| Circle
of Love 'Hustle for Help
Dancers
from all over the country are preparing for this year's New
York Hustle Congress, now in it's sixth year.
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On
Saturday evening, a popular charity event called 'Circle
of Love' is held at the New York Hustle Congress.
The professional leaders and followers attending the event
make a circle and the dancers contribute to a cause and get
to rotate in the circle and dance with them. Last year's charity
was for animal rescue and was called 'Hustle for the Hounds'
and attendees are still buzzing about how they got to dance
with Pasha and Anna who were starring in the Broadway show
'Burn the Floor' and Tony Meredith, Melanie LaPatin and Eddie
Simon, choreographers from the hit show "So You Think
You Can Dance' and Luis Salgado. Because of a personal family
issue, this year, the popular charity event Circle of Love
on Saturday Night will be called 'Hustle for Help'. The purpose
will be to raise awareness and to fight stigma associated
with disorders of the brain, your bodies most important organ.
These illnesses include:
1 in 6 adults and almost 1 in 10 children suffer from a diagnosable
mental illness. Yet, for many, the stigma associated with
the illness, can be as great a challenge as the disease itself.
Many people in the dance community have or know a friend or
loved one that is suffering in silence from one of these disorders.
One
of the best ways you can help someone with mental illness
is by understanding what it is – and what it isn't.
After all, myths about mental illnesses contribute to stigma,
which often prevents those who are living with it from seeking
help. Most importantly, mental illnesses are treatable through
medication and psychosocial therapies – allowing those
who suffer from them the opportunity to lead full and productive
lives.
Thank you for continuing to help contribute to these causes.
Sincerely,
Lori Brizzi
loribrizzi@aol.com
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