Hello, what's your name?
My name is Diane Michalski-Turner.
Hello Diane.
So we are here at Atwood Fest and we are collecting stories from the community and you were telling us a really interesting story about where you work.
So...
Yes, I work for a nonprofit called Age Better.
And we have a program that's particularly geared towards seniors.
Seniors are really at risk for falling.
We have a fall prevention program that's associated with the place that most seniors fall.
They're homes.
Right.
So we have Safe at Home, which provides home safety assessments.
And the folks who do the assessments can be either faculty and students from Madison College Occupational Therapy Assistance Program, University of Wisconsin, Department of Kinesiology, faculty and students.
We have retired, licensed, occupational therapists, and other health professionals who do these assessments.
And what happens is that the assessor walks through someone's home with that person and points out all the things that could possibly put them at risk for falling.
The assessor gives them a detailed form that's filled out and recommendations to improve their home safety.
And then I take over.
Two weeks afterwards, I called them to ask them what they thought about the assessment, had they made recommendations.
Three months after that, I follow up again to see how they're doing in terms of recommendations.
And I do a final follow-up at six months.
Because we want to find out why people fall, what can be done to prevent it.
So that's my day job.
But I do, I have a job for love.
And my love job has to do with Dane Dances.
I am on the board for Dane Dances.
It is also a non-profit.
It has been going on for 25 years.
And it started with a mission.
And the mission is to bring people from all different neighborhoods, backgrounds, ages, together to dance, listen to music, eat different kinds of food, get to know one another, have fun.
It is free.
It occurs on the top of Manona Terrace.
Every Friday in August, it starts at 5.30.
Goes until 9.30.
There are two bands every single night.
And they have different music.
Sometimes we have salsa.
You know, but Chata, sometimes we have blues and R&B.
And they have a dish-chucky that plays before and between the bands and teaches dances.
So, I invite everybody to come out.
Do you want to let us know first how people can find your day job so they can get information?
Okay.
And then the Manona, because we were talking yesterday and you mentioned salsa.
I guess they teach you how to dance too?
Oh, yes.
Okay.
Let's go first to my day job.
That's at the nonprofit age better and we have a website.
But you can also call at area code 608-230-4445.
And dance as well.
We have a website and you can find us there.
You can find us on Facebook and you just come on down and dance or just listen to music.
And the website is dandances.com?
Yes.
Oh, perfect.
So, you might see us there.
You know what?
Let me check.
Let me look at the...
Oh.
For sure.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
We have it right here.
It is.
What is it?
I haven't got my glasses on.
It's on read for me.
Yeah.
So, it is dandances.
It's on the Manona Terra's rooftop in Madison.
And you can go to dandances.org or call 608-261-4094.
And thank you for being such a good promoter for dandances.
Well, no problem.
Thank you for stopping by and having a chat with us again.
My pleasure.
Yeah.
Have a good day.
You too.
Thank you.
Bye.