Cane Country Squares

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

August 3rd & 4th 2024 Location: 89 Targo St, Rum City Band Hall, Bundaberg, QLD, 4670 Saturday           3rd         • Plus - 2pm to 4pm         • SSD / MS - 6:30pm to 9:30pm Sunday           4th         • SSD / MS - 2pm to 4pm Cost: $7 per Session There will be Raffles and a lucky door prize. 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. 

Our annual Dance for Heart fund raiser was held Friday 3rd of May 2024. Dancers dressed in red with some adding a heart theme. Matt looked spectacular in his heart suit pants and matching tie. Marilyn made a new square dance skirt specifically for the event, from pieces of other red and white skirts. We had just under two squares. At one point, in addition to a normal square, we had a half square up on the floor, entertaining themselves by completing movements as best they could. You get a brief look at the extra group in one of the videos uploaded from the night. It was good to see Alan back on the floor, also dancing Plus. We had more than enough for a Plus square with dancers taking turns to dance that level. Anita didn't get her morning walk and danced most of the night to get her step count in. With Jo L away, Sandy stepped in to run the kitchen for supper, adding a couple of humorous signs. Funds were raised on the night from the door takings, donations ...

With Matt away, calling in Victoria, we still got two squares enjoying the night of dancing to recordings of Matt from previous nights. Rob ran the recordings to suit the dancers in attendance with workshops and singing calls from Matt.  SSD learners practiced Scoot Backs. Even though we know Matt is not in the room, it is still funny to see people react to their names given in instructions by Matt on the recordings. The Plus team got in 12 minutes of dancing to complete their hoedown recording. Without Matt to tell us where we were going wrong, the recording was rewound and restarted a few times as the dancers worked together, to figure out what was going wrong with some movements.  Check out the photo gallery for a few more photos from the night.  Remember to dress in red and bring a little extra cash for our Heart Dance fund raiser next Friday.

Learn how to square dance in a relaxed, informal environment with a range of music on offer. This Tuesday 16th April, 6:30pm, is your last chance to try square dancing before the class closes to new people.  If you enjoy yourself, stay for the 12 week program of fun to exercise your mind and body.  Your first night is free! Class continues with the 12 week program from 23rd April. Arrive at 6:15 for 6:30pm start.

On the 5th of April we were back into our Friday club dancing after the Easter long weekend. We added some Easter celebration to our night with decorations on the walls and dancers wearing Easter themed hats.  Some had put a lot of effort into their creations with flowers, eggs and Easter Bunnies being the most common components. Sandy even danced the first set with a rabbit face. Mia enjoyed making hats for her whole family. The front table also had a collection of hats to borrow for the night for those that didn't bring their own.  Most of the night Matt called normal four couple squares for SSD but was up for some extra work, calling one set for a six couple rectangle. Matt also workshopped Plus for Sue, who has not danced a full Plus program for some time.  Just before supper an Easter Egg hunt was held. For those who couldn't beat the kids to an Easter Egg, their was some small candy eggs and chocolate treats available with their cuppas. After supper Sandy read a hum...

Bundaberg dancers joined in the fun with Hervey Bay Square Dance Club celebrating their 35th Birthday. Friday 22nd started the event with a group travelling from Bundaberg.  More dancers from Cane Country Squares joined them on Saturday 23rd. Some stayed for the whole event, including a social gathering for lunch on Sunday 24th after the morning dance. Saturday Morning was Mainstream and SSD level with Plus dancing after lunch. It is always good to see the callers have an opportunity to dance. With the SSD level included in the program and it was great to see some of our new SSD dancers joining in. For some it was their first experience of an event with multiple callers and for others, the first dance away from home. We had great fun dancing together with Matt, Anita and brand new SSD dancers, Laura and Adrian. Callers for the weekend included our own Matthew Mills, James Reid and Elaine Davis. All ran sessions individually and together. I really enjoyed Matt and James harmonising ...