Southwest Director Report—Carlyle and Sally Hillstrom
The Bismarck Belles N’ Beaux square dance club will have their first dance on September 20, 2008 and dance twice a month from October through May. We also have our New Years Eve Dance with Larry & Deb Pfennig and Doc Brooks calling. Our dances are the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 7:30PM at the Burleigh County Senior Center, 310 N. 20th Street. We have 34 members. We have 2-4 squares at out dances. Our officers for 2008-2009 are:
President Mark & Bina Krebsbach
Vice President Carlyle & Sally Hillstrom
Secretary Reynard & Joletta Schmidt
Treasurer Tim & Diane Lenertz
The Bismarck Plus Club dances on the 2nd & 4th Monday at the Senior Center from 7:30 to 9:30 with Larry & Deb Pfennig calling. Vic & Joan Schwan have been giving round dance lessons in the spring and fall.
Our club will be hosting the State Square and Round Dance & Clogging Convention on April 24 & 25, 2009 at the Amvets Club in Bismarck with convention headquarters at the Doublewood. Our theme is Circle To A Line in 2009. Our colors are Red & White.
The North Dakota Callers Convention was held in Bismarck the last weekend in October 2007 and it will be held in Bismarck again this year the last weekend in October 2008. The convention headquarters will be at Days Inn and dancing Saturday night at the Senior Center. Two dances are left in May, one on the 3rd and second on the 17th. We plan on dancing at Glen Ullin’s 125th Anniversary Celebration on July 4, 2008.
Northwest Director Report— Orlin & Helen Thompson
Souris Valley Dancers –Minot have a total of twenty eight members. They average two squares per dance. We are happy to have Doc Brooks, Minot back at calling. He will call our May 9th workshop, dinner and dance starting at 5:30PM.
Starting with the May 28th dance, which is a Wednesday, the dances will be held at the Swenson RV Park, twice a month all summer. Exception is the August 28th dinner dance at the KC Club, Cliff March calling. On October 10th the club reverts back to the Friday dance schedule, at the Minot Auditorium, and will continue it through the winter. The October 10th dance is the fall festival with Larry Pfennig.
Visitors are appreciated. Contact persons are Don and Linda Seibert.
The Souris Valley Dancers are co-hosting the International Convention in Jamestown and also sponsor the Van Hook Campout on August 1-3rd. Check the Prairie Squares web site for further information.
Town and County Dancers - Martin number five couples. Relying on their welcome visitors, they average two squares per dance. The May 4th dance will start at 3PM instead of the usual 2:30PM and it is the last dance until fall.
The club is a co-host of the International Convention which is June 5-6-7 in Jamestown.
Southeast Directors—Ernie and Delia Walker
Dakota Ramblers—submitted by Rex & Joyce Baker. This club lost two couples for the coming camping year, both due to illness. The club still has five campouts per year from May through September on every third weekend of the month.
We did have a camp in dance at the Chieftain in Carrington in January 2008. But with lack of members in attendance this dance may be deleted from our club. The club holds at 32 members and their campout dances for 2008 are:
May 15-16-17 Wesley Acres, Dazey, ND
June 19-20-21-22 30th Anniversary Dance at Hillcrest RV Park in Bismarck, ND
Dancing at the Senior Citizens Center in Bismarck
July 17-18-19 Hoffer Lake, McClusky, ND
August 14-15-16 Viking View Resort, Ft. Ransom, ND
September 18-19-20 Swenson Valley View RV Park, Minot, ND
Jamestown Square Steppers— submitted by John & Irene Walch. This club is still holding together with 16 members and one to two squares per dance. They did have a class this winter and gained one dancer but no new members yet. They still dance on the 1st Friday and 3rd Sunday at 2PM – of each month September through May with the exception of no dances in January. Their dances are held at the Senior Citizen Center #1 in Jamestown, ND.
Circle 8 Plus Club – submitted by Allan & Carol Currie. This club of Fargo/Moorhead dances on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month from September through May at the Glyndon Community Center. They sponsored a beginner plus class this winter and graduated six new plus dancers. They are all enjoying their plus dancing experience and one of them has joined the club. They now have 15 members.
They are very excited about holding a special dance on September 6th at 7:30PM in honor of the clubs 50th Anniversary and kick off the fall dance season. They invite all dancers to come and dance and all callers to come and bring their records. This dance will be both mainstream and plus levels. With so many clubs folding, it is very exciting to celebrate a milestone like this. We are hoping to see many former members and inactive dancers at the event.
Saturday Fun Nite –Fargo – submitted by Evelyn Clemens. We have 26 paid members for the 2007-2008 year. The teenagers have not attended a dance for over a year. The New Years Eve dance was held at Glyndon, MN Community Center, hosted by three clubs, Saturday Fun Nite, Circle 8 Plus and Prairie Promenaders. Jim Jirak called to three to four squares of dancers. They had pot luck supper at 7:30PM followed by dancing until midnight when Old Father Time came out and the New Years baby came in.
Roger McNeil and Jim Lizakowski had a class of beginners starting in September with about 12 singles and one couple, graduating six singles at the Saturday Fun Nite dance on January 26, 2008. All six are still dancing.
Some of our members have danced at nursing homes the past winter months. They average 2-5 squares at out dances. They dance the 2nd and 4th Saturday from 7:30 to 10PM at the F-M Labor Temple Hall, 3002 1st Ave N, Fargo. They only had to cancel one dance because of weather on February 9th due to a stormy day with bitter cold wind of 30 below. Dennis Van Asch cancelled so we called a few members and we all thought it was a good night to be indoors where it was warm. Saturday Fun Nite did not have any dances in March this year because of the Golden Plus weekend in Moorhead and Easter weekend fell on our dance night.
Prairie Promenaders-Fargo—Jim & Dorothy Sanders – No Report
Northeast Directors – Tom & Marlene Miller
Prairie Partners –Devils Lake – No Report
Border Belles and Beaus-Langdon – No Report
ND State Square & Round Dance Clubs, Inc
Treasurers Report - 10/01/07 to 3/31/08
Beginning Balance xxxxxx
Expenses:
Loan to Bismarck club 300.00
Grant 400.00 xxxxx
(Belles n’ Beaux)
Income:
Club Dues 250.00
Interest Income 4.64
xxxxx
Balance in checking acct xxxxx
Clayton & Gloria Brennan
Treasurer