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Apr. 11th, 2005 10:33 pm
A co-worker who does indeed square dance, found this article and since I’m considered the “Harry Potter expert” at work she gave it to me. I typed this straight off the paper, word for word, so any grammar or anything like that is all the responsibility of Mr. Foote. I was just amused that Harry’s popping up in the lest expected places.
Square Dance Values from Harry Potter
By Ed Foote
The Harry Potter books have been best sellers in this country for the past few years, enjoyed as much by adults as by children. These are tales of good versus evil which reinforce Christian values and demonstrate that good does prevail in the end.
It is interesting to note how some of the values expressed in the books apply to square dancing, as follows:
FRIENDSHIP: Harry Potter has three close friends at school, and all care for and support each other. Likewise, square dancing encourages the care and support of others in the square, club, workshop group of federation.
TOLERANCE: These books teach that we should be tolerant of different types of people, and this is true in square dancing as well. In square dancing we learn to be tolerant, kind, and friendly to everyone, no matter what their occupations or interests in life.
FORGIVENESS: Harry Potter makes mistakes, but his teachers and friends always forgive him, and he in turn forgives others. In square dancing we need to forgive others who make mistakes in the square, and to look past their mistakes to who they really are.
LOVE: It is love, not magic or witchcraft, that causes miracles to appear in Harry’s life. Harry’s enemies do not understand the power of love, and this ultimately gives Harry the advantage. Likewise, in square dancing it is love for our fellow dancers that is the glue holding our activity together.
If you have not read the Harry Potter books, try the first one: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. It is a great read! Become a kid again, and at square dances practice the virtues shown in the book: friendship, tolerance, forgiveness, and love.
Reprinted from American Square Dance
Square Dance Values from Harry Potter
By Ed Foote
The Harry Potter books have been best sellers in this country for the past few years, enjoyed as much by adults as by children. These are tales of good versus evil which reinforce Christian values and demonstrate that good does prevail in the end.
It is interesting to note how some of the values expressed in the books apply to square dancing, as follows:
FRIENDSHIP: Harry Potter has three close friends at school, and all care for and support each other. Likewise, square dancing encourages the care and support of others in the square, club, workshop group of federation.
TOLERANCE: These books teach that we should be tolerant of different types of people, and this is true in square dancing as well. In square dancing we learn to be tolerant, kind, and friendly to everyone, no matter what their occupations or interests in life.
FORGIVENESS: Harry Potter makes mistakes, but his teachers and friends always forgive him, and he in turn forgives others. In square dancing we need to forgive others who make mistakes in the square, and to look past their mistakes to who they really are.
LOVE: It is love, not magic or witchcraft, that causes miracles to appear in Harry’s life. Harry’s enemies do not understand the power of love, and this ultimately gives Harry the advantage. Likewise, in square dancing it is love for our fellow dancers that is the glue holding our activity together.
If you have not read the Harry Potter books, try the first one: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. It is a great read! Become a kid again, and at square dances practice the virtues shown in the book: friendship, tolerance, forgiveness, and love.
Reprinted from American Square Dance