ANNUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE AUGUST 31!
Nominations are due 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. Check out the website for more information. https://houstonsquaredance.com/2026/07/05/dancer-of-the-year-caller-cuer-of-the-year-lifetime-achievement-award-nominations-due-august-31/
NEW LOCATION FOR TIM’S 1ST TUESDAY SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 1
IMPORTANT NOTE! Tim’s 1st Tuesday Session on September 1 will be at Concordia Lutheran Church, 4115 Blalock Rd, Houston, where the Texas Renegades dance. Starting time is 7PM, but please arrive early to have time to register into the computer before the first tip.
LESSONS
- 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 Night” September 1, Keith Klix, Caller, Faith Sugar Land Church
- Westland Baptist Church, Katy
- Hey Lollies “Introduction to Square Dancing” September 3, Tim Ploch, Caller, Chapelwood Methodist, Houston
- Katy Prairie Promenaders “Free Intro to Modern Square Dancing” September 4, Pat Kotal, Caller,
- 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 1, Fairbees Oktoberfest Dance, Gary Sanders, Caller, Spring Branch Presbyterian Church, 1215 Campbell Rd. Houston, Texas
October 9, Katy Prairie Promenaders 56th Anniversary Rice Harvest Dance, Mike Bramlett, Caller, Marilyn Waguespack, Cuer; Concordia Lutheran Church
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