SQUARES AROUND VICTORIA

SQUARES AROUND VICTORIA VOLUME 44 ISSUE 1 Print Post Approval No: 100005116 JAN / FEB 2014 Des Dickenson, Hayley and Merryn with Janice Alexander, who is the Caller for Whitehorse and Kaleidoscope. A family of square dancers. Squares Around Victoria The Official Journal of the Victorian Square Dancing Association Inc Reg: A0005828F ABN 83 174 149 517 www.vsda.org.au

VICTORIAN SQUARE DANCING ASSOCIATION INC 2013-2014 COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE President: Mark Kelly 9741 8120 Vice President: James Fellows 9842 3826 Vice President: Carmel Sinclair 9803 0163 Secretary: Kevin Thomas 5334 4095 Treasurer: John Van Delft 9803 9325 Publicity Officer: Diane Jameson 9703 0309 GENERAL Herb Doekes 9725 3978 Ray Lilly 9728 2034 Dianne Morris 9789 3493 Barbara Treharne 5334 4095 Greig Wight 9803 0163 COMMITTEE Charmaine Jameson 9703 0309 Ian Becker 9789 3493 Tim Lowry 9308 6360 Lorraine Lowry 9308 6360 Philomena Macdonald 9849 0888 Membership Officer: Judy Doekes-Pitt 9725 3005 Friendship Officer: Betty McLean 9887 6200 Youth Delegate: Laurina Collyer 9561 9097 Review Editor (Vic): Barbara Treharne 5334 4095 SAV Editor: Mary Beerens 9308 0190 Contact Address Details CORRESPONDENCE The Secretary PO Box 3164 Frankston East 3199 secretary@vsda.org.au MEMBERSHIP The Membership Officer PO Box 8075 CROYDON VIC 3136 membership@vsda.org.au SQUARES AROUND VICTORIA Editor 25 Moir Drive, Roxburgh Park 3064 sav.editor@gmail.com SQUARE DANCE REVIEW The State Editor PO Box 3164, Frankston East 3199 review@vsda.org.au VICTORIAN CALLERS ASSOCIATION President Mike Davey 9590 0550 E-mail michaeldavey2@bigpond.com Secretary Janice Alexander 9872 5399 P.O. Box 229, Nunawading Vic. 3131 E-mail vca@vca.alphalink.com.au ROUND DANCE ASSOCIATION of VICTORIA President: Coral Wegmann 9702 9251 E-mail: coxweg@bigpond.com Secretary: Neville Jarvis 8555 9116 15A Parkside Street, Beaumaris Vic. 3193 E-mail: anjarvis72@optusnet.com.au Attention All Members Do you know a member who could be cheered up or encouraged by receiving an appropriate card? If so, could you please contact the VSDA Friendship Officer, Betty McLean, on 9887 6200 or friendship@vsda.org.au Free Call phone number 1800 643 277 For more information Squares Around Victoria visit our The webpage official journal of the www.vsda.org.au Victorian Square Dancing Association Inc

VSDA Presidents Report Happy New Year to all. Our thoughts are with any dancers, family and friends, who may have been impacted by the recent fires around Victoria and we ask that when travelling anywhere, please take care and be fire smart for the rest of summer. Well, the festive season is now over and the New Year is underway and I trust everyone had a great time eating and drinking. Now it's time to get back into the swing of it and dance off any extra calories that we may have gained over the festive time. Not all clubs are back from their break just yet and there are some that are open. Check out dates to remember, to see which ones are open and go along and enjoy what will be a great year for square dancing. The Country Crossroads TV show is still being replayed on foxtel. I have seen it three times now and for those who may have missed it, you can view all the shows on the web site. There is a link from the VSDA web site, or you can go to countrycrossroads.com.au and follow the prompts. The Whittlesea Country Music festival is almost here. If you would like to be part of this fun day see advert in this issue of the SAV for more details. The 45 th State Convention is fast approaching, so if your have not booked yet, you still have time to register. Come along for a fun packed time on the Farm and a free BBQ before the AGM. on Sunday 9th March. I will be renominating for the position of President at the next AGM and have accepted the position of convenor for the 46 th State convention in 2015.There will be more information relating to this very soon. Mark Kelly President. So You Missed Out On A SAV! What do You Do? The First step is to contact the Membership Officer to see if your mailing address is correct and your subscription is up to date. We can tell if a label was printed and therefore posted. If all this is in order, Contact your local Post Office. 1

Round Dance Association of Victoria As the new RDAV president I would like to wish all readers on behalf of the RDAV a very Happy New Year and the wish that 2014 is memorable for all. Our annual AGM /Christmas Dance in November 2013 went well and a new committee was elected to enthusiastically plan the RDAV s path in 2014. Please see earlier page for notification of other executive positions. By the time this magazine is circulated we will already have had our first committee meeting and Social Dance for the year, so keep a look out for future events. Our annual fundraiser is booked for 22nd March at Bunnings, Moorabbin. Come and say hi to our friendly team of sausage sizzle experts. Programing for the State Convention in March is complete and we are sure that you will enjoy the rounds we are presenting for you. Would love to talk about your thoughts on the program. Don t forget that the RDAV and their Cuers are open to all square dancers to have the opportunity to learn rounds and further their dancing skills. Talk to a club cuer or somebody who round dances, to see how you too can learn. Beginners classes available. Have a look on our new Web Site and catch up with the latest happenings in the RDAV and Club News. Coral Wegmann President. www.rounddanceassociationvictoria.org.au 2 Publicity Report 2014 has arrived and dancing has already started with some clubs. If you are participating in the demo dance at the Whittlesea Country Music Festival, there is no site allocated yet, but I am sure we will be easy to find. Please be there between 9.30 and 9.45am for a 10 o clock start. The dress code is square dance attire. The State Convention is not far away, so get your registrations in and come to Shepparton for a fun weekend. I am hoping, this year, there will be a greater number of new dancers attending clubs in their beginners classes. Remember one way to promote our wonderful activity is word of mouth. So wherever you are, try to get a word in about square dancing. Promote, be positive and let people know how much fun they can have. If we all make a little effort it can make a difference. Lets help keep square dancing alive in 2014 and beyond, remember there's nothing square about square dancing. Diane Jameson. Publicity Officer.

2014 State Convention Report Hi Dancers, The time is getting closer for the State Convention in Shepparton. It is still not too late to register. The Convention Committee has been very hard at work to make this Convention memorable for the dancers. We have a great lineup of Callers and Cuers, including interstate callers, for you to dance to. Get your dress-ups ready for the Sunday night Party. It is sure to be a HOOT, and the Callers & Cuers will get your feet and bodies a MOOOVING, with their calls and cues. The Decorations Co-ordinator and his band of workers have been working hard to set the scene to the Theme Moooving Back to the Farm. There are a few items, I need to mention before we get to the Convention. We ask that if you are a smoker, that you go off the school property no smoking on school property. No access to school grounds till the Friday Evening Session. Clubs, please could you bring your Banners on the Friday night, so we can get them put up around the walls early. There are will be NO camping on the school grounds. There will be a Square Dance demonstration on the Saturday morning. More details will be available at the Convention. If any dancer can assist with First Aid, please contact Lorraine Lowry. Details for the 2015 Convention will be announced at the end of the Convention on the Sunday night. Looking forward to seeing you all at Shepparton. Carmel Sinclair Convenor. The front cover of the SAV magazine, will be reserved for photos of square dance families in 2014. However, please keep sending photos of your events, club birthdays or other social occasions to be published in the Photo Gallery section. Thank you to the participants in the front cover photo selection of the month 2013 Mary Beerens, SAV Editor. All Members The VSDA Committee are seeking interest of any member whom may be interested to act as auditor/ or be on an audit committee to check the annual accounts. This year commitment is during the period 21 st Jan to Feb 21, 2014 for distribution to members 21 days prior to the AGM in March 2014. If interested please contact the secretary, contact details on inside front cover. Thank you. 3

