Location
We are at HMRC, 50 Scott St. at Duboce in San Francisco 94117. Location Details [LINK].
Contact
For General Contact, or to broadcast e-mail messages to the members, see the WSD BUSINESS PAGE [LINK].
Classes
Thursdays at 7:00pm at HMRC with instructor Rich Reel.
Class Information [LINK]
Membership
To renew membership or to join Western Star Dancers, print out the Membership Form
[LINK]
Circulate 2012
Memory Album
Photos and video clips of the event are displayed on the WSD Website "CIRCULATE PAGE" [LINK].May Birthdays
May 5: Fen
May 6: Ron
May 14: Mimi
May 20: Jay
May 26: Richard
May 31: Dave
HMRC Temporary Closure
The Rec Center is CLOSED. The May 30 class will be held at Davida's place (see next item).
Dancing at Davida's
May 30
While the Rec Center is "dark" on May 30, Plus class has been invited to dance on Davida's rooftop deck with caller Rich Reel. Thanks to Rich and Davida for providing the class with extra floor time.
Plus-Level Class Continues
Returning June 6--Thursdays at HMRC..
Dancers needing to brush up on skills in anticipation of the S.F. convention are welcome to angel or participate as drop-in students in the class. The accelerated Plus class that began on April 25 has expectations to cover all calls in time for the San Francisco convention. The class will then continue through July to allow for added floor-time and an opportunity to refine dance skills.
Location: HMRC Dance Studio
Date/Time:
Thursdays 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Instructor: Rich Reel
Cost Schedule:
New Plus Dancers: $75
Retake: $35
Drop-In: $5/evening (take priority over Angels)
Angels: FREE (Angels are not guaranteed a place in a square).
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Rich in the Top 10
WSD instructor Rich Reel was voted into the SCVSDA Top 10 Caller group. All ten have been invited to participate in Jubilee (see information below).
Gary, Rich, Willie and Elise at Jubilee 2012.
Jubilee Sept. 13-15, 2013
DISCOUNT DEADLINE May 31:
3 days for $40.
The 57th Jubilee will be held in San Jose. The Early Bird price for the entire weekend is $40, ending on May 31. Either purchase directly from Willie (he plans to be at Golden State RoundUp May 24/25/26); OR Register online at www.scvsda.org, click on 57th Jubilee.
Featured callers:
Dan Nordbye and Charlie Robertson.
Local Callers: Vicki Woods, Roger Smith, Rich Reel, Jim Osborne, Harlan Kerr, Eric Henerlau, Rob French, Keith Ferguson, Bob Elling, Gary Carnes.
Featured round dance cuers:
Mary Ann Callahan and Craig Cowan ... and Popular Local Cuers.
Key Jubilee features:
Plus, Advanced, and Challenge Halls;
Relaxed Plusall day Saturday;
Round Dance Teach Saturday morning;
Intro to Rounds and intro to C1 on Saturday.
Gunderson High School
622 Gaundabert Lane
San Jose, CA
Note: Free parking
VIDEO CLIP (18 seconds): Rich calling at Jubilee 2012. In the square: Alice & Ed; Willie & James; Gary & Caroline. Filmed by Elise.
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Scenes from
Stumptown Stomp
Event was May 17 thru 19
VIDEO CLIP: In the last few seconds of Venus in Blue Jeans, James swept Barbara off her feet.
VIDEO CLIP: Mainstream Tips. Alistair, Italo and Steve dance to Harlan and Saundra.
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Scenes from
Cinco de Mayo Dance
Event was May 4
The Cincopaters: Kathy, Penny, James, Barbara and Willie
VIDEO CLIP: First Tip. The squares filled up with skirts and crinolines even though RitaRosa Steve had not yet arrived.
Italo, WSD's newest member, with Tony.
VIDEO CLIP: Jay and Rich were the Two-Step stars to the tune of Louisiana Saturday Night, backed up by a dance chorus of rounders.
Davida (as Catharine Zeta-Jones) and John (as Antonio Banderas).
Gary, Connie and Sol.
