Tag: dancing

Western Dancers Kick Off 2024 Boot Scootin’

Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers continued to wear the leather off their cowboy boots with some major boot scootin’ at the January and February 2024 SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Social Dance Club’s Western dances. On Jan. 12, Anthony Taylor Jr. and the Good Ol’ Boys brought their steel guitar and honkey tonkin’ back to the Sol Ballroom…

Dancing Can Free Your Soul

Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart When I ask people why they don’t dance more, they get remorseful, maybe a little defensive. They don’t have time, they don’t have the opportunity, they no longer feel very agile. One person sadly suggested to me that dancing is something you do when you’re young and then you stop. That wasn’t the…

Kickin’ It to Live Country Western Music

Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers enjoyed two more boot-scootin’, heel stompin’ Western dance parties on July 14 and Aug. 4 in the Sol Ballroom at the Ranch House. Tucson-area band Wild Ride provided the live music in July and Patrick Rayl and the .357 Band did the honors in August. Recognizing the popularity of Western dancing in…

Western Dancers Spin in Red, White, and Blue

Janelle Authur Ranch western dancers, decked out in red, white, and blue, took to the Sol Ballroom dance floor for the SBR Dance Club’s western dance on Friday, June 9. Tucson-area band Whiskey Roads provided the live music as dancers swirled and twirled to their favorite country-western songs. The club sponsors monthly western dances featuring…

Line Dance Party a Big Success!

Charles Hendryx On June 23 at the Ranch House Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) line dancers hosted a line dance party. More than 70 dancers came from Voyager Line Dance at Voyager RV Resort, Sunliners Line Dance at Oro Valley Sun City, SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, and as walk-ins. For example, Vail, Ariz., had a dance instructor attend and…

Highway Outlaws Ride onto the Ranch Stage

Janelle Authur If you want to hear and dance to some of the best Country Western bands in Tucson—live—without leaving the Ranch, come on down to the Sol Ballroom for the SBR Social Dance Club’s monthly Western dances. The club schedules bands that are well-known and respected in the Tucson music scene and regularly play…

Enjoy Many Styles of Dancing!

Dancing, no matter the style—ballroom, western, Latin, hip hop, line dancing—and no matter your level of training (or no training at all), is just fun and joyful. Dancing can be spiritual, emotional, loving, and crazy—a time to enjoy, cut loose, or find a sense of wellbeing. Whatever dance does for you, or what dance means to…

Ranch Western Dancers Step Out in Colorful Style

Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers took to the dance floor in boots and color at the March and April SBR Social Dance Club Western dances. On March 10, more than 80 Western dancers welcomed an early St. Patrick’s Day dressed in green and orange. Colorful clothing ranged from wild hats with lights and glitter to…

Why Dance?

Dance and exercise yourself to a strong heart and good health. Enjoy the company of others with music and movement. Dancing is good for you mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Learning the basics of dance can increase your confidence in a variety of situations without you even realizing it. Take your mind off your feet,…