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Western Star Dancers

a modern GLBT square dance and social club

TONY CUPID
Tony worked his magic on Steve.

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 BOARD PAGE [LINK].

Classes

Thursdays at 7:00pm at HMRC with instructor Rich Reel.
Class Information [LINK]

Club Nights

The next Plus/Advance Club Night is scheduled for February 15 in the dance studio at HMRC. TENTATIVE BASED ON CALLER AVAILABILITY

Membership

To renew membership or to join Western Star Dancers, print out the Membership Form
[LINK]

Club Uniform

See the information on the Convention Page in the 2012 Convention section. [LINK]

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S.F. 2013 Convention Newsletter

Weave Your Heart has published a newsletter with information about logo merchandise, registration statistics, and dates of events. [LINK] Fellegy

SATURDAY DANCING
Walk & Dodge the Rain
February 11. Foggy City Dancers.

Caller: Todd Fellegy.
7:30 p.m - 10:30 p.m.
FHCC - 250 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco CA 94116.
DANCE LEVELS: Mainstream, Plus, A2 and C1-star tip.

VIDEO CLIP: Walk & Dodge the Rain 2010

TIP If a video clip stalls, click on PAUSE and allow for it to buffer for a few moments, then click on PLAY.

30 YEARS OF WESTERN STARS:
New Photo Archive Aquisition

Russ recently contributed this club picture, photograhed at the July 1984 graduation, to the WSD Photo Archive. Russ can be seen near the left in the back row. A 30-Year Anniversary celebration will take place on March 17 with caller Eric Henerlau.
Mouse-over to see expanded photo.

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UPCOMING DANCE OPPORTUNITIES
Mainstream and/or Plus

Mardi Gras Dance
February 18. El Camino Reelers.

On Saturday, February 18 2012, El Camino Reelers will turn Palo Alto into The City That Care Forgot! Join the Krewe de Camino as we crown well-known Bay Area caller Eric Henerlau as our Carnival King for a Mardi Gras Ho-Down! Eric will be calling alternating Plus, A2, and ECR class level tips. Dancing from 7:30 to 10:30 pm at St. Andrews United Methodist Church: 4111 Alma Street, Palo Alto. ECR members: $8 • Guests: $10 • Students (any club): FREE

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Flip the Flowers
March 10. Diablo Dancers.

Featuring VIC CEDER
SATURDAY, MARCH 10th, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
DANCE LEVELS: Mainstream/Plus/Advanced
NEW LOCATION: PINOLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 2900 Pinole Valley Road PINOLE, CA 94564

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PREVIOUS WEBSITE EDITIONS
--News Items from January 2012

Anne Uebelacker Added to 2012 WSD Dance Roster

WSD Acting Caller Booker Steve Huggins has secured international square dance caller Anne Uebelacker (PHOTO RIGHT) [Bio LINK] for the joint-venture WSD/FCD dance on September 8. Previously booked callers are Eric Henerlau for March 17, Saundra Bryant for June 9, and Bronc Wise for November 17.

WSD Convention Photo Archive

Following several months of volunteer work, the archive collection of Western Star group photos from past conventions is now uploaded to the WSD website and displayed for permanent view. Due to the large size of the files, the photos have been cropped and reduced, but in most cases, clicking on the photo will expand the picture to the original size and content. Rick, Richard and Gary worked on processing photo scans, editing and uploading; and Russ and Freeman researched and provided photos to fill in the gaps where pictures were missing from the collection.
WSD Convention Page Archive [LINK]

Sample (2000 Baltimore Convention)
Mouse-over to see expanded photo.

STAFFING CHANGES
~~Marketing Volunteer

Flora

John retired from the WSD Board of Directors at the close of 2011. He has volunteered to serve WSD as Marketing Manager in the new year. He is listed as the General Contact for the club, and will design flyers, letterhead, business cards, and graphics as needed. WSD appreciates John's generous service to the club as former Archangel and as a Board Member at Large, and now in this volunteer capacity. WSD can always use volunteers. Inform any board member if you have time or skills to offer.

~~Richard Retires from Board.

Flora Richard Leadbetter retired from the Western Star Dancers Board of Directors on December 31. Class Coordinator Steve Meyer took over Richard's positions as Postmaster, as E-Mail Moderator, and as Assistant Treasurer. WSD Dance Coordinator Art Bradley has assumed Richard's duties as Calendar Clerk and publisher of The WSD Monthly Update. Richard also provided space in his home (and snacks) for the monthly Board meetings; and he also coordinated the Dine & Dish events. WSD is thankful for Richard's contributions of time and energy to the club.

New Year Dancing
January 1, 2012 Celebration

Matt and John welcomed 2012 with the Redwood Rainbows and Saucy Squares.
Alice and Ed celebrated the new year with caller Steve Minkin.

Square Phenomenon.

Flora In a rare occurence, a gender-correct square formed spontaneously during the WSD Mainstream Class. Ann & TonyL, Alice & TonyC, Elise & Lewis, and Atia & Steve were the astounded couples in the chance harmonic convergence.

 

ARCHIVED WEBSITE EDITIONS
--News Items from 2011 [LINK]

 

 


Homepage Rev.54 - Update 1/1/12.

Februaty Events at WSD

FEB 09: Mainstream Class

FEB 15: Club Night

FEB 16: Mainstream Class

FEB 23: Mainstream Class


Stephanie & Beth at Valentine Party 2011

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