HAPPY NEW YEAR

Good morning to you, and the very last day of 2018. The weather network shows that we could get freezing rain tonight, turning to snow overnight and into Jan.1 2019. The temperature now is -6 C with a little breeze out of the East making it feel like -10 C.

 For the Square & Round Dancers Dancers, tonight is the Grenville Gremlins New Years Dance with Geoff and Teena Clarke Calling, and Jean & Don Clingin on Rounds.

Adams Aces A1 Club will start back January 7th. 2019. 

The Village Squares start on January 9th. 2019. They will also host an Open House for NEW DANCERS Starting January 16th. & 23rd. 

The Mississippi Squares "Halfway Dance" in Carleton Place, January 12th. 2019 With Brian & Amy Crawford, Geoff & Teena Clarke & Paul & Judy Adams, Calling and Jean & Don Clingin on Rounds.

The Cookie Club A2 will start Sunday January 13th. 2019 at the RG Hobbs Centre, 2:00 - 4:00 PM.

I would venture a guess that 2019 will be an action packed year for our Square Dance Community and we hope everyone can attend these upcoming Dances.

That is all I have for today and the end of 2018. Take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

from 

Paul & Judy

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wow! We all made it to another Christmas, so from our house to your house, we wish you a wonderful and very MERRY CHRISTMAS.

FREEZING RAIN DAY

Good morning, it's a wet Friday so far, but the temperature is about +2 C here in our town so although I haven't been outside yet, I don't think it is freezing.

My seventeenth year of teaching Square Dancing to grade seven and eight students at Frank Ryan is now in the history book. Thank you to all the teachers, staff, and students for making these past five day so enjoyable for me, rewarding and fun for the students. Six, fifty minute classes of between seven and ten squares per day sure can wear this old man down, but the enthusiasm, eagerness to learn and participate, plus the final accomplishments of the students (from Circle Left to Tea Cup Chain) even having to hold a "Dance-off Competition" for a position in the Centre Teaching Square,  is so overwhelming, that fatigue doesn't set in until it's all over. I consider myself to be a very lucky caller to have been granted this opportunity to leave my passion for this Square Dance Movement in the minds of so many over the years. Thanks once again to Frank Ryan Community you are the greatest.  

That's all I have for today folks, take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

COOKIE CLUB SUNDAY

Good morning, to you and the last COOKIE CLUB day for 2018. It looks like it should be a good day for driving as snow or rain is not in the forecast. Tomorrow is going to be okay driving as well, I hope, because I'm back at Frank Ryan.
Today at Cookie Club we will of course, try to get through all the Advanced Calls plus "Split Right & Left Thru",  "Scatter Scoot", & "Scatter Scoot Chain Thru" all really easy but fun to dance. If you can't make the Cookie Club today, remember, we will start back January 13th. 2019.
That's all I have for today. Take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

VILLAGE SQUARES CHRISTMAS PARTY LAST NIGHT

Good morning and let me tell you it is a cool one outside this morning at - 15 C, feeling like -23 C, and I start in Frank Ryan in a couple of hours so I had better get a move on. Last night at the Village Squares was so good, quite a few former members joining us for the pot-luck and some even got on the floor and danced. Thank you to all for your support of Square Dancing and the Village Squares, I always said, "once a Village Square always a Village Square", I'm sure Joe and Evelyn will have the pictures up on the web site very soon. Also Thank you to Dave & Marie Currie for sharing the Program with us, and to the Club and the Plus Dancers for your generosity, it is greatly appreciated.

Cookie Club will Dance Sunday afternoon and it looks like it will be sunny and warmer than this morning. Take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

ADAMS ACES CHRISTMAS PARTY

Good morning, did you know tonight is Adams Aces Christmas Party? Well, yes it is! We hope everyone can make it out, if you are not spending some time in warmer climates, or ill. We'll dance for a while and then sit around for a little while and enjoy some comradery, and some food.

Last week I forgot to look at a request of "Don't Turn The Star" on the call "Chain Reaction" so we will look at that tonight, along with a review of "Motivate" and the Christmas present "Scoot Chain Thru".

Someone asked me if I wasn't drawing anymore because of being at the Forge on Friday, the answer is yes I still draw. just not every day. Yesterday we didn't have the Cookie Club so I took a little time in the afternoon and sketched up this old Cowboy.

Take Care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor

NO COOKIE CLUB TODAY

Good almost noon, In case you did not get the e-mail I sent out this morning The Cookie Club is closed today so that the Church that is in the Hobb's Centre before us can have their Christmas Dinner without interference from us.
Our last Cookie Club date is Sunday December 16th. which is next Sunday.
Have a great day.

