Jane Gromelski Our next series of dance classes will be the Texas 2 Step and Western Waltz. These are the easiest dances to learn, we review each class the following week. We break the dances down, to make them logical. Dancing is the most fun you can have with your partner, in public. What other…
Deb Weisel Tucson’s only professional ballet company has announced the return of their critically acclaimed Pop Up Performances. Tucsonans can experience the inspiring talent of the company’s professional dancers outdoors at unique settings throughout the city. Ballet Tucson is thrilled to be returning to the Tucson Museum of Art and to add two new locations…
Steve and Lu Ann Johnson When we say square dance clothing, what comes to your mind? Maybe women dressed in wide colorful skirts with multiple layers of crinolines, petticoats and even petti pants? Maybe men dressed in long-sleeved western styled shirts, bolo ties, kerchiefs, metal tipped shirt collars, cowboy hats, and boots? That was our…
Dottie Adams Another year, another election. We anticipate many changes in 2021. Here are the changes brought about by the election of members to serve on the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) Board. Stepping down as president but not going home is Anne Romero. We thank her for her service and continued dedication to making…
Diana Wille Good news! SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) is now offering mini versions of its very popular ballroom dance lessons. Classes are from 3 to 4 p.m. on Friday afternoons in the SaddleBrooke One Tennis Pavilion. Social distancing and masks are required of course. Each Friday will feature a different dance style and focus…
Richard Martin In 2004, I caught my wife Donna by complete surprise when I asked her if she wanted to take square dance lessons. She knew I was musically challenged (I think the term she used was tone deaf). However, I knew Donna loved to dance so when Larry Kraber, our beloved retired caller, convinced…
Jane Gromelski Partners western dance activities spring 2021: our next series of dance classes will be the Arizona 2 Step and Western Waltz. Classes will start on Wednesday, March 3. We will have six to eight classes in the series. These will be classes held outside, behind DesertView, on the volleyball courts. Our first meeting…
Diana Wille What is it like to walk into a Ballroom Dance Club get–together for the first time? Imagine for a moment you are planning on making a first trip to a place far from your familiar SaddleBrooke oasis. You have no prior experience with this new culture, and you have no idea what to…
Shirley Miller Our usual festive Christmas party with food, drinks and dancing was downsized to just dance, dance, dance. On Dec. 23, the level three dancers, dressed in their holiday attire, line danced to a playlist created by Terri Gage. The Christmas classics included “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Swinging with the King,” “White Christmas,” “A Marshmallow…
Sandy Gianotti So, what is line dancing, you may ask. In an article, Treva Bedinghaus aptly summarized “Line dances are choreographed dances with a repeating series of steps that are performed in unison by a group of people in lines or rows, most often without the dancers making contact with one another. All the dancers…