Big Sky News December 2017 Special Dances: Mega Blast Plus Day December 2 nd, 2017 Glen Tusler calling for Last Chance Squares Broadwater School, Helena, Montana Use Playground Entrance WORK SHOPS MORNING 9:00AM 12:00 AM; AFTERNOON 1:00 PM 5:00PM; EVENING 6:30 7:30. DANCE 7:30PM 9:30PM FEE ENTIRE DAY $30.00 (LUNCH INCLUDED) EVENING POTLUCK 6:00PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 Th Montana State Square & Round Dance Festival Yellow Rock a Maverick Callers: Joe Saltel, Pharr / McAllen, TX Adam Christman Spokane, WA Memorial Day Weekend May 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2018 Ronan Community Center, 300 3 rd Ave. NW, Ronan, MT Club News Helena, Last Chance Squares DECEMBER 4, 11, and 18 The Tuslers have returned from their vacation in Mexico and Glen was raring to call. The Dancers were eager to get going too. NEW DANCER LESSONS 6:30-8. Followed by Club Dance at 8:15 PM DECEMBER 16 th - CLUB DANCE 7:00-9:30 PM, Broadwater School, Glen Tusler calling the tables will be decorated for Christmas. The Christmas spirit will abound. Glenn Tusler, caller, Leola Tusler 406 459 6348; reporter Del Harris 406 227 6244
Hamilton Boots & Calico's Here's what s happening in December: Dec 2 class 5-6pm. Mainstream dance 6-8pm. Barry is calling. Dec 9 class 5-6pm. Mainstream dance 6-8pm Ray is calling. Christmas Party. Dec 16 class 5-6pm. Potluck 6-6:30. Dance 6:30 8 pm Ray & Barry are calling. This is also a celebration of Boots & Calico's 70th anniversary. There will be cake and ice cream to help celebrate! Bring nonperishables to share with the Food Pantry. Dec 31st- New Year s Eve dance. Join us at Ray & Laurie's house for a potluck 6pm. Then troop on down to the Golden Age Center for the New Year's Eve dance called by Ray 8-10pm If you plan on attending the pot luck, let Laurie know so she has enough place settings. Ray & Laurie 961-4528 Barry will be in Arizona with Bobbie January through March, so no dancing in Lolo but Ray will be calling the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month. Beginners class 5-6pm, dance 6-8pm. More info on that later. MONTANA MAVERICKS Plains Darlene Jolly The MONTANA MAVERICKS November dance had 19 people in attendance. We had 4 guests from Kalispell & the rest club members. Some members couldn t make it due to snow & colds & so on but it was a great dance & the rest of us had a good time. Adam Christman from Spokane called & Lorrie Lane cued. Be sure to get your registrations & reservations in for the Montana State Festival in 2018 which we are sponsoring in Ronan, MT. Dry camping free on site, but if you prefer all the conveniences, Diamond S campground is great & taking reservations. So is Flathead Lake Inn in Polson - square dancer rate is $80.25 including tax. Joe Saltel is our featured caller if you ve not danced to Joe, you ve missed a great time. Adam Christman is calling our Friday trail in dance & Lorrie Lane is cueing the weekend. You ll have a good time with all of them, so don t miss out. It appears that many of our flyers that are in circulation state that our Friday evening Trails In Dance begins at 8am. If you want to arrive at 8am, please be prepared to help us set up. The dance actually starts at 8pm (as hopefully most folks assumed). We will be doing meetings for our festival every Saturday that we have a dance from January till May for anyone who is interested. Come join us any time you are in our area. Our regular club dances are 1 st Saturdays October thru May at the bank. Then 2 nd Saturday in June at the bank, 2 nd Saturday in July at the bank (if we dance always check on this one) 2 nd weekend of August at Diamond S campground in Ronan & then 2 nd Saturday in September at the bank. Any questions call Darlene at 826-8951.
