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2014 February 17th – Valentine’s Charity Night

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February sees our annual Valentine’s Charity Dance and Pre-loved clothing sale. A big night and this year our chosen charity was the Parkinson’s Association of South Australia. This was in tribute to one of most long standing members and club president for many years, Ron New who we lost recently.
It was a colourful night as we all dressed in red and whites and danced to love songs. At the back of the hall we held our pre-loved square dance clothing sale, all adding to the fundraising for our cause. Thanks to all who came and supported the function and the charity.

2014 January 27th – Aussie Night BBQ

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As with many Aussies, we celebrated our National Day with a bar-b-que dinner with the added bonus of good night’s dancing to follow. Thanks to you all for coming and making it a great night. The BBQ cooked beautifully again by the Flagstaff Venturers and the hall looked great. Even had Aussie summer weather – hot outside but cool in so many ways inside!

2013 December 16th – Mainstream Club Xmas break up

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Did you just steal my spud?

Did you just steal my spud?

Eating and solving Xmas puzzles

Eating and solving Xmas puzzles

C'mon - let's get started.

C’mon – let’s get started.

Gotta dance off the dinner!

Gotta dance off the dinner!

Great way to celebrate Xmas

Great way to celebrate Xmas

Smile for the camera!

Smile for the camera!

Great party

Great party

Dancing the night away

Dancing the night away

Santa's helper

Santa’s helper

Xmas dance

Xmas dance

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Thanks to all who came along for our Mainstream club’s Xmas break up dinner and dance. Wonderful to see so many united in dance (oh – and food!) and looking so bright and colourful in a festive atmosphere.

2013 November 25th – Graduation

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Congratulations to our new graduates! It’s been a lot of fum and a lot of learning to master this mainstream program but we made it. A nice crowd was there to help welcome our new grads and it was a really lovely atmosphere. Thanks to Heather Wheeler (Society president) and Jan Stephens (vice president) for the welcoming words and “packs” presented. We welcomed a couple of interstate visitors, Con and Alma, from Mackay in Qld too. Special thanks to Les Tulloch who came along on request to set up gear for us as Graham had injured his back. Also thanks to John Casey and Ian Rutter for the calls on the night too.
Welcome to our newest members of the club and may you enjoy many years of fun and friendship with us!

2013 October 28th – Spooks Ball

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Some people REALLY get into the theme!!

Some people REALLY get into the theme!!

Spooks Ball

Spooks Ball


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Another Halloween rolls around and we go crazy decorating the hall and dressing up. This year we incorporated outr learners into the whole night and danced to the Hallowween songs and feasted on a VERY interesting looking supper. Thanks to all who came and the crew who helped set up and take it all down again.

2013 September 30th – Charity Night

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What a great crowd! We opened our doors to the public as a fund raising dance in support of the Cancer Care Centre. We ran a night of alternating teaching and Mainstream and threw in some mixer dances as well.
A great atmosphere and by all reports, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The President of the Cance Care Centre was there dancing the night away and said few words to welcome everyone and share an amazement at what square dancing really is – a whole lotta fun.
All proceeds from the night will be tallied up and presented to the Centre shortly and we thank all of you who came along and supported the night.

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 August 12th – Pancake Night

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Our annual indulgence once again attracted a good crowd. Learners and Mainstream dancers all joined in as we served Pancakes cooked there in the hall. The Pancake King again doing a superb job of cooking and serving up the delicacies.

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 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.