Calendar Highlights:
MS/PL:
22-MAY-2022
MS/PL:
16-JUL-2022
SQUARE Dance PLUS with Rounds Workshop:
Thursdays 7:30 PM Started THU 17-FEB-2022
ROUND Dance Class:
Mondays 7:00 PM
New Session Started MON 11-APR-2022
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* * * Welcome * * *
NOTE on
COVID-19: Due to the
relaxation of the health emergency
restrictions, we are resuming dances
and classes. FnS Home Square
Dances resume starting in mid-October 2021.
Round Dance Classes resume starting in
mid-September 2021. Square Dance Classes
resume at the end of September 2021. Our usual
Scott Hall is currently not available and new
locations are noted below. For the
safety of all, proof
of vaccination is required and
masks are
encouraged by all at FnS square
dance events. [Note that on 11-MAR-2022 we
relaxed requirements to encouraging rather
than requiring wearing masks.] Please sanitize
hands after every tip. Please bring your own
water bottle. We hope you all stay healthy.
Update 9/23/21: New locations
(unless otherwise noted) are: Saturday
Dances will be at: Westborough
Senior Center, 4 Rogers Rd, Westborough, MA
01581. Thursday Square Dance Classes
will be at: Brazilian American Center - BRACE,
560 Waverly St, Framingham, MA 01702. Monday Round
Dance Classes will be at: AMVETS
POST #79, 79 Superior Drive, Natick, MA
01760. We will continue to update this note
as events warrant.
Learn to Round Dance: Beginner
Round Dance Classes will be on Mondays at 7:00
PM. New Location: AMVETS POST #79,
79 Superior Drive, Natick, MA 01760.
SEE FLYER.
Contact us at rounds@fairsnsquares.com
for information on the next class.
Learn to
Square Dance: Classes are on
Thursdays at 7:30 with instruction by
Class-Caller Steve Park. Contact us at dance@fairsnsquares.com
for information on the next introductory class
starting
in the
Brazilian American Center - BRACE,
560 Waverly St, Framingham, MA 01702. See our
recent flyer.
We host one or two Mainstream & Plus
dances each month on a Saturday night
from October to May. We alternate Squares and
Rounds (2+2). Check out our current year calendar
for details. All our dances run from 8:00 PM
to 10:30 PM (unless otherwise noted).
Upcoming Square Dance Events:
The next home dance will be our 60th
Anniversary Dance. This will be a
Mainstream & Plus level dance in Westborough
Senior Center, 4 Rogers Rd,
Westborough, MA 01581 on SUNDAY, MAY-22
from 2 PM to 5 PM with Steve
Park calling and Lynn Sa
cueing. See our PDF map,
or interactive Google map.
See Flyer.
Come celebrate 60 years with us!
The following home dance will be a Mainstream
& Plus level dance in Westborough
Senior Center, 4 Rogers Rd,
Westborough, MA 01581 on Saturday, JUL-16
from 8 PM to 10:30 PM with Ted Lizotte
calling and Harriett Clarke cueing.
There will be early A1
at 7:30 PM. See our PDF map,
or interactive Google map.
See Flyer.
Upcoming Square and Rounds
Class/Workshops:
A PLUS Workshop with Rounds started
on Thursday 17-FEB-2022. See flyer.
A new Rounds Class session started
on Monday 11-APR-2022. See flyer.
NOTE:
The
entry fee is $9 at all our regular Saturday
Dances (unless noted otherwise). Non-dancers
are welcome to come and watch for free. The
Fairs 'n Squares now offers hearing assist
equipment for use at classes and dances. For
the safety of all, proof of vaccination
is required and masks are encouraged
by all at FnS Home Dances and classes.
more for
members.
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SQUARE
DANCE CLASS/WORKSHOP
PLUS Workshop with Rounds started FEB-17, 2022
Thursdays - 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Brazilian-American Center - BRACE -
560 Waverly Street, Framingham, MA
01702 map
See Flyer.
Steve Park will teach Plus. Dancers
wanting to learn Plus or to review
Plus are welcome. Lynn Sa will cue
Rounds. Dancers will be invited to
critique new dances in Lynn’s
repertoire. For the safety of all,
proof of vaccination is required
and masks are encouraged
by all at FnS square dance
events.
