Dancing Along

I've hardly danced a single step of square dancing since last December. In a way, it's a good thing: a break to refresh is always good. My problematic right knee has been pain-free for a month so I hope that the rest has done it some good as well.

Tonight, I'm heading to justetthon's C1 event in College Park, MD.

The DC Lambda Squares began a new Saturday Plus class, January 9 to February 6, Butch Adams calling. I'd like to help but this is a spectacularly bad month for extra activities: every weekend is booked until mid-February.

The Chesapeake Squares has a weekend Mainstream boot camp this coming weekend with callerdayle. I can't help with that either: it's Mid-Atlantic Leather weekend and I have some extra work-related night shifts.

DCLS is hosting a community dance on Saturday, January 23, Jeremy Butler calling. I'd love to attend but we'll be visiting friends in North Carolina that weekend. Since the DCLS calling equipment is stored chez nous, I'd better check with the powers-that-be to see if we need to pass it along to someone else for that Saturday.

callerdayle is also teaching a C1 boot camp event the first weekend of February. I'd love to help, but we're already booked for the annual reunion weekend with the Roseland Resort campers, this year in Morgantown, WV.

In the second weekend of February, DC Lambda Squares is hosting ACDC 2010, our annual advanced & challenge festival. We have Anne Uebelacker, Sandie Bryant, John Marshall and Ross Howell calling. I still have to round up one more sound system as a backup and confirm we have 50/50 tickets on-hand but we're otherwise in good shape for that. With a little luck, I'll get a lot of dancing squeezed in between staffing shifts.

And, of course, we have the memorial for Mike Jacobs on January 30. I'm calling for the Zig Zaggers the night before, on Jan 29; since the memorial is only a few miles from our house, we're planning to make ourselves available to help set up in advance (I believe DCLS is providing refreshments), help direct out-of-town traffic, etc.. We're also trying to locate a nearby restaurant/bar/lounge for an after-event get-together of callers who don't need to rush immediately home.

I was tentatively approached to teach an Advanced square dance class on Wednesdays beginning some time soon. The organizer though has learned that another caller (Gary Felton) may already be planning such a class very near us that same night. If this is indeed confirmed, we'll probably direct our would-be student dancers to his group to ensure the success of his class. I'd like to teach an Advanced class some day but I'm not going to undercut another caller to do it.

Did I mention this is a busy couple of months? And March and April are looking pretty busy too. Wow.

Dancing Along

I've hardly danced a single step of square dancing since last December. In a way, it's a good thing: a break to refresh is always good. My problematic right knee has been pain-free for a month so I hope that the rest has done it some good as well.

Tonight, I'm heading to justetthon's C1 event in College Park, MD.

The DC Lambda Squares began a new Saturday Plus class, January 9 to February 6, Butch Adams calling. I'd like to help but this is a spectacularly bad month for extra activities: every weekend is booked until mid-February.

The Chesapeake Squares has a weekend Mainstream boot camp this coming weekend with callerdayle. I can't help with that either: it's Mid-Atlantic Leather weekend and I have some extra work-related night shifts.

DCLS is hosting a community dance on Saturday, January 23, Jeremy Butler calling. I'd love to attend but we'll be visiting friends in North Carolina that weekend. Since the DCLS calling equipment is stored chez nous, I'd better check with the powers-that-be to see if we need to pass it along to someone else for that Saturday.

callerdayle is also teaching a C1 boot camp event the first weekend of February. I'd love to help, but we're already booked for the annual reunion weekend with the Roseland Resort campers, this year in Morgantown, WV.

In the second weekend of February, DC Lambda Squares is hosting ACDC 2010, our annual advanced & challenge festival. We have Anne Uebelacker, Sandie Bryant, John Marshall and Ross Howell calling. I still have to round up one more sound system as a backup and confirm we have 50/50 tickets on-hand but we're otherwise in good shape for that. With a little luck, I'll get a lot of dancing squeezed in between staffing shifts.

And, of course, we have the memorial for Mike Jacobs on January 30. I'm calling for the Zig Zaggers the night before, on Jan 29; since the memorial is only a few miles from our house, we're planning to make ourselves available to help set up in advance (I believe DCLS is providing refreshments), help direct out-of-town traffic, etc.. We're also trying to locate a nearby restaurant/bar/lounge for an after-event get-together of callers who don't need to rush immediately home.

I was tentatively approached to teach an Advanced square dance class on Wednesdays beginning some time soon. The organizer though has learned that another caller (Gary Felton) may already be planning such a class very near us that same night. If this is indeed confirmed, we'll probably direct our would-be student dancers to his group to ensure the success of his class. I'd like to teach an Advanced class some day but I'm not going to undercut another caller to do it.

Did I mention this is a busy couple of months? And March and April are looking pretty busy too. Wow.