SWOSDA Blog
A Simple Act Of Kindness
Kindness is being selfless, caring, compassionate and unconditionally kind. It is important to remember that you do not know what is going on in other people’s lives and a simple kindness could be the difference of them having a bad day to a having a great day. It is...
Ontario Federation Report – 2024
Eastern Ontario -Latest data shows 19 Clubs with 541 dancers. (Down from 625 last year) -The number of callers/Cuers is on the decrease. -Keeping the dancers informed through the Square Times magazine (on-line), the eosarda.ca website, Facebook, and email Bulletins....
Growing Your Club – Part # 1
Who would have been able to predict that square dancing would be placed ˙on hold˙ due to a pandemic? The year 2020 certainly has been one that we will all remember and …… hope to forget! We really miss square dancing and seeing friends that we have met through our own...
Positive Thinking – Jan 2021
Nine months. Nine months of isolation, keeping to ourselves and trying to do the right thing. Trying to cope with and understand the new “normal”. If things are not bad enough, winter is here with it’s blowing snow and cold temperatures. The so-called “second wave” of...
Ontario Federation – Newsletter Summer 2020
Over the last few months, the world has been turned upside down due to the impact of the COVID 19 virus. Our activity, whether it be square, round or line dancing, has taken a hit. Not only have our clubs been shut down , but our local dance events and the local,...
Social Media Best Practices
Is your club using, or considering using social media feeds, such as Facebook to increase your promotional reach? If so, here are some guidelines to help increase the feed's perspective reach. You need to gain buy-in from the club's (formally) executive, (informally)...
Comfortable Connections
Square dancing is a team activity. It involves establishing appropriate connections between dancers. No matter which hand or arm hold is being used, dancers should always be aware of the need to aim for comfort when interacting with other dancers. This idea has been...
Seeking Free Publicity for Square & Round Dancing
(This is an excerpt from a presentation targeting a marketing initiative of the B.C. Square and Round Dance Federation – By Brian Elmer) The Press Release One of the best ways to reach a mass audience is by seeking free publicity in the press. In this case though, we...
“Selling” Square Dance To New People
By: Bernie Coulthurst Our marketing subject for this month is SELLING, the most important part of marketing the benefits of square dancing – FUN, FITNESS & FRIENDSHIP SET TO MUSIC! We will cover the common mistakes most square dancers make as they talk to a...