1/5 (Mon) and 1/9 ( Fri) begin the 2026 Schedule & A Song for the New Year?

[katia mucha]

Hi, dancers, Happy New Year, 2026!  

Dancing weekly on Fridays and Mondays in January, starting on the 5th 

-except there is no dancing on Martin Luther King Day,  the 19th.  

(The Henry Ford Museum offers special programs, free admission, and free parking on that day. )

Thank you so much for your generous Socktober and Glovember donations.  

And the two dozen washcloths, too.

As you know, our 250 year-old democracy is now facing unprecedented 

challenges. On New Year's Day, 2026, news programs reported that health care 

premiums and deductibles had just greatly increased for millions, child care funding 

was being withheld nationally, and our mail will get no longer get a postmark on the 

day we mail it. 

So, perhaps "Protection" is an appropriate song to welcome 2026.

It's sung by award-winning artist, Lucinda Williams, "one of the most 

celebrated singer-songwriters of her generation."  Her newest album, 

World's Gone Wrong, will be released on January 23rd.  (Quote fromWikipedia)   

  lucinda williams i need protection

I need protection from the enemy of love

I need protection from the enemy of righteousness
I need protection from the enemy of good
I need protection from the enemy of kindness
Give me protection from the enemy of love

All the Lyrics.

[Verse 1]
I've seen some things in life as God is my witness
A crowded bar where nobody could hear
Now I travel through the world with dedication
And what I do, I do it all by my own sweet self

[Chorus]
I need protection from the enemy of love
I need protection from the enemy of righteousness
I need protection from the enemy of good
I need protection from the enemy of kindness
Give me protection from the enemy of love

[Verse 2]
I came into the world all alone
Pushing and struggling to find a home
I'll tell you what child, go ahead and repeat it
It was my own trial made me stand on my two feet

I need protection from the enemy of love
I need protection from the enemy of rock and roll
I need protection from the enemy of good
I need protection from the enemy of kindness
Give me protection from the enemy of soul

For Educational Purposes Only

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Friday Dancing 

Villa Pointe Clubhouse, 7 pm

2026 Friday dancing begins on January 9th.

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Donations are welcome on Friday and Monday

Monday Dancing 

Mahaney Meininger Center, 7:30 pm

See you January 5th at the first dance of 2026.

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