FRIDAY AT THE FORGE

Another Friday at the forge is in the history book. This is really unbelievable how fast the day flies, when you're having fun.

I was out of bed before 6:00 AM, washed, dressed, coffee, and a dozen Tea Biscuits in the oven before 7:00. Dropped Judy off at the Church at 8:20 and head for the shop, fired up the forge, I looked at the clock and it was noon, and then it was time to head home.

Not knowing where the time went until I got home and showed Judy what I had made, and she said that it was impressive and must have taken a long time to make. I thought, "yes, All Day". Here is the pictures.

I know it's a little rough and not exactly what I wanted, but the next one will be better. One of the toughest things of working with red hot steel, is it is VERY HOT and you can not touch it with your fingers so everything has to be done with tongs. Sort of like threading a needle using long-nose pliers.

We had a great time last night at the Legion with some of the present Square Dancers, past Square Dancers and future Square Dancers, whom want to come out to the Village Squares on the 16th. of January for the New Dancer Open House. It was like old home week, thanks to the Village Squares for inviting us to come along. A great time for Dinner and Dancing with Lauren Hall doing a good job entertaining us, all for $18.00 per person.

Cookie Club will not dance this Sunday Dec.9th. because the Church is having their Christmas Dinner, We will be back to the Cookie Club Sunday December 16th. for the last dance of 2018.

That's all for today, take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

FRIDAY AT THE FORGE

Wow! Another "Friday at the Forge" is history, where did our day go? I guess when the "Brothers Three" get into the shop (aka, Seniors Day Care Centre) about 9:00 AM, time stands still for a few minutes and then it is 2:30 PM and time to pick-up, wash-up, pack-up and close-up. Three old men living the childhood they never had or as my friends Kyle and Kieran at Luxe Auto Lounge said "We Are Living The Dream". 

Today I had my very first experience at running the T.I.G. Welder, under Dave's good guidance, however, I was not impressed with my results, but then again it was my first run, and as I figure I can't get any worse, I can only get better at it, so git to it. There is some hope for betterment.

The good news is that I did forge out another Campfire Poker with a double bit and a twist and reverse twist through the handle and the shaft with a forge welded flip-back at the handle.

I am pretty happy with these two pokers, this one and last weeks, which I have made so far. Next Friday I'll try to make another poker, but, we have to get started building a Power Hammer and some Fuller Tools, plus, I want to also design a blade or a Bowie Knife for future manufacturing. This all could take some time to design, hopefully, with the help of the internet and then to make. I can assure you, my right arm and right shoulder will appreciate the Power Hammer once it becomes a reality. 

All in all, it was a very fine day, lots of work, lots of laughs, some learning, some fatigue, some self frustration, some accomplishments, but totally ALL FUN.

COOKIE CLUB SUNDAY

Good morning to you on this Cookie Club Sunday , and it is very mild outside, with a temperature now of +1 C and getting warmer by this afternoon. I was worried about freezing rain this afternoon, but not going to happen according to the forecast. All we have to do now is get through the afternoon's dancing and get home in time to watch Ottawa win the Grey Cup starting at 6:00 PM. 

Thank you to Chris and Roy and Belle for a great afternoon of the NEWS "catch ups" on all the happenings in our crazy day to day lives and worlds.

What will we do at the Cookie Club this afternoon you ask, for sure as many of the Calls on the A1 / A2 List as I can cover, maybe some work out of a "Wrong Way Thar Formation", like "Remake" or "Reverse Remake" or "Slip The Clutch" all of which are on the List. Also " Cast a Shadow" with the Centres Facing In / Out, and of course some "All 8" and "All 4 Couple" stuff. Just remember on wave calls from a static square you must establish the wave first, Not: Pass The Ocean then execute the Call example "All 4 Couples Swing Thru", "All 4 Couples Fan The Top" etc.

That's all I have for this morning, so stay cool, drive carefully, take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

FRIDAY AT THE FORGE

It was good to be back in the shop today following a week lay off because of bad weather and and RA flare up. All three Brothers were in the shop today, each working on our own project, Brother George is manufacturing a Gyroscope on the Lathe, Brother Dave made a bottom Fullering tool for the Hardy-hole on the Anvil at the welder,  (a Fullering tool is used to gain a smoother finish to the reins or shape you want to draw out) and I made campfire poker #1, with a good hook, a reverse twist and a ring to hang it up with.

