July 31st - Round Dance Party

All level Round Dance Party with Christine Corelli-Goode from 6 pm to 8 pm. The usually cost is $5 but the beginning waltz class members will be free since she doesn't think it is fair to charge if someone can just dance one phase and one rhythm.  Also, if you only know Two Step, phase 2 and nothing else, you are also free. So that's really nice.  So all you beginners and everyone else as well, come and fill the dance floor.

There will be a Split-the-Pot, too.  And bring treats if you'd like.  Christine will have some there, too.

An as an aside - if you want to learn to  do the Two-Step  - her class will begin Sept. 9th at 7 pm at the hall.

Square Dancing for Exercise and the Mind

1) It is a great way to exercise and it is lots of fun to boot.  Square Dancing is endorsed  by the American Heart Association.  In a typical dance you will walk 3-5 miles if you keep going the whole time.


2) Square Dancing has also been endorsed by the Alzheimer’s Association because it keeps your mind sharp. Lessons start with 50 different calls and get up to about 68.  If you want to stretch yourself further, you go for the plus lessons, eventually, and learn about 30 more calls.


3) Square dancing costs a lot less than a health club, and it doesn't feel like work!


4) I’ll bet that you didn't  know that you can square dance to just about any type of music.  We’re talking, Rock, Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, Classical, Gospel.  Frankly all you need is a beat to move your feet to.


5) We have a saying around square dancing that it is good for ages 8-98.  Younger then age 8 you get into a problem with memory retention.  :-)


Many thanks to a square dance friend for some of this obvious information.

Honor Flight Dance did well

Many Single Trees and other clubs attended the fundraiser for the WW II Honor Flight fund sponsored by the Whirl-A-Ways. More than $2500 was raised between donations and  the silent auction. Some of our club members were glad to be able to contribute as well. Fun was had by all.

This was also a Single Trees visitation (there sure were a lot of us - see photo below) to the Whirl-A-Ways Hawaiian themed square dance in June - their last for the summer - honored their caller for several years, Bob Ewing (far left in front row), who is moving on to embrace other interests.  He is calling for Single Trees on July 12th - so come on down!  (And thanks to Lois for the great photos.)

June-July 2013 Dances

Bob Ewing

June 14th is our Annual Reigning Cats & Dogs theme dance, a fund-raiser for Greenhill Humane Society.  Bob Ewing will be our caller for the night, and Nancyann Nobles will be our guest cuer. So come on out, have a lot of fun dancing, and give your support to Greenhill. We start with plus at 7:30 pm, and mainstream and rounds at 8:00 pm. And of course, there are always yummy snacks at the break.

Sandy Harris

June 28th is our Yard & Garden Party theme dance which is a casual attire dance. Of course, square dance clothes are fine, too. Our caller for the evening is Scott Zinser, and Sandy Harris will be our guest cuer. Dance times are the same as always.

July 12th is our Watermelon Dance, and you can be sure there will be watermelons! Bob Ewing will be calling for us again, and Sharon Greenman will be our cuer for the evening.

July 26th the club will be dark since it is the weekend for the Diamond Lake event.

"The Crew" at the ESDC was a wonderful dance!

Wonderful dance on June 2nd, "The Crew" Daryl Clendenin, Randy Dibble, Jim Hattrick and Les Seeley at the ESDC on Sunday afternoon. There was round dancing between tips, cued by Yvonne Clendenin. Dancers from many clubs were there with 11 squares on the floor.  It was a jam-packed house, for sure and everyone had a lot of fun.

April 2013 Dances

KC Curtis

12th - Suspenders and Crazy T-shirt dance - caller KC Curtis, one of our favorites.  He can sing up a storm and always keeps you moving. He'll rock your socks off.

Give your crazy t-shirts an outing and take them dancing! And if you have suspenders - snap 'em on and bring them along too. Plus starts at 7:30 p.m. and mainstream and rounds at 8:00 p.m. Remember to bring your finger foods because we'll all be hungry come that mid-dance break time.

Dan Nordbye

16th - Tuesday - Special dance hosted by Danebo Circle 8 - DAN NORDBYE, national caller from Mesa, Arizona. This dance is always FUN!  Dan is a wonderful caller and a hoot to boot, says Christina Corelli. Rounds (7:30 p.m. pre rounds) will be mixed levels, so something for everyone. (This dance is $7 per person.) Let's everyone in the Emerald Valley  get out for this one and support square dancing and have a great time! For more information about Dan - go to his website and hear him call.   http://www.dannordbye.com

Renee & Gary Ruud

26th - caller - Renee Ruud who will dazzle us with flower-studded dances to highlight our spring season. Her singing is real fine and her calling skills just keep improving. We might even have a mystery visitor to help her out - but since it is a mystery - we won't know until all begins at 7:30 p.m. with plus calls. Mainstream begins at 8:00 p.m. with rounds interspersed, as always. As for finger foods, sounds like a good dance for fruit and nuts, being spring - but there is always room for cake.  See you then.

March 22nd, 2013 Square Dance

March 22nd - Gospel Dance with caller George Hermann who called for our Christmas holiday dance in December. Gospel tunes are one of his favorites, so you are in for a treat. He will be doing patter as well as singing calls with other tunes mixed in.

And remember - plus starts at 7:30 p.m., rounds and mainstream at 8:00 p.m. We usually have a break for goodies at 9:15 p.m. So come and have a good time.

Pat Hintz will be our round dance cuer as usual. So get your jive, cha cha, waltz and two-step on and have a swinging good time.

And remember to bring your finger food so we can all enjoy refreshments with our guests. See you on the floor - dancing of course!