Editor’s Page

Welcome to the Promenader for spring, 2018. The temperature has been up and down over the winter, but the dancing has been steady, and signs point to a fun spring season.

In This Issue

In addition to Club News and listings for Special Events, Class/Club Dances and Club Dance Schedules, this issue features photo articles about the Cloverleafs, the Copy Cats and the Village Squares. Take particular note that the Cloverleafs will be hosting their Amateur Caller Night on April 22, where they will award the “Roarin’ Tiger.” (Click HERE for the flyer)

In the Photos & Features section, there is also a reminder for dancers to consider the contributions to dancing by those around you who make things happen or who take special care to make dancing enjoyable for all. Take a few moments to nominate those people for the Daphne-Norma Leadership Award. (Click HERE for the Awards page and links)

In Memoriam

Thank you and goodbye to George Ahn, long-time dancer and leader of two clubs (Cloverleafs and Copy Cats) as well as the Rochester Area Federation. George and his surviving companion and partner, Mary Lou Altman, were recipients of the Daphne-Norma Leadership award in 2011. He died in December at age 83. (Click HERE for his obituary)

Rochester Area Federation

Plans are under way for the 2018 Dance-O-Rama, to be held in Perinton on May 6. This will be the diamond jubilee edition of the annual dance festival for all area round and square dancers. Be sure to read Jim Gotta’s “President’s Corner” article for other RAF activities in the works. (Click HERE for Jim’s message)

Quarterly Chuckle

A police officer came upon a terrible wreck where the driver and passengers had been killed. As he looked upon the wreckage a little monkey came out of the brush and hopped around the crashed car. The officer looked down at the monkey and said, “I wish you could talk.”

The monkey looked up at the officer and nodded his head up and down. “You can understand what I’m saying?” asked the officer. Again, the monkey nodded his head.

“Well, did you see this?”

“Yes,” motioned the monkey.

“What happened?” The monkey pretended to have a can in his hand and turned it up by his mouth.

“They were drinking?” asked the officer. The monkey again nodded up and down.

“What else?” The monkey pinched his fingers together and held them to his mouth.

“They were smoking marijuana?”

The monkey again nodded, “yes,” in agreement.

“Now wait, you’re saying they were drinking, and smoking marijuana before they wrecked?” asked the officer.

“Yes,” nodded the monkey, emphatically.

“What were you doing during all this?”

“Driving,” motioned the monkey.