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Since this posting is coming so close to Christmas, let me take a moment to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful, prosperous and Happy New Year!

Sunnyvale Squares Nov. 30

This post is arriving a little bit late due to me being sick with a monster cold this past week and it’s still with me. We are back after a two week break for the Thanksgiving holiday, missing one week of dancing since Thanksgiving lands on a Thursday. We had a fun dance evening on Thursday with our caller Jim and worked on some figures from interesting positions like zoom for just the centres. We even got started on some practice doing the Running Bear dance preparing for the annual hoedown which is coming up right at the beginning of the new year. For round dancing, it was the same as usual, but me sounding really bass-y and raspy due to my cold. Here are the dances we danced during the evening.

Pre-Rounds:

Right Here Waiting for You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt

You Make Me Feel So Young V FT by Krol

Cuando Me Cha V+2+2 CHA by Preskitt

For A Moment IV+1+1 BOL by Molitoris

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid

Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd

Square Dance Doubles:

Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt + Adalida II TS by Speranzo

La Bamba III+2 MB by Oetelaar + Yvonne’s Waltz II+1 WZ by Sobala

The Party’s Over IV RB by Woodruff + Music Music Music II+1 TS by Hurst

Alibis II WZ by Chico

See you next week – hopefully without the cold! It’ll be December then and Christmastime’s a-comin’, so look for some festive favourites as we get closer to the big day.

Oh, during the announcements on Thursday, it was announced that the annual Thanksgiving Toy dance for the Salvation Army brought in 209 toys for needy kids and $5,579 was raised to help out needy families with more toys, food and making Christmas bright for everyone. Here’s the bunch of toys along with the callers for the evening – Tork Clark and Roger Smith.

Star Eights Nov. 26

Our caller Bob Elling was back from his Thanksgiving last weekend, so we were able to review and continue with the class, which is doing very well. Here is what we did for rounds this evening:


Changing Partners III+1 FT by George Gardiner - I did this today in memory of him. Today would have been his birthday.


For A Moment IV+1+1 BOL by Molitoris - Sue has been working on this in the Bolero class on Sunday afternoons.


Fiddlestepper's Polka II TS by Brown


Les Bicyclettes '95 IV WZ by Moore


Neville's Waltz IV WZ by Parker


Next week is our annual potluck Christmas party. Class level (likely full A1 by now) all evening.

Star Eights Nov. 19

Today our caller, Bob Elling was having his Thanksgiving a week early as that's when all his family is able to get together, so he wasn't here. A very capable Kurt Gollhardt filled in for him and reviewed a lot of the figures from the previous several weeks for the class. For the rounds, I put on some bolero for extra floor time after Sue's afternoon Bolero class.

For A Moment IV+1+1 BOL by Molitoris

Mary's Boy Child IV BOL/CHA by Woodruff

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico

Moon River IV+1 WZ by Rumble

Reggae Cowboy IV+1 CHA by Bond

Remember, we ARE dancing Thanksgiving weekend, so if you're not doing anything else on the tail end of your long weekend and want to dance some A2 with us, come on out. We'll be dancing!

Cactus Jack Annual Hoedown Nov. 18

Square dancers having fun at
Sunnyvale Squares' Cactus Jack hoedown.

Last night was our Sunnyvale Squares club's annual Cactus Jack badge hoedown at John Muir Middle School. The evening was nice, but cool. We could dance and warm up quite nicely, yet still go outside to get cooled down. The legendary and obnoxious Cactus Jack (played by Lou) brought roses to the ladies and business cards to the gentlemen during the patter square dance tips which often brought some confusion to the unfortunate square that got interrupted. It was a hoot! Our caller Jim Osborne got 3 dozen roses and commissioned Lou to put on the costume and play the part. He did a great job and managed to get to most of the dancing ladies a very nice rose. You can read more about The Legend of Cactus Jack on Jim's webpage.

Our caller Jim Osborne calling at Cactus Jack.

Jim put on a great dance with lots of upbeat, fun music and interesting choreography to keep everyone entertained and got lots of compliments on his program throughout the evening.
I had a pretty decent program for the round dance portion also. I did basically what we do on club nights since the club night format is the same as a hoedown format. Half an hour for pre-rounds and double rounds between tips, so lots of opportunity to get in everyone's favourites!
Here is what the round dance program was:

Pre-Rounds:

Riviere de Lune V+1 WZ by Palmquist
Cuando Me Cha V+2+2 CHA by Preskitt
You Make Me Feel So Young V FT by Krol
You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance IV+2 JV by Hixson
Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble
Tango for Alma III TG/FT by de Jong/Kars
Steal Away II+1 WZ by Spence
Fireman Two Step II+1 TS by Eddins

Square Dance Doubles:

Pop Muzik IV CHA by Kaaria + Alibis II WZ by Chico
Any Dream Foxtrot III+1 FT by Pinks + Baby’s Got a Hold on Me II+1 TS by Dollar/Galbraith
Angel Jive III+2 JV by Wagenhoffer + Someone Must Feel Like a Fool Tonight II WZ by Seurer
Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico + Phil the Fluter’s Ball II TS by Maguire
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da III+1 CHA by Rumble + All Night II WZ by Jaeb
Dream Awhile III WZ by Ellis + Sittin’ On Go II TS by Smith

If you were there and enjoyed the calling and dancing, come join us Thursday nights for much more fun and interesting choreography, dancing and friendship set to music!

See you on the dance floor again soon! Next week is the Annual Salvation Army Toy Dance and Thanksgiving Dinner potluck! A dance not to be missed for sure! All proceeds to the Salvation Army and be sure to bring an unwrapped toy for the kids who would otherwise have nothing this Christmas.




P.S. Sorry for the messed up formatting. I can't seem to get this program to keep the formatting in which I write the post. It does its own thing and messes it up with either lots more or not enough spaces than I planned.

Advanced Squares Nov. 17

This evening was a perfect evening for a dance. Rod Shuping from southern California was the caller and I of course was the cuer. We had a wonderful A2 dance with lots of fun, humour and some really good work-shopping of figures from Rod. This format just has 15 minutes of pre-rounds before the square dancing starts so the number is less than normal, but today I managed to squeak another quick one in.
I always make a program for a dance, but that's just the starting point. It usually evolves and changes during the dance itself depending on who attends and what people are feeling like actually doing. So, here is what I ended up doing for rounds with plenty of participation from the dancers.

Pre-Rounds:

Lady Marmalade IV+1 CHA by DeChenne

C’est Si Bon III+2 FT by Grooms

Die Lorelei III+1 WZ by Bendewald

Maple Leaf Rag II TS by Kern

I Wanta Quickstep III+1 QS by Palmquist

Square Dance Doubles:

Beach Party Cha III CHA by Williams + Rimini II WZ by Clements


Belsize Waltz IV WZ by Huffman + Swissy Missy II+1 TS by Koozer


Biloxi Lady IV+1 RB by Eddins + Feelin’ II WZ by Barbee


Scheherezade IV WZ by Gloodt + Moonlight Mist IV RB by Harris


Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper + Dream Awhile III WZ by Ellis




See you tomorrow night at Cactus Jack in San Jose! You can read about the legend of Cactus Jack before the dance here: http://www.3osb.com/cactus-jack

Sunnyvale Squares Nov. 16

Today was a very wet day as it rained all day and all the previous night. Traffic was all messed up and there were many accidents on the road. It’s the first major “storm” of the rainy season here in sunny California, which is called winter. To me, if there’s no snow or cold weather, it’s not winter, but it’s all relative and I have gotten used to a new kind of winter in California. When you’re used to sunny and hot days all the time with no rain for half the year, this is the “winter”. It’s all relative I guess.