Dance With The One That Brought You" STING 21205 Called By Janice Alexander Circle left, Allemande Left Turn Partner right Allemande Left Weave Swing & Prom Hds Pass thru Cloverleaf Double Pass thru Cloverleaf Centres Pass Thru R & L Thru Tch 1/4 Centres Trade Swing Thru Swing & Prom Sea Of Love EGO 104 Called by Graham Jameson OPENER - CLOSER Sides face, grand square Come with me my love To the sea, the sea of love I wanna tell you how much I love you Continued.. Sea of Love Allemande left and weave the ring Do you remember when we met? Swing that girl and promenade around the set I wanna tell you how much I love you FIGURE Heads (sides) square thru 4 hands round Do you remember when we met? Swing that girl and promenade around the set I wanna tell you how much I love you MIDDLE BREAK Circle left Come with me to the sea The men star right one time around and go Left allemande and weave the ring Do you remember when we met Swing that girl and promenade round the set I wanna tell you how much I love you. IMPORTANT While every care has been taken in preparing the event entries, there may be some details that change from the time of the submitting date and publication date. It is recommended that you contact the club prior to the event to confirm the details DISCLAIMER The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual contributors and may not agree with the opinions of the Editor or the Victorian Square Dancing Association Inc, unless expressly stated, nor are we responsible for any goods or services advertised. The Editor reserves the right, without reason, to reject items or edit for space providing the context of the article is not altered. Articles requiring extensive editing will be returned, unpublished to the writer.. ADVERTISING RESPONSIBILITY Please check your advertisement on the first insertion and bring any errors to the attention of the SAV editor. While every effort is to avoid errors is made, we can not be responsible for any errors beyond the first insertion if you fail to bring it to our attention. No allowances can be made for errors not materially affecting to effectiveness of the advertisement. The positioning of any advertisement can not and will not be guaranteed. We reserve the right to restrict or revise any advertisement we deem objectionable, unsuitable or offensive. In the event an advertisement is omitted from publication, we assume no liability for such omission. 4

ACEY SQUARES Naracoorte SA Club News Contacts: Chris & Alan Hall 08 8762 3629 Happy New Year. Our scheduled first night back on 17 th January did not happen. You guessed it, due to the heat. 44 deg is too hot to dance without the aid of air conditioning. We will endeavour to start on 24 th January. We watched the news with amazement, Australia is burning, Italy has floods, ice breaker ships are being frozen stuck in the Antarctic, Norway loses an entire historic village due to fire, we just don t understand our world events. Where has the happiness gone. Am beginning to think I won t watch the news at all. Enough of that, time to dance and put some cheer in our lives. Trust you all had a lovely xmas and pleasant welcome to the new year. We look at our calendar for the coming 12 months and see it already filling up fast. It will soon be, where has the year gone, as time doesn t stand still for anyone. Best wishes for a successful 2014 and happy dancing. ACTIV-ATES Frankston Vic 3910 Caller: Paula Wright 03 9789 1370 Happy New Year. What a hot start for some clubs hope it will keep cool for a while as our club dosent start back untill Feb 6. Hope everyone had a great xmas and looking forward to another year of great dancing. Keep Cool. Bee Active. ALLABOUT SQUARES Mt. Gambier S.A. 5290 Caller: Andrea Braun 0417 509 144 Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Christmas and New Year. Please note that our club birthday has been moved from 11 & 12 April 2014 to the new date of 28 & 29 March 2014 with feature caller Brian Hotchkies. Please call Andrea to book your ticket for this fun and exciting week-end all details in ad this issue. A group of our dancers attended the annual Halls Gap dance week-end which was superb as usual. Thanks to Jean for all her hard work organising, Neil for his great calling and all the dancers who attended and added so much fun to the week-end. For some of our dancers it was their first week-end away and they all did very well and had a fantastic time. It was lovely to have Rex visit from the UK again, he is always a vibrant addition to our club nights. Congratulations to Roger and Valma on their first wedding anniversary, Graham and Gay on the celebration of their first grandson and Joan on her new grandchild also.. We were shocked to hear about Johns accident, our love and best wishes go to Anne and John at this difficult time. The Two Amigos 5

AUSTRALIANA DANCERS Somerville Vic 3912 Caller: Jaden Frigo 03 5977 6682 0432 151 041 Festive spirit abounded throughout the hall for our Christmas Break-up dance. Over 7 sets of dancers having a jolly time with great dancing and delicious food. Thanks to visiting callers Colin, Janice and Ian. Our combined Christmas Eve BBQ and social dance with Phoenix Squares was a great way to celebrate Christmas Eve. We are looking forward to an even better event next year. We launched our year with a tropical atmosphere for our Hawaiian theme night. Everyone got into the spirit, with lei s and grass skirts abundant. Thanks to all the visitors who joined us for the night. We recently commenced a new round dance class on Sunday afternoons, due to dancer interest, with everyone enjoying a new challenge. Don t forget to get your tickets for our 2nd Birthday weekend featuring Paul Bristow (UK), Colin Dandridge and Jaden Frigo. We are looking forward to a terrific weekend. AUSTRALIANA TUESDAYS Somerville Vic 3912 Caller: Jaden Frigo 03 5977 6682 0432 151 041 Our year finished on a high with two great Christmas Break-up dances. The hall looked very festive and everyone enjoyed lots of fun dancing. Thanks to Ann for her cueing on the Rounds Break-up. Our first plus night for the year was cancelled due to the extreme heat, we are looking forward to resuming on the 28th January. The first round dance night back was a good night with the dancers learning their first multi-rhythm dance. BURRA SQUARES MacLeod Vic 3085 Caller: Neil Wynn 03 8742 2197 Happy New Year to everyone. Hope you all had a good break, and are refreshed for another year of fun and dancing. Our break up dance and Christmas social events went off very well, as usual, and were well attended. Our trial club New Year s Eve dance was also well received with our dancers, so we may give it another go next year. Not much else to report. At the time of writing we have not started dancing yet, but we have some good plans for the coming year. Hope to see you all on the dance floor soon, trying to dance off all that Christmas food. KOOKA If you would like to get updated on important information about square dancing events sooner, please forward your name and email to info@vsda.org.au 6 Squares Squares Around Around Victoria Victoria The The official official journal journal of the of Victorian the Victorian Square Square Dancing Dancing Association Association Inc Inc

