Square Dancing for Fun - Fitness - Friendship

Welcome

Calendar Highlights:

MS/PL:
19-MAY-2012

MS/PL:
05-MAY-2012

PLUS Workshop:
Thursdays - 7:30 PM

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Learn to Square Dance Class on Thursdays at 7:30 PM.

We host one or two Mainstream & Plus dances each month on a Saturday night from October to May. We alternate Squares and Rounds (2+2). Check out our current year calendar for details.

The next dance will be an alternating MS/PLUS level dance in Ellison Hall on Saturday, 19-MAY-2012 with Jim Denigris calling and Harriett Clarke cueing. This is a Tri-club dance co-sponsored by the Square Riggers, the Great Plain Squares, and the Fairs 'n Squares.

The following dance will be our Tri-Club Summer Dance. This is an alternating MS/PLUS level dance in First Parish UU Church, Needham on Saturday, Aug-18 with Steve Park calling and Phil Gatchell cueing. This is a Tri-club dance co-sponsored by the Square Riggers, the Great Plain Squares, and the Fairs 'n Squares.

Our dances are generally located in Ellison Hall, or Scott Hall. These locations are near each other, just off of Edgell Road, 1/4 mile North of Route 9 in Framingham Centre. See our maps page

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Beginner Square Dance Classes

Thursdays - 7:30 to 9:00 PM
New class begins September 27, 2012
Scott Hall - 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA

The Fairs 'n Squares invites interested newcomers to join our square dances for new beginners on Thursdays, (7:30 to 9:00 PM). This class will introduce you to the Basic and Mainstream level of dancing. Dancers ready for higher level dancing can stay for a Mainstream/Plus workshop starting at 9 PM. Find out more at our Join the Fun webpage. Contact us for information on the next class, starting on Thu, 27-SEP-2012.

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Round Dance Classes

Mondays - 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Scott Hall - 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA

Jo Yakimowski invites interested newcomers to join her Choreographed Ballroom Dance classes staring in Sep-2011 and continuing on Mondays through May-2012. Beginners level at 7:00 PM, Intermediate level at 8:00 PM and advanced level at 9:00 PM. For more information call Jo at: (617) 365-1724 or by e-mail at joyakimow@aol.com.

Special Events

Tri Club Fairs 'n Squares coordinates with two other area clubs: Great Plain Squares of Needham and Square Riggers of Westwood, to promote square dancing in the Metro-West area. We call this effort the Tri-Club. Together the three clubs sponsor four dances a year. In January 2012, we met to co-operatively schedule our dance dates for the 2013-14 dance season. The next Tri-Club dance is: Saturday, May 19, 2012 Dance 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM Hosted by the Fairs 'n Squares at Ellison Hall, 87 Edgell Road, Framingham, MA. MS/PL Level dance. Jim Denigris calling, Harriett Clarke cueing The following Tri-Club dance is: Saturday, Aug 18, 2012 Dance 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM Hosted by the Great Plain Squares at First Parish UU Church, 23 Dedham Ave, Needham. MS/PL Level dance with an A1 tip during the evening. Steve Park calling, Phil Gatchell cueing flyer To view and print the 2013-14 schedule of dance dates for all three clubs, click here.
Regional Events The Fairs 'n Squares encourages all square and round dancers to attend upcoming national and regional and area events: SEMCA HARVEST BALL - Middleboro Town Hall, 10 Nickerson St, Middleborough Ma - SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2011 - 2 to 6 PM NSSARDA Friendship Festival - Mill-A-Round Dance Center, Manchester, NH - Sunday November 13, 2011, 2 to 5 PM - 2 Halls (M/P, A1) with rounds (2+2 format) New England Square and Round Dance Convention, - Hartford, CT - April 27 & 28, 2012, 2012. 61st National Square Dance Convention - Spokane, Washington - June 27-30,2012 62nd National Square Dance Convention - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - June, 26 - 29, 2013
FNS Scholarship for Framingham area student The FnS provides a $1,000 per year for up to four years to a worthy area student. In spring-2010, the Fairs 'n Squares selected a new student to receive this honor. All dancers are welcome to support this scholarship. Our next raffle drawing will be at our dance on Saturday 14-APR-2012. The Fairs 'n Squares accepts tax deductable donations to the scholarship fund. To support the scholarship just send your donation check to the Fairs 'n Squares Scholarship Fund, PO Box 177, Framingham, MA 01704-0177. For additional details on the scholarship fund e-mail our current Scholarship Fund chairpersons. Raffle tickets for our many prizes may be bought at the dance prior to the raffle drawing. For 2012, over 20 gift certificates or prizes will be awarded that are for many restaurants, grocery stores, and other services. The Fairs 'n Squares expresses its gratitude to the many local businesses that supported our scholarship fund by donating items or services that we can raffle. Many items were provided in prior years such as restaurant meals, shopping gift certificates, tax preparation services, and weekend accommodations. We would like to again thank the many organizations that provided generous support this year. For 2012 the donors include: CJ's Northside Grill, Bella Costa Restaurant, Firefly's BBQ Restaurant, Ken's Steak House, Lotus Flower Chinese Restaurant, LaCantina Restaurant, Longhorn Restaurant, Longfellow's Wayside Inn Restaurant, Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, Mel's Commonwealth Cafe, Panera Bread Restaurant, Stephen Anthony's Restaurant, Villa Restaurant, Wildwood Restaurant, Roche Bros Groceries, Whole Foods Groceries, Anton's Cleaners, Royal Cleaners, Garden In The Woods, Mahoney's Garden Center, Russell's Garden Center. We would like to especially thank Gianni's Pizza for their donation of an outstanding prize for our 2012 raffle.