Hi, Square Dealers!

We're having another Amateur Caller Night Thursday, 5//17, from 7:30-9:30 at our regular location.  Come enjoy our awesome callers-in-training!

This Friday is our Heritage Dance — bring refreshments from your background and heritage that you would like to share with the club!

We are still looking for two coordinators — one to join Cari for our Fun Badge Olympics and another for the Blairsville weekend at the end of September.  Please contact Jim or Karen to volunteer. 

It's a dance-filled weekend for everyone!!

UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 17   – Amateur Caller Night 7:30-9:30 at Ben Robertson Community Center
May 18   - Heritage Dance — bring refreshments from your heritage!  Bob & Sandra Hange will be cuers.
May 19   - Visitation at Wheel Arounds Armed Forces Day Dance, 8:00-10:00, Mountain View
May 25   - Visitation at Cherokee Squares Spirit of America Dance, 8:00-10:00, Woodstock
May 26   - Visitation at Danc'n Singles Memorial Day Dance, 8:00-10:00 at South Cobb Community Center, or dance with national callers Johnny Jones and Chris Burchfield at the Spring Round Up, 8:00-10:30, Rehobeth Presbyterian Church, 2729 Lawrenceville Highway, Decatur
June 1    – KSD First Friday Dance featuring national caller Ken Ritucci 7:30-10:00 (no workshop)

See you in a square!
Jim & Karen

What a wonderful weekend!  The Earth Day / Salad Day dance on Friday was very well attended and our refreshment table was bountiful!  We had about 20 folks marching in the Big Shanty Festival parade on a simply gorgeous day!  The demo dance had two squares plus extra folks for rotation.  Thanks to Al & Julia and Dan for the calling!  And thanks to the Collar Committee for making the fancy fringe for the ladies! 

From our signup sheets, we have just one square for each demo dance at the Jonquil Festival event in Smyrna this weekend.  As a reminder, Saturday April 28th the demo is at 12:00-12:30, and Sunday April 29th it's at 12:30-1:00.  Elaine Vess is looking for additional volunteers.  Same attire as last weekend:  black below the waist and red or white above the waist.  Ladies, if you still have your collar, bring it with you.  If not, see Elaine at the event.  The location is Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle SE, Smryna 30080.  Here's a Mapquest link: http://mapq.st/I2vY4r.  Please sign up at class Thursday, call Elaine, or contact one of the officers — thanks!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Apr 27    – Visitation at Cherokee Squares / American Squares Combo Dance in Woodstock 8:00-10:00

Apr 28    – Jonquil Festival demo dance 12-12:30 Smyrna Community Circle

Apr 28    – Visitation at Silver Stars Braves Night 225 Bethesda Church Rd, Lawrenceville, 8:00-10:00

Apr 29    – Jonquil Festival demo dance 12:30-1:00 Smyrna Community Circle

Apr 29    - Danc'n Singles All Plus Dance 2:30-5:00 with Bob Sloman and Rochelle Cronkite at the South Cobb Community Center in Mableton

May 4     - Derby de Mayo Dance — oh, you know! — Kentucky Derby + Cinco de Mayo – twice the fun!

May 18   - Heritage Dance — bring refreshments from your heritage!

See you at PLUS CLASS on Thursday!

Jim & Karen

This weekend presents lots of opportunities for fun!  We have our Earth Day / Salad Day dance on Friday.  Then Saturday morning, April 21st, we'll be marching in the Big Shanty Festival parade.  Assemble at 9:00 am at the Adams ballfields because the parade starts at 9:30.  We'll be doing our  demo dance from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm on the City Hall Stage behind the building, actually on Watts Drive.  Patti Ferris is still looking for volunteers.  We have very few activities that Kennesaw Parks and Recreation requires of us for the use of the hall.  This is one of them!  We're counting on you to sign up at class Thursday night or at the dance on Friday.  Can't be at either of those events?  Well, then come on down anyhow!  We'll rotate dancers to give everyone a chance!  Thanks in advance to Al Smith and Dan Markwood for volunteering to call for us!

Elaine Vess has offered to coordinate the upcoming demo dance spots at the Jonquil Festival event in Smyrna on April 28th and 29th.  We are scheduled for Saturday, 12:00-12:30 pm, and Sunday, 12:30-1:00 pm, at the Smyrna Community Circle.  So far, we have 3 folks signed up — that's Jim, Karen, and Elaine!  We're still hoping to get a square for each day using our signup sheets on the front table at class and the dance.  If we do not get a square by by the end of the Friday dance, we'll need to cancel.  Faye & Mike Rooks are both feeling better and have offered to cheer us on, even though they aren't up to dancing just yet.  Please sign up, call Elaine, or contact one of the officers — thanks!

