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