OUR NEXT DANCE [LINK]
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Convention News
Convention Discount for First-Timers
A reminder from Michael Levy
The subsidy for first time convention attendees brings the price down to $165. Just register online, send your check for $165 plus a letter from your club indicating you are a member and have never attended an IAGSDC convention, and we'll adjust the price. IAGSDC.org
Appointment of WSD Delegate to Convention
Mario [above], WSD incumbent Delegate to the IAGSDC, has volunteered to serve again this July as club representative at Weave Your Heart. Former WSD Administrator Steve Scott is the Alternate Delegate.
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PREVIOUS WEBSITE EDITIONS
--News Items from April 2013
Mainstream Graduation
The WSD Mainstream class completion ceremony was held on Thursday, April 18.
WSD Class Coordinator Tony, Instructor Rich, graduates Jay, Alistair and Steve.
More photos and a video clip are displayed on the Website
CLASS PAGE.
Thom's Double-Cucs
VIDEO [25 seconds]:
When John Flora called for double cucharachas, Thom went into his special moves...with assistance from Darren.
To view the entire Beach Bunny Cha video clip, go to the WSD Website ROUNDS Page.
THURSDAY DANCING
Plus Class is in session. "Angels" dance free and are always needed to help the students. Meet in the HMRC dance studio at 7 p.m. with instructor Rich Reel.
ARCHIVED WEBSITE EDITIONS
--Previous News Items [LINK]
Homepage Rev.65 - Update 3/23/13.
SCENES FROM THE STUMPTOWN STOMP
Former WSD Board Member Mark with current member Tony.
Caroline of the Crinolines with WSD Delegate to Convention Mario.
Festooned Fabian won the big bucks during the Stumptown 50/50.
Links
- Other San Francisco Clubs
- Greater Bay Area Clubs
- Animated Square Dance Calls
- Taminations
- Basic, Mainstream, Plus, and Advanced by Noriko Takahashi
- Resources for Dancers
- Tips for Square Dancers: Tips for class members (and the helping Angels too), courtesy of El Camino Reelers
- How May I Help?: Helpful hints for hinting helpfully by Barry Clasper
- Handholds - Why and How by Orlo Hoadley
- Square Dance Call Sound Effects by Paul Asente
- Helping in a Square by Clark Baker
- Calendars
- Western Star Dancers
- Northern California Gay & Lesbian Square Dance Calendar
For those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area, this is a great way to learn what's hot! - International Dance Calendar
If you're looking for a great dance anywhere in the world, check out this calendar - Fly-Ins
Many clubs host "fly-ins" which are an entertaining and exciting way to dance for the whole weekend
- More Great Links
- Bay Area LGBT Square Dance Clubs: List of nearby gay/lesbian and supportive straight square dance clubs
- Dosado.com: General information about all aspects of contemporary square dancing
- IAGSDC: International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs
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News
Round-Up
Dan & Allison Drumheller have been booked to provide the Rounds at the June 29 WSD/FCD dance with caller Rich Reel. For info on that event, click DANCE. For more information on Rounds at WSD/FCD functions, click ROUNDS. -
Member News
Staffing Changes for
Circulate S.F. 2013
After serving for several years as producer of the annual Circulate San Francisco event, Paul has announced his retirement. Following concerns that the event would need to be cancelled for 2013, Steve Scott has volunteered to take on the task. A date has not yet been selected. See the WSD Website "CIRCULATE PAGE" for photos and infomation of past circulate events [LINK].
New WSD Member and Club Volunteer
Peter, a long-time Foggy Citizen and also a frequent "Angel" at WSD classes, has now joined the Western Star Dancers club, and he is already serving as a volunteer. Peter is WSD's calendar clerk, updating and maintaining the Google calendars on both the website Calendar and the Events pages; and he also composes and distributes the WSD Monthly Update.
Cinco Stars
See Center Column for more photos
Rosarita Steve -
RitaRosa Steve 
CincoCaller: Barry Clasper
-Santa Clara Valley Square Dance Association
-Northern Calif. Square Dance Association