Saturday September 8th will be our first dance of the season at the Infant Jesus Church, Allds Street, Nashua. It will be a Mainstream dance with two Plus Tips and the caller and cuer are Everett Mackin and Barbara Nutting. Our host and hostess are Steve and Lorri Wurtzler and the theme will be "Rock Around The Clock." Setup time for the September dance will be at the usual time, 12:30 p.m., Saturday for anyone who is willing to help.

The schedule for the entire dance season follows. As you can see, we still need a host and hostess for the June dance.

Border City Squares Club Dances 2001 – 2002

Skip & Penny Guild
Club Chairpersons

NEW SEPTEMBER CLASS

September is a time of beginnings, in Square Dancing as well as in schools. It’s a time for folks to venture into uncharted waters, to take on challenges, to try new things. It’s also a time when many people resolve to get back to fitness activities, before winter adds challenges of its own. Well, we know an activity that will fill the bill for all of these people – SQUARE DANCING! But how do we get the word out to all these potential dancers?

The majority of new dancers are introduced to square dancing by a friend who brings them to a Fun Night. While many people, especially singles, are reluctant to come alone, a personal invitation will often calm their jitters. Whether you’ve been dancing six months or six years (or lots more), your enthusiasm for this activity is its greatest advertisement. Try to bring at least one friend with you to the free Fun Night on Monday, September 10 or to the first lesson on Monday, September 17, from 8 to 10 PM.

ANGELS

One of the most important groups of people in square dancing is our Angels – those wonderful people who come to classes weekly to help our new dancers, and to share the pleasures of square dancing. If you haven’t "angeled" in a while, perhaps this fall would be a grand time to join the new class in some relaxing dancing, and at the same time brush up on those calls you’re always a little unsure about. Hopefully, our 2001 graduates will share their enthusiasm by helping these new dancers, and at the same time they can practice and refine their own skills.

Please remember the following suggestions for Angels:

Never forget that you were once a beginner and made your share of mistakes.

Your attitude shapes the attitudes of future dancers. The students look to you for help, encouragement, and guidance, not criticism.

Don’t push a dancer into proper position. Instead, just point or motion to show the position.

The caller is the teacher! You should teach by example. Ask the caller to re-explain if someone in your square is having trouble.

Do not talk or explain a movement while the caller is teaching or talking, as this distracts everyone.

Do not belittle a dancer by word or facial expression, even if they seem to have two left feet or to be in a fog.

As in life, treat others as you would like to be treated.

Be sure to keep a SMILE on your face, no matter what happens!!

Class Chairpersons
Anne and Bill Parke

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Banner Chair Report

We had hoped to do the same this September, but some of the clubs we exchange banners with were not yet able to tell us when they would attend our club's dances. Some clubs are not hosting dances this year. The Tech Squares presented us with a banner exchange and we presented the Monadnock Squares and the Seacoast Region with one exchange each.

The Heel & Toe retrieval (Sept 15) and raids to the Monadnock Squares (Sept 22) and Seacoast Region (Sept 29) are for this month. These last two clubs are actually closer than some other clubs we dance with. However, traveling East and West in NH is slow and it will be a full hour's ride. We will need to meet at the car pool location (old photo mat kiosk in the Nashua Mall) at 6:30 PM and leave soon after so we can dance the first tip.

We arranged for more banner exchanges with the clubs nearest to us, and with the clubs who came to our dances with about the same number of dancers that we brought to their dance. These clubs understand that banner exchanges provide both dancers and income to a dance. We still have banners from the Cloudbusters, Concord Coach and Wolf Rockers.

Our September dance is the earliest possible, and some clubs can not schedule such an early dance. Their club members might still be at Camp or Dance weekends or they simply will not see their members until their club's first workshop later in the month. Heel & Toe and Tech Squares plan to raid our September dance.

The complete dance/banner schedule (as it now exists) is available and on our web site. Save and post it where you can refer to it. You will see a question mark in front of each dance that we asked to attend but can not be sure we will be going because the club would not commit to come to any of our dances.

September and Early October Raids/Retrievals

Clubs Raiding / Retrieving at Our September Dance:

Club Banners We Have: Clubs With Our Banners:

Wayne & Priscilla Griffin
Banner Chairs