[Nostalgic Treasures]   [TC Swingin' Hepcats]

Our tshirt has a bright yellow sun on the front with the exclamation Dance and Shine! and the inspiring Irish Proverb on the back. Sing...Live every day as if it were your last! We will keep this tshirt at an affordable price with the hope to spread this happy message! Designed during the week of September 11, 2001, the words have special meaning for me, and perhaps for you as well. 

Since December 8, 1999, 1% of TC Swingin' Hepcats' and Nostalgic Treasures' gross profit has gone to the Rape and Sexual Abuse Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Payments are made on a quarterly basis. 

From their website: RSAC was established by the Neighborhood Involvement Program in 1972 as one of the first rape centers in the country. Our primary purpose remains the same today: providing affordable, accessible, qualified assistance to victims of sexual assault and abuse. In addition, RSAC is a firm believer that education and understanding are critical to preventing and breaking the cycle of trauma. This is why we continue to strongly support education programs in our community and schools. Through the dedication of our trained staff, we've been able to help thousands of individuals begin the healing process from sexual violence.

Their phone number is (612) 374-9077, and they also have a 24 hour help line at (612) 825-HELP, which is (612) 825-4357.

 

 

 

This is a page in progress on dancing and healing.... If you have any items you would like to see here or if you have any stories you would like to tell about how swing dance or other kinds of dance has changed your life, please let us know. Why do you dance? How does it make you feel? And why do you think that is? Is it something special about swing dance compared to other kinds of dance? Or please just share about how dance in general has affected your life. 

 

Living Eulogy

she danced.
she sang. she took.
she gave.
she served.
she loved.
she created.
she dissented. she
enlivened.
she saw. she grew. she
sweated.
she changed.
she learned. she laughed.
she shed
her skin,
she bled on the pages of her days,
she walked
through walls,
she lived with intention.

mary anne radmacher '97

 

Some healing and dance links: (Most of these pages I have only yet briefly looked at, but they seem to all be along the lines of the healing powers of dance - all kinds. Do you know of others?)

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting! Please visit our swing dance site as well!