2025 CLUB events PHOTOS & VIDEOS

december 19 - christmas party dance
It truly was a party at the Ruritan Club on Friday night December 19th.  Along with the Webmaster's devoured Meatballs Extravaganza, there was a multitude of other delectable cuisine items available for consumption by the 28 Club Members, 5 students, and 13 Guest Visitors.  Of course it was ably called by Club Caller Mike McIntyre.  For the first time in my recollection there were 4 drawings ably conducted by your Webmaster.  One of them was the first ever 50/50 raffle for previous losing tickets saved over the past two months.  And lo and behold it only took 5 drawn tickets to claim a winner.  The winner was Lois R who will be enjoying a nice meal at Ruby Tuesday courtesy of you know who!  After the event the customary Christmas carol chorus was led by Viola N.  The desserts must have been really good as I saw Ed visiting the table 5 times.

december 7 - Work clothes dance
Three + squares of members and 8 guests thoroughly enjoyed the square dance calls and line dancing of Guest Caller Terry Headlee.  A special thanks goes out to the 50/50 winner, Christine L who donated her winnimngs back to the club coffers.

november 2 - honoring veterans Dance
Twenty-eight Club members and 11 Guest Visitors along with Guest Caller Ett McAtee and Guest Cuers Butch Bloxom and Roberta Harris, honored Veterans at the traditional Honoring Veterans Dance on Sunday afternoon Novemember 2nd.  A table was set up and was devoted to Veteran's memorabilia on display.

October 17 - fall colors Dance
Fall was in the air as 3 squares of club members and 7 visitors attended the Fall Colors Dance on October 15.  Club member and Instructor Robert Abdinoor took the calling reins from Club Caller Mike McIntyre for his version of a 12 dancer square series of tips.

october 11 - PEO Demo
Members of the Club took a very short road trip just west of Frederick City to a gathering of Philanthropic Educational Organization members to perform a square dance demonstration.

As usual the club members performed a demo then actively involved PEO members to join them for a long square dance session led by Club Instructor Dan Grimes.

During the event the PEO treated our club to a fantastic indoor picnic.  It was great time had by All!

september 7 - country western dance
The Country Western Dance on September 7th was the first dance of the 2025-2026 Season.  It was attended by 28 Club Members and 14 Guest Visitors.  

The Guest Caller was Ett McAtee and the Guest Cuers were Butch Bloxom and Roberta Harris.

It was also a celebration for longtime Guest Visitor Arlie Morgan who recently turned a spry 98 years young.

Also of note, eight of the attendees were recent dance class graduates and new club members.

september 19 - family pictures dance
Thirty-four club members welcomed 11 guest visitors and the long-awaited return of Club Caller Mike McIntyre to the Family Pictures dance on September 19th.

Pictured above are the many family pictures on table display.

september 20 - great frederick fair demo
On a fine Saturday afternoon, 2 squares of Promenaders put on a 2 hour square dancing demonstration in Building 14A at the Great Frederick Fair. 

As usual the demo included fair-goer participation. 

As a bonus, at the end of the demo a "Chicken Dance" broke out. 

Not pictured are Promenaders Ron W., Cheryl W., and Lois K.

August 24 - baker Park demo
In what is now an annual tradition, the Club uses the time slot before the Sunday Night Baker Park Concert in the Park series to perform a square dancing demonstration to help promote our Club and Square Dance Class that begins on September 10th.  This year we had quite a few Club and Guest square dancers perform in the demo.  As usual we encourage audience members to participate in the demo.  The sign in the photo above, that was designed by Club Member Christine Levy, is now an integral part of our regular advertising as we perform at different venues during the year.  Our next demo is at The Great Frederick Fair in late September.  The Club also wants to thank our Caller Art LaVigne for his vital part in the performance.

August 22 - beach life dance
Fifty revelers came to the Beach Life Dance on Friday August 22 to pay homage and bid a fond farewell to two long-time Frederick residents and Frederick County Promenaders.  Jan & Alex Dommerich are heading off to Pittsburgh PA.
They received a well-deserved send off by their current Club Members and many long time acquaintances of theirs and the Clubs.  The Club is very grateful to Jan & Alex for their generous donation to the Club coffers as we head into the 2025-2026 Dance year.  Using the Club and Visitor donations collected for the Jan & Alex Fund we provided the cake and club logo poster you see above as well as a soon to be delivered Visa Gift Card. 

