WBW FREE Bachata Dance Class

3868 N. Lincoln Ave.,Chicago IL 60613

16 September, 2021

Description

Veterans, First Responders, Gold Star Families and Dance Partner Volunteers, you are invited to join our 6-week Bachata Dance Class! Come out and join our 6-week bachta class. You can jump in during any week, or come to all the classes. No partner is needed, but you are welcomed to bring someone. Classes are free to you and your guest. Please make sure you register on Eventbrite so we can ensure an equal amount of dance partners are provided. Music and dance are both naturally therapeutic. In a time when stress can be a part of everyday life, give yourself an opportunity to relax, let go and learn a new dance or perfect it. If you would like to register as a volunteer dance partner, please select the volunteer ticket option. We have 5 bachata classes scheduled at Dance Center Chicago on Thursdays at 8pm and one on Sept 11th scheduled on Saturday at noon. You can arrive up to 1/2 prior. Classes are as follows: Thursday Sep 9th at 8pm Saturday Sep 11th at noon Thursday Sep 16th at 8pm Thursday Oct 7th at 8pm Thursday Oct 14th at 8pm Thursday Oct 21st at 8pm SEE YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR! Warriors Beyond War is a 501(c)3 filed non for-profit organization aimed at not only saving veteran lives by reducing the staggering 22 veteran a day suicide rate, but also to enhance and enrich the lives of wounded, ill and injured active duty and veteran service members of the U.S. Armed Forces, wounded and injured first responders and the surviving family members of our heroes and warriors that were killed in the line of duty. We provide a unique program incorporating therapeutic dance instruction, social dancing, life lessons used on and off the dancefloor with a variety of music and professional instruction.  Serving 14yrs in the United Sates Marine Corps and being a combat veteran, Foujder and CEO David Murcio understood the needs and struggles that many veterans and first responders may face after experiencing a traumatic event. As a Latin dance instructor and dancer of more than a decade, he recognized the therapeutic value that can come from dance and music. Merging both his military experience with his dance experience has enabled him the ability to help change many lives by providing therapeutic dance instruction to wounded in need. First working as the Executive Director for the San Diego based (now dissolved) Soldiers Who Salsa nonprofit organization where he worked with many ill and injured veterans and active duty military he was able to provide his therapeutic dance program to veterans and active duty members of the armed forces from across the country in places like Hawaii, Colorado, California, Pennsylvania, and Maryland among others. Once the organization dissolved, he founded Warriors Beyond War making the program more inclusive by including injured and ill first responders and the surviving immediate family members of service members killed in the line of duty.  Additionally, a stronger emphasis was placed on the therapeutic value gained from the program to include building a base of alumni (those who have gone through the program) to provide alternative activities, events and gatherings made available at no cost to them. This would encourage and combine the sense of family and tribe that many of our nations veterans look for combined with the power and benefits of our recreational therapy programs to combat some of the challenges our veterans and first responders may face such as the "per day" 22 veteran suicide rate that plagues our nations veterans.