----- > Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? > A: It depends on what dance you call! > > > On 3/8/2018 10:36 AM, Jennifer Sordyl via Organizers wrote: > > https://www.denverpost.com/2017/03/29/square-dancing-aging-health-csu/ > > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/well/walk-stretch-or- > dance-dancing-may-be-best-for-the-brain.html?smid=fb-share > > > > > > On Mar 8, 2018, at 8:33 AM, Emily Addison via Organizers > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi fellow shared weight organizers :) > > > > I hope you're doing pretty well.? It's snowing here in Ottawa but the > > red-wing blackbirds showed up in our yard this morning for the first > > time so spring is pushing through! > > > > I was wondering if any of you have resources that provide information on > > benefits of contra dance (or trad social dance generally). This could be > > as simple as your list of benefits, it could be newspaper articles, > > videos, scientific studies... or other! > > > > Why?? It's interesting generally I thought we might all enjoy as tools > > for advocacy.? However, the question initially came up for me as I am > > working on letter to our Finance Minister in Canada about some issues > > around non-profit taxing ($50,000 income we have to charge tax.... > > ugh... it's turned out to be quite difficult for our organizer which is > > all voolunteer run and already cash strapped.)? Anyway --- would love to > > hear your ideas!!! :) :) :) > > > > I've also posted this question on the FB Organizers of contra dance > > group.? So if you're on both, you'll likely see it there too. > > > > Thanks so much! > > Emily Addison in Ottawa > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/organizers-sharedweight.net > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Organizers Digest, Vol 38, Issue 3 > ***************************************** >
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