GRAPEVINE Volume 95 Yellowstone Square Dance Council April/May 2018 We proudly present our Beginner Class of 2018 Connie Schaad Bob and Jeanette Montgomery LaVonne King Bill and Gisela Maehl We were missing some folks the night we took photos. Not pictured but sincerely valued class members include Marlene and Curt Arney, Jasmine and Karl Decock, Mary and Jim Marks and returnee Shamai Rylander. Also returning is Cathleen Kuras. We re so glad to have you back! A warm welcome goes to Lenna and Greg Boyle. While not beginners, they have recently moved to Billings from California. So they re new to us California s loss is definitely our gain! We also started interviewing but didn t get to everyone. We ll give that a go in the fall. In the meantime, come get acquainted and dance with them all at the Beginners Hoedown. Cathleen Kuras Lenna and Greg Boyle Come meet them for yourself at the BEGINNERS HOEDOWN Thursday, April 26 at Pizza at 6 p.m. Dancing starts at 6:30 Ice cream following the dance.
2 Yellowstone Square Dance Council Grapevine April/May 2018 YSDC Executive Committee 2014-2015 Office/Name Phone Email Address Office/Name Phone Email Address President: Bob Hindley Treasurer: John Hamby Dance Building: Vice President: 373-6959 rwhindley@gmail.com 672-4067 phendershot@bresnan.net Paul Hendershot Secretary: 259-6646 jhamby4752@gmail.com 373-6959 achindley@gmail.com Ann Hindley 869-5245 YSDC Standing Committee Chairpersons Name Phone Email Address Committee/Name Phone Email Address Grapevine Editor Ann Hindley Historian Alice Collins Insurance John Hamby Improvement Board: 373-6959 achindley@gmail.com 259-6646 jhamby4752@gmail.com John Hamby 259-9148 Lorraine Williams 698-8914 259-6646 jhamby4752@gmail.com Callers and Cuers Name Phone Email Address Larry & Susan Sperry Website: 406-656-1093 sperryscue@earthlink.net http://www.larrysperry.com Bob & Wyetta Hogemark 406-633-2571 bhogemark@pcsd5.org Lynn & Judy Strobel Website: 406-234-7384 strobell@midrivers.com http://lynnstrobel.tripod.com 406-951-1088c Hunter Keller Website: 406-690-2640 Hunter@HunterKeller.com http://www.hunterkeller.com Amy Letson Visit us on Facebook contradancebillings@gmail.com Yellowstone Square Dance Website: http://www.squaredancemontana.com Yellowstone Square Dance 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 59105. Please send Grapevine mail and payments to Ann Hindley, Editor YSDC Grapevine, 3143 Cline Rd., Billings, MT 59105. Address all articles, ads, correspondence and related payments to the editor. You may also send editorial matter via email to achindley@gmail.com. Photos may be mailed or may be submitted in high resolution digital format via email. 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 October through May. 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 $3.30 8 Issues N/A $187.00 $99.00 $66.00 $38.50 $27.50 Lost & Found Free
April/May 2018 Yellowstone Square Dance Council Grapevine 3 Kut N Capers Steve Lassiter, Caller Fridays, 7:00 p.m. Episcopal Church Cody, WY Thank you to Bob Hogemark for coming to call in Cody on March 9. We are sorry to announce that there will be no summer square dance in Clark this year. Too bad. Meanwhile, Steve is back in town and we are dancing at his place on Tuesday evenings to brush up for the Cody Spring Dance to be held April 13 14. We are hoping to dance intermittently through the summer, since our caller is here then, even though he has commitments with summer tourists at dude ranches and other venues. We very much look forward to seeing and visiting with friends from Montana and other places mid-april as we welcome warmer weather and better driving conditions. Sheila Leach Billings A Level Workshop Bob Hogemark, Instructor Second and fourth Mondays 7:00-9:00 p.m. at MetraPark Thank you Bob for putting us through our paces (and putting up with us!) this season. Thank you Pat and Paul Larry & Susan Sperry, Cuers Sundays: see website for times http://www.larrysperry.com Winter finally let go enough for some dancing in Billings. We had dances on March 4 and 18. Byron and Lorraine got back from Arizona. Ron Penn is recovering from a mild stroke. Everyone is ready for spring. When we return home April 3, we have a busy schedule for spring. Silhouette Dance Club will dance April 8, 15, 29. April 13-14 we work Cody Spring Dance with Lynn Strobel. We are in Gillette with Lanny Weakland for Spring Fling April 20-21. May 4-5 finds us working the Utah State Festival in Midway, Utah with Justin Russell. Magic City Hoedown with Bill Henke is May 11-12. We go to Sheridan, WY for Cowtown Hoedown May 18-19 with Hunter Keller. We go to to Lolo Dance Center to cue for Solo Stars 40th Anniversary Mountain Mixer with Andy Allemao June 1-2. We would love to have you join us for some fun weekends! Larry & Susan Sperry for joining in our hijinks. And thanks to our whole group for helping make this the silliest and hardest working night of the dance week. Let s do it again in the fall! 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 245-6944 259-5309
4 Yellowstone Square Dance Council Grapevine April/May 2018 April 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1-5 pm (Larry & Susan) 1-5 pm (Larry & Susan) 1-5 pm (Larry & Susan) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6:30-8:30 pm 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Letʻs Go To Cody! Advanced Workshop 7-9 pm 6:30-8:30 pm 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 6:30-8:30 pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Advanced Workshop 7-9 pm BEGINNER HOEDOWN 6:00 pm Pizza 6:30 Dancing Contradance 7:30 p.m. Plus Dance 7:00-9:30 pm (Lynn) Kut n Capers Spring Dance Christ Episcopal Church, Cody, WY Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday All Day Contradance 7:30 p.m. Plus Dance 7:00-9:30 pm (Lynn) Plus Dance 7:00-9:30 pm 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 Contradance 7:30 p.m. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Magic City Hoedown Bill Henke Larry & Susan Sperry See back page for complete schedule WORK PARTY: End of Season Tear Down Sunday, May 13, 2 p.m. WORK PARTY: end of season tear down Sunday, May 13 at 2 p.m.
