Batavia Silver Stars
The club will not be dancing until further notice. Hopefully it will not be too long so keep posted.| Information: Caller/Cuer Bill Ryan (716-517-6012) | Reported by: Carol Brown (585-247-5689) and Bill Ryan |
Belles 'N' Beaus
Dancing has been suspended until further notice. Please watch for announcements in the “Breaking News” section on the home page.Belles ’N’ Beaus are holding Monday evening joint Zoom gatherings with Silver Squares. A great way to keep connected!
| Information: Bob & Alice Hager (585-227-1894) | Reported by: Barb & John Corman (585-225-6393); totonny@rochester.rr.com |
Boo Bull Advanced Dancing
We are combining all the club news into one this time. As with everyone, we are not dancing. The halls we use are not letting outside groups in. We certainly are missing all of our dancers and friends. Gary and I occasionally join a zoom group but do not have one set up for our clubs. We hope everyone remains safe and healthy until we can once again get together to participate in our beloved activity. Know that we hold you in our prayers and hearts as we all live through what feels like an episode of the Twilight Zone that just won’t stop!!“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass … It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” (Vivian Greene)
May you all get a chance to dance in the rain until we meet again!!
Alice & Gary
| Information: Gary & Alice Bubel (585-538-9887) | Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel |
Boo Bull DBD
We are combining all the club news into one this time. As with everyone, we are not dancing. The halls we use are not letting outside groups in. We certainly are missing all of our dancers and friends. Gary and I occasionally join a zoom group but do not have one set up for our clubs. We hope everyone remains safe and healthy until we can once again get together to participate in our beloved activity. Know that we hold you in our prayers and hearts as we all live through what feels like an episode of the Twilight Zone that just won’t stop!!“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass … It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” (Vivian Greene)
May you all get a chance to dance in the rain until we meet again!!
Alice & Gary
| Information: Gary & Alice Bubel (585-538-9887) | Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel |
Boo Bull Rounds
We are combining all the club news into one this time. As with everyone, we are not dancing. The halls we use are not letting outside groups in. We certainly are missing all of our dancers and friends. Gary and I occasionally join a zoom group but do not have one set up for our clubs. We hope everyone remains safe and healthy until we can once again get together to participate in our beloved activity. Know that we hold you in our prayers and hearts as we all live through what feels like an episode of the Twilight Zone that just won’t stop!!“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass … It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” (Vivian Greene)
May you all get a chance to dance in the rain until we meet again!!
Alice & Gary
| Information: Gary & Alice Bubel (585-538-9887) | Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel |
Boo Bull Squares
We are combining all the club news into one this time. As with everyone, we are not dancing. The halls we use are not letting outside groups in. We certainly are missing all of our dancers and friends. Gary and I occasionally join a zoom group but do not have one set up for our clubs. We hope everyone remains safe and healthy until we can once again get together to participate in our beloved activity. Know that we hold you in our prayers and hearts as we all live through what feels like an episode of the Twilight Zone that just won’t stop!!“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass … It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” (Vivian Greene)
May you all get a chance to dance in the rain until we meet again!!
Alice & Gary
| Information: Gary & Alice Bubel (585-538-9887) | Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel |
Cayuga Cut-Ups
Peter, Hi, nothing to report, we don’t know if our church will allow groups, they won’t open til 9/8/2020, I’ll try to get an answer soon! We are putting lessons ’til …? No clue, Linda
| Information: Linda English (315-689-1679) | Reported by: Linda English |
Champagne Whirl-A-Ways
| Information: Diane Camp (607-776-4528) | Reported by: Art Diefenbach |
Cloverleaf Squares
The Cloverleaf board has met several times via teleconferencing over the past months. They have reviewed our possible dance startup, venues, schedules, and flyers. The club is still active, but (sigh) not yet dancing.| Information: Henry Capron (585-747-0180) | Reported by: Carl Webster, Corresponding Secretary |
Copy Cats
Like most clubs right now, the Copy Cats are longing to be together to dance again. Alas, that can’t happen safely right now so for the time being we must be content with phone calls, emails and Virtual dancing on Wednesday evenings. Club members are walking, hiking, biking, camping, and gardening until we can dance again.Because our season was cut short by the COVID-19, our wonderful class of kittens never got to have their graduation so the Copy Cats held an outdoor, socially distanced, Bring Your Own Everything ‘picnic’/graduation at the Arboretum at Kent Park in Webster on August 11. The graduation was complete with a ‘test’, special candle ceremony and award of certificates from our teacher Ron Brown.
