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2026-2027 dance class
next four club events
9/12 welcome back dance
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9/26 vacation shirt dance
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10/10 fall colors dance
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10/24 team jersey dance
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Gad-abouts 2026-2027 club Dance schedule
recent club events
august 29 - hawaiian night dance
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There were more than 4 squares of Gads and Guest Visitors at the Hawaiian Night dance on August 29. Most of them were clad in dance themed attire. As usual, Caller Art and Cuer Butch and Roberta were at their best.
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august 22 - pie night dance
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A Plentiful Smorgasbord Soiree
The pies were plentiful, the calls of Art were plentiful, the cues of Butch and Roberta were plentiful, and the camaraderie amongst the crowd was plentiful at the Gad-Abouts Pie Night Dance last night in Funkstown MD. Your webmaster was in attendance and sampled each and every pie.
The pies were plentiful, the calls of Art were plentiful, the cues of Butch and Roberta were plentiful, and the camaraderie amongst the crowd was plentiful at the Gad-Abouts Pie Night Dance last night in Funkstown MD. Your webmaster was in attendance and sampled each and every pie.
august 8 - texas night dance
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Three + squares of Gads and Guest Visitors went back to "Remember the Alamo" at the Gad-Abouts Texas Night dance on Saturday August 8th. Art "Tex" LaVigne was the caller.
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june 27, 2026 retro 1977 dance
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The Gad-Abouts went "Back To The Future" with their Retro 1977 Dance on Saturday June 27th. The 1970's was the introduction to the Disco Era highlighted by the blockbuster movie Saturday Night Fever with acting superstar John Travolta. Over 4 squares including many Promenaders took the trip back in the Gads Time Machine.
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june 13, 2026 picnic dance
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Four squares of attendees including 7 Promenaders danced well and ate well at this annual event. Club Caller Art LaVigne provided the as usual excellent calling and the "Dynamic Duo" of Butch and Roberta provided the Cueing.
Of course, your hungry Webmaster made his rare appearance and quickly headed to the goodies table.
Of course, your hungry Webmaster made his rare appearance and quickly headed to the goodies table.
May 30, 2026 elvis night dance
Three + squares of Gad-Abouts and Guest Visitors went back to the Elvis years with Club Caller Art "The King" LaVigne to relive the Golden Age of Rock and Roll.
May 23, 2026 memorial day dance
Three squares of Gad-Abouts, Promenaders, and other guests enjoyed the calling of Guest Caller Ed Pabst and the Cueing of Carol Pabst.
March 14, 2026 hollywood dance
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Three squares of Club Members and Guest Visitors were at the Hollywood dance on March 14. They were entertained by the calling of Art Lavigne and the Cueing of Butch and Roberta.
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february 14, 2026 valentines day dance
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Three + squares of Gads and Guest Visitors celebrated Valentines Day on Valentines Day at the dance on February 14, 2026.
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January 10, 2026 flannel shirt night dance
SQUARE DANCING TIDBITS
DANCER ETIQUETTE BROCHURE
Recently added to the ABOUT page is the Dancer Etiquette brochure. This brochure provides the basic Code of Ethics and Codes of Conduct expected from dancers at the various square dancing functions and events. To go to the brochure click on the following link: BROCHURE
square dance lesson videos
Do 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
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: WheresTheDance