Anyways, we were warm and dry at our evening club dance as Jim entertained us with his square dance calling and singing and I did the rounds as usual. Here are the dances we did this evening, some of which were requests that we hadn’t done for some time and some were totally new that I’d not done at all previously. I had been working on cueing Whistle While You Work, so thought I’d give that a try live and it worked out well I think. It’s usually pretty good if I end before the music does and the dancers end with the music. That way we don’t leave either cues or extra measures on the table. They’re hard to fit in elsewhere! :)

Pre-Rounds:

Paparazzi V+0+1 CHA by Kincaid

Ain’t Misbehaving V FT/TS by Slater

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

El Reloj IV+1 BOL by Trankel/Glider

Uptown III+2 JV by Gloodt

Whistle While You Work III+1 QS by Muller/Haas

Heavenly Waltz II WZ by Porter

King of the Road II TS by MacDougall/Cohen

Square Dance Doubles:

Dancing at Washington Square IV+1 TS/FT/JV by Robertson + Jacalyn’s Waltz II WZ by Wilhoit

Banana Boat Cha IV CHA by Filardo + I Don’t Do Floors II TS by Callahan

Pop Goes the Movies TS/FT/RB by Raye + Alibis II WZ by Chico

Rhythm of the Rain III RB by Seurer + Mickey’s House II+1 TS by Parker

Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd

Don’t forget one of our club’s annual dances on Saturday, our Cactus Jack hoedown. Bring door prizes and food to put out. Doors open at 7pm and I’ll begin the pre-rounds at 7:30pm. John Muir Middle School, Branham Lane, San Jose.

Star Eights Nov. 12

Here is what we did at Star Eights this evening:


Concierto de Aranjuez IV BOL by Nolen


Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt


Baby's Got A Hold on Me II+1 TS by Dollar/Galbraith


Hallelujah III TS/FT by Reeder


Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da III+1 CHA by Rumble


See you next week!

The Ghost Riders and Crippled Children Benefit Nov. 11

This annual event always is a lot of fun. I've been doing it for several years now. The event is hosted by the Swinging 21ers Square Dance club, which dances at Elks Lodge #2121 in Fremont, California, hence the name. The charity the Elks Lodge support is the crippled children with their purple pig project so the proceeds all go to the purple pig project for the Elks. In the end, the children win of course as they get their special needs met. You can read more about that program here https://chea-elks.org/major-project/purple-pig.

For this annual dance, the Ghost Riders square dance band provides live music for the square dancing and I still do the rounds with my music, which gives the band a break as well. We had a full house counting 17 squares for the first tip and more people kept coming in for some time afterwards, so I'm not sure how many squares we ended up with. Jay Henderson is the annual caller for this dance and he put on a great square dance for everyone there. The hall was quite packed.

Pre-Rounds:

Die Lorelei III+1 WZ by Bendewald

Concierto de Aranjuez IV BOL by Nolen

Cuando Me Cha V+2+2 CHA by Preskitt

Tango Mannita III TG by Smith

Night Train III JV by Lawson

Ascot’s Rumba III RB by Kennedy

Jacalyn’s Waltz II WZ by Wilhoit

Fiddlesteppers Polka II TS by Brown

Manuela II WZ by Sobala

Square Dance Doubles:

White Sport Coat IV+1 FT by Lefeavers + The Lonely Goatherd 2003 II+2 TS by Chauvin

Irish Washerwoman III CHA by Buckmaster/Reigel + Piano Roll Waltz II WZ by Green

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper + Swissy Missy II TS by Koozer

Grand Old Flag III+2 CHA by Hanhurst + All Over the World II TS by Gotta

Carolina Moon III+2 WZ by Rumble + Louisiana Saturday Night II TS by Tracey

Could I Have This Dance II WZ by Eddins

Sunnyvale Squares Nov. 9

It was a cool and rainy fall evening tonight for dancing, but we put some music and our dancing shoes on and were ready to get warmed up and dancing our cares away. Our caller Jim kept us moving along to his calls and interesting choreography and ended with a six couple rectangle at the end of the evening. I kept everyone busy between tips and during the pre-rounds with the recent bolero teaches we did on Sunday as well as some new dances we hadn't done before.
Here is what we did for round dancing.

Pre-Rounds:

Orient Express V+2 FT by Moore

Sunflower V+1 JV by Tonks

Duerme IV+2 RB by Slater

Summer of Our Love IV+2 WZ by Nelson

El Reloj IV+1 BOL by Trankel/Glider

Tornado II CHA by Healea

Maple Leaf Rag II TS by Kern

Square Dance Doubles:

Reggae Cowboy IV+2 CHA by Bond + Beguine II TS by Seurer

For A Moment IV+1 BOL by Molitoris + All Night II WZ by Jaeb

Near You IV+1 FT by Harris + Let The Cowboy Dance II+1 TS by Sperry

Mary’s Boy Child IV+1 BOL/CHA by Woodruff + My Love For You II WZ by Hughes

Our club Christmas party will be held on December 14th with a potluck dinner and dancing afterwards.
 

See you next week if not at the benefit hoedown this Saturday with the Ghost Riders and Jay Henderson.

Star Eights Nov. 5

It was a pretty quiet evening at Star Eights for some reason. The class is continuing and doing well with review of past figures and adding new ones as we go of course.




Some of the round dancers from Sue's afternoon class attend here also, so we decided to have a bit more floor time with bolero that we did this afternoon, and also take it easy some.




Here is what we ended up doing:






El Reloj IV+1 BOL by Trankel/Glider




Fascination III+1 WZ by Crapo


Come Dance With Me II TS by Smith (me)


Manuela II WZ by Sobala

Galaxy Rounds Nov. 5

Today I had the wonderful opportunity to teach again with Chuck and Darlyne McDowell. We were filling in for Sue and Phil Harris while they were down in San Diego promoting USA West next year (see Special Events on details and to register). The class is well into the Bolero rhythm having completed most all the phase 4 figures but one.
The first half of the class is mostly classic or golden classic dances with a few newer dances taught recently we don't want to forget. I did the first set and Chuck did the second set.  Then into Bolero for the 2nd hour.


Here is the program we did for the first hour:




BL:
Send Her Roses 4+2 FT by Palmquist
You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance 4+2 JV by Hixson
Paparazzi 5 CHA by Kincaid
Silver Bells 4 WZ by Hinchman
Mi Vida 4+2 RB by Read
Chihuahua 4+1 MB by Scherrer
Too Many Rivers 4+2 STS by Hooper




Chuck:
I Wanta Quickstep 3 QS by Palmquist
Sunset Rumba 4+1 RB by Lawson
Dancing at Washington Square 4+1 TS/FT/JV by Robertson
Laurann 4+2 WZ by Preskitt
Doolittle Cha 4+1 CHA by Goss
The Last Blues Song 5+2 FT by
Rachel's Song 4 STS by Stairwald


The second hour was the bolero class time. We had questions about Turning Basic, Aida and Aida Line so reviewed that before going too far.


We then went on to teach four new figures and added a couple of new dances with these figures:
Riff Turn
Double Hand Opening Outs
Right Side Pass
1/2 Moon


We reviewed and taught the following dances:
Concierto de Aranjuez IV BOL by Nolen
El Reloj IV+1 BOL by Trankel/Glider (Riff Turns and Dbl Opening Outs)
For A Moment IV+1+1 BOL by Molitoris (Right Side Pass and 1/2 Moon)


Next week is our NCRDTA bi-monthly meeting so there won't be any class next week. Sue and Phil will continue on these figures when they are back in two weeks.


Many, many thanks to Chuck and Darlyne for their superb teaching skills, demonstrating the figures and answering all the questions everyone had.

Sunnyvale Squares Nov. 2

How time has flown by. We are now fully into fall with leaves falling and temperatures dropping slightly once the sun goes down. It was a cool but nice evening for dancing. We had a fun evening with Jim calling squares and me cueing the rounds.

There are several benefit type dances coming up in November and December getting everyone ready to have a nice Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hopefully you’ll be able to join me in supporting those efforts for the less fortunate.

