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.

COVID Protocol for VA: Proof of Vaccination required; Mask must be worn entering and leaving dance. Mask not required in Gym.

Our caller is Gary Bubel (except on May 1, 2023—Denny Frey on CD)

Information: Lucy Pietrzykowski (luciapietrzykowski@gmail.com)

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

Boo Bull Rounds

We begin dancing on Wednesday May 10. We hope we can get enough dancers to continue this club. At this time, we are not sure what we will be teaching this summer, so for the month of May we will just dance Phases 2 & 3 and review as needed. We are dancing at the Henrietta Fire Hall 7:00–9:00.

If anyone has any suggestions about the level they would like to dance or a rhythm they would like to learn, please let us know.

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares

Our Tuesday night club starts their season on Tuesday May 9. This year, we will be reviewing the plus calls and hope all of our new graduates will join us for the summer to practice what they have already learned and learn some of the plus calls. Please feel free to ask for a review on anything that may be causing you trouble.

We are again dancing at the Henrietta Fire Hall 7:00–9:00. Please be on the lookout for flyers about our dances!

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares & Rounds

This club begins dancing on Friday May 12. We missed all of our Rochester area friends/dancers while we were in Florida and we are glad to be back with everyone. We mainly do plus level dancing but are open to review any calls that are causing trouble. This is a 2x2 dance. We have a great group of dancers. Often after the dance we all go out to an early dinner. No one wants the fun to end! Please consider joining us for an afternoon of dancing and fellowship! Please be on the lookout for flyers about our dances.

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

Reported by: Alice & Gary Bubel

Cayuga Cut-Ups

The Cut-Ups have a new illness, says our President Bruce Green, “Banner Stealing Fever has gripped the club!” After a successful Banner Steal from the Copy Cats on 1/21/23, no other banners are safe! Beware, weather permitting we will let your club know, when, if, how, etc our steal will occur, we are coming!

Please note we are dancing every Sunday afternoon in Weedsport at the Methodist Church from 2–4:30pm! March 19 is our St. Paddy’s Dance and Soup Night; April has two No Dance Sundays for Palm Sunday (April 2) and Easter (April 9); and May also has two No Dance days for Mother’s Day (May 14) and Memorial Day (May 28). Our Graduation for Mainstream Dancing is set for April 30 and we will be ready for DOR on May 6. Can’t wait!

In June we plan to be back dancing at Bailiwick Market & Cafe in the gazebo, y’all come!

Save the date for our Anniversary Steak Roast August 12, 2023!

Keep dancing!

Information: Linda English (315-689-1679)

Reported by: Linda English, Club Secretary

Champagne Whirl-A-Ways

We traditionally dance at 7:00pm 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 class is going well and the angels are enjoying their time with them. Soon there will be graduation and we have a new batch of angels for the next class. Jim Gotta is an excellent temporary replacement for Mike Callahan as our instructor while Mike and Wanda are off in warmer climes.

We are looking forward to our Mardi Gras-themed dance. Many people will have masks and feathers and will be wearing a whole host of bright colors. This dance is one of our more favored ones, so be sure to mark March 5 on your calendar. Another favorite dance is our 53rd Anniversary / St. Patrick’s Dance on March 10. Lisa Treichler will be on hand for the anniversary dance. (There will be no dance for Easter, April 9)

Our board is remaining for another year, with the exception of Eileen Webster who will still be convalescing from her surgeries. Paul Sutton has replaced her as our club’s treasurer. It was good of him to take on this role for the club.

Information: (585-987-5972)

Reported by: Carl Webster, Corresponding Secretary

Copy Cats

Our Copy Kittens (basic and mainstream class members) are quick studies and faithful attendees. We want to thank our Class Coordinators, Paul and Debbie VanGraafeiland for their organizational skills and willingness to volunteer to undertake this very important position. We are very fortunate to have the exceptional instruction of Ron Brown, Teacher/Caller. Ron Brown has been our Class instructor for many years. He has done a wonderful job over the years coaching our new dancers. He maintains a log of calls learned and calls remaining to be taught prior to the end of the dance year. He keeps us on schedule. No call is omitted. A light-hearted, relaxed, stress-free atmosphere is Ron’s classroom trademark. Thank you also to all the volunteer “angels” (experienced dancers) participating at classes.

Our catered Christmas Holiday Dance, December 17, 2022, was a class/club dance. It was well attended with six squares on the dance floor. Our Kittens received a warm welcome.

The Winter Wonderland Dance, January 21, 2023, was organized and decorated by the Copy Kittens. Our dance was held from 2–4 pm. The Kittens arrived at 1:00 pm and did a beautiful job of decorating, setting up chairs, caller/cuer tables and sign-in tables. There were pastel snowflakes and icicle lights hanging from the ceiling, white snowflakes on the walls, and even a snowman standing beside the snack table. The Kittens brought snacks, which were thoroughly enjoyed! We had eight squares on the dance floor keeping tempo to Ron Brown’s proficient calling. Eight couples round danced to Lisa Treichler’s excellent cueing. Our banner was stolen by Cayuga Cut-Ups after Ron Brown put them through their paces on the dance floor! We already have plans to retrieve it! Please see pictures in the Promenader Photos and Features section. Many clubs participated in this fantastic event.

