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SQUARE DANCE CLASSES

Thursdays - 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Join a Beginners Class in September-2019
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). Our Class-Caller, Steve Park, will introduce you to the Basic and Mainstream level of dancing. Dancers ready for higher level dancing can stay for a Mainstream/Plus workshop from 9 PM to 9:30 PM. Find out more at our   Join the Fun   webpage or click here for a printable Flyer. Contact us at dance@fairsnsquares.com for information on the best time to join our next class.  

SQUARE DANCE - TRY IT

Thursdays - 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Summer PLUS Level Workshop begins July 11, 2019
Scott Hall - 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA

Steve Park will lead a Summer Workshop with emphasis on learning PLUS Level dancing. Thursdays at 7:30PM from 11-JUL-2019 through 05-SEP. This workshop is for dancers who have completed a Mainstream level class. Angels are more than welcome.

ROUND DANCE CLASSES

Mondays - 7:00 to 10:00 PM  -  for beginners and non-beginners
New 6 week session begins soon for advanced dancers.
Scott Hall - 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA

The Fairs 'n Squares is sponsoring a new beginner's Round Dance class on Mondays. This class will introduce you to the fundamentals of round dancing (aka choreographed ballroom dancing). BEGINNERS: 7:00 - 8:30 PM (learn Two-Step, EZ Waltz, or Waltz - no prior experience needed). NON_BEGINNERS: 8:30-10:00 PM (Learn advanced mixed rhythms - for dancers with some experience). This class will be taught by one of the best Cuer/Instructors in our area: Birgit Maguire. Only $54.00 per dancer for the 6 week session. There will be several sessions available from SEP through MAY. See Flyer.

A few reasons to join this class: Learn something new; Get more exercise; Meet new friends; HAVE FUN!

If you are interested in joining the next round dance class, please contact us for more details and to let us know of your interest by calling us at 508-651-7571 or e-mailing us at rounds@fairsnsquares.com.

New Years Eve Dinner and Dance (2019)

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019
Social Hour 7:00 PM; Dinner 8:00 PM; Dance 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM;
Scott Hall, 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA Map

NOTE: It is never too soon to begin planning to attend the next NYE dinner/dance on Tuesday, 31-DEC-2019.

REGIONAL EVENTS

The Fairs 'n Squares encourages all square and round dancers to attend upcoming national and regional and area events:

New England Square and Round Dance Convention, - Hyannis, MA - April 24 & 25, 2020. See the Registration Form.

68th National Square Dance Convention - Atlanta Georgia - June 26-29, 2019
69th National Square Dance Convention - Spokane, Washington - June 17 - 20, 2020
70th National Square Dance Convention - Jackson, Mississippi - June 23 - 26, 2021

FNS Scholarship for Framingham area student

The FnS provides a $1,000 per year scholarship for up to four years to a worthy Framingham student.  In spring 2018 the Fairs ’n Squares selected a new student to receive this ongoing honor.  Mary-Ann Mufute graduated second in her class at Keefe Technical High School, and she is currently attending Boston College. Additionally, due to the huge success of the 2018 Scholarship Raffle, FnS awarded an extra $1,000 to our prior Scholarship receipient, Julia Goldstein, who is earning a Masters in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Conneticut. The latest raffle drawing was on Saturday 13-APR-2019. The next raffle drawing will be on Saturday 18-APR-2020. All dancers are welcome to support this scholarship.The Fairs 'n Squares also accepts tax deductible donations to the scholarship fund. To support the scholarship just send your donation check made out to: Fairs 'n Squares. Send it to: FnS 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 our dances prior to and up until the raffle drawing. For 2019 the raffle had close to 150 prizes that included gift certificates for many restaurants, grocery stores, retail stores, sporting events, museums and other wonderful items. This is a significant increase over the number of prizes offered last year. See the flyer for a recent list of prizes. Last year, a high percentage of people who bought raffle tickets won at least one prize. The more tickets you purchase, the more prizes you could win.  Most prizes have a value between $20 and $50, but some are worth over $100.	Mary-Ann Mufute (Right) with Ann and John Newey.	Julia Goldstein (center) with Judy and Mike Powers.
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