Here are the round dances we did this evening:

Pre-Rounds:

All That Jazz V FT by Sechrist

Paparazzi V+0+1 CHA by Kincaid

Right Here Waiting For You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt

Concierto de Aranjuez IV BOL by Nolen

Let Me Show You How IV+2 JV by Slater

Chihuahua IV+1 MB by Scherrer

Jean II+2 WZ by Buck

Fireman Two Step II+1 TS by Eddins

Square Dance Doubles:

Love Potion #9 III+2 CHA by Huckeby + Mira River Waltz II WZ by Taylor

Paper Roses IV+2 FT by Mitchell + Houston II TS by Smith (not me)

Beautiful Sunday IV+1 CHA by Malthouse + Moon River II WZ by Hartzell

Breaking Up Jive IV JV by Croft/de Zordo + If I Had to Do It All Over Again II TS by Woolcock

King of the Road II TS by MacDougall/Cohen

See you next week!

Star Eights Oct. 29th

Today was our turn to be on food duty for our club. We baked sugar cookies and coloured them with fall coloured granulated sugar and also made some Shrimp Alfredo and brought it. It was a hit and was all gone before the dancing was done, so no leftovers for me. I should have taken a picture but didn't even think of it.


Here are the rounds we did tonight:


It's in His Kiss IV+1 CHA by unknown


Kiss Me Quick III+1 TS/CHA by Gafford


Change Partners III+1 FT by Gardner


Dream Awhile III WZ by Ellis


El Reloj IV+1 BOL by Trakel/Glider


Scheherezade IV+1 WZ by Gloodt


See you next week!


Note, we are dancing through Thanksgiving continuing on with the class, so if you find yourself in want of a place to dance over the Thanksgiving weekend and work off some of that turkey and all the wonderful trimmings, we'll be here!

Sunnyvale Squares Halloween Oct. 26

Halloween Party Night!

Tonight was our annual club Halloween party night, which was open and free for all area Plus dancers. We had several costumed dancers come and dance with us. Our caller Jim put together a fun program for everyone and I was able to put on several Halloween themed dances to keep the fun going between square dance tips.

My pictures didn't turn out too well, but I've included the two group shots from our club photographer, Bill Batterton that he posted on his Facebook page. 

Here is what we did for rounds this evening:

 

Pre-Rounds:

Orient Express V+2 FT by Moore

Cuando Me Cha V+2+2 CHA by Preskitt

You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance IV+2 CHA by Hixson

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

Kiss In The Dark III+1 WZ by Speranzo

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper

Little Shop of Horrors II TS by Gloodt

Web of Love II WZ by Kropf

Square Dance Doubles:

Witchcraft IV+1 FT by Slater + Dancing Shadows (Bossa Nova) II TS by Arnfield

Shadows in the Moonlight IV+1 CHA by Slater + Ev’rybody Wants to be a Cat II TS by Harris

Marilyn Marilyn IV WZ by Palmquist + Little Devil II TS by Seurer

Para Sempre III RB by Scherrer + Autumn Nocturne IV WZ by unknown with mods by Iannico/Smith

Purple People Eater II TS by Rotscheid

See you next week back to our more traditional dance attire.

Star Eights Oct. 22

Here are the rounds we were able to do this evening:


Pop Goes The Movies III+2 TS/FT/JV by Raye


Waltzing with Tammy II+1 WZ by Tucker


Very Smooth II+1 TS by Wiese


Harper Valley Cha III+1 CHA by Edwards


Tips of My Fingers II WZ by Palmquist


Hole in My Pocket II TS by Fisher


Sweetheart Tree II WZ by Scherrer


Little Devil II TS by Seurer

Sunnyvale Squares Oct. 19

I'm still getting used to the new format and after some research I've found out that there are no phone apps anymore that will work with Blogger. Apparently Google has been shutting down the ability for apps to connect to their various tools so even apps that state they work with Blogger in fact don't anymore. So, I'm trying to figure out a new way of typing things out and publishing them either later that night or in the coming days.
Anyways, back to dancing. It was a lovely but cool evening tonight for dancing, so it was good to get up and dance to get warmed up. It was even raining later on after the dancing was over, which would be good for all the nearby wildfires.
We had a very loud F-18 fly-by that drowned out our caller Jim Osborne's calling and music for a bit while they did their pass overhead. There must have been two or three of them that went by. Usually we get the C-130 Hercules doing its fly-by, but not tonight. We are in the flight path of the Moffett Federal Air Field and NASA site between Mountain View and Sunnyvale. So, that was our bit of excitement for the night.
Here are the rounds we did this evening:

Pre-Rounds

All That Jazz V FT by Sechrist
Paparazzi V+1U CHA by Kincaid
Right Here Waiting for You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt
You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance IV+2 JV by Hixson
Hernando’s Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman
Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt
Milica III+2 TS/FT by Tikkanen
Tender Waltz II WZ by Trankel/Glider

Square Dance Doubles

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore IV FT by Chico + Come Dance with Me II TS by Smith (me)

Pop Muzik IV CHA by Kaaria + Apassionata II WZ by Oren

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper + Baby’s Got a Hold on Me II+2 TS by Dollar/Galbraith

Breaking Up Jive IV JV by Croft/de Zordo + Dream on Texas Ladies II+2 WZ by Van Atta

Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd

Don't forget next week is our Hallowe'en party! See you then if not before! Jim and I will be calling and cueing as usual and it's FREE for everyone, so we should have a lot of spooky and interesting visitors in costume next week.

Welcome Again

Welcome to my new Come Dance With Me 2 blog/website location.
I've successfully managed to manually create most everything before realizing there's a migration tool. So, I'm glad to say I won't have to lose all the old blog posts as I used the migration tool to migrate all those over.


I'm mostly up and running I guess. There will still be lots of tweaks and such to come as I learn more about this tool and what I can and can't do. It's a lot more finicky than WordPress was, but I'll see if there's a more direct way. I found an "app" for my Windows 10 laptop which I can do most of the editing and setup on but I'm hoping to use my phone for day-to-day live posts again.


Anyways, check it out. The content is mostly the same. I hope all the links still work and don't point back to WordPress any more. I tried most of them already, but I'm sure a few will slip through.


Let me know what you think and what you might want to see on it and I'll see what it takes to make it happen. I'm still new at this... :)


Add the link to your bookmarks or favourites (update or remove the old one): https://comedancewithme2.blogspot.com/


See you in a circle or square soon!

Star Eights Oct. 15

The club had a meeting last week and among a few decisions to be made was the round dancing part while we had a class. Historically, there have been no rounds during the class time. This time however, the club decided that we can have rounds throughout the class hours of the evening if the class didn't need the break for something. So, you should see an increase of rounds for the evening. This also allows the class members to take their mind off of what they're learning and dance some easy rounds if they want. Anyways, so here is what we did tonight:


Cab Driver II+1 TS by Hallman
Moon River II WZ by Hartzell
Little Shop of Horrors II TS by Gloodt
Ascot's Rumba III+1 RB by Kennedy
Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt
Luna Cha III+1 CHA by Scott
Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico
Fireman Two Step II+1 TS by Eddins


See you next week!

Sunnyvale Squares Oct. 12

Here are the rounds we did tonight:

Pre-Rounds:

Right Here Waiting For You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt
Rivière de Lune V+1 WZ by Palmquist
You Make Me Feel So Young V FT by Krol
Lady Marmalade IV+1 CHA by De Chenne
Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico
You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance IV+2 JV by Hixson
Alicia's Waltz II WX by Foust

Square Dance Doubles:

Mambo Bamboo III+2 MB by Barton + Wrapped Around II TS by Seurer


I Wanta Quickstep III+1 QS by Palmquist + Waltz Magic II WZ by Bassett


Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman + Tractor Dance II TS by Seurer


Hello Mary Lou III+2 CHA by Scott + The Poet & I II WZ by Brown


Change Partners III+1 FT by Gardner






See you next week!

Website Ending - What is the Future???

I got the following letter in the mail and then also by email. I will need to figure out what to do with the website contents I have and how to migrate them elsewhere or just give up and let it disappear into the depths of the interwebs...