Billings Yellowstone Square Dance Council Ann Hindley, reporter Lynn s Plus level workshop on November 4 was a great success and a lot of fun. The new Plus dancers are continuing to learn during the first part of our Saturday dances, from 7-8 p.m. and we re sure glad they have joined us. All of the groups have taken some time off during Thanksgiving week but will jump right in on Saturday when we decorate Cedar Hall for Christmas. Our snowbirds are gradually disappearing. Larry and Susan arrived safely in Arizona but will return periodically to Billings to keep the Silhouettes in line. He ll also be here for our all callers Christmas Dance December 2, hope you are too! We ve also got our callers' and cuers' New Year s Eve dance and breakfast in the works, join us if you can. It all starts at 8:30 p.m. and will wind up around 12:30 a.m. As always, go to squaredancemontana.com for details. Contradance Billings will dance twice in December, on the 8th and 22nd. Hunter s new club, the Rockin H Squares, and the Checkerboard Squares are partnering up for a new round of beginner sessions. Hunter will guide new folks on Tuesdays and will coordinate with Bob on Thursdays so that both sessions will be interchangeable. Rocking H will start beginners on January 2 and Checkerboards beginners will start on January 4. We re hoping that this will make attendance easier for the dancers; if they have to miss one evening due to schedule conflicts or lousy weather this time of year they can go to the other and not miss a beat. We re busy plotting our advertising blitz now and are excited to add new members to our dance family. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe and keep dancing!
GREAT FALLS DUDES 'N' DOLLS Well December is upon us and hope everyone is happy and healthy for the holiday. We will have a busy dancing schedule in Great Falls with all the events. They are: December 3--9th beginner lesson 4-6 Plus lessons 6-8pm December 8--10th beginner lesson 6-8pm December 9--Club Christmas Dance and Pot Luck 6-9:30pm December 10--11th beginner lesson 4-6 Plus lessons 6-8pm December 15--Round dance lessons 6-8pm December 17--12th beginner lesson and Graduation December 23--Plus Dance 7-9pm December 31--New Year s Eve Dance 8-midnight We have 7 new students in the beginner class and they are doing great. We are looking forward to seeing them at the Christmas and New Years Eve dances. Our new 12 week beginner graduates will continue with their learning with their weekly club lessons. We are also starting a program in conjunction with MSU Great Falls for a lifelong learning program. They will have a 12 week course and then can continue their square dancing experiences with our class. This will start in February 2018. We are looking forward to an exciting 2018 with a variety of new caller along with David our club caller. He is busy teaching rounds, beginners and plus to all of the club members that want to learn. If you have any questions regarding our club and our activities, please contact David Hinds. His phone number is 406-799-1715 or his email address is; david.hinds@montanasquaredancing.com. Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2018. Hope to see you across a square soon. Lolo, Missoula Lolo Dance center Solo Stars Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Square Dancers! (Is it almost that time already?!) Thanks to all who joined us for the Harvest Ball on Nov 11 th. It was great fun with Dan Preedy calling; we look forward to him being with us in Yellowstone for Knothead 2018! NOTE: Barry & Bobbie will be spending Jan through-mar in Arizona, so Dec will be our last month of dancing at Lolo until April. So we don't get too rusty, let's join Hamilton and/or Plains for dancing! Check out their schedules. Come join us in Lolo for these December dances: Solo Stars Monday Lessons at 6:30-8:00 Mainstream dance at 8pm. December 4, 11, 18 and April 2 ; Christmas dance Mainstream, 8-9:30pm December 18. Barry gone, last dance until April 2nd.. Easter dance, April 2, 8-9:30pm Spring Fling Mainstream dance. Saturday April 7. 7:00 pre-rounds, 7:30-9:30pm Mainstream w/plus tip. Caller: Adam Christman, Cuer: Theresa Ray.
Tuesdays Top Hats Round Dance Lessons 6:30-7:30pm Basics, 7:30-8:30 pm Dance, 8:30pm Phase 3-4+ Workshop. Through 12/19. Top Hats continuing in April.] Fridays Swinglola Plus Plus Dance December 8 and 15. 7:00 pm. Final plus dance 12/15, until April. Call Barry Friday morning if you are going to make sure there are enough dancers. Check the Dance Center website at http://lolocampndance.com/ for new 2018 calendars. Looking forward to seeing you in a square! Until next month, Debby E reporting. AFTON'S SQUARE DANCE APPAREL Everything you need for Square and Round Dancing Open Monday -Saturday Please call ahead Oct-Apr 406-273-0141 Square Dance Center & Campground Lolo, Montana 11 miles south Missoula, Montana 2.7 miles west of Lolo on HWY 12