So you think you 'Kin' dance'
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Residents in Delhi put on their dancing shoes on Saturday to support epilepsy awareness.
The Kinette Club of Delhi host the Kin You Dance 'Til Midnight dance-a-thon at the Knights of Columbus hall from 8 a.m. to midnight in honour of Tanner Wheeler, 3, who died in March.
“We thought we would do something (in his honour),” said Leana Serrador, president of the Kinette. “Everyone in town knows what happened.”
Tanner was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 10-months-old.
“He battled everyday,” said his father Jeff Wheeler at the dance-a-thon.
Dancers paid $10 per person to dance all day with all proceeds going to Epilepsy Canada.
“It means a lot to have people actually come together like this,” said Tanner's mother Lisa.
“It's an inspiration. Tanner would have been really thankful,” added Jeff.
While the Kinette didn't see as many movers and shakers as they would have liked to see at the dance, those in attendance had fun dancing to a DJ, eating chili and playing games.
“We are having fun, which is the whole point,” said Serrador.
Epilepsy is also an important cause for at least one of the Kinette's members. Cindy Deelen has lived with epilepsy her entire life.
“There is not much of a spotlight on (the condition),” she said.
She also noted most people don't know what to do when a person has a seizure. Many people believe you should insert something into the mouth of a person having a seizure, which isn't true said Deelen.
The dance is the first large-scale event the Kinette have hosted themselves since being official chartered last April after a 10-year hiatus.
The club is going strong, while still in its infancy.
“We are always looking for new members,” said Serrador.
Sarah Doktor
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