There are two kinds of information I have on here. Mostly static information like Future Events, Dance Locations and other pages that don't change or get updated so frequently and then there's the blog part where each club or dance I do, I list the program of dances that are done.

I can list the mostly static information on our NCRDTA website under my name, but don't have a way of doing "live" blogging there, so that part would go.

I could move to Blogger, which has the live blogging, but I'll have to look into the static information pages and see what they have. Anyways, it's going to be a big job to transfer everything over to another site, so let me know what you think.

There are other options in the letter below as well. I'm not a web developer, so creating my own website is not something I am able to do or maintain.

Here is the letter:

 

Dear ...,  I am sending this letter to you as a notification that the ROUNDALAB Dance Round Out Your Life (DROYL) website arrangement with RiaFox will be ending in the next few months.  This ROUNDALAB site will continue on another server, but unfortunately will not have the ability of hosting member web-sites on the new server.  The Board of Directors made this decision with great difficulty and discussion. These changes will begin November 30, 2017.  You will need to make arrangements for the continuation of your web-site before this date. We have researched options for the continuation of your web-site. These are listed below: 1. You may contact RiaFox at 13960 West Wainwright Dr, Boise, ID 83713, (208) 321-4140 or at www.RiaFox.com to find out the possibility of continuing with RiaFox as a host for your website and the subsequent cost. This option would make your web-site separate and apart from ROUNDALAB and would be a private contract between you and RiaFox.  Many there can help with this process, but our contact has been Ben. 2.  You could contact another provider for hosting your website.  If you want to attempt to move what you have to another site, you would also need to talk with RiaFox as to how to accomplish this.  Be aware that your new host provider would need to be able to utilize Word Press as this is the program that your website is created with at RiaFox. 3. You could do nothing and allow your website to be deleted. We are sorry to have to take these steps, but the Board of Directors decided this was an action that is in the best interest of ROUNDALAB.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

61st Annual Jubilee Oct. 6-8

The 61st Annual Santa Clara Valley Square Dancers Association Jubilee has wrapped up this afternoon. It was a busy and fun weekend with lots of interesting choreography from Bill Harrison, Andy Allemao and Mike Kellogg calling and Sharon & Casey Parker as the featured cuer. They were all assisted with our local association Top Ten callers as well as local cueing staff.

Here are the rounds that were done during my cueing sessions, spread out between the Plus and Advanced halls over the weekend:

Black Horse & Cherry Tree III+1 CHA by Hattrick

Manuela II WZ by Sobala

Angel Jive III+2 JV by Wagenhoffer

Sittin' On Go II TS by Smith (me)

Pop Goes The Movies III+2 TS/FT/RB by Raye

Carolina Moon III+2 WZ by Rumble

Dancing at Washington Square IV+1 FT/TS/JV by Robertson

Moon River IV+1 WZ by Rumble

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico

Last Night Cha III+1 CHA by Speranzo/Slater

Music Box Dancer II+1 TS by Malthouse

Any Dream Will Do III+1 FT by Pinks

Hope to see you at the 62nd Jubilee Oct. 5-7th, 2018.

http://www.scvsda.org/jubilee.html

Star Eights Oct. 8

After a weekend of dancing at the 61st Annual Jubilee festival, our Advanced club is dancing tonight and continuing our class that begun a few weeks ago.

I did the following rounds after the class time was over:

Every Day II TS by Harris

Answer Me III+1 WZ by Palmquist

 

Sunnyvale Squares Oct. 5

Not much to say tonight other than it was a nice evening to be out dancing. It's always lovely evenings here in sunny California. Here is the fun we had tonight for this first Thursday of October and a full moon.

Pre-Rounds:

Sunflower V+2 JV by Tonja
Ain't Misbehavin' V FT/TS by Slater
Right Here Waiting For You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt
Tammy 4 IV+2 WZ by Lawson
Chihuahua IV+1 MB by Scherrer
Au Revoir Paris III+1 WZ by Chadd
Let's Go Hoppin' II+1 TS by Heiny

Square Dance Doubles:

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper + Baby Come Back To Me II+2 TS by Taylor

Tango Mannita III TG by Smith (not me) + It's Four In The Morning II WZ by Mach

My Heart Is An Open Book III+2 FT by Harris + Islands II+1 TS by Slocum

Big Blue Note IV CHA by Speranzo + I'd Fall In Love Tonight II WZ by Speranzo

See you next week!

Star Eights Oct. 1

Welcome to October! It was a busy day today getting ready for a callers meeting and annual potluck barbeque, then off to cue at Star Eights A2. Our class is now two weeks along and doing great! We will accept new students until after the Jubilee next weekend. While we're running our class, we do not do rounds during the class portion of the evening.

Here are the rounds we did during the club portion of the evening:

Louisiana Saturday Night II TS by Tracey

It's In His Kiss III CHA by ???

Moon River II WZ by Hartzell - recently selected as NCRDTA Round of the Month

Getting to Know You IV FT by Prow

Dream Lover III+1 RB by Gill

See you next week after the Jubilee Festival Weekend.

SCVSDA Whing Ding Sept. 30

Every 5th Saturday our local Santa Clara Valley Square Dance Association (SCVSDA) in conjunction with the Santa Clara Valley Callers Association (SCVCA) host Whing Ding dances featuring our local callers and cuers. It's different callers each time there is a 5th Saturday. This evening we had Kurt Gollhart, Tork Clark and Mike Luna calling and me on the rounds. We had a great time and our callers all did a fabulous job keeping everyone entertained and dancing. We also had a 50th wedding anniversary celebration with cake as well as a teach and dance of Salty Dog Rag to celebrate.

Here are the rounds we did tonight along with some requests from the floor.

Pre-Rounds:
Spinning Wheel IV WZ by Smith (not me)
Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd
Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico
Rhythm of the Rain III+1 RB by Seurer
It's A Sin II TS by McDowell
Sam II WZ by Chico
Fiddlestepper's Polka II TS by Brown

Square Dance Program:
Angel Jive II+2 JV by Wagenhoffer

Come Dance With Me II TS by Smith (me)

Irish Washerwoman III CHA by Buckmaster/Reigel + Sandy's Waltz II WZ by Porter

Dance With the One That Brought You II TS by Koozer

Could I Have This Dance II WZ by Eddins

Sunnyvale Squares Sept. 28

Tonight was an odd night. Only half the pre-rounds due to a little forgetfulness and having to run back home and get cueing equipment and then come to dance. Traffic was bad in rush hour of course. But we still managed to make good time.
I am trying to find dances that I've not done in a very long time if ever so there are lots of unfamiliar dance names on the list this week.

Pre-Rounds:
Tangobar IV TG by Moore
Sway For Me IV+2 CHA by Rumble
My Lady III WZ by Lefeavers
Cincinnati Rag II+1 TS by Schappacher

Square Dance:
Angels Don't Lie IV+1 RB by Baldwin + Foolish Heart II+2 WZ by Tucker

La Bamba III+2 MB by van Den Oetelaar + Dance With The One That Brought You II TS by Koozer

Deep In The Heart of Texas III CHA by Tucker + Pal of My Dreams II+1 WZ by Baldwin

Alley Cat Foxtrot IV FT by Harris + Seven Lonely Days II TS by Woodruff

Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd

See you next week or on Saturday for the 5th Saturday Whing Ding.

Star Eights Sept. 24

It's a lovely evening to get out and dance. Tonight was the start of our annual A2 class and we don't do rounds during class time, but our hours have increased again for the fall and winter, so we have plenty of time to enjoy dancing. We now dance from 6:00-9:00pm. Rounds start now at 7:30 though.

Here is what was requested for rounds:

Ascot's Rumba III+1 RB by Kennedy

Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt

Tammy IV+2 WZ by Lawson

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper

Moon River IV+1 WZ by Rumble

See you next week!

