Batavia Silver Stars

As we travel through the mist of this busy holiday season, make sure one of your stops is at our Potluck Christmas Dinner, Monday, December 17 at 6:00. All you need to bring is a dish to pass and your place setting. Beverages will be supplied. Jan or Carol would appreciate an RSVP by December 15 from non-club guests if you are planning to attend this special night. Backpack Program items can be donated any time in December—donations include individual sized food items a child can prepare that will fit in a backpack.

NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE—Something new this year, December 31. Club dancing will be 7:00 to 10:00. Dance all evening and still be home in time to welcome in 2019. See caller Bill Ryan 716-517-6012 or Lucy Pietrzykowski 585-993-2186 for advanced tickets.

Brrrr! Those cold January nights brings our annual Soup Night January 21. Bring a crock chuck full of your favorite soup to share. Perhaps someone would make homemade bread or rolls. Warm up our tummies as well as our bodies that night! Donations this evening will go to Eagle Star Housing—games, movies, books, toiletries, new socks, winter hats and gloves.

Be sure to wear red February 11 for our Valentine’s Day Dance. You may receive a Valentine treat. Cash donations will be accepted for Troop coupons this evening.

Batavia Silver Stars dances almost every Monday evening all year long from 7:00 to 9:30 at the Batavia VA Center. Come visit us for an evening of laughter, exercise, good eats and mostly great dancing. An evening of square dancing is said to equal approximately 3 miles of walking. What a great way to exercise with friends!

If inclement weather prevails, check first with Bill or Jan before venturing out on Monday nights.

Information: Caller/Cuer Bill Ryan (716-517-6012)

Reported by: Jan Bencic (585-762-8591)

Belles 'N' Beaus

With winter here we can all keep warm square dancing enjoying fun events.

Our club is holding a 50’s Sock Hop with Mike Callahan calling on January 7. Come in your favorite Fifties outfit.

On January 14 we are holding a Chili/Soup night to warm everyone up and socialize with our fellow dancers.

Our annual winter picnic on January 28 is always lots of fun with grilled hot dogs and lots of wonderful picnic foods.

We will be holding our Valentine’s Dance on February 11 so bring your honey and enjoy the evening.

We plan to celebrate March 11 having Shamrock Night with Green snacks.

On April 8 we will be holding a dessert auction and Luau Night so come in your favorite Hawaiian outfits.

The following week on April 15 we will celebrate South of the Border and have a Fiesta night.

April 29 is our annual Ice Cream Social with lots of delicious toppings. Ron Brown will be calling to burn off all those wonderful calories.

Our last event of the year will be on Friday, May 10 where we have our Spring Fling to end our year of dancing.

Information: Bob & Alice Hager (585-227-1894)

Reported by: Ronni & Tom Camiolo

Boo Bull DBD

Our DBD (dancing by definition) club has had a great time looking at familiar calls from some unfamiliar places. It is a lot of fun and good brain exercise.

Our last dance this year was November 30. We hope you will consider giving this a try next year when we resume dancing in May.

Happy Holidays to all!!!

Gary & Alice Bubel

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

Reported by: Alice & Gary Bubel

Boo Bull Rounds

Our Tuesday afternoon dancing has gone well. Our last dance of the season will be December 4. We danced Phase 3 & 4 every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:00. Our last dance will be December 4th this year.

Our Wednesday night club continued lessons for Chas and Rumba all fall 6:30–7:45. We taught Phase 4 movements and had a lot of fun. The club dances mostly Phase 2 & 3 with some easy Phase 4’s from 7:45 to 9:15. We had some new couples join us this year and hope next year more will join the club. Our last dance of the season is December 5th.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Alice & Gary Bubel

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares

We had a great turnout this summer for dancing. We taught the Plus calls and reviewed Basic and Mainstream calls as needed. We continue to look at any call that our dancers want to review. We are a small group but we have a great time.

Our last dance is December 4 this year. Then we are off to Florida for a few months.

Happy Holidays to all of our dancing friends. We look forward to seeing all of you next May when our club resumes for more great dancing!!!

