Cane Country Squares

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 ...