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Spring 2018 – What We’re Up To!

We’re home from Japan and thought we would send out a reminder of what we have going on for the next little while, but first we would like to say thank you to all of you who generously supported the Surrey Square Wheelers Happiness Dance and the MS Benefit Dance.

 

The spring is always busy and we are looking forward to seeing many of you at these dances over the next while.

Surrey Square Wheelers
Last regular night of plus dancing on Tuesday, April 24 – starting at 7:30 (not 7:00)
Hash & Breaks on Tuesdays in May (May 1, 8, 15, 22)
7:30 – 9:30 PM
These will be suitable for all levels with something new for everyone, just for fun and casual come as you are!

Royal Swingers
Last night of dancing for the season – Friday, April 27
Potluck Dinner
Doors open at 7:00 PM

Swinging Hubs
Last night of dancing for the season – Monday, April 30

Steve’s A Teach
Wednesdays in May & June
(May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 & June 6, 13, 20, 27)
Aldergrove OAP Hall
3015-273rd Street, Aldergrove
6:00 – 7:30 PM ($6.00/person)
This is a great chance to learn or to review, think about joining us.
It will be casual, so come as you are.

 

Round Squares Memorial Day Festival & Campout (Mainstream & Plus Dancing)
May 25 – 28, 2018
Bremerton, WA (see poster for more details)
We are really looking forward to this weekend, it is going to be a lot of fun!
Please join us and the Round Squares

The Comfort Inn, Port Orchard, WA, has offered a 10% discount off the rooms if you book there for the Memorial Day Weekend. Call the front desk and ask for the square dance rate. If you have a problem, make the reservation and send me the confirmation number and I will get in touch with the manager directly to fix the rate.

www.comfortinnportorchard.com

Surrey Square Wheelers Annual Hoedown
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Brookswood Seniors Centre
19899 36th Avenue, Langley
All Levels PreRounds at 7:30 – Dance 8:00 – 10:00
Prizes for the best dressed cowboy/cowgirl

 

Rally in the Valley
June 1 – 3, 2018
Chilliwack, BC
We are looking forward to this Mainstream Dance (with some plus tips). Join the Chilliwack Rhythm Reelers at their 32nd Annual Rally in the Valley. We remember when they had their 1st Rally in the Valley in 1986 😲

Nashville 2019
We have begun our plans for a trip to Nashville in the fall of 2019. I’ve been looking at hotels and activities and we already have a list of 40 interested, so make sure you get on that list, because this trip will be limited. As with most of our trips it will be as all inclusive as we can make it. Air, Hotel, Transfers, Activities, some Meals, and Gratuities where necessary. We hope you can join us.

As always we have some fun things coming up and we hope you join us, but we like to know if you’re coming so if you’re thinking about coming along to one of our dances be sure and let us know so we don’t leave you out of any extra things we might plan.

We’ve got a website! It’s a work in progress right now, but you can check it out at

Square Dance with Steve
www.squaredancewithsteve.com

Check out the dates below and mark your calendars.

You can also check out Steve’s Facebook page to see what’s going on, be sure to Like and Follow for up to date information. We also often post pictures of where we have been and what we were doing.

https://www.facebook.com/steveedlundsquaredancing/

See you somewhere soon!

Lynnette

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, June 8, 2018
Samena Squares

Friday, June 15 – Sunday, June 17, 2018
Chase the Fun
Chase, BC
(Poster, Registration, Information attached)

 

 

Thursday, July 19 – Saturday, July 21, 2018
Canadian National in London, ON

Wednesday, August 8 – Saturday, August 12, 2018
Peachfest
Penticton, BC

Friday, August 17 – Sunday, August 19, 2018
Circle 8 Ranch
Cle Elum, WA

2018-08-17 Circle 8 Ranch

Saturday, October 6, 2018
Wild Rose Ramblers
Spokane, WA

Saturday, October 20, 2018
Penticton Squares
Penticton, BC

Friday, February 15 & Saturday, February 16
Mid Winter Blues Chaser, Port Townsend, WA
Kevin Thomaier & Steve Edlund, Rounds by Lynn Peltola
Mainstream Dancing with Plus Workshops with Kevin and Steve
Round Dance workshops and Phase II – IV Rounds with Lynn