I have a very good start on Poker # 2  which I will very likely finish next Friday. The nice thing about these pokers is that each one will be unique, and I guarantee that you will never find an exact match. Should you be looking for a good campfire poker, you can let me know and I will turn one out for you. 

The biggest problem with Friday at the Forge is that the time just flies by and the day is over far too soon, just like Square Dancing, when everyone is Dancing well and the music is good, the Dance is over far too soon, didn't someone say "Time flies when your having fun".

Sunday Nov. 25 is Cookie Club and I hope I can make Dancing as much fun for you as Calling, Teaching and Forging is for me.

That's all I have for today, take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor

REMEMBRANCE DAY

WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Good morning to you on this Remembrance Day 2018, it is a cool morning out there if you are going to the National War Memorial down town. The temperature at this time is -5 C with a 15 km/h West wind making it feel like -12 C. you must dress accordingly.

This afternoon is The Cookie Club, we sure hope to see you out and we will cover most of the Calls on the A2 list. Tomorrow evening is Adams Aces A1 Dancing.

That's all I have this morning, take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

FRIDAY AT THE FORGE

Good Friday At The Forge afternoon, it is cold outside and it is snowing here in my town, with a temperature of 0 C and a 30 km/h wind out of the East makes it feel like -6 C, brrrrrr I am not happy about that.

 Well today was Friday at the Forge and what a great day it was to be in the shop, with the forge running full tilt and my hammer arm trying to fall off my shoulder, whilst the sweat ran off my forehead and into my eyes, with Willie, Waylon & Merle singing on the radio, & my Brother and I singing right along with them. Man! I am so lucky. Someone suggested I should post some pictures of what I was doing so here they are.

Take a length of Flat stock 3/4" X 1/4" and cut it in half so now I have 2 pieces.

Then heat them and hammer the shape you want into one end, these will eventually become V-Bit Tongs. Next the little ends at the right end, are split  in half, 1/8th" on each side, half way through the 3/4 width of the stock, with a  hot-chisel because they are red-hot. Now it's time to draw out the Reins (handles) which is the longer section to the left of the curved part. I start by hammering them to be square, then to optogon, and finally round or as close to round as I could get.

 Once the reins are shaped close to what I want, it's time to make a hole in each Boss and install and beat in the Rivet.

The Rivet being installed and the tongs adjusted to open, close and firmly hold a piece of red-hot square or round bar that I want to work on. We now have a set of Hand Forged Blacksmith V-Bit Tongs, and a very tired right arm and shoulder and wrist. (I can still hold a microphone).

My Tongs are completed, except for a little adjusting with a few taps here and there and some fine tuning and the job is complete and it will be on to the next project. 

So there you have my story of Friday At The Forge. Take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

ADAMS' ACES MONDAY

Well good morning to you and day two of being on Eastern Standard Time. The temperature now is +2 C and will sore to about +5 C by mid afternoon, unfortunately it is going to rain most of the day and rain again tomorrow.

Adams Aces tonight where we will continue our practice on "Cast A Shadow" and "Crossfire" from last week. Also we'll continue to work little by little on our Left Handed Calls until they become fluid or time runs out on me. At any rate if you are planning to attend tonight, please drive carefully as the roads will be wet and the glare will get to your eyes.

This morning I get my snow tires installed, so we should be safe for the winter.

Take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

FRIDAY AT THE FORGE

Good November 3rd morning to you, I hope this drizzling rainy cool weather isn't giving your RA cause to be quite as annoying as it is mine. Outside now the temperature here is +4 C a little foggy and a little more drizzling rain throughout the day.

There were lots of things happening at the forge yesterday, besides striking hot iron with a hammer although we did some of that after lunch. The first thing was, my nephew just got a new truck so the veterinarian box called a "Bowie Box" that sits in the back of his old truck had to be disconnected and removed, then installed into the bed of his new truck. These Bowie Boxes are very heavy and very expensive, because they hold all the drugs the Doctors have to carry to treat sick animals wherever they are, it has to be heated, has a refrigerator to keep other medicine cold, has to be lighted and electrically locked.  My brother had made a device that he used to do this job with, which fits on the forklift on the tractor. This worked like a dream and all went perfect.

Whilst they were working at the Bowie Box, I removed the fiberglass handle from my Cross-Peen hammer and filed out the handle eye and installed a new unvarnished Hickory Handle. Why? you say, because the fiberglass handle which looks beautiful and feels good in your hammer-hand at first, will give your hammer-hand blisters in a very short time, where a unvarnished wooden handle won't, and why  Blacksmiths use wooden handles in all their hammers, drifts, and punches. 