Contact us at dance@fairsnsquares.com
for information on the best time to
join our next beginners class.
Note: The PLUS Workshop location will
be in Westborough for the summer (JUN
through AUG).
SQUARE
DANCE - TRY IT
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SUMMER
SQUARE DANCE PLUS WORKSHOP
PLUS Workshop starting JUN 2, 2022
Thursdays - 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Westborough Senior Center, 4 Rogers
Rd, Westborough, MA 01581
See our PDF map,
or interactive Google map.
Rounds will be included on some nights.
Steve Park will teach Plus. Dancers
wanting to learn Plus or to review
Plus are welcome. At some of these
workshops, Lynn Sa will occasionally
cue Rounds (in JUL & AUG). Dancers
will be invited to critique new dances
in Lynn’s repertoire. For the safety
of all, proof of vaccination is required
and masks are encouraged by
all at FnS square dance events.
Contact us at dance@fairsnsquares.com
for information on the best time to
join our next PLUS workshop.
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ROUND
DANCE CLASSES
Join our next Introductory class
started APR-11, 2022.
Mondays - 7:00 to 10:00 PM - for
beginners and non-beginners
Location: AMVETS POST #79, 79 Superior
Drive, Natick, MA 01760
SEE FLYER .
The Fairs 'n Squares is sponsoring a
new beginner's Round Dance class on
Mondays. This class will introduce you
to the fundamentals of round dancing
(also known as choreographed ballroom
dancing). NEW DANCERS: 7:00 -
8:30 PM (learn Tango - no prior
experience needed); INTERMEDIATE
DANCERS: 8:30 - 10:00 PM
(various rhythms will be reviewed -
for dancers with some experience).
This class will be taught by one of
the best Cuer/Instructors in our area:
Birgit
Maguire. There will be
several sessions available from SEP
through MAY.
If you are interested in joining the
next round dance class,
please contact us for more details and
to let us know of your interest by
calling us at 508-651-7571 or
e-mailing us at rounds@fairsnsquares.com.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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60th Anniversary Dance
Sunday, May 22, 2022 2:00-5:00 PM,
Westborough Senior Center, 4 Rogers
Rd, Westborough, MA 01581
See Flyer.
The Fairs 'n Squares will be celebrating
60 years of square and round dancing fun
on Sunday, May 22, in Westborough. The
club was organized in 1962, when the
first group of dancers graduated from a
series of classes held in the Framingham
Civic League. The club has danced in
several venues since then, but it is
still a Framingsham-based organization.
We hope many of our friends from other
clubs will join in our celebration. |
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REGIONAL & NATIONAL EVENTS
The Fairs 'n Squares encourages all
square and round dancers to attend
upcoming national and regional and
area events:
New England Square and Round Dance
Convention, - Hyannis, MA -
April 22 - 24, 2022. See the Registration
webpage.
71st
National Square Dance
Convention - Evansville, Indiana -
June 22-25, 2022
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FnS Scholarship for Framingham area
student
The FnS provides a $1,000 per
year scholarship for up to
four years to a worthy
Framingham student. In spring
2018 the Fairs ’n Squares
selected a new student to
receive this ongoing honor.
Mary-Ann Mufute graduated
second in her class at Keefe
Technical High School, and she
is currently attending Boston
College. Our next student
selection is in spring 2022.
We raise money for this
scholarship through a raffle.
The most recent raffle
drawing was completed on
14-NOV-2020. The next raffle
is being delayed due to the
pandemic conditions.
All dancers are welcome to
support this scholarship.
Although our next raffle is
currently not scheduled, the
Fairs 'n Squares also accepts
tax deductible donations to
the scholarship fund. To
support the scholarship just
send your donation check made
out to: Fairs 'n Squares. Send
it to: FnS Scholarship Fund,
PO Box 177, Framingham, MA
01704-0177. For additional
details on the scholarship
fund e-mail
our current Scholarship Fund
chairpersons.
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Mary-Ann Mufute (Right) with Ann
and John Newey.
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The Fairs 'n Squares now
offers hearing assist
equipment for use at classes
and dances. This equipment
helps those with hearing
problems to hear our caller
more clearly and decreases the
impact of other noise in the
room. We have several ear
pieces available for your use.
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