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UPCOMING & RECENT SQUARE DANCE NEWS AND EVENTS
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4:30pm Sunday June 9th - Casual Attire Dance !!! MAY 25 GETTYSBURG SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE FESTIVAL !!! See the event item on this page for information on this event. To see a list of the remaining 2018-2019 dance schedule click on the SCHEDULE link in the navigation section at the top of any page or click on the following link: SCHEDULE 3/26 shippensquares visitation
On Tuesday March 26th a square of Gad-Abouts made the short trek north on I-81 for a visitation to the Shippensquares dance club. Pictured above Top l-R are: Bob Lawn, Bill Bucher, Dan Grimes,and Mark Wilson. Pictured Bottom L-R are: Carol Keener, Mary Bucher, Marjorie Barber, and Connie Moser.
3/23 gospel bluegrass DANCE videoIt was Gospel Bluegrass night at the dance on Saturday March 23rd.
5/25 Gettysburg one day square and round DANCE FestivalSince there will be no regular Gad-Abouts dance on Saturday May 25th, make plans to attend the Gettysburg One Day Square And Round Dance Festival from 10:00am to 10:30pm at the air conditioned Fairfield Community Center in Fairfield, PA. There will be something for everyone at this event including PLUS, Scheduled Plus DBD, Scheduled Advance, and New Student Mainstream. The featured callers for this event are: Art LaVigne, Bill Harrison, Clay Goss, and Linda & Dan Prosser. The fee for this event is $18 per person in advance and $20 per person at the door. For more information send us an email using the CONTACT US link at the top of any page.
6/9 (Sunday) casual attire DANCEPlan to relax and dance in your Sunday best casual attire and listen to the calls of Guest Caller Gary Shoemacke at the Casual Attire Dance on Sunday June 9th. The dance is from 4:30pm to 7:30pm the Wacohu Grange Hall located at 16412 National Pike (Route 40 West & Route MD 63) in Hagerstown MD. For more information send us an email using the CONTACT US link at the top of any page.
6/22 club picnic & DANCE
The casual attire events continue at the June 22nd Club Picnic & Dance. The picnic starts at 6:00pm with the dance to follow. The Guest Cuer is Chris Jopek. The dance is at the Wacohu Grange Hall located at 16412 National Pike (Route 40 West & Route MD 63) in Hagerstown MD. For more information send us an email using the CONTACT US link at the top of any page.
6/29 CASUAL ATTIRE DANCEMake it 3 casual attires in a row at another Casual Attire Dance on Saturday June 29th. The Guest Caller is Dan Koft and the Guest Cuer is Kathy Koft. The dance is from 7:30pm to 10:00pm the Wacohu Grange Hall located at 16412 National Pike (Route 40 West & Route MD 63) in Hagerstown MD. For more information send us an email using the CONTACT US link at the top of any page.
7/13 ice cream social DANCE
Cool off in the heat of the summer at the Ice Cream Social dance on Saturday July 13th. The dance attire is Casual. The dance is from 7:30pm to 10:00pm the Wacohu Grange Hall located at 16412 National Pike (Route 40 West & Route MD 63) in Hagerstown MD. For more information send us an email using the CONTACT US link at the top of any page.
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square dancing tidbitssquare dance lesson videosDo you need to refresh your Mainstream and Plus calls? Do you need to reinforce your recently learned calls? Then the following link is for you. Click on it to see excellent training videos for the calls.
SquareDanceLessonVideos where's the dance?If your upcoming plans include travel or you just want to visit other dance clubs near your home club, then the "Where's The Dance" web site is for you. This web site shows all of the Square Dances within a specific radius of where you are. There are many other options to even further narrow down or expand the dance selections for you. To visit this valuable square dance web site click on the following link: Where's The Dance?
Ode To square Dancing!Summer is nigh and the dancing is great
Grab your spouse or your friend and even your date Then head to the floor with your squaring mate To dance to the cadence that the callers dictate The squares stand ready for your dancing crave You can relay the deucy after a step to a wave Then you chain down the line if you dare to be brave Square dancing in Hagerstown is the latest rave Seamless moves are in sync with the callers refrain Head ladies go center with a teacup chain It's friendship set to music while using your brain Just remember to listen and stay in your lane Mainstream and Plus are two levels to learn Then DBD and Advanced get your legs to churn The steps and the calls are easy to discern So promenade in style whenever your turn Spread the word around town so more people know And invite them to your local square dancing show We would like our classes to continually grow When eager new students join the dancing flow Let the resurgence begin on the square dancing floor With the mixing of the new and the current core Let's breakdown the barriers and open the door As we celebrate the tradition with all of its lore By: Donald Barber Gad-Abouts Square Dance Club Web Site Master, Ode Writer square dancing: a swinging history!
NOVEMBER 29, 2011 By History.com Staff
Swing your partner and do-si-do — November 29th is Square Dance Day in the United States. Didn’t know this folksy form of entertainment had a holiday all its own? Then it’s probably time you learned a few things about square dancing, a tradition that blossomed in the United States but has roots that stretch back to 15th-century Europe. Square dance aficionados trace the activity back to several European ancestors. In England around 1600, teams of six trained performers—all male, for propriety’s sake, and wearing bells for extra oomph—began presenting choreographed sequences known as the morris dance. This fad is thought to have inspired English country dance, in which couples lined up on village greens to practice weaving, circling and swinging moves reminiscent of modern-day square dancing. To read this entire article click on the following link: History of Square Dancing Health benefits of square dancing!Square Dancing may be the Perfect Exercise
Square dancing is walking at a steady pace (about 120 steps per minute) to a called pattern with musical accompaniment. The patterns involve 8 dancers turning and interacting with hands and arms in response to changing choreography that is called using a common vocabulary of action names. Square dancing combines mental concentration with many aspects of good physical exercise including sustained activity, flexibility, balance and coordination. Square dancers walk between 2 1/2 and 5 miles in a typical evening of dancing burning calories with every step. Dancing continuously for 10 to 15 minutes at a time improves cardiovascular conditioning. Five-minute breaks allow dancers to socialize with others from diverse backgrounds who share a common joy. The energy put into dancing has an effect on heart beat rate, blood pressure, rate of calorie burn, and cholesterol profile. All this beneficial activity is further enhanced by a variety of popular music in a positive setting, often with your favorite partner. It has been suggested that regular sessions of square dancing can add several years - enjoyable years - to your life. To read this entire article click on the following link: Health Benefits 
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