Batavia Silver Stars

We dance Mainstream, Plus and Rounds in a 2x2 format on Monday evenings in Batavia, at the VA Medical Center, 222 Richmond Avenue—Building #4 (upstairs), Batavia, NY, starting at 7:00pm.

Our Callers are Gary and Alice Bubel, and Denny Frey

Information: Lucy Pietrzykowski (luciapietrzykowski@gmail.com)

Reported by: Lucy Pietrzykowski (luciapietrzykowski@gmail.com)

Boo Bull Rounds

Our Wednesday club will begin dancing May 15. We dance Phase 2 & 3, 3:30–5:00. We will have a great time this year sometimes learning new dances, some challenging and some just easy level and sometimes just dancing to old favorites.

We may begin teaching a new rhythm this year. Stay tuned for more information.

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares

Happy almost spring!! Not sure what the weather is doing but I’m sure it doesn’t look like spring yet!

We will be starting our dancing on May 14 this year with our Tuesday Night workshops. New dancers are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will be reviewing whatever moves are needed and throughout the summer will teach the plus movements. Dances are 7:00–9:00.

Our Friday dances begin May 17. These are club dances with rounds between square dance tips. This is a fun club and is afternoon dancing 1:00–3:00. Many times, we all go out for an early dinner together. We hope you will join us for an afternoon of fun and fellowship.

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Cayuga Cut-Ups

The Cut-Ups are planning to get to other clubs for banner stealing. We could be coming to your dance any time :-) !!!

See our spring dance listings in the schedule pages.

Save this date: Our 63rd Anniversary Dance & Steak Roast is set for August 18th, at Vince’s Park, Seneca Falls!

Information: Linda English (315-689-1679)

Reported by: Linda English, Club Secretary

Champagne Whirl-A-Ways

We traditionally dance at 7:00 on Saturday evenings at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 122 Liberty Street, Bath, NY.

Look for us on Facebook as “Champagne Whirl-A-Ways Square Dance Club.”

We are currently on an indefinite pause while we regroup following the COVID interruption and the passing of our traditional caller, the late Mike Herne.

Information: Diane Camp (607-776-4528)

Reported by: Art Diefenbach

Cloverleaf Squares

Our 2024 “dance card” in January and February was one of variety and, of course, fun. Cheese Lover’s Night and Pie Night celebrated the culinary skills of our club members and our Valentine Dance and Mixer Night added joy and humor to our dance calls. During our March and April dances, food themes (Peanut Butter Night, Bread Night) and holidays (St. Patrick’s Day, Mardi Gras) will be celebrated. Please refer to Dance Schedules for more information about our dances in the coming months. Please note that there will be no dance on March 31, Easter Sunday.

Our dancers/club members also enjoyed each other’s company during a movie/dinner night in February. Also on February 26, we danced with the SilverSquares, enjoying their hospitality and an afternoon of dancing. In March we are planning a pancake breakfast at Cartwrights Maple Tree Inn in Angelica, NY.

Our officers for 2024 are:

President Jim Gotta

VP/Social Calendar Becky Sabin

Recording Secretary Bonnie Swanson

Corresponding Sec. Carl Webster

Treasurer Nancy Tompkins

Contracts Marge O’Shea, Sharon Meyer

WNY Federation Rep. Sharon Meyer

Past President Henry Capron

We thank the numerous dancers from other clubs who join us on Sunday evenings. We enjoy your company and our new dancers appreciate your encouragement.

Information: (585-987-5972) or (https://www.cloverleafsquares.org)

Reported by: Joan Updaw

Copy Cats

Our Copy Cats club has been focused on encouraging our 15 Kittens as they grow in dance competency and develop friendships with each other and with club members. Our very smart Kittens are learning, laughing and dancing quite well. They have been introduced to the Basic Calls and are now beginning to learn the Mainstream Calls. Class time for our Kittens is every Tuesday from 7–9pm, at Bay Trail Middle School in Penfield, with Ron Brown calling and teaching.

Our December Holiday Dinner Dance, December 16, 2023, was a class/club affair. This was the first time Kittens were invited to a dance. We had over 50 reservations for dinner and many more dancers joined us after dinner. Not wanting the holiday season to slip away too quietly, we co-hosted (with WNY Federation) a New Year’s Eve Dance, December 31,2023 and our club’s New Year’s Dance followed on January 6, 2024.

On January 20, 2024, our Copy Kittens were the stars of our Winter Wonderland Dance. They had the responsibility for decorating the church as well as providing the snacks. On top of which they danced very well making us all proud Copy Cat parents.

