Samena Squares Newsletter #8
11/03/2011
Dear Friends,
I hope you had a great weekend! Larry and I went to a special dance for the weekend in Vancouver, WA. We had tons of fun. Once you learn to square dance you can go to some of the special dance weekends and festivals around the state and country. The weekend dance that we attended had dancers from all over the state of Washington as well as Oregon, California and Montana.
A few dance tips to keep in mind, in no particular order:
Finish one move before doing the next one
Touch hands. This helps you know what the formation is and where you are in it.
There is only one call where you turn around in place – U-Turn Back.
Upcoming dances:
Saturday, November 12: Turkey Lurkey Student Level Badge Dance, Fern Bluff Squares, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m., Ray Gallagher, calling, Linda Nold, cueing; Tri-Way Grange, 35th & Seattle Hill Road, Snohomish. Food donations support the Monroe Food Bank. For each food donation you get one ticket for the Free Turkey Giveaway.
Saturday, November 19: Hawaiian Thanksgiving, Happy Hoppers, 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. round dancing, 8:00 – 10:30 p.m. square dancing, Kevin Thomaier, calling, Shirley Cook, cueing; Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Pt Blvd, Arlington. This dance will alternate Student Level and full Mainstream tips. The student level tips will be Calls 1-41.
Enjoy the sunshine!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #8
3 b. Dosado to Wave: After a DOSADO, step slightly to the left and forward, touch RIGHT hands (centers touch LEFT hands too) to end in an ocean wave. DOSADO TO WAVE – 6 steps.
37. Ocean Wave Family:
37 a. Ocean Wave: A 3 or 4 dancer line where the dancers are facing in alternating directions (in, out, in, out). Common is a RIGHT HAND WAVE. Less common would be a LEFT HAND WAVE. A mini-wave is 2 dancers facing in opposite directions. OCEAN WAVE – this is a formation.
38 a. Alamo Ring: A circle of 8 dancers forming an OCEAN WAVE. Dancers have alternating facing directions (in, out, in, out, etc.) ALAMO RING – this is a formation.
39 a. Swing Thru: Those that can, TURN HALF BY THE RIGHT, then those that can, TURN HALF BY THE LEFT. SWING THRU – 6 steps.
40 a. Runs: Boys, Girls, Ends, Centers: Designated dancers move forward and around another dancer as directed. This always results in a change of facing direction (180 degrees for the runner). The person being run around (runee) slides sideways to the vacated spot of the runner. BOYS, GIRLS, ENDS, CENTERS RUN – 4 steps.
I hope you had a great weekend! Larry and I went to a special dance for the weekend in Vancouver, WA. We had tons of fun. Once you learn to square dance you can go to some of the special dance weekends and festivals around the state and country. The weekend dance that we attended had dancers from all over the state of Washington as well as Oregon, California and Montana.
A few dance tips to keep in mind, in no particular order:
Finish one move before doing the next one
Touch hands. This helps you know what the formation is and where you are in it.
There is only one call where you turn around in place – U-Turn Back.
Upcoming dances:
Saturday, November 12: Turkey Lurkey Student Level Badge Dance, Fern Bluff Squares, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m., Ray Gallagher, calling, Linda Nold, cueing; Tri-Way Grange, 35th & Seattle Hill Road, Snohomish. Food donations support the Monroe Food Bank. For each food donation you get one ticket for the Free Turkey Giveaway.
Saturday, November 19: Hawaiian Thanksgiving, Happy Hoppers, 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. round dancing, 8:00 – 10:30 p.m. square dancing, Kevin Thomaier, calling, Shirley Cook, cueing; Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Pt Blvd, Arlington. This dance will alternate Student Level and full Mainstream tips. The student level tips will be Calls 1-41.
Enjoy the sunshine!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #8
3 b. Dosado to Wave: After a DOSADO, step slightly to the left and forward, touch RIGHT hands (centers touch LEFT hands too) to end in an ocean wave. DOSADO TO WAVE – 6 steps.
37. Ocean Wave Family:
37 a. Ocean Wave: A 3 or 4 dancer line where the dancers are facing in alternating directions (in, out, in, out). Common is a RIGHT HAND WAVE. Less common would be a LEFT HAND WAVE. A mini-wave is 2 dancers facing in opposite directions. OCEAN WAVE – this is a formation.
38 a. Alamo Ring: A circle of 8 dancers forming an OCEAN WAVE. Dancers have alternating facing directions (in, out, in, out, etc.) ALAMO RING – this is a formation.
39 a. Swing Thru: Those that can, TURN HALF BY THE RIGHT, then those that can, TURN HALF BY THE LEFT. SWING THRU – 6 steps.
40 a. Runs: Boys, Girls, Ends, Centers: Designated dancers move forward and around another dancer as directed. This always results in a change of facing direction (180 degrees for the runner). The person being run around (runee) slides sideways to the vacated spot of the runner. BOYS, GIRLS, ENDS, CENTERS RUN – 4 steps.