Indiana Dancers Association
Welcome to the web site of the Indiana Dancers Association (IDA). Our purpose is to promote, sponsor, and provide for the cultural development and maintenance of high standards of square and round dancing. We assist in the formation of square and round dance clubs, cooperate with callers, cuers, civic and community organizations sponsoring square and round dance activities. We work to further friendly relations among our members and member clubs and encourage square and round dancing as a wholesome social recreation.
If you are interested in where to take lessons, or which club is close to you, you might want to visit www.squaredanceindiana.org for more information pertinent to new students.
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From the Presidents:
A Warm Hello to All Our Dancing Friends,
We are in unfamiliar times. We, like the rest of the world, are
being told not to congregate. Therefore, we have had to cancel our
dances and meetings. States have had to cancel their conventions.
The Pre-convention in Mississippi has been cancelled. The National
Convention in Spokane has been cancelled. These cancelations are
unprecedented. We are not used to having our activities cancelled,
to being told to stay home and cut off contact with others. When we
are asked to cancel these events we feel the loss of the events
certainly, but just as much –we feel the loss of the fellowship of
our friends.
We love and thrive on having contact and fellowship with our
friends. That is exactly what our dancing community is - our
friends, almost family. We miss each other when we are not able to
be out and about. Not knowing how long this social distancing could
go on is disconcerting. Of course, the square dancing community is
not unique in this. There are countless communities that are
suffering in the same way. Many different kinds of groups come
together for an activity (church groups, social clubs, sports teams,
etc.) and become very close over time. Being separated is
difficult for us all.
It does seem to create a camaraderie around the globe that we are
all in this together, as much as we wish we weren’t. That
comradery gives us strength. Something someone said also gives
me strength, “Our parents were asked to GO fight a war; we have been
asked to SIT ON OUR COUCHES to fight this war!” We can do this! We
can do what we have been asked, to comply. We can stay positive and
brave. I believe when this is over, we will have learned a lot,
especially our younger generations.
I grant you, it can be a frightening time if
you lose sight of the fact that God is in control. That is the thing
that gives me the MOST strength, trusting that God will be with us
through this. I find comfort and strength in verses like Psalms 91:
4-6. “He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you
shall take refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You
will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by
day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness….”
David
and I are praying for you. We look forward to seeing you in the
happy times that are to come. Take care, and stay well.
Much love,
David & Patti Woods
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