Upcoming scheduled dances are listed below. We have two scheduled Class/Club dances. (See the Promenader Dance Schedule and Flyer sections for more details.)

Hawaiian Dance Night: March 4, 2023, Class/Club. Jim Gotta Caller and Cuer.

St. Patrick’s Day Dance: March 18, 2023, Club Dance. Dave Eno, Caller and Chuck Meyer, Cuer.

Crazy Hat Dance: April 1, 2023, Class/Club. Mike Callahan, Caller and Lisa Treichler, Cuer.

April Showers Dance: April 15, 2023, Club Dance. Mike Callahan, Caller and Chuck Meyer, Cuer.

Copy Kitten Classes are held on Tuesday evenings at the Scribner Road School, 1750 Scribner Road, in Penfield from 7:00–9:00 p.m. Experienced dancers are welcome to join us as “angels” to enhance the learning experience for these future Western Square Dancers. A short, plus-level teach/refresher is offered from 6:15–7:00 for those who volunteer as “angels” for the 7:00–9:00 class.

Our club is a Plus level dance club. Club dances follow a 2x2 format, with no early rounds. CDC Guidelines are followed at each dance. We dance two Saturday evenings per month from 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Penfield, 1862 Penfield Road, Penfield, NY. We have been experimenting using afternoon hours for some of our dances. These have been well received. Please check our flyers in the Promenader for specifics.

Email: copy.cats@live.com

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

Reported by: Gary and Lorraine Granath

Dalton Gang

Hello fellow dancers. March 28 is our ever popular pancake dinner dance, starting with a 5:00pm dinner at the Cartwright Maple Tree Inn, at 4321 County Rd 15A, Angelica NY 14709. Then we will dance at 7:00 at the Birdsall Grange Hall, 9010 Route 16, Birdsall NY 14822. Admission will be six dollars per person and we’ll be open to all. It will be beginners to mainstream, caller will be Ray Tompkins.

Our club is going to do an event, Jamboree of Hope, April 22 at 11:00 am at the Warsaw Moose club to raise money for cancer research for kids.

For more info call Lynette at 585-689-3908 or Lori at 585-380-2288.

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

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: Jeanne Hering (315-252-3991) (jhering@twcny.rr.com)

Reported by: Jeanne Hering (315-252-3991)

Grand Squares

March is here, can Spring be far behind? Members of Grand Squares are eagerly anticipating the longer days and warmer temperatures of this season of rebirth. As usual we closed out the Christmas season with our Christmas-In-January dance with two squares who enjoyed ice cream and a holiday cake between dance tips. We are grateful to the guests who came that evening as well as those who join us for all our dances.

Back to the present—March is also a time for celebrating our Anniversary—62 years of continuous dancing. The club began as Lima Grand Squares, understandably because they danced in Lima—at the Town Hall in winter and a barn during the summer. We’ve changed locations several times, but we have tried to live up to the title from its early days as “the friendliest club around.” Hoping to lessen the chance of a late winter storm, we plan to hold our Anniversary Celebration on Friday, May 19.

But don’t wait until May to come dance with us. We will dance on March 23, our Welcome Spring dance, on April 13 and 27 and May 4. All of our dances, except for our Anniversary Dance are on Thursdays and all are 7:00–9:00 at Roth Junior High on East Henrietta Road.

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

Reported by: Carol Ann Stahl

Pairs N Squares

It’s been a while since the Pairs N’ Squares have published news. We have had many trials and changes in the last year but, we are back. Our caller is Ron Schweitzer. We dance on Monday nights at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church; 210 Hazel Street, Liverpool NY from 6:30–8:30. We would love to see guests at any time.

On March 13 we will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with wearing of the green and themed treats.

Our dance year will end on May 22 with a potluck dinner beginning at 6:00. All are welcome!

Hope to see you soon! Happy Dancing!!

Information: Jerri Saintey (jsanitey@verizon.net) (315-546-3851)

Reported by: Jerri Saintey

Penn Yan Friendship Squares

Penn Yan Friendship Squares hosts Wednesday workshops from 6:00 until 9:00 pm with basic level for new dancers from 6:00 until 7:00 and mainstream/plus from 7:00 to 9:00. We meet at the Penn Yan Grange Hall at 408 Elm Street in Penn Yan.

We have a Saturday evening dance coming up on April 15 at the Penn Yan Grange Hall with a Spring theme. Richard Rosenfield will be calling and Lisa Treichler will be cueing. The level of dancing will be Class/Club. Early rounds will start at 7:00 with 2x2 from 7:30 to 10:00 pm. We hope to see you there.

