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NORTEX Round Up & NTCA Callers Cavalcade 2014

WOW! 2014 ‘LIFE’S JUST A DANCE” Cavalcade and Round Up… What a weekend.   Thanks to all the dancers who came out and enjoyed 3 days of dance, fun, fellowship and shopping.

It was a weekend of color and excitement.  The floor was packed Saturday and the colorful outfits made a rainbow of color on the floor.  We kicked the weekend off Friday night with Callers Cavalcade and danced to the best callers in the area.

This was followed Saturday morning with Line Dancing, Clogging, Round Dancing, Mainstream and Plus dancing.  The students and new dancers were kicking up their heels on the floor and the High Energy squares where humming.    Thanks to our staff callers Ray Savell, Jon Jones and Bobby Willis and our cuer/line dance instructor Chris Farabaugh  for keeping the dancers moving all day long.  Award.   Drew Bramlett’s beautiful voice singing the  Star Spangled banner was the crowning glory.

International caller Ken Bower kicked of the  dance with 32 squares in  Grand Prize.  Ken continued all evening and what a fun caller he is.  He had us all moving and twirling.    Chris Farabaugh Cueing was  top notch.  Congratulations to the the Featured Prizes and the Grand Prize winners.  Thanks also to  the Cloggers for their exhibition, Now that is an energetic group of dancers.  Hopefully everyone won something with the door prizes or at least were able to get that new pair or shoes or just that special outfit they couldn’t live without.

Sunday morning Worship service was a real gift  for those who chose to participate with a special message on releasing our strongholds and following our Lord.  The All Gospel  Dance was lots of fun with surprises such as our NORTEX Presidents Ray and Vicki  and our Past President Kevin Hadley calling a tip.   What  fun it was and they were great sports for being pulled up on stage unexpected to preform.

Cant wait until next October and Round Up 2015.   We are already receiving registrations for the weekend.  Don’t get left out register early and come enjoying the fun.

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Planting a seed

Last Friday Night, October 10th, Jan and I had the pleasure of calling a square dance party for Hunters Glen Baptist Church. This was for their young married adult’s class and we had three full squares participating. They cooked hot dogs and burgers on the grill for a pre-dance meal and they hired baby sitters for the kiddos. In addition to the basic allemande left, dosado., right & left grand and promenade, they learned right & left through, square through four, star through and stars, etc. We ended with Amarillo by Morning and big “THANK YOU”.  John and Gina Nichols of Rebel Rousers came as angels – they attend church there. We handed out lesson flyers for Rebel Rousers as the club provided them to me.

I received the following email from Sara – she coordinated the event:

 Thank you Richard!  That was so much fun.  My husband even said to me on the way home, “That was a blast!”  I am so glad almost everyone participated and everyone seemed to have fun.

We hope that we planted a few seeds for future square dancers.

Richard Covington