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From: John Watson [mailto:john at danceability.com]
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 1:47 PM
To: John Watson
Subject: DanceAbility’s “Joy Ride In the Studio” Open House March 8, 2018


DanceAbility International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: John Watson

February 23, 2018
Phone: (541)357-4982<tel:(541)%20357-4982>

Email: john at danceability.com<mailto:john at danceability.com>



DanceAbility’s “Joy Ride In the Studio”



What: “Joy Ride In the Studio” DanceAbility Open House featuring Dance Memoir Reading

When: March 8, 2018 4:30PM-5:30PM

Where: Hilyard Community Center, Eugene, OR, 2580 Hilyard St.

Cost: Free


Eugene, Oregon – On Thursday, March 8th, join DanceAbility International and Karen Daly for a dance demonstration and performance featuring dancers with and without disabilities, combined with a literary event at the Hilyard Community Center in Eugene, OR. Karen will read from her new memoir “Joy Ride” and perform a dance piece with DanceAbility instructor, Jana Meszaros, choreographed by DanceAbility’s Artistic Director Alito Alessi. Copies of the book will be sold at the event. There will be light refreshments and the event is free.

“Joy Ride: My One-Legged Journey to Self Acceptance” is the story of Karen’s perseverance through losing her right leg to cancer at age 11. Fierce, independent, and determined, she calls the fruits of her search “luck,” finding opportunities and generous people who appeared along the journey of her inner and outer travels.

“On my journey after losing my leg I have met bulimia and denial. I looked for love in all the wrong places, and it surprised me in the right places too. When I discovered improvisational dance and became a frequent collaborator with the renowned DanceAbility International, I found my inspiration and the life I was meant to live.” – Karen Daly

March 8 is also the final date of DanceAbility’s Eugene weekly winter classes. DanceAbility students will present a demonstration of what they have learned during the Winter session. The Eugene Spring session dates are Thursday, April 12th through Thursday, June 7th Youth classes are from 4:00-5:00pm, and Adult classes are from 5:00-6:00pm, all at the  Hilyard Community Center. Cottage Grove classes, for youth and adults, will be held each Monday at 5:15pm from April 23 through June 18, at the Opal Center, 515 E. Main Street.



For more information about the open house, classes, or to interview Karen Daly, please contact John Watson at 541-357-4982<tel:(541)%20357-4982> or email him at john at danceability.com<mailto:john at danceability.com>.



This program is funded in part by donations from individuals and grants from Oregon Arts Commission and Lane Arts Council, with support from the City of Eugene--Hilyard Community Center.



DanceAbility International Mission: DanceAbility International’s mission is to create opportunities for people with and without disabilities to dance and move together. Our vision is that through dance and movement, people from very diverse backgrounds experience the art of being together. The work of DanceAbility International helps decrease prejudice and misconceptions about diversity in the field of dance, and by extension in society.

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Photo: (L-R) Kelcie Laube, Nia Galas, Karen Daly by Skye at Radiance Photographics

Image: “Joy Ride” by Karen Daly, book cover.
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John Watson
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DanceAbility International
http://www.danceability.com/
Tel. 541-357-4982 (land line Pacific Standard Time)
576 Olive St., Suite 208, Eugene, Oregon, 97401 USA
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