A–Listers

Welcome to the first edition of the A–Lister’s club news. Friday night sessions were started as simply the most convenient night to teach A1/A2 to potential Shamrock Square dancers. Since it wasn’t a “club”, the moniker of Happy Squares was reused for Federation membership and insurance purposes. Several of the dancers have requested that Friday nights continue so we’re turning it into a club and the newly adopted club name is A–Listers. The intention is to go year round, but with the Federation summer dances on Friday nights, and with holiday and summer trips, we will not dance several nights during the summer so we’ll keep the schedule page as up to date as we can.

If you believe you are a solid Plus dancer and have interest in some more mental challenge that square dancing offers, see Jim Gotta about getting on the list for A1/A2 lessons. Target date to start the next class is September 26, 2025.

Cloverleaf Squares

We are returning to our Fall and Winter venue at the First Baptist Church of Chili at 3182 Chili Ave, Rochester, NY. We will start off with a Plus dance WITH ice cream on September 7th. The following week is our Open House where we invite potential dancers and those who just want to have some fun. Then, on September 14th, we begin the Basic level western square dance class. Mike Callahan and Jim Gotta are the best instructors in the neighborhood!

Copy Cats

The Copy Cats are gearing up for a new dance season! Our first dance is the Back on Track dance on Saturday, September 6th, followed by a Disney Night dance on Saturday, September 20th. October will find us donning our Western wear for the Western Night dance on the 4th, followed by a ghoulishly good time at our Halloween dance on the 25th. In honor of our veterans, whom we thank for their service, we will hold a Veterans Dance on Nov. 8th. Veterans from any club are welcome to join us for free. Our second dance in November (the 22nd ) will feature a turkey raffle and canned goods collection for the Penfield Ecumenical Food Shelf.

We can’t wait to welcome new dancers (Copy Kittens) to our club! To get things rolling, we have two Open Houses scheduled on September 17th and 24th from 7-9 pm at the Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd. The Open Houses will be followed by two introductory lessons from 7-9 pm on October 1st and 8th. After learning the basics of square dancing, Kittens can sign up for the first session of lessons (through the Penfield Recreation Department) which will meet on the following Wednesdays: 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3,12/10, 12/17, 1/7/26, 1/14, 1/21, and 1/28. The second session will run from February 4th through April 8th, 2026. We look forward to another great group of new dancers joining our family.