CHEMISTRY SETS Deer Park Caller: Ralph Weise Cuer: Adrian Weise 03 9367 2440 A very happy new year to you all, let s hope that it will be a better one than last year. Prior to Christmas we lost two great callers, Ian Mitchem and Bill Pendlebury and we extend our deepest sympathy to both Ian and Bill s families. Our Christmas break-up was an excellent night with approximately 8 squares enjoying themselves. We thank everyone who came along to support the evening, we also thank those who helped decorate the hall and pack up at the end of night. We went along to EZ moving s last night and enjoyed the evening, it was sad to see the club close after 26 years. We wish Ken all the best and we thank him sincerely for helping us out one night, when we could not be there to open the club due to family illness. We also enjoyed the other club break-ups we attended. The Chemist. CROSSROADS Werribee Vic 3030 DIAMOND VALLEY SQUARES Greensborough Caller: Howard Cockburn 03 9741 4501 Even though the Christmas trees and decorations are all packed away, we can report that our Christmas dance was filled with fun and festivities. Supper was plentiful and in the Christmas spirit. We also had a fabulous night at our end of year social breakup and welcomed along Dawn and Dave as well as welcoming Keith and Norma back to the fold. The night was a flying success just ask the keeper of the drone. We also gathered around to see the first couple of episodes of Country Crossroads and all agreed what a fabulous promo it was of our beloved activity. We start back for the new year on 5 th Feb and hope that the weather is kind to us but would like to remind dancers that our hall comes complete with a fully operational air conditioner. We hope you all had a well-deserved break and look forward to squaring up somewhere soon. Ciao for now. The Scribe Caller: Sharon Lacey 03 9435 5505 No report received Thursday - Masonic Hall. Ester St. (Behind Safeway s) (some Wednesdays in lieu of Thursdays) Non-Weekly, M/S. DPP. Please Note; The Minutes of the 2013 VSDA Annual General Meeting, held in August at Belmont, Geelong are available from the website, www.vsda.org.au or may be mailed to you by contacting the Secretary. 7

EASTERN 8 s Paynesville 3880 Caller: Max Hodder 03 5156 1459 Our New Year s Eve dance was a great night. Firstly we had a great tea, then we danced until about 9 o clock and then walked down to the Paynesville foreshore to watch the early fireworks display. Then back for more dancing til suppertime, when we had an enjoyable supper, (which we probably didn t need.) It was good to also have some visitors and fellow dancers from Stradbroke Squares for the evening. Happy New Year to all. Mark R. Buoy ESSENDON SQUARE DANCE CLUB Maribyrnong Vic 3032 Host: John & Ruth Humphrey Caller: Peter Humphries 03 9390 8308 03 9701 3354 Hello and Happy New Year to all. We hope that everyone has had a very merry Christmas and happy New Year. Our Christmas break up night went off very well and was well supported, so a very big thank you to Peter and Colin for doing such a brilliant job of the calling, it was very much appreciated by all those there. Also a big thank you to the visitors for supporting us, as it was a very hot night. And to our own club members, who helped out with all that needed to be done. A group of us went to Matamoras s New Year s Eve dance and had a great time. Many thanks to Peter and the Matamoras dancers for making us all very welcome. We will be having a Valentines night on the eve of Valentines Day on Thursday 13 th February with Peter and Colin providing the calling. For details please see the advertisement elsewhere in this issue. Until the next time happy dancing to all. E-Z MOVING Glenroy Vic 3046 Caller: Ken Lazarus 03 9306 6872 Hello Dancers, this is the final report from E-Z Moving SDC, 1987-2013. We have decide not to continue into the new year due to reduced numbers and the initial news that our hall was to be sold and demolished. The support and dedication of our members has never been in question, however with our low numbers, members have felt under pressure to attend every week to ensure that the dance could run, and this pressure shouldn t preclude people from doing other things from time to time, especially family activities. For this dedication, we thank all the members of the club, also for their friendship, support and good humour. We, as club, would also like to thank all the former members and visitors who have supported us during the past 26 years and helped make our group a wonderful and truly rewarding experience. Our dancers may use this time to visit other clubs, spent more time with family, or reconsider how to spend their leisure time, whatever their individual choices, we wish them all the best in going their separate ways and are sure that they wish the extended Square Dancing family all the best in it s future endeavours. 8

GOLDEN SQUARES Narre Warren Caller: Graham Jameson Caller: Charmaine Jameson 03 9703 0309 0427 353 802 A happy new year to everyone. We are back dancing and inspite the hot weather have had some fun times. Our hall is so cool with the airconditioning and with a very thoughtful Monic and family providing icy poles for everyone, was just what we needed. Our New Years Eve Dance went off well. A great turn up and some fantastic calling and dancing. Graham was well enough to call, however Janet Cook, Georg Lynn and Charmaine helped to spread the load. It never ceases to amaze me how much food our square dancers can eat! Supper was at 10.30pm 4 dozen Party Pies 3 dozen Sausage Rolls, 2kilo of Hot Dogs, and a large assortment of other food. There was very little that wasn t eaten. A job well done everyone true to square dance form. Looking forward to 2014. Remember we need to promote our wonderful activity, so talk to anyone you can and let's get some new dancers happening. HARLEQUIN ROUNDS Heatherton Christmas has been and gone! We had a wonderful break up on Monday the 16 th December. Thank you to all our visitors and regular members for making the night such a memorable one. We even managed to squeeze in two square dance calls with Mike Davey. Barry and I have been working on the Club Website page over Christmas so have a look at it some time. Lots of photo s!! Harlequin Rounds opened on the 20 th January and we look forward to venturing into the finer details of some Phase III + IV rhythms. We had a few enquiries for beginners and so we are commencing at 6.30pm on Monday nights to cater for initial learning. If more inquiries come in, we may look at another night for beginners. This is a perfect time for anybody interested in learning or refreshing their round dancing to join us. Give me a call if you are interested. Happy New Year to everybody. Barry and I wish you a wonderful 2014 filled with health and happiness. Don t forget to look on our Web Site and catch up with the latest happenings in the RDAV and Club News. JAYBEE SQUARE WHEELERS Notting Hill Cuer: Coral Wegmann 03 9702 9251 Caller: Mike Davey Cuer: Pat Saunder 03 9590 0550 03 9706 1194 2013 finished on a high note as Crossroads Howard and Brenda and even another Dennis (one is enough) and Heather from as far away as Geelong visited the club to celebrate the festive season, along with Santa and the Whitehorse dancers. Mike and Howard warmed us up for the Good Shepherd Xmas Party, where the entertainment commenced with the Lotto Love's grandson Liam performing a vocal showman routine beyond his years, stamping his future as a career entertainer. Following on stage, was some inferior exposed talent that didn't leave you dangling wondering what the act was all about and luckily Xmas tinsel and baubles protected the crowd from a rude awakening ahead of their very short careers. Laurina struggled to call with a sore throat and Pat-A-Rounds showed professionalism by not being fazed once again after 19 years with the flashy dustcoats before her eyes. 2014 is our 30th year and promises to be exceptional. Catnap 9

KALEIDOSCOPE Heathmont Caller: Janice Alexander 03 9872 5399 Another year starting - and hopefully we are all rested and ready to go - it's going to be another busy year! We will hardly be back and we will be off to the State Convention! Phil's foot is fine but George is now out of action for a while. We will be having our first Plus night for the year in March. KELLY COUNTRY Wangaratta Contact: Robyn Hodder 03 5722 4449 Monday - Masonic Hall, Appin Street, Wangaratta. Fortnightly, 7.30-9.30 pm M/S & P. No report received KINTYRE ROUNDS Nunawading Vic 3131 Cuer: Carol Simondson 03 9435 2830 I sincerely hope everyone has enjoyed the Christmas festivities, the holiday period and break from dancing. I wish one and all a wonderful 2014. Kintyre will not be recommencing until March, due to a number of circumstances. Club members have been notified and I thank you for your patience. As soon as the hall details are finalized, I will ensure these are printed in the next edition of the SAV and then I will be able to say welcome to anyone wishing to make a visit to our club night. Until then enjoy every day of 2014. Cas Wittlesea Country Music Festival, - SATURDAY, 8th February 2014 We are looking for dancer participation. Would you please contact me, either by phone 97030309 or by email to holgold@holgold.com.au, if you wish to participate in this street dance demonstration. Arrive 9.30-9.45am for dance at 10am. Dress code is square dance attire. Diane Jameson, VSDA Publicity Officer. 10

