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AMERICAN DANCER DEBUT OUTREACH FOR USA DANCE NOT LIMITED BY GEOGRAPHY
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ith the exciting debut of the JanuGIVING ary 2014 January-Febru N H ary-February 2014 issue, American C ILDRE T IF G E TH Dancer Magazine began its metamorE F DANppC O ening phosis to becoming a more significant, meaningWhat ’s Ha , from ca in Ameri ms to School Gy nas. ful lifestyle magazine and voice for USA Dance Are DanceSport AM and its 160+ chapters and members. DANCEATEUR SPORT USA Dance is proud to reveal that almost all of the reader feedback for the inaugural issue was overIN At tractin whelmingly positive and supportive. Two readers gD of All Ag ancers and Au diences es, In Pu rsu were not fond of the larger page size and one reader and The it of Spor t, Ar t Joy of D ance. did hope there’ll be more social dancer stories in the The Jour future. Thank you to everyone for letting us know your ney To N ationals. Official pu thoughts and suggestions. blication of USA D ance Inc. As they say in baseball, American Dancer may not be batting a perfect 1000 yet, but we’ll keep coming to the plate! . A Dance Inc cation of US Because communications technology is changOfficial publi Circle. Coming Full Inspiration. ing at a seemingly unfathomable rate, USA Dance’s leadership role and outreach into the world of dance On Becoming A Media Sensation is no longer limited by geographical boundaries. American Dancer recognizes that and will utilize social media tools to reach greater audiences, and in time, when financially possible, supplement the print edition with an online reading option. MOVING A FEW BRAIN CELLS AROUND USA Dance’s long-standing mission has been to improve the quality and quantity of ballroom dancing in America. It It’s amazing how a good story can appear in one paper, makes it on the will be the purpose of American Dancer magazine, as USA wire service and boom, it goes “viral”. That’s what happened with a smallDance soon celebrates its 50th year in 2015, to bring further town newspaper story about Dr. Michael Forster, a member of the Hattiesawareness, understanding and appreciation for the mission burg, MS Chapter 6116. that is USA Dance at all levels of its contribution. Dr. Forster is the Dean of the College of Health at the University of
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Southern Mississippi, and the Hattiesburg American newspaper staff writer Ed Kemp loved the angle – “By day, he’s a university dean. By night, he’s a master of the foxtrot.” “Or something like that,” he goes on to say. Next thing the chapter knows, the story is being picked up all over the state – Clarion Ledger, The Sun Herald and others. But the grand pickup was the Miami Herald in Florida! Nowadays, there’s very little that’s