Both the Big Shanty Festival and the Jonquil Festival are chances to recruit students for our next class in September.  Please help us make the most of these opportunities to help KSD grow!

Here are a few reminders for all club members:

• All club members are expected to bring a dish for the refreshment table and pick up the dish at the end of the dance. 
• The folks on kitchen duty bring beverages as their contributions and they arrive by 7:00 pm to begin setup of the refreshment table. 
• The refreshment table is closed at 9:30 to allow cleanup time before the last tip. 
• While the club utensils need to be cleaned and stored, cleaning of club member dishes is not expected.  
• If something is left behind after the dance, we usually take it home with us and bring it back at the next event (class or dance).  Please let us know if you're missing something.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Apr 20    - Earth Day / Salad Day – bring your favorite salad!
Apr 21    – Big Shanty Festival parade and demo dance!
Apr 21    – Visitation at Wheel Arounds Earth Day dance 8:00-10:00, Mountain View
Apr 27    – Visitation at Cherokee Squares / American Squares Combo Dance in Woodstock 8:00-10:00
Apr 28    – Jonquil Festival demo dance 12-12:30 Smyrna Community Circle
Apr 28    – Visitation at Silver Stars Braves Night 225 Bethesda Church Rd, Lawrenceville, 8:00-10:00
Apr 29    – Jonquil Festival demo dance 12:30-1:00 Smyrna Community Circle
Apr 29    – Danc'n Singles All Plus Dance 2:30-5:00 with Bob Sloman and Rochelle Cronkite at the South Cobb Community Center in Mableton
May 4     - Derby de Mayo Dance — oh, you know! — Kentucky Derby + Cinco de Mayo – twice the fun!
May 18   - Heritage Dance — bring refreshments from your heritage!

See you at PLUS CLASS on Thursday!

Jim & Karen

Did you have a lovely Easter weekend?  We hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather as much as we did!  This coming weekend has three events all about students.  With one graduation and two half-way dances, you should have plenty of opportunity to encourage new dancers!

Once we put the Big Shanty Festival in the "Upcoming Events" chart, we realized that you won't have enough time to travel to Lad's "n" Lassies after the demo dance.  We've changed the visitation to Wheel Arounds, who are also having Earth Day. 

Speaking of the Big Shanty Festival on Saturday, April 21st, we were wondering if Patti Farris has heard from you.  Both the parade (9:00 setup) and the demo dance (5:00-5:30) still need volunteers.  Hey, Patti — count us in!  Come on, KSD — we can't do it alone!

We have not heard from anyone who wants to coordinate the April 28th Jonquil Festival event in Smyrna.  We have reserved demo dance spots on Saturday, 12:00-12:30 pm, and Sunday, 12:30-1:00 pm, at the Smyrna Community Circle.  If we do not get a square by our next dance on April 20, we'll need to cancel.  Please reply in email or call one of the officers to say you're interested!

Please keep Shawn and Xiomara Butler in your prayers, as Shawn's father passed away last week. 

Get a refresher course by being an Angel at our PLUS CLASS on Thursday nights!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Apr 13    – Visitation at the Graduation Dance at Cherokee Squares in Woodstock or Half-Way Dance at Dudes 'n Darlins at Mountain View — support the new dancers at one location or the other!

Apr 14    – Visitation at Silver Stars Half-Way dance 225 Bethesda Church Rd, Lawrenceville, 8:00-10:00

Apr 20    - Earth Day / Salad Day – bring your favorite salad!

Apr 21    – Big Shanty Festival parade and demo dance!

Apr 21    – Visitation at Wheel Arounds Earth Day dance 8:00-10:00, Mountain View

Apr 27    – Visitation at Cherokee Squares / American Squares Combo Dance in Woodstock 8:00-10:00

Apr 28    – Jonquil Festival demo dance 12-12:30 Smyrna Community Circle

Apr 28    – Visitation at Silver Stars Braves Night 225 Bethesda Church Rd, Lawrenceville, 8:00-10:00

Apr 29    – Jonquil Festival demo dance 12:30-1:00 Smyrna Community Circle

Apr 29    – Danc'n Singles All Plus Dance 2:30-5:00 with Bob Sloman and Rochelle Cronkite at the South Cobb Community Center in Mableton

See you at PLUS CLASS on Thursday!

