Friends, Fun   and Frolicking in the Sun

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​A NEW HOME FOR SUNCOAST SQUARES -  Suncoast Squares are now dancing at a new location at Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road N, Saint Petersburg 33703. The main parking lot is behind the sanctuary building and the door we enter is located there. We'll have signs up to direct you to the dancing. (For most of you, your phone will be able to get you to the new location). A picture of the canopy over the entrance we'll be using is below.  ​​​​

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MEMBERSHIP FOR 2025 - With the end of the year fast approaching it's time to renew our club membership. We will be collecting annual dues on class nights. Membership is $15 for the year. This covers your initial badge and insurance for the year. (If anyone wants to be a member but can't afford the dues without some hardship, we can cover for you; just let us know). New dancers can officially join the club after completing their first class. Existing members should renew before the new year, but whenever it is convenient is fine. We need an accurate membership count for our standing with the IAGSCD, and it's good to have the insurance coverage.

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SUNCOAST ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY - our holiday party will take place this year on Monday, Dec 16th at the Allendale UMC, from 6:30 - 9 pm. We will have a pot luck and white elephant gift exchange. Save the date for a fun and festive evening and start shopping for an "appropriate" gift to share. Alcohol cannot be consumed at the party, but is acceptable as a gift.  ​​​​​​

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FLIP THE FLAMINGO 2025 - "CAUGHT IN CUPID'S CROSSFIRE" - February 14-17, 2025. Flyers are available at the club and on the Fly-in page of this website. Callers will be Sandie Bryant, Chris Phillips, and Scotty Sharrer. Be thinking of your Valentine's Day costume.

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42nd IAGSDC convention - "Hitchhike Across the Galaxy" - July 3-6, 2025. Registration is open and is currently $250 thru Dec 31, 2024. You can register through the IAGSDC website (preferred method), or download a form to fill out and mail. Payment can be done online or with a check. The Funbadge Tour for this convention is only $60, and will likely fill up quickly. Reservations are now open for the host hotel, the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. The room rate for attendees is $155 per night, single or double occupancy, and is good from June 24th thru July 8th. To automatically get the convention rate go to the convention website, hotel page, and use the button to "Reserve Your Hotel Room".  

For more information, go to  https://hitchhikeacrossthegalaxy.com/

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MONDAY INTRO/REVIEW - There will be a Review Session this week at 6:30 for those that would like to review what was learned last Monday. Joey is back and will lead the review.

MONDAY EVENING DANCING AT 7:00-8:30 - Lessons for new students. J.R. will be calling.

MAINSTREAM/PLUS - From 8:30 until 9:30. We'll continue lessons and we'll mostly be dancing Mainstream & Plus.

 

DANCING THIS THURSDAY - Advanced class from 7:00 until 9:00. Mike Shagina is on vacation, so JR will be calling. If enough C-1 dancers attend, there will be a tip at the end of the evening.

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WHERE WE DANCE : We dance at Allendale United Methodist Church, 3803 Haines Rd. N, Saint Pete 33703. The main parking lot is behind the sanctuary building and the door we enter is located there. We'll have signs up to direct you to the dancing. (For most of you, your phone will be able to get you to the location).

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RESOURCES TO LEARN OR REVIEW SQUARE DANCE CALLS - For those of you who wish to review calls or get a head start on learning new calls, there are links to a couple of teaching websites on the Suncoast Squares website: Go to suncoastsquares.com and look for the ribbon menu on the top of the page. Select "More" on the right, and then select "Resources".

 

Links to two different websites may be helpful to you:

Taminations - the calls are listed and then illustrated by little emojis. Chose "SSD" if you are in the new class, or chose the appropriate level for other calls.

Saddlebrook Squares - There are lessons systematically going through the calls. The calls are illustrated by traditional square dancers, which makes the "girls" and "boys" more easily identified than they are in our club (smile). Find the square dance lessons in the middle of the page and look for Mainstream if you are in our new class (This is the SSD level we are learning plus a few more calls). You should be able to find all the calls that we have learned.

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A NOTE ABOUT SECURITY - Please be sure your car is locked when you attend our dances.

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FRIDAY WALK

The Friday walks are temporarily suspended. Lake Seminole Park is closed due to damage from the hurricane. The walk will resume when the park reopens.

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