Plans for a dance on a Saturday in May are in the works.

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 comedown for the weekend or 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 soon!

Information: Lise Rosenfield (585-245-3720)

Reported by: Gary & Sue Groom (315-536-6066)

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

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

It was a busy holiday season for our club. There was a great turnout for our Thanksgiving dinner and also the New Year Chili Fest. There will be plenty of fun and celebrating coming up. On March 17 wear your green for St. Patty’s dancing. On April 21 we will have our pizza night. May 19 we will have our cookout with everyone bringing a dish to pass. Dave will help us burn the calories from all our eating with some great dancing.

On June 3 we will be hosting the Elaine Eno Memorial ALS Dance from 1:00–9:00. There will be multiple callers for your dancing fun. All proceeds will go to the ALS association. We hope to see many of you there.

Happy Dancing!

Caller: Dave Eno

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

Reported by: Jerri Saintey

Silver Squares

Silver Squares continues to have four or five squares weekly. We dance almost every Monday from 1:00–3:00pm and we dance a combination of 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 (Don at 585-317-6442 or Anne at 585-200-0464).

Just to remind everyone that Silver Squares does NOT offer dance lessons. We are happy to talk with anyone interested in square dancing and refer them to clubs that are offering dance lessons. Call Don or Anne for any information.

Our theme parties continue to be extremely successful. Our Christmas Dinner Dance was well attended with five squares dancing and the dinner catered by Forest Hills was delicious. The turkey roll ups were a big hit! We introduced the New Year with our Hawaiian Dance, then the following week a Pizza Party Dance, and then our very first Snowflake Ball. Look for pictures of these fun events under the Promenader’s Photos and Features Tab!

Mile Callahan headed to warm and sunny Arizona for the New Year and we are very grateful and privileged to have our very own Jim Gotta call for us. He will be our caller until Mike returns in April.

We are inviting all our square dance friends in different clubs to one FREE DANCE on a certain date. Look for our SILVER SQUARES INVITATION FLYER under the Silver Squares Flyer section on the Promenader. This will give you the date for your FREE dance. If you have any questions, please call Anne or Don at 585-317-6442 or 585-200-0464.

Looking ahead through June, here is what’s going on at Silver Squares!

March 13 St. Patrick’s Day Dance is just the best!! On this special occasion, we will enjoy the “wearing of the green!” We are also asking that you bring in your favorite green dessert!!

April 3 We are celebrating the beginning of Spring with a Spring Fling and Silent Auction. Bring baked goods, new gifts, recycled but like new treasures or service/gift cards for silent bidding. This is a great fun for everyone to enjoy while we dance the afternoon away.

April 10 NO DANCE

April 24 Let’s Have a Pie Party!! Bring in your favorite pie: small, big, or just a few slices. Homemade or store bought. All kinds of pies are welcome!!! We can eat pie, dance, and socialize with friends. Where else can you do this??

May 8 Our Lilac Day Dance is a celebration all the beauty that surrounds us in the Rochester area—especially the lilacs! Wear purple, bring lilacs, do whatever is fun. We invite all to come, enjoy each other, and enjoy the decorations and festivities!!

May 22 The Memorial Day Dance is a special tribute to those who sacrificed their lives so we could be free. Come and enjoy the dance and remember our family and friends who made our freedom possible.

May 29 is Memorial Day. There is NO DANCE

June 12 Our Flag Day Dance honors our Flag. Dress in patriotic colors and enjoy dancing to Mike’s patriotic music.

June 26 This is our end of year picnic so, LET’S PICNIC!! Lunch starts at noon. Finally, this year, we can bring a dish to pass! Come and enjoy visiting with our dancing family and looking at the many 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.

Our Silver Squares Calendar is posted on the Promenader website. Please check it out. We have become a family and we welcome each and every person that walks through our doors. Please call Don or Anne with any questions.

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. We also offer Super Saturday events which include workshops in the afternoon, dinner and an evening dance…all for a reasonable price. See our posted 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

We are a Plus-level square dance club, dancing Wednesday evenings at the United Church of Pittsford, 123 South Main Street, Pittsford, NY. Our caller is Gil Porter.

We have paused weekly dances while we recover from the COVID interruption, and from depleted membership due to moves and funerals. Our plan is to dance more or less monthly when our snowbirds are home in the spring and fall. Watch for flyers in the Promenader and announcements on the WNYF Facebook page (SquareDancingRochester).

Information: Peter Emmel (585-381-5049)

Reported by: Peter Emmel (pemmel@frontiernet.net)

Waterwheel Squares

We are a Mainstream/Plus/Round dance club, dancing a 2x2 format starting at 7:00pm on Monday evenings in Amherst, NY, at the Amherst Community Church, 77 Washington Highway.

Our caller is Jim Gotta and our cuer is Elaine Nichols.

For dance dates, see the Schedule pages.

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

Reported by: Gary Etherton