Janelle Arthur Western music and dancing filled the Sol Ballroom on Wednesday, Nov. 3 as 70 Ranchers stepped out to the live music of Wild Ride, a popular Tucson-based country band. As the number of western dancers at the Ranch continues to grow, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Social Dance Club (SBRSDC) has now sponsored three dances…
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Clubs & Classes, December 2021
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 realizing it. Take your mind off your feet, put…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Ranch Western Dancers Prep for a Wild Ride!
Janelle Arthur With the number of Western dancers at the Ranch growing, the board of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Social Dance Club (SBRSDC) decided to dip a boot into separate, monthly dances devoted to Western music and dancing. Country-western lessons were expanded with a new instructor, dance teacher Richard Russell, and Ranch resident Bob Authur was…
Clubs & Classes, October 2021
Ranch Western Dancers Have a Boot Scootin’ Good Time
Janelle Authur Forty-seven Ranchers and guests dusted off their cowboy hats, boots, and jeans for the Ranch’s first No-Frills Boom Box Western Dance on Friday, Sept. 3, in the Sol Ballroom. Sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Ranch Social Dance Club (SBRSDC), the western dance featured a wide variety of more than 30 country songs played on…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Rancheros Square Dance Club to Offer Lessons
Carol Hays and Rebecca Williams If you can walk, you can square dance. Square dancing has changed and is now more fun than ever before. The Rancheros Square Dance Club dances with our sister club, SaddleBrooke Squares. We dance to all types of music, no longer just country music. Our live callers use multiple genres from…
Clubs & Classes, June 2020
SaddleBrooke Ranch Residents and Square Dancers Team Up to Make Medical Masks
Rebecca Williams In early April at the suggestion of Rick and Elaine Beeble of the SaddleBrooke (SB) Squares, the Squares and their sister club, Rancheros Square Dance Club, undertook a formidable challenge to make 500 medical masks for visiting nurses, Senior Village volunteers, vulnerable SaddleBrooke residents, nursing homes, foster care social workers, pediatric clinics, Tucson Medical…
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
Social Ballroom Dance Club News
Carol Osgood, PR Committee The SaddleBrooke Ranch Social Ballroom Dance Club is for all dancers. Improve your skills or learn to dance for the very first time! It is all for fun, with a wonderful social network. You can dance like no one is watching! The March Dance and Dine in the Sol Ballroom was…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
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Clubs & Classes, February 2020
Can Line Dance be Fun for You? Rebecca’s Classes get Underway!
Dr Mark Magdanz Can you still get in? Maybe, for Saturday’s class. Here’s a most timely and simple 2020 resolution that’s both fun and healthy. I’m having more joy in 2020 – with line dancing. Why line dance after seasonal celebration memories fade? Mostly for that extra bit of fun. Also, burn calories with 3000-5000 steps performed…