The economics of dance can shift, and we can still dance. We can charge a little more at the door, rely less on booze, and value safety, care, and connection as part of the bottom line. Dances may not make as much money as they once did, but they still make meaning and that is worth sustaining.

When we talk about community care, it often sounds abstract, something written into plans or policy documents. But here, it is usually a neighbour showing up with a toolbox or someone quietly sending twenty dollars that somehow turns into hot water and hope