Vale Adrian Brown & Family
February 10, 2009
It is with deep sorrow that we learn of the heartbreaking deaths of Adrian & Mirribelle Brown, and their Children; Eric, Matthew and Brielle in the Kinglake bushfires The thoughts, prayers and condolences of the Australian square dance community especially go out to Gary, Robyn, and ... read more
Come and Try Square Dancing
January 19, 2009
The Wild Frontier Square Dance Club is offering non square dancers the chance to come and try on sunday 22nd March 2:00PM to 6:00 PM See the advertisement below or go to http://wildfrontiersquaredanceclubinc.com/learn/ for additional information. ... read more
The Traveling Hoedowners Offer Free Websites
January 3, 2009
Today a web presence is a practical necessity. A website gives you a central place to keep the key information about your club. This enables visitors to your area to find you and dance at your club. The author is part of a group dedicated to the promotion of square dancing, The Traveling Hoedowners, and we can support a free basic webpage for yo... read more
Dancing Alone
January 3, 2009
The steady erosion in Square Dance membership is of concern to us all. In doing research into ways to fight the trend, I discovered that Robert D. Putnam, a political scientist at Harvard University, has studied a more general form of the problem and has produced several books on the topic. His “Bowling Alone” was published in 2000 and offers... read more
The Goolwa Paddle Steamer Squares
December 17, 2008
Here I sit inside my caravan annex writing this article whilst the welcome rain continues to pour down, it's been raining steadily for about 4 hours now. I say the rain is welcome because Adelaide is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years; the grass is brown our gardens are barren and many of the trees in our parks and streets have died. ... read more
Memorial to Roscoe Grummons
November 22, 2008
This is a memorial to my dad, Roscoe L. Grummons, 91 passed Oct. 22, 2008 in Boynton Beach, FL. He and my mother, Selma, started taking square dancing lessons in 1957 and loved it. They were instrumental in forming the Castoff's Square Dancing Club of Boynton Beach, Florida in 1963. Mom passed in 1985, and dancing along with his printing business ... read more
Adelaide Outlaws 23rd Birthday
September 28, 2008
Adelaide Outlaws held their 23rd birthday celebration at the Croatian Club Hall in Brompton on Saturday September 27th. The guest caller was Steve Turner from Western Australia who called his extremely popular "Light the Candles" accompanied by Graham Elliott as the finale to a wonderful night of square dancing. The event was well attended with 15 ... read more
The 34th South Australian State Convention
September 6, 2008
The State convention held at the William Light School over three days Friday 29th to Sunday 31st August was a success. On Saturday night there were about 12 squares up with many people sitting out. The Saturday and Sunday afternoon dances / workshops were not as well attended. As unusual, those that could dance attended and those that should lea... read more
TAWS Dance Budrim
August 31, 2008
On 13 – 15 June 2008, 20 caravans/motorhomes assembled at the Sunshine Coast Square Dance Centre Buderim for the TAWS Post National Fun and Dance week end. Some of those attending had already experienced the success of the TAWS event in Casino, so expectations for this event were high. It is pleasing to report that our expectations were satis... read more
WICHITA NATIONAL SQUAREDANCE CONVENTION
August 17, 2008
The 57th Annual National Square Dance Convention was held on June 25,26, and 27 in Wichita, Kansas. The Kansas Square Dancers mounted a bid four years ago to hold the convention this year. The convention moves around the country, selected four years in advance. We already know that in 2009 we will he in Long Beach, California, then in 2010 Louisvi... read more