Gary & Alice Bubel

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Cayuga Cut-Ups

Challenges are facing the Cut-Ups and we are addressing dancing times as best we can. Please check the schedule for Dec, Jan & Feb. because we changed some Thursday dances to Sunday afternoon. We are trying to meet the needs of new class members and club members not wanting to drive at night.

We have our Annual Christmas White Elephant Gifting Party. Shop your house, wrap newish items for re-gifting. Each person adds a present to the pile and receives a number and the fun begins! That party is 12/20, 6:30 p.m.! January 24 is our Annual Chili Cook-off, 6:30 p m , Norm & Polly need to defend their title from last year—good luck! February 14th is our Valentine’s Day Dance, 6:30 p.m. and lots of pies will be on the refreshment table.

Information: Linda English (315-689-1679)

Reported by: Linda English

Champagne Whirl-A-Ways

Ahh yes; frosty noses, added vigor, brisk walks, and belly button lint. Our winter dance program has been activated and will swing us through to our Think Spring dance. We begin with the (*) Mistletoe Ball. Then comes yummy Chili Night and another class/club (*) Sweetheart Ball. Newer dancers please note that the asterisk (*) on the schedule after the dance time includes you, you and you. Additionally, our winter dances are in the afternoon. If you come for Pie Night, then rub your lint! Ha. Anywho, Lincoln, Washington, and St. Patrick dance us onward thru snow time. Then, its ahh again, only this time, it is welcome sweet springtime. But no bugs yet! Ho ho. Come join in with new faces for some frolic.

Partner trade takes one to face the opposite wall and find a smile. We are only angels in disguise. Just be glad you don’t have the caller’s job … yet!

Follow I-390 straight (no turns) onto I-86 east. Exit at #38, and turn left at end of ramp. That is Washington St. Follow around the bend, then straight. At the 3rd light turn right, then 1st driveway on left. You cannot miss the great stone church and its fine architecture. Walk up the ramp, along the hallway into the Great Hall; awesome. We’ll be there dancing.

Join us at the TA in Dansville if anyone is hungry. Open 24 hrs.

Call ahead just to be sure, as the church has priority over the hall. Diane will answer. 607-776-4528

Chin up, keep smiling, use good posture, and charge ahead.

Dancin’ Art Diefenbach

Information: Diane Camp (607-776-4528), Jeanne Kashorek (607-583-2523); cwasdfacebook@gmail.com

Reported by: Cathy Mack, Diane Camp and Art Diefenbach

Cloverleaf Squares

We had a good turnout for our Open House Dances and our class folks are doing great and having fun learning all the new calls. We had our first class/club dance with our Thanksgiving pot luck dinner.

On December 9, we will be celebrating Elvis Night in honor of Mike Herne. There will be some great Elvis music and special guests from the clubs that Mike called for. Please plan to join us and dance to lots of your favorite old time songs!

December 16 is our Holiday Class/Club Dinner/Dance. Dinner will be at 5:30 (it is a catered dinner, so if you would like to come and eat, you will need to contact our president Henry Capron to sign up in advance). Or come dance with us soon and sign up there!

NOTE: We will not be dancing on December 23 and December 30 so that everyone can enjoy time with friends and family during the holidays.

January 27 is our Sports Night. Come play with us and wear something that represents your favorite sport or team!

February 3 is Super Bowl Sunday. There will be class only from 3:00 to 5:00. We would love for you to come and angel; then everyone can go home and enjoy the big game.

February 10 is our Valentine’s class/club dance. We will have early rounds from 7:00 to 7:30, then 2x2 dancing for the rest of the evening. By then our class will be well along in learning the calls. We hope you will come and share the fun.

Please check our website at www.cloverleafsquares.org for our full schedule, as well as flyers and details of all these upcoming fun events.

Information: Henry Capron (585-747-0180)

Reported by: Eileen Webster, Corresponding Secretary

Copy Cats

The Copy Cats started the dancing & class season off with a bang this year. Over the past few weeks there have been 30+ Kittens attending our Tuesday classes and more keep coming. We even have a couple visiting from Belarus attend our class. Vadzim is a systems engineer in the School of Robotics in Minsk, Belarus and Natalia is the director of Aksioma IT which provides learning opportunities for children from age 6 and older in the field of basic design and programming using educational LEGO sets in Gomel, Belarus. They are here on an exchange program with USAid Community Connection and while here they were interested in learning American square dancing. A special thanks goes out to all the angels that come and support the class each and every Tuesday.

