Early Fall 2011

late Summer/early Fall 2011 issue of the

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Swells Log!
In July we were treated to an excellent presentation by Captain Phil Renault of the Living Oceans Foundation. In August, Joseph Zarzynski told of his fascinating research into the history and underwater archaeology of the Sunken Fleet of 1785. TSSC Day at Dutch, diving Lake Champlain and Lake

Get In While Its (Still) Hot!

he recent heat waves, earthquake and hurricane have had people sweating and lethargic and stressed out. As divers we have a great way to unwind Go diving! The Club has recently had dive events at Lake Champlain, Lake George and Dutch Springs. We have dove at Lake Tiarotti in Harriman State Park. There was also a dive weekend in Rhode Island. Some of us were lucky enough to dive with sharks and we also spent two days diving at Fort Wetherill. You can pick how much you want to cool off by choosing your depth. Surface temperatures will still be around seventy degrees for a few weeks. By going through the first thermocline the water temps drop to more temperate lower sixties and upper fifties. Go even deeper and the temps may go as low as the upper forties. Who needs A/C when you can dive the Northeast? We are still trying to put together both Long Island Sound and Ocean Dives before the season ends. If nothing that TSSC offers fits your schedule, then check in with your local dive shops or dive operators. Something is running every weekend and some even run dives during the week. Most will be operating into October.

George, Lake Tiarotti and the 1st Rhode Island Shark Dive Weekend are just some of the events TSSC held this summer. Not to worry, the season is far from over. TSSC is planning an ocean dive and perhaps a few more Northeast dives before the water gets too cold for most of us. Find out more at the Mem-

That being said, be certain that your training, equipment and experience qualify you for the dive which you are considering. If all of your experience is in warm clear water such as the Caribbean, do not make you first dive up here on a dark 90 foot deep wreck in 47 degree water. Rather, start off slow (such as a shallower, and therefore brighter and warmer, dive) and build up GRADUALLY to more challenging dives. A buddy who is experienced in the conditions may be a valuable asset, just be sure that he or she is aware of the limits of your own experience. The dive plan should always be developed around the skill level of the less experienced diver. Plan your dive and dive your plan. If participating in a shop organized dive, there may be a divemaster overseeing the group. For a fee you may even be able to hire a divemaster to escort you. Pay close attention to the dive briefing or orientation. Different conditions and boats warrant different approaches to various aspects of the dive. Many dive accidents could have been avoided if the divers had only paid closer attention to the briefing. Also make sure to keep your self well hydrated. When on the surface, summer tempera-

In This Issue:
ANCHOR LINE DIVE LOG: Diving Lake Champlain LOOK: International Beach Clean-Up Day 1 2 2

TSSC Diver of The Month 3 DID YOU KNOW? Marine Trivia OF INTEREST ENVIRONMENT: Project AWARE 4 4 5

DIVE IN: 6 2011/2012 Dive Schedule Local Dive Shops CLUB NEWS: Activities Social Events & Program List of Directors SPECIAL EVENT: Local Lake Clean-Up ON-LINE: Thinking Like A Shark SEPT PROGRAM NOTES: Chisa Hidaka 7

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bership Meeting on September 14th, once again at

Victors! Dont miss it!

tures combined with a wet suit or dry suit can cause you to perspire heavily before, after and between dives. Dehydration has been shown to be a major contributing factor toward DCS, so make sure you drink plenty of water or
Cont. on page 4

Phil Watson wwww.shaaark.com

Visit Our Website At: www.thescubasportsclub.org

Diving Lake Champlain

By Allan Rios

his past summer, TSSC divers made the trek to Vermont for some historic diving, as in history. The purpose was to visit some of the historic shipwrecks that litter the bottom of Lake Champlain. Lake Champlain is the largest body of fresh water

