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Black Friday, November 2026

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Friday 13th of November saw two squares of dancers dressed in black, or in Sandy's case, white is the new black. It is great to dance and socialise with different people with a few visitors boosting our numbers.  We all enjoyed Matt's calling, keeping us moving all night with a few challenges to keep our minds engaged. Thanks Colleen, for taking some of the photos on the night. See more photos in our 2026 photo gallery.  https://canecountrysquares.blogspot.com/p/photo-gallery-2026.html Donations are still coming in for our Christmas hamper raffle. Our end of year Christmas Dance is on Tuesday 1st of December from 6 - 9pm with learners, Mainstream and Plus dancing on the same night. Friday 4th of December is our break up social dinner at the RSL at 5:30pm. If you are attending, please give Jo K your name and how many will be with you ASAP, so Jo L can confirm the table number with the RSL. Two options for our new high resolution logo was put out on the back table for members to...
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1920s Theme Nights, October 2026

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This months 1920s theme nights were held on Tuesday 13th and Friday 16th of October 2026. Dancers enthusiastically adopted the extravagant and glitzy Roaring Twenties fashion.  Ladies wore the drop waist style of the era with embroidered lace, fur and feathers.   Flapper dresses with fringes, sequins or beadwork were accessorised with hats or headbands and long strings of pearls or glamorous Art Deco necklaces.  The men, also dressed in style with fedoras, waistcoats, ties and suspenders.  A number of our Tuesday night ladies also embraced these outfits. We all had a great experience with Matt experimenting with some new Swing Jazz dance music. Check out our 2026 Photo Gallery for more of both nights. Video has started to be uploaded from last months Guest Caller Weekend, starting with the Plus level session. Video from our 1920s nights will be edited after the complete weekend with James Reid is done.  Links to our YouTube videos can be fou...
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James Reid, Guest Caller September 2026

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Such a great weekend was had by all attending on the 12 and 13th of September with James Reid as Cane Country Squares Guest Caller. Our regular Friday Night was called by Matt with lots of out of town visitors including callers from the Brisbane area dancing with us ahead of the weekend.  Saturday morning started with a Plus session. James was given an L Plate to wear since he hadn't called for some time. Ginna started dancing the mans side without a sash. When James became confused who was dancing the left side, Sandy rushed in to correct the situation. When ever we have a guest caller Matt gets a chance to dance with us, which is always fun. We also had a lovely afternoon tea and supper on Saturday, consisting of sweet and savoury treats bought in by club members to share.  Saturday night was the Mainstream Session with some experiencing a different caller for the first time. James Reid has such a wonderful signing voice but also sounds similar to our own caller Matthew Mill...
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2026 42nd QLD State Square Dance Convention

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The floor was packed with close to 100 dancers when Cane Country Squares dancers and spectators attended the 42nd Queensland State Square Dance Convention in Deception Bay from the 7th to the 9th of August 2026. The event got underway with Bev McLachlan cueing the Round Dance session. The Friday night continued with Square Dance callers, Sid Leighton, Elaine Davis, Frances Hickson, Glenn Wilson, Nev McLachlan, Alan Evans and our own, Matthew Mills. It is always great to see Callers getting a change to dance, and to dance with others we only see at these big functions. This was Jo Ls first State Convention, who was keen to see first hand what we have taken on as hosts for the 2027 QLD State Convention in Bundaberg. This will mark 30 years since Cane Country Squares last hosted the event. Ella had great fun sneaking in to a back square doubled up with Anita. Saturday afternoon, Matt called one of the A Level bracket alternated with Plus brackets called by Elaine Davis, Glenn Wil...
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Graduation night - July 2026

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We finally got there. Graduation night for class 2 of 2025 was held on Tuesday 28th of July 2026.  Our graduating dancers were presented with their certificates and posed for photos for the cutting of the cake. Along with the dancing we played a couple of games of celebrity heads. Yes Sandy, you are a local celebrity. The class took a little longer to get through the 50 movements, with some people being away for holidays or illness, and then after we had just got back into dancing after the Christmas and New Year break, we had the flood through our Targo Street Hall. We had a fun night with two squares on the floor for most of the night, finishing the last dance of the night with a 6 couple rectangle. More photos from the night will be in our 2026 photo gallery shortly. Our next learner classes, starting with three come and try nights, will be Tuesday 18th of August.
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Rebels and Outlaws

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 July 2026 fun theme nights, Rebels and Outlaws were held on Tuesday 14/7/26 and Friday 17/7/26. We had a number of pirates show up, 1920's gangsters and Rebel tricycle club members.  Numbers were down a bit with some away due to illness and others away on holidays. Instead of two squares we danced some of the night in a rectangle formation with six couples.  Those on holidays will be back in time for their graduation night on the 28th of July. On Friday night, in addition to gangsters, bikies and pirates we had a number of outlaw cowboys and girls. Three visitors from the Hervey Bay Square Dance Club also came for our theme night. We got two squares on the floor before supper but my video recording failed. More photos of both nights can be found on our 2026 Photo Gallery page . There is no local theme night in August as we start planning our trips to Deception Bay for the 42nd QCA Qld State Square Dance Convention from the 7th to the 9th of August. For their Theme N...
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