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Batavia Silver Stars

Please come join the Batavia SilverStars now that spring has blossomed and summer isquickly advancing for dancing from 7:00–9:30 (airconditioning when needed) every Monday night atBatavia Veterans Hospital auditorium.

June 4 — ICE CREAM SOCIAL: Come join us for ourannual Ice Cream bash! Bring your favorite toppingsto share. Mound your dish of ice cream with themany toppings available and ENJOY! Ourcontribution this night will be canned goods for theLeRoy Food Pantry.

July 23 — CLUB PICNIC: NO DANCING tonight.

August 20 — NAME TAG DANCE: Everyone isinvited to our seventh annual FREE Name TagDance. Eileen Webster is our guest cuer for thisspecial dance. You must wear your club’s name tagfor the FREE night of dancing. In addition to anevening of fun, dancing and food, you’ll take homesome delightful goodies. COME JOIN US!

Information:Caller Bill Ryan(716-517-6012)

Reported by:Jan Bencic(585-762-8591), CarolBrown (585-247-5689)

Belles 'N' Beaus

Summer is here and we will missdancing until September. We had a funyear with many theme nights to include an ice creamsocial, Fiesta Night, and Hawaiian night. We also hadour winter picnic with grilled hot dogs that is always a

hit. This year various callers helped us learn all kindsof new steps.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone inSeptember at Messiah Lutheran Church.

Information:Bob & Alice Hager(585-227-1894)

Reported by:Ronni & Tom Camiolo

Boo Bull DBD

Our DBD (dancing by definition) clubresumed dancing in May. We welcomenew members to join us. This dancinginvolves looking at calls you already know from some

different positions. It is a lot of fun and good brainexercise. Please check the schedule as we do notdance every Friday night. Hope you can join us!

Information:Alice & Gary Bubel(585-538-9887)

Reported by:Alice & Gary Bubel

Boo Bull Rounds

We resumed our Tuesday afternoonhigher level rounds in May. We have asmall group but we have a good time.Wednesday night dancing also resumed in May. Weare starting a new class in June for anyone interested

in learning to round dance or who wants to improvetheir dancing. Watch for more information about it.The class will run 6:30–7:45 and club will run from7:45–9:15. This club dances Phase 2 & 3 and we willrevieww any steps requested.

Information:Alice & Gary Bubel(585-538-9887)

Reported by:Gary and Alice Bubel

Boo Bull Squares

We began dancing again in May. It was

good to be back. We are lookingforward to a great summer of dancing and meetingnew club members. We will be reviewing all the Pluscalls and any other call as needed.

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Don’t forget the Johnny Preston dance on August14th. He calls a fabulous dance and everyone whoattends has a great time! There are also a number ofspecial dances this summer, so remember to putthem on your calendar.

Please join us some Tuesday night. We dance7:00–9:00.

Information:Gary & Alice Bubel(585-538-9887)

Reported by:Gary and Alice Bubel

Cayuga Cut-Ups

The Cut-Ups are looking forward tosummer dancing! As a Plus Club weteach Plus lessons all summer. We will graduate PlusDancers on August 16, Mainstream dancers cancome on Thursday nights as Ron Brown will catchyou up and get all dancers ready for graduation!

Please consider joining us this summer, especiallyour events: June 14 (our annual Hot Dog Roast), July

4 (patriotic music and the wearing of the Red, White& Blue), and August 30 (our Ice Cream Social —make your own sundaes, yum!). Saturday, August 11with the Hip Boot Boys will be our AnniversaryDance, more information to come.

Keep Dancing, Linda English, Club Sec.315.689.1679

Information:Linda English(315-689-1679)

Reported by:Linda English

Champagne Whirl-A-Ways

FLAC (Finger Lakes Area Clubs)presents the Presidents’ Ball onSeptember 30 via I-390. Our club {Oh,help} sponsors this event. Meet strangenew people, really! All of our clubs will be there. GilPorter will be there to save the day. You may hold hishand, just say: Art said! So, find your way …

Directions: Fairport to St. Barromeo’s in Elmira14903, VIA I-390 or NY 14 Geneva:

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Via I-390: Continue straight south onto I-86. PassBath.

Exit 52B, keep R. Turn Right at the light onto CollegeAve. (Westinghouse Rd) Oasies (fast food) foundalong here.

Straight, Pass Mark Twain Golf Course on Right.

