Mary Klootwyk ‘Tis the season to savor flavors, bask in the glow of pure holiday spirit, discover unique gifts, and commemorate the old and the new. It’s a period of celebrations, remembrance and memory-making, and gathering with family and friends—whether intimately in person or virtually. SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club did just this by celebrating with…
Mary Klootwyk That was the theme for the 20th USA West Square Dance Convention held in Albuquerque, N.M., July 26 through 29, known as simply the best square dance in the West! The USA West Square Dance Convention had its beginning in 1997 and is held in the United States when the National Square Dance Convention…
Richard Martin On Feb. 24, 38 dancers from the SaddleBrooke Squares drove through snow, sleet, and rain en route to the Gaslight Music Hall (bet you have already put that night out of your mind). We had our tickets, and the blizzard was not going to keep us away from watching a Bernard Slade play called…
Richard Martin On Feb. 11, the SaddleBrooke Squares dancers gathered together for a very special Valentine’s Day party in SaddleBrooke One’s Vermillion Room. The room was filled with dancers wearing red and white attire, heart-shaped balloons, and other Valentine’s Day décor. The SaddleBrooke Squares Club prides itself on their foolproof and tried-and-tested method of teaching square…
Richard Martin You’ll find this hard to believe, but John Wayne and Hopalong Cassidy (along with Topper) joined us for our Jan. 2 square at the Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse! When I asked “Hoppy” if he had any words of wisdom to share with my fellow square dancers, he said that he has learned over the…
Rita Fletcher Is it Pop Tennis? Is it ROC 60? Can all ages play on the same team? Can everyone win? No, No, Yes, Yes! On Sunday, Jan. 6, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke TWO MountainView Ballroom, there will be a free introduction to the sport of modern square dancing. Modern square…
Richard Martin We had a special Halloween square dance scheduled for Oct. 31, but none of our regular dancers showed up. Instead, we had ninja warriors, Elvis, beatniks, hippies, flappers from the 20s, Dick Clark dancers from the 50s, James Dean, vampires, pirates, Thing One and Thing Two, Spider-Woman, and even a very scary Dave…
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…
Carole Hays The SaddleBrooke Squares celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 12 at the MountainView ballroom with guest caller Craig Abercrombie. Craig, a national square dance caller, came down from Oregon to call for the Square Dance Club. During the first hour, everyone danced mainstream, and then the club’s plus dancers took over the dance…
Rita Fletcher The SaddleBrooke Squares wants you to join them for their free annual “Give Us a Whirl” dance in the MountainView Ballroom on Sunday, Jan. 5, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Contact Cindy or J.P. at joltinjp1@yahoo.com for information or the club website at www.saddlebrookesquares.com. Not only will you have fun; you will be healthier. Don’t Be…