August 17 - jefferson County Dance Demo
Four Promenaders were part of 12 dancers that performed in the square dancing demo at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Sunday 8/17. The demo was sponsored by the Panhandlers Square Dance Club of Charles Town WVA.
Mike McIntyre provided the calling duties. Afterwards, the participants were treated to dinner at the Jefferson Ruritan pavilion.

August 3 - rock & roll dance
Thirty-four dancers attended the Rock & Roll Summer Sizzler on Sunday 8/3.  They were entertained by Guest Caller David Hartman.  There is one Summer Sizzler Dance left on 8/22 before the 2025-2026 Club Schedule begins on Sunday September 7th with the Country Western Dance with Guest Caller Ett McAtee.

July 25 - ice cream social dance

There were 41 dancers including 3 recently graduated students at this annual fun event.  They all enjoyed calls from the now regular Guest Caller Art LaVigne.  There was a plethora of assorted ice cream flavors (Mint Chocolate was the fan favorite) and many different liquid and solid toppings.  As you can see from the photo above Ray was caught red-handed with his 3 scoop dish!

Your Webmaster was very busy doing things at the registration desk and handling some of the ice cream stuff so I did not take a video at this event.

july 6 - stars & Stripes summer sizzler dance
It was the "Perfect Storm" of conditions for our first Summer Sizzler Dance event of the 2025-2026 Club year. 

It was a perfect July 4th weekend Sunday, and a perfect Guest Caller Dean Singleton (a former Club Caller), and perfect Cuers Butch Bloxom and Roberta Harris.

As a result, thirty-four Promenaders (Including 8 recently graduated students welcomed 25 Guest Visitors to this special event.  Many faces we had not seen in some time returned to help us celebrate the 4th of July.

june 20 - Weird Socks summer sizzler dance
Forty-one dancers formed 5 squares at the Weird Socks & Shoes Dance on June Friday 20th.  There were 4 door prizes awarded, a 50/50 raffle prize, and a Webmaster's award to Ray, Linda, and Lois for their entry from the recent Legos Creations Dance. A picture of their creation can be found below in the June 1 item.  Caller Mike McIntyre supplied the calling for the evening.

june 14 - frederick keys baseball game
In what has become an annual tradition, 17 Promenaders and 1 Guest enjoyed the camaraderie, food, drinks, and fireworks at the Keys game on June 14th.  Your Webmaster awarded 6 "Seat Prizes" consisting of 3 gift cards and 3 Keys T-Shirts to the lucky ones who were Bonnie and Jerry, Yuki, Barb, Dan, and Andrew.  For those of you who did not attend this event you will have another chance at a game in early August.  Oh by the way, the Keys lost the game.

june 11 - final 2024-2025 dance class

It was all "Pomp & Circumstance" at the final Dance Class of the 2024-2025 FCP Square Dance Class Program.  A processional march from the kitchen of the dance hall of 10 of the 13 graduating students was led by Deputy Class Coordinater Ray Everett.
The students lined up in front of the Instructors table then  Class Coordinator Andrea Smith performed the ceremonial graduation rite.  After the students were presented their graduation certificates there was one more presentation by your Webmaster.  He awarded PLUS Class Attendance awards to students Yoshiko Tucker (Perfect PLUS Class Attendance Winner), Peter Brown (Outstanding PLUS Class Attendance Winner), and Barb Ellis (Outstanding PLUS Class Attendance Winner).  Following the "tear producing" ceremony everyone had refreshments.  The only thing missing was a rendition of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance classical symphonic masterpiece.
Click on the left arrow of the link below to listen to the classical masterpiece.

june 8 - mdsdf appreciation dance

On Sunday June 8th, 17 Promenaders traveled I-70 East to the Promenader hosted MDSDF Appreciation Dance in Catonsville, MD.  From what I heard from our Club President, there were 7 squares of dancers.  The caller was the Gad-Abouts own Art LaVigne.

june 1 - mismatched clothes dance
Twenty Promenaders welcomed 6 club students and 9 guest visitors to the first Summer Sizzler Dance of 2025.
The Guest Caller was Terry Headlee and the Guest Cuers were Butch Bloxom and Roberta Harris.
Of note in attendance were newly elected WASCA executives Steve Cunnion and Pat Marks who were previously the WASCA 2025 Festival Directors.
The delayed "Coveted Webmasters Legos Creations Award" went to Ray and Linda Everett, and Lois Roney for their masterpiece of a four-square dance layout that even included your Webmaster sitting at the registration desk.

