Unless noted, all events are held in the Rehearsal Room in the Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, Minnesota, and run from 7-9 pm.
Thursday, July 25: Track 2 session
Our Track 2 program adds to the calls you learn in our Intro sessions. If you feel confident dancing at our Intros, this is your next step. If you're looking to return to square dancing, we strongly recommend a quick brushup at some Intro sessions before trying Track 2.
Dancers will pick up the remaining calls in around four sessions. If you have to miss a session, no worries -- come the next month. You'll review previous calls and learn new ones. Eventually you will have covered all the ones you missed.
Suggested donation $5 for each Track 2 session.
Thursday, August 1: Intro to Square Dance session
Come learn to Square Dance. We have an excellent instructor, and experienced dancers to help guide you through the steps.
Free! For more info, contact Darwin 480-318-1973
Thursday, August 8: No public dance this month
Spares and Pairs' monthly dance in August will be part of our annual membership meeting and is limited to members. See you for our big celebration in September!
Thursday, August 15: Intro to Square Dance session
Square Dancing is fun! Learn the basic steps with a caller to explain the moves and experienced dancers to help.
Free! For more info, contact Darwin 480-318-1973
Thursday, August 22: Track 2 session
Thursday, August 29: Intro to Square Dance session
Thursday, September 5: Intro to Square Dance session
Thursday, September 13: Spares and Pairs' 60th Birthday!
Sixty years ago, many square dance clubs were made of paired members -- spouses, families, boyfriend/girlfriends, etc. Spares and Pairs was formed by a group of people who wanted to make sure solo dancers could come to a dance knowing they would find other solo people they could dance with.
We are still a group of solos and pairs and every Mainstream dancer/round dancerr is welcome! We'll be marking sixty years (a long time for square dance clubs!) with a party. Please come celebrate with us and enjoy decorations and birthday cake. Larry Fruetel will start calling Mainstream tips at 7 pm. Sarah Klaphake will cue round dances between tips.
Thursday, September 19: Intro to Square Dance session
Thursday, September 26: Track 2 session
Thursday, October 3: Intro to Square Dance session
Thursday, October 10: Spares and Paris
This month's theme was born when we typed a too quickly and misspelled part of our name. We got to thinking about what a square dance would look like if it had a French accent. Even though all square dances are called in English, we wondered if dancers would wear Paris fashions (we hope). Will the treats recall French cuisine? (We hope that, too!) Will someone explain the French origins of square dance terms like promenade, allemande, and do-si-do? (You can pretty much count on this one.)
We don't know if our caller Larry Fruetel or our cuer Sarah Klaphake have any French ancestry but they'll be there, with Larry calling Mainstream tips starting at 7 pm. and Sarah cueing between tips until 9.
Thursday, October 17: Intro to Square Dance session
Thursday, October 24: Track 2 session
Thursday, October 31: Program to be determined
Dates, times, and performers are not guaranteed.. We will update this space as soon as we can as necessary.