Advanced Squares Sept. 22

It was a beautiful warm day today for the first day of fall. Nice evening for dancing. Tonight was the monthly Advanced Squares in Fremont. I got to cue with the famous Jet Roberts.
Here are the rounds we did this evening:

Pre-Rounds:

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid
Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd
Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman
Street Fair II TS by Merola

Square Dance Doubles:

September Foxtrot IV+1 FT by Slotsve + Sittin' On Go II TS by Smith (me)

Love Potion #9 III+2 CHA by Huckeby + Piano Roll Waltz II WZ by Green

Scheherazade IV+1 WZ by Gloodt + Swissy Missy II TS by Koozer

You Make My Pants Want To Get Up And Dance IV+2 JV by Hixson + Feelin' II WZ by Barbee

Non Dimenticar III+1 RB by Rumble + Could I Have This Dance II WZ by Eddins

See you all next month for more advanced dancing!

Sunnyvale Squares Sept. 21

It was a cool and windy last day of summer and this evening was a good night for dancing to keep warm.
We did lots of interesting choreography in our squares and rounds as well as in our six couple rectangle.
Our caller Jim also introduced the club to Sicilian Circles, which is basically two couple pairs working around a large circle. Each time you pass through, you move onto a new couple and work your way around the circle. Most people had not seen or experienced this before so once we all got the hang of what was supposed to happen, it was lots of fun.
I used to do that kind of dancing years ago at Canadian Square Dance festivals for mixers and to get everyone up on the floor and warmed up at the beginning. Never knew it had a name though.
We also had some interesting choreography with some round dances I apparently hadn't done before or for a long time. Here are the dances we experienced tonight.

Pre-Rounds:

Ain't Misbehavin' V FT/TS by Slater
Cuando Me CHA V+2+2 CHA by Preskitt
Rivière de Lune V+1 WZ by Palmquist
Let Me Show You How IV+2 JV by Slater
Cotton Candy Mambo IV MB by Bond
Pop Goes The Movies III+2 TS/FT/RB by Raye
I Wanta Quickstep III+1 QS by Palmquist
All Night II WZ by Jaeb

Square Dance:

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper + Sugar Moon III TS by Brown

Tango for Alma III TG/FT by de Jong/Kars + While We Dance III WZ by Sanders

I Won't Send Roses IV RB by Harris + Foolish Heart II+2 WZ by Tucker

Sunrise Sunset III WZ by Jabour + Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd

Don't Get Around Much Anymore IV FT by Chico

See you next week for more dancing surprises!

Rockin' Jokers Sept. 20

This evening I got to guest cue at the Rockin' Jokers Plus square Dance club. What a treat and a fun club to visit. Lots of whooping and laughing and noisy fun during the squares.
These are the rounds I did for mostly new graduates from recent beginner Waltz, Two Step, CHA and Rumba classes.

Dream Lover III+1 RB by Gill + Manuela II WZ by Sobala

Harper Valley CHA III CHA by Edwards + Houston II TS by Smith (not me)

Rhythm of the Rain III+1 RB by Seurer + Steal Away II WZ by Spence

I'll Be The One III+1 CHA by Jabour + Every Day II TS by Harris

Their regular cuer, Anne Gracia will be back next week.

Star Eights Sept. 17

A warm but lovely evening for dancing some fun and interesting choreography from our caller Bob Elling. Here are the rounds we did today based on requests and who attended:

Cab Driver II+1 TS by Hallman

Chatanooga III CHA by Seurer

Adios IV WZ by Norman

See you next week for the beginning of our next Advanced class!

 

Star Eights Sept. 10

Glad to be back dancing after a short break over the Labour Day weekend. Here are the rounds we did today:

Spinning Wheel IV WZ by Smith

Non Dimenticar III+1 RB by Rumble

Amanda II WZ by Koozer - in memory of Don Williams, who died on Friday.

Hope everyone has a good week and we'll see you back next week!

Sunnyvale Squares Sept. 14

It was Sports Night tonight with people wearing sports jerseys and outfits from various teams or sports. Our caller Jim Osborne kept us dancing with lots of fun choreography and music and we kept him on his toes as we jumped squares and promenaded all over the place with whomever we had. We usually do this the last couple of squares of the night. Nobody usually gets their partner back but we have lots of fun doing it.
We had a small but mighty round dance few tonight for some reason. Must be the fall coming on and getting ready for winter. Even in California, there's a sort of 'winter'. ;-)
Here are the rounds we did this evening:

Pre-Rounds:

Orient Express V FT by Moore
Chihuahua IV+1 MB by Scherrer
Cuando Me CHA V+2+2 CHA by Preskitt
All That Jazz V FT by Sechrist
Angel Jive III+2 JV by Wagenhoffer
Sound of Silence III+1 RB by Storm
Sandy's Waltz II WZ by Porter

Square Dance Program:

Lady Marmalade IV+1 CHA by DeChenne + Jailhouse Rock II TS by Seurer
Annie's Waltz IV+2 WZ by Hoffman + Fever 2000 II TS by Hanna
Cotton Candy Mambo IV MB by Bond + Irish Whistler II WZ by Healea
You Make Me Feel So Young V FT by Krol + Charmaine Two II TS by Smarrelli
Answer Me III+1 WZ by Palmquist

Sunnyvale Squares Sept. 7

Well, it's back to school week for the kids and summer is officially over. We are into fall and after our heat wave this past week, it's beginning to cool down.
Here are the round dances we did this evening:

Pre-Rounds:

Rivière de Lune V+1 WZ by Palmquist
Right Here Waiting For You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt
September Foxtrot IV+1 FT by Slotsve
Poppy CHA CHA IV+2+1 CHA by Grahm
You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance IV+2 JV by Hixson
Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico
Tweedle Dee II+1 TS by Molitoris

Square Dance Program:

Tango Mannita III TG by Smith (not me) + Tonight II+2 WZ by Dufrene

Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt + All I Do Is Dream of You II+2 TS by Guenther

Breakin' Up Jive IV JV by de Zordo + Only Love III+1 WZ by McDowell

Getting To Know You IV FT by Prow + Fiddlestepper Polka II TS by Brown

Oh What A Night IV CHA by Gloodt

Next week is Sports Night. Wear something sporty like your favourite team jersey or something like that. See you next week. Happy dancing!

Sunnyvale Squares August 31

Here are the rounds we did tonight.

Pre-Rounds

Paparazzi V+1 CHA by Kincaid
Just A Tango V TG by Childers
Sunflower V JV by Tonks
Am I Blue IV+2 FT by Slater
Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble
Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper
A.K.O.E. III+2 WZ by Molitoris
Amanda II WZ by Koozer

Square Dance Program

Desert Song IV WZ by Leach + Adalida II TS by Speranzo
Sea of Heartbreak III CHA by Wilhoit + Mexicali Rose II WZ by Stapleton
The Party's Over IV RB by Woodruff + Briar Patch II+1 TS by Woolcock
Change Partners III+1 FT by Gardner + Steal Away II+1 WZ by Spence
Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd

Galaxy Rounds August 22

Tonight was the second of two weeks we have been filling in for Sue and Phil Harris while they were away to USA West and seeing the eclipse in Wyoming. They'll be back this week.
This evening we worked on some troublesome figures and sequences in the first couple of dances (Send Her Roses and Laurann). The program tonight consisted of a lot of requests which was good and keeping the recent teaches fresh in everyone's minds and feet.

Here is what we did:

Send Her Roses IV+2 FT by Palmquist

Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt

Non Dimenticar III+1 RB by Rumble

Y Bailo III+21+2 CHA by Chadd

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid

Rainbow Foxtrot IV+2 FT by Blackford

Shadows In The Moonlight IV+1 CHA by Slater

Am I Blue IV+2 FT by Slater

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

Our Last Dance IV+2 WZ by Proctor

Paparazzi V+0+1 CHA by Kincaid

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper

Fascination III+1 WZ by Crapo

Roses for Elizabeth II TS by Bliss

Baby's Blue Jeans III CHA by Chico

Trudie's Foxtrot IV FT by Kilner

Kiss Me Goodbye III+1 RB by Gilbert

September Foxtrot IV+1 FT by Slotsve

Adios IV+1 WZ by Norman

We had a lot of big round dance names on the program this evening and put on all the latest teaches that have been done recently.