We are looking forward the rest of our dance schedule:

March 2, 2024—Class/Club Dance, Hawaiian Theme, 7–9pm (Jim Gotta, Caller and Cuer)

March 23, 2024—St Patrick’s Dance, **2–4pm, (Dave Eno, Caller; Chuck Meyer, Cuer)

April 6, 2024—Class/Club Crazy Hat Dance, 7–9pm, (Mike Callahan, Caller; Lisa Treichler, Cuer)

April 20, 2024—Spring Fling Dance, 7–9pm, (Mike Callahan, Caller; Chuck Meyer, Cuer)

Email: copy.cats@live.com

Information: Bonnie Allen and Dick Wesner (bfallen3@aol.com phone 585-633-2044)

Reported by: Lynn and Don Lucas

Dalton Gang

We have been down for a couple of weeks due to the January weather but are now back in force. We had two squares going on, January 30, thanks to visitors Anne and Don and Sue and Mitch from the Silver Squares. All had a good time. On January 15, Bill and Betty and I joined Batavia Silver Stars for a fun time. On Sunday February 4 some from Dalton joined Cloverleaf Squares to support our caller Ray Tompkins for their Valentine’s dance.

On the March 26 we will be enjoying our Pancake Supper at the Maple Tree Inn in Angelica at 5pm, followed by a dance at the Birdsall Grange right around the corner, featuring good dancing and a Chinese auction. Come join us for a fun filled evening!

Our club is always welcoming and having a good time is our nature. We dance in Castile every Tuesday. We held a benefit dance for C U R E in August last year, and many of you joined us. Thank you for the support. We hope to do this this every year, since it is such a great and worthy cause. August is the month so keep your eyes open for updates and please come help us for this oh so worthy cause.

Information: Jamond Billyard (jamondbillyard@yahoo.com)

Reported by: Nancy L. Mirabal

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 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

Fun Bunch

We’re a fun square dance club in Auburn, NY. Please visit our Facebook page: TheFunBunchSquareDanceClub.

We are currently on an indefinite pause while we regroup following the COVID interruption.

Information: Daniel Dobrovosky (mddobrovosky@verizon.net)

Reported by: Elisa Keating (elisakeating1@gmail.com)

Pairs N Squares

The Pairs ’N’ Squares is a Mainstream and Plus club. We are pleased to have new class dancers taking lessons. We dance EVERY Monday night from 6:30–8:30 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Liverpool. Come join us with Ron Schweitzer calling.

Information: Betty Green (bettygreenjafra82@gmail.com) (315-209-0541)

Reported by: Betty Green

Penn Yan Friendship Squares

Penn Yan Friendship Squares will hold Wednesday workshops on March 6, 13 and 20 of 2024 at the First Baptist Church of Penn Yan, at 224 Main Street in Penn Yan from 6:30 until 9:00. Class level dancing will start at 6:30 and club level dancing will start later. The cost for workshops will be $6.00 per dancer.

We will hold Wednesday workshops on April 3, 10, 17 and 24 and May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at the Penn Yan Grange at 408 Elm Street in Penn Yan. These workshops will also run from 6:30 until 9:00 p.m. Class level dancing will start at 6:30 and club level dancing will start later. The cost for workshops will be $6.00 per dancer.

We will host two afternoon dances this Spring as follows. On Saturday, April 13, Ron Schweitzer will be calling and Lisa Treichler will be cueing a Mainstream/Plus level dance. On Saturday, May 11, Richard Rosenfield will be calling and Lisa Treichler will be cueing a Class/Club level dance. The cost for dancers will be $7.00 each. Early rounds will start at 2:00 with 2X2 squares and rounds from 2:30 until 5:00 pm.

We will be hosting the Watkins Weekend from September 20–22, 2024 with Jack Pladdys from Indian Springs, OH calling & Steve and Irene Bradt, from Easton, PA cuing. See our flyer on this site soon, and please mark your calendars to come down for the weekend or just an evening or all day on Saturday. For more info contact Sue Irvine at 585-330-9129 or her at irvinesuej@gmail.com (.) Stay well, and we hope to see you!

Information: Lise Rosenfield (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, 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 dances the Callerlab Advanced A-2 program on Tuesday afternoons 2:30–4:30 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 (585-406-8797)

Reported by: Mike Callahan

Shirts 'N' Skirts

We started the year off with our chili night. Many happy bellies and a fun night of dancing to work off the calories. In February we enjoyed celebrating Valentine’s Day with our club bakers making a variety of pies. March will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with wearing of the green accompanied by green themed snacks.

Keep June 1, in mind for the annual ALS benefit dance with a variety of callers and cuers featured.

