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AUGUSTA — Members of several square dance clubs in Maine traveled to Stowe, Vt., from April 25 to 28 to attend the 61st New England Square and Round Dance Convention.
Some of those attending from Maine represented Squire Town Squares of Winthrop, Central Maine Squares of Waterville, Friendship Squares of Wilton, Pine Cone Reelers of Augusta and the LeVi Rounders of Hermon.
The event began Thursday, April 25, with a welcoming dance for the early arrivals. Friday and Saturday were full days of workshops of different levels of square dancing and round dancing, and the nights were full of dancing, both square and round dancing. Both days went from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and an after party each night went from 11:30 to who knows when?
On Sunday morning, the Square Dance Foundation of New England hosted a dance as a send off for those attending.
The convention brought dancers from all six New England and surrounding states and from as far away as Georgia and Tennessee, along with a large contingent from Canada. All the dancers enjoyed the calling of the 37 volunteer callers for the squares and the 15 cuers for rounds.
The Maine clubs that attended, as well as other clubs in the state, will offer beginner lessons this fall, just after Labor Day. Anyone interested in more information can call Bob Brown at 207-447-0094 or Cindy Fairfield at 207-631-8816; both can answer questions for anywhere in the state.
PHOTO: Some of the Maine dancers who attended the New England Square and Round Dance Convention in Vermont in April were, front row from left, Dave and Ellie Mulcahy, Margaret Carter, Charlotte Sinclair, Nanci Temple; back row, Cindy Fairfield, Bob Brown, Bruce Carter, Milton Sinclair and Fred Temple. The clubs represented by the dancers are Squire Town Squares of Winthrop, Central Maine Squares of Waterville, Friendship Squares of Wilton, Pine Cone Reelers of Augusta, and the LeVi Rounders of Hermon. (Submitted photo)
