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The Swinging B’s Square Dancing is Preparing

for its 50th Anniversary

By Christine Ouellet Bill was also involved with round
dancing here in Cornwall. He even
he Square-Dancing Club, taught round dancing to members
TSwinging B’s, will be turning of the Swinging B’s who were
50 this upcoming season. The 2025- interested in doing more styles of
2026 Square Dancing season starts dancing.”
in September and ends in April. In Penny also interviewed Joan
anticipation of the 50th anniversary, Gaudreau. With her husband, Don
Club members are busy planning
Hogan, they started dancing in
for the occasion. They plan to
1997. “Joan was like many others
combine next year’s St. Patrick’s
who first started dancing and when
dance with the 50th anniversary.
she saw the dresses the dancers
Special guest callers and invitations
were wearing, well, she wasn’t
are going out to surrounding clubs.
at all interested in them. Joan is a
Club members will be going out to
great seamstress. By the start of
visit surrounding clubs to promote
the next season, Joan will have
the 50th Anniversary and sell
made herself eighteen outfits. Joan
advance tickets. This will help the
& Don also went with Bill Shield
committee to prepare the hot & cold
to a round dance with the caller,
buffet, as well as the seating for the
Dorothy Tweed, from Prescott,
event.
Ontario. They also travelled to a
Penny Lavave, past vice
line dance in Massena, Upper New
president, interviewed Bill Shield,
York, USA, and the caller was Louis
now at 93, and asked him how