At the same event, this year’s Rathke award was presented to David and MaryJo Webster.
Stay safe!
| Information: Phil LaRussa or Mary Martin (585-633-2044) | Reported by: Jackie Rogers |
Dalton Gang
With all the craziness going on in the world, there is nothing really to report on, except that we are going to dance in a new location at town hall Angelica if school would still be closed. If anything new comes up we will let you know.| Information: Jamond Billiard (585-330-1128) | Reported by: Jamond Billyard and Donna Whitmer |
Dancing Shadows
Dancing Shadows will be offering a Basic Waltz class as soon as the quarantine is lifted and dancing is deemed safe. (At this point, it may not be until April 2021, as we hope to be in Florida from late October until late March.) This will be a beginning level program designed for new dancers. Previous round dance experience is not necessary. We also welcome current dancers who would like continued instruction and floor time at the basic level. We will meet at the Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Avenue, Rochester on Wednesday evenings from 8:00 to 10:00.Round Dance Leaders/Instructors—Mark and Marlene Thone
Pre registration of $60/person for a 6 week session is payable to Marlene Thone, 2474 Garden Street, Avon, NY 14414.
For questions or additional information, call or text us at (585) 748-5131.
| Information: Marlene Thone (585-748-5131 cell) (marlenethone@mindspring.com) | Reported by: Marlene & Mark Thone |
Enovators
Like many other square dance clubs, The Enovators A2 / C1 club is homeless. We’ve been dancing some Sundays in various dancers’ garages in the area. We currently limit attendance to club members and dancing is on a week-by-week basis.| Information: Dave Eno (dave@daveeno.com) | Reported by: |
Fun Bunch
| Information: Jeanne Hering (315-252-3991) (jhering@twcny.rr.com) | Reported by: Jeanne Hering (315-252-3991) |
Grand Squares
The weather forecast is for cooler days and nights, but the forecast for dancing remains the same: wearing masks and keeping 6 feet away from others—neither of which allows us to gather comfortably in a square. The best we can do is to keep in touch by email or ZOOM sessions. I have not heard word to the contrary, so I am assuming that members of Grand Squares are keeping safe and well and isolated wherever possible. At this point we have no plans to resume dancing or get together in person, but hopefully our patience will be rewarded in the not too distant future. Next Spring marks our 60th Anniversary as a club, and we hope circumstances allow us to celebrate this momentous occasion.| Information: George & Carol Ann Stahl (585-533-9241); stahlsinrush@rochester.rr.com | Reported by: Carol Ann Stahl |
Pairs N Squares
| Information: Kathleen Harter (Kathleen.i.harter@gmail.com) (315-481-0570) | Reported by: Nancy Curtis (lnmcurtis@gmail.com) (315-532-1117) |
Penn Yan Friendship Squares
Penn Yan Friendship Squares gathered for a socially distant picnic on August 2 and voted to cancel our dances and workshops through December of 2020 and also our dances in January and February of 2021. Our club will meet again in December to revisit when to start holding dances and workshops in Penn Yan. We will sure miss seeing and dancing with everyone this fall.We are planning to hold our Watkins Weekend on September 17 to 19, 2021 so mark your calendar! Sam Dunn will be our caller and Lisa Treichler will be cueing. Those that signed up for this year and chose to roll it over to 2021 are all set. Mark your calendars and come down for the weekend, or just for an evening, or all day on Saturday. For more information contact Sue Irvine at 585-330-9129 or email irvinesuej@gmail.com. Meanwhile, stay well!
| Information: LiseRosenfield (585-245-3720) | Reported by: Gary & Sue Groom (585-489-6186) |
Round Towners
Round Towners is an easy intermediate Round Dance Club, dancing a Phase III–IV level program. A teach or a review, at the Phase III+ or Phase IV level, is included most evenings. We work on Phase III+ and Phase IV figures in all rhythms and welcome anyone to join us who is interested in dancing at this level.As soon as the quarantine is lifted and dancing is deemed safe, we will meet on Tuesday evenings from 8:00 to 10:00 at the Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Avenue in Rochester. Our new space is centrally located and has a nice wood floor! We are looking forward to seeing you there.
