Dance For A Reason

0 CommentsMonday • August 22, 2011 • by Imei

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Dance because you love it. Dance because it feels good. Dance because you’re good at it. But if you can dance for a reason — a cause — it feels especially good, from your head to your toes. With so much emphasis on “me, my, mine”, I find it regenerative to start the upcoming dance season with a performance for Thrivers Action Group’s (TAG), Dance Against Domestic Abuse second annual fundraiser, to be held at E/M Gallery. Here’s why you should attend, and why TAG is worth supporting.

TAG is a non-profit group composed of volunteers offering professional presentations and services. It sprang from the New Beginnings program for battered women in Seattle. Domestic violence is a serious problem, and the team and programs provided include serious answers, such as chemical dependency specialists, family law assistance, and a drug and alcohol hotline. With presentations from survivors and community advocacy, they’re making a difference for women overcoming a painful recovery from domestic violence.

To raise money for their cause, TAG has gone all-out to rent the beautiful E/M Gallery (410 Dexter Avenue) on Sept. 24, 2011 starting at 6 pm. Your $35 advanced ticket ($40 at the door) includes appetizers, a no-host bar, raffle prizes, and dance performances showcasing the power and beauty of belly dance. TAG is confident this year’s fundraiser will be even bigger than last year. You can see film footage about TAG on their website. Tickets can be purchased from brownpapertickets.com.

You can help TAG by sharing this post with its links to other Seattle-area friends, and mentioning it on your social media channels. TAG depends on the generous donations and volunteer efforts it receives, but their DaDa event is the critical fundraiser for their cause. Many of you know I work as a nurse psychotherapist, and having a group like TAG to refer my clients is such an invaluable resource. I’m donating a dance performance for this event as a show of my support for what they do to help so many others in their time of need.

Buy your ticket, bring a friend, and come dance against domestic abuse with us! It’s an evening well-spent, enjoying the beauty of dance, the human spirit, and a collaborative effort to keep up the good work.

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