MATAMORAS (Mondays) Springvale North Vic. 3172 Caller: Peter Humphries 03 9701 3354 0427 554 437 Happy New Year. Once again we have been struck with hall problems. We returned to dancing for one week and found out that we couldn t have the hall for the next four weeks due to renovations. Our next night back will be 17 th Feb. The good news is that we had a great New Years Eve dance to bring in the new year. It was great to see so many dancers travel from the other side of Melbourne to join us. Our one and only night was a really good night with everyone enjoying a new year supper. We welcomed visitors from Essendon & Australiana. MATAMORAS (Wednesdays) Springvale North Vic. 3172 Caller: Peter Humphries 03 9701 3354 0427 554 437 Happy New Year. We have had one night of plus to start the new year. It was good to get back dancing. All those who attended our new years eve dance had a great night. Unfortunately, we have lost our hall for 4 weeks due to renovations. Our next plus night will be the 19 th Feb. PAT-A-ROUNDS Pinewood Cuer: Pat Saunder 0397061194 2013 Finished with a lovely Christmas breakup, with many cuers. Ella, Coral and Carol, also Mike and Janice calling squares. Thank you to my wonderful club members, for their support over the last year. Congratulations to Pat and Bobbi on their engagement. Do-si-dos and 2-steps started the new year with a bang. With Mike and Peter calling and Coral and I keeping the round dancers happy. Thank you, Lorraine, who looked after the door on both forementioned dances. Please check the diary for closures when I will be away in Hawaii. Patricia Saunder IMPORTANT While every care has been taken in preparing the entries in this publication, there may be some details that change from the time of the submitting date and publication date. It is recommended that you contact the club For all information on Victorian Square Dancing please direct enquiries to our free phone number 1800 643 277 or visit the website www.vsda.org.au, where you can also find links to other state and international organizations. 11

PEGASUS Greenvale Cuer: Phillip Whyte 0411 263 891 0411 263 892 Tuesday - Pegasus Homestead, 15 Airdrie Mews, Greenvale Weekly, Rounds Levels III-VI, 8:00pm to 10.30pm, T/C DPP. No report received PHILIP ISLAND SQUARES Cowes Cuer: Graham Jameson 03 9703 0309 0427 353 802 Welcome back and a happy 2014 to you all. Our Christmas breakup was a fun time and the Salvation Army came along once again and received a large donation of new toys for their Christmas charity. Thank you everyone who kindly donated a toy. The Jamos PHOENIX SQUARES Forest Hill Caller: Colin Dandridge 0438 515 873 Our January workshops have been going well with some Left handed chaos along with some Fractional dilemmas. It was good to have most of our regulars, along with some visitors share in the experience. We will be starting a Plus class in February for anyone wishing to take the next step and learn something new. Fiona is coming along with her calling and putting the moves together rather well in her hoedowns next step is the resolution side!! It has been good to have Jaden along as well to share in some of the calling. Website address: www.phoenixsquares.com A SAD LOSS Else had been with the Club since it s beginning. Someone s passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. He/she did far more than a normal person s share of work, whenever there was a job to do, a social function to attend, funds to be raised one name was on everyone s lips Let Someone Else do it. It was common knowledge that Else was among the largest contributors of his/her time to the club. Whenever there was a need for volunteers, everyone just assumed S. Else would. A wonderful person, sometimes appearing superhuman. But a person can only do so much. Everybody expected too much of S. Else. Now he/she is gone, we wonder what we re going to do. He/she left a wonderful example to follow, but who is going to do things Else did? When you re asked to help, remember we can, unfortunately no longer rely on poor old Someone Else. 12

MONDAY HARLEQUIN ROUNDS Heatherton Vic 3202 Cuer Coral Wegmann 03 9702 9251 Monday - 69 Pietro Road, Heatherton, (Melways 78 G 11). Weekly, 7.30 pm. Easy Level Rounds, Phase II and III KELLY COUNTRY Wangaratta Vic 3677 Contact: Robyn Hodder 03 5722 4449 Monday - Masonic Hall, Appin Street, Wangaratta. Fortnightly, 7.30-9.30 pm M/S & P. KINTYRE ROUNDS Cuer: Carol Simondson Nunawading Vic 3131 Monday - Jaycee Hall, 12 Silver Street. Nunawading Weekly at 7:30pm 03 9435 2830 MATAMORAS Mondays Springvale North Vic 3172 Monday - Edinburgh Road Hall, Edinburgh Road, Springvale North. (Melways 80:D6) F/N Mainstream, F/N A-Level at 7.30 pm Caller: Peter Humphries 03 9701 3354 0427 554 437 PAT-A-ROUNDS Pinewood Vic 3149 Cuer: Pat Saunder 03 9706 1194 Monday - Pinewood Community Centre, Toombah St. Mt Waverley (Melways 70. H.5) Weekly, Ph II-V. 8.00 Convention Rounds and Popular Dances, JAYBEE SQUARE WHEELERS Notting Hill Vic 3168 TUESDAY AUSTRALIANA DANCERS Caller: Jaden Frigo 03 5977 6682 0432 151 041 Somerville Vic 3912 Tuesday - Somerville Bowling Club, Cnr. Jones Rd & Park Lne, Somerville F/N-Teaching & Dancing Rounds F/N-Teaching & Dancing Plus 7.30-10.00p T/C, Cold Drinks and Light Supper Provided. GOLDEN SQUARES Narre Warren Vic 3804 Caller: Graham Jameson Caller: Charmaine Jameson Tuesday - Narre Warren Learning Centre, Malcolm Court, Narre Warren. Weekly 7.30pm. MS, DPP Caller: Mike Davey Cuer: Pat Saunder Tuesday - Notting Hill Hall, 386 Ferntree Gully Rd. (Melways 70 H8) Weekly, 8 pm M/S R & P Bracket. 03 9703 0309 0427 353 802 03 9590 0550 03 9706 1194 PEGASUS ROUNDS Cuers: Phillip & Sue Whyte 0411 263 891 Greenvale Vic 3059 Tuesday - Pegasus Homestead, 15 Airdrie Mews, Greenvale Squares Weekly, Around Rounds Victoria Levels The III-VI, official journal 8:00pm of the to Victorian 10.30pm, Square T/C Dancing DPP. Association Inc VSDA Diary of Events for insertion in Squares Around Victoria

