The Chatter Monthly Publication of the Central Coast Square Dance Association March 2010 Support Square Dancing and plan to attend: The Bakersfield Fiesta March 19-21, 2010 Kern County Fair for information: www.bakersfieldfiesta.com The 50th California State Square Dance Convention Fifty and Fabulous in Fresno at the Fresno Fairgrounds - April 9-10-11, 2010 for more information check out: www.castate2010.org
Central Coast Square Dance Association Directory of Square Dance Clubs Web Page: ccsda.net DO PASO SQUARES- Meet two Thurs. per mo.* Rec. Hall, 600 Nickerson, Paso Robles Rep. Edie Kildow 1170 Dorothy St., Paso Robles, CA 93446 Phone: 238-9638 President- Bert & Karen Berringer 157 Walnut St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Phone: 473-8249 HOEDOWNERS- Dance 2 & 4 Sundays nd Central Coast Square Dance Association Officers th Zion Lutheran Hall- 1010 Foothill, SLO Rep. Russ Foster Post Office Box 1552, Atascadero, CA 93423 Phone: 541-2386 PISMOS 'N TAWS- Dance 1st & 3rd Saturdays Rec. Hall, 1230 Trouville, Grover Beach Rep. Joe & Sharon Boyajian 1019 Robin Circle, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Phone: 489-5426 Secretary- Judi Southcott 1011 Hodges Rd., Arroyo Grande,CA 93420 Phone: 481-2923 Treasurer- Anne Edgecombe 9546 Los Palos Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422 Phone: 234-7572 Past President- David & Susan Cleek 1610 Baden St., Grover Beach, CA 93433 Phone: 473-8892 SQUAWS & PAS- Dance 2nd & 4th Saturdays Insurance Chair Pam & George Paladini YMCA, 3400 Skyway Dr., Santa Maria Rep. Don & Judy Horton 877 Patterson Rd,Santa Maria, CA 93455 Phone:937-5737 8630 Cormar Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422 Phone: 466-4747 SLO MOTION SQUARES- Dance whenever Dance where ever Rep. David & Susan Cleek 1610 Baden Ave, Grover Beach, CA 93433 Phone: 473-8892 Membership Chair Shirley Hanrion & Russ Foster e-mail: shanrion@charter.net rtfoster@pacbell.net 3057 S. Higuera #215, SLO, CA 93401 Phone: 541-2386 see calendar Publicity Chair Shirley Hanrion CCSDA MEETING Sunday, May 2, 2010 1:30 p.m. Shell Beach Hall Phone: 541-2386 e-mail: shanrion@charter.net Chatter Editor Anne Edgecombe Phone: 234-7572 e-mail: centralcoastchatter@gmail.com Publication Policy Publication is timed to place copies in the hands of designated club persons by the first of the month of issue. CLUB ARTICLES AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON THE 1ST AND ACCEPTED UNTIL THE 10TH OF THE MONTH PRECEDING MONTH OF ISSUE. The editors reserve the right to edit submissions to meet limitations of space. Controversial material will not be published without CCSDA board approval.
