2025 New Dancer Course
Together with our sister club at Monroe Hall, Singles & Pairs, Circle 'n Squares is co-sponsoring a course that will teach the full introductory set of square dance calls. Classes will be held during Singles & Pairs workshops on Wednesdays and Circle 'n Squares workshops on Thursdays both at Monroe Hall between 7:00pm and 8:30pm. The course is expected to take 14 weeks this fall.​
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The plan is to teach the same lesson at both Wednesday and Thursday sessions. If a prospective square dancer can attend only Wednesdays or only Thursdays, they will receive all lessons, but if life interferes, the second night is available to attend to make up the missed class. Attend either or both nights for extra practice, for one course fee. More details are shown in the promo cards below.
Workshops
Square dancing is ordinarily danced in groups of eight (four couples), called a 'square'; round dancing is learned as individual couples who dance around a larger circle. Both dance forms traditionally define a 'boy' role and a 'girl' role, but any person can learn to dance either role and many of the best dancers can do both.
Circle 'n Squares holds regular workshops on Thursdays at Monroe Hall from 6:30P to 9:30P. Apart from the opportunity to dance with friends, an objective of workshops is to build skills and prepare club members to dance at festivals, weekend dances, and at other club venues.
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Workshops are included in the dues that Club members pay each month; guests are charged a fee of $8.00 per workshop session. [Anyone interested in joining the Club should speak with a current Club member at a workshop.] Guest fees are waived for members of any other square dance club who'd like to join us on the first Thursday of the month.
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Resident caller: Lawrence Johnstone
Lawrence is one of the most experienced and sought after callers in the region. He has generously added Circle 'n Squares to his regular calling duties at Singles and Pairs (our sister club at Monroe Hall), Oakmont Squares in Santa Rosa, and VacaValley Ramblers in Vacaville while we search for a new club caller. We are all very grateful for his help.
Resident caller: Dan Lyke
Circle 'n Squares is pleased to announce that we've arranged for Dan Lyke of Petaluma to call for our workshops. Local square dancers may know Dan from dances he's called around northern California, or as host (with Don Beck) of a series of pandemic-era Zoom sessions for callers, or as a software guru with credits in Toy Story movies. We're thrilled to have Dan join us and encourage any SSD or Plus dancers looking for dance time to join us on any Thursday evening.
