Cane Country Squares

This months theme night was a big hit with lots of dancers getting creative with our Sports theme. On Tuesday 16th the Mainstream and Learners group had two squares of sports themed dancers. We had tennis, golf, table tennis and bike riding gear, fishing shirts, active wear and lots of sport supporter outfits. Then there was the next level of creative with Hobby Horsing Sandy and Jo L dressed as a giant soccer ball. Matt had fun trying to call movements that Sandy would find tricky managing hand holds and her hobby horse. The horse and the giant ball outfit were retired after the first set but there was lots of smiles and laughter all night. On the 19th the Friday Old Mainstream / Plus group had their go at the Sports theme. We had a lot of people away on the night so numbers were down a bit. Jo L still dressed in her inflated ball for the first dance which made us smile. Check out more photos of the theme nights on our 2026 photo gallery page . Rebels and Outlaws is our next theme. Ju...

We began our slightly chilly morning on the 7th of June at 9am for Cane Country Squares AGM. The meeting was all done by 9:30am with all returning to the same positions. This gave us a bit of time for socialising and to look through the donated square dance clothing before we started our social dance at 10am. Kepnock hall is a fantastic space with plenty of room on an excellent wooden floor. With seven dancers joining us from Hervey Bay we had enough to make around 2 and a half squares. It was a very enjoyable morning dancing with Matt calling Mainstream and one bracket of Plus. Thanks Jo L and those who helped her in the kitchen for the morning tea with some lovely dips, cakes and biscuits. Matt called our last dance bracket of the morning for six couples while others helped to clean up in the kitchen or pack up the clothing. We look forward to seeing some of the Hervey Bay dancers again this Friday, at our Hall at 89 Targo Street, to learn more of the new 2026 Plus movement. ...

This years Heart Health Fund Raiser was held on Tuesday 19th of May 2026. It was originally scheduled for Sunday 10th of May until we realised it was Mothers Day. $400 was raised to help fund the Heart Support Walking Track. We had more than enough attending to have two squares dance most of the night and even got in one set for the Plus level dancers. The hall was decorated and everyone dressed in red or with a heart theme and it goes without saying, Matt was wearing his heart suit. The jacket hung behind him for most of the night but he put it on for a extra few photos. Dancers bought along small plates to share for supper. Jo L requested the supper contributions, keeping a heart theme, could be treats to make your heart happy, not necessarily heart healthy snacks. The raffle for the night was a huge fruit tray, won by Karen, Ella drew the lucky door prize to go home to Ginna and Jo R was sitting under the white board to pick up the lucky spot prize. As part of our event night, Sandy...

Our Mainstream group had their Easter or Mad Hatter theme night on Tuesday 7th April 2026. Easter hats were the predominate choice of the night, given we have just returned to dance after Easter. Those that didn't want to make or buy their own mad hats could borrow one from the front table for the night. Jo L bought in some home made Easter cup cakes for dancers to have with their tea or coffee. Learners are now at around 40 of the 50 movements into the 2026 Mainstream program. Recordings on the night have become the start of a course list of videos on our YouTube Channel .  https://www.youtube.com/@canecountrysquares If you want to review any Mainstream Movements check our list here . There are 5 movements listed so far but we intend to build this to the cover the full Mainstream level. Check out Cane Country Squares website photo gallery page for more photos of the Tuesday and Friday theme nights.  https://canecountrysquares.blogspot.com/p/photo-gallery-2026.html Fridays the...

The 2026 calendar has given us extra Friday 13ths marking our traditional Black Friday theme. February we danced in our home hall at 89 Targo Street on Friday 13/2/26 with our Plus dancers alternating with the old Mainstream Program. Sunday 8th of March was our next theme dance with our 43rd Birthday Celebration for all dance levels at Kepnock Hall. See the previous story for more photos. Following the Birthday Dance we had planned to returned to our home hall for our regular Tuesday dancing. As a number of new dancers couldn't make the Sunday dance, Jo L had saved half our Club Birthday cake for them to share. Jo R was also going to take the clubs donated skirts in by request.  Monday, a major flood warning was in place for the Burnett River.  Just after 8:30am on Tuesday 10/3/26 Bundaberg Regional Council messaged people in Bundaberg North, South, Central and East to prepare to leave with the Burnett River expected to reach 7 meters by 3pm rising to 7.5 metres overnight. Whe...

Our first event dance for 2026 was our club's 43rd Birthday, held on Sunday 8th of March at Kepnock Hall. This is also our first time using the hall on Totten street, on a Sunday for all groups to combine in a social dance. The hall was decorated in our club colours of Aussie Green and Gold with dancers also dressing in club colours. Matt called to suit all levels of those attending and included a Plus bracket. A video of the signing call has been uploaded to our You Tube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@canecountrysquares. We had a few apologies but still had two squares dancing. It was great to see some of our newest dancers attending and enjoying themselves. Some of our most enthusiastic new members were chosen to cut the birthday cake.  We also had the club's donated square dance clothing for anyone wanting to get some new outfits. The volume of items available are not practical to get out for every dance night, but the Kepnock Hall has plenty of space.  If anyone is lo...