After lunch we started to get ready to run the forge and make another style of Tongs, when our brother in law (also part of this brotherhood-of-want-to-be -blacksmiths) arrived with a new belt grinder, which as you might know, we had to admire it, then try it, and cast our opinion on it. Before we knew it it was time to close up the shop and come home, our day had flashed past, faster than a train through a station. I can hardly wait until next Friday.

No Cookie Club tomorrow as it is the Ottawa Area Callers Association meeting. Monday night is Adams Aces so we can look forward to that.

That is all for now, so take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor or at The Forge On Friday.

ADAMS ACES MONDAY

Good morning dancers, this morning is a kind of drizzling rain and a slight breeze out of the East and about +2 C. 
Once again this evening is Adams Aces where we will dial it back a little, as many are returning following a few weeks away. I will cover most, if not all, the Calls on the A1 List from the most standard positions, and hopefully everyone will have a pleasant evening of A1 dancing.
That's about all I have this morning, and we hope to see you at Aces tonight. Take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

COOKIE CLUB SUNDAY

Good Sunday morning, with a temperature of 0 C. a little foggy and a breeze out of the West of 6 km/h which makes the air feel like -2 C. We should see a mix of rain and snow throughout the day and only getting to +2 C by mid afternoon.

Today the Cookie Club Program looks like this: "CrossFire",(Lines In / Out), "Spin The Windmill", (Lines & Diamonds), "Coordinate -But" (Replace the Centres: Trade with A Remake), "Split Transfer" ( Waves & Columns). Of course all the rest of the Advanced Calls we can cover, are already or automatically included in the program. After today we won't see you until the second Sunday in November which is the 11th.

For the Dancers returning from Peterborough today, please drive carefully, we want everyone home safe and sound. Tomorrow is Adams Aces Monday and we hope to see you all there. I will post that Program tomorrow morning.

That's all I have for today, so take care of yourself and each other and I see you on the Dance Floor.

FRIDAY AT THE FORGE

Good Saturday morning to you, the temperature is 0C and feels like -5C and there is a chance of showers by this afternoon. Sorry I didn't get writing this up earlier, but yesterday was Friday At The Forge, I was there before 9:00 AM and left about 2:00 PM which could be considered a full day. However, I only got about half as much accomplished as I had thought I would. I didn't calculate how long it takes to hammer one piece of red hot steel into the shape I wanted it to be, so next "Friday At The Forge" will be a continuation of today's adventure, only on the other half of my Tong production. 
This was a great day in my life and I had a ton of fun being with my Brother and at the anvil, and now we both know learning to do this Blacksmithing thing takes a good bit of patients, preparation, concentration, examination and perspiration, all before fatigue sets in, and we are DONE. One thing we have learned in the last two Fridays is, now we know why there are not Blacksmith's Shops on every corner like there are Tim Horton's. This is really quite an art-form, but if it wasn't difficult, it wouldn't be worth while doing, me thinks.
Tomorrow is "COOKIE CLUB SUNDAY" I know many are are away, so this is a good chance to hone up your A2 skill level and I will try to make it so. I will post the Program tomorrow morning.

I don't have much else right now, so take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor or Friday At The Forge.

THURSDAY

Good cool Thursday morning to you, yes! I know it's a little early but I woke up thinking about "Friday at the Forge" and couldn't get back to sleep, so here I am. The temperature now is +1C but the 19 km/h wind out of the North West makes it feel like -4C. Today and tomorrow we will see a mix of sun and cloud throughout the day.

Another good night at the Village Squares last night, with fantastic decorations by Robert & Rosie, fantastic snacks by Gay & Dave, good participation with all the costumes, and some really good dancing. Also, thanks to Joe and Evelyn, our webmasters, for coming out to visit and taking some pictures. 

Tomorrow is Friday at the Forge and I am hoping to produce a pair of V Bit Tongs. Tongs are simply a long handled pair of pliers used to hold hot steel while placing the steel in and out of the forge and holding it at the anvil, there are tongs for every shape and size of handable steel and V Bit Tongs are very useful for us at this time, and that is why I will make them first. The best part of Blacksmithing is all you need is a Forge, an Anvil and a Hammer some steel and you can make almost anything you need. Now that's not saying everything we make will be perfect, but it will be servisable for sure. The best part of my adventure at the Forge is being with my brother.