TUESDAY (Continued) THE GEELONG CLUB DANCERS Geelong Vic 3220 Caller: Darren Taylor 0435 091 277 Tuesday - Girl Guide Hall, 33 Myer Street, Geelong. (Melways Ref. 401:E5) Weekly. M/S. P & R 8:00pm to 10.30 pm DPP Cost: $9:00 Per Dancer TOKEN SQUARES Deer Park Vic 3023 Hosts: Barry, Pam, Dave & Pauline Tuesday - Sarsella Park Hall, Station Rd. Deer Park (Melways Ref. 48 E9/10) Weekly. M/S. 10.30 am DPP 03 9363 5628 03 9364 3094 WHITEHORSE Nunuwading Vic 3131 Caller: Janice Alexander 03 9872 5399 Tuesday - Jaycess Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. (Melways 48:E9/10) Weekly. 7.00pm Plus - 8:00pm M/S. DPP WEDNESDAY BURRA SQUARES MacLeod Vic 3085 Caller: Neil Wynn 03 8742 2197 Wednesday - Ivanhoe Diamond Valley Centre, 88 McNamara Street, MacLeod. (Mel.20 A9) Weekly, M/S. DPP. CROSSROADS Werribee Vic 3030 Caller: Howard Cockburn 03 9741 4501 Wednesday - Senior Citizens Hall, Synnot Street, Weekly, 7:30 pm Mainstream & Plus Finish Time 10:00 pm, E-Z MOVING SQUARES Glenroy Vic 3046 Caller: Ken Lazarus 03 9306 6872 Wednesday - Uniting Church Hall, Wheatsheaf Rd. Glenroy Weekly, 7.30 pm M/S. DPP. CLUB CLOSED IN DEC 2013 MATAMORAS Wednesdays Caller: Peter Humphries 03 9701 3354 Springvale North Vic 3172 0427 554 437 Wednesday - Edinburgh Road Hall, Edinburgh Road, Springvale North. (Melways 80:D6) Weekly, 730 pm Plus. SAPPHIRE SQUARES Merimbula NSW 2548 Caller: George Pitt 02 6495 2734 Wednesday - Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Henwood & Lakeview Streets, Merimbula. Weekly, 7.30 pm, M/S. P & R. THURSDAY ACTIV-ATES Frankston Vic 3910 Caller: Paula Wright 03 9789 1370 Thursday - Church of Christ, 130 Cranbourne Road, Frankston. Weekly, M/S T/C 8.00 pm 7:00pm Beginners (Melways: 102.H3)

THURSDAY (Continued) DIAMOND VALLEY SQUARES Greensborough Vic 3085 Caller: Sharon Lacey 03 9435 5505 Thursday - Masonic Hall. Ester St. (Behind Safeway s) (some Wednesdays in lieu of Thursdays) Non-Weekly, M/S. DPP. EASTERN 8 s Paynesville Vic 3880 Caller: Max Hodder 03 5156 1459 Thursday - Uniting Church hall, cnr King St & Langford Pde. Weekly, 7:30pm B, M/S. T/C ESSENDON SQUARE DANCE CLUB Maribyrnong Vic 3032 Thursday - Community Centre, Randall St (Melways 28 A7) Weekly, 8.00pm. M/S, P DPP Host: John & Ruth Humphrey Caller: Peter Humphries 03 9390 8308 03 9701 3354 MODERN SQUARES Bendigo Vic 3550 Caller: Philip Aslanidis Caller: Lorie Gough Thursday - Senior Citizens hall, Old High Street, Golden Square. Weekly, 7:00pm M/S. Learners 0419 251 422 0407 905 235 PHILLIP ISLAND SQUARES Cowes, Vic. 3922 Caller: Graham Jameson 03 9703 0309 0427 353 802 Thursday - Cowes Culural Centre, 91-97 Thompson Ave. Cowes.. (Melways 634 D2) Weekly, 7.30pm M/S DPP. SOUTHERN CROSS A Albert Park Vic 3206 Thursday - St Silas Anglican Church Hall, Cnr Bridport & Ferrars St, Albert Park Fortnightly, 8 pm. A Level Caller: Howard Cockburn 03 9741 4501 SUNNYSIDE LODGE ROUNDS Heatherton Vic 3202 Cuer: Ella Whyte 03 9551 8496 Thursday - 69 Pietro Rd Heatherton, (Melways 78 G11) Weekly, Rounds Ph III to V VSDA Diary of Events for insertion in Squares Around Victoria FRIDAY ACEY SQUARES Naracoorte SA 5271 Friday - Lutheran Church Hall, Megary Cres Weekly, 7:30pm. M/S & Basic. Contact: Chris & Alan Hall 08 8762 3629 PINE CITY TWIRLERS Contact: Heather Telford 08 8725 7524 Mount Gambier SA 5290 0405 107 524 Friday - Anglican Hall, Bay Road, Mount Gambier Weekly, 7.30 pm, M/S & Basic.

FRIDAY (Continued) ROSELLA ROUNDS Forest Hill Vic 3131 Cuer: Fiona Callaghan 03 9802 5087 Friday - Forest Hill Uniting Church Hall, 333 Canterbury Road, Forest Hill (Melways 62. F2) Weekly - Beginners to Phase IV, 7.30pm to 10.30pm, T/C. SOUTHERN CROSS PLUS Albert Park Vic 3206 Caller: Howard Cockburn 03 9741 4501 Friday - Senior Citizens Hall, Ferrars Place, Albert Park Fortnightly, 8 pm. Plus THE FUN DANCE CLUB Narre Warren Vic 3805 Caller: Graham Jameson Cuer & Caller Janet Cook 0427 353 802 0419 363 614 Friday - Fountain Gate Primary School, Prospect Hill Rd, Narre Warren Fortnightly, 7.30 pm. Plus & Square Dance Rounds (Phase II+) With emphasis on FUN ALLABOUT SQUARES Mt Gambier SA 5290 Saturday - Glenburnie Memorial Hall, Casterton Road, Weekly, 7:30pm, Beginners & MS. SATURDAY CHEMISTRY SETS Caller: Ralph Weise Deer Park Vic 3023 Cuer: Adrian Weise Saturday - Deer Park Hall, 50 Station Road, Deer Park. Weekly, M/S & Rounds, 8 pm. T/C. DPP. Caller: Andrea Braun 0417 509 144 03 9367 2440 KALEIDOSCOPE Heathmont Vic 3135 Caller: Janice Alexander 03 9872 5399 Saturday - Heathmont Uniting Church, Canterbury Road, (Opp Allen's Road). Heathmont (Melways: 50 B12) Fortnightly M/S, DPP 1st & 3rd 7:30pm Plus & 8:00pm Mainstream PHOENIX SQUARES Caller: Colin Dandridge 0438 515 873 Forest Hill Vic 3131 Saturday - Forest Hill United Church Hall, 333 Canterbury Rd. Forest Hill (Melways 62 F 2) Weekly; 2pm til 5pm A1, Learning A2, 5pm til 7pm Tea Break - BYO 7pm 8pm Plus 8pm til 10.30pm Mainstream DPP VSDA Diary of Events for insertion in Squares Around Victoria SILVER SPINNERS Contact: John van Delft 03 9803 9325 Deer Park Vic 3023 0424 030 230 Saturday - Deer Park Hall, 50 Station Road, Deer Park. Weekly, M/S & Rounds, 7 pm. T/C. DPP. (Wheelchairs)

