Six dancers - Mary Graupman, Marcia Bickford, Ida Cook, Mark, Roger Fair, & Gary Barber - went to Hurlbut nursing home February 23 and put on a Swing dance demo for patients & staff. The residents enjoyed watching the dancing, and a few were able to be on their feet and dance/sway a little. For those who were in wheel chairs, the dancers were were able to connect hands with them and sway to the music...

RSDN celebrates its 13th anniversary at our Friday Feb 8th swing dance...Since 1995, we've sponsored dances, class series & workshops - and in the course of these, 34 couples have met through dancing! - we have had 22 weddings and 13 babies born!

Swing 1 & 2 start Wednesday January 23 at Twelve Corners Church, and Swing 3 starts Monday January 21 at St Thomas Episcopal Church - start the new year dancing!

On Jan 16, Mary Graupman, Ida Cook, Bill Welcher & Gary Barber volunteered to dance and facilitate participatory Swing dancing with the residents of Alterra Clare Bridge of Perinton, a memory care residence. Director Cindy Platteter wrote us: "I wanted to let you know how thrilled I am. We had such a wonderful evening on Wednesday with Gary, Bill, Mary and Ida. They came in and started dancing with my residents as if they were all old friends....(continued...)

For periodic updates on upcoming dance events, just email Esther Brill at ebrill@frontiernet.net to get on the RSDN e-list!