NOTE: We expect to be in Florida from late October through late March, so dancing may not start until early April 2021, depending on what happens this fall with Covid.
Round Dance Leaders/Instructors: Mark and Marlene Thone
| Information: Mark & Marlene Thone (585-226-8984 home); (585-748-5131 Marlene’s cell); (585-748-8568 Mark’s cell) | Reported by: Mark & Marlene Thone (marlenethone@mindspring.com) |
Shamrock Squares
If dancing were to resume before the end of the year, Shamrock Squares would be dancing every Tuesday except December 29, 2020.Shamrock Squares dances the Callerlab Advanced A-2 program on Tuesday evenings 6:45 to 8:30 at the Pieters Family Life Center, 1025 Commons Way, Rochester. We welcome all A-2 dancers to join us. For more information, please call.
| Information: Caller Mike & Wanda Callahan | Reported by: Mike Callahan |
Shirts 'N' Skirts
| Information: Debra Allen(banddallen@gmail.com) (315-598-3535) | Reported by: Patricia Whaley |
Silver Squares
The Covid 19 Virus continues to stop us from square dancing. We thought we would be able to dance soon but the news is not good. Most, if not all, of our facilities are closed. Our community is older and we need to take precautions to be safe. So we continue to find ways to keep in touch and keep a positive attitude.Pandemic Squares continues to take place every Wednesday from 8:00 to 8:45. It is a Zoom call hosted by Peter Emmel and our infamous caller is Gil Porter. It is really a lot of fun and a lot of laughs. It is also a great opportunity to visit with square dance friends. If you haven’t joined the zoom call, give it a try! Email Brenda Bixby at brendabixby152@gmail.com
Silver Squares also continues its weekly walks. Sue Eddy schedules and organizes walks each Tuesday at 1:30. Call Sue at 585-227-6908 to see where the next walk will be!
Silver Squares had a Picnic Get Together on Monday, August 3. Everyone brought their own food, masks, sanitizer,, and chairs. We sat in big circles and at large, long tables, ate, visited and had a great time. We had about 35 people attend. Everyone was just happy to get out and see friends.
On another note, a dear square dance friend has passed. His name is John McNeil. There are some of you that might have danced with John and remember him fondly.
John died on Friday, August 7. He was very active in the square dance community for many years. He started dancing, along with his wife, Sally, in 1980 at Ekco Squares. During this time, he was President of the club and danced there until it dissolved. They then danced at Tecumseh Squares until it dissolved. John and his friend, Don Naulin, teased that they were getting to be experts at closing down clubs! For many years John danced at various clubs until he could no longer dance.
His wife and beloved square dance friends danced at national and international conventions at places such as Indiana, Charlotte, Portland, and Toronto. He also helped organize the amazing Fantastic Fling Weekends.
John had a great sense of humor and was fun to be around. Right up until the first weekend of June 2020, he camped with his square dance group of 35 years. John was loved by all who met him.
| Information: Sue Sepkowski (esepkowski@rochester.rr.com) (585-225-7122) | Reported by: Anne Granger |
Southern Tier Wheelers
As with so many clubs in our area, we have cancelled our dancing schedule for 2020. We were so looking forward to having visitors join us for an evening or a weekend of dancing. We are always eager to share our love of dancing along with our love of camping. Please keep watching for information for our 2021 season. Until we can see you again, please wear your mask, practice social distancing and stay healthy. Yellow rocks to one and all.| Information: Bill and Pat Mosher (607-739-3299) | Reported by: Bill & Pat Mosher |
Village Squares
When Village Squares cancelled the Trail’s End dance in June and the summer picnic in July. We never imagined that we wouldn’t be dancing again by September. This endless corona cancelling feels like British comedian Spike Milligan’s lament that he’d missed breakfast, lunch, high tea & World War II.In July, Village Squares did meet, mask to mask, in Webster Park for a socially distanced, almost picnic, and it was great to see real people and to have non-Zoom conversations.
We also Zoom together from 7:00–8:00 Wednesdays and welcome everyone in the square dance community to join us online until that magical day when we can get together again on the dance floor.
| Information: Peter & Sally Emmel (585-381-5049) | Reported by: Sally Emmel |
Waterwheel Squares
| Information: Gary Etherton(ge14094@gmail.com)(716-796-9265) | Reported by: Gary Etherton |