GRAPEVINE Volume 89 Yellowstone Square Dance Council October 2017

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1 GRAPEVINE Volume 89 Yellowstone Council October 2017! K C A B E M O WELC A big Thank You to Susan, Larry, Shirley, John, Eileen, Peggy, Brian, Lorraine, Byron, Dave, Richard, Ann and Bob for helping get the hall ready for the start of another wonderful season. (But did we ever really stop???) Summer is the time to reconnect with the members of our dance family whom we don t get to enjoy during the regular season. Here s just a little of this summer s goings-on, hope you got in on some of the action!

2 2 Yellowstone Council Grapevine October 2017 YSDC Executive Committee Office/Name Phone Address Office/Name Phone Address President: Bob Hindley Treasurer: John Hamby Dance Building: Vice President: Paul Hendershot Secretary: Ann Hindley YSDC Standing Committee Chairpersons Name Phone Address Committee/Name Phone Address Grapevine Editor Ann Hindley Historian Alice Collins Insurance John Hamby Improvement Board: John Hamby Lorraine Williams Callers and Cuers Name Phone Address Larry & Susan Sperry Website: Bob & Wyetta Hogemark Lynn & Judy Strobel Website: c Yellowstone Website: Yellowstone Council (YSDC) Grapevine Newsletter YSDC is an educational, non-profit organization for the promotion of square, round, folk, clogging and related dance instruction in the eastern Montana-northern Wyoming areas. Please send Council mail to YSDC, 1157 Toole Ct., Billings, MT Please send Grapevine mail and payments to Ann Hindley, Editor YSDC Grapevine, 3143 Cline Rd., Billings, MT Address all articles, ads, correspondence and related payments to the editor. You may also send editorial matter via to Photos may be mailed or may be submitted in high resolution digital format via . The deadline for all materials is the 20th of the month preceding publication. Subscription price for the Grapevine is $8.00 per year and is published monthly except June-September. Multiple copies mailed to the same address are $5.00 each copy per year. The Grapevine is furnished at no charge to member clubs of the YSDC. The Grapevine exchanges with other square dance organizations. Advertising Requirements and Charges: Front Cover Inside Full Page 1/2 Page 1/4 Page 1/8 Page Business Card Frequency 7.5x9.75" 7.5x9.5" 7.5x4.75" 3.75x4.75" 3.75x 2.375" 3.5x2" Single Issue $27.50 $20.90 $11.00 $7.70 $4.40 $ Issues N/A $ $99.00 $66.00 $38.50 $27.50 Lost & Found Free

October 2017 Yellowstone Council Grapevine 3 Hunter s back! New dancer program beginning on September 26 It was so nice to see you all this summer at the dances.

After that, no new folks unless they have prior square dance experience. We encourage all dancers to attend and strengthen their skills and new dancers to come and learn.

I hope to see you on all Tuesday nights, beginning on September 26th. Hunter (Editor's Note: Lessons begin at 7 p.m. in. Cost is $7 per person. See the flyer on the YSDC website, www.