 

 

 

Friday, May 24-Sunday, May 26, 2019
Memorial Day Weekend
KSDA Hall
6880 W. Bellfair Valley Road
Bremerton, WA
(Mainstream with Plus sessions)

Thursday July 11 – Saturday, July 13, 2019
Festival 2019
Salmon Arm, BC
Friday, May 22-Sunday, May 24, 2020
Memorial Day Weekend
KSDA Hall
6880 W. Bellfair Valley Road
Bremerton, WA
(Mainstream with Plus sessions)

Thursday, July 30 – Saturday, August 1, 2020
Canadian National in Surrey, BC
Mark your calendars.
More details will follow.
Registrations will open in January 2018

Square Dance Cruise to Alaska with Don Moger, Ray Brendzy & Steve Edlund
Following the Canadian National we are inviting you to join us on a Square Dance Cruise to Alaska.Alaska 2020 Save the Date

You might have been to Alaska Before, but you’ve never been with these three. Please let us know if you are interested and we will keep your name on a list so we can send you the details as soon as they are available.

So It Looks Like Spring…we hope

 

 

So it’s 2017 and we are up and running, looking forward to a great spring season. (I say spring because I am hopeful the snow is gone – and I like the rain.) We’ve got some great stuff coming up, so join us somewhere!

If you are looking for some DBD Plus Dancing thing about coming out to Royal Swingers on a Friday Evening, and don’t forget the covered parking – particularly on a day like today.

If any of you were considering our Canada/New England Cruise for this September now is the time to book. The ship is almost full, but I do still have a few inside cabins in my block that are a really good price. Let me know if you are interested.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED DANCING

Royalty al Swingers – Friday Evenings 7:30 – 10:00 PM

Edmonds Community Centre, 7433 Edmonds Street, Burnaby, BC

DBD Plus Workshop from 7:30 – 8:00 PM

We’ve got covered parking!

Abbotsford Swinging Hubs – Monday Evenings 7:30 – 9:30 PM (coffee follows)

Aldergrove OAP Hall,

3017 273 Street, Aldergrove, BC

Surrey Square Wheelers – Tuesday Evenings 7:00 – 10:00 PM

Round of the Month Workshop with Alison 7:00 – 7:30 PM

Plus Dancing 7:30 – 9:30 PM

Brookswood Seniors Hall, 19899 36th Avenue, Langley, BC

September 10-24, 2017 – Canada/New England Cruise

THIS SHIP IS ALMOST SOLD OUT.   IF YOU WERE THINKING OF JOINING US – GET IN TOUCH WITH ME BEFORE IT’S COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.

 

Our next big group trip will be a 14 Day Cruise through New England and Eastern Canada on Celebrity Cruise Lines.

The Celebrity Summit is a perfect sized ship for a group, with just slightly over 2000 passengers, it is easy to run into your travel companions for a visit, or a drink, or a meal.

We have confirmed dancing space and times for our sea days. We will be dancing in the mornings in the beautiful Revelations Lounge at the very front of the ship. It has a lsummitarge dance floor that will be just perfect for us. Think about joining us!

We will be having the 6:00 dinner seating with Round Robin seating (which means you can sit at different tables with different members of our group each night, you won’t be restricted to the same table and the same people). Dining like this is a great way to get to know everyone you are travelling with.

Remember the sooner you book, the better the pricing – this cruise only goes 3 times in the fall and fills up quickly – book sooner rather than later for the best pricing, the best choice in cabins. Deposit is 100% refundable until June 2017.

 

Follow Steve on Facebook J

https://www.facebook.com/steveedlundsquaredancing/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

(You don’t actually have to be on Facebook to follow this link)

or at http://www.squaredancewithsteve.com

 

As always, if you need more information on any of these, let me know.

 

Thanks Lynnette

 

Upcoming Dances – Mark your calendars

 

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Eastside Squares, Kirkland, WAstereo-steves

with Steve Noseck

Pre-Rounds are from 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Plus Dancing is 7:30 – 9:30 with one Round between squares

Juanita Community Center, 13027 100th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034

 

 

 

Friday, March 10 – Sunday, March 12, 2017

Plus DBD Weekend, Kennewick, WA

With Randy Dibble

This is some great plus dancing – let us know if you want any more information!