April/May 2018 Yellowstone Square Dance 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 Bob Hogemark, Caller Thursday evenings 6:30-8:30 Mainstream, Metra Park The last three contradances of the season will provide plenty of variety at both the caller s microphone and in the music. April 13 will bring back Copper Kelly and their Celtic-flavored tunes, with Amy Letson calling the dances. On April 27, well-loved Missoula caller Bev Young will be at the mic with her impeccable teaching and relaxed calling style. She will be joined by Chordwood Cricket, with Chelsea on fiddle and Steve Marty on guitar, playing their unique and spirited blend of traditional, contemporary and original dance music. Our final dance, on May 4, will feature a fantastic old-time string band from Helena Balled in Burlap with Aaron Parrett on fiddle and Mark Matthews calling. There has been some talk about, and wishing aloud for summer dances. It certainly is a long time between May and September. Though nothing has been set up as yet, any information will be available on our Facebook page, and emails will be sent (if you wish to be on our email list, contact contradancebillings@gmail.com.) Initial contact has been made with Kristy Drake of Billings TrailNet regarding a joint event possibly a contradance on a trail, details to be determined. We re excited at the possibility of such a collaboration. Bear Hug is a contradance and music weekend put on by the Missoula Folklore Society at the Flathead Lake United Methodist Camp near Rollins, MT. This year s festivities will be September 7 9. Brochures with registration forms will be available at our dances now through May, or look on their website www.missoulafolk.org. Contradance Billings is looking for people to help plan the future of the dance, as well as more callers, bands, and audio engineers. Anyone interested can either email contradancebillings@gmail.com or call Amy Letson 254-2773. 2018 Dance Schedule Apr 13 Apr 27 May 4 Billings Plus Group Bob Hogemark, Lynn Strobel, callers 7:00-9:30 p.m., at MetraPark Saturdays, see website or newsletter calendar for dates It s hard to believe the dance season is coming to an end! It was quite the season. On the plus side (pun intended) we gained some wonderful new Plus dancers who breezed through the program and are noticeably increasing their skill each time we dance. The negative side was the weather and treacherous road conditions which led to a number of cancelled dances over the winter. But we Thank you thank you THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Spring Dance on St. Patrick s Day. An even bigger thank you to Peggy and Brian for all their hard work getting this fun and wonderfully awesome event organized. Thanks also go out to Terry and Kathy Drange who helped Brian and Peggy change out the decorations from Valentine s to St. Patrick s Day and Spring at. They made the event so much fun! We must also thank our caller, Lynn Strobel (and his lovely wife, Judy), and our cuer, Larry Sperry. We certainly appreciate the continued support of our Spring Dance. Lynn provided some fun and challenging movements that were new to most of us: Broken Wheel, Ping to a Line and Clover Flow. It is always great to see a floor full of round dancers. Who knows our new square dancers may give it a try! It was exciting to see interest from our new dancers to attend the evening dance. Lynn graciously called three tips to their dance level. They did awesome and got to experience their first open dance. Our plans for our New Dancer Hoedown on April 26th are underway. Our current plan includes providing pizza at 6:00 pm. Then, the dance will begin at 6:30 pm., followed by ice cream after the dance. We welcome all dancers of all levels to join in celebrating our new dancers. Final reminder about the ladies square dance apparel on the rack in the ladies restroom for those dancers just beginning to acquire the skirts and dresses and those who already have a collection. Before the end of the season the remaining items will be removed as Metra takes over the building about mid-may. Hunter Keller has agreed to call for us during the summer, hopefully one time each month. Now, the challenge is finding an affordable location. If you are aware of a facility, church, etc. that is available and reasonably priced, please let us know. It will really help our new dancers with continuity while waiting for the dancing to begin again this fall. As it can get hot in Billings in the summer, it would be nice if the facility had air conditioning. Brian, Peggy, Paul & Eileen would rather have our callers and dancers be safe. Without you we wouldn t have a program and all the fun that goes with it. Thank you to Bob, Lynn and Judy, all our dancers near and far, and all the cooks, bakers and cleanup helpers who kept us well fed and cared for all season. See you in the fall, and at the summer events as well!