about 1,000 divers a year come to Lake Champlain between June and October to dive historic wooden boats and other ships that were once the lifeblood of commerce between New York and Canada. Divers are fortunate that The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has established the Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserve System, encompassing eight remarkable 19th-century wrecks. Vessels nearly 200 years old are scattered throughout Lake Champlain's cold, fresh water. They are a resource all northeast divers should make use of. This was my first visit to dive Lake Champlain. Time allowed me to do four dives that weekend, with varied experiences. The Preserve system has created a series of mooring lines for each wreck. Divers are required to descend down the mooring line to a concrete pad before each wreck. Then they follow a guideline to the wreck itself. Removing artifacts from any of the sites is prohibited, and so is penetrating any of the wrecks. Because the wrecks are made of wood that has soaked for upward of two centuries, they are fragile. A wayward fin tip can actually gouge a ship's hull. This year, as all local divers know, has been particularly rainy. Over the last several months, this resulted in the water level of Lake Champlain to rise, flooding many lakeshore buildings and decreasing overall visibility. My first dive that weekend was on a site called the coal barge, lying in about 60-80 feet. Visibility was really almost non existent. It was so bad in fact, that I and my buddy could not find the line to the wreck. We had much better results on our next dive, the General Butler. It was a canal schooner that last felt the air in 1876. In lies in about 40 feet of water just off the rocky breakwaters near Burlington. I found the ship remarkably preserved--the Butler's sailing hardware, including its windlass and cleats, were still in place. The shallow depth allowed significant light pene-

tration, and visibility was about ten feet. There was just enough water clarity to see the ship's old wooden hull covered with zebra mussels and appreciate its form. Subsequent dives included the O.J. Walker, which was another canal schooner. It lays in about 60 feet, below the level at which zebra mussels thrive. The grayish planks were visible and part of the mast angled up from the deck. When it sank in an 1895 storm, the Walker spilled its cargo: literally tons of bricks. The bricks are still scattered on the lake bottom around the ship. The masts were lying across the deck at various angles. Their was still parts of a ships wheel in its original position. This dive was followed by a dive on the Burlington Bay Horse Ferry. It lay at a depth of about 50 feet. The shipwreck is the only remaining example of a once-popular boat design in which harnessed animals walking

in the U.S. after the Great Lakes. It was created when a mammoth ice plug backed up the surrounding glacier melt water. At 120 miles in length and an average depth of 400 and 12 miles across, everything about it is impressive. Named after the explorer Samuel de Champlain, it gained prominence during the years after the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as the British used its access from the Quebec region to wreak havoc in the area. The Lake is considered by many scuba divers to have the best collection of historic shipwrecks in North America, and is thought to have over 300 wooden shipwrecks resting on its floor. Today,

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on a round platform would propel the vessel. The paddle blades are long gone, but the oak spokes and wheel hubs remain. Not much is known about the identity or history of this ship, so archaeologists continue their studies. This site has two sets of buoys and anchor pads, so divers doing this dive should be careful not to ascend the wrong line. Which is exactly what happened to us! Driving to Lake Champlain from New York can seem like quite a haul. But once there, as you sink beneath the surface into the cool green water, you slip away from the city of Burlington and from time itself. The past is never far away, as you discover when the gloom dissolves into a sharpening image of a historic shipwreck caught in midvoyage. Most Northeast wreck divers will find enjoyment in visiting these wrecks. I only wish I could have stayed longer. Our base of diving operations was the very scenic city of Burlington Vermont and its pretty lake harbor. Local attractions included the nearby Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, where much of the local diving history is on display http://www.lcmm.org/. While visiting Lake Champlain we used the services of the Waterfront Diving Center. They professionally handled all our air fills and Preserve registrations. http:// www.waterfrontdiving.com/. Camping was at nearby Grand Isle State Park http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/ grandisle.htm. It had pleasant campsites, and a beach perfect for swimming or watching out for the local lake monster "Champ" www.unmuseum.org/champ.htm

International Beach Clean-Up Day 2011

The Scuba Sports Club and local residents from Westchester County, New York and the surrounding areas, are being called upon to celebrate International Beach Cleanup Day on Sunday, September 17, 2011 at Davenport Park in New Rochelle, New York, starting at 10:00 AM.
TSSC needs yo ur help to target underwater and shoreline debris in the park during Project AWARE's Marine Debris Month of Action. Project AWARE Foundation's, Dive A gainst Debris project co ordinates underwater clean up events and urges divers and volunteers to jump in their wetsuits, pull on their gloves and make a splash for trash! If you are interested in participating, e-mail us at membership@thescubasportsclub.org or register fo r TSSCs Dive Against Debris event at Pro ject AWARE at http:// tinyurl.com/3snqu6n And you dont have to be a diver to get involved. Bring your friends and family along and help make clean waters a reality. We plan on meeting in the parking lot of Davenport Park shortly before 10:00 a.m. where parking passes will be handed out. They will have to be displayed in all participating vehicles' windshields. Those who plan on diving have to bring a dive flag, tanks and weights. A mesh bag will be available for those who don't have their own. Pizza and soda will be served after the beach cleanup for all participants. T here will be prizes for most garbage recovered!