 

Saturday, April 8, 2017

SSW Happiness Dance

Kennedy Hall, Surrey, BC

 

Sunday, April 23, 2017

MS Research Dance

Kennedy Hall, Surrey, BC

 

 

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Mt. Baker Council Dance

Brent Mawdsley, Ray Brendzy & Steve Edlund

Rounds by Heather Wallace Reynolds

Stanwood Middle School

9405 271st Street NW

Stanwood, WA

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

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We booked a block of rooms at the Best Western Arlington/Marysville (approximately 15 minute drive from school).

3721 172nd NE

Arlington, WA 98223

360-363-4321

 

Call and ask for the EDLUND SQUARE DANCE GROUP – Rate is $119/night (plus taxes) and is available for both Friday and Saturday night, if you would like.

We will arrange for a dinner for anyone interested in joining us, and an after party.

Be sure to let us know you are going to join us and when you book your room, let me know so I can ensure we have enough rooms available for our group.

 

 

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

SSW Hoedown Night

Brookswood Hall, Langley, BC

 

Friday, June 16 – Sunday, June 18, 2017

Chase the Fun, Chase, BC

Adams Lake Recreation & Conference Centre

6349 Chief Jules Drive

Chase BC

www.chasethefun.com

 

* PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE

 

Steve will be calling Friday and Saturday.

We had a great turn out from the Lower Mainland last year, let’s see if we can do better this year.

We’ve booked into the Overlander Motel

www.overlandermotel.com

250-679-8633

2017-06-16-chase-the-fun

 

Harbour City Hoedown, Nanaimo, BC – Friday, June 23 – Sunday, June 25, 2017

Mainstream with some Plus Dancing in Nanaimo

Steve Edlund and Steve Noseck calling on Saturday

Dancing all weekend

(see attached poster for information on the whole weekend)

Limited to 100 dancers and 30 RV’s

For more information:

Bob Simpson

250-751-4444

bdsimpson@shaw.ca

 2017-06-23-harbour-city-hoedown

 

 

We’ve made a group booking at the

Best Western Dorchester Hotel (same as last year)

70 Church Street

Nanaimo, BC   V9R 5H4

Tel: 250-754-6835

http://www.dorchesternanaimo.com

 

Book online with this link

http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/groupSearch.do?groupId=J31RA1R5

 

 

Thursday, July 6, 2017 – Saturday, July 8, 2017

BC Festival 2017

Cloverdale Fairgrounds

Surrey, BC

http://bcfestival2017.weebly.com/

 

Monday, July 16, 2017 – Friday, July 21, 2017

Alberta Callers’ School

Wetaskawin, AB

 

 

Penticton Peach Fest – August 9-12, 2017 – Penticton, BC

Penticton is the place to be. Days on the beach, or sitting around the pool and then some great Mainstream dancing in the evening to some of the best callers in the Pacific Northwest.

 

Circle 8 Ranch – August 18-20, 2017 – Steve Edlund, Steve Noseck and Debbie & Paul Taylor

This is truly one of our favourite places to go for a square dance weekend. It’s located in the mountains east of Seattle, and while sometimes the day is warm, the nights are perfect for dancing. Beautiful spots to put your RV in the meadow with water and electricity available. Cle Elum and the hotels and motels are just a few miles down the road. This is our 30th year calling at Circle 8 Ranch and Steve is looking forward to sharing the program with our good friend Steve Noseck. We’ve been fortunate to share the program with so many good friends over the years

 

www.circle8ranch.net

 

 

Saturday, November 18, 2017

SSW Hawaiian Dance

Brookswood Hall

 

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Eastside Squares, Kirkland, WA

with Steve Noseck

Pre-Rounds are from 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Plus Dancing is 7:30 – 9:30 with one Round between squares

Juanita Community Center, 13027 100th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034

 

April 2018

Tokyo, Japan

 

Saturday, April 18, 2018

Westsyde Squares – West Kelowna, BC

Westside Senior Centre

3661 Old Okanagan Highway, West Kelowna

Mainstream Dance

Roast Beef Dinner at 5:00 PM, followed by a Mainstream Dance

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