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THE SCOOP
SWINGING
SQUARES
NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2010
Happy New Year every one. Just a few quick notes to fill you in you on
what's been going on lately, and update you to coming events.
The month of December is always a hectic one, and yet apx.7 couples from the
club managed to head up north to Troy N.H. and spend the weekend with Paul Cote
and Ted Lizzotte. It was a cold, but fun filled weekend with generous amounts
of food, great music and dancing, but more importantly renewing friendships from
last year's weekend, and making new ones. We had a wine tasting, a cookie tour,
a snowy, cold and fun filled hayride in the dark with a few hearty souls...and
dancing dancing dancing. Paul described the weekend as follows..."We wake in
the morning, head down for breakfast. Dancing at 9. From there we break for
lunch. After lunch there will be a couple of different workshops, both round
and square. You will have some free time, so make sure to stop over by the
kitchen for homemade cookies and donuts. We will dine at 6 so save room.
Dancing will begin at 730 going to end at 1030, after which there will be a
light snack and some entertainment to end the evening. Tomorrow it all begins
again" A good time was had by all, with most of us signing up for the next
year.
Our Christmas party was, as usual, a huge success, hosting just over 60 people.
Thank you to all who helped with set up and clean up.
A tradition seems to have been set in the last three years, in that
Mother Nature has snowed on
our December dance night! As hard as we tried not to, we had to cancel again
this year, due to the potential weather conditions. While we missed the
dancing, we all agreed it's just not worth it to have people out and traveling
in bad weather. Plans are now in the works for our next Christmas dance to be
scheduled on July 1st :)
Coming Events
January 16 is our
next dance. It will be a plus dance with Dave Perrault calling and Henry Barry
cuing.
January 17 is the
Green Mountain Association Snowflake Ball being held at the St. Monica School in
Barre, VT. This is a dance
geared towards beginner dancers. Its the perfect opportunity to take your newly
acquired skills and test them with other beginning dancers, as well as dancing to
different callers. This dance has proven to be a good time over the years. Its
a long ride, but make a weekend of it, and take the opportunity to get away,
test your skills and meet new people.
January 20 is our
next board meeting, 7pm at Stephanie's office. Remember, any club member
wishing to attend is always welcome.
Friday, February 5
is our Beginner's Ball, with our own Bob and Henry. This is a wonderful time
for all of our beginner dancers to come and test what you've learned. This dance
is for YOU! All club members are invited and encouraged to come and support our
class and to join in the fun.
February 5 and 6 is the 7th annual T 'N T Jubilee weekend with national
caller Tony Oxendine, and Ted Lizzotte. You have the choice of one dance
session (1 night), or all three (the weekend). This is for the more experienced
dancer, and guaranteed to be a good time.
February 20 is our
club dance. Bob Butler
will be calling and Harriet Clarke will be cuing. This is our "Dance for
Dinners" dance. All foods collected will be donated to the R.I. Food bank. If
you haven't already, now is a good time to begin watching for sales and collecting
non perishable food items.
We will have a box here if you want to bring items in, and will continue this
until the night of the dance. Due to the generosity of square dancers, we
collected a large amount of food last year, and we would like to continue in
that tradition. Any questions see Kat, or a board member. Also Town Howlers
will be raiding that night, so we will need
finger foods please.
We are still looking for a couple of volunteers to help out in the
kitchen. We are asking that 1 or 2 people volunteer to "take" a month. All
that means is that you're there to help Marge set up/clean up for workshop as
well as that month's dance. Marge has been doing this job for too many years to
count, and we feel it's past time the responsibility fall back to the club and
not any one person. If you haven't already signed up, please consider doing so.
Please see Marge if you have any questions, or if you are interested, and thank
you in advance for your help in this.
Lastly, there are flyers for most of the above mentioned events, and more to
come. If you don't see what you need, ask Lisa. Please check the table often,
take a few and pass them around.
That's all for now...keep warm everyone and keep dancing
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