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Ontario 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 is pleased to be awarding caller...
Why Do We Dance?
Why Do We Dance? We as Canadians are a very diversified and unique society exposed to many, many cultures and dances. We all listen to music and regardless of whom you are, we all feel some urge to dance at one time or another, or are expected to dance on occasion....
Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain
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...
Ontario Federation – Sept. 2017 Newsletter
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...
Can The Federation Help YOU ?
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: http://squaredance.on.ca. Highlighted here are some of the more tangible ways in which the Federation can offer...
Rounds and Squares at a Dance
Squares and Rounds at a Dance: It’s All in the Timing… Did you know that a typical square dance has the same number of tips, regardless of whether or not round dancing is offered? According to our callers, they need about seven or eight minutes to rest their voices...
Squares vs Contras
Traditional contra dancing and modern western square dancing are both dynamite dance activities to get involved in. They each have their own flavor and cultural norms. Let’s look at similarities: Both dance forms have a caller who teaches and calls the dances. Both...