THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE CALLER CLINICS!
Thank you to all the dancers who participated in the Saturday Caller Training Clinics this summer. Your participation made a real difference! We appreciate your support for our local callers!
SATURDAY MAINSTREAM DANCES DARK UNTIL SEPTEMBER 12
The Saturday afternoon Mainstream dances will be DARK on August 29 and September 5, but will start up again on Saturday, September 12, 4 – 6PM at Concordia Lutheran. This dance is open to everyone and is a great opportunity for new dancers to gain floor time! These dances are FREE in September using donations from the 3rd Quarter Dance. Please come out and enjoy a fun afternoon of dancing!
2026 HOUSTON HOEDOWN “DANCE AROUND THE WORLD!” OCTOBER 23-25
Have you registered to attend the 78th Annual Houston Hoedown “Dance Around the World!” on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 23–25 at the Pasadena Convention Center? Make plans now to attend this great event! Dan Preedy from Spokane, Washington is the guest caller, and the Ski’s will be leading rounds. Many Houston Caller Association callers and cuers will be leading dances as well!
Wear international-themed attire on Friday night and show your club spirit or dress to impress on Saturday! Stay for a pancake breakfast and dance on Sunday morning. Camping is $25/night and rooms are available for $105/night at the Fairfield Inn by Marriott. Ask for the “Houston Hoedown” rate. For the registration form, go to https://houstonsquaredance.com/2026/07/06/78th-annual-houston-hoedown-dance-around-the-world-october-23-25-2026/
PLEASE HELP DAN PREEDY’S DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW
Dan and his family live outside of Spokane, Washington, where many people have been displaced because of wildfires. Dan’s daughter and son-in-law, Sydnee and Spencer, lost their home to the fire only one week after their wedding! Please consider donating to their GoFundMe to help them out! No contribution is too small to help. Here’s the link to the fundraiser: https://gofund.me/0dc59d7ec
HSRDC ANNUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE AUGUST 31
Nominations are open for Dancer of the Year, Dance Leader of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards which are presented each year at the Houston Hoedown. Please send the nominee’s name(s) and qualifying reasons to HSRDCpresident@gmail.com by August 31. https://houstonsquaredance.com/2026/07/05/dancer-of-the-year-caller-cuer-of-the-year-lifetime-achievement-award-nominations-due-august-31/
HSRDC VISITATION BINGO
Join the fun and try the new VISITATION BINGO challenge that was announced at the 3rd Quarter HSRCD meeting. Dancers who visit other HSRDC clubs and participate in HSRDC special events and exhibitions between August 16 to November 15 can try to achieve BINGOS (4 squares either horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) or a complete black-out. Your home club is a FREE square on a complete black-out.
There are 10 different BINGO cards. You can print and play all 10 cards, but only one card per person may be entered into the drawing to win prizes at the 4th Quarter HSRDC meeting on November 15. A complete black-out will be eligible for 10 BINGO entries and a special Grand Prize drawing.
Click here to print your BINGO Cards: https://houstonsquaredance.com/2026/08/18/hsrdc-visitation-bingo-challenge-august-16-november-15/
LESSONS
- Tim Ploch’s First Tuesday Series is a great place to learn the new calls that have been added to the Plus list.
- Fairbees are offering a 40-minute Plus lesson workshop on Thursdays at 7pm. The workshops include the 8 new Plus Calls and Rusty Hinges from previous week, Spring Branch Presbyterian Church, Houston
- Brazos Bottom Belles and Beaus “Fun Nights” August 25 and September 1, Keith Klix, Caller, Faith Sugar Land Church
- Katy Prairie Promenaders “Free Intro to Modern Square Dancing” August 28 and September 4, Pat Kotal, Caller, Westland Baptist Church, Katy
- Hey Lollies “Introduction to Square Dancing” September 3, Tim Ploch, Caller, Chapelwood Methodist, Houston
- Bluebonnet Squares “Fun Nights” September 14 and 21, Pat Kotal, Caller, Klein United Methodist Church, Spring
- Tomball Promenaders Plus Lessons on Mondays starting October 5, Dennis Ray, Caller, VFW Hall, Tomball
More information is available on the on the HSRDC calendar at https://houstonsquaredance.com/lessons/
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS AND OTHER DANCE OPPORTUNITIES
September 3-6, Weekend in Paris (Texas that is!), Darryl Lipscomb, Tony Oxendine, Charlie Robertson, Tim Tyl, Buddy Weaver, Callers; David and Jan Toms, Cuers; Love Civic Center, 2025 S. Collegiate Dr. Paris, TX 75460 (Plus, Rounds, Challenge, Advanced, DBD)
September 7, Bluebonnet Squares, Labor Day Dance, Tony Oxendine, Guest caller, Klein United Methodist Church, Spring
September 19, Tomball Promenaders 41st Anniversary Dance “Saturday in the Park” Brad Caldwell, Caller, Tammy Lee, Cuer; Klein United Methodist Church, Spring
September 25, Dance Exhibition at Eagles Trace, 10-11am, 14703 Eagle Vista Dr. Houston, TX 77077, Pat Kotal, Caller
October 18, Dance Exhibition at Bayou Bend, 1-5pm, 6003 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX
October 23-25, HSRDC 78th Annual Houston Hoedown “Dance Around the World” with Dan Preedy, Caller, The Ski’s, Round Dance Leaders, Pasadena Convention Center https://houstonsquaredance.com/2026/07/06/78th-annual-houston-hoedown-dance-around-the-world-october-23-25-2026/
November 15, HSRDC 4th Quarter Meeting/Installation of 2027 Officers and Dance, Mike Seastrom, Caller, Marilyn Waguespack, Cuer; Concordia Lutheran Church, Houston
See the HSRDC calendar for more information about upcoming dances, lessons, and exhibitions at https://houstonsquaredance.com/calendar/
If you know any dancers who are not receiving the HSRDC emails, please share this link for them to sign up Newsletters – Houston Square Dance or email info@houstonsquaredance.com.
Keep on dancin’! See you on the dance floor!
Carol and Charles Thornburg
HSRDCPresident@gmail.com