SATURDAY (Continued) SUNNYSIDE LODGE Heatherton Vic 3202 Cuer: Ella Whyte 03 9551 8496 Saturday - 69 Pietro Rd Heatherton, (Melways 78 G11) Weekly, M/S, DPP, Rounds 7:30 to 8:00pm SUNDAY AUSTRALIANA DANCERS Somerville Vic 3912 Caller: Jaden Frigo 03 5977 6682 0432 151 041 Sunday - St. Andrews Church Hall, Eramosa Rd, Somerville (Melways 107 E12) Weekly - 5.00pm Teaching Rounds, 6.30-10.00pm M/S, Plus and Rounds with Supper Break at 7.15pm. STRADBROKE SQUARES & ROSEDALE ROUNDS Sale Vic 3850 Sunday - Rosedale Woolshed, Contact: Susie & John Caller: Janet Cook 03 51 411 120 0419 363 614 Fortnightly -10am-3:30pm Alternate brackets of M/S and Teaching M/S with some easy fun rounds. 3:30-4:30pm Teaching Plus. T/C, B & MS, Please bring Lunch to share SUNNYSIDE LODGE ROUNDS Cuer: Ella Whyte 03 9551 8496 Heatherton Vic 3202 Sunday - 69 Pietro Rd Heatherton, (Melways 78 G11) Weekly, Ph III to V 2:30pm to 7:00 pm SAV Issue Dates and Deadlines for 2014 Issue Adverts Close Reports Close Posting Dates MARCH 2014 14th Febraury 2014 21st February 2014 7th March 2014 APRIL 2014 14th March 2014 21ST March 2014 4th April 2014 MAY 2014 14th April 2014 21st April 2014 2nd May 2014 NO SAV ISSUE IN JUNE 2014 JULY 2014 14th June 2014 21st June 2014 4th July 2014 AUGUST 2014 14th July 2014 21st July 2014 1st August 2014 SEPTEMBER 2014 14th August 2014 21st August 2014 5th September 2014 OCTOBER 2014 14th September 2014 21st September 2014 3rd October 2014 NOVEMBER 2014 14th October 2014 21st October 2014 7th November 2014 DECEMBER 2014 14th November 2014 21st November 2014 5th December 2014 Postage dates is the latest and where possible will be posted earlier

DATES TO REMEMEMBER February 2014 Sat 1 RDAV Sausage sizzle and dance Sat 1 Chremistry Sets Club re-opens Sat 1 Jaybees Family and friends dance Sat 1 Kaleidoscope Club re-opens Sat 1 Phoenix Squares Plus class starts 7-8 pm Sun 2 Token Squares 16th Birthday dance Mon 3 Kintyre Rounds Club re-opens Mon 3 Matamoras A-level Club closed Mon 3 Pat-a-Rounds Club closed Tue 4 Whitehorse Club re-opens Wed 5 Crossroads Club re-opens Wed 5 Matamoras Plus Club closed Thu 6 Activ-ates Club re-opens The 6 Jaybees First learners night Thu 6 Sunnyside Rounds Club re-opens Fri 7 Pine City Twirlers New dancers welcome Fri 7 Rosella Rounds First club night Fri 7 Southern Cross Plus Club re-opens Sat 8 VSDA demo Whittlesea Country Music Festival Sun 9 Australiana Dancers Chinese New Year s Eve dance Mon 10 Matamoras M/S Club closed Wed 12 Burra Squares Valentine s night Wed 12 Matamoras Plus Club closed Thu 13 Diamond Valley Squares Club re-opens Thu 13 Southern Cross A Club re-opens, Valentines singing calls Fri 14 Pat-a-Rounds Starts new beginners class Fri 14 The FUN Club Valentine Special Sat 15 Chemistry Sets Trash & Treasure night Tues 18 Jaybees Valentines tributes Sat 22 Sunnyside Lodge 57th Birthday dance

DATES TO REMEMEMBER Continued March 2014 Wed 5 Burra Squares Pancakes and Learners class starts Fri 7 Southern Cross Plus Club closed Fr-Sa-Su-Mo 7-8-9-10 VSDA Shepparton, 45th State Convention Sat 8 Acey Squares Visit by Jeff Seidel to Penola Sat 8 Chemistry Sets Club closed Mon 10 Matamoras M/S Club closed Sun 16 Australiana Dancers St.Patricks dance & Favorite Calls night Tue 18 Jaybees AGM, green and orange Fri 21 Southern Cross Plus Ice cream night Sat 22 RDAV Sausage Sizzle Bunnings Moorabbin Thu 27 Southern Cross A 16th. Birthday Sat 29 Kaleidoscope Plus dance Learners square & round dance classes 7th Feb Acey Squares Naracoorte SA Alan & Chris Hall Phone (08) 8762 3629 7th Feb Rosella Rounds Forest Hill Fiona Callaghan Ph. 9802 5087 Mob 0438 584 882 14th Feb Pat-a-Rounds Wheeler s Hill Pat Saunder Phone 9706 1194 5th Mch Burra Squares Macleod Neil Wynn Phone 8742 2197 TASMANIAN DIARY The Tasmanian Square Dance Society Inc President: Frank Steers Monday DEVONPORT: North-West Coasters Mainstream Kaye Jensen 03 6424 2383 Wednesday HOBART: Casino City Mainstream/Plus John Weatherburn (Fortnightly) 03 6244 2144 KINDRED: Tassie Twirlers Mainstream Graeme Whiteley 03 6428 3134 NEWSTEAD: Launceston Mainstream Glenn MacLaren (Contact Eyvonne Hefford) 03 6394 4134 Friday HOBART: Tassie Hoedowners Mainstream Bill Mills 03 6244 1127 Saturday LAUNCESTON: Tasmanian Square Dance Society Mainstream / Convention Rounds (5th Saturday) Contact: Mary Laing 03 6239 6557 This information is provided under the reciprocal agreement between relevant States

Club February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 Australiana Tuesdays - Plus 11.25 11.25 14.28 Australiana Tuesdays - Rounds 4.18 4.18 7 Diamond Valley Squares 13.20 13.20 10.17 Kaleidoscope 1.15 1.15.29 5 Kelly Country Matamoras Mainstream 24 24 7 Matamoras A-Level 17 3.17.31 14 Stradbroke Squares 02.16 2.16.30 13.27 Southern Cross A 13.27 13.27 10 Southern Cross Plus 07.21 21 4.18 Sunnyside Rounds 02.16 The FUN Dance Club 14.28 14.28 11 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DIARY The South Australian Square Dance Society Inc - President: Heather Wheeler Monday FINDON: Adelaide Outlaws Mainstream Graham Elliott 08 8353 1749 Tuesday MAGILL: Kannella Squares Advanced / Plus Jeff Seidel 08 8263 5023 PT NOARLUNGA: Sunset Twirlers Mainstream Les Tulloch 08 8388 2502 Wednesday KILBURN: Adelaide Outlaws Plus Graham Elliott (closed 2nd Wednesdays) 08 8353 1749 STURT: Sunset Twirlers Rounds PII-V Les Tulloch 08 8388 2502 Thursday PARA VISTA: Leisurely Squares Mainstream Noes Noesbar 08 8258 3046 COLLINSWOOD: T&T Rounds Rounds (Advanced) Tom & Thelma McCue 08 8261 8128 KENSINGTON: Wild Frontier Learners Jeff Seidel 08 8263 5023 Friday COLLINSWOOD: T&T Rounds Rounds (Conv. Ph.4) Tom & Thelma McCue 08 8261 8128 Friday (Continued) ELIZABETH: Scoot Back Squares Mainstream (Records) 08 8263 3471 PORT ELLIOT: Paddle Steamers L/ Mainstream Tape/CD Club Penny Collingwood 08 8552 3879 Leon Parsons 0407 854 945 MAGILL: Wild Frontier Mainstream /Plus Jeff Seidel 08 8263 5023 MT GAMBIER: * Pine City Twirlers Mainstream Heather Telford (Records) 08 8725 7524 NARACOORTE: Acey Squares Mainstream Chris & Alan Hall (Records) 08 8762 3629 Saturday MT GAMBIER: * Allabout Squares Mainstream Andrea Braun 0417 509 144 Sunday COLLINSWOOD: T&T Rounds Rounds (Ph.2-5 Conv.) Tom & Thelma McCue 08 8261 8128 This information is provided under the reciprocal agreement between relevant States.