Central Coast Callers & Cuers Callers Dave and Jo Rensberger 201 Five Cities Drive Spc 22 Pismo Beach, CA 93448 Phone: 801-8720 Darren Gallina 10 Oxford Drive Lompoc, CA 93436 Phone: 736-4050 Cuers Karen MacDonald 3882 Juniper Avenue Lompoc, CA 93436 Phone: 733-1666 Joe & Lou Ferraro 389 Pismo St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 543-2477 David & Susan Cleek 1610 Baden Ave. Grover Beach, CA 93433 Phone: 473-8892 SQUAWS & PAS Rounds 7:30-8:00 PM Plus Level Dancing 8:00 10:00 PM 2nd& 4th Saturdays Thursday: Round Classes- beginners and advanced From 7 to 9:30 p.m.- Karen MacDonald All events at the Santa Maria YMCA 3400 Skyway Drive Santa Maria Mar. 13 Mar. 27 April 10 April 24 Round Dance Party Dave Rensberger/ Karen MacDonald Dark- State Convention Vic Ceder/ Karen MacDonald * denotes Thursday Night Dance Information: 937-5737 or 937-1016 PISMOS 'N TAWS THE FUN CLUB Dance Nights- 1st & 3rd Saturdays Grover Beach Recreation Center 12th & Trouville, Grover Beach Pre-Rounds at 7:30, Squares at 8:00 A-1 Workshop- Dave Rensberger Mon. 7-9:00 Grover Beach Mar. 6 Mar. 20 April 3 April 17 For Information call: 937-3728 Johnny Preston/ Karen MacDonald Dark Rick Hampton/ Karen MacDonald Andy Allemao/ Karen MacDonald
THE HOEDOWNERS My T. Friendly Club Zion Lutheran Hall- 1010 Foothill, SLO March 14 March 28 April 11 April 25 Every 2nd & 4th Sunday 1:30 4:30 Pre-Rounds 1:30 Squares 2:00 Dennis Mineau/ The Ferraros Phil Farmer/ The Cleeks Dark for State Convention Bill Silver/ The Cleeks For Information: 541-2386 DO PASO SQUARES Dancing two Thursdays a Month At Centennial Hall- 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles Mainstream / Plus Dancing 7:00 9:00 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 March 2010 Dark Darren Gallina Dark April 2010 April 1 Dark April 8 Darren Gallina April 15 Dark Mar. 25 Darren Gallina April 22 April 29 For Information: 238-9638 461-9026 Darren Gallina Dark
Club Chatter... Do Paso Squares by Edie Kildow What a great time in King City, looking forward to Bakersfield Fiesta March 9-21, try to fit that into your schedule. Don't forget your green, St. Patrick's Day March 17th. Even with rainy Thursdays our dedicated dancers showed up and bless Darren for driving so far in bad weather to keep us dancing. Thank you all, come join us and find out how much fun we have. Darren will be calling March 11 & 25th and April 8 & 22nd. The Hoedowners by Shirley Hanrion We are having a lot of enjoyment helping the new dancer class every Tuesday evening. This makes the 4th year we have added this to our weekly "Dos." The class has shifted up and down somewhat, which happens every beginning of the class year, students finally figure out if they are going to stay or not for the dedication it takes. Dave Rensberger is a great teacher, we never know how he is going to start the class until we see it each year as it changes like his surfing tides. He had them all doing the Grand Square the first night! We are looking forward to having two great callers in our midst in March. Dennis Mineau will be calling for us on March 14, and Phil Farmer will be doing us the honors on March 28. The Ferraros and David Cleek will be cueing the dances, respectively. Dennis Mineau enjoys coming to California once or twice a year, and he is a very good caller. We talked to Phil Farmer recently, and found him quite willing to grace our Central Coast this year with his presence. His face is one we have not seen here for awhile in our areas, and we are looking forward to having him call for us. Our congratulations go to our members Lorna Glenn and Brian Yellin who were married on February 14 in Las Vegas. They met each other at a square dance a few years back. Hopefully, their lives won't get so busy they will forget how they first met, and will continue to enjoy their future years by also keeping square dance activity in their lives.
