Category Archives: Activities

SDM Plus Workshop

SDM Plus Workshop/Refresher Square Dance, Crystal, Caller Tom Allen.  Dancers from Ar-Dale Dancers, County Line Squares, Crystal Cross Trailers, Dakota Grand Squares, Dakota Squares, Gospel Plus, Hotfoot Stompers, Kaleidoscope Squares, Single Circles, Spares & Pairs, Wandering Wheels, Westonka Whirlers, and two unaffiliated were present.

Beaux & Belles

July 21, 2021 – Beaux & Belles Square Dance, St Cloud, Caller Tom Allen, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Dancers (see photo – some dancers departed before the photo was taken) from Westonka Whirlers, Koronis Nite Owls, Hotfoot Stompers, Crystal Cross Trailers, and County Line Squares danced with Beaux & Belles.  Westonka Whirlers Queen Jennifer and King Barry, SDM Chair LeRoy Elfmann, and SDM Financial Director Gael Zachman were present.

SDM Round Dance

July 18, 2021 – SDM Phase II Waltz and Two-Step Round Dance, Maple Lake, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Dancers from County Line Squares, Hotfoot Stompers, Spares & Pairs, Westonka Whilers, and two unaffiliated were present.

Westonka Whirlers

July 17, 2021 – Westonka Whirlers Square Dance, Mound, Caller Monte Guenzler, Cuer Ken LaBau.  Dancers from County Line Squares, Crystal Cross Trailers, Dakota Squares, Hotfoot Stompers, South Metro Stars, and Spares & Pairs danced with Westonka Whirlers.  Dakota Squares Queen Becky and King Jeff, Westonka Whirlers Queen Jennifer and King Barry, SDM Chair LeRoy Elfmann, SDM Financial Director Gael Zachman, SDM Historian Al Martin, and SDM Marketing Director Dee Scott were present.

SDM Plus Workshop

SDM Plus Workshop/Refresher Square Dance, Mound, Caller Tom Allen.  Dancers from Ar-Dale Dancers, Beaux & Belles, Cambridge Corners, County Line Squares, Crystal Cross Trailers, Dakota Grand Squares, Dakota Squares, Hotfoot Stompers, Kaleidoscope Squares, M.A.G.I.C., Single Circles, Spares & Pairs, Wandering Wheels, Westonka Whirlers, and four unaffiliated were present.

Dancing.

Beaux & Belles

July 7, 2021 – Beaux & Belles Square Dance, St Cloud, Caller Tom Allen, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Dancers from County Line Squares, Koronis Nite Owls, and Westonka Whirlers danced with Beaux & Belles.  Westonka Whirlers Queen Jennifer and King Barry, SDM Chair LeRoy Elfmann, SDM Financial Director Gael Zachman, and SDM Membership Director Mary Kay Amberg were present.

Westonka Whirlers

June 19, 2021 – Westonka Whirlers Square Dance, Mound, Caller Tom Allen, Cuer Sarah Klaphake.  Dancers from Ar-Dale Dancers, Beaux & Belles, County Line Squares (see photo above), Crystal Cross Trailers, Gospel Plus, Hotfoot Stompers, Single Circles, and Spares & Pairs danced with Westonka Whirlers.  Ar-Dale Dancers Queen Carol and King Louie (see photo below), Westonka Whirlers Queen Jennifer and King Barry, SDM Chair LeRoy Elfmann, SDM Financial Director Gael Zachman, SDM Historian Al Martin, SDM Marketing Director Dee Scott, and SDM Membership Director Mary Kay Amberg were present.

Ar-Dale Dancers Queen Carol and King Louie

 

 

Buffalo Days

June 17, 2021 – County Line Squares “Buffalo Days Demo,” Buffalo, Caller Abe Maier.  Westonka Whirlers Queen Jennifer and King Barry joined the County Line Squares dancers (some of the dancers departed before the photo above was taken).

Buffalo royalty joined us for a tip.

Square dancing.

 

MN State Convention

June 11-13, 2021 – Minnesota State Square and Round Dance Convention; Breezy Point Resort; Featured Caller Mike Hogan, national and area callers; Featured Cuers Kay and Bob Kurczewski and area cuers.  Two hundred and fourteen dancers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin were present.  Photos below were taken on Sunday morning with nine squares dancing.