For more information about the shipwrecks of Lake Champlain see www.lcmm.org/shipwrecks_history/uhp/ uhp.htm. If diving for wrecks is your passion then in Lake Champlain youve come to the right place.

Allan Rios

Every month we honor a member who has shown a special interest in helping out, be it for events, dives, the general running of the club or an ything else be neficial to our members. If you would like t o nominate someone, ple ase contact the editor at scubafan1@aol.com with name and a brief explanation for your nomination. In September 2011, we would like to honor TOM BUTCHER, who has been a loyal TSSC member since he joined the club, has volunteered for a position on the board of directors without blinking twice, loves to organize events and dives, w orks as a fi re fighter and first responder, and has been instrum ental in the re scue of one of ou r own club members during a (th ankfully not too serious) accident on a club dive. Tom, we really appreciate your help, and hope yo u will continue to be a valuable part of TSSC!

TSSC DIVER OF THE MONTH SEPTEMBER 2011:

TOM BUTCHER

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MARINE TRIVIA
A: Sealsthey capture them by stabbing them with their tusks. Q: If all the dissolved salts in the oceans were dried and spread out over the land, how many feet thick would the layer be? A: 150 Q: Luffariella variabillis is an encrusting sponge from Palau, produces what useful substance? A: Manoalide, an effective pain killer and anti-inflammatory agent. Q: What do tropical trigger fish in Alaska, starving seabirds in Peru and drought in Africa have in common? A: All of them are caused by a severe El Ninos. True or False: Gnathostomulida have greatly reduced parenchyma, monocilliated epidermis and a tubular intestinal sac. A: Obvioulsy true...
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Q: What does the sea urchin Archeopneustes hystrix carry in its intestines? A: A fire worm, which can live outside the sea urchin but stays inside for protection

. Q: Tiny particles of magnetite have been found inside the skulls of Chinook salmons. What might be their function? A: They may allow the fish to detect the earths magnetic field, hence act as an internal compass.

Q: The parasitic barnacle Sacculina carcini are known to do what and to whom? A: They pierce a hole in one kind of crab, the larva enters the host, multiply, seek out and lodge in the gut. From there the invaderspreads throughout the crab, even-

Q: Traditionally, what do fishermen in Guam and Saipan use to poison fish? A: Some sea cucumbers when squeezed into crevices in tide pools make fish go unconscious.

Q: Gray snappers on Grand Bahamas Island eat what unusual food?

Q: Walruses in the Bering Sea normally eat shellfish as clams, but in 1970s, what other item was found on their menu?

While Its (Still) Hot!

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some non-alcoholic substitute. Sport drinks are good , especially those which help to replenish electrolytes. So if the urge to dive is getting overwhelming, dont wait for your next warm water trip, Get out there and check to see what northeast diving has to offer. Remember, above all: safety first!

Nick Lappano
President
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A: True. The oil sardine Dardanelle longiceps found in the Arabian Sea is commonly fed to cam-

A: Their tails have light-sensitive organs which tell them when they are completely hidden.

A: Brown flower bats. The fish swim underground 1000 feet to a cave where the bats give birth and feed on the babies that fall in the water. Q: Some sea snakes see light not only with their eyes but also with what other part of the body? True or False: Camels eat fish.

Compiled By Lada Simek

September 16th to October 29th: The Ocean Reglitterizedan indepth look at underwater sealife through photography and sculpture. Opening reception and free art workshop on Friday, Sept. 16th, 6.308.00 pm; http://www.pelhamartcenter.org/ in_the_gallery/detail.cfm?id=62&whi=upcoming October 9th: Make Tracks For TurtlesThe Wildlife Conservation Societys Run For The Wild at NY Aquarium at Coney Island; http://e.wcs.org/site/PageNavigator/RFTW_AQ_homepage.html November 19th: Sea Stories at the Explorers Club in NYC; http:// www.explorers.org/index.php/events/detail/sea_stories_2011

September 2011

Environment

Join The Movement!

