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 7:00.

Our Callers are Gary and Alice Bubel, and Denny Frey

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Rounds

Where did the year go? Our Tuesday workshop, Wednesday Rounds and Friday Club are winding down for the winter. The last dances for this year are in the first week of December. Please join us for our Christmas celebrations at each of these dances. It will be a lot of fun celebration with everyone!!

Thank you to everyone for the support you have given us to make our clubs a success for another year. We will be back dancing in May. Please watch for information as the time gets closer. We look forward to seeing everyone.

Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares

Where did the year go? Our Tuesday workshop, Wednesday Rounds and Friday Club are winding down for the winter. The last dances for this year are in the first week of December. Please join us for our Christmas celebrations at each of these dances. It will be a lot of fun celebration with everyone!!

Thank you to everyone for the support you have given us to make our clubs a success for another year. We will be back dancing in May. Please watch for information as the time gets closer. We look forward to seeing everyone.

Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares & Rounds

Where did the year go? Our Tuesday workshop, Wednesday Rounds and Friday Club are winding down for the winter. The last dances for this year are in the first week of December. Please join us for our Christmas celebrations at each of these dances. It will be a lot of fun celebration with everyone!!

Thank you to everyone for the support you have given us to make our clubs a success for another year. We will be back dancing in May. Please watch for information as the time gets closer. We look forward to seeing everyone.

Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

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

Reported by: Gary and Alice Bubel

Cayuga Cut-Ups

The Cut-Ups will continue our Winter Hours on Sundays from 2:00–5:00. Club dances from 2:00–3:00, class from 3:00–4:00 and then club from 4:00–5:00; we may end at 4:30 as needed. Our winter season activities include the Annual White Elephant Gifting Party (12/22/24) which asks folks to shop their houses for items to ‘regift.’ Wrap the item and play the game opening then stealing from each other, always amusing and that shower cap keeps returning, who will get it this year? In January (1/19/25) we will celebrate the Lunar New Year, wear red and maybe Chinese takeout! February (2/16/25) Valentine’s Day is Pie Dessert Day. March (3/16/25) is St. Paddy’s Day and Soup Night. During the winter season please call ahead to make sure we are dancing that afternoon, (315) 689-1679 and leave a message, I will return the call as the weather sometimes changes our well thought out plans, go figure! Keep dancing,

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

We have 21 members in our class. With our angels, we have six to seven squares dancing. It is amazing how our members have joined the class to help Mike Callahan teach beginning western square dancing. (Our snack “Buffet” has also increased).

Our Class/Club Thanksgiving Dinner Dance was well attended, with the finest pot-luck course in Rochester. There was plenty of dancing after dinner to clear out any calories that had been consumed.

Jim Gotta, Chuck Meyer, Lisa Treichler will be on hand to cue our round dances. Our latest classes of Waltz and Rumba/Cha will bring greater enjoyment to the evenings.

Our theme dances are sure to put more fun in our step. Dress as a Santa or elf on December 8; enjoy our class/club dance with a catered holiday dinner on December 15. Bring in your favorite cheeses on Cheese Lover’s night, January 19. Dance with your valentine on February 2. There will be no dancing at the end of December 22 and 29, however.

Because the Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, February 09, there will be no dancing during our regular evening times. Instead, our class will be in the afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Many of us will be supporting our favorite team later in the evening.

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

Reported by: Carl Webster

Copy Cats

Copy Cats started the class year by hosting two Free Open Houses and two Introductory Lessons that saw over 60 new faces coming to dance. Thanks to our Copy Cats Angels, Angels from other clubs and our caller/instructor, Ron Brown, we now have kittens, kittens, kittens everywhere! Our newest litter has 29 kittens, all of whom are eager to learn to square dance as they grow friendships and exercise their brains and bodies dancing. Copy Cats worked with Penfield Recreation to advertise our kitten classes this year and the Penfield Community Center is a great place to dance. Kitten classes are Wednesdays from 7:00–9:00, with Plus level refresher time from 6:15–7:00.

Our fall dances have been well attended and feature alternating mainstream and plus tips, with a round dance in between. Dances are held at the First Baptist Church of Penfield, 1862 Penfield Rd, Penfield, NY.

We held our Veteran’s Day Dance on Saturday, November 9, 7:00–9:00 with veterans admitted free. Then we promenaded right into the holiday season with our Thanksgiving Dance, Saturday November 23, 7:00–9:00. We held a turkey raffle and a non-perishable food was collected to support the Penfield Ecumenical Food Shelf.

Dig deep into your closets for your Ugly Sweater or Crazy Hat and come to our Dance on Saturday, December 7, 7:00–9:00.

Celebrate friends and the holidays at our Holiday Dance on Saturday, December 23, 7:00–9:00. This is the first of our class/club dances. Students from any club are admitted to the dance for free. We will start the evening with an optional buffet dinner, for $20 per person, served 5:30–6:30. Dinner features grilled chicken, baked ham and sirloin tips with many delicious sides as well. RSVP and send payment by December 13 to Debbie and Jeff Blood, 108 Cindy Lane, Rochester, NY 14626.