~ Always Love The Dance ~

Star Eights August 20

It was an interesting night. Our caller has gone off to watch the eclipse and we had Vicki Woods to fill in and provide some dancing fun, which she did. We also lost some of our higher level dancers to the eclipse also, so it was a phase 2 easy night tonight. Here is what we did:

All Shook Up II TS by Becker + Dreams Come True II WZ by Cooksey

Come Dance With Me II TS by Smith (me)

Doggie In The Window II WZ by Goode

Hole In My Pocket II TS by Fisher + Forget Me Not Waltz II WZ by Croft

The Lady Takes the Cowboy Every Time II TS by Wilhoit

Could I Have This Dance II WZ by Eddins + Fireman Two Step II+1 TS by Eddins

See you next week!

Galaxy Rounds August 20

Today Chuck and Darlyne McDowall and I filled in for Sue and Phil Harris at their Sunday Phase IV Galaxy Rounds club for the second week. We kept everyone dancing the recent teaches and reviewed some gotcha's in some dances that haven't been done for a bit. Everyone seemed to have fun with the varied rhythms and dances. Here is the program we did:

Barbara-Lynn

Scheherezade IV WZ by Gloodt

Chihuahua IV+1 MB by Scherrer

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

Breaking Up Jive IV JV by Croft/de Zordo

Am I Blue IV+2 FT by Slater

Chaka Chaka IV+2 CHA/FT by Phillips

 

Chuck

El Reloj IV BO by Trankel/Glider

Touch the Moon IV CHA by Hoffman

You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance IV+2 JV by Hixson

Neville's Waltz IV WZ by Parker

Gardenia Tango IV+1 TG by Parker

The Last Blues Song V+2 FT by Scherrer

One Day In Your Life V RB by Ross

 

Barbara-Lynn

Biloxy Lady IV+1 RB by Eddins

Pop Muzik IV CHA by Kaaria

Too Many Rivers 4+1 STS by Hooper

Shadows in the Moonlight IV+1 CHA by Slater

Laurann 4+2 WZ by Preskitt

Mi Vida IV+2 RB by Read

 

Darlyne

Paparazzi V CHA by Kincaid

Somewhere In Time IV WZ by Wacker

Rainbow Foxtrot IV+2 FT/JV by Blackford

Rumba del Corazon IV+2 RB by Gloodt

Uptown Funky Walk Cha IV+1 CHA by Helms/Keck

Adios IV+1 WZ by Norman

 

Sue and Phil will be back again next week with one more dance session before starting Bolero in September.

Sunnyvale Squares August 17

Today was our annual Hawaiian Luau party. We had lots of great food, lots of visitors with their Hawaiian shirts and dresses on and lots of good dancing, of course! It was a fun evening of dancing with our caller Jim Osborne and myself doing the rounds. Here is what was requested and done this evening.

Pre-Rounds:
Rivière de Lune V+1 WX by Palmquist
Right Here Waiting For You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt
Just A Tango V TG by Childers
Sway For Me IV+2 CHA by Rumble
Witchcraft IV+1 FT by Slater
Santa Catalina III JV by Stephenson
You're the Cream In My Coffee III+2 QS/TS by Pearson
Under the Bridges of Paris II+1 WZ by ???

Square Dance Luau Party:
CHA CHA Frenesi III+2 CHA by Gardner + Honolulu Boogie II+2 TS by Weiss

Hear My Song III+2 RB by Woolcock + The Sweetheart Tree II WZ by Sanders

Adagio III+2 WZ by Speranzo + He Drinks Tequila Two II TS by Chico

Oh What A Night IV CHA by Gloodt + Hawaiian Two Step II+1 TS by Molitoris

Am I Blue IV+2 FT by Slater

Galaxy Rounds August 15

I had a great night this evening cueing for Sue's Tuesday night Galaxy Rounds group. We danced all the different rhythms that are typical in our area and reviewed the recent teaches. Here is the list:

Rainbow Connection IV WZ by Childers

Gardenia Tango IV+1 TG by Parker

Cotton Candy Mambo IV MB by Bond

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue IV+1 STS by Maguire

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance IV+2  JV by Hixson

Engine #9 IV FT by Chico

Oh What A Night IV CHA by Gloodt

A.K.O.E IV+2 WZ by Molitoris

Patricia III+1 TS by Walkinshaw/Goss

Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman

Catch A Slow Two Step III+1 STS/JV by Chico

Blue Shore Rumba III+2 RB by Maguire

Angel Jive III+2 JV by Wagenhoffer

That's You III+2 FT by Lewis

Love Potion #9 III+2 CHA by Huckeby

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da III+1 CHA by Rumble

Scheherazade IV+1 WZ by Gloodt

Dancing at Washington Square IV+1 TS/FT/JV by Robertson

Eskimo Tango III+2 TG by Molitoris

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 by Chico

Moonlight Mist IV+0+1 RB by Harris

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid

Barbara IV+2 FT by Baldwin

Paparazzi V+1U CHA by Kincaid

Concierto de Aranjuez IV BO by Nolen

Getting To Know You IV FT by Prow

Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd

Ocean Sunrise III+1 WZ by DeFore

Adios IV+1 WZ by Norman

We had a full program of 30 dances this evening with many different rhythms and choreographers. We'll do it again next week as Sue and Phil are away at USA West.

Star Eights August 13

Here are the dances we did this evening while enjoying Bob's calling and teaching. We had several visitors which was nice to see also.

King of the Road II TS by MacDougall/Cohen

Alibis III+1 WZ by Seurer

Exactly Like You IV+1 FT by Slater

Laurann IV+2 by Preskitt

Hole in My Pocket II TS by Fisher

See you next week with Vickie Woods filling in as some people are going to see the eclipse.

Galaxy Rounds August 13

I had a great time with Chuck and Darlyne McDowell filling in for Sue and Phil Harris' Phase IV club/class. Three of us cued four sets of rounds with a bit of review as needed for some recent teaches. Here is the program we did:

BL

Blue Wings IV WZ by Moore

Gardenia Tango IV+1 TG by Parker

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

Technicolour Dreams IV+2 FT by Magnier/Prufer

Let Me Show You How IV+2 JV by Slater

Chuck

El Relog IV+1 BOL by Trakel/Gilder

Touch the Moon IV CHA by Hoffman

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico

How Lucky Can One Guy Be V JV by Preskitt

Rainbow Connection IV WZ by Childers

The Last Blues Song V+2 FT by Scherrer

BL

Duerme IV+2 RB by Slater

Lady Marmalade IV+1 CHA by DeChenne

Paparazzi V CHA by Kincaid

Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt

You Are Always In My Heart III+2 RB by Slater

Darlyne

Shadows In The Moonlight IV+1 CHA by Slater

One Day In Your Life V RB by Ross

Sam's New Pants IV+1 FT by Finch

Uptown Funky Walk Cha IV+1 CHA by Helms/Keck

Sunset Rumba IV RB by Lawson

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

We will be back next week with more requests and dances for everyone's dancing pleasure.

Sunnyvale Squares August 10

Here are the rounds we did tonight including some requests.

Pre-Rounds:

Paparazzi V+1U CHA by Kincaid
Concierto de Aranjuez IV BO by Nolen
Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble
Barbara IV+2 FT by Baldwin
Mambo Bamboo III+2 MB by Barton
Pop Goes The Movies III+2 TS/FT/RB by Raye
Edelweiss II WZ by Kullman

Square Dance Doubles:

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper + Hush II TS by Croft/de Zordo
You Make My Pants... IV+2 JV by Hixson + Dancing Like Lovers II WZ by ???
Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman + Corvette Song II TS by Mansfield
Poppy CHA CHA IV+2+1 CHA by Grahm + A Dream is a Wish II WZ by Byars
Ocean Sunrise III+1 WZ by DeFore

Star Eights August 6th

We had some good dancing with some new choreography that our caller Bob got.