SQUAWS & PAS March is a busy month for our Square and Round Dancers. March 5-7 is Wing Ding in Sonora, March 13th is our Round Dance Party at the YMCA- no square dancing, March 19-21 is the Bakersfield Fiesta and March 27th is our square dance at the YMCA with Dave Rensberger calling. John and Margaret Sekishiro were in Mesa Arizona for part of Jan. and Feb. dancing. Pete Peterson had meniscus surgery and did very well. He was even seen dancing at our dance on Feb. 13th. Ron Peterson, a round dancer in our club who has had various health concerns in the last few months came home from Convalescent care on Feb. 7th and is getting physical therapy at home. He would enjoy calls (937-9331). We hope to see you all at our Round Dance Party the 13th of March and our SQ. Dance on the 27th. PISMOS N TAWS CHATTER LETTER March 2010 By: RayAnn Crouse Hello everyone and Happy Spring! Yep, Spring is here this month. We always have such nice weather here not quite the same for us as it is for those back east who are, as I write this, still in the middle of snowmageddon. What a winter they have had. We have had a great winter so far, with terrific callers and great attendance at our dances and workshops. Thanks to all of you for joining us. For next month we will be celebrating Shamrocks a little early. We hope to see you all wearing green on March 6th, when Johnny Preston will be here to do the calling and our own Karen McDonald will be cueing. We will be dark on March 20th so that all of our dancers can travel to Bakersfield for their Fiesta. If you can make it to the Fiesta, be sure and do so. We have seen so many of our Square Dance Associations in California lose their weekend festivals due to the economy and lack of participation. Our own Square Affair was one of them as was the SCVSDA Festival in Tulare (I believe that is the Association that sponsored the February Festival). These were both wonderful, fun weekends. Let s help keep Bakersfield Fiesta going strong. In April we will be looking forward to having Rick Hampton calling on the 3rd and Andy Allemao on the 17th. Karen will be cueing for both of those dances as well. Oh, and don t forget our Thursday night Advanced Workshop! We would like to send out a big Thank You to Dave and Susan Cleek for serving as our Club Coordinators/Presidents for the months of September through December. Thanks also to all of you who were there to help them out. Our Club Coordinators for January through March are Don and Karen Lenker. A big thank you goes to them and all of you who have volunteered to take a turn and keep our club running strong. This is a bit of an experiment, but so far it seems to be a great idea. As times change, we must change with the times. In the area of membership news, I recently received a call from Charlotte Wright letting me know that Sherm s sister (and fellow Pismo N Taws member) Jerry Trager has had a series of strokes and is currently in rehab in Santa Barbara. Jerry is one of the sweetest ladies I have had the privilege to know, and over the years she has been a very supportive member of our club. Charlotte tells me she is working hard and has shown some good improvement, however I know that prayers, love and good thoughts from all of us can only help speed up the healing process. We are all thinking of you Jerry..get better really soon.
Upcoming Events ROUND DANCE PARTY! MARCH 13, 2010 7:00 PM SANTA MARIA YMCA 3400 SKYWAY DRIVE BRING YOUR FAVORITE SNACK TO SHARE AND SPEND A WONDERFUL EVENING DANCING AND VISITING WITH FRIENDS $5.00 S.C.V.S.D.A. 54th Annual Jubilee Oct. 8th- 10th 2010 San Jose, CA Email version click on 54th Annual Jubilee or open enclosed pdf Paper version see included flyer
SQUARE & ROUND DANCE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS CLUB DANCES- NEW DANCER LEVEL Do Paso Squares Thurs. 7 p.m. Centennial Hall, Paso Robles Hoedowners 2nd & 4th Sundays @ Zion Lutheran alt. tips OTHER CLUB CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Pismos 'N Taws A-1 Thursday. 7p.m. Grover City Comm. Center Squaws & Pas Plus Workshop 8:15-9:30 p.m. Mar.4, Apr. 1, May 13, June 3, July 8, Aug. 5, Sept. 2, Oct. 7, Nov. 11, Dec. 2, Vic Ceder. Directly following the beginners round dance class. CLASSES BY CALLERS New Dancer's Class Tues. 7 p.m. Dave Rensberger at Zion Lutheran Church- 1010 Foothill Blvd. SLO Plus Workshop/Danceshop Wed. 7 p.m Dave Rensberger at Zion Lutheran Church- 1010 Foothill Blvd. SLO ROUND DANCE CLASSES New & Phase II Phase III MacDonald New & Phase II Phase IV MacDonald Monday 7 p.m. Monday 8 p.m. Casa Del Rio Mobile Home Park Santa Maria Thurs. 7 p.m. Thurs. 8 p.m. Santa Maria YMCA Phase III & IV Cleeks 7-9 p.m. Wednesday 1417 Carmel, SLO
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