2025 starts off with a switch to afternoon dancing with our New Year’s Dance from 2:00–4:00 on Saturday, January 4.

Class/club dance #2, Winter Wonderland on January 18, 2:00–4:00 will be hosted by the kitten class and students from any club are admitted to the dance for free.

Celebrate your home team or favorite sport (other than square dancing, of course!) at our February Sports Dance, Saturday, February 1, 7:00–9:00. This is our third class/club dance opportunity. Students from any club are admitted to the dance for free.

Copy Cats Valentine’s Dance is for all who love square dancing! Share the love and join us on Saturday, February 15, 2:00–4:00.

Jump into spring with our Hawaiian Theme Dance on Saturday, March 1, 7:00–9:00. Remember to wear a coat over your island attire. This is another class/club dance, and students from any club will be admitted free of charge.

Shamrocks may not be blooming but it’s time for the St Patrick’s Dance! Join us Saturday, March 15, 7:00–9:00 for a lucky good time. This might be the perfect time to try your luck at the 50/50 raffle.

Email: copy.cats@live.com

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

Reported by: Lynn and Don Lucas, Secretaries

Dalton Gang

Dalton Gang will be dancing every other Tuesday from now on—working on getting more people.

We held a donkey dance in Warsaw in October. What a day! In the morning, a group of horseback riders and buggies entertained us for two hours. Then we had a potluck lunch with Ray calling a great square dance in the arena that was set up by the owners for us. They also had a miniature horse and burro in a pen in the arena, and we all had our pictures taken with them. Many of the horseback riders joined us for the dance, also square dancers from Rochester came to enjoy the fun with us. After dancing the daughters of the arena owners put on a trick riding exhibition for us. Yes, it was a drive but well worth it. A great time was had by all.

Come join us in Castile at Living Hope Church right on Main Street in Castile. We welcome all and are a friendly warm fun-loving club.

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 are a fun Mainstream and Plus club that dances every Tuesday from 6:45–9:00 at the Weedsport Presbyterian Church, 8871 S Seneca St, Weedsport, NY. Please visit our Facebook page: TheFunBunchSquareDanceClub.

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 holds workshops on Wednesdays in the fall and winter at the Penn Yan Grange Hall, 402 Elm Street in Penn Yan, 6:30–9:00. All workshops start with class-level dancing at 6:30 and club-level dancing later. The cost for workshops is $6.00 per dancer.

Information: Lise Rosenfield (585-245-3720)

Reported by: Gary & Sue Groom (585-489-6186)

Round Towners

Round Towners is an Easy to 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 2:00–4:00 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 had a great fall of dancing. Our class is full of energy and doing fantastic with learning the calls each week. In October we brought donations during our Black Cat Dance for the Oswego Humane Society. There were some creative and spooky costumes and treats to celebrate Halloween. November was our annual Thanksgiving dinner and dance. Very delicious food was had by all.

In December we will donate to “Toys For Tots” on the 13th and celebrate Christmas with yummy themed treats on the 20th. We will NOT dance on December 27.

January 3 will be our New Year’s celebration with chili and cornbread. February will be our Valentine’s Dance and pie night on the 14th.

Guests are always welcome. Hope to see you there.

The Shirts ’N’ Skirts dances at the Fulton Municipal Bldg 141 South First Street, Fulton NY from 7:00–9:00.

Caller: Dave Eno

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

Reported by: Jerri Saintey

Silver Squares

Monday afternoon is a lot of fun at Silver Squares Dance Club. Five squares of dancers welcomed in the Fall with a Pizza Party!! We followed that with a Crazy Hat Dance on September 30th, when four squares of people wore their crazy hats and danced to caller, Mike Callahan. Lots of laughs and lots of fun!!!

The club’s annual Soup and Sandwich dance was a hit! Six different soups, a variety of sandwiches and many desserts were enjoyed by all. Five squares of people not only ate but danced too. What a fun day!

Banner Stealing is always fun. Copy Cats members visited Silver Squares and took their banner back! Don Naulin and Anne Granger, Presidents of Silver Squares, tried to hang onto the banner but no luck. Banner Stealing promotes good will and a lot of fun among clubs.

Our Halloween dance is always a lot of fun!! Laughter, dancing and eating always makes for a great afternoon. Caller Mike Callahan had dancers promenade in a circle and then everyone voted for the best costume. The contest was won by Joann Baxter and Diane and Richard Cundra!!

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 through 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, and by the passing of our caller, Gil Porter. A few of us are gathering most weeks on Zoom, to stay in touch while we wait for lightning to strike and bring the spark of life into the club to make a return to dancing possible.

Information: Peter Emmel (585-732-1004)

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

Waterwheel Squares

Waterwheels is still “chugging along” as the last square dance club in the Buffalo area with our loyal cadre of dancers. All of our dancers know how very lucky we are to have Jim Gotta calling for us. Every Monday he makes the long drive to Buffalo and back so we can continue to enjoy square dancing. See you at Dance-O-Rama.

Waterwheels 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