Here are the rounds that we did during the breaks. There were a couple of recent teaches so I put those on for additional practice.

Paparazzi V+1U CHA by Kincaid

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

Sound of Music III+1 FT by Baldwin

Music, Music, Music II+1 TS by Hurst

See you next week!

 

Santa Clara County Fair Aug. 4

We had a great time dancing at the fair with Tork Clark, Roger Smith, Jim Osborne, Keith Ferguson and myself on the rounds. The weather was warm and a slight breeze kept everyone from getting too hot as the sun went down.

Here is what I did for rounds based on who was there and requests. Some were Doubles and some were singles depending on time to keep the dancing going.

Axel F III+1 CHA by Matthewson
Except For Monday II+1 TS by Healea
Black Horse & Cherry Tree III+1 CHA by Hattrick
Night Train III JV by Lawson
Tips of My Fingers II WZ by Palmquist
Irish Washerwoman III CHA by Buckmaster/Reigel
Fiddlesteppers Polka II TS by Brown
Colours of the Wind III+2 RB by Clements
Piano Roll Waltz II WZ by Green
Fireman II+1 TS by Eddins

We danced until it was dark and we couldn't see any more then went to enjoy the rest of the fair.

Sunnyvale Squares August 3

We had a wonderful time dancing to our caller Jim Osborne's calling. Here are the rounds from this evening.

Pre-Rounds:

You Make Me Feel So Young V FT by Krol
Paparazzi V+1U CHA by Kincaid
Let Me Show You How IV+2 JV by Slater
Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble
My Shy Violet III FT by Hudson
Rhythm of the Rain III+1 RB by Seurer
I'd Fall in Love Tonight II WZ by Speranzo
I Wanna Quickstep III+1 QS by Palmquist

Square Dance Doubles:

Don't We All Have the Right IV WZ by Hardy/Niven + Hearts of Stone II+1 TS by Harris
La Bamba III+2 MB by van den Oetelaar + Lay Down Beside Me II WZ by LaBau
Send Her Roses IV+2+1 FT by Palmquist + Music Box Dancer II+1 TS by Malthouse
Americana Cha II+2 CHA by Gill + Monterey Waltz II+2 WZ by Barnes
Due Lorelei III+1 WZ by Bendewald

See you next week!

Star Eights July 30

Here are the dances and requests we did tonight:

C'est Si Bon III+2 FT by Paull

Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt

Tips of My Fingers II WZ by Palmquist

Dream Awhile III WZ by Ellis

See you next week!

Whing Ding July 29

This month's Whing Ding was the Caller Appreciation dance so we have many callers on the program and Sue Harris and I on the rounds for the evening. We had a wonderful evening dancing both squares and rounds. I didn't write down what Sue cued, but we split the pre-rounds and alternated the single rounds between tips. Here are the rounds I did:

Pre-Rounds:

Daydream Foxtrot IV FT by Knight

Uptown III+2 JV by Gloodt

Colours of the Wind III+2 RB by Clements

Tiny Bubbles II TS by Smelser

Beach Party CHA II CHA by Williams

Square Dance Portion:

In The Misty Moonlight III+1 RB by Skillet

Irish Washerwoman III CHA by Buckmaster/Reigel

Ascot's Rumba III RB by Kennedy

Sunnyvale Squares July 27

We had a lovely evening for dancing tonight with our caller Jim Osborne. Here is the Round Dance program we did tonight:
Pre-Rounds

All That Jazz V FT by Sechrist 

Right Here Waiting For You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

Belsize Waltz IV WZ by Huffman

Night Train III JV by Lawson

Tango for Alma III TG/FT by De Jong/Kars 

Kiss in the Dark II+2 WZ by Walz

Square Dance Doubles

Pop Muzik IV CHA by Kaaria + Hole in My Pocket II TS by Fisher

Angel Jive III+2 JV by Waggenhoffer + Amanda II WZ by Koozer

Cotton Candy Mambo IV MB by Bond + Garden Party II TS by Harris

Forever in Blue Jeans III CHA by LaBau + Heavenly Waltz II WZ by Porter

That's You III+2 FT by Lewis + Good Ol' Girls II+1 TS by Eddins

Don't forget about the Whing Ding this Saturday. Both Jim and I will be part of the callers/cuer for your entertainment pleasure. Otherwise, see you next week!

Star Eights July 23

Here is what was requested for rounds this evening:

Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt

Moonlight Mist IV+0+1 RB by Harris

Tips of My Fingers II WZ by Palmquist

Any Dream III+1 FT by Pinks

All Shook Up II TS by Becker

 

Advanced Squares July 21

It was a hot but nice evening for a Friday night dance with Romney Tannehill calling with me. We have 15 minutes for pre-rounds then double rounds during the A2 Square Dance portion. Here's what the program was with some requests too. 

Pre-Rounds:

Scheherazade IV+1 WZ by Gloodt

Swinging On A Star III+1 CHA by Seurer

Feelin' II WZ by Barbee

Swiss Missy II TS by Koozer

A2 Square Dance

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid + Manuela II WZ by Sobala

Answer Me III+1 WZ by Palmquist + Dancing  Shadows Bossa Nova II TS by Arnfield

Witchcraft IV+1 FT by Slater + Except For Monday II+1 TS by Healea

Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd + Amanda II WZ by Koozer

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico + Could I Have This Dance II WX by Eddins

Sunnyvale Squares July 20

We had a wonderful evening dancing with lots of guests tonight. Here are the rounds that were done.

7:00 Pre-Rounds:

You Make Me Feel So Young V FT by Krol

Right Here Waiting For You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt

Mira River Waltz IV by Whyman

Dancin' at Washington Square IV+1 TS/FT/JV by Robertson

Shadows In The Moonlight IV+1 CHA by Slater

Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman

Feelin' II WZ by Barbee

Fireman Two Step II+1 TS by Eddins

7:30 Square Dance Doubles

Swinging On A Star III+1 CHA by Seurer + Pal of My Dreams II+1 WZ by Baldwin

Paper Roses IV+2 FT by Mitchell + Choo Choo II+1 TS by Sanders

Good Luck Charm III+1 JV by Sperry + Goodbye Jimmy II+1 WZ by Molitoris

Les Bicyclettes '95 IV WZ by Moore + Family Tradition II TS by Hartzell

Blue Shore Rumba III+2 by ???

See you next week!

Star Eights July 16

We are finally back from our vacation and last week was the Brown Bag dance, so we've been away from Star Eights for longer than usual, so we are glad to be back cueing and dancing here.

Here are this evening's rounds we did:

Les Bicyclettes '95 IV WZ by Moore

Moonlight Mist IV+0+1 RB by Harris

Shadows In The Moonlight IV+1 CHA by Slater

See you next week!

Galaxy Rounds July 16

Today I had the opportunity to fill in for Sue and Phil Harris while they are off to Oregon for the weekend to promote our USA West happening in Reno in 2018. Chuck and Darlyne McDowell also joined me and we tag teamed for a couple of hours dancing Phase IV rhythms for the first hour and continuing Sue and Phil's Cha and Rumba class for the second hour. Here is the program we did today:

First Hour Dancing:

BL:

Scheherezade IV+1 WZ by Gloodt

Gardenia Tango IV+1 TG by Parker

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico

Chihuahua IV+1 MB by Scherrer

Exactly Like You IV+1 FT by Slater

You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance IV+2 JV by Hixson

Request - Cuando Me Cha V+2+2 CHA by Preskitt

Chuck:

Concierto de Aranjuez IV BOL by Nolen

Laurann IV+2 WZ by Preskitt

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper

Hasty Words IV WZ Walker

Trudie's Foxtrot IV FT by Kilner

Cuer's Choice - Till Tomorrow IV WZ by Palmquist

Cha & Rumba Class:

BL:

Irish Washerwoman III CHA by Buckmaster/Reigel

Taught: Shadows of the Moonlight IV+1 CHA by Slater

Moonlight Mist IV RB by Harris

Lady Marmalade IV+1 CHA by DeChenne

Chuck:

Doolittle Cha IV+1 CHA by Goss

Cuando Me Enamoro IV+1 RB by Gloodt

Sugar Sugar IV+1 CHA by Worlock

Biloxi Lady IV RB by Eddins

Uptown Funky Walk Cha IV+1 CHA by Helms/Keck

Could I Have This Dance II WZ by Eddins to lead into Phase II WZ class following.

