Belles 'N' Beaus

Dancing is still suspended until further notice. The situation will be reviewed again this fall. 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 certainly hoped to have different news for this issue of the Promenader but as you all know we are still not dancing. We have contacted the fire hall to let them know we want to use the hall as soon as it is safe to get together again. Hopefully, we can all get vaccinated and be able to enjoy our dancing again very soon. We miss everyone and have been able to stay in touch with some of our dancers.

We are currently in Florida enjoying our newest granddaughter and her sister! There is limited dancing here but we are not participating yet. May you all stay safe until we can dance together again!

Information: Alice & Gary Bubel (585-538-9887)

Reported by: Alice & Gary Bubel

Boo Bull DBD

We certainly hoped to have different news for this issue of the Promenader but as you all know we are still not dancing. We have contacted the fire hall to let them know we want to use the hall as soon as it is safe to get together again. Hopefully, we can all get vaccinated and be able to enjoy our dancing again very soon. We miss everyone and have been able to stay in touch with some of our dancers.

We are currently in Florida enjoying our newest granddaughter and her sister! There is limited dancing here but we are not participating yet. May you all stay safe until we can dance together again!

Information: Alice & Gary Bubel (585-538-9887)

Reported by: Alice & Gary Bubel

Boo Bull Rounds

We certainly hoped to have different news for this issue of the Promenader but as you all know we are still not dancing. We have contacted the fire hall to let them know we want to use the hall as soon as it is safe to get together again. Hopefully, we can all get vaccinated and be able to enjoy our dancing again very soon. We miss everyone and have been able to stay in touch with some of our dancers.

We are currently in Florida enjoying our newest granddaughter and her sister! There is limited dancing here but we are not participating yet. May you all stay safe until we can dance together again!

Information: Alice & Gary Bubel (585-538-9887)

Reported by: Alice & Gary Bubel

Boo Bull Squares

We certainly hoped to have different news for this issue of the Promenader but as you all know we are still not dancing. We have contacted the fire hall to let them know we want to use the hall as soon as it is safe to get together again. Hopefully, we can all get vaccinated and be able to enjoy our dancing again very soon. We miss everyone and have been able to stay in touch with some of our dancers.

We are currently in Florida enjoying our newest granddaughter and her sister! There is limited dancing here but we are not participating yet. May you all stay safe until we can dance together again!

Information: Alice & Gary Bubel (585-538-9887)

Reported by: Alice & Gary Bubel

Dancing Shadows

Dancing Shadows is an Easy Level (Phase II–III) Round Dance Club which meets on Monday evenings from 8:00–10:00. The program consists of Easy Level dancing and includes a teach part way through the evening. In addition, we will stop to address and work on any questions as they occur. Dress is casual/comfortable.

We are on winter break until further notice. We have not yet settled on a new dance location, so stay tuned for day, time and place.

Information: Marlene Thone (585-748-5131 cell) (marlenethone@mindspring.com)

Reported by: Marlene & Mark Thone

Grand Squares

This is not the article I had hoped to be writing for the 2021 spring edition of the Promenader. Before Covid-19 took hold of the US and in fact the world, we had envisioned finishing our square dance season by celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Grand Squares. We were proud of the fact that even though our name changed slightly (They were originally the Lima Grand Squares.) as did our dance location (They originally danced winters in the basement of the Lima Town Hall and summers in a barn in East Bloomfield.), we could boast of 60 years of great square dancing. A number of callers and innumerable dancers over the years have kept Grand Squares going. Like so many of the memorable occasions of the past months, a group celebration cannot happen, but still should not be forgotten.

We aren’t giving up on our celebration, but it won’t be this Spring as we had hoped. Just as we usually celebrate Christmas in January, we are still hoping to celebrate our Anniversary before the end of 2021. And thank you to our caller, our faithful members and our guests, for keeping the spirit of Grand Squares alive.

Information: George & Carol Ann Stahl (585-533-9241); stahlsinrush@rochester.rr.com

Reported by: Carol Ann Stahl

Penn Yan Friendship Squares

Penn Yan Friendship Squares is not dancing at present due to Covid-19. We’ll hold a meeting in May to decide if we will be dancing in the fall of 2021.