Foreword By Ruth Emblin

PROJECT AWARE

SSC has held a number of cleanup events in the past. The last few events were held under the mantle of Project Aware, an international organization founded 20 years ago to bring divers together who believe that it is our responsibility to protect our oceans and waterways, and were willing to get involved to help keep garbage and debris from our oceans and beaches.

online tools and resources; online petitions that influence global environmental policies; and providing online data collection systems for gathering key data about the state of oceans. Project AWARE Foundation is a growing movement of scuba divers protecting the ocean planet one dive at a time. With new programs and more online resources than ever before, Project AWARE supports an unprecedented global movement of divers acting in their own communities to protect oceans and implement lasting change. From the smallest bits of plastic, car batteries and appliances, to enormous fishing nets, stuff from our daily lives makes its way to the ocean by the ton every day. As Earths growing population consumes more disposable goods, the items we discard, even thousands of miles inland, are choking our ocean planet. Join us in the battle against marine debris and Dive Against Debris. Your local actions contribute to a clean, healthy future for the ocean. Pervasive debris kills wildlife, destroys habitats, and threatens our health and economy. Found in even the most remote ocean places, once underwater, debris can remain for generations. The good news is marine debris is preventable. Coordinated strategies are needed at local, national, regional and international levels to prevent, reduce and manage solid waste. Together, we can stop marine debris by taking local action and supporting policy change. Project AWARE also focuses on shark conservation. We are emptying our oceans of sharks. As a diver and a global citizen acting locally, you can play a critical role in saving sharks. Nearly one out of five shark species is classified by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) as Threatened with extinction. That doesnt even include hundreds of species (almost half of all sharks) whose population status cannot be assessed because of lack of infor-

mation. Scientists warn that, in actuality, a third of sharks might already be threatened. Why do we worry about shark populations? A healthy and abundant ocean depends on predators like sharks keeping ecosystems balanced. And living sharks fuel local economies in places like Palau where sharks bring in an estimated $18 million per year through dive tourism. They may rule the ocean, but sharks are vulnerable. They grow slowly, produce few young, and, as such, are exceptionally susceptible to overexploitation. The future of sharks hinges on holding shark fishing and trade to sustainable levels. The best way to ensure an end to finning is to require that sharks are landed with their fins still naturally attached. Fishing limits must be guided by science and reflect a precautionary approach. We must also invest in shark research and catch reporting, and protect vital shark habitats. Individuals can help by thinking twice before buying shark products and only buy shark products that come from sustainable sources. Thankfully, divers are some of sharks closest and most influential allies. Together, we can create a powerful, collective voice to lead global grassroots change. We can start by seizing upcoming opportunities by demanding a stronger EU finning ban and safeguards for highly traded shark species under CITES. Together, were re-thinking whats possible and sharing a positive vision for our ocean future. Get ready for the work ahead by joining thousands of other divers to protect our ocean planet.

More than 20 years ago, a group of environmental advocates at the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) founded Project AWARE. They were deeply concerned about emerging threats to the underwater world. For two decades Project AWAREs mission was to educate divers about emerging ocean issues and encourage participation in underwater conservation activities. More than 1000 dive operators and countless dive volunteers committed to marine protection efforts worldwide. Today, Project AWARE is doing more. On World Oceans Day, June 8th 2011, Project AWARE flipped the switch on an unprecedented global movement of divers acting in their own communities to protect oceans. We support a movement for divers around the world to combine efforts--online and offline--for positive and long-lasting environmental change. The new Project AWARE is dedicated to supporting YOU, AWARE divers, as ocean protectors. Well help you boost your dive plans to protect the ocean with helpful
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www.projectaware.org

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2011/2012 Dive Schedule

All dates and programs are subject to change without prior notice. For more details and updates, either contact Tom Butcher or the dive coordinator shown, or refer to our website at www.thescubasportsclub.org.

