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next club square dance eventWednesday Summer Dance
7:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesday August 11th See Item Below On This Page For Event Details See the latest photos and videos of club and other events by clicking on the following link: Latest Club Photos and Videos
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A pleasant summer night was enjoyed by 16 Promenaders with 7 family members and friends. The noshing of chicken and fries baskets, batting helmets filled with popcorn, Dippin' Dots ice cream, and beer and soda gulping, was supplemented by 5 home runs, a Keys win, and the usual dazzling fireworks display. One sad note is that no one in the group (yes, even Jim Schneck), won the 50/50 raffle.
Stay tuned to this website for the next club outing event. WEDNESDAY JUly 14 summer danceFive+ squares of Promenaders and guest visitors danced to the calls of Dan Grimes and Robert Abdinoor. After the long pandemic hiatus, the dancers are picking up where they left off last year, I believe the Zoom sessions helped tremendously during the layoff.
WEDNESDAY August 11 summer dance
7:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesday August 11th
Callers are Robert Abdinoor and Dan Grimes Attire is Casual Maryland Covid Guidelines Will Be Followed Join Dan Grimes and fellow Promenaders and guests at the fourth Summer Square Dance with Mainstream, PLUS and workshops as needed. The fee is $5.00. The dance/workshop is at the Ballenger Community Center on MD-180 (5460 Jefferson Pike, 1/4 mile East of Mt. Zion Rd.) in Feagaville, MD. See bottom of page for map of location WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25 summer dance
7:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesday August 25th
Callers are Robert Abdinoor and Dan Grimes Attire is Casual Maryland Covid Guidelines Will Be Followed Join Dan Grimes and fellow Promenaders and guests at the final Summer Square Dance with Mainstream, PLUS and workshops as needed. The fee is $5.00. The dance/workshop is at the Ballenger Community Center on MD-180 (5460 Jefferson Pike, 1/4 mile East of Mt. Zion Rd.) in Feagaville, MD. See bottom of page for map of location sunday September 5, 2021 Square Dance - celebrate the black and gold
Hip-Hip-Hooray, the opening square dance of the 2021-2022 schedule is on Sunday 9/5. The dance is from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. The theme is Black and Gold. The caller is Mike McIntyre. The dance is at the Mt. Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, near the intersection of Crum Road and MD-26 in Walkersville, MD.
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Save the date - Saturday September 11th
Celebrate the unofficial opening of the Gad-Abouts 2021-2022 dance schedule and make plans to attend their square dance on Saturday September 11th. The dance is from 7:30pm - 10:00pm with early rounds at 7:00pm. The National Guest Caller is Mike Sikorsky. Rounds are with Butch Bloxom.
The cost is $10.00 P.S. The dance date marks the 20 years since the attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Certainly a day in history where everyone remembers where they were at 9:11am on that morning. Tom thumb square dance doubleheaderTHE TOM THUMB SQUARE DANCE CLUB WILL HOST A SQUARE DANCE DEMO AND SQUARE DANCE AT THE HOWARD COUNTY FAIR ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH.
The Square Dance Demo is at 5pm on the Entertainment Stage and the FREE Square Dance is at 7pm in the 4H Activity Hall. (Fair attendees are encouraged to watch the Square Dancers perform.) Flyers for dance lessons for the local square dance clubs will be distributed by the square dance representatives at the square dance. Location: Howard County Fair Grounds located off of the Route 32 exit on I-70. Caller: Virgil Forbes NOTE Attendees for the demo and square dance need to have a free admission ticket for the fair. Fair admission tickets will be available at the Monday night Tom Thumb Summer Dance at the Catonsville United Methodist Church on Monday, July 19th, and Monday, July 26th. Square Dancing is Friendship Set to Music 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 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 DancingThe time is now and the square dancing is great
So grab your spouse or friend and even your date Then head to the floor with your squaring mate And 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 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 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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