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Happy Easter 2025

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Enjoy your Easter break. There is no dancing tonight for Good Friday but we will be back dancing on Tuesday 22nd and next Friday evening the 25th, on ANZAC Day. In the lead up to Easter we had our Easter Bonnet / Hat nights on Friday 11th and Tuesday 22nd of April. Friday night included some visitors staying in the area for a holiday and a surprise visit from Nev and Bev McLachlan. We also had a dancer return to square dancing after 20 years, who picked up Mainstream and Plus like riding a bike.  Nev helped Matt rest his voice and treated us to a singing call that you will see in our videos of the night. Ginna had the most impressive hand made Easter hat with a rabbit wrapped around a huge carrot. Friday night supper included some cupcakes, a caramel slice and easter eggs and Sandy read out a couple of poems. On Tuesday night the hats came out again, with some extras on the table for anyone to wear if they wished and didn't bring their own. The night also included two lucky spot pr...
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March update 2025 - Expo, new learners and club birthday.

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February saw our return to dancing for 2025 and our now regular stand at the Bundaberg Move It Expo on the 16th. This year was our first time at performing a demo at the Expo. A high energy team showed off the basics of square dancing and the exercise potential for the mind and body.  Matt started with the 126 beats per minute, Move It, hoedown and explained while calling, that he was running the routine while the dancers had learned each of the movements, not the routine. This has been cut into a short promo ad which you can see below.  Next Matt ran a significantly faster hoedown followed by a signing call,  Troublemaker. To see the full demonstration you can go to our You Tube channel playlist . Thanks go to Matt, the dancers and others who helped at the stand for making it a great club promotion. The following Tuesday was the first of our three Come and Try nights. We have had eleven people come and try square dancing over that time. The final night included a surpris...
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A new year, 2025

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Welcome back to dancing in 2025.  The Tuesday night group started last night at the new time of 6pm and the first Friday night group will start tomorrow at 6:30pm. Coming up is the Come and Try Nights to start off the new learner program .  The Come and Try nights are on Tuesday 18/2/24, 25/2/24 & 4/3/24. 6pm start till 8:30pm, alternating with the full SSD dancers. Bring a friend along and let them know their first night will be free. We will also be performing a demo at the Bundaberg Move It Expo at the Bundaberg Multiplex from 12:15pm. Come and visit at our stand from 10am till 1pm on Sunday 16th of February. The 2024 Photo Gallery is now up to date with last years event photos, including the recording night on Friday the 13th, Fridays Sport theme night, Tuesdays Graduation night and the end of year break up and Christmas dance for the Tuesday and Friday group. The videos have also been uploaded to YouTube and you can find the links from our 2024 Club Night Videos ...
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2024 end of year celebrations

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The wrap up to the end of our 2024 dance year has come quickly. We had a lovely afternoon tea social at Sandy's place on Sunday 3rd of November, with lots of dancers attending, just to share some good food and company. Some none dancing spouses also came along to join in with the social side of our club. On the 16th of November we had our SSD graduation dance with certificates going to Adrian, Laura, Mia, Trevor, Di, Cinnamon and Karen with Colleen being presented her certificate the following week. We had a great night of dancing and a special treat of orange juice and cupcakes for supper. Next year will see the Full SSD dancers with their own dance brackets, alternated with the new learners. Our experienced dancers, that have been attending Tuesday nights for years, will continue to help with the learners and be rewarded with the fun of dancing the full program on the same night. To fit both brackets in, dancing will now start at 6pm. The first night back is the 4th of February 2...
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September - November Update 2024

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Our Black Friday theme night was held on the 13th of September. Normally when we all dress in the same colour, it is harder for the caller to keep track of couple positions in a square. With Matt away, Rob predominantly played recordings of Matt's singing calls that didn't come from a theme night. It was a fun night as always while making fun of comments made by Matt to people that may or may not have been in the current square dancing. Matt was back in person for our Sports theme night on the 4th of October. Outfits included paddle boarding, golf, bike riding, walking / running or general exercise, tennis and team supporters. Sandy and Jo L came as potential Wimbledon doubles champions. Jo L wanted to experience how tennis players carry their tennis balls while playing, dancing half the night with her ball tucked under her skirt. Keep an eye out for an update to our club calendar with a coming social night, graduation dance and our end of year free Christmas dance. Bring some ...
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2024 QCA meeting and dance hosted by Cane Country Squares

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The Queensland Callers' Association held their 3rd Quarterly Meeting for 2024 on Saturday 24th August 2024 in Bundaberg. Hosted by Cane Country squares, the QCA held their meeting on Saturday morning at our regular hall at 89 Targo Street with a Plus session dance in the afternoon and a SSD / Mainstream dance that evening. With most of the callers and partners arriving in Bundaberg early, many joined us on our regular Friday Club night, 23/8/24. The hall was packed with extra dancers also arriving from the Hervey Bay Square Dance Club.   A few even stayed on till the Sunday to join in with our A level dancers. We had a great turn out for the Plus Dance on Saturday from 1:30pm - 4pm, with two squares on the floor for most of the afternoon. The main event was the SSD and Mainstream Dance from 7pm - 10pm with up to three squares on the floor. At both Saturday sessions we were treated to calls from our own Matthew Mills, Alan Evans, Glenn Wilson & Elaine Davis. Visit...
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Guest Caller weekend with James Reid

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Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th of August was a fantastic weekend of dancing at our hall at 89 Targo St in Bundaberg. It was amazing to have up to three squares on the floor on Saturday afternoon for the Plus session. We had a large group visiting from Hervey Bay Square Dance Club and a couple from South Australia.  The Bundaberg Regional Council Community Micro Grant Program provided $1000 to Cane Country Squares for our local dance weekend with James Reid as our guest caller.  James Reid has a wonderful voice and also treated us to a number of songs in the supper break on Saturday night. Sandy was very excited to hear James sing the Gambler which is one of her most requested favourites. Saturday and Sunday afternoons had a rolling supper. Saturday night had a more traditional supper break with raffles, lucky door and lucky spot prizes being drawn. Dancing to a different caller is always an entertaining challenge with an unfamiliar voice to tune into and new choreography. It also...
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