3 October 2017 Yellowstone Council Grapevine 3 Hunter s back! New dancer program beginning on September 26 It was so nice to see you all this summer at the dances. As most of you know, I am starting a new Mainstream class on Tuesday nights. Let me answer a few questions. We will accept new students the first two weeks. After that, no new folks unless they have prior square dance experience. We encourage all dancers to attend and strengthen their skills and new dancers to come and learn. All dancers are asked to pay at the door. We are dancing 4 Tuesdays in October. We will NOT be dancing on Halloween. Depending on how this goes, and how many people attend, will determine if Tuesday nights will continue. A new club name and logo are pending. The classes will be taught in an all position format. Class will be a casual and relaxed learning environment. Square dancing is an enjoyable, traditional pasttime, but new participants will be pleased to find that the entire experience has modernized. I hope to see you on all Tuesday nights, beginning on September 26th. Hunter (Editor's Note: Lessons begin at 7 p.m. in. Cost is $7 per person. See the flyer on the YSDC website, for more details. Angels are welcome.) Larry & Susan Sperry, Cuers Sundays: see website for times Summer went by quickly. Club danced most Thursday nights this summer at Casa Village Rec Hall. Hunter Keller cued a tip of 6 rounds for us one night. This was his debut at as a cuer. Hunter will cue party dances on many of the Sundays that Susan & Larry are in AZ this winter. All of our members took some time off to vacation somewhere this summer. Susan and Larry and Terry and Kathy were gone to Lolo twice this summer. Byron and Lorraine were gone to Circle 8 Dance Ranch much of the summer. Brian and Peggy visited her daughter in Oklahoma. John and Shirley were gone to Portland a while to visit family. Lyle and Peggy spent a lot of time in Alaska, Texas and Georgia. Gene and Suzette put on a nice party for her dad s 80th birthday complete with a band and dancing. Ron Penn took a couple trips. Susan Kelly took a trip to dance with David. Andrew and Satit did not dance at this summer due to Satit s knee surgery. Our Sunday dancing started on September 17 and new beginner lessons (rumba amd cha) began on Wednesday, September 20. Please see the page on squaredancemontana.com for the schedules and more information. Larry & Susan Sperry POLY CONOCO SERVICE CENTERS 17th West Poly Drive Billings, Montana Where Our Techs Know Your Vehicle and Your Name Tune-ups Air Conditioning Brakes Tires Shocks Car & Light Truck Servicing Drive Thru Lube, Oil & Filter Service Full Service Gasoline Island 24 Hour Credit Card Pumps

4 4 Yellowstone Council Grapevine October 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY (Lynn) Advanced Workshop (Lynn) 22 Advanced Workshop Contradance 7:30 p.m NO DANCE 6 pm (Lynn) INTRODUCTION TO PLUS (Lynn) All Day 9:30 am start To find out if the are dancing on any particular Friday, please call Sheila ( ).

5 October 2017 Yellowstone Council Grapevine 5 Contradance Billings Amy Letson, caller, with live musicians 7:30 p.m., at MetraPark 2nd and 4th Fridays most months, see calendar A new contra dance community was formed last year in Billings and we invite anyone who enjoys live music and fun to experience this form of dance. No experience is necessary to contra dance. An introduction to contra dancing precedes every dance to allow the beginner to learn enough to start dancing and then to learn more throughout the evening. Amy Letson of Billings will be the main caller and the band Copper Kelly will play at most of the dances. We eventually hope to dance on the 2nd and 4th Fridays (depending on availability of caller and musicians) each month starting at 7:30 for beginners with the regular dance to run from 8:00 to 11:00. The cost is $10 per person. We would appreciate experienced dancers to come at 7:30 to mentor the beginners. Our scheduled dances for the remainder of 2017 are Oct 27, Nov 10, Dec 8, Dec 22. Check our facebook page or the YSDC website, squaredancemontana.com, for 2018 dances and schedule updates. Billings A Level Workshop Bob Hogemark, Instructor Alternate Mondays (see calendar), 7:00-9:00 p.m. at MetraPark So you ve always heard that A-level dancing is too serious? In the case of our workshop, seriously silly would probably be a more accurate description. The fun begins this fall on October 9. The workshops are planned for the second and fourth Mondays of each month. At this time, the schedule is tentative. If you re interested, please call Bob or Ann ( ) to make sure. The workshop sessions will start at the beginning of the A-1 call list and progress at the dancers pace. If you re a solid Plus dancer and would like to give Advanced dancing a try, please come join us. You probably won t laugh harder anywhere else! Kut N Capers Steve Lassiter, Caller Fridays, 6:00 p.m. Hello, Dancers! Steve is hunting throughout the month of September and will be unable to call. We hope to be back to regular Friday night dances in October. Bob Hogemark may come down during the winter to call for us a couple of times while Steve is in Arizona. Sheila Leach Bob Hogemark, Caller Thursday evenings 6:30-9:00 Mainstream, Metra Park We are ready to get started for the 2017 season of Mainstream square dancing! Thanks for such a great season. Our dancers, callers and cuer are the best! Our club s new dancer lessons will begin in January We will continue to dance on Thursday nights with Bob Hogemark as our caller and Hunter Keller as our guest caller. Our dancer review will begin at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to start at 6:30 pm and continue through 9:00 pm. Please get your thinking caps on and make a list of your neighbors, family, friends, co-workers, church members, etc. that might be interested in joining us for lessons in January Eileen sent out s to those she has an address for and mailed flyers to those dancers without . If you did not get this year s flyer, please call or text her at (406) We don t require proper square dance attire. However, you are welcome to wear your frilly outfits, petticoats and matching men s shirts, etc. if you wish. Some of you enjoy dressing up in costumes for Halloween. We certainly encourage it, but it is not required for our 10/26/2017 night of dancing. We welcome your comments, questions and concerns about our club at any time. And, by our club, we mean you the dancers who join us so faithfully on Thursday nights and without whom this club wouldn t exist. We will see you across the square! Brian, Peggy, Paul & Eileen Billings Plus Group Bob Hogemark, Lynn Strobel, callers 7:00-9:30 p.m., at MetraPark Saturdays, see website or newsletter calendar for dates Plus dancing will begin again on Saturday, October 7. Plus evenings will begin with DBD at 7, followed by our regular dance at 7:30. Try DBD and find out how much fun it is to exercise your brain right along with your body. If you ve been dancing Mainstream for a while and are ready for the next level, come join us for Lynn s Plus Lessons Kickoff on Saturday, November 4. This daylong event will get you off a good start toward dancing Plus. Go to the Plus Night page on our website for all the details. Then, beginning November 11 and continuing through February, the Plus nights will start with lessons from 7-8 p.m. followed by Plus dancing until 9:30. Both Lynn and Bob are excellent teachers who know how to make learning fun. Before you know it, your diamonds will sparkle, there will be no monkey wrenches in your gears and your chains will be kink-free!

