Dancing Opportunities

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PAWS & TAWS
SQUARE DANCE CLUB

 

Paws and Taws members and friends –

 

Jon Sims discovered that this coming Friday is National Lost Socks Memorial Day (who else knew?), so that is the theme for our dance.  Tom and Cindy Bunn are back in town for the summer and will be cueing early rounds at 7:00pm.  Mainstream with announced Plus with Tony Simmons calling, with rounds or lines between tips, from 7:30 to 9:30pm.  Tony has offered to hold a bonus Plus session at the end of the dance for those interested; he always comes up with something out the ordinary!

 

Reporting some sad news, Donna Cothran shared that her husband John, long-time member of Paws and Taws, passed on April 29:

To all my square dance friends:

 

On Wednesday I lost the love of my life. We were married 63 years. A special thank you to the members that saved his life last July and gave me another 8 wonderful months with him. His obituary is on line at www.davenportfuneralhome.com.

 

I love and miss you all.

 

Donna

 

Upcoming Paws and Taws dances:

• Friday, May 9 – Lost Socks Dance with Tony Simmons calling and Tom Bunn cueing.
• Friday, May 16 –Pizza Day Dance with Richard Smith calling.  No rounds this night.
• Friday, May 23 – Memorial Day Dance with Joe Arnold calling.  No rounds this night.
• Friday, June 13 – Flag Day Dance with Tony Simmons calling and Tom Bunn cueing.
• Friday, June 20 – Druids and Wizards Dance with Joe Arnold calling.  No rounds this night.
• Friday, June 27 – Sunglasses Dance with Mike Cox calling and Tom Bunn 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.

 

For 3^rd Friday dances, there will be a Mainstream workshop 7:00 to 7:25pm with no break, Mainstream tips from 7:30 to 8:30, and Plus tips 8:30 to 9:30.  The format of these dances will be a focus on providing floor time for both new Mainstream and Plus dancers.

 

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!

 

Visit us on the Web at

sites.google.com/site/PawsAndTaws

 

Like us on Facebook!

 

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.

 

4 Plus Regular Dance: Sunday, May 18 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Marty Northrup calling.

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Promenade Sway in May: Friday and Saturday, May 23-24 at Habersham County Senior Center, Demorest, GA, with Matt Temples and Ramona Stowe, and Tom and Cindy Bunn teaching and cueing.  Flyer in the details on the Upstate South Carolian and Northeast Georgia Google calendars.

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Georgia State Square Dance Association Spring Sashay:  Saturday, May 31 at Western Promenadors Dance Hall, Rome, GA with Tony Oxendine calling and Diane Martin-Hamilton cueing.  Flyer in the details on the Northeast Georgia Google calendar

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4 Plus Regular Dance: Sunday, June 1 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Theresa Rutz calling.

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Northeast Georgia Federation Beach Party Dance:  Sunday, June 1 at the Lumpkin County Senior Center, Dahlonega GA with Dave Vieira (from Florida).  Flyer in the event details on the Northeast Georgia Google calendar.

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Pacesetters Roaring 20’s Dance/Benefit:  Monday, June 16 at Central Presbyterian Church, Anderson, SC, with Charlie Petrea calling and Mike McDonald cueing, benefiting Central Presbyterian Church.  Flyer in the event details on the Upstate South Carolina Google calendars.

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Tennessee State Convention:  Thursday to Saturday, July 31-August 2, at the W.L. Mills Conference Center, Gatlinburg, TN.  Flyers in the event details on the Upstate South Carolina, Northeast Georgia, and Western North Carolina Google calendars.

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PAWS & TAWS
SQUARE DANCE CLUB

 

Paws and Taws members and friends –

 

Third Friday dance format on May 16 for our Pizza Day Dance with Richard Simmons calling: Mainstream workshop 7:00pm, Mainstream dance 7:30 to 8:30pm, Plus dance 8:30 to 9:30pm.  And during the Plus portion, the calling debut of Jonah Prosser!

 

The Mainstream portions absolutely are geared toward those who recently completed Mainstream, or have dance infrequently since completing Mainstream.   Likewise, the Plus portion is intended to provide Plus floor time to dancers who have not danced Plus regularly.  As needed, in all sessions calls that are creating “issues” will be reviewed.

 

Upcoming Paws and Taws dances:

• Friday, May 16 –Pizza Day Dance with Richard Smith calling.  No rounds this night.

• Friday, May 23 – Memorial Day Dance with Joe Arnold calling.  No rounds this night.
• Friday, June 13 – Flag Day Dance with Tony Simmons calling and Tom Bunn cueing.
• Friday, June 20 – Druids and Wizards Dance with Joe Arnold calling.  No rounds this night.
• Friday, June 27 – Sunglasses Dance with Mike Cox calling and Tom Bunn 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.

