Gilpin’s Father Daughter Dance 2018
By David Josselyn
For many years, although no one could tell me when it started, Gilpin County has hosted a father and daughter dance in true Valentine’s Day fashion. Assistant Director of the Gilpin Community Center, Gabrielle Chisholm, had quite a task in front of her to put this together.Chisholm only started her job last October 2017, and did not have the advantage of seeing the event put together under another Director. No worry, Gabrielle comes to our county from Ken-Caryl Ranch where she put on several similar dances. She feels this is an important occasion because it gives opportunity for fathers to bond with their daughters on a night of fun. For many households, girls do not get much quality time with their fathers due to their work schedules or they live in another place. According to the Institute for Family Studies, daughters who have a secure, supportive, communicative relationship with their fathers are less likely to get pregnant as a teenager and less likely to become sexually active in her early teens; not only that, but they are more likely to have relationships with men that are emotionally intimate and fulfilling.
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