Recent and Upcoming Square Dance news and eventspromenaders seeking new callerDue to Dean Singleton's upcoming move, the Frederick County Promenaders have begun the search for a new club caller. We will be scheduling potential new callers for our regularly scheduled dances. Callers wishing to be considered, or club members wishing to recommend a caller should contact Henry Lane at 703-966-6349 or email FCPromenaders@gmail.com.
We will all miss Dean, and wish him all the best. 5/14 FCP FUNDRAISER AT LEDO PIZZA
Make plans to attend the FCP fund raising event at LEDO Pizza on Monday May 14th from 5pm-8pm. Enjoy some fine Italian food while socializing with fellow FCP members, families and friends. A percentage of the proceeds from this event go to FCP. LEDO Pizza is located in the Prospect Plaza shopping center on Jefferson Street behind the CVS near the intersection of Route 15. The latest dance class videos from 4/18/18 are located on this page. Other videos can be viewed in the Video Gallery. To display the videos, click on the following link: VIDEOS Below are detailed descriptions about the upcoming dances and other related events. To see a list of the entire 2017-2018 dance schedule in JPG format, click on the SCHEDULE link in the navigation section at the top of this page. To see the dance schedule in PDF format place the cursor over the SCHEDULE link and click on the SCHEDULE (PDF) link. 4/17 Daybreak demonstration!
On April 17th, the Promenaders took a square on the road to the DayBreak Adult Services Inc in Frederick Maryland for a square dancing demonstration. Pictured above from left to right are Pat Marks, Marjorie Barber, Mary Ann Gearinger, Suzanne Law, Barbara Dodge, Jan Dommerich, Alex Dommerich, Bonnie Pollack, Robert Abdinoor, and Jerry Pollack.
2018 WASCA Festival dance link!
The FCP Webmaster was forwarded an email from Club President Henry Lane containing the link to a representative sample of the songs called by the Guest Callers at the WASCA 2018 Venetian Carnival Festival held on March 15, 16, and 17. Click on the following link to access the many videos.
2018 WASCA Festival 4/20 Pirates on parade pictures!
Above are 6 selected pictures from the Pirates on Parade dance from April 20th.
P.S. Did anybody tell Scallywag Dan Grimes that he wore the wrong Pirate outfit. Maybe he thought it was the Sports Night dance? He should have walked the plank for that one. 4/18 Dance Class videos!
Ladies and Gentlemen, straight from the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps is Club Caller Dean Singleton and his version of the Yodel Song, as delivered to the square dance class on April 18th. With 3 weeks to go, the students are polishing their Mainstream and Plus square dancing skills in preparation for their May 2nd graduation. Other videos can be seen on the VIDEO GALLERY page.
NOTE: Students can view individual Mainstream and Plus calls by clicking on and visiting the following link: SquareDanceLessonVideos 5/4 may dance!
Plain and simple. It is the Promenaders May dance. The dance will celebrate the recent graduates of the 2017-2018 Dance Class. Of course, ALL Students are welcome! The only thing that is special about this date in history is that it is the birthday of the Promenaders Web Site Master. Who knows, maybe the old master will make an appearance at this dance. The dance is from 7:45pm to 10:15pm at the Mt. Pleasant Ruritan Club located at 8101 Crum Road (just north of the intersection of Crum Rd and MD 26) in Walkersville Maryland. For more information call 240-356-1255 or send us an email using the CONTACT US link at the top of any page.
5/18 30th anniversary dance!