We are hoping to host the September 2021 Watkins Weekend in Watkins Glen, NY at the Clute Park Community Center from September 17–19. We’ll post our decision after our May meeting. We want to thank those who’ve already registered. Sam Dunn will be our caller and Lisa Treichler will be cueing. Mark your calendars and come down for the weekend or just an evening or all day on Saturday. For more information contact Sue Irvine at 585-330-9129 or email her at irvinesuej@gmail.com.

We sure miss seeing you and dancing with you all. Stay well!

Information: LiseRosenfield (585-245-3720)

Reported by: Gary & Sue Groom (585-489-6186)

Round Towners

Round Towners is not dancing until further notice.

Round Towners is an Easy—Intermediate Round Dance Club, dancing a Phase III & IV level program, on Thursday evenings from 8:00–10:00. 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. Dress is casual/comfortable.

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

Shamrock Squares is not dancing until further notice.

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(585-352-7877)

Reported by: Mike Callahan

Silver Squares

The Covid-19 virus continues to change our lives in so many different ways. We all know the negative impact on our lives, but there are a few positives. We get to talk more with each other through our weekly walks and zoom calls. We get to know more about each other and our families, about children, and grandchildren and the people who mean the most to us. Making this weekly connection has been fun and a source of normalcy.

Silver Squares and Belles and Beaus continue to offer an option for a weekly zoom call. We invite any member from any club to join us. If you are interested, please call or text Anne Granger at 585-317-6442 or email me at ssunnyweather7@gmail.com. We meet every Monday at 6:30pm. If you need assistance in setting up the zoom call, please call me (Anne Granger) and I am happy to help you set it up.

We also continue to have a weekly walk. Sue Eddy schedules and organizes a walk for each Tuesday at approximately 1:00pm. Call Sue at 585-227-6908 to find out the location!

We continue to work hard at putting things in place for when we can dance again. Many steps have been arranged, but for now, we are on hold.

Much work has gone into holding Virtual Square and Round Dances. No, it is definitely not the same, but you get to laugh, talk, listen to the music, and see some of your friends online. Yes, you can also try to dance too!!!

We wish everyone a safe winter, a happy Valentine’s Day, and a fun St. Patrick’s Day. We all look forward to the time we can dance together.

Please call Sue Sepkowski (595-227-7122), Don Naulin (585-200-0460), or Anne Granger (585-317-6442) if you have any questions.

Information: Sue Sepkowski (esepkowski@rochester.rr.com) (585-225-7122)

Reported by: Anne Granger

Village Squares

Village Squares are really looking forward to the time when we can begin dancing together, instead of Zooming together. Sadly, this long, dark winter has also been a season of loss, and not only the loss of being able to dance with our friends. We’ve also lost two of our members, Ed Briggs and Karen Vetter, who coincidentally died the same day, January 15.

Ed died at 96, after a long and interesting life that included leaving home in his teens to ride the rails as a hobo, a stint in the Navy, working at Surplus World until it was shut down by the U.S. government for selling Castro the planes he used for the Cuban Revolution, and finally retiring from the US Postal Service. He then began his ‘retirement’ job, delivering teeth for a dental lab to dentists throughout the county. We nicknamed him our ‘tooth fairy’, bringing teeth instead of taking them away.

Ed loved square dancing, line dancing and if asked, would occasionally treat Village Squares to an exhibition of clogging. He always had a twinkle in his eye and a story about his most recent casino visit. Last March, just before we had to stop dancing, he drove across town to a Village Squares dance to socialize. Even though he needed to use a walker, he spoke optimistically about when he might be dancing again. Dance on, Ed. You will be missed.

Karen Vetter was an inspiration to us all, but in a different way. She had been blind since her late twenties and decided she would like to learn to square dance. With the patient teaching of Will Herzog and Jerry Carmen, Karen zoomed thru mainstream and Plus and became a valued member of the Village Squares. When her square broke down, it always turned out that it was our fault—Karen had been in the right place.

Even if you haven’t danced with Karen, you may remember her speaking at Jerry Carmen’s 50th Anniversary party at Washington Irving school. Hopefully, both Ed and Karen, with her guide dogs Megan and Shelby nearby (in some heavenly kitchen, no doubt!), are dancing on a cloud to Jerry Carmen’s calls.

Stay Safe: Get Vaccinated. We hope we can see you soon.

Information: Peter & Sally Emmel (585-381-5049)

Reported by: Sally Emmel