Samena Squares Newsletter #11
12/01/2011
Dear Friends,
Good class Thursday night! It was good to see some of you and some Samenas at the First Friday Fun Fest.
My Happy Hopper class has three weeks off because of the school holiday schedule. They wanted to know where they could dance during the break. I’m going to share the list with you too. (See below.) We won’t take that long of a break due to the advantage and blessing of having our own hall but more dancing is always good. So make plans to dance as often as you can around all of the usual holiday festivities.
There will be NO CLASS on Thursday, December 22.
We will have a workshop on Thursday, December 29. If you have moves that you don’t quite understand or want more practice with, we can work on those. We can also dance some of the variations of moves that you may see at a dance…sometime in your dance career. I can also share some of the older square dance calls that we don’t dance anymore but are still fun to play around with once in awhile. And then there are my favorites, the Grand Square variations. So make plans to come dance that night.
Friday, December 9: Candy Cane Ball Level Dance (Moves 1-47), Samena Squares, 7:30 p.m. rounds, 8-10:30 p.m. squares, Susan Morris, calling, Karen Neverdowski, cueing; Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Avenue NE, Kirkland. Dressy attire encouraged.
Saturday, December 10: Ho, Ho, Ho, Hoedown, Rainbow Squares, 8-10 p.m., Oren Gaskill, calling; Ten Mile Grange, 6958 Hannegan Road, Lynden. Experienced clothing sale. Finger food potluck following the dance.
Sunday, December 18: Happy Holidays Student Level Dance, Freewheelers, 7-10 p.m., Dennis Webb, calling, Debbie Taylor, cueing; Lake City Community Club, 12531 28th Ave NE. Potluck at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 27: Tweener* Level Dance (Moves 1-40), Mt. Baker Singles and Skagit Squares, 7-9 p.m., Dave Harry, calling; Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1410 Cleveland, Mt. Vernon. *Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Thursday, December 29: Class Level Workshop, Samena Squares, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Susan Morris, calling; Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Avenue NE, Kirkland. This is an unadvertised workshop. All are welcome.
Saturday, December 31: Samena New Year’s Eve Mask Party (Moves 1-51), Samena Squares, 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m., Susan Morris, calling; Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Avenue NE, Kirkland. Non-scary masks encouraged. Dance will include squares, lines, mixers, games, rounds, etc. Chocolate fountain and other goodies at midnight.
Saturday, January 7: Snow Day Student Level Dance (Moves 1-51), Happy Hoppers, 7:30 p.m. rounds, 8-10:30 p.m. squares, Susan Morris, calling, Shirley Cook, cueing; Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd (I-5 Exit 206), Arlington.
Friday, January 13: Winter Wonderland Level Dance (Moves 1-55), Samena Squares, 7:30 p.m. rounds, 8-10:30 p.m. squares, Susan Morris, calling, Karen Neverdowski, cueing; Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Avenue NE, Kirkland.
Have a good week! See you Thursday and Friday!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #11
21. Circulate Family:
21. c. All 8 Circulate: As an individual dancer move to the next position on your circulating path. For example, if you are a center in an ocean wave, you remain a center. If you are the end in an ocean wave, you remain an end. ALL 8 CIRCULATE – 4 steps.
21. d. Single File Circulate: In a column, each dancer moves to the next spot on the circulating path. SINGLE FILE CIRCULATE – 4 steps.
46. Zoom: With two couples in tandem, lead couple rolls away from each other 360 degrees to take the place of the trailing couple; the trailing couple steps straight forward into the empty spot. Couples can be in tandem facing in or facing out. ZOOM – 4 steps.
47 a. Flutterwheel: With the couple you face, the Right hand dancers step forward for a right arm turn, picking up the opposite dancer and bringing them back with them. FLUTTERWHEEL – 8 steps.
47 b. Reverse Flutterwheel: With the couple you face, the Left hand dancers step forward for a left arm turn, picking up the opposite dancer and bringing them back with them. REVERSE FLUTTERWHEEL – 8 steps.
48. Sweep One Quarter: At the end of a sweeping turning motion continue sweeping one quarter more in the direction you were moving. SWEEP ONE QUARTER – 2 steps.
50. Touch 1/4: With the person you are facing, touch right hands and with hands joined turn one quarter. TOUCH 1/4 – 2 steps.
