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The dancing program for the Adelaide Outlaws came to a close for 2012 with the Plus group break up night. Thanks everyone for your support and it was a fun night to see out the year. This photo reflecting the dedication to – well – food!
Merry Xmas everyone.
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.
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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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
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As August comes around we once again indulge the inner desires of our gastonomic needs and put on our annual Pancake night.
The “Pancake King” was again summoned to perform his unique craft and entertain the masses. With the smell of cooking crepes and shrieks of success as our dancers successfully caught the tossed delights hot off the hotplate, it was a fun atmosphere. Take a look at the video to see it all in action.
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We celebrated Mothers Day with pre dance champagne and juice and offered complimnetary admission to our ladies. Floral decorations adorned the hall and stage and an extra bonus this year was afforded by a serve yourself coffee machine. Thanks to one of our members, Alastair, a full on goffee machine was set up to serve cappucinos, lattes, hot chocolate etc. It was a popular attraction and we even had a little coffee lounge area set up. Great turn up for the event and pinks seemed to be the colour of choice.
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As is our custom we held a Spud night for our St Patricks theme thsi year. Dancers enjoyed a catered spud tea before the dance courtesy of the spud van. Great to see everyone dress to the green theme too.
We had a special guest – Kathryn from the Guide Dogs brought in one of the beautiful dogs to accept the cheque donation from our St Valentine’s Charity night. She was thrilled and gave us a run down on what it takes to train these lovely animals. Both dog and caller behaved themselves on stage and we were proud to present them with the donation.
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This year our voted charity was the Guide Dogs For the Blind. Our door takings, raffle and proceeds form the clothing sale all bundled up and will be presented to this charity in the next few weeks.
A great turn up for thsi event and lovely to see everyone dressed in the Valentines Reds. This clothing sale seems to be growing and if it keeps up we’ll have to open a shop!
Thanks to all who supported this evening and we hope you enjoyed dancing to love songs and gorging on one of our largest suppers yet. All boosted by two hefty cakes supplied by our Birthday Boys Bill and David. Big thanks to Sheila and Nigel Shaw for looking after the clothing sale during the evening – great job!
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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.