The last regular club dance for the 2017-2018 season celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the club. Come and join in the revelry of this milestone event on Friday May 18th. Charter Members are invited. The dance is from 7:45pm to 10:15pm at the Mt. Pleasant Ruritan Club located at 8101 Crum Road (just north of the intersection of Crum Rd and MD 26) in Walkersville Maryland. For more information call 240-356-1255 or send us an email using the CONTACT US link at the top of any page.
health benefits of square dancing!Protect Against Dementia by Square Dancing - From AARP Magazine, August 2004:
Square Dancing is known to protect against dementia, presumably because it requires multiple mental and physical skills. From a study lead by Joe Verghese, Neurologist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York, June 2003: Mentally challenging activities can significantly reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Seniors who exercised their minds lowered their risk of developing dementia by as much as 75%. Ways to increase participation in cognitively stimulating activities are widely available and inexpensive and seem to benefit all levels of education and intelligence. Exercising to Music Doubles the Benefits - From Ohio State University, 2004: To turn a heart-healthy workout into an IQ lift, just add music. A team at Ohio State University found that cardiac patients who exercised to music did twice as well on a test of cognitive ability as they had done after exercising in silence. Exercise alone causes positive changes in the nervous system, and adding music may stimulate different pathways in the brain.....> (The Health Benefits of Square Dancing entire testimonial can be found on the Testimonials page). Click on the following link to go to the Testimonials page: Testimonials |
square dancing tidbitssquare 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 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
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? square dancing: a swinging history
.NOVEMBER 29, 2011 By History.com Staff
Swing your partner and do-si-do—November 29 is Square Dance Day in the United States. Didn’t know this folksy form of entertainment had a holiday all its own? Then it’s probably time you learned a few things about square dancing, a tradition that blossomed in the United States but has roots that stretch back to 15th-century Europe. Square dance aficionados trace the activity back to several European ancestors. In England around 1600, teams of six trained performers—all male, for propriety’s sake, and wearing bells for extra oomph—began presenting choreographed sequences known as the morris dance. This fad is thought to have inspired English country dance, in which couples lined up on village greens to practice weaving, circling and swinging moves reminiscent of modern-day square dancing......> (The Square Dancing: A Swinging History entire testimonial can be found on the Testimonials page). Click on the following link to go to the Testimonials page: Testimonials ODE To square DancingSpring 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 Promenaders Featured in the Frederick News PostRecently the Frederick News Post ran an article on the experiences of one of their staff, Imade Borha, after attending our square dance and and then our Open House. Below is the link to her article:
Do-si-do: Square dancing alive and well in Frederick feature TestimonialA lifetime of dancing with karen & henry lane
By Karen Richey Lane and Henry Lane
Karen Lane Like many of us, I was introduced to square dancing while in elementary school. But that was also where my square dancing career ended. In high school and college I did International Folk Dancing, which occasionally included a reel or two, but no square dances. Fast forward to adulthood. Since I've always loved to dance, I started taking Jazzercise, a dance fitness program, in my late twenties (Thirty plus years later, I still Jazzercise!). But several years after my divorce, I wanted to try something new that would offer me an opportunity to meet people and make friends. The answer was swing dancing (Lindy Hop) and I did meet someone, who not only became my best friend but eventually my husband! ........> (Karen's entire testimonial can be found on the Testimonials page). Click on the following link to go to the Testimonials page: Testimonials ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Henry Lane In the fall of 1974, I “landed” in Pensacola, Florida for Naval Flight School. As it turned out, there was a backlog of students which delayed my training for about 6 months. My intense search for alternative activities led to a dinner date with a young lady who asked me if I would go square dancing with her. When I said I didn’t know how, she said “no problem, we’ll teach you.” It turned out there were always more ladies than men, so I was hooked. When I moved to Southern California in 1976, Square Dancing was in its heydays. There was a dance, or at least a workshop, every night of the week; and two each on Saturday and Sunday. In as much as I was still looking for that one special girl, I got lots of practice, and had lots of fun.......> (Henry's entire testimonial can be found on the Testimonials page) To read all testimonials click on the READ MORE link below or click on the ABOUT > TESTIMONIALS link in the navigation section at the top of the page.
* Any member of the Frederick County Promenaders who would like to submit their story about how they got interested in square dancing is encouraged to do so! Contact Marjorie Barber at any square dance event for details on how to submit your story.
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