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Sandpipers Parade October 2011
Roaring Twenties Dance
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Pie Night
(Club members bring pies to share with guests.)
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
Charlie Robertson Calling
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Rey Garza Cueing
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PRESIDENTS' MESSAGE
Let's DanceBeginning this month, you are going to be seeing some new faces at our Sandpipers Dances. All five of our graduating students: Donna Arnicar, Tim and Jan Motley, Linda Perry and Carole Ring ; have joined the club. And what a great addition they will be. They are all dancing extremely well, and are a lot of fun to dance with.
We know the Sandpipers will welcome them with open arms and show the famous Sandpiper hospitality. Please watch for them at upcoming dances and invite them into a square. New dancers often have a little anxiety when they first go to a “real” dance, and there is nothing better than a friendly face saying “let's dance.”
For old (should we say “experienced”) dancers as well as new, nothing is more important than floor time, and you only get floor time by dancing. With newly graduated dancers coming to our dances, what a opportunity for graduates of recent years whose schedule has not let them come to many dances to get back into the swing by helping our newest members feel welcome.
With that said, our new members may find it strange that we are “dark” (do not have a club dance) in November. We can sum up the reason in one word - “Indio.”
Indio (formally known as RIVCO, the Riverside County Square and Round Dance Festival) is a major festival right in our back yard. We shut down our dance each year because so many of our members and other San Diego area dancers attend - and, we want to encourage attendance.
Why make the trek to a little desert town across the mountain range? For several reasons. First, over a single weekend you will have a chance to dance to a group of nationally renowned callers and cuers - Ken Bower, Wade Driver, Marshall Flippo, Tony Oxendine, Johnny Preston, Gary Shoemake, Mike Sikorsky, Ron and Mary Noble and Sharon and Casey Parker - you would not normally see in a year of dancing or within a couple hours of driving. Second you get to dance with hundreds of people from outside our local area. And finally, and probably most important, you will get a year's worth of floor time in one concentrated, non-stop weekend of dances and workshops. Everyone comes home from a festival a better and more confident dancer.
So whether you are a new dancer, a relatively new dancer, or an experienced dancer, we hope to see you at Indio and at our club dances. Let's dance. There's nothing better! Larry and Nancy
SANDPIPER FIRST DAY OF SQUARE DANCE CLASS 2011
What a way to begin our new square dance class, with a complete electrical power blackout of San Diego County. Our scheduled first night's class was cancelled. On the first class night with electrical power, the Encinitas Community Center parking lot was completely filled by 6:30 PM by parents and students attending an Open House at the Oak Park Middle School up the street. Also, the Lutheran Church on Balour was having a church function so that both sides of Balour were filled with parked cars. Past-President Fred Jackson along with some community center staff, screened the cars entering the parking lot and had the square dance class participants park in any nook and cranny that was available. Anyway, our new class is underway, with a good turnout the first couple of nights. This year people are able to pay by the session, rather than sign up for the entire course, so it is a good opportunity for any former dancers you know to get back into square dancing by attending classes on their own schedule. Lots of Angels are needed to help our new dancers, so this is a great opportunity for any Sandpipers who are feeling a little rusty to gain a little floor time (Angels are free). Students and angels from other clubs are welcome on a drop-in basis.
CONGRATULATIONS SQUARE DANCE GRADUATES AND NEW SANDPIPERS
By Debby Gaarde
Congratulations to our newest Graduating Class! All five students have turned in applications to become Sandpipers. Thank you to all the Angels who came to class every week to help them learn and grow. They are now ready to go to dances, and they are so excited to dance their new moves!
Pictured above from left to right are: Steve Schock Co-2nd Vice President and Class Manager; Nancy and Larry Anderson Presidents; new graduates Tim and Jan Motley, Donna Arnicar, Carole Ring, Linda Perry, and 2nd Vice-President and Class Manager Debby Gaarde.
Our new class started off with a bang! The first night that we had power, there were 23 new students. There were eight squares on the floor, and the room was electric! Eleven of those students returned the second week plus we had eight new students. The students are happy to pay $5/night and some have purchased a class ticket booklet. We are very enthusiastic about keeping these students. Please come out and Angel whenever you can, it helps the learning process and brings joy to the atmosphere.
VISITATIONS
VISITATION TO THE WHIRLAWAYS SEPT. 23 -- 13 Sandpipers visited the Whirlaways on Friday, September 23, and enjoyed a raucus evening of dancing to Shukyar, whose infectious personality, fast-moving delivery and unusual combinations of calls made the evening great fun and kept everybody on their toes. Especially fun was the Progressive Squares segment which had dancers moving out of their square and through 12 squares on the floor only to (surprised) suddenly find themselves put back together in their original square! Attending were new members Tim and Jan Motley along with Gilbert and Dot Omens, Bill and Debby Gaarde, John and Renny Dowling, Larry and Nancy Anderson, Richard Anderson, Betty Lou Sanderson and Lucille Brown.