Date/Time:

Location

Description Ocean Dive (stay tuned for details)

Contact/Organization Tom Butcher/Dick Smith

Sept 24th or 25th TBA

May 5th to 12th, Tobago 2012 Summer 2012 TBA (Northeast)

Dive & Stay at Blue Waters Inn, Tobago

(trip details at http://tinyurl.com/42swb3r )

Jim Sacci

Second Annual Shark Dive Weekend

Allan Rios/Tom Butcher

LOCAL DIVE SHOPS - AT YOUR SERVICE

The listing of local dive shops is provided to you as a reference and public service. For each shops specialty, dive training and trip programs, please call or visit their website.

Aqua Visions Scuba

118 West Boston Post Road Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Tel. 914-381-1884 www.aquavisions.biz

Captain Mikes Diving School

530 City Island Ave City Island, NY 10464 Tel. 718-885-1588 www.captainmikesdiving.com

Ski and Scuba Connection

26 Saint Roch Ave Greenwich, CT 06830 Tel. 203-629-4766 www.skiandscubaconnection.com

Abyss Scuba
914-244-3483 www.abyss-scuba.net
222 E Main Street Mt. Kisco, NY 10549

Marsh Scuba Supply

2037 Central Park Ave Yonkers, NY 10710 Tel. 914-779-2966 and 2672 Gerritsen Ave Brooklyn, NY 11229 Tel. 718-769-0099 Captain Saams Scuba School 863 E Main St., Ste B Stamford, CT 06902 Tel. 203-32 SCUBA www.capt-saam.com The Dive Shop 439 Federal Rd. Brookfield, CT 06804 Tel. 203-740-9166 www.TheDiveShoponline.com
September 2011

93 Lauer Rd. Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Tel. 845-452-8994 www.marshscuba.com

Cougar Sports 917 Saw Mill River Rd. Ardsley, NY 10502 Tel. 914-693-8877 Durland Scuba Committee & School Venture Crew #53 35 East Grassy Sprain Rd. Ste 204 Yonkers NY 10710 Tel 914-961-1263 http://www.durlandscuba.org

Pan Aqua Diving (2 locations): 460 W 43rd St., New York, NY 10036 Tel. 212-736-3483 and 461 Federal Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804 Tel. 203-775-3573 www.panaqua.com Rex Dive Center 144 Water Street Norwalk, CT 06854 Tel. 203-853-4148 www.rexdive.com
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Come On, Nominate Someone!

Any TSSC member in good standing may nominate another member for Diver of the Year 2011. Nominations (name and a brief explanation why you think this person should be nominated) are to be submitted by the SEPTEMBER membership meeting to our VP, Denise Kurz. The directors will vote for the DOY 2011 at the November Directors Meeting. An announcement will be made at the Holiday Party, and the official award presentation will take place in March of 2012 at the Awards Dinner at Beneath The Sea. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

September Program
Directors Meeting: Sept. 7th, 2011 at 7.00 pm, Amore Pizza General Meeting: Wed., Sept. 14th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Victors Restaurant, Hawthorne Program Notes: Chisa Hidaka, Dolphin Dance Project - Dancing With Spinner Dolphins see page 8 for details!

October Program
PRESIDENT: VICE PRESIDENT: TREASURER: SECRETARY: PAST PRESIDENT: NEWSLETTER DIRECTOR: PROGRAM DIRECTOR: ENVIRO/LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR: EDUCATION/SAFETY DIRECTOR: MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: DIVE PLANNING DIRECTOR: SOCIAL DIRECTOR: DIRECTOR AT LARGE: LEGAL ADVISOR: FOUNDER: CO-FOUNDER: LIST MAINTENANCE: Nick Lappano Denise Kurz Cindy Fisher Craig Thomae Jim Sacci Ruth Emblin Allen Rios Bianca Thomae Ricky Bates TBA Tom Butcher Tabby Constantino Dan Levin Robert Schrager Armand Zigahn Soliman Shenouda Ann Judge Directors Meeting: Wed, Oct. 5th, 2011 at 7 pm, location TBA General Meeting: Wed. Oct. 12th, 2011, at 7:00 pm Victors Restaurant, Hawthorne Program Notes: Kevin McMurray, author of Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria and Dark Descent: Diving and the Deadly Allure of the Empress of Ireland
Note: Programs may change without prior notice. See www.thescubasportsclub.org for updates.