Bear Right onto Oakwood. Caution: STOP signs.Straight. Be alert. Pass 5th St., Slow down!

Left into brick church back yard. 130 Oakwood Ave.

OR

Via NY 14: Take NY 96 thru Phelps, or Thruway toExit 42.

At NY 14, proceed south. [Observe signs in Geneva

for NY 14.]

Continue thru Watkins Glen on NY 14

When approaching Elmira, Right at Corning Rd.(becomes Westinghouse Rd) traffic light.[Warehousing district off to Left.]

Straight. Becomes College Ave. Watch for Oasies,(fast food).

Straight, Pass Mark Twain Golf Course on Right.

Bear Right onto Oakwood. Caution: STOP signs.Straight. Be Alert. Pass 5th St., Slow down!

Left into brick church back yard. 130 Oakwood Ave.

For guidance, email Diane [email protected] or phone her: 607776-4528

Great snacks for quick pick-me-ups upon arrival. Butyou must make it there!

Reported by Art Diefenbach [The guy carrying thegarbage can cover as a shield.] That is just in casesomeone gets lost! If you do, call me at:607-329-6791. I will keep it turned on only for thisdance day. Remember, early rounds begin at 2:30.Join Diane and me at that time. Or for squares at3:00 if you dare. lol

Information:Diane Camp(607-776-4528), JeanneKashorek

Reported by:Cathy Mack, Diane Campand Art Diefenbach


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Cloverleaf Squares

Cloverleaf Squares has a lot of funthings planned for the summer and wehope you will join us for all the goodtimes.

In late April, our new class graduated after learningthe Mainstream calls. In May we moved to the firehall on East Henrietta road and began our summerschedule. We have a round dance class learningrumba and cha-cha from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. eachSunday. Mark and Marlene Thone taught the first twoclasses on May 6 and 20. Starting June 2 andcontinuing until August 26, Alice and Gary Bubel willcontinue to teach these classes.

Every Sunday, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm Mike Callahanwill be teaching Plus calls as well as reviewingMainstream calls. Everyone one is welcome toattend. From 8:00 to 9:00 the club will dance at thelevel that has been taught and there will be roundsbetween tips. From 9:00 to 10:00 the club will dancefull Plus level with rounds. All experienced dancersare welcome to join us.

On June 10, we will have a Red, White, and Bluetheme in honor of Flag Day (June 14).

There will be NO DANCE on July 1 in honor ofIndependence Day. Saturday, July 14 will be our JulyFest with Caller Ron Reardon from Florida and our

own Alice Bubel cueing rounds. Dancing is from 7:00to 10:00 p.m. at the fire hall on East Henrietta Road.Sunday, July 15 is Boots and Shorts night andSunday, July 29 is Crazy T-shirt night. Start planningnow for the best outfits to wear to these fun dances!

Saturday, August 4 is our annual picnic and bonfire atthe home of Jane Avery. It is sponsored by CloverleafSquares, but everyone is welcome. Picnic begins at1:00 p.m. Bring a dish to pass, lawn chair, and anygames you would like to share. The pool will be openso bring your bathing suit/towel if you would like toswim. Friday, August 24, Mike Sikorsky, a nationalcaller from Arizona, will be calling at the Henrietta firehall with Alice Bubel cueing rounds. Early roundsbegin at 7:00 pm with 2X2 squares and rounds from7:30 to 10:00. We will end our summer schedule withan ice cream social on Sunday, August 26.

There will be no dance on Sunday, September 2(Labor Day weekend). We look forward to our OpenHouses on September 9 and 16 and hope to bringlots of new folks into class to join us in our favoritesport — square dancing!!! We will resume our regularwinter schedule at the First Baptist Church of Chili onSunday, September 23.

Please check our website atwww.cloverleafsquares.org for flyers and details of allthese upcoming fun events.

Information:Henry Capron(585-747-0180)

Reported by:Eileen Webster,Corresponding Secretary

Copy Cats

Well another winter has come to a coldclose. Spring offers some sunshine and somewhatwarmer weather. The Copy Cats Snow Birds aremigrating back and looking forward to May, June andJuly. Some of us may have been gone for the winter,but our Co-Presidents Rick and Donna LaDonna (inAlabama) along with our Copy Cats Board (inRochester) have kept the Club going without a hitch.Our dances have been well attended and wewelcomed guests from many Federation clubsthroughout the spring.

