Website last updated on February 15th, 2020 at 02:30 a.m. by FCP Webmaster Donald Barber
upcoming news and eventsFor the remainder of the 2019-2020 club dance schedule there will be alternating Mainstream and PLUS tips.
!!! SUMMER SIZZLE DANCE SCHEDULE !!! The 2020 Summer Sizzle dance schedule is final. To view the schedule and its associated Gad-Abouts hosted Gettysburg Star Spangled Festival in Fairfield, Pennsylvania, event click on the following link: FLYERS Visit the Square Dance Archives article on the right side of this page. Go back in square dancing history to the 1950's. See the latest photos and videos of club and other events by clicking on the following link: Latest Club Photos and Videos !!! NEXT CLUB SQUARE DANCE EVENTS !!! Fisherman's Luck Dance With Baked Potatoes Friday February 21st 7:30pm - 10:00pm Mt. Pleasant Ruritan Club New Students are Invited "Be There And Be a Square" DANCE LESSONS CLASS #20 (PLUS) Wednesday February 19th 7:30pm - 9:30pm Ballenger Community Center 5460 Jefferson Pike, Frederick MD WASCA 61st Spring Festival March 19-21, 2020 "Get Your Kicks On Route 66" For More Information Click On Link Below WASCA Spring Festival 2/21 fisherman's luck DANCE with baked potatoes
Join the Promenaders on Friday 2/21 for the Fisherman's Luck Dance with a serving of Baked Potatoes I believe that members are requested to bring their favorite baked potato toppings to share. The dance is from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at the Mt Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road (just north of the intersection of MD 26 and Crum Road) Walkersville Maryland. New Students Are Invited!
The club will alternate M/S and PLUS tips at this dance. As always, "Be There and Be a Square" 3/6 mad for plaid dance
Wear your plaid tops at the Mad For Plaid dance with Guest Caller Doren McBroom on Friday March 6th. The dance is from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at the Mt Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road (just north of the intersection of MD 26 and Crum Road) Walkersville Maryland. New Students Are Invited. The club will alternate M/S and PLUS tips at this dance. It is also First Friday IHOP night.
As always, "Be There and Be a Plaid Square" 3/19 - 3/21 wasca spring festival
The Promenaders take a break to attend the WASCA 61st Spring Festival on March 19th thru 21st. This years theme is "Get Your Kicks On Route 66". The festival is held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria Va. For detailed info about this event click on the following link: WASCA Spring Festival
Listen to the song "Route 66" by Manhattan Transfer by clicking on the forward arrow on the left side of the link below. 4/3 everything's coming up roses
Wake up and smell the roses at the Everything's Coming Up Roses Dance on Friday April 3rd. Bring used square dance attire to sell at the Second Hand Rose Sale. The dance is from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at the Mt Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road (just north of the intersection of MD 26 and Crum Road) Walkersville Maryland. New Students Are Invited. The club will alternate M/S and PLUS tips at this dance. It is also First Friday IHOP night.
As always, "Be There and Be a Square" Enjoy the "Oldie But Goodie" Roses Are Red by Bobby Vinton by clicking on the link below. 4/17 breakfast at night dance
Come on down to the Breakfast at Night Dance on Friday April 17th. I do not know the specific culinary details of this event, so stay tuned for them in the next month or so. The dance is from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at the Mt Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road (just north of the intersection of MD 26 and Crum Road) Walkersville Maryland. New Students Are Invited. The club will alternate M/S and PLUS tips at this dance.
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square dancing tidbits
First friday IHOP
During the FCP 2019-2020 dance schedule, on the FIRST Friday of EVERY month, club members and guest visitors are invited AFTER the dance to the IHOP at 2421 Osprey Way South, Frederick MD. For more info, see club member Sarah Stamper.
Square Dancing ArchivesWreck of the Old '97 - Jim Munyon was a popular caller in southern California in the early 1950s. Indeed, he was one of the callers at the famous (and enormous) 1950 square dance in Santa Monica with Lloyd Shaw as the MC. (There, he called another singing square, The Old Pine Tree.)
This recording, complete with train chugging and whistles, has very much the sound of western swing music popularized by bands such as Bill Boyd and his Cowboy Ramblers or Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Munyon is also listed as calling the same dance with Henry and His Cornpoppers as the band. We've been unable to date the recording, but it's probably early to mid-1950s. To listen to Jim's calls to the song Wreck of the Old 97 from the 50's click on the following link then click on the play arrow. https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1902 2019-2020 FCP square dance lessons classThe 2019-2020 FCP square dance lessons class, featuring Mainstream and Plus sessions, is scheduled for September 2019 through June 2020. For more information and to sign up for the class, click on the following link: Dance Lessons
Dancer Etiquette BrochureRecently added to the ABOUT page is the Dancer Etiquette brochure. This brochure provides the basic Code of Ethics and Codes of Conduct expected from dancers at the various square dancing functions and events. To go to the brochure click on the following link: BROCHURE
where's the dance?If your upcoming plans include travel or you just want to visit other dance clubs near your home club, then the "Where's The Dance" web site is for you. This web site shows all of the Square Dances within a specific radius of where you are. There are a few other options to even further narrow the dance selections for you. To visit this valuable square dance web site click on the following link:
Where's The Dance? promenaders calendarAn FCP Calendar of Events using the Google Calendar functionality is now available. To view the calendar, place the cursor on the SCHEDULE link in the navigation bar at the top of this page, then click on the Promenaders Calendar item or click on the following link: Calendar
square dance lessons linkStudents or anyone else who wants to review square dance calls can click on the following link to an excellent website that demonstrates Mainstream and Plus calls.
SquareDanceLessonVideos ODE To square DancingWinter is nigh and the square dancing is great
Grab your spouse or your friend and even your date Then head to the floor with your squaring mate To dance to the cadence that the callers dictate The squares stand ready for your dancing crave You can relay the deucy after a step to a wave Then you chain down the line if you dare to be brave Square dancing in Frederick is the latest rave Seamless moves are in sync with the callers refrain Head ladies go center with a teacup chain It's friendship set to music while using your brain Just remember to listen and stay in your lane Mainstream and Plus are two levels to learn Then DBD and Advanced get your legs to churn The steps and the calls are easy to discern So promenade in style whenever your turn Spread the word around town so more people know And invite them to your local square dancing show We would like our classes to continually grow When eager new students join the dancing flow Let the resurgence begin on the square dancing floor With the mixing of the new and the current core Let's breakdown the barriers and open the door As we celebrate the tradition with all of its lore Donald Barber Frederick County Promenaders Web Master, Ode Writer 
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