Website last updated on June 22nd, 2018 at 3:30 am
Recent and Upcoming Square Dance news and eventspromenaders seeking new callerDue to Dean Singleton's departure, the Frederick County Promenaders are searching 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2018 Wednesday Nights Summer Dance schedule is underway. On Wednesday June 27th the Guest Callers are the FCP Club Deputy Callers. See the event item on this page for details. The 2018 Summer Sizzle Dance schedule continues on Friday July 6th with Guest Caller Doren McBroom. See the event item on this page for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 06/20 WVA I-81 WELCOME CENTER
On Wednesday morning June 20th, a 2 square contingent of club members from the Panhandlers, Gad-Abouts, and Frederick County Promenaders square dance clubs, convened at the West Virginia I-81 Welcome Center in Bunker Hill for a square dance demonstration to celebrate the 155th Anniversary of WVA statehood. The Promenaders performing at this event were Marjorie Barber, Dan Grimes, Peg Nutter, Bonnie Pollack, and Jerry Pollack. Many visiting motorists stopped by to be entertained by the dancers under the excellent calling by Deputy Club Callers Carl O'Dell and Dan Grimes.
6/16 Somerford House DemoOn Saturday June 16th, the FCP road trip team visited the Somerford House in Frederick for a 1 hour square dance demonstration. The FCP team included Club Deputy Callers Carl O'Dell, Robert Abdinoor, and Suzanne Law. Other club members included Marjorie Barber, John Owen, Mary Ann Gearinger, Tim Beal, Caroline Beal, Cheryl Welke, and Ron Welke. Honorary Club Member and Webmaster Donald Barber provided the videography services.
6/13 summer wednesday nightsFamiliar favorite, Gad-Abouts Club Caller Art LaVigne, returned as the Guest Caller. Three squares of club members and guests enjoyed Art's calling and teaching style. The next Wednesday Summer Dance is June 27th with the Club Deputy Callers in the spotlight. Two other videos can be seen in the Video Gallery.
6/2 Friendship Squares banner retrieval
On Saturday June 2nd, a felonious contingent of FCP club members visited the Friendship Squares club dance, with the ultimate nefarious goal of retrieving the FCP club banner previously stolen from them. As you can see, the mission was a success with club member Andrea Smith capturing the FCP banner from Friendship Squares club member Jim Newell. To date, FCP banner retrieval teams have a 100% success rate.
5/30 Country Meadows Demo
On Wednesday May 30th, FCP club members performed a square dancing demonstration at the Country Meadows of Frederick nursing home. Club members pictured standing from left to right are: Alex Dommerich, Jan Dommerich, Kevin Sullivan, Ruby Shane, Suzanne Law, Robert Abdinoor, Karen Lane, Club President Henry Lane, and Marjorie Barber.
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square dancing tidbitswhere'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 6/15 TOM THUMB BANNER STEAL
Sometime during the Friday night June 15th Summer Sizzle dance, the FCP banner was stolen. It just so happens that members of the Tom Thumb Square Dance Club (pictured above) were present for the dance. Afterwards, an enraged Club President and Commander-In-Chief Henry Lane was quoted as saying "this unprovoked banner steal will not go unpunished". He is already making secret plans for the Frederick County Promenaders Super Secret Covert Operations Team (FCPSSCOT) to travel to the thieves with itchy Thumbs lair in Ellicott City with orders to retrieve the prized possession by any means necessary.
5/14 Ledo fundraiser
Great food, great friends, and great camaraderie were on display at the FCP fundraiser event at Ledo Pizza Restaurant on Monday May 14th.
4/21 four county squares banner steal
After going on the lam and laying low for a while, the Frederick County Promenaders Super Secret Covert Operations Team (FCPSSCOT) reappeared and brazenly heisted the banner from the Four County Squares Dance Club on Saturday night April 21st. Pictured above are club members Andrew Provo (student), Jan and Alex Dommerich, Ellen and John Magnusen, Robert Abdinoor, Pamela Harris, Natalie Fogle, and Ruby Shane.Also in the picture is Four County Squares Club President Don Pahl (Black Hat). Not pictured above, but also included in the larceny were club members Brian Garlick (student), Linda Roberts (Club Cuer), and Dave Ludewig.
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 DancingSummer 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 
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