Our April 21 dance was an overwhelming success.There were 10 squares dancing! Thanks to EileenWebster and Mike Callahan for providing a greatdance. Mike was a master at putting us in uniquepositions to execute calls we were supposed to know.

Usually, our dance season ends in late April.However, due to the cancellation of our January 6dance, the Copy Cats will be hosting a SummerPajama Party on Friday, August 17 from 6:30 to 9:00p.m. at VFW Post 8495 in Fairport. Mike Callahan willcall this graduate-friendly dance. Get your pajamas,

sleep pants, robes and slippers ready for this funevening of dancing.

The Copy Cats are proud to announce the graduationof 10 Copy “Kittens”. They are: Laurie & DaveCollins, Evan Desmitt, Domenica Gustke, Donna &Jorgen Kongerslev, Donna Kramer, Jolanta & TomMokrzan and Deborah Vincent. We congratulatethem on their dancing accomplishments over the pastyear and look forward to having them join our Club.

Mike Callahan will call/cue our Rusty Hinge Dance onSaturday, September 8, kicking off our 2018–2019season. Our dances are held at the First BaptistChurch of Penfield (1862 Penfield Rd. Penfield, NY).We are hosting an Open House on Tuesday,September 19 followed by our first class on Tuesday,September 25. Our instructions are held at the BayTrail Middle School (1760 Scriber Rd., Penfield NY).For upcoming dances, please check out our flyers inthe Promenader or on our website(www.copycatsdancing.org). Please join us for greatdancing and friendship.

Information:Donna or Rick LaDonna(585-633-2044)

Reported by:Brenda Beechner


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Dalton Gang

The Dalton Gang Club does not dance over the

summer. We will see you in September.

Information:Jamond Billyard(585-330-1128)

Reported by:Jamond Billyard andDonna Whitmer

Grand Squares

Can you believe it is the end of anotherdancing season? Just as at the end of each calendaryear we look back at our successes and forward tothe unknown adventures lying ahead, so we, aspresidents of Grand Squares, do likewise. Mike, Jimand Terry have provided us with many evenings offun dancing and numerous guests have helped to fillour squares. We are grateful for each one’scontribution during the year. We are grateful to theschool custodians who transform the cafeteria intoour dancing space, to Ray, our treasurer, who is thereevery dance to collect the money and keep our club

solvent, and Donna who brought snacks almostevery other dance.

We are now looking forward to starting anotherdancing season in September. Until then, we hopeour club members and guests will have a greatsummer and will take advantage of some of thedances being offered by other clubs during our timeoff.

See you in September.

Information:Information: Carol Ann Stahl(585-533-9241);[email protected]

Reportedby:CarolAnn Stahl

Mark’s Intermediate Workshop

This workshop is designed for dancers who arecomfortable with Phase II figures and would like tolearn Phase III in several different rhythms. It is alsoan excellent review and reinforcement for dancerswho are currently dancing Phase III. We will work onrumba, foxtrot, waltz, cha, jive, and tango figures, allof which will build on the Phase II figures you already

know.

We meet at the First United Methodist Church ofWest Webster, 570 Ridge Road, W. Webster onMonday evenings from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Dress iscasual / comfortable. We look forward to seeing you!

Information:Mark & Marlene Thone(585-226-8984 home);(585-748-5131 cell)

Reported by:Mark & Marlene Thone

Penn Yan Friendship Squares

Penn Yan Friendship Squares dancestwo Thursdays a month during June, July andAugust. This year we will have workshops onThursdays June 7 and June 21, July 5 and 19 andAugust 2 and 16. Feel free to join us for theseworkshops at the Penn Yan First Baptist Church, 224Main Street, Penn Yan from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.

We will hold two free lessons for beginners in the fallat the Penn Yan Grange Hall, 408 Elm Street, PennYan from 7:00–9:00 p.m. Dates will be decided at ourMay meeting and posted on this website whenavailable. All are welcome.

Our annual Watkins Glen Weekend will be held Sept21 to 23 at Clute Memorial Park Community Center.You will enjoy a wonderful wooden dance floor, an airconditioned dance hall and food events. Come for theentire weekend, an evening dance or an all day/nightSaturday. We are excited to have Tom Miller fromChest Springs, PA as our caller and Mark & MarleneThone from Avon, NY cueing. For more informationor to register, contact Sue Irvine at 585-330-9129 oremail [email protected]. You will also find ourflier on this site.

