Tag: SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club

Square dancing is friendship set to music

SaddleBrooke Squares attended the annual Yuma Valentine Festival.

Rita Fletcher Square Dancers from all over these United States gathered at the Yuma Civic Center for the 66th annual Valentine’s Square Dance Festival. The rooms were filled with laughing and fun while dancing. What a great way to stimulate your mind while getting exercise; a winning combination. Over 40 dancers from the SaddleBrooke Squares…

What do you do Thursday nights?

The Square Dancer Sprites

Rita Fletcher SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Clubbers are all having fun together each Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. walking about 2.3 miles until 8:30 p.m.! But isn’t it dark outside, you ask? Yes! But we are inside either in the MountainView Ballroom at the Chaparral, or the Catalina Community Center, or the Tennis Pavilion, or a…

Larry Kraber: resident square dance caller

Caller Larry Kraber with his wife Bonnie

Rita Fletcher SaddleBrooke residents have access to a professional square dance caller in Larry Kraber who has been calling for 24 years. Larry and his wife Bonnie have helmed the SaddleBrooke Squares dance club for 20 years. As part of the entertainment Larry called at the opening of the HOA 2 models, at the grand…

Summer Squares

SaddleBrooke Squares’ website has online video lessons.

It’s not your mother’s square dancing anymore! Modern square dancing has been influenced by the younger next generation. Fluffy crinoline short skirts are now seen alongside those choosing to wear long skirts; men look like sharp shooting cowboys with snappy accents like country western shirts, bolos and big belt buckles. The music is neither Ozark…

Square Dancin’ Thursdays

The SaddleBrooke Square Dancers take their club on a road trip to several outside venues.

Rita Fletcher Thursday evenings the SaddleBrooke Square Dance Club holds dances at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Some Thursdays the club steps out to frequent fun venues in the area. So was the case on March 12. The Oracle Inn Saloon has some great food choices and great food to boot! The place allowed…

SaddleBrooke Squares events

Having fun at the Cadillac Chaparral

Our square dance club has a very full calendar the remainder of this year. Our regular club dance is Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Our energetic and enthusiastic new class meets on Sundays at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Fitness Center. The class has completed all the main stream calls and is…

SaddleBrooke Squares dancing into the new year

Several square dance clubs celebrated New Year’s Eve together.

We began the New Year square dancing with several other clubs in our area. Many of our members celebrated New Year’s Eve dancing with friends in Green Valley and Mesa. What a fun night. Our regular plus dances continue on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Our energetic and enthusiastic new class meets…