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 Thursday 6:30 p.m. beginners/mainstream at MetraPark Friday 6:30 p.m. Kut N Kapers (Call first, see calendar page) Episcopal Church, Cody, WY Saturday 7:00 p.m. Plus Dancing (as scheduled) at MetraPark Visitors dancing at the appropriate level are always welcome at any club dance. No dress code. Please check the monthly calendar elsewhere in this newsletter and also our website for schedule updates and cancellations. OPEN DANCE SCHEDULE Date Time Event Featured Caller/Cuer/Band Location April 13 7:30-11 p.m. Contradance Amy Letson w/copper Kelly, Billings, MT April 26 6 p.m. New Dancer Hoedown Bob Hogemark, Billings, MT April 27 7:30-11 p.m. Contradance Bev Young w/chordwood Cricket, Billings, MT May 4 7:30-11 p.m. Contradance Mark Matthews w/balled in Burlap, Billings, MT STATE, REGIONAL & NATIONAL DANCES Date Event Featured Caller/Cuer Location April 13 14 Kut n Capers Spring Dance Lynn & Judy Strobel, Larry & Susan Sperry Christ Episcopal, Cody, WY April 14 Spring Dance Adam Christman, Teresa Ray Lolo, MT April 20-21 Gillette Spring Fling Lanny Weaklend, Larry & Susan Sperry Gillette, WY April 28 N. Dakota State Festival Lynn & Judy Strobel, Larry Pfennig Bismarck, ND May 11 12 Magic City Hoedown Bill Henke, Larry & Susan Sperry, Billings, MT May 18-19 Cowtown Hoedown Hunter Keller, Larry & Susan Sperry Sheridan, WY May 25 28 2018 Montana State Festival Caller: J. Saltel, A. Christman, Cuer: L. Lane Ronan, MT May 25 40th Anniversary Dance Andy Allemao, Larry & Susan Sperry Lolo, MT July 13 15 Plus on the Boulder Lynn & Judy Strobel, Larry & Susan Sperry Big Timber, MT August 9 12 Lolo Stomp Plus Weekend J. Junck, D. Clendenin, L&S Sperry Lolo, MT August 16 18 USA West Convention All Callers/Cuers Reno, NV September 1 4 Knothead Jamboree Caller: Dan Preedy, Cuer: LaMont Harris West Yellowstone, MT September 7-9 Bear Hug Contradance & Music Weekend, Flathead Lake United Methodist Camp, Rollins, MT September 28 29 Big Sky Roundup Plus Wkend K. Bower, G. Shomake, L&S Sperry, Billings, MT September 28 Rendezvous in the Rockies (Plus) M. Hogan, B. Miller, H. Keller Castle Rock, CO October 12-13 Wild West Weekend B. Henke, H. Keller, L&S Sperry Rapid City, SD Flyers for many of these dances can be viewed at www.squaredancemontana.com and/or caller websites April 13-14 Kut & Kapers Spring Dance Christ Episcopal Church, Cody, WY Lynn & Judy Strobel, Larry & Susan Sperry April 13 7:30-8 p.m. Pre-rounds 8-10 p.m. Mainstream & Plus April 14 10-11:30 a.m. Mainstream Dance 1:30-3 p.m. Plus Dance 3:30-4 p.m. Round Dance Workshop 7-7:45 p.m. Pre-rounds 8-10 p.m. Mainstream, Plus & Rounds A dance flyer with lodging information is posted at www.squaredancemontana.com. Weekend Dances Coming Up Notices May 11-12 Magic City Hoedown at MetraPark Billings, MT Bill Henke, Larry & Susan Sperry May 11 7:30 p.m. Pre-rounds 8-10 p.m. Mainstream, Plus & Rounds May 12 10-11:30 a.m. Plus Dance 1-2 p.m. Round Dance Workshop 2-3:30 p.m. Square Dance Workshop 6 p.m. Potluck by YSDC & Billings Dancers 7:15 Pre-rounds 7:45 p.m. Grand March lineup 8-10 p.m. Mainstream, Plus & Rounds A work party has been scheduled for Sunday, May 13 Hunter is working on plans for some summer dancing at 2 p.m. to tear down before we vacate on to help keep us from getting too rusty. If you know of May 15. We ve all enjoyed the hall all season. Now if we some available, reasonably priced and preferably air all pitch in, the job will be done in no time. See you there! conditioned venues, please let him know. Watch your email and our website, www.squaredancemontana.com, for info as details become available. Where are you dancing this summer? Come back with photos and we ll show them off in the Grapevine this fall.