 

For 3^rd Friday dances, there will be a Mainstream workshop 7:00 to 7:25pm with no break, Mainstream tips from 7:30 to 8:30, and Plus tips 8:30 to 9:30.  The format of these dances will be a focus on providing floor time for both new Mainstream and Plus dancers.

 

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!

 

Visit us on the Web at

sites.google.com/site/PawsAndTaws

 

Like us on Facebook!

 

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.

 

4 Plus Regular Dance: Sunday, May 18 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Marty Northrup calling.

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Promenade Sway in May: Friday and Saturday, May 23-24 at Habersham County Senior Center, Demorest, GA, with Matt Temples and Ramona Stowe, and Tom and Cindy Bunn teaching and cueing.  Flyer in the details on the Upstate South Carolian and Northeast Georgia Google calendars.

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Landmark Hall 5^th Friday Spectacular – Three Guys and a Mic Hot Dog Dance:  Friday, May 30 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Danny Thomas, Tony Simmons, and Joe Arnold calling. Hot dogs at 7:00pm, dancing 7:30 to 9:30pm.  Flyer in the event details on the Upstate South Carolina Google calendar

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Georgia State Square Dance Association Spring Sashay:  Saturday, May 31 at Western Promenadors Dance Hall, Rome, GA with Tony Oxendine calling and Diane Martin-Hamilton cueing.  Flyer in the details on the Northeast Georgia Google calendar

~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~

4 Plus Regular Dance: Sunday, June 1 at Landmark Hall, Taylors, SC, with Theresa Rutz calling.

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Northeast Georgia Federation Beach Party Dance:  Sunday, June 1 at the Lumpkin County Senior Center, Dahlonega GA with Dave Vieira (from Florida).  Flyer in the event details on the Northeast Georgia Google calendar.

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Pacesetters Regular Dance:  Monday, June 9 at Central Presbyterian Church, Anderson, SC, with Nelson Jarvis calling, and Mike McDonald cueing.

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PAWS & TAWS
SQUARE DANCE CLUB

 

Paws and Taws members and friends –

 

Join us at Paws and Taws for our Memorial Day Dance, Friday May 23.  A fourth Friday, but no rounds because of the Promenade Sway (see below).  Joe Arnold will be calling; Mainstream workshop at 7:00pm, Mainstream with announced Plus 7:30 to 9:30pm.  And maybe a guest tip by Jonah Sims?  Who knows, be there to find out!

 

Upcoming Paws and Taws dances:

• Friday, May 23 – Memorial Day Dance with Joe Arnold calling.  No rounds this night.

• Friday, June 13 – Flag Day Dance with Tony Simmons calling and Tom Bunn cueing.
• Friday, June 20 – Druids and Wizards Dance with Joe Arnold calling.  No rounds this night.

• Wednesday, June 25 – Plus Workshop with Joe Arnold calling

• Friday, June 27 – Sunglasses Dance with Mike Cox calling and Tom Bunn 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.

 

For 3^rd Friday dances, there will be a Mainstream workshop 7:00 to 7:25pm with no break, Mainstream tips from 7:30 to 8:30, and Plus tips 8:30 to 9:30.  The format of these dances will be a focus on providing floor time for both new Mainstream and Plus dancers.

 

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!

 

Visit us on the Web at

sites.google.com/site/PawsAndTaws

 

Like us on Facebook!

 

Alan Thomson,

Paws and Taws Secretary

 

P.S.  Some sad news about Merilyn Bolt, and upcoming dances of note - see calendars at the link above for dance times and location addresses, and flyers where noted.

 

From: vcf...@juno.com

Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 2:52 PM

To:

Subject: We've Lost Another

 

I trust that most of you will remember Joe & Merilyn Bolt.  They were Chairmen of the SC Federation a few years back and members of the Hall of Fame and workers in the Georgia Federation as well as several clubs in the upstate.  Just got word from her daughter, Sonya (with whom she was living), Merilyn passed away yesterday (5/20/25). 

 

There will be a visitation from 6:00 to 8:00pm Thursday night at McDougal Funeral Home, Main Street, Anderson, SC and her funeral will be at the same location on this Friday. 5/23/25 at 1:00pm.  Then on to Oconee Memorial Park, Anderson, SC for a graveside short service.

 

If you would like to send a card of remembrance to Sonya, her address is 2022 Oliver Street., Anderson, SC  29624.

 

Virginia Frick