Jim & Karen

Hi, Square Dealers!

We hope you enjoyed the dance with Gary Shoemake as much as we did -- 171 dancers
strong -- wow!  The MASDA Dance was also a fun time, but we're sorry to report that
KSD did not win any visitation awards for 2011.  Hopefully, 2012 will have better
results.

Reminder:  we are NOT dancing on Friday, 4/6.

Faye Rooks has been off the dance floor due to a bout of diverticulitis.  Please
keep her in your prayers.

Patti Farris is still collecting volunteers for the Big Shanty Festival.  She needs
parade people for Saturday, April 21st (setup at 9:00 am, parade at 9:30) and demo
dancers for performances that same day from 5:00-5:30 pm.  Call or email Patti to
get involved! 

The following weekend, April 28th, is the Jonquil Festival in Smyrna.  We have been
invited to demo dance on Saturday, 12:00-12:30 pm, and Sunday, 12:30-1:00 pm, at the
Smyrna Community Circle.  We're looking for a volunteer to coordinate folks and, of
course, dancers!  Please reply in email or call one of the officers to say you're
interested!

Our PLUS CLASS Angels are the best -- and the class is doing very well with their
help.  Come join the fun on Thursday nights!

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Apr 6      - NO KSD Dance!
Apr 7      - Visitation at Wheel Arounds at Mountain View Community Center 8:00-10:00
Apr 8      - Happy Easter!
Apr 13    - Visitation at the Graduation Dance at Cherokee Squares in Woodstock or Half-Way Dance at Dudes 'n Darlins at Mountain View -- support the new dancers at one location or the other!
Apr 14    - Visitation at Silver Stars Half-Way dance 225 Bethesda Church Rd, Lawrenceville, 8:00-10:00
Apr 20    - Earth Day / Salad Day -- bring your favorite salad!
Apr 21    - Visitation at Lad's "n" Lassies Excape to the Caribbean at McDonough Presbyterian Church, 427 McGarity Road, 7:30-10:00
Apr 27    - Visitation at Cherokee Squares / American Squares Combo Dance in Woodstock 8:00-10:00
Apr 28    - Visitation at Silver Stars Braves Night 225 Bethesda Church Rd, Lawrenceville, 8:00-10:00
Apr 29    - Danc'n Singles All Plus Dance 2:30-5:00 with Bob Sloman and Rochelle Cronkite at the South Cobb Community Center in Mableton

See you at PLUS CLASS on Thursday!

Jim & Karen

The Smoky Mountain Ball was declared a great success by everyone in attendance!  Here's a first-hand review from Cari Edwards:
"Gatlinburg was great. Square Dealers won the plaque for attendance (the official count was 38). Pete and Penny were there working as a vendor. The new members who went loved it and said that those who didn't come really missed a lot. Many of the new members were at the line and square workshops. Friday night's after party was big – almost everyone came.  We had stand up comedy entertainment with a few members telling a joke. Saturday, Sara led us to a unique and fun lunch spot – we laughed the whole time!!  Becky coordinated some games so new members earned their first fun badges.  Saturday's after party was a smaller group visiting and relaxing, and it was a really nice way to wind down after our busy weekend."
If you didn't make it to Gatlinburg this year, keep it in mind for March, 2013!   

Wear your green for our dance on Friday.  And bring some $green$ with you for second quarter dues.     Remember, new graduates, that you're already paid in full.

For everyone who collects Fun Badges, Cari has some special ones for you. She'l be at the front table with Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and visitation dangles.  And, extra special . . . drum roll, please . . . a
tornado dangle called Twister Dodger!!!  It's all just too much fun!!!

We will be having a club meeting after the dance on Friday.  Please join us promptly and we promise to keep it short!

PLUS CLASS is back on schedule for this Thursday!  We need you, Angels!

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mar 16           – St. Patrick's Dance
Mar 17           – Wheel Arounds – FREE dance for their Auction Night - bid on 8 outstanding Dinners
Mar 23           – Visitation at American Squares Hobo Dance, South Cobb Community Center 7:30-10:00
Mar 24           – Visitation at Dancin' Singles Dance Into Spring, South Cobb Community Center, 8:00-10:00
Mar 30           – Fifth Friday Dance with national caller Gary Shoemake 7:30-10:00, but no workshop
Mar 31           – MASDA Dance at the Atlanta Yaarab Shrine Temple featuring Atlanta Area Callers and Cuers

See you at PLUS CLASS on Thursday!

Jim & Karen