Greetings friends and fellow dancers.

Another great dance season is underway. Hopefully everyone is getting out and seeing old friends and acquaintances again. It’s good to see that many of our clubs have new dancer classes with steady attendance. Obviously, without these new dancers, the activity we all love will die out. So, I encourage all of you to help out with classes in any way possible.

The Federation’s “welcome back” dance, the Fall Friendship Ball, went off very well. We had several new graduates on the dance floor, so that was great to see. I appreciate those that filled out surveys, and we have started planning next year’s Ball.

The winter and holiday season is when we see a lot of clubs holding class / club dances. For the new dancers, it is a great time to meet new people and dance to other great callers. As much as the busy holiday season allows, I encourage dancers new and experienced to get out and go to the other clubs for some good cheer and great dancing.

Lurine and I were honored to receive the Daphne-Norma Leadership Award this year. As such, we are chartered to gather nominees for next year’s recipient. Please think about those people that have been instrumental in your dance life or the life of the clubs you support, and submit their names to be recognized. The nomination form is under the Award section of this web site.

Enjoy the holidays and I’ll see you on the dance floor.