S
Date
Sept. 17th

OCIAL & EVENTS 2011

For details on individual events, please go to www.thescubasportsclub.org

Description
International Beach Clean-Up Day

Davenport Park, New Rochelle

Oct. 2nd

Girl Scout Lake Clean-Up

Long Pond, Mahopac

At The International Beach Clean-Up Day

Davenport Park, New Rochelle September 17th, 2011, starting at 10.00 am and

Join The Scuba Sports Club

Oct. 9th

WCS Run For The Wild

NY Aquarium Coney Island

Nov. 9th Dec. 10th (or 9th)

Sea Stories
Explorers Club, New York City

Rockhill Girl Scout Camp Lake Clean-Up

October 2nd, 2011
Long Pond, Mahopac See http://thescubasportsclub.org/events.html for details
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Official Dive Club

EDITORS NOTE:
ou may have noticed that we did not have an issue of the SeaSwells in August. Not that I didnt want to publish one, I was unable to. Why, you ask? Well, I am dependent on article submissions by club members. And there was a very deep hole in my email in-box...as deep as the blue hole we dove in the Bahamas! This is a question of the potential extinction of the SeaSwells Log! I very much enjoy creating this newsletter, however, as you can see, a newsletter lives and breathes by its articles, and I simply cannot just invent stories to fill an entire newsletter. Some members have consistently send me their articles, however, even those stalwart souls need a break every once in a while! So put pen to paper or mouse to mouse pad and write something. I know you have been diving this summer or heard others tell their stories. Send me something to share with the club. Dont let the SeaSwells Log go extinct.

Thinking Like An Ocean Shark

Foreword by Ruth Emblin

came across an essay written by Samantha Whitcraft on the Shark Savers website. She compares wolf conservation with shark conservation, and since I am active in both, I was very touched by her writing. I hope you will check out the complete essay at http:// tinyurl.com/3su35zk Aldo Leopolds A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There (1949) was one of the first popular books in the American conservation movement. It includes an iconic essay, "Thinking Like a Mountain" that focuses on the vital role of wolves as apex predators in the delicate ecological balance of a mountain ecosystem. Leopold details the impacts to the foodweb and the mountain itself when the wolves are extirpated by hunters: deer populations explode and the herbivores denude the mountain of the vegetation that holds the very soil in place. As Leopold states, "Only the mountain has lived

long enough to listen objectively to the howl of the wolf." The parallels between wolf and shark conservation are unmistakable. In the oceans, sharks play the same vital role as apex predators in the ecological balance and functioning of their ecosystem as wolves do in the mountains. Today sharks face the same fear, ignorance and near-extermination that wolves have faced at the hands of humanity. With great respect for Leopolds original essay, I have rewritten it as an homage to his vision, and applied his ecological lesson to our oceans and its sharks. I have kept the wording as close to the original as possible in order to more closely draw parallels between the stories of predator extirpation both on land and in the oceans, both past and present. Read the complete essay at: http:// tinyurl.com/3su35zk www.sharksavers.org

Ruth
Editor

Sept. Program Notes:

Chisa Hidaka
Sept. 14th, 2011 Monthly Meeting 7:00 at Victor's Restaurant Guest Speaker Chisa Hidaka Dancing With Spinner Dolphins Starts at 8:00 Described by the NY Times as dancing as if possessed, Chisa began her career in modern dance while attending Barnard College, where she received her BA in Dance in 1986. As a choreographer, Chisa has presented work in a number of
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NYC venues, most recently through the collective Metro Movement Project in collaboration with colleagues Mark Lamb, Deborah Gladstein, Sarah Pope and Marianne Giosa. Her work is largely improvisational, with organic structures serving to organize spontaneous choreography in performance. For more information and Chisa's complete bio p l e a s e g o t o h t t p : / / . tinyurl.com/42w4gtk and science expertise. She will bring to bear her extensive training in improvised dance to interact with wild dolphins in a manner that is informed by aesthetic choices that are respectful of the dolphins as equal partners at or in the process. Directions and more information are www.thescubasportsclub.org visit our Facebook page at

Through the Dolphin Dance Project, Chisa also brings together her dance

www.facebook.com/ TheScubaSportsClub

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