These are V Bit Tongs

I will try to take some step by step pictures and put them on this Blog.

Well that's all I have for today, so take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT VILLAGE SQUARES

Good Wednesday morning to you, your time

date and weather can be found right here. The temperature now at 7:20 AM is 4 C with a 5 km/h breeze out of the NW. and mostly sunny all the day.

Tonight is the Halloween Dance at the Village Squares however that will not slow down our progress. 7:00- 7:30 Plus, reviewing the following Calls,"Acey Deucey"- "Ping Pong Circulate" - "Load The Boat" - "Linear Cycle" - "Coordinate" - "Track II" - "Spread" - "Roll" - "Fan The Top" - "Explode The Wave" - "Trade the Wave" - "Grand Swing Thru"- "Follow Your Neighbour" & "Spin Chain The Gears". If we can get through these calls we look a Diamond Circulate" - "Flip The Diamond" - "Peel Off" & "Single Circle".

Mainstream from 7:00 - 9:30 I will Call as many Basic as I Can and Review "Cloverleaf" and "Slide Thru" new last week and to night we will teach "Turn Thru" - "Eight Chain Thru" - "Pass To The Centre". We may need someone to fill the Plus Square as one couple are away.

That's all I have for today, take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

ADAMS' ACES TONIGHT

Good morning to you, on this Monday, October 22, our Municipal Election Day here in our town, so get out and VOTE. The temperature outside this morning is -4C and overcast. there is a chance it will get to plus 5C by this afternoon with some showers.

DID YOU KNOW

From about the time one dance night ends until the next dance night arrives, some amount of time is spent by the callers, thinking of, and planning which path or direction should be taken that will build your, (the dancers) confidence and competence and therefore improve your call definition knowledge, as well as the handedness of the starting formation/s or position/s from which calls can be used, and therefore improving the ability of all the dancers in attendance. When the callers pick the calls they think needs to be workshopped or themed or practiced  during the evening, and puts this all down on paper or on the computer and then picks the music for the Patter and the Singing Calls for the evening, this is called building a Program. Now that you have read  and understand this, here is tonight's Adams Aces Program.

The theme calls to be workshopped at Aces tonight are, Cast A Shadow, Square Chain Thru and Left Square Chain Thru , Chain Reaction, Explode The Line, and Linear Cycle. If we cannot get all  these calls covered tonight, then I will hold the ones we don't cover, over until next week, but before the end of this Square Dance year (in April) we will have covered every call on the A1 List. 

That is all I have for today's old Blog so, take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

COOKIE CLUB SUNDAY

Good very cool Sunday morning, I know it's early but the temperature outside is +1 C and it feels like -4 C and the wind out of the West at 19 km/h is what is driving the feeling down. However there will be a mix of sun and cloud all day and we will be okay.

We had a wonderful time last night in Perth where we celebrated a fiftieth birthday of a very good friend, it was also great to see and chat with friends and acquaintances who are no longer active in our square dance circle but the bond is still there. The saying "Once A Square Dancer, Always A Square Dancer" is so true and being active or not, makes no difference.

FRIENDSHIP SET TO MUSIC

This afternoon of course is The Cookie Club and I think the drive here and back for you will be just fine. I will try to cover all the Advanced Calls and put a little twist on "Crossfire", "Left", and "Circulate", these calls most times seem to have a somewhat negative effect on the success of the Square, "just-sayin'-'s-al".

Adams Aces tomorrow evening and we hope to see you there.

That is all I have for today so take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

FRIDAY AT THE FORGE

Good Rainy Saturday morning with a temperature of 9C here in our town. Part of today will be spent working on the A2 Program for the Cookie Club tomorrow afternoon. 
Thursday evening we went to visit Dave & Marie Currie and the Kanata Squares where we had a great time meeting and dancing with friends and making new friends with the newer members of the club, with the highlight being, a surprise visit and dance with Richard Charman (fromer Ottawa Caller) now living in BC, and in town for a few days. 