6 YSDC CLUBS WEEKLY SCHEDULE Day Time Club Location Sunday varies Round Dancing (check website for times) at MetraPark Monday 7:00 p.m. A-Level Workshop (2nd and 4th Mondays) at MetraPark Tuesday 7:00 p.m. with Hunter Keller at MetraPark Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Round Dance Lessons at MetraPark Thursday 6:30 p.m. mainstream at MetraPark Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 7:30 p.m. Plus Dancing (as scheduled) at MetraPark Please check the monthly calendar elsewhere in this newsletter and also our website for updated schedule and cancellations. OPEN DANCE SCHEDULE Date Time Event Featured Caller/Cuer Location October 27 7:30 p.m. Contradance Amy Letson, Billings, MT November 4 9:30 a.m. Plus Lessons Kickoff Lynn & Judy Strobel, Billings, MT STATE, REGIONAL & NATIONAL DANCES Date Event Featured Caller/Cuer Location October Wild West S.D. Weekend Bill Henke, Dan Sahlstrom, Sperrys Rapid City, SD January 27 Plus Day Workshop & Dance Lynn & Judy Strobel Forsyth, MT April Kut n Kapers Spring Dance Lynn & Judy Strobel, Larry & Susan Sperry Christ Episcopal, May Magic City Hoedown Bill Henke, Larry & Susan Sperry Billings, MT May Montana State Festival Caller: J. Saltel, A. Christman, Cuer: L. Lane Ronan, MT July Plus on the Boulder Lynn & Judy Strobel, Larry & Susan Sperry Big Timber, MT August USA West Convention All Callers/Cuers Reno, NV September 1 4 Knothead Jamboree Caller Dan Preedy, Cuer Laont Harris West Yellowstone, MT Flyers for many of these dances can be viewed at or caller websites Are you receiving the Big Sky News? It s a great way to keep up with what s happening in our Montana square dance family. The Big Sky News is a free electronic newsletter. published monthly September through May and available via . If you would like to recieve it, please your request and address to: doug.dra@gmail.com If isn t an option for you, please contact Ann or Bob, and they ll be happy to print one out for you. Calling All Cooks! The Last Chance of Helena will be hosting the Montana State Festival We are gathering recipes for a cookbook to put together and sell in We re looking to have all dancers send us their favorite recipes. We would greatly appreciate it. Please send your recipes to Shirlie at shirlie40@juno.com or Karyn at dewklh@netzero.net. Thank You!

GRAPEVINE Volume 88 Yellowstone Square Dance Council April/May 2017

GRAPEVINE Volume 88 Yellowstone Square Dance Council April/May 2017 Happy Easter Charlyn Scheffelman WELCOME TO OUR NEW DANCERS! Deanna Johnston The invites everyone to come dance with this season s new