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 <[email protected]> wrote: From: Martha Edwards <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Callers] Caller insurance To: [email protected], "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] 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 <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >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. > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- 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 _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
