Ontario Square and Round Dance Federation Newsletter – Summer 2018 Greetings to all! Our National Square and Round Dance Convention is almost upon us and we hope that many of you will be there to have a lot of fun, meet old friends, make new friends and just have a really good time. The Federation
THE ONTARIO SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE FEDERATION INC. SUMMARY OF MEETING HELD APRIL 21, 2018 AT 11:00 A.M. CRESTWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO The Spring meeting of the OSRDF was held April 21, 2018 in Peterborough, Ontario. With respect to membership, the numbers are down from 2017. As of December 31, 2017, there are 2495
Physical exercise has an anti-aging effect on the hippocampus region of the brain — an area that controls memory, learning and balance. A new study, comparing different forms of exercise — dancing and endurance training — undertaken by elderly volunteers for eighteen months, shows that both can have an anti-aging effect on the brain, but
THE ONTARIO SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE FEDERATION INC. SUMMARY OF MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 5, 2017 AT 10:00 A.M. HOLIDAY INN, GUELPH, ONTARIO The fall meeting of the OSRDF was held November 5, 2017 in Guelph, Ontario. Wayne Hall read a Thank You note received from Grace and Jim Bagshaw for being chosen to receive
The Ontario Square and Round Dance Federation Inc. Summary of Meeting held August 12, 2017 at 2pm Shady Acres Campground, Keene, Ontario Wayne Hall expressed his thanks to retiring Board members; Peter Courdin and Karen Remy for their many years of service to the Federation Board. Peter Piazza indicated Ontario membership is now 2650; (down
The waltz won’t do. Nor will the rumba. Looks like the good old-fashioned square dance, AKA contra dancing, accompanied by a fiddle and a helpful caller, could keep older brains firing on all pistons. At least that’s the conclusion of a Colorado State University study that tracked what happens to “white matter” in the brains
Ontario Square and Round Dance Federation Newsletter – Fall 2017 Greetings to all! September will see most clubs starting dancing for the 2017-18 season. Some of you have been dancing during the summer at different places and making new square dance friends. This is one of the joys of square dancing – meeting like-minded people
GENRAL MEETING – OSRDF held both its regular board meeting of April 2, 2017 at Crestwood Secondary School in Peterborough, just prior to the Spring Spree dance. The Treasurer advised that the Federation experienced a net loss for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 of $2,230 but the balance sheet still showed a healthy
Ontario Square and Round Dance Federation How the Federation can help You The aims and objectives of the Federation are outlined fully on the website: https://squaredance.on.ca. Highlighted here are some of the more tangible ways in which the Federation can offer support to clubs, leaders and dancers within Ontario. Various bursaries are available to help
Traditional contra dancing and modern western square dancing are both dynamite dance activities to get involved in. They each have their own flavour and cultural norms. Let’s look at similarities: Both dance forms have a caller who teaches and calls the dances. Both are community dances where you dance with many folks rather than with
