3 Apr
2010
3 Apr
'10
1:20 p.m.
In my community a few years ago a (female) dancer fell down a flight of steps and another
(male) dancer at the bottom tried to catch her at the bottom. Both people, local area
dancers, ended up with broken bones, and could not dance for months. Neither of them sued
the dance, the church where the dance was held or anyone else that was there. Nor did
their insurance companies. The lady doesnt dance anymore, but the man who caught her is
still a regular dancer at our dance in Harrisburg, PA. We have insurance for our dance
series just in the case of events like that occurring. But it was never even needed for
this situation. There are nice people here, too. I carry callers insurance, because I do
travel and tour, and sponsor a dance festival, and I believe it's better to have some
protection *just in case* rather than nothing at all, to make sure me, as a caller and
teacher and dancer, is protected from any frivolous, or genuine,
lawsuit arising from my actions/inactions. It just makes sense. I am sorry to hear Bev
that you are unable to get anything in Canada. I wonder if a Canadian can purchase such
insurance for use while travelling/touring in the States? And if I tour in Canada, would
it cover anything that happens in Canada? I may have to research the policy in more
detail. Once I renew, of course :-))
Dave Colestock
New Cumberland, PA
www.davecolestock.com
www.harrisburgcontra.org
www.frolicinthefall.freeservers,com
--- On Sat, 4/3/10, Martha Edwards <meedwards(a)westendweb.com> wrote:
From: Martha Edwards <meedwards(a)westendweb.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Caller insurance
To: wturnip(a)sympatico.ca, "Caller's discussion list"
<callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 1:00 PM
Did you read my earlier post, in which I said that in 20 years of dancing, *not
once* did I ever hear of a dancer suing anyone for anything connected to
dancing, except *one *person's INSURANCE COMPANY?
Maybe I live a sheltered life. I am in the Midwest.
But it's not only Canada that has nice people.
Hmph.
M
E
On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 11:24 AM, The Witful Turnip <wturnip(a)sympatico.ca>wrote;wrote:
--
For the good are always the merry,
Save by an evil chance,
And the merry love the fiddle
And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
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Here is a story that happened to a friend of mine.
<snip...>
It caused a gash which had to be attended to in an emergency room.
The lady sued the city, the dance club sponsoring the dance, the fire
extinguisher manufacturer, AND THE CALLER, whom she contended should have
warned her about the danger.
Whether she won the suit or not, it still must be defended. Insurance is
indispensable. If you don't have it, get it. It's not expensive and it can
save you so much aggravation should an accident occur.
Ron Nelson
Not that I'm suggesting that something like this would "never" happen in
Canada, but I believe it's safe to say that the likelihood is *much* lower.
There are many reason why I don't want to live in the US and this is a
perfect example of one of them. I'm curious to know if this was a one night
stand or a regular dance. And if a regular dance, if that particular lady
was someone who regularly attended that dance, or was someone there for the
first time.
Unfortunately, all these stories do (and I do understand that they likely
make up a *very* small percentage of occurrences)is make me wonder if I
should be calling in the US.... And that seems a real shame to me. <sigh>
Bev
p.s. I've had one person respond to me directly about this and he wisely
mentioned that there are other caller lists that I don't participate in,
and
potential callers who don't participate in those or use email. Therefore
it's difficult for me to get a sense of whether there's an interest and
critical mass in Canada to investigate coverage here.
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