My special thanks to Anne-Marie for setting up and cleaning up the kitchen this past dance. Usually Penny does the kitchen chores, and I really appreciate it. While I know what has to be done, the help provided by Penny and Anne-Marie and many others has made my job as Club Chair so much easier. This is a great club, and it is largely due to the generous assistance of so many of our members. Our next club dance will be on April 10th, and this will be a Plus level dance with calling by Frank Lescrinier and cueing by Marilyn Rivenburg. The theme for the dance is "Disney," so everyone is encouraged to dress as his or her favorite Disney character. Please note: The April dance will be held in the Mill-A-Round Dance hall in Manchester on Commercial St. just a few hundred yards north of Granite St.! There will be no early setup, but those who wish to help with the final preparations should plan to be at the Mill-A-Round by around 7:15.

Remaining BCS dances:

March 14, 2004: BCS raided SeaCoast Squares, Sacred Heart School, Hampton, NH at their Mainstream dance with two plus tips. John Hendron was calling and Phil Gatchell cueing. Those BCS members supporting the club were Alice Renauld, Eric Magrath, Tammy Dorris, Kathi Butt, Chris Howard, Bruce Roberts and Irene Morrissette.

March 19, 2004: BCS raided Single Squares in Woburn, MA for this mainstream dance with 2 Plus calls. Chris Pinkham called and Birgit Maguire cued.

March 20, 2004: BCS raided Heel and Toe, Manchester, NH for their mainstream/plus dance with Shawn Cuddy calling and Bernie Porter cueing. [Update: Two unsuccessful raids last weekend.  Only two BCS dancers showed up at the Single Squares dance on Friday, March 19th, and only one BCS dancer was at the Heel & Toe dance on Saturday, March 20th.  Successful (sort of) raid to the Jesters last night, March 27th, with 7 people signing in for BCS: Kathi, Bob, Eric, Irene, Chris, Tammy, and Ed Jette.]

March 27, 2004: BCS will be raiding Jester’s Square Dance Club, Maplewood Elementary School, Somersworth, NH. This is a first time exchange with this club!! Please come and support them! Joe Casey will be calling and Phil Gatchell will be cueing.

Future Raids and Retrievals:

April 3, 2004: BCS will be raiding Concord Coach, Concord, NH for their Plus level dance with Kip and Linda Moulton teaming up to call and cue this night. This is their Spring Fling dance.

FUTURE NOTE: BCS will be raiding Concord Coach at their 40^th anniversary dance on May 1, 2004. Please save this date and commit to coming to this exchange. Shawn Cuddy is calling Plus, George McGibbon is calling Mainstream, Bernie Porter is cueing and Don Carleton will be doing Country Line Dancing. This is NOT a dance to miss!!! The cost for the evening is $10 per person at the door BUT we can get a group rate of $7 per person ONLY IF we can commit to at LEAST eight dancers in advance. CAN WE DO IT????? I have 3 so far, who else would like to join the party?

CARPOOL: The location of the carpool is at the Nashua Mall. When you pull into the Mall, turn right toward Kohl’s.

Tentative Border City Raids & Retrievals

The final big event for the class will be Graduation on April 19th. The class has been working very hard to prepare for graduation and our 11 class members are looking forward to becoming full club members soon. It would be wonderful to have a strong turnout of club members to welcome these new members into our club at graduation. I hope to see everyone there to join in the fun and games!!

Due to unforeseen circumstances I will not be able to attend this year's New England Square and Round Dance Convention in VT. So I'm asking for those who attend to help make some memories for this year's club scrapbook. Any convention ribbons, flyers/handouts, photos, etc. would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank - you! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !