See Propeller Dance's Lift on Friday June 19

This is another must-see recommendation.

Honestly. I am not telling you should see this because your presence will be supporting people who are doing good work.

I am telling you that you should go to the Propeller Dance show because it will do you good. {Lift} a celebration and evening of performance works by Propeller Dance artists Performances Live Music Silent Auction Regular $26 Special Supporter $56 Box office 613-236-5196 Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre Mainstage Friday June 19, 2009 at 7:00 pm

P.S. There are some very cool things in the Silent Auction

My Speech at the Propeller Dance Launch

Receiving the Plaque from Trillium: Keith de Cruz of the Ontario Trillium Foundation presents a plaque to David (as Propeller Dance pres.) while the Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, MInister of Community and Social Services and Senator Jim "Big Jim" Munson look on. Photo: M. Blouin

I had to give a speech yesterday. It was the Propeller Dance Launch. We wanted to acknowledge the large grant the Ontario Trillium Foundation gave us and to show all our supporters what we've been up to in the year since we became an independent organization.

For a change, I actually wrote down what I was going to say in advance. It worked much better than having three bullet points. But even so, I left out a sentence. Fortunately, I was also the MC and I just said the sentence the next time I had the microphone and nobody knew the difference.

Here is how my speech started:

Hello, my name is David Scrimshaw. They have asked me to MC this event because I am the president of of Propeller Dance. But I’m not just the president, I’m also a student in the Monday Night class. I am in the class because Propeller Dance is open to everyone....

I've put more details about the Launch on the Propeller Dance blog.

Propeller Dance is coming to the NAC

Propeller Dance Performance and Silent Auction June 3 and 4, 7:00pm to 9:00pm NAC Fourth Stage [53 Elgin St Ottawa, ON]

Innovative and inspirational Dance Performance by members of the Propeller Dance Performing Group and Students in Propeller Dance training programs.

Students in the Monday night class will perform on Tuesday June 3rd. One of those students has never performed dance in front of an audience and is somewhat nervous about it. This means that he is not going to explicitly tell people that he will be performing.

Propeller Dance provides dance training and performance opportunities to people with and without disabilities.

Tickets $20 available at the NAC Box Office, through Ticketmaster and from Propeller Dance members (like David Scrimshaw.) Links:

• propellerdance.com
• propellerdance.blogspot.com