On September 15, a number of our members promenaded for Jerry at Ontario Beach Park. Our team ended up raising $700 for the Walk to Defeat ALS. On September 21, the Copy Cats lead by Amy Aeckerle raised $1,100 and counting for MS. Gary Bubel called for seven squares and gift baskets were raffled off. Last but not least, the Copy Cats recently performed a demo at the Cracker Box Palace Farm Animal Haven located in Alton, NY. Cracker Box Palace is a registered non-profit, no kill farm haven that serves as the Large Animal Rescue for Wayne County and has an all-volunteer Large Animal Rescue Team. It is a unique place where farm animals of every kind come to recover from illness, neglect or abuse.

Now we are a dancing club after all so let’s be back to our winter dances. On December 15 the Copy Cats will be having their annual Holiday dance and dinner. Mike Callahan will be calling and cueing at 7:30 but if you come early there will be a scrumptious dinner. Reservations for dinner need to be in by December 10 and the cost is $14.00 per person.

On January 19 tell all your class members to come out and show their stuff at our Snowflake Ball. This class friendly dance will feature Jeanne Harter and Ron Brown; rounds start at 7:00 and 2x2’s will follow at 7:30. This was my first dance as a Copy Cats Kitten 4 years ago and it was sure a hoot. Be sure to come out and support all those learning to square dance.

The Copy Cats will close out the winter with a Valentine’s dance on February 16. Ron Brown and Chuck Meyer will be serenading us with their lovely voices late into the night. Rounds start at 7:00 and 2x2’s will follow at 7:30. Love will surely be in the air!

Information: Donna or Rick LaDonna (585-633-2044)

Reported by: Kaitlyn Shirley

Dalton Gang

Hello fellow square dancers; hoping you are having a great season so far. Back in September, towards the end of the month, we had our East Meets West dance. We were hoping we had a good attendance, but it was not the case having about two or three squares. We had lost a lot of money and we certainly can’t blame it on the Copy Cats who had their dance every Saturday night which happened to be on top of our event. The big Question for our club is are we going to have our East Meets West dance next year? Again, we just keep losing money on it year after year, except that one year we broke even. We have been having club meetings on this and the end result is the possibility that we are not going to have it next year. The club is going to put it to a vote the beginning of November. In the next newsletter, I will definitely keep you guys posted on the outcome of the vote.

Our Christmas party is on the 4th of December at the Kesheque Elementary School in Dalton. It will just be a get-together party for the club with no dancing; so come join the camaraderie if you’re in the area. We love to see new faces. Bring table service, since there will be plenty of food, and a gift marking it His or Hers for the Christmas game we do every year. It should be a good time. We did something new last year; we sang Christmas carols and hopefully, we will do it again this year.

Who can forget our big event coming up on March 26? Our ever popular Maple Tree Inn Dance. We will have our fill of Pancakes at the Maple Tree Inn and then we dance at the Elementary School in Dalton. The flier is already in the Promenader, if you need more information. Hope to see you there.

Information: Jamond Billyard (585-330-1128)

Reported by: Jamond Billyard and Donna Whitmer

Grand Squares

Now that the pleasant weather has become questionable, it is time to find indoor activities to keep our bodies and minds active. Grand Squares is here to help you out. We have invigorating round and square dancing with a line dance thrown in for good measure.

We dance at Roth Junior High at 4000 East Henrietta Road from 7:00 to 9:00 on select Thursdays: December 13 and 20, January 10 and 17 and February 14, our Valentine Dance. Our regular caller, Mike Callahan, does some traveling in February and March so we will have guest callers to keep us dancing. We will continue our tradition of celebrating Christmas in January (on the 10th), so don’t put away your Christmas spirit or finery until you join us in closing out the season in style.

Come join us for a fun evening of dancing.

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

Reported by: Carol Ann Stahl

Mark’s Intermediate Workshop

This workshop is designed for dancers who are comfortable with Phase II figures and would like to learn Phase III in several different rhythms. It is also an excellent review and reinforcement for dancers who are currently dancing Phase III. We will work on rumba, foxtrot, waltz, cha, jive, and tango figures, all of which will build on the Phase II figures you already know.

We will not be dancing from November to the end of March.

We meet at the First United Methodist Church of West Webster, 570 Ridge Road, W. Webster on Monday evenings from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Dress is casual / comfortable. We look forward to seeing you!

Information: Mark & Marlene Thone (585-226-8984 home); (585-748-5131 cell)

Reported by: Mark & Marlene Thone

Penn Yan Friendship Squares

Penn Yan Friendship Squares will host plus level evening dances on Saturdays December 1 and March 16 and a Class/Club level dance on Saturday December 15. Evening dances feature early rounds from 7:00 to 7:30 and 2X2 from 7:30 to 10:00.

We will host afternoon dances from 2:00 until 5:00 on Saturdays January 19, February 16 and March 2. See our schedule on this website for each dance’s theme and join us in Penn Yan. We’d love to see you!

Save the date: Jack Pladdys will be our caller and Lisa and George Treichler will be cueing at our 2019 annual Watkins Weekend. Mark your calendars for September 20, 21 and 22, 2019. 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.

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. 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.

We meet on Thursday evenings from 8:00 to 10:00 at the First United Methodist Church of West Webster, which is located at 570 Ridge Road in West Webster.

Please note:

We WILL NOT be dancing from November until the end of March.

We will resume dancing on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Wishing you all a wonderful winter, a joyous holiday season and a healthy new year. Looking forward to seeing you in the spring.

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

Shamrock Squares

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: Dick & Irma Halstead

Shirts 'N' Skirts

As the cold weather approaches, many of our dancers head south, but we have welcomed 12 new dancers who are enjoying learning to square dance—no better way to warm up on a winter Friday night in Central New York. On December. 7, we all bring donations for Toys for Tots so everyone can have a nice Christmas. Our Christmas Dance is December 14; always a festive time with decorations and finger foods. We kick off the New Year on January 4 with chili & cornbread night with alternating class & club tips. Everyone looks forward to dancing in the winter, weather permitting. February 8 is our Valentine’s Dance with all dressed in red as we dance the night away & enjoy “Pie Night”—dee-lush!!

Please mark your calendars for our annual ALS Benefit dance on Saturday, June 1 with many guest callers & cuers in honor of Elaine Eno & Jerry Carmen. We look forward to you stopping in to dance with us. Stay warm—be safe until …

Caller: Dave Eno

Information: Paula Schumacher (315-635-0930)

Reported by: Patricia Whaley

Silver Squares

February

February 11 is our Valentine Dance. Come dressed in your favorite valentine outfit and enjoy dancing with new friends, old friends and loved ones. Come to Silver Squares and have a wonderful afternoon!!

February 18 is our President’s Day Dance! We invite all our friends from different clubs to join us. This dance is free to all Club Presidents!!

March

March 11 is our St. Patrick’s Day Dance. On this special occasion, we have a soup and salad luncheon at noon. Come at noon, bring a dish to pass if you like and enjoy the “wearing of the green!”

April

April 8 is the date of our Silent Auction!! Bring baked goods, like new gifts, special treasures, or service gift cards for silent bidding!! This is great fun for everyone to enjoy while we dance the afternoon away.

May

Our traditional Lilac Dance is May 13. We invite all to come and enjoy the food, decorations, and festivities!!

May 27 is Memorial Day. Remember there is No Dance Today!

Enjoy the day with you family and friends.

June

June 24 is our End of year Picnic. Lunch starts at noon and you are welcome to bring a dish to pass. Come and enjoy visiting with our dancing friends and looking at all the pictures from the past year. This is a special event that should not be missed!! We hope that many of our friends from other clubs will join us.

Information: Sue Sepkowski (585-281-3073)

Reported by: Anne Granger (585-317-6442)

Southern Tier Wheelers

The cold, wintery weather really puts a damper on our camping season. Many of our members are “Snow Birds” and will be dancing in other locations for the next several months. But we have some special dancing and dining plans for the months of June, August and September. The day will include a square dance “funshop,” social times, dinner, an evening dance, all topped off with a campfire. Each of these days promises to be fun-filled. We have adjusted the times to accommodate people who need to travel to join us. Look for flyers elsewhere in the Promenader. So until the warm breezes return for the next camping/dancing season please stay warm and safe …but most of all, KEEP ON DANCING!

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

Reported by: Bill & Pat Mosher

Village Squares

We usually dance at the United Church of Pittsford, 123 South Main Street, Pittsford, from 7:00 to 9:30 on Wednesdays. Variations from our usual dance pattern are noted below.

DECEMBER

On Wednesday, December 12 we are having our Holiday Dinner Dance. Gil Porter is calling and Lisa Treichler is cueing. Dancing is at the club level (Plus). The schedule is as follows: appetizers at 6:00; dinner at 6:30; dance at 7:30. The club will provide everything—just come and enjoy the people, the food, and the dancing. See our flyer for the menu. Dinner reservations are required no later than Wednesday December 5; $20 per person covers both dinner and dancing. For reservations call Susan Thomas at 385-2155.

There are no dances on December 19 or December 26.

Village Squares is again sponsoring a New Year’s Eve dance. Join us on Monday December 31, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2000 Highland Avenue (where Highland crosses Winton) to welcome in 2019. The Hip Boot Boyz are calling and Eileen Webster is cueing. Plus level dancing is from 8:30 to 12:30 a.m. Hors d’oeuvres, beverages, desserts, hats and noise makers will be provided. Advance reservations are $40 per couple or $5 more at the door. Mail or give reservations to Peter and Sally Emmel, 24 High Hill Drive, Pittsford, NY, 14534. Or call them at 585-381-5049.

JANUARY and early FEBRUARY

There is no dance on January 2.

Wednesday January 9 follows our usual dance pattern and is mentioned here for only one reason—this is your last chance to dance with our caller Gil Porter before his winter vacation.

While Gil is away, we will be dancing to a Ron Brown Winter Trilogy on three Wednesdays—January 16, January 30, and February 6, 2019. We contracted with Ron to call three Wednesdays in 2018, but the weather (real and as forecast) cancelled all three of those dances. So we are giving Ron carte blanche to call in 2019 any way he wants. We know from experience that you will enjoy these dances.

There is no dance on Wednesday, January 23. Instead, mark your calendar for the first of our Fabulous Friday dances on Friday, January 25—a Tropical Paradise Dance. Bill Ryan called and cued for us last year, and we enjoyed the dance so much we have invited him to call and cue for us again. See our flyer.

FEBRUARY

After the Bill Ryan dance and the Ron Brown trilogy of dances, do we go back to Village Square’s usual dance pattern? No. Happy Valentine’s Day is a holiday tailor-made for dancing. We can’t escape the temptation to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, February 13 (one day early). Note that Gil Porter will just be back from his winter vacation and eager to call square dance tips. Eileen Webster will be cueing rounds. Again, see our flyer.

We end the winter quarter the way we began it on December 5—with “regular” dances on Wednesday, February 20 and Wednesday, February 27.

TWO UPCOMING EXTRA-SPECIAL DANCES (mark your calendar!)

(1) Saturday, April 6 is the Tri-Club dance with Howard and Donna Williamson.

(2) Wednesday, May 15 is Amateur Caller Talent Night at Village Squares. This is your chance to step in front of the mic! Contact Peter Emmel with any questions or ask for help from any of the callers in our area.

IN SUMMARY:

Don’t try to be a hero. Don’t try to remember all the dances you want to attend. Print out the flyer “Village Squares SPECIAL Dances for 2018/2019.” Perfect attendance for the Winter Quarter is within easy reach. Check the “Schedules” tab in the Promenader for a complete and up-to-date listing of Village Squares dances in the Winter Quarter.

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

Reported by: Carl & Susan Thomas (585-385-2155)

Waterwheel Squares

Waterwheel Squares held two open houses in September that were attended by 28 potential dancers. Of this group 12 enthusiastic people returned for the first two weeks of instruction. Our class and club dancers love the new music our caller, Bill Ryan, has introduced, such as music from Michael Jackson, the Doors and Kelly Clarkson. We have also enjoyed visiting the Batavia Silver Squares, Cloverleaf Squares and Bubel Squares over the past few months.

Information: Kim Mansfield (716-228-2465); bigwigkim@aol.com

Reported by: Kim Mansfield