Tag: dancing

The beat goes on in summer Line Dance Lessons with Rebecca

Ranch Level 2 has learned several new dances this spring. They are also perfecting a few from previous series. Rebecca and Mark with their Wednesday fun folks at the Hacienda fitness center. See some of your friends here who are chomping at the bit for the new clubhouse to open for a line dance party!

Mark Magdanz Time is short; classes began the week of June 26, sign-ups for Level 1/Beginner, Level 2/Easy Intermediate and Level 3/Intermediate. Line Dance classes for the summer are here. The nine lessons in Level 1 teach you some basics of line dancing in a fun and safe environment. Rebecca teaches with humor, repetition and…

School’s out – So let’s dance!

Thanking the teachers and coordinators

Sheila Bray My husband John and I felt proud as we graduated from the Square Dance class of 2017 receiving a diploma and official name tag. Hmm, come to think of it no one failed the course. You have to develop the ability to laugh at yourself (not pard’ner, of course) when you make simple…

Line dance lessons with Rebecca

Here are the happy faces of Level 1 and 2 SaddleBrooke Ranch dancers after the first Lesson of a nine-class series in spring 2017.

Dr. Mark Magdanz Who still wants to dance this spring? Classes began April 12 for the spring series. With the heat on the way it’s time to figure if any more Ranchers want an indoor activity. Ranch dancers will have a nine-week spring series. Then without a break a summer series will follow. Rebecca accepts…

50s, 60s Sock Hop April 27 – tickets on sale now

Jane Gromelski Return to those thrilling years when we were young. Some of us went to the dances and danced, some watched from the sidelines. Bah to that! We can all get on the floor and dance with our own moves; come and have fun with the music of our golden youth! Sip an alcoholic…

It’s time for your hot weather activity planning

These are your neighbors who heavily work their brains each Wednesday while Line Dancing with Rebecca. They will have learned and perfected 12-14 dances again this winter and built brain connections while burning calories.

Dr. Mark Magdanz Who wants to dance this spring/summer? With the current warm weather it seems we are quickly headed for our changing seasons. It’s time to see who wants to dance at the Ranch for the 2017 spring/summer months. Ranch dancers will have their spring series starting in April and lasting nine weeks. Rebecca…

Partners Western Dance Classes and Club Activities April, 2017

Dancers at the Partners Western Dance

Jane Gromelski, Partners Western Dance Club President Partners Western Dance Club has a lot of boot scooting, ground pounding, dancing fun scheduled for the upcoming year. The club has scheduled a dance on Friday, April 7, with Branded Duo. Mark your calendars so you don’t miss the great music and the dancing fun. The doors…

A fun club for you to join

Kathy and Norm Smith are ready to dance.

Linda Lewis Square dancing is really, really fun. Just ask the over 30 SaddleBrooke dancers who went to Yuma over Valentine’s Day for the annual Yuma Square Dance Festival. Or ask the folks from Sierra Vista who met with SaddleBrooke dancers at the Catalina Recreation Center in early March. You can also check with the…

Square Dancing: friendship set to music

The SaddleBrooke Squares

Rebecca Williams Don and Rebecca Williams of SaddleBrooke Ranch have been helping others learn to square dance for over 15 years. They were initially introduced to square dance in the Chicago area. Rebecca explained, “Unlike some types of dance, learning all the calls takes a number of weeks. However, once learned you can go anywhere…

Line Dancing lessons with Rebecca

This is not how you line dance in Rebecca’s classes. Like most school groups, getting ready for a picture is like herding cats. In Rebecca’s class we always let those in witness protection decline to participate. These are is some of your neighbors deciding how their hair looks.

Dr. Mark Magdanz At this time both levels of Line Dance with Rebecca classes are well underway. Many dances brand new to the community have been learned and older ones reviewed. Years ago Rebecca began to define her classes in levels to denote the degree of dance difficulty, teaching pace and exertion level. In our…