may 16 - legos creations dance
Your eyes are not deceiving you.  Last night's Legos Creations Dance was held in the parking lot of the unlit MPRC.  An area-wide power outage was the cause.
But thanks to visitor Mike Timmons, who volunteered use of his 4X4 truck's auxiallary power outlet, the decision was made by our club president for this alternate dancing arrangement.
And, as a thank you to the visitors who stayed for this outdoor event, the visitor fee was waived by the club.

may 4 - baby pictures dance
What is a famous sports adage?  How about "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out".  Well, on Sunday May 4th, I went to a square dance and a round dance broke out.
Twenty-six Club members and 6 students welcomed 14 visitors to the Baby Pictures dance.
The entourage danced to the Calls of Guest Caller Art LaVigne and the Rounds of Guest Cuers Butch Bloxom and Roberta Harris.
​By the way, there were plenty of pictures on the display board.

march 28 - march madness dance
Twenty-five Club Members and 6 students welcomed 15 Guest Visitors to it's March Madness Dance on 3/28. 

All square dancers enjoyed the calls of Guest Caller Doren McBroom.  The 50/50 raffle was won by member Barb Dodge who promptly donated it back to the club coffers. 

​As usual the event snacks were varied and scrumptious.

WASCA 2025 quack! quack!

​The Frederick County Promenaders Square Dance Club, consisting of Club Members, Students, Caller Mike, and Guest Visitors, were among the 800+ attendees at the WASCA 2025 Duck & Dive festival from Thursday March 20th through Saturday March 22nd.

march 2 - lucky Leprechaun dance
Thirty-one Club Members along with 6 Club Students welcomed 9 Guest Visitors at the FCP Lucky Leprechaun Dance on Sunday afternoon March 2nd at the Ruritan Club.  The Guest Caller was Terry Headlee and the Guest Cuers were Butch Bloxom and Roberta Harris.

march 1 - road trip to village swingers

Good Morning FCP Club President.
About a month ago the Village Swingers Square Dance Club stole your club banner and were last seen hightailing it down I-270 South to their headquarters.
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to retrieve your club banner and make it back to Frederick.
Well, your Club President accepted the mission and successfully retrieved the FCP banner.
The photo shows the assembled FCP “Mission Impossible” team at the Village Swingers club during the heist.
Ethan Hunt was proud of your successfull mission impossible.

February 21 - flannel shirt dance
Twenty-four club members welcomed 3 guest visitors to the Flannel Shirt Dance on February 21st.  The Guest Caller was Doren McBroom. 

Club Member Ron W won 2 of the 3 segments of the Webmaster's Las Vegas Extravaganza contest.  The other segment was won by Club Member Kevin S. 

​Student Susan H won the 50/50.

February 2 - The Joke's On You dance
It was a banner afternoon at the Ruritan Club on Sunday February 2nd. 

Twenty-eight club members and 8 club students welcomed 26 visitors including 5 students at The Joke's On You Dance.

There were 15 registered joke tellers all vying for the Webmaster's Funniest Joke Award.

Club Member Jeff W received the award for his very funny Baseball in Heaven joke and promptly donated it back to the club.

January 26 - four county visit

On January 26th, 15 Promenaders including current students completed a back-to-back road trip this time heading on Route 70 East to visit the Four County Squares.

January 25 - Gad-Abouts 60's Dance

A handful of Promenaders went "Back To The 60's" for a hippie revival at the Gad-Abouts 60's dance on 1/25/25.

January 17 - MLK Jr DancE
Twenty-six club members, 5 club students, and 2 guest visitors celebrated Martin Luther King Jr with the calls of Club Caller Mike McIntyre.

January 5th New Years Dance
2025 was ushered in with a bang as 35 Club Members, 26 Guest Visitors, and 5 Club Students formed 8 squares to the delightful calling lilts of Guest Caller Art LaVigne.

Eleven of the Guest Visitors were from the Village Swingers Square Dance Club.  Little did we know that those 11 had a dastardly motive to their visit.  For you see, that when it was time to stow away our beloved Banner it was nowhere to be found.  It was last seen in the larcenous hands of Virginia Fromel of the Swingers.  The photo above is all the evidence we need to consider this event as the first POST-COVID Banner Steal. 

​Our Club President is already planning a retaliation visit to the Rockville club to retrieve our Banner.