County Project - Square Dance

Learn basic square dancing and some western dancing. Returning members will learn more advanced calls and additional line dances. This is a county wide project open to the entire family. 

Age: 8+ (though younger ages will be considered based on maturity)

When: Thursdays 6:30-8:15pm. Starting in October.

Where: Sunrise Mobile Home Park. 856 Sundial Circle, Livermore

Approximate Cost: October meetings are free to new members ($10 monthly starting November)

Project Leader: Margaret Miller (Del Arroyo 4-H Club) mmiller1435@gmail.com

So... why should you join Square Dancing?

1. It’s FUN!

2. It’s good exercise

3. It’s a county-wide project so you’ll get to meet and make friends with members from other clubs.

4. It’s not limited to 4-H – that means parents, older siblings, and non-4-H friends are welcome and encouraged to come learn, too, making Thursday nights into fun, family outings.

Modern western square dancing is a mentally challenging and a physically beneficial activity.  Working in a team of 4 couples, you move to the rhythm of the music, which helps you physically, and you also need to react quickly and efficiently to the square dance caller’s calls, which keeps you mentally alert.

There is a bit of a time commitment to learn the different calls.  But it is time well spent.  Not only can you dance on club nights, you will be able to dance at special Saturday night dances and weekend festivals.  Ever expanding your network of friends.  If you are a traveler, you can find square dancing happening all over the United States and all over world, and all in english.

Dancing is done to music ranging from traditional to current day tunes.  Including today’s country, 50’s, 60’s, & 70’s, and the likes of Lady Gaga and Maroon 5.

Project website: http://www.cactuscorners.org