PINE CITY TWIRLERS Mount Gambier SA Contact: Heather Telford 08 8725 7524 0405 107 524 Friday - Anglican Hall, Bay Road, Mount Gambier Weekly, 7.30 pm, M/S & Basic. No report received ROSELLA ROUNDS Forest Hill Vic 3131 Cuer: Fiona Callaghan 03 9802 5087 Hope everyone had a good break from dancing and now ready to get back into it. There isn t much to say, but I hope all had a Merry Christmas. We have not started back as yet. I will be starting beginners on our first night. Please see advert in this publication. Due to various reasons I have heard that a few of my club members will not be returning. I hope you keep dancing or you are welcome back at anytime. My first night back will be the 7 th of February 2014. I hope to see you on the dance floor. Keep cool in this heat. Rosy the Rosella SAPPHIRE SQUARES Merimbula NSW Caller: George Pitt 02 6495 2734 Happy New Year to everyone. Hope all enjoyed the break. We look forward to our club nights recommencing at the end of January. We had a very nice Christmas meal out in December and were joined by June & Charles Waring from Sydney who also danced with us the previous week; always nice to see them. We look forward to catching up with many of you on the dance floor throughout the year, and hope lots of new dancers come into our activity. February will be busy for us. Around the middle of the month some of us are looking forward to joining Eastern 8 s in Marlo for a few days of fun, and dancing to Phillip Aslanidis, and on the 22 nd February we are having a club visit from around 30 Canberra dancers who are coming to Merimbula for the weekend, exploring the area and dancing with us. Choose your VSDA Committee for 2014 13

SOUTHERN CROSS Albert Park Caller: Howard Cockburn 03 9741 4501 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Wait! That was last year We are happy to report that our Christmas Dances and end of year celebration were well attended and lots of fun. As always, we offer a vote of thanks and appreciation to those who have supported us during the year and hope that we continue to offer the type of dancing that you enjoy. We hope everyone has had a restful time over the Christmas break and are now revved up and ready to go in 2014. SCP reopens in early Feb (see dates to be remembered). Love will certainly be in the air when SCA reopens on Valentines Day eve. Just how many lovey dovey songs will Howard pack into the evening?? Stay tuned for the next issue. Catch you on the dance floor somewhere soon. STRADBROKE SQUARES & ROSEDALE ROUNDS Sale Contact: Susie & John Caller: Janet Cook 03 51 411 120 0419 363 614 We had a perfect weather day for our Xmas breakup and it was so nice to see lots of visitors. Thank-you for making the long trek to Rosedale to join us. Special thanks to Graham, Charmaine and Bernadette for helping with the calling. For our newer dancers, it was their first chance to dance to different callers and they sure enjoyed it, despite some nerves. Lollies proved popular as always and the lunch was just superb. Afternoon tea was also delicious. Club has already started back with 2 new dancers on our first day back. We have also been lucky to manage and miss the hot weather and have great days for dancing. Janet has got lots of new tricky ways of doing the moves for us as well. Our intermediate dancers are now starting on their mainstream and coping really well. SUNNYSIDE LODGE Heatherton Cuer: Ella Whyte 03 9551 8496 Our Christmas BBQ and New Year s Eve celebrations were once again happy and enjoyable nights. They were enjoyed by everyone who came along and made them such a success. Thanks to George Lyn and Ron Mennie for their Calling. Visitors, Kevin Leydon, Michael Gaylor and his partner, Rhonda from Pegasus were welcomed. We are now back to normal and busy getting ready for another year of dancing. We are looking forward to celebrating our Saturday night club s 57 th birthday in February. This year, we are again very fortunate to have Mike Davey as our feature Caller. It promises to be a great night and you are all invited to come along and celebrate this special occasion with us. (see advertisement) 14

SUNNYSIDE ROUNDS Heatherton Cuer: Ella Whyte 03 9551 8496 The year 2013 ended on a high note with all our Christmas festivities. The mechanical Christmas decorations around our lovely venue kept us entertained throughout the festivities. Our very successful Christmas party finished with a special Christmas tea which everyone enjoyed - especially Ella s lovely Christmas pudding. Thank you ladies for your contributions to the lovely dinner. Thanks to Maurie for the Christmas Carols, which were once again most enjoyable. Thanks also to Coral for her assistance with cueing on these special occasions. We are looking forward to our birthday, which is to be held in May, when we hope you will join us in celebrating this special event. THE FUN DANCE CLUB Narre Warren Caller: Cuer: Graham Jameson Janet Cook Janet Cook 0427 353 802 0419 363 614 We had a great end to 2013 with plenty of fun, friendship and food at our Xmas breakup. Graham and Janet kept us on our toes with lots of lovely Christmas numbers in both the squares and the rounds. Nice to see some visitors during the month as well. Looking forward to getting back into the fun in 2014. TOKEN SQUARES Deer Park Hosts: Barry Pam 03 9363 5628 03 9748 9183 Hi everybody and a Happy New Year to all, may it be what you would want it to be. All the clubs are now back dancing, and what a welcome back it was too...all this heat... still we all enjoy our favorite pastime, so everyone just "goes". We welcomed visitors from Bendigo for our first dance of the year, and it was lovely to have you join us. We have a few birthdays this month, so Happy Birthday all. By the time this report is printed, our 16th Birthday Dance will have come and gone, so more about that next issue. That's all for now, so remember a hearty welcome awaits you when you visit us. Daylight Squares Around Victoria The SAV as it is more commonly known, Is published 10 times a year to keep dancers up to date with news and events on Square Dancing in Victoria and around the Country. Should you wish obtain regular copies, please contact our membership officer, Judy Doekes on 03 9725 3005 or via email membership@vsda.org.au 15

WHITEHORSE Nunuwading. 3131 Caller: Janice Alexander 03 9872 5399 It was lovely to see so many visitors for Whitehorse's Christmas dance. I hope you all had a relaxing break over Christmas and managed to keep cool. Given the extreeeemely hot weather, only a very small contingent of Whitehorse dancers managed to make it to JB's first night back for the year. We were very grateful for the air conditioning - and thank goodness we have it in our hall too! Several dancers are looking forward to the State Convention which will be here before we know it!. Will be held at the 54th State Convention venue Shepparton High School hall 31-71 Hawdon St, Cnr. Feshti St. Choose your VSDA Committee for 2014 Continuous tea, coffee and biscuits. Membership draw for $50.00 voucher For further information please phone Barbara Treharne 5334 4095 The 2013 AGM Minutes can be downloaded from the VSDA web site www.vsda.org.au The Australian Square Dance Review The Australian Square Dance Magazine is available from our State editor. This is an ideal publication if you are travelling interstate, as it gives addresses of clubs in other States. Should you wish to subscribe. Please Contact: Barbara Treharne 03 5334 4095 16