Information:Lise Rosenfield(585-245-3720)

Reported by:Gary & Sue Groom(585-489-6186)

Round Towners

Round Towners is an IntermediateRound Dance Club, dancing a Phase III–IV levelprogram. A teach or a review, at the Phase III+ orPhase IV level, is included most evenings. We workon Phase III+ and Phase IV figures in all rhythms andwelcome anyone to join us who is interested in

dancing at this level. We meet on Thursday eveningsfrom 8 to 10 p.m. at the First United MethodistChurch of West Webster, which is located at 570Ridge Road in West Webster.

Information:Mark & Marlene Thone(585-226-8984 home);(585-748-5131 cell)

Reported by:Mark & Marlene Thone


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Shamrock Squares

Shamrock Squares dances the Callerlab AdvancedA-2 program on Tuesday evenings 6:45 to 8:30 at thePieters Family Life Center, 1025 Commons Way,Rochester. We welcome all A-2 dancers to join us.

For more information, please call.

Dance Dates: June: 5, 12, 19, 26; July: 10, 17, 24,31; August: 7, 14, 28; September: 4, 11, 18, 25

Information:Caller Mike & WandaCallahan (585-352-7877)

Reported by:Dick & Irma Halstead

Shirts 'N' Skirts

Shirts ’n Skirts dances throughout thesummer. We have an air conditionedhall. If you are camping or visiting friends in the area,stop by and join us for Friday night dancing. June 2 isthe club’s benefit dance for ALS. Please join us from2:00 to 10:00 p.m. for dancing, food and rafflebaskets. Dave Eno, plus other area callers, will becalling for the event. There is a $10 suggesteddonation at the door. All the proceeds from the dancewill be donated to ALS in the memory of Elaine Enoand Jerry Carmen. June 22 is our Graduation/Strawberry Shortcake Night. This year we have one

graduate, Katie Kelley. She has caught on quicklyand enjoys dancing with her parents. In July we willhave our Ice Cream Social. You are welcomed to joinus on July 20 for dancing and ice cream withtoppings. In August we will be gearing up forSeptember, when we greet new members and beginclasses. We will not be dancing August 31, as it isLabor Day Weekend. Enjoy your summer and stop inif you are in the area.

Caller: Dave Eno

Information:Paula Schumacher(315-635-0930)

Reported by:Paula Schumacher

Silver Squares

Silver Squares graduated three Mainstream dancerson May 21. Certificates, badges and cake made thisa joyous occasion.

JUNE: June 25 will be our annual picnic whichprecedes the dance. Both are at our usual location(Greece United Methodist Church).

JULY: July 2 we will not be dancing because of the4th of July Holiday. July 9 we will have our Ice CreamSocial. There will be no extra charge for this event.Think summer and join us for some delicious ice

cream and a fun afternoon.

AUGUST: August 13 will be our Root Beer FloatDance. Again there is no extra charge for this event.Summer is in full swing and time to enjoy a root beerfloat at our afternoon dance. Come and join us.

SEPTEMBER: September 3 is Labor Day and we willnot be dancing. Enjoy your family, relatives andfriends and have a great Labor Day. Sept 17 will beour open house with Pizza being served. Please joinus.

Information:Jean St. John(585-720-0777)

Reported by:Winifred Best(585-441-9063)

Southern Tier Wheelers

Well it seems like winter might be finallyover and it’s time for camping season tobegin. By the time you read this we willhave had our first weekend of the season and areanticipating a wonderful summer of dancing andcamping. Dances on both Friday and Saturdayevening begin with early rounds at 7:30 with squaresbeginning at 8:00. Attire is always up to you … mostof us prefer casual clothes since it is often colder inthe evenings. Our June weekend, June 22 to 24, willfeature Howard and Donna Williamson calling andcueing. It is always a rockin’ “Rowdy” good time withboth of them. Our hosts for that weekend are Garyand Sue Irvine. If you have any questions or wouldlike to make a reservation to camp with us you cancontact Sue at [email protected] or by calling

585-330-9129. Hosts for the August 10–12 weekendare Clayton Wing and Donna Smart. Donna can bereached either by email at [email protected] orby calling 585-297-7176. Howie and Donna will becalling and cueing once again. Looking ahead to theweekend of September 7 to 9, you can makereservations or get information by contacting Charlieand Dale Nientimp at [email protected] or calling585-519-7816. There are flyers promoting each ofthese dances in the “Flyer” section of thePromenader. We would love to have you join us for aday, a night or a weekend. Trailers and cabins areavailable to rent from the campground. There arealso several hotels in the Painted Post — Corningarea. And walk-ins are ALWAYS welcomed.

