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.