Know your Committee 1. When and where did you first hear about square dancing? When a friend introduced me to this fun as she called this activity. 2. What did you want to become when you were 10 years old? A rich man. 3. How long ago is it since you went to see a life show? Which show was it? Probably about 12 months ago when I went to Williamstown little theatre where there is a live show every quarter. 4. What new invention would excite you most? Anything that makes life easier and helps older people with quality of life. I don t like suffering. 5. How did you celebrate you 40 th birthday? Wine, wiskey and song. Hic. 6. Which is the most interesting subject you want to talk about? Travel, especially Australia. Just love this country. 7. Who is your greatest hero or inspiration and why? I would have to say my Grandfather. He taught me what I needed to know to survive. 8. What is your favourite fruit? It would have to be strawberries. Just love the seed on the outside. I grew about 14 different varieties at one stage. 9. Do you play cards, computer games or board games? Which do you pre fer? Card games, as your opponent doesn t know what you have and there is a mystique about holding a deck that no-one knows what you are holding. 10. If you could only watch one TV show for the rest of your life, which one would it be? It would have to be sport, so anything to do with sport. James Fellows, Vice President. **** AMERICAN NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE CONVENTION **** SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 2015 We are planning a tour to the American National Convention in 2015. We would like to hear from dancers and/or non dancers, who would be interested in joining this tour. We anticipate flying into New York and after a tour there, will head to Massachusetts for the Convention and then continue the tour after the Convention. Once we have an idea of numbers we will start to obtain the best prices possible. We anticipate a tour in the region of 2 3 weeks. Please contact Chris or Celia 08 9456 1266 or 0407 385 688 or email aristi2@bigpond.com 17

Sharon cuts the birthday cake Ted and Mal at Whitehorse BBQ Birtday cake for Diamond Valley s 26th year. Carol was good all year for Santa. What an angel! Janice and Howard at Crossroads breakup Neil W at Burra s Xmas breakup dance Visiting with her club Janice called at Jaybees with Mike Jenny took a liking to Santa at E-Z Moving s last dance. 18

At Australiana Jaden at their Xmas tree Colin, Ian and Jill at Phoenix Xmas dance Essendon had USA visitors Bonnie and Richard Good at Xmas dance Surprise! Met Leonie and Alja on board for the Elvis Festival, Parkes Many dancers enjoy a Christmas feast at Sunnyside Ella White with her Xmas bear Callers and cuers at Do-si-dos and 2-steps Rounds at Harlequin s Xmas breakup dance 19

REGISTRATION FORM 45th State Convention & AGM - Shepparton, Victoria 7th - 10th March 2014 Ticket type* Member Non-member *AE Adult dancer (early bird before 31st Dec 2013).. $43 $55 *AD Adult Dancer (after 31st December 2013)... $53 $65 *JD Junior Dancer ( under 18)... $18 $25 *FT Family ticket (2 Adults & 2 Junior dancers). $124 $155 (Set price, no early bird) *SP Spectators must be registered NIL Name & Postal Address: Post Code E-Mail Phone: Free BBQ Breakfast:9am - 10am Sunday morning before the 10.30am VSDA AGM Name Attend M/F Member BBQ Number yes/no Ticket Type * Cost Victoria Map Badge (to hang your free year bars on) @ $10.00 ea = I hereby acknowledge having read and understood the dress standard requirements and associated conditions of the convention on the VSDA website www.vsda.org.au and agree to abide by them. 20 NO SIGNATURE PICK UP PACKAGE AT VENUE Print Name : Signature : TOTAL: $ If you require more space, please attach paperwork Please Note: PACKAGES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE Date: Registration form+cheque to: Registration Officer: (Lorraine Lowry) 30 Simmonds Place, Roxburgh Park Vic. 3064 Mob. 0411 484 973 Phone: 03 9308 6360 Fax 03 9308 6360 E-mail: registration@vsda.org.au

Special Event When: Saturday, 22nd February, 2014 Where: Sunnyside Lodge, 69 Pietro Road, Heatherton Air Conditioned Venue Time: Rounds: 7.00-745pm Sherries & Nibbles Squares & Rounds: 8.00pm Special Night featuring Mike Davey Come and join in our celebration Admission: $8.00 Enquiries: Ella 9551 8496 Dancers a plate to share for supper VICTORIAN PLUS, ADVANCED & CHALLENGE FESTIVAL Earlybird prices end March 31st, 2014. Caller registrations close Feb. 28th, 2014. Program Fri: Sat: MAY 2 ND TO 4 TH, 2014 7pm - Plus 1pm - A2; 4pm - Intro to C1 7pm - Tough Plus; 8pm - Plus Sun: 10am - A1; 1pm - Catered Lunch 2pm - Plus VENUE Central Ringwood Community Centre Bedford Park Bedford Road Ringwood, VIC, Further Information Web Page: www.phoenixsquares.com/phoenixsquares_008.htm Email: squaredancing@bigpond.com Phone: (03) 9870 0453 or 0438 515 873 21

ROYAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL FUNDRAISER SQUARE DANCE 2014 WHEN: 29th March 2014 All donations go directly to the Royal Children s Hospital TIME: 4pm 12 midnight Dinner will be served at 6:30pm WHERE: Deer Park Community Hall 50 Station Rd Deer Park (Mel Ref: 25 E9) COST: $15 Single $35 Family ENQUIRIES: Ralph (03) 9367 2440 0419514147 Dianne 0451561424 If there are any dietary requirements please call Gail Penaluna on 0425 749 607 prior to the event Please remember that this event is for the children, so your support will mean so much!! 10.1.2 22

Invites you to our Valentine s Day Dance Thursday 13th February 2014 With : Peter Humphries & Colin Dandridge Maribyrnong Community Centre Randall Street (Melway 28 A7) Dancing starts at 7.30pm Entry: $10.00 per dancer Dancers please bring a plate for supper Enquiries: Ruth & John Phone: 03 9390 8308 Rosella Rounds Beginner Rounds Dance Class Do you know anyone wishing to learn Round Dancing? I will be starting a class on Friday the 7th of February at 6:30pm. Please Contact me by the 6th of February if interested. Forest Hill Uniting Church 333A Canterbury Road Forest Hill Melway Ref: 62 F2 Contact: Fiona Callaghan on 98025087 OR 0438 584 882 23

A llabout S quares Would like to invite you to our 6th Birthday Fri 28 March 2014-7.30pm Dancing Sat 29 March- 1pm Spit Roast Lunch/Entertainment & Dancing Sat 29 March- 7.30pm Dancing Featuring Brian Hotchkies & Visiting Callers Glenburnie Hall, Casterton Rd, Mount Gambier SA Cost: Fri - $10.00 Dance only Sat - $15 (Adults) / $ 8 (Students) (Dance only) Sat - $30 (Adults) / $15 (Students) (Lunch & Dance) W/E - $40 (Adults) / $20 (Students) Please contact Andrea for bookings to assist with catering Email: andrea_soutter@hotmail.com Ph: 0417 509 144 10.1 IMAGES OF SQUARE DANCING These 2 images represent 2 different square dance moves. Which are they? 1. 2. Result Crossword - December 2013 SAV Across; 1. bag 2. blend 5. brushed 7. oar 9. river 10. lea 11. violets 13. solar 14. rib Down; 1. bob 2. behaviour 3. endorse 4. dairy 6. unravel 8. floss 12. sob HALF TAG 24

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Convenor: Carmel Sinclair Phone: 03 9803 0163 Email: carmel@vsda.org.au