Information:Bill and Pat Mosher(607-739-3299)

Reported by:Bill & Pat Mosher


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Village Squares

This issue covers the time from the lastdance (June 6) of our 2017–2018 dance year to thefirst activities of our 2018–2019 dance year.

The goodbye to our 2017–2018 dance year occurs atour Trail’s End dance on Wednesday, June 6, whichfeatures an Ice Cream Social. The dance begins at7:00 p.m. and includes 2X2 Plus Squares andRounds. Gil Porter will be calling and a pre-recordedJerry Carmen will be cueing. There will be no PlusWorkshop this night. The location is at the UnitedChurch of Pittsford, 123 South Main St., just south ofthe village. Refer to our flyer in this issue. With thatour 2017–2018 dance season ends, and the clubgoes into its summer semi-hibernation. Some clubmembers truly hibernate while others visit other clubsthat dance and/or teach while Village Squares ishibernating.

We leap into the 2018–2019 dance year with oursummer picnic on Wednesday July 25 at Kings BendPark. To reach the park turn north off of JeffersonRoad just east of Clover (Rte. 65). We have reservedthe north pavilion. Games and socializing start at3:00 p.m. Bring a dish to pass, beverages, and lawnchairs. The club will provide burgers and hots, rollsand condiments, plates, cups and utensils. Starting at7:30 p.m., Gil Porter will be calling and a pre-recorded Jerry Carmen will be cueing. $10.00 perperson will be collected at the pavilion. To facilitatethe club’s advance purchases, phone Tom Powers nolater than Saturday July 21 at 585-770-4700. Refer to

our flyer in this issue of the Promenader.

Village Squares has no dances in the month ofAugust.

Our 2017–2018 dance year starts in earnestWednesday, September 5, at the Pittsford UnitedChurch with a potluck dinner and dance. The socialhour begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by a sit-down mealat 6:30 p.m., followed by dancing starting at 7:30p.m. Bring tableware and a dish to pass. For thepotluck, please contact hostesses Susan Thomas585-385-2155 ([email protected]) or BarbKeane 585-787-4061. Dance admission also coversthe potluck. Refer to our flyer in this issue of thePromenader.

The second Wednesday after Labor Day, September12, our Plus Teach and Review Workshops begin.These Wednesday workshops are from 7:00 p.m. to8:30 p.m. The club segues to a full Plus level fromabout 8:30 p.m. and continues at that level until10:00 p.m. Mainstream dancers who graduated inMay and are interested in learning Plus calls areparticularly invited to join the 7:00 p.m. to 8:30workshop in September. As an incentive, we areoffering free admission to these dancers onSeptember 12. Experienced dancers who are simplyreviewing Plus level calls are welcome to blend intoworkshop tips. Refer to our flyer in this issue andwatch for further detail in the fall issue of thePromenader.

Information:Peter & Sally Emmel(585-381-5049)

Reported by:Carl & Susan Thomas(585-385-2155)

Waterwheel Squares

Waterwheel Squares would like to thankall those who year after year make DORso much fun and create an event thatruns so smoothly. Please know that it is appreciatedand your hard work and dedication do not gounnoticed.

Our four class members graduated on April 24, with alittle celebration of cake and ice cream, “Name ThatSquare Dance Call” game and the awarding of theirdiplomas (presented by caller Bill Ryan). This year’snewest clubs members are Savannah Seamore,Kathy and Michael Sheppard and Samuel Mansfield.

Waterwheel Squares dances ALL summer long.During the month of June we will be dancing everyTuesday night. For the month of July, there will be no

dance on July 3, but a dance every Tuesday eveningother than the 3rd, with a Picnic on the 17th. Comeand join us, just bring a dish to pass. The heat ofAugust will be tested with our Snowflake dance onAugust. 7 and summer celebrated with our SummerFling on Aug. 21.

Dances are held at the Amherst Community Church,located at 77 Washington Hwy, Snyder 14226, at7:00 pm, with both square dancing and rounddances.

September will feature our open house nightsSeptember 18 and 25. All are welcome, singles andcouples.

Information:Kim Mansfield(716-228-2465);[email protected]

Reported by:Kim Mansfield


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