Julia Wetzel Honored at Windy City
Julia Wetzel’s dance I Want You was among the winners of at the choreography contests at Windy City. Congratulations, Julia! It’s a great dance: 64 counts, 2 wall, Intermediate level; done to the song I Want You by Kelly Clarkson. We learned it at Evelyn’s class last week and did it at the BnB dance last night; [...]
Upcoming Events – Halloween Parties and Charity Dances
Saturday, October 15 at 4-8pm a Line Dance Party in San Francisco. Hosted by Hagan Ko and the Wine Country Dancers. Proceeds to Charity. The playlist has been posted. Read more here. Saturday, October 15 at 7:30 to 10:30pm, a Cactus Corners dance at the Danville Grange. Cactus Corners will hosting only a few [...]
Recent (and not so-recent) Pictures
At left, pictures from recent dances including our Instructors Appreciation nights for Sue, Kathy & Limay on August 22, and for Evelyn and Denny on September 23, and a great evening at Centerville on September 2 with Mike and Joyce. It sure was fun dancing with these folks and the students they bring in. Our [...]
Evelyn & Denny to be Honored at Swiss Park Sept 23
On September 23 the club will be honoring Evelyn Khinoo and Denny Harris at a dance at Swiss Park (8pm at 5911 Mowry Ave, Newark, CA). Instructor appreciation nights are our way of recognizing and expressing gratitude to local instructors, who spend an enormous amount of time learning new dances and then teaching them to [...]
Sue, Kathy and Limay Honored at BnB Aug 26
On August 26 the Boots ‘n’ Buckles dance club will be hosting a dance in honor of instructors Sue Hsu, Kathy Chang and Limay Flavell. It will be held at Swiss Park, and it is sure to be a great time. Sue and Kathy are among the most popular instructors in the Bay Area. [...]
Upcoming Dances in the Bay Area
Opportunities for dancing abound in the Bay Area in the coming weeks. In addition to the regular club and monthly dances (including Doris and Carol’s Second Saturday Dance on August 13), there will be social dances hosted by Sue and Kathy and Amy and Friends. And of course, everyone is looking forward to the WOW [...]
Our AttenDANCE Challenge
Evelyn Khinoo and Denny Harris had issued a challenge to line dancers all over the Bay Area: if 75 dancers attended the Boots ‘n’ Buckles dance on June 17, they would donate their DJ fees to the club. I’m delighted to report that we met the challenge and more, with a total of 100 dancers! [...]
Name That Tune
With “American Idol” and “Glee” ending their seasons on FOX, my favorite summer TV series “So You Think You Can Dance” now airs. Last night’s episode (Wed, Jun 1) featured a ballroom dancer dancing cha cha to a familiar song. Can you name the line dance?
Instructor Appreciation Night
Martie, Gerald, Gloria, Carolyn, Chi, Jim, Colleen, Johanna, Bill, Ron, MaryJane, Deana, Joyce, Chris Judy, Carole, Maria K, Doris, Carol, Jean J, Jean A, Phyllis, Nora, Anne, Maria T, and Dolores On 2011 Memorial Day Weekend 74+ danced w/DJ Tina (and Frank) at BnB Swiss Park. Carol and I were in the restaurant/bar side of [...]
Happy, Happy Birthday Hello Dolly!
Hello Dolly turned one year old May 2011 and remains a social floor filler around the world. Congrats to U Lorraine! Lorraine Kurtela has been busy the last 6 months or so writing a dance to Sweet Georgia Brown while listening to Trini Lopez sing. ‘One pattern in the middle just didn’t seem to flow’ [...]