Good class Thursday night! It was good to see some of you and some Samenas at the First Friday Fun Fest.
My Happy Hopper class has three weeks off because of the school holiday schedule. They wanted to know where they could dance during the break. I’m going to share the list with you too. (See below.) We won’t take that long of a break due to the advantage and blessing of having our own hall but more dancing is always good. So make plans to dance as often as you can around all of the usual holiday festivities.
There will be NO CLASS on Thursday, December 22.
We will have a workshop on Thursday, December 29. If you have moves that you don’t quite understand or want more practice with, we can work on those. We can also dance some of the variations of moves that you may see at a dance…sometime in your dance career. I can also share some of the older square dance calls that we don’t dance anymore but are still fun to play around with once in awhile. And then there are my favorites, the Grand Square variations. So make plans to come dance that night.
Friday, December 9: Candy Cane Ball Level Dance (Moves 1-47), Samena Squares, 7:30 p.m. rounds, 8-10:30 p.m. squares, Susan Morris, calling, Karen Neverdowski, cueing; Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Avenue NE, Kirkland. Dressy attire encouraged.
Saturday, December 10: Ho, Ho, Ho, Hoedown, Rainbow Squares, 8-10 p.m., Oren Gaskill, calling; Ten Mile Grange, 6958 Hannegan Road, Lynden. Experienced clothing sale. Finger food potluck following the dance.
Sunday, December 18: Happy Holidays Student Level Dance, Freewheelers, 7-10 p.m., Dennis Webb, calling, Debbie Taylor, cueing; Lake City Community Club, 12531 28th Ave NE. Potluck at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 27: Tweener* Level Dance (Moves 1-40), Mt. Baker Singles and Skagit Squares, 7-9 p.m., Dave Harry, calling; Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1410 Cleveland, Mt. Vernon. *Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Thursday, December 29: Class Level Workshop, Samena Squares, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Susan Morris, calling; Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Avenue NE, Kirkland. This is an unadvertised workshop. All are welcome.
Saturday, December 31: Samena New Year’s Eve Mask Party (Moves 1-51), Samena Squares, 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m., Susan Morris, calling; Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Avenue NE, Kirkland. Non-scary masks encouraged. Dance will include squares, lines, mixers, games, rounds, etc. Chocolate fountain and other goodies at midnight.
Saturday, January 7: Snow Day Student Level Dance (Moves 1-51), Happy Hoppers, 7:30 p.m. rounds, 8-10:30 p.m. squares, Susan Morris, calling, Shirley Cook, cueing; Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd (I-5 Exit 206), Arlington.
Friday, January 13: Winter Wonderland Level Dance (Moves 1-55), Samena Squares, 7:30 p.m. rounds, 8-10:30 p.m. squares, Susan Morris, calling, Karen Neverdowski, cueing; Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Avenue NE, Kirkland.
Have a good week! See you Thursday and Friday!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #11
21. Circulate Family:
21. c. All 8 Circulate: As an individual dancer move to the next position on your circulating path. For example, if you are a center in an ocean wave, you remain a center. If you are the end in an ocean wave, you remain an end. ALL 8 CIRCULATE – 4 steps.
21. d. Single File Circulate: In a column, each dancer moves to the next spot on the circulating path. SINGLE FILE CIRCULATE – 4 steps.
46. Zoom: With two couples in tandem, lead couple rolls away from each other 360 degrees to take the place of the trailing couple; the trailing couple steps straight forward into the empty spot. Couples can be in tandem facing in or facing out. ZOOM – 4 steps.
47 a. Flutterwheel: With the couple you face, the Right hand dancers step forward for a right arm turn, picking up the opposite dancer and bringing them back with them. FLUTTERWHEEL – 8 steps.
47 b. Reverse Flutterwheel: With the couple you face, the Left hand dancers step forward for a left arm turn, picking up the opposite dancer and bringing them back with them. REVERSE FLUTTERWHEEL – 8 steps.
48. Sweep One Quarter: At the end of a sweeping turning motion continue sweeping one quarter more in the direction you were moving. SWEEP ONE QUARTER – 2 steps.
50. Touch 1/4: With the person you are facing, touch right hands and with hands joined turn one quarter. TOUCH 1/4 – 2 steps.