Someone asked me one time, what I would do if I was to ever retire from Square Dance Calling, to which I answered, "there are many things I would like to do, I wouldn't know where to start and anyway I haven't retired from calling yet". Now a couple of years later, what do you know, surprisingly and with our friends Lyal & Cathy's guidance the first was to see if I could learn to play golf and although I am not a good golfer and likely never will be, I sure enjoy the game. Another was to learn how to draw or sketch, some of which you may have seen posted here from time to time. My latest adventure is spending some time exploring my youth while working at the forge and anvil. Today that thought, shared with my brother a few weeks ago turned into reality, as our new Majestic Three Burner Deluxe Gas Forge arrived Tuesday and yesterday was my first day on this adventure of Blacksmithing. WOW! What an absolutely funnest day ever, being with my brother and playing at the forge just like we did 65 years ago. However, I was sure worn-out by the time I got home and spent most of the evening sleeping in my chair. Here are a few photos of the task of making a Holdfast, which is a steel device heated and forged, to be used on the anvil to hold your work piece in place while you mark, punch, or chisel it. Not a very difficult piece of work but a ton of fun making it and making it fit and work on the anvil.

So now it's Saturday morning I feel great and ready for the next round. Anyone wanting to know what I might do (when and/or if), I ever retire from calling. The answer is, I'll be sketching or blacksmithing in the fall and winter, camping, golfing or riding my bike, in the spring and summer or pursuing some new yet to be discovered dream.

That's it for today so take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Good morning, yes, it is Thanksgiving Day, which means it won't be long until Christmas, which also means it's not too long till winter brrrrr. We hope this post finds everyone well or as well as can be expected at most of our ages. 

On the Square Dance scene there will not be dancing tonight at Adams Aces as the schools are closed. Wednesday evening is of course the Village Squares where everything is flowing along very nicely, with some learning Plus, some learning Mainstream and others finishing up the Basic Program.

Next Sunday October 14th. 2:00 - 4:00 PM is when The Cookie Club starts up for another season of Advanced Dancing (A1 & A2) and we look forward to seeing everyone again. 

Also, next Sunday is the first ever HARVEST HOP held at the Centre Charles-Emile Claude, 146 Chevrier Ave. Cornwall 1:30 - 4:00 PM. Don Moger, Dave Hutchinson, and Jean Clingin. Full Basics through to A2, & Rounds. 

I just checked the weather and it looks like rain and warm today and it will stay like that for a few days then drop to around between 10 and 15 degrees till about Oct. 22. so I'm not too sure whats happening over at the golf course, as I haven't played in almost four weeks.

That's all I have for today, enjoy your Turkey, if that's what your having, don't eat too much, which we all do, and take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

Adams Aces

Good evening Dancers, 
We send this out hoping everyone was unharmed by the storm on Friday evening. We were on our way to the Lake and in Arnprior when it hit there and we had to pull off the highway as the visibility was zero. Anyway we are all safe and no damage either at the lake or at home. We hope and pray you all have no undamaged and are uninjured. It was quite a storm.

We have just received an email from the Community Use Of Schools from whom we rent Queen Elizabeth School informing us that all schools in Ottawa are closed tomorrow including before, during and after regular school hours.
Adams Aces will not be dancing tomorrow evening.

ADAMS ACES TONIGHT

Good Monday morning Dancers, yes, Adams Aces will start tonight, and yes, it will be warm (hot) in the gym, King just emailed me with a great idea that we could wear clothing appropriate for warm (hot) weather and that he and we will bring a couple of fans to help make it feel a little cooler. The high temperature for today is going to be 28C. which will feel like 35C., so by all means wear something cool.

My challenge will be to keep the Tips short while trying to cover all or at least most of the A1 Calls and catch most of the Plus Calls on the way through, staying cool and making the evening pleasureful and fun for you, as we start into our 44 year as a Caller Couple.

That's all I have for today and we hope to see you all at Aces this evening. Take care of yourself and each other and I'll see you on the Dance Floor.

SUMMER IS QUICKLY TURNING INTO SQUARE DANCE SEASON

We are back in town and thinking about the Square Dance Season for 2018 / 19. We hope everyone is healthy and have had a wonderful summer, although we understand it was very warm here with some uncomfortable humidity for an extended period of time.

The Village Squares will be hosting their first of three Open Houses on Wednesday September 5th at the Roy G Hobbs Centre from 7:30 PM till 9:30 PM. If you know of anyone interested in lessons bring them out and we'll do our best to give them a memorable evening. We will also be working through the Basic / Mainstream List for the Dancers in that program, and work on some Plus Calls that some Dancers are looking for as well.

Adams Aces this A1 Club will start on September 17 at The Queen Elizabeth Public School from 8:00 PM till 10:00 PM. We will be concentrating on positional definition dancing this season, in preparation to move onto the A2 Program for those dancers wishing to do so.

The Cookie Club will be active once again starting on Sunday, October 14th at the Roy G Hobbs Centre from 2:00 - 4:00 PM  and working in the A2 program with a few extensions from time to time. I will post more on this later.