The Mount Baker Square Dance Council promotes square and round
dancing in the north Puget Sound region of Washington State (WA).
Serving Snohomish County, Skagit County, Whatcom County, Island County and San Juan County.
This site contains information
on Square
Dance Clubs, Dance
Schedules, New Dancer Lessons and Level
Dances in our region, and much more. Navigate to your areas of interest
by clicking (your mouse) on the buttons in the left margin or clicking on the
"hyperlinked" text or graphics.
There are a
couple of new links on the "Links" page: Callerlab and a square
dance
animations website.
The Callerlab web site includes all the
square dance call definitions.
Getting Started in Square Dancing:
For those of you who may be interested in
getting started in square dancing, we have a
flier (pdf
document) which you
can download from the "Fliers" page which has
some information about square dancing and lessons. Also, be sure to
see our lessons page, which lists the current
dates and times for lessons offered by the
square
dance clubs in the Mt. Baker Square Dance Council.
HEY GUYS:
There are a lot more single women in square dancing than there are single
men. Think about taking our
square dance lessons and join the fun!
"All Around Dancer" Fun Dangle
You Can Earn this Dangle to show that you are
an all around dancer and have a great time
sharpening your dance skills at the same time.
All you have to do is Dance at 10 different
clubs in Mt. Baker Council within 1 year
span of time. (Level dances may be
included).
Have the club president or vice-president
of the club you visit sign and date your
signoff sheet for verification. When you have ten signatures from ten different clubs (including your own home club), present your
signoff sheet to your own club president for your
dangle.
Dangles are available from Mt. Baker
Council at no cost to the club.
Click here for signoff sheet.
Where
to Dance (where2dance.com)
A list of places to go square and round dancing in the northwest. Brought to you
by Kappie Kappenman (also on the "Web
Links" page)
The Mount Baker Square Dance Council is a member of the
Square and Folk Dance Federation of Washington, Inc.
The Square Dance is the
official Washington State dance
On April 17, 1979, the square dance became the official
Washington state dance. When the pioneers came west, they brought with them
a dance called the quadrille, which means square in
French. The pioneers liked the simpler term and so the square dance was
born. The dance is known for its series of figures and footwork. Dancers are
directed by a caller. It is easy to learn, a good form
of exercise and fun.
Square
Dance License Plates
To become a proud owner of a SPECIAL SQUARE DANCER
LICENSE PLATE all you have to do is take your vehicle registration or
license "Renewal Notice" to your local friendly Department of Vehicle
Licensing Agency. Tell them you are a Square Dancer and you want the special
Square Dancer License Plate.
Be sure to send us your new plate number and identify your city
and club name. You can send this information to the Program Coordinator:
Gailyn
Ploeg by e-mail
ploegrj@msn.com or call
360-766-6729.
Events
SKAGIT VALLEY HOEDOWN
Featuring:
Callers: John Corrigan, Brent Mawdsley & Greg Weber
Cuers: Bob & Linda Berka, Sue Weber
Mainstream July 18 Plus July
19, 2008
Sponsored by the Fidalgo Fogcutters and John, Brent, Greg, Sue, Bob & Linda
Gold Rush Day Demo Dance (Gold Bar)
July 26
SQUARE & FOLK DANCE FEDERATION OF WASHINGTON
SEPTEMBER STATE MEETING
Skagit Valley Grange - September 13
Hosted by the
Mt. Baker Council