Oct. 14 - Whirlaways Anniversary Dance (please wear your Club Outfit, if you have one). Jim Randall & Ray Holmes calling (always a great time), Rey Garza Cueing. Rounds 7 PM, Squares 8-10:30 PM. At the Barn, 1950 Sycamore Dr. (Walnut Grove Park), San Marcos.
Oct. 29 - PSDA Halloween Dance. Dress up in costume if you want. Mike Sikorsky calling, Rey Garza cueing. 6:45 PM rounds, 7:45 PM Squares, at the Barn.
Nov. 4 - Ocean Wavers Anniversary Dance. (Club Outfit). Randall and Holmes, Regina Aubrey cueing. Rounds at 7:30 PM, Squares at 8PM. Azalea Room, McClellan Sr Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista..
Nov. 10-13 - RIVCO. Our dance is cancelled that night in order for Sandpipers to attend the weekend festival in Indio. Great line-up of nationally renowned callers and cuers. www.rivcosquaredance.com or contact Dee and Ken Bower: kndbower@verizon.net (760) 200-1031 for more info
Nov. 4-6 - Fiesta de la Cuadrilla, Balboa Park, San Diego. Not an official “visitation,” but you get visitation credit if you attend any part of this weekend Festival put on by the San Diego Association.
ENCINITAS YMCA HARVEST SQUARE DANCE DEMONSTRATION
By Larry and Nancy Anderson
A big thanks to all who participated in the Harvest Fest demo at the Encinitas YMCA Sept. 17. We had two squares for the demo, and were able to pull two additional complete squares of participants from the audience. Based on the ear-to-ear grins and big thank you hugs from all the guests, everyone had a great time. Thanks to the Sandpipers whose smiling faces and friendly personalities made it such a great event! Kudos to Bill & Debby Gaarde, Gilbert and Dot Omens, Jim & Catherine Bowen, Christine Kiffman and Eugene, Carol Burks, Richard Anderson, Betty Lou Sanderson, Lucille Brown, Kathy Knight, Steve Schock and Varley Longson.
YMCA STUDENT LEVEL DANCE, ESCONDIDO, CA
.SANDPIPER BOARD MEETING
OCTOBER BOARD MEETING -- 7 p.m. Monday, October 17, at Jim & Catherine Bowen's, 5125 Don Ricardo Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92010. As always, Board meetings are open to any Sandpiper who wishes to attend. Please RSVP to Jim and Catherine at 760-431-0252, so they know how many people are attending.
WE NEED A “FRIEND”
By Larry and Nancy Anderson
We are looking for someone who is familiar with and comfortable working with Facebook to help set up a page for the Sandpipers so that we can share the wonderful photos being taken at Sandpiper events, as well as historical photos from our Historian's files. Once the Sandpipers Facebook is set up, content will be provided by various committee chairs and club officers, but we want to make sure it looks good, is easy to use, and is set up properly to provide security and allow interested club members access. Please let Larry and Nancy Anderson know if you are able to help. LarryA1994@aol.com.
UPCOMING DANCES
By Larry and Nancy Anderson
We are back at St. James Parish Hall in Solana Beach for the balance of the year, with pre-rounds at 6:45 PM and squares starting at 7:30 PM. Our October 8 Dance, with Charlie Robertson calling and Rey Garza Cueing, is our Pie Night, so please bring a pie to share or auction off for the club. The theme for this dance is a “Roaring 20's Dance”, so wear your flapper dress, zoot suit, or best gangster or moll outfit if you have one! We are dark in November (with a large number of Sandpipers going to the RIVCO festival in Indio). December 10 is our Holiday Benefit, preceded by our General Meeting. We will be at St. James for our club dance the second Saturday of each month for all but two months for the first half of 2012. In February and June we will be at the Carlsbad Senior Center. Hopefully, in June we will be able to schedule the church for the balance of 2012.
Sandpipers Planner October 2011
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Bob Dorney
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Beginning Square Dance Class ECC 7 to 9 PM
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Sandpiper Roaring 20's & Pie Night Dance
6:45 PM, St James Parish Hall
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Ray Ellestad
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Terry Thompson
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Beginning Square Dance Class ECC 7 to 9 PM
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Visitation
Whirlaway Anniversary Dance, 7:30 PM, The Barn
Howard Hough
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Susan Clark
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Loretta Martinez
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Board Mtg @ the Bowens' 7 PM
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Beginning Square Dance Class ECC 7 to 9 PM
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Howard Dixon
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Beginning Square Dance Class ECC 7 to 9 PM
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Stan Milberger
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PSDA Halloween Dance, 6:45 PM, The Barn
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