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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NEXT SPLASH? - The pool party scheduled for Oct 20th has been cancelled. It will be announced when the next one will occur.

 

HALLOWEEN DANCE - It's time to start creating your costume for this year's Halloween Dance on Monday, Oct 28th, from 7-9:30 pm. The evening will be a dance and not a regular class but calling will be at the level of what has been taught in class, so all new dancers will be able to participate. Best costumes will be recognized, so be creative and be ready to have fun. ​​​​​​​

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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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We are dancing this Monday, Oct 14th, 2024, unless the power at the UMC is still out or there was hurricane damage at the location. If we have to cancel, look for an update email. 

MONDAY EVENING DANCING AT 7:00-8:30 - We'll continue lessons for the new students. J.R. will be calling.

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

DANCING THIS THURSDAY - C-1 class from 6:30 until 7:30. Advanced class from 7:30 until 9:00. Mike Shagina will be calling.

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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

A small group of Suncoast Squares meets at Lake Seminole Park on Fridays at 11:30 for a walk and then a picnic (bring your own food). We meet at Pavilion 9. Contact Alan or Sue if you have questions about this activity. We will meet for the walk in the park this Friday.

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A few photos from Monday, Sept 30th. 

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