Last night March 22, 2024 Single Trees had another really fun dance with Darrell Kalmbach calling and Jackie Gale cueing. We were delighted to have them both, especially Jackie as we have missed her fine cueing so much! Darrell, knowing we had a couple of newly graduated dancers on the floor really did a great job of cueing each step of the calls so they would be able to follow well. Everyone tried to be of good help too. Since it was a spring themed dance with Easter just one week off, Darrell used a lot of gospel tunes to call to. His wife, Erin, was there too to help fill out squares when necessary. So fun to have them both.

Jackie’s husband Bill was on hand too to help a lot of us single gals have a partner for the rounds. While we do get used to dancing by ourselves, it is of course so nice to have a partner. Now if we could only get more guys to take up round dancing!

We had guest come once again from Roseburg's Buckeroos and Lebanon’s Square Circlers. They helped to fill out the four on the floor that we had a great deal of the night. We are so grateful for all the guests who come join us to make the dancing that much more fun.

Our president, Joy Pitts, and our vice president, Melba Walker, did a superlative job of making our dining and kitchen area look festive for spring wth loads of Easter bunnies and eggs of all sorts. Kudos to them both.

Our next dances in April will be the Tax Troubles and Woes—Hobo Stew Dance April 19, and Under The Big Top on April 26. The first one will be called and cued by Craig Abercrombie and the second will be called by K.C. Curtis and cued by Christina Corelli. Both dances should be well attended and provide all the good dancing anyone could want. They are sure to be decorated to the hilt. Please come dance with us whenever you can or are in the vicinity..

Gaynor Hintz

Club Reporter

 

 Wow!  Did we have fun at our 3rd Friday dance last night, March 15 at our square dance hall on 20th and Yolanda.  The Shamrock Shindig with a potato bar was a fabulous success with four squares on the floor dancing most of the evening--right up until the last square.

We had a really great visitation from the Buckeroos of Roseburg along with some from further south in Medford, there to support their caller, Phil Ramey of Phil-Billy fame. He did a fine job of calling and chose some really good music including that oldie but goodie, "The Cowboy Rides Away".  Sandy Harris did the cueing for us and also chose some well loved and known songs for us to dance to.

 

It was a great night of dancing for everybody, and we hope they all come back to see us soon.  Meanwhile we shall have to plan a visit to Roseburg's barn to get our banner back since they brought enough people to steal it!  What fun.

 

Thank you everybody for participating and bringing the fun here to Springfield. 

 

The last seven photos were taken by Melba Walker and most show people enjoying the baked potato feed provided last night by our club members.  They also show that our visitors and members really got into the theme of the dance!

You can see from the photos that this photographer had no time to take photos of the squares as I was dancing the whole evening.  My thanks to Ron Gates who stepped back from our square to catch a photo of the whole floor (all four squares) before the music started.

Next Friday on the 22nd we will have Darrell Kalmbach calling and our own Jackie Gale back to cue for us.  Please come join us.

Update to March Dances:

3/15/24    Phill Ramey, calling and Sandy Harris, cueing --    Shamrock Shindig  (wear some green!) 7:30 Plus, 7:45 pre-rounds and 8-10 mainstream with every 3rd tip plus

3/22/24    Darrell Kalmbach, calling and Jackie Gale, cueing --  Spring Dance  - 7:30 plus, 7:45 pre-rounds, 8-10 mainstream with every 4rd tip plus