Dancing Opportunities

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PAWS & TAWS
SQUARE DANCE CLUB

 

Paws and Taws members and friends –

 

Paws and Taws first dance of 2026 is this Friday, January 9, with Joe Arnold calling squares and Mike Cox cuing rounds.  Early rounds are at 7:00pm, Mainstream with announced Plus and rounds between tips from 7:30 to 9:30pm.

 

Note there are no dances on third Fridays for the beginning of the year, but will resume in May.

 

Upcoming Paws and Taws dances:

• Friday, January 9 – 2^nd Friday Dance with Joe Arnold calling and Mike Cox cueing.
• Wednesday, January 14 – It’s Hip to Square Dance introduction to square dancing
• Friday, January 16 – no 3^th Friday dance
• Friday, January 23 – 4^th Friday Dance with Tony Simmons calling and Mike Cox cueing.
• Friday, February 13 – Valentine Dance with Patty Greene calling and Mike Cox cueing.
• Friday, February 20 – no 3^th Friday dance
• Friday, February 27 – 4^th Friday Dance with Tony Simmons calling and Mike Cox cueing.

 

Dances are at Senior Solutions.  For dances on 2^nd and 4^th Fridays, there will be early rounds at 7:00pm and the dance, mainstream with announced Plus with rounds and lines between tips from 7:30 to 9:30pm unless otherwise noted.  Flyers are in the event details on the Upstate South Carolina Google calendar.

 

Like us on Facebook!  Check out Paws and Taws page for details of our upcoming dances, other dances of note in the area, pictures, and other content.

 

Go to https://sites.google.com/site/pawsandtaws/Home/dancing-opportunities for three separate online Google Calendars for Upstate South Carolina, Northeast Georgia, and Western North Carolina.  As always, updates and corrections are appreciated; and with the new year, calendars of club dances in any format (online, e-mail attachment, etc.) are needed.

 

Hope to see you on the floor with us in Seneca!

 

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Alan Thomson,

Paws and Taws Secretary

 

P.S.  Upcoming dances of note - see calendars at the link above for dance times and location addresses, and flyers where noted.

 

As clubs finalize their 2026 calendars, please send them to me (in any format – Word document, PDF, image file, whatever) so I can update the online calendars and have the information for dances of note in future messages.  Thank you.

 

Georgia State Square Dance Association Winter Dance:  Saturday, January 10 at Living Stone Church, 545 Lorene Dr SW, Marietta, GA with Paul Henze and Danny Weeks calling, Aneesa Barge cueing.  Flyer in the details on the Northeast Georgia Google calendar.

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Pacesetters Winter Wonderland Dance:  Monday, January 12 at Central Presbyterian Church, Anderson, SC, with Nelson Jarvis calling and Mike McDonald cueing.  Flyer in the event details on the Upstate South Carolina Google calendar.

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4 Plus Regular Dance: Sunday, January 18 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Patty Greene calling.

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Landmark Hall Three Guys and a Mic 5th Friday Dance:  Friday, January 30 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Danny Thomas, Tony Simmons, and Joe Arnold calling.

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South Carolina Federation Meeting and Dance:  Saturday, January 31 at Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Spartanburg, SC.  Flyer in the event details on the Upstate South Carolina Google calendar.

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4 Plus Regular Dance: Sunday, February 1 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Joe Arnold calling.

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Northeast Georgia Federation Mardi Gras Dance:  Sunday, February 1 at Lumpkin County Senior Center, Dahlonega, GA, with Shawn Butler calling and Randy and Linda Kennedy leading lines.  Flyer in the event details on the Northeast Georgia Google calendar.

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Pacesetters Sweetheart Dance:  Monday, February 9 at Central Presbyterian Church, Anderson, SC, with Patty Greene calling and Mike McDonald cueing.

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4 Plus Valentine’s Day Dance: Sunday, February 15 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Nelson Jarvis calling.

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4 Plus Regular Dance: Sunday, March 1 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Charlie Petrea calling.

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Spartan Spinners Hobo Benefit Dance:  Saturday, March 7 at Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Spartanburg, SC, with Tom Pustinger calling and Dean Kinion cueing.  Flyer in the details on the Upstate South Carolina Google calendar.  Bring a can of any vegetable to add to the Hobo Stew that will be served.  Cash donations or packaged individual food items (see back of flyer for suggestions) accepted for weekend lunch program.

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Pacesetters Regular Dance:  Monday, March 9 at Central Presbyterian Church, Anderson, SC, with Marty Northrup calling and Mike McDonald cueing.

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Thunderbirds DBD Workshops and Dance:  Saturday, March 14 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Tony Oxendine calling.  Plus DBD Workshops 10:00am to 12:00noon and 2:00 to 4:00pm, Plus DBD dance 7:30 to 9:30pm.  $25 for all sessions, no split registrations.  Register online at https://tonyoxendine.com/events/.  Flyer in the event details on the Upstate South Carolina Google calendar.