Dale Dillon Lips Chicago native and long-time Tucsonan Alisa Fenstermacher is our SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) Rock Star of the Month! Incredibly, Alisa has been line dancing for only two years, yet she has already mastered all 70-plus dances in our repertoire and earned a spot in the top-level group. Even more impressive than…
Lynda Fraley On Oct. 28, 42 ghouls, goblins, witches, and their costumed companions belonging to the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) alighted upon the SaddleBrooke One Vistas restaurant and Vermillion Room to celebrate Halloween. And celebrate they did, with an hour and a half of spirited line dancing followed by a delicious, healthy luncheon. Members…
Dawn Di Leo On April 16 members of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) welcomed spring with a delicious lunch prepared by Pat MacAllister, Jeanne Fernandez, and Julie Kalar. Pat graciously hosted the event in her home and made all 30 of us comfortable at shaded tables outside or inside next to a picture window…
Lynda Fraley The SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) held its annual meeting and elected a new board of directors on Jan. 13. Other items on the agenda included a review of club finances and acknowledgment of the accomplishments of board members and various committees. Jane Sims, former vice president, will be the new club president.…
Lynda Fraley On Dec. 12, 51 revelers from the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) gathered at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse to celebrate the holidays in style. For this event, dancers had transformed themselves into all manner of Christmas denizens. There was festive finery, reindeer antlers, elves, Santa’s helpers, and even one representative of “Team Naughty.”…
Lynda Fraley On Oct. 30, sometimes referred to as “Mischief Night” by children in North America and beyond, celebrated by pranking one’s neighbors, 48 well-behaved dancers and guests from SaddleBrooke Line Dance Company (SBLDC) gathered at Whiskey Roads for a ghastly gala in honor of Halloween. In attendance were a pale-faced dead bride (Claudia Riggs)…
Lynda Fraley Members of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) and their guests gathered for a potluck dinner on Sept. 10 at the SaddleBrooke One tennis pavilion. Dancers each prepared a favorite appetizer, salad, main dish, or dessert. The resulting spread was lavish and appetizing! It included favorites as well as exotic specialties. A partial…
Lynda Fraley On July 18, a bright, searingly hot afternoon, at 1:30 p.m., 25 line dancers gathered in the cool, elegant, and exotic interior of the home of SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) member Jennifer Stephens to enjoy ice cream treats, cookies, and time to relax and chat with one another. Stepping in from the…
Kaye Caulkins I was surprised; I admit it. Until I joined the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club, I thought line dancing was just dressing up in cowboy boots and Stetson hats while dancing to country music. Boy, was I wrong. I have since learned that it takes many forms including waltz, foxtrot, rumba, cha cha, tango,…
Jeanne Fernandez and Dottie Adams It was Tricks and Treats on Oct. 30 for the members of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC). With restrictions in mind and precautions in place the members celebrated Halloween at their regular Friday session. In their masks, of course, and boo-tiful Halloween-y orange and black attire, they danced to…