Hope everyone had fun despite the heat. Sue and Phil will be back next week. I'll be back August 13.

Sunnyvale Squares July 13

It was a very pleasant evening for our dance night. Here are all the rounds we did this evening:

7:00 Pre-Rounds

Concierto de Aranjuez IV BOL by Nolen

Lady Marmalade IV+1 CHA by DeChenne

Trudie's Foxtrot IV FT by Kilner

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid

I Wanta Quickstep III+1 QS by Palmquist

In The Misty Moonlight III+1 RB by Skillett

Rimini II WZ by Clements

Look At Me II TS by Kline

7:30 Double Rounds

Chihuahua IV+1 MB by Scherrer + Spanish Town II WZ by Sobala

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico + Cream & Sugar II TS by Unknown

Tango Mannita III TG by Smith (not me) + Moon River II WZ by Harris

Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On III+1U CHA by Koozer + Baby I'm Ready II+2 TS by unknown

Yellow Bird III+2 RB by Liberti + Someone Must Feel Like a Fool Tonight II WZ by Seurer

Hope everyone had fun. See you next week, same time, same station.

 

Sunnyvale Squares July 6th

After a brief vacation, I'm back home and cueing again. Tonight was party night with a Red, White and Blue theme and we had lots of guests making for a bigger crowd and of course even more fun, not to mention many flavours of ice cream and toppings. 

Here are the rounds we did tonight:

~7pm Pre-Pre-Rounds and Pre-Rounds:

Right Here Waitin For You V+1+1 RB by Preskitt

Orient Express V FT by Moore

Cuando Me Cha V+2+2 CHA by Preskitt

Concierto de Aranjuez IV BOL by Nolen

Let Me Show You How IV+2 JV by Slater

The Music Played III+1 RB by Harris

Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman

Far Away Places II WZ by Metzger

Numero Cinco II TS by Rumble

7:30 Party Dances:

He Broke Your Memory IV WZ by Speranzo + Feelin' Lucky II TS by Hanson

Americans Cha III+2 CHA by Gill + Amanda II WZ by Koozer

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper + New York New York (line dance)

YMCA III CHA by Seurer + Jacalyn's Waltz II WZ by Wilhoit

See you next week!

Advanced Squares June 16

We had a fabulous night dancing Advanced with Buddy Weaver tonight (although since it's now tomorrow, it's technically last night). The format here is only slightly different than a regular Plus dance, whereas I only have 15 minutes of pre-rounds, but still have double rounds between tips. Here is what I did taking in several requests from the floor.

Pre-Rounds:

Sunflower V+2 JV by Tonks

Near You IV+1 FT by Harris

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da III+1 CHA by Rumble

Sam II WZ by Chico

Dance Party:

Spinning Wheel IV WZ by Smith (not me) + Briar Patch II+1 TS by Woolcock

Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman + All Over The World II WZ by Gotta

Axel F III+1 CHA by Mathewson + Frenchy Brown II TS by Tetzlaff

Dream Awhile III WZ by Ellis + That Happy Feeling II+2 TS by Tennet

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid + The Lonely Goatherd II TS by Croft/de Zordo

Black Horse & Cherry Tree III+1 CHA by Hattrick + Could I Have This Dance II WZ by Eddins

See you next month for Romney Tannehill.

 

Sunnyvale Squares June 15

It was a lovely evening dancing tonight. We did have some people away, and a club meeting going on at the same time, so the program is a little 'off' of normal this week. Here is what we danced this evening:

7:00 Pre-Rounds

Cuando Me Cha V+2+2 CHA by

All That Jazz V FT by

Mi Vida IV+2 RB by Read

Uptown III+2 JV by Gloodt

Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid

Carnival IV+1 RB by Rumble

7:30 Square Dance Party

Kiss Me Goodby III+1 RB by Higgins/Gilbert + Wooden Heart II+2 TS by Watanabe

Pop Goes The Movies III+2 TS/FT/RB by Raye + Rainbow Connection IV WZ by Childers

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper + Y Bailo III+1+2 CHA by Chadd

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da III+1 CHA by Rumble + Spinning Wheel IV WZ by Smith (not me)

King of The Road II TS by MacDougall/Cohen

I'll be away the next two weeks, so there won't be any posts from me until I get back. Sue and Phil Harris have agreed to fill in for me at Sunnyvale Squares while I'm away.

Galaxy Rounds June 13

Here are the dances we danced and reviewed this week (last night). A couple of new dances were introduced after teaching/reviewing new figures or sequences. I try to put dances from every rhythm on the program for a variety as well as keeping everyone well practiced on rhythms that are not normally done in square dance clubs or hoedowns.

Scheherazade IV+1 WZ by Gloodt

Gardenia Tango IV+1 TG by Parker

Too Many Rivers IV+1 STS by Hooper

Biloxy Lady IV RB by Eddins

Cotton Candy Mambo IV+1 MB by Bond

Calendar Girl IV+1 JV by Rotscheid

Rainbow Foxtrot IV+2 FT by Blackford

Oh What A Night IV CHA by Gloodt

Belsize Waltz IV WZ by Huffman

Dancing at Washington Square IV+1 TS/FT/JV by Robertson

Lili Marlene III+2 WZ by Cohen

Patricia III+1 TS by Walkinshaw/Goss

Eskimo Tango III+2 TG by Molitoris

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico

Blue Shore Rumba III+2 RB by ???

Juke Box Baby III+2 TS/QS by Gloodt

The Swinging Cat III JV by Harris

Summer Wind IV FT by Whyman

Sea of Heartbreak III CHA/TS by Wilhoit

Telling Everybody IV+1 WZ by Noble

Getting to Know You IV FT by Prow

Tango For Alma III TG/FT by deJong/Kars

Sound of Silence III+0+1 RB by Storm

Tennessee Waltz Cha IV CHA/WZ by Smith (me)

Adios IV+1 WZ by Norman

Sue and Phil are back next week.

Strawberry Festival June 10

This years Strawberry Festival featured Hunter Keller from Billings, Montana. It was well attended with thirteen squares up for the first tip plus a few more spares and more that came in later. There was about 21 Round Dance couples up for the easier phase two dances. So a very good turnout. Here is what I featured for rounds at the dance.

7:30 Pre-Rounds

Ain't Misbehavin' V FT/TS by Slater

Paparazzi V+0+1U CHA by Kincaid

Concierto de Aranjuez IV BOL by Nolen

You Make My Pants... IV+2 JV by Hixson

You Are Always In My Heart III+2 RB by Slater

Hernando's Tango III+1 TG by Ackerman

Four In The Morning II WZ by Mach with (modified ending to fit the music)

King of the Road II TS by MacDougall/Cohen

Fiddlestepper Polka II TS by Brown

8:00pm Square Dance Party

Smoke Slow Two Step IV+1 STS by Chico + All Night II WZ by Jaeb

Angel Jive III+2 JV by Wagenhoffer + Louisiana Saturday Night II TS by Tracey

Any Dream Foxtrot III+1 FT by Pinks + Come Dance With Me II TS by Smith (me)

Pop Muzik IV CHA by Kaaria + Swissy Missy II TS by Koozer

Uptown III+2 JV by Gloodt + Piano Roll Waltz II WZ by Green

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da III+1 CHA by Rumble + Could I Have This Dance II WZ by Eddins



There was lots of strawberry shortcake to be had on the breaks. I didn't take a picture of that. Maybe I should have... it was really good.