Guests are welcome any Friday as we dance from 7:00–9:00. at the Fulton Municipal Building in Fulton, NY. Hope to see you there!

Caller: Dave Eno

Information: Jerri Saintey (jsaintey@verizon.net) (315-546-3651)

Reported by: Jerri Saintey

Silver Squares

If you are looking for something to do on a Monday afternoon, come over and dance at Silver Squares! We dance almost every Monday (Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall) from 1:00–3:00 and dance Mainstream, Plus, and Rounds. We are located in the Greece United Methodist Church at 1924 Maiden Lane in Rochester, NY 14626. The cost is $5.00 per person. We welcome anyone who would like to join us. There is no better place to be on a Monday afternoon for dancing, fun, laughter, and friendship.

Our theme parties continue to be extremely successful. We continue to have 4 squares weekly and sometimes even 5 squares. We finished up 2023 with an incredible Thanksgiving Feast and catered Christmas Dinner. For our Thanksgiving Feast, our amazing cooks and bakers brought in an array of different foods for the feast. Forest Hills catered our wonderful Christmas Dinner and our bakers outdid themselves with all different desserts. Yes, we also danced!!!

Our caller, Mike Callahan, is wintering in Arizona and Jim Gotta is our winter caller. We hope Mike is enjoying a well-deserved break and thank Jim for calling for us. We ushered in 2024 with our Hawaiian Dance. All kinds of outfits were seen! Don wore his grass skirt and coconuts. A sight to see!!! We had a Sports Day and Pizza Party, and our Snowflake Ball. We saw so many beautiful outfits wore by the ladies at the Snowflake Ball.

Coming up we have several event dances. Our Valentine’s Dance (2/12), which is a favorite, President’s Day (2/19), St. Patrick’s Day (3/11), Soup and Sandwich Potluck (3/25), Spring Fling and Silent Auction (4/15), Skirt and Shirt Dance (5/6), Lilac Dance (5/13), Memorial Day (5/20), Flag Day (6/10), and our annual Picnic Lunch (6/24).

Our committee has worked hard to put together a calendar full of fun, laughter, and lots of dancing! Make sure you check out the Promenader for any upcoming event details or any changes. Please look under Ads and Flyers and you will find a calendar through June with individual flyers for each special dance. We have two theme parties a month along with our regular fun dances, so there is a lot of opportunity to dance. Just remember that we dance weekly so dust off your dancing shoes and come over to Silver Squares

Come join us anytime! Dance in a Square and Make a Circle of Friends

Information: Don Naulin / Anne Granger (naulin@netzero.net) (585-200-0464)

Reported by: Anne Granger (ssunnyweather7@gmail.com) (585-317-6442)

Southern Tier Wheelers

We dance once a month May thru October at the CampBell Campground, 8700 State Route 415, Campbell, NY. Most dancers camp for the weekend, but walk-ins are welcome at our dances. We dance at the Mainstream/Plus level with rounds in between each tip. However, our callers are very good at calling to the floor.

Our posted Schedule Flyer gives details. Note that we now have our dances in the afternoon to better accommodate dancers who are willing to travel. Please call 607-857-1553 (Pat) or 607-739-3299 (Bill) to verify that we are dancing on that date.

See our posted dance flyers (in season) for dance details, and see the CampBell website (https://campbellcampground.com) for campground information and local area attractions.

Don’t have a camper???? Not a problem. Give Ed a call at CampBell Campground (607-527-3301). They have campers and cabins available to rent. Be sure to mention that you are coming to join us and they will give you a special rate. If you just want to come for an evening dance, consider staying for a while after dancing and join us at the campfire. There is always lots of laughter shared while keeping warm. There are also several nice hotels in the area if that is the style of “camping” that you prefer.

We now welcome all dancers to join our club—campers or not! So, please consider becoming a member and save on the cost of the weekend.

Information: Bill and Pat Mosher (607-739-3299)

Reported by: Bill & Pat Mosher

Village Squares

The Village Squares are hibernating for now, having been decimated over the past few years by COVID and attrition. A few of us are gathering Wednesday evenings on Zoom, to stay in touch while we wait for lightning to strike—bringing the spark of life into the club and making a return to dancing possible.

Information: Peter Emmel (585-732-1004)

Reported by: Peter Emmel (p.emmel47@gmail.com)

Waterwheel Squares

Waterwheel Squares dance 2 by 2’s on Monday nights (see schedule section for location) from 6:30–8:30. Our hall has an elevator to whisk you to our second floor that has a great wooden dance floor. Please come and join the fun!

Information: Gary Etherton (ge14094@gmail.com) (716-796-9265)

Reported by: Gary Etherton