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2013 September 21st – 28th Birthday

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We celebrated our 28th Birthday this year with a Spring Theme dance at the Slovenian Hall. It was a great night and we managed a mixed program to include our current learners (who have nearly finished Mainstream), Mainstream, Plus and some Rounds.
The stage looked blooming marvellous decorated up in flowers and pot plants. Thanks to the people who contributed to the collection.
A big thanks to visiting callers Les Tulloch, Jeff Seidel, Ian Rutter and John Casey and to Thelma McCue and Les for cueing some rounds.
The supper was an absolute smorgasbord and all in all the night was just a whole lot of fun.

2013 July 1st – American Night

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Graham calling the journey across the USA

Graham calling the journey across the USA

Hot dogs, donuts and apple pie

Hot dogs, donuts and apple pie

Ah - the best part!

Ah – the best part!

Come on - let's dance!

Come on – let’s dance!

Looking good in red, white and blue

Looking good in red, white and blue

The happy crowd!

The happy crowd!


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We celebrated our Annual American Night on July 1st with a red-white-blue themed dance and the crowd really enjoyed themselves.
We danced a musical journey through the States of the USA and enjoyed a bountiful supper of mini hot dogs, donuts and apple pies.
Thanks everyone for joining us on that night – even if it was in actual fact Canada Day!! A fact Roger and Anne were quick to point out!

2013 April 1st – Easter Dance

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Here’s some photos of our Easter Dance. A nice crowd and a feast of Hot Cross Buns for supper.

2013 March 18th – St Patricks

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St Patrick’s Day was celebrated with a hearty spud meal before the dance. O’Laughlins Catering brought their famous spud van along and served an extraordinary number of spud meals to a happy group of dancers.
Before we launched into the dancing we were pleased to be able to present the fundraising cheque from our Charity night to two representatives of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Rod and Sandy James (square dancers themselves!) received the cheque and thanked everyone for their donations. After hearing what it cost to keep a RFDS plane flying, we may have to run a few more charity dances!!
The rest of the night was a lot of fun with alternating brackets of learners and mainstream and everyone looked great in green dancing in the well decorated hall. Thanks to our committee and helpers for setting it up and packing away.

2013 February 11th – Valentine’s Charity Dance

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The fundraising result - click to enlarge

The fundraising result – click to enlarge



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As February comes around we hold our annual Valentine’s Charity Dance. The scene is set with hearts and cupids decorations, the mood is set by dancing to love songs and the dancers are set in their reds and pinks to complement the theme.
As is custom we also operate a pre-loved square dance clothing sale during the night and this proved quite timely for our current group of dancers learning with us.
All proceeds from the night go to a charity we vote upon and this year it was the Royal Flying Doctor Service – a valuable asset to our rural communities.
Thanks to our helpers who set up the hall, to Nigel and Sheila who operated the the clothing stalls and to Alistair who provided his coffee machine as a welcome distraction.

2013 January 28th – Aussie Night

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And so the year is off to a flying start as we celebrate Australia Day on the public holiday Monday. As is our custom, we asked the local youth group, the Flagstaff Venturers, to supply and cook a BBQ tea for us. It helps us and they raise funds for their group as well.
Really nice to a see great crowd complete with Aussie colours of green and gold or flag colours.
The pavs for supper were just the icing on the cake (sorry!) and through the night we danced using some Australian music and songs.
Thanks to all who joined in and to our committee and helpers who helped us transform the hall.
Great to integrate our learners in the night with alternating brackets too – we all had a ball!

2012 December 17th – Christmas Dinner and Breakup Dance

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What a great way to finish up 2012! We put on a catered roast dinner and then ran a night of square dancing alternating levels for our Mainstream dancers and learners. There was a great crowd and really happy atmosphere. Thanks to Les Tulloch for dropping in and giving us a call and a couple of Rounds.
Looking forward to another year of fun at the Ouitlaws – we open again on Jan 14th at 8pm at learners level (but everyone’s invited) then on the 21st with learners at 7pm then MS at 8pm.
Have a great Xmas and New Year everyone – thanks for all your support.

2012 September 22nd – Our 27th Birthday “Cabaret” night

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It was a very special night as we celebrated the Club’s 27th Birthday. The theme was “Cabaret” and the hall looked oh so classy! Lights, props and costumes!! Great turnout and a lot of people took to the theme either in Cabaret style or red and black colour schemes. Combine that with good music and a supper fit to feed any Cabaret army and you have a wonderful night.

Matthew Mills from Bundaberg in Queensland was our feature caller. He did a really nice job and really entered into the theme with his music and style.

During the night we presented 10 year membership awards to Helen Hahn and Graeme Zilm and a 20 year (gold) membership to Pamela Thompson. Others receiving the awards who couldn’t make it were Brian Gill (10 years) and Sid and Pauline Dowden (20 years).

One highlight of the night was a moment on stage when young Emily Reid, daughter of Clare and James Reid (now in Qld) delivered a speech on behalf of Mum and Dad who couldn’t be there. Dressed in her cabaret outfit she had the crowd transfixed – beautiful!

Thanks also to Jeff Seidel & Les Tulloch for their calling and Les and Thelma McCue for the cueing – all added to a memorable evening.

Here’s a couple of videos of Matt in action on the night…
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2012 August 13th – Charity Social Dance

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Our doors were open to the public for our Charity dance and we welcomed new friends along to learn some square dancing and raise funds for a worthwhile charity. We selected the Cancer Care Centre as our benefactor and all proceeds from the door, raffle and donations were presented to them at the end of the night.

What a crowd! The atmosphere was infectious as our new friends learned some square dancing and a few mixer dancers thrown in. In a matter of minutes the whole floor was dancing – not bad for just walking in off the street. It is really heart warming to see people enjoying themselves so much without television or electronic gadgets – just dancing with each other and meeting new friends.

Kevin Turner, the manager from the the Cancer Care Centre, was there to tell us about the organisation and was the pleased recipient of the money raised at the end of the night. We also welcomed two of his staff on the night – Fran and Jocelyn. Your boss dobbed you in!

We’re holding our doors open to the public until September 17th if you’d like to come along and take part in this wonderful activity. No prior dance experience needed, no need to have already been to this Charity Dance either. Just come, bring friends, family, colleagues and we’ll guarantee a fun night.

Thanks to everyone for your support of the Cancer Care Centre and our club. what a night!!

For information about what the Cancer Care Centre offers, check their website – CANCER CARE CENTRE

2012 January 23rd – Aussie Night and BBQ

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Straight back to dancing after our Xmas-New Year break and our second night was our annual Aussie Night. A celebration of all things Australian marking the Australia Day public holidayon th e26th.

It began with a delicious barbecue cooked for us by the Flagstaff Venturers who managed to cook and dish out meals for our ravenous crowd. Great job as always and it is a fund raiser for them as well. Great reports on the meal itself.

Dancing followed and the hall was decorated with Aussie animals and pictures. Australian music featured in the dances and as background and most people found something Australian to wear – be it green and gold, flag colours or Aussie themed clothes. Thanks everyone who came – it was a great night. Thanks also to our helpers who set up and cleaned up afterwards.