Let’s go to the Hop!

Dorothy Wood
“Well, you can rock it, you can roll it, do the stomp and even stroll it at the hop!” Danny and the Juniors knew what they were talking about fifty years ago and so did 24 bobby soxers from the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club on Sunday, September 28. Poodle skirts swirled and saddle shoes burned up the floor in the Vermilion Room to the tunes of the 50s and 60s from a playlist spun by our own DJ Terri Gage. The music ranged from the Four Seasons through Del Shannon and Mary Wells to The King of the hop himself, Elvis Presley. After an hour of be-bopping, the dancers strolled over to the Vistas Soda Shop to sip on icy, creamy root beer floats. A guessing game was held to identify who was who from childhood pictures of our dancers from over 40 years ago! Not an easy task, but a hilarious one. A voting contest was held for The Cutest childhood picture. The winner? An adorable, squinchy faced toddler who grew up to be our very own club President Mary Gajeske. Her prize—a pair of socks!

If you’d like to kick up your heels with a group of fun loving dancers, drop in and see us at the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club. If you’ve never line danced before, you can still get in on a few novice lessons held on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. at SaddleBrooke Vermilion Room, which will run through November 21. The cost is only $10 which represents your membership dues for the rest of 2014 and entitles you to all of the practices, workshops and social events for the year. Practice sessions for Beginners Level I are held Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at MountainView. Workshops for Beginners Level I are held Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. at SaddleBrooke. Come to any Novice/Beginner session and check us out-—you will be most welcome. Visit our website at sbldc.weebly.com and click on Calendar for specific times and places for all of our programs, workshops and events. See you on the dance floor!