Boo Bull Rounds

Our round dancers have been enjoying the dancing. Our numbers are few but we have been doing Phase 2 & Phase 3’s and learning & practicing Phase 3 figures.

We have closed our club for the winter as we are heading to Florida for a few months. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and a safe and warm New Year!

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares

Happy holidays to everyone. Gary & I will be in Florida for the next 3–4 months. Our club will begin again in May. Watch for our opening dance.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and New years and a safe and warm winter!

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares & Rounds

Our Friday afternoon club has been having a lot of fun dancing both rounds and squares. After the dance, a group of the dancers have been heading to Leroy to the Leroy No Finer Diner for an early dinner. What fun we have been having sharing dancing, food and friendship!

Our club is now closed for the winter. We will resume dancing in the spring when we return from Florida.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our friends. May the new year bring you love, peace and health!

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

Reported by: Alice & Gary Bubel

Cayuga Cut-Ups

Our new club year has started slowly for new dancers; therefore we will continue seeking dancers, starting folks when they come! Our club is continuing the Fall/Winter location at Weedsport United Methodist Church, 2477 East Brutus Street, Weedsport, off exit 40 on the Thruway! We have plenty of space to dance and gather together. All are welcome to the winter festivities. December 18 is our annual White Elephant Gifting Party; it is the perfect time to re-gift items from your home that work, are silly or interesting, etc. Everyone attending the party must bring a wrapped re-gift (no shopping involved). Gifts are placed on a table, members draw a number and the gifting and playing begins. It is a hoot!

In January we will celebrate the Lunar New Year with friends, wearing red for good luck, and most likely Asian food. That will be January 22! Come and enjoy!

In February we celebrate Valentine’s Day on the 12th with delicious pies! It is Pie Night, one can only imagine the delights that afternoon! Remember we dance 2:00–4:30, Sunday afternoons. Keep dancing,

Information: Linda English (315-689-1679)

Reported by: Linda English, Club Secretary

Cloverleaf Squares

We have ten folks currently taking lessons (two from last year’s class are attending as angels). One of our new class members came to us late in the class sessions last year. She was so eager to dance that she began taking two-step round dance lessons with Alice Bubel last summer. So now she can dance some of the round dancing between class tips.

Our Thanksgiving potluck dinner went very well. Our members’ turkeys prepared at home were the highlight of the evening. Guests made the dinner even more special. We were able to work off some (but not all) of the calories by dancing after dinner.

Our upcoming dance themes include Santa/Elf night on the first Sunday of December and the Holiday dinner later in the month. The Holiday dinner will be catered by Giuseppe’s Catering and will feature Chicken French and Roast Beef Burgundy. Check the flyer on our website for additional details. There will be no dance on December 25 or January 1. Visit our website to peruse our themes for January and February.

Southern Tier cuer Lisa Treichler will be with us on December 11. Local caller Jim Gotta will be with us starting January 15. Be sure to cram in all your Mike Callahan dancing before he leaves for warmer Arizona.

Information: (585-987-5972)

Reported by: Carl Webster, Corresponding Secretary

Copy Cats

We began the fall season with our Rusty Hinge Dance on September 10. Our Western Dance Night was September 24. Western boots, shirts, bandannas, and cowboy hats were plentiful. Mike Callahan enhanced the atmosphere with tunes such as: “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” “Back in the Saddle Again,” and “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” Appropriately, the evening ended with “Happy Trails to You”!!! Thank you, Mike!!!

Copy Kitten Classes began with an Open House on September 20. Five squares danced at the Scribner Road School, 1750 Scribner Road, in Penfield. Basic and mainstream classes are held from 7:00–9:00 on Tuesday evenings. It was wonderful to see over 20 new dancers smiling and having a great time. Ron Brown, our Class Caller, had the Kittens dancing within minutes. Club members assisted. Experienced dancers are welcome to join us as “angels” to enhance the learning experience for these future Western Square Dancers. A short, plus-level refresher is offered from 6:15–7:00 for those who volunteer as “angels” from 7:00–9:00.

Ten Copy Cats members attended the first annual Autumn Leaves Festival in Brattleboro, VT. Please refer to the Photo and Features section for a recap of this fun weekend.

Coming Up: (See the Promenader’ Schedule and Flyer sections for more details.)

Ugly Sweater Dance, December 3, from 7:00–9:00.

Happy Holidays Dance, December 17, from 7:00–9:00.

Happy New Year Dance, January 7, from 2:00–4:00.

Winter Wonderland Dance, January 21, from 2:00–4:00.

Mardi Gras Dance, February 4, from 2:00–4:00.

Valentine’s Dance, February 18, from 7:00–9:00.

Hawaiian Dance Night, March 4, from 7:00–9:00.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Dance, March 18, from 7:00–9:00.

Our club is a Plus level dance club. Dances follow a 2x2 format, with no early rounds. CDC Guidelines are followed at each dance. We meet two Saturday evenings per month from 7:00–9:00 at the First Baptist Church of Penfield, 1862 Penfield Road, Penfield, NY. Beginning in January, 2023, we will have three afternoon club dances to replace the 7:00–9:00 time slot. Please check our flyers in the Promenader for specifics.

Our Copy Kitten Classes are held Tuesday evenings from 7:00–9:00 at the Scribner Road School, 1750 Scribner Road, Penfield. Volunteer “Angels” are welcome.

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Information: Rick and Donna LaDonna; Phone 585-633-2044

Reported by: Gary and Lorraine Granath

Dalton Gang

Hoping you are having a great season of dancing. Our club is having a Christmas Party dance November 20 at the Town of Bliss Hall at 1:00 pm. People are asked to bring a dish to pass. December 10 is our second Christmas party on Saturday in Castle at the community center. Tuesday December 20 is just a get together Christmas party with no dance. We will be having a buffet style dinner, dish to pass, and drawings for gifts that will be passed out. We will also be playing Family Feud with the dance group and prizes will be given out to the winners.

Information: Jamond Billyard (jamondbillyard@yahoo.com)

Reported by: Jamond Billyard and Donna Whitmer

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

Grand Squares

It certainly has been a wonderful fall—for several reasons. First of all, the weather has been beautiful. Secondly, our club has survived surgeries, broken bones and back injuries. And thirdly, we have been blessed with faithful club members and equally faithful guests (some even bearing edible gifts.) Thanksgiving may have come and gone, but not the thankful spirit we acknowledge.

Our winter schedule is more limited, but we will dance once a month, weather permitting. These evenings will be Thursdays, December 1, January 12 (our big "Christmas in January" dance), February 2 and March 23. We are privileged to have Jim Gotta calling during Mike’s winter absence and Terry with her line dance wherever possible.

We dance from 7:00–9:00 at Roth Junior High, 4000 East Henrietta Road and welcome all plus dancers. We are working on a more ambitious schedule for April and May, so stay tuned for future updates.

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 started Wednesday workshops in September 2022, and we’re continuing to accept new dancers. We meet at the Penn Yan Grange Hall on Elm Street in Penn Yan from 7:00–9:00.

We have a Saturday evening dance coming up on December 10 at the Penn Yan Grange Hall with a Christmas theme; Richard Rosenfield will be calling and Lisa Treichler will be cueing. The level of dancing will be mostly Mainstream with some Plus. Early rounds will start at 7:00 with 2x2 from 7:30–10:00 pm. We hope to see you there.

We’ll be planning for March through May dances at our December meeting and will update our news at that time.

We will be hosting the Watkins Weekend from September 15–17 in 2023 with Bill Harrison calling & Steve Bradt, from Easton, PA cuing. It’s not too early to register. Mark your calendars and come down for the weekend, just an evening or all day on Saturday. For more info contact Sue Irvine at 585-330-9129 or email 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.

We have not yet settled on a new dance location, so stay tuned for day, time and place.

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

We will be heading to the warmer climates of Arizona for the months of January, February and March of 2023. Jim Gotta will be calling for the club for those three months and the club will be dancing twice a month rather than every week. The dates are: January 3, 17; February 7, 21; March7, 21. Please check our dance schedule.

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(585-352-7877)

Reported by: Mike Callahan

Shirts 'N' Skirts

We’re having a fun and busy fall and looking forward to the new year. In December we will be making donations to Toys for Tots on the 9th and our Christmas party on the 16th.

January 6 will be our New Year’s Celebration with a chili cook-off to keep us warm and our tummies full.

In February we will celebrate Valentine’s Day on the 10th with our pie night.

March will be our St. Patrick’s Dance on the 17th.

We hope to see our friends and new friends/visitors on Friday nights in Fulton! Happy Dancing!

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 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, laughter, and friendship.

We follow all COVID precautions. We have sanitizer and masks available and encourage people to wear masks if they feel they would be more comfortable. Food is now allowed at all dances along with the prepackaged snacks. Please call Don or Anne for any updated COVID procedures (585-317-6442)

Silver Squares did NOT offer dance lessons this fall. We are happy to talk with anyone interested in square dancing and refer them to clubs that are offering dance lessons. We welcome anyone who is interested in dancing to call or come visit us. Call Don or Anne for any information.

Our theme parties continue to be extremely successful. In September we started off with a Welcome Back Dance. Free pizza and soda was offered and we had a house full! We dressed up as cowboys and cowgirls for our Western Dance, and kicking off our fall we hosted a Welcome to Autumn Dance. Our many cooks and bakers brought in a variety of soups, sandwiches, salads, and of course, DESSERTS !! We ended October with a bang with our annual Halloween Dance.

November 7 was our Veteran’s Dance to honor our vets. We dressed in patriotic colors! November 21 was our annual Thanksgiving Feast. This was the first time in two years that we were able to bring in food to share at Thanksgiving. How exciting it was to enjoy a Thanksgiving Pot Luck with square dance friends. Feasting started at noon and dancing started at 1:00p.m.

Looking forward we have a busy schedule for square dancing!

Save the Date…December 12 is our Christmas Dinner and Dance. Dress up in your favorite Christmas outfit! Come prepared to dance at 1:00 and have a catered dinner at 3:00. Forest Hills will be catering a delicious dinner that we can share with our square dance family. Cost is $12.00 per person. Make reservations by December 5, 2022.

December 26 NO DANCE

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

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

Village Squares

Even though our schedule has been limited, those few of us “Squares’ who are left—plus a few of our friends from other clubs—have greatly enjoyed returning to the in-person dance floor in Pittsford, with caller Gil Porter.

At two dances, we had enough for two squares, but on other dates we were limited to only one square.

In view of this, and given the expected loss of our snowbirds, and all the variables of winter scheduling, those present at our November dance voted to suspend dancing for the winter months—meaning January, February and March. This decision is supported by feedback received via email from several other members.

(Accordingly, we have canceled the two dances originally scheduled for January.)

Our full-masking COVID-19 protocol has surely kept a few dancers away, but a few others have said they would not dance without full masking. In the spring, we will review our COVID-19 protocols with our host church and with our members.

In other news, at our October dance, we said a fond farewell to long-time members and officers, Circle of Service award recipients and dear friends, Carl and Susan Thomas. They are moving to a senior living community in Kansas City, bringing them close to younger family members. Moving day was in mid-November. We wish them well in this new life chapter.

Information: Peter Emmel

Reported by: Peter Emmel

Waterwheel Squares

On October 17th Waterwheels held a dance party to celebrate our one-year “return to dancing” anniversary dance after COVID-19 had shut us down for 86 weeks. We celebrated with a pizza party and a great night of dancing with Jim Gotta and Elaine Nicholls on squares and rounds.

Waterwheels is also graced with having two of our dancers celebrating their 90th birthdays this fall. Both Carl and Waudell attend almost every dance and still get up on the floor dancing!

Please see our schedule elsewhere in this issue and join us for a night of fun. We dance on Monday nights from 7–9PM.

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

Reported by: Gary Etherton