Dance For Dreams: 8-12 Oct 2008

Some of you may already have heard about it. I'm referring to the Dance For Dreams event starting this Wednesday up until the weekend, at One World Hotel and Sunway Lagoon.

According to the organiser's website http://www.dance4dreams.org/, the objective of this event is to:
TO BRING HEALTH AWARENESS THROUGH LINE DANCING GLOBALLY
TO BRING UNITY AMONG OUR NATION THROUGH HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

The website goes on to say:
"To invite as many senior citizens as possible to the dance floor with easy to remember steps and low-impact movements.

To invite as many instructors as possible to be specifically trained to continue this programme.

Line Dancing is the second most popular extra curricular activity in the world, using rhythms of music. The most popular music used globally for line dancing is country music. The benefits are great.

To manage aging problems effectively like poor health, losing of jobs, partner, and as well as hopes. It has been proven for decades that music lifts depression.

We feel that all seniors should have the opportunity to experience the health benefits of what we already know are benefits that come out of this great thing called, "line dancing".

The week long programmes will be professionally conducted by Dancing For The Dream Corporation USA - a National 501 (C)(3) Non-profit corporation established for the purpose of promoting health physically and emotionally through line dancing. "

To check out the programmes lined up for the 5-day event, click here.

There is a Technical line dance workshop on the 3rd day and this will be conducted by a US instructor and 2 local dance instructors. My sources tell me that the local instructors are Bronya Bishorek and Joanne Wong. Definitely a workshop worth attending I say. But, unfortunately for me, I'll be working :-(

However, I've already got my ticket for the G.R.A.C.E (Geriatric Research And Continuing Education) Instructors' workshop on Saturday. So I'll be attending at least one of the workshops ;-)

All proceeds from the event will be channelled to the following charities:

1. PDK (Persatuan Dialisis Kurnia)
2. Persatuan Kebajikan Ti-Ratana (Ti-Ratana Welfare Society)
3. Tabung Kanak-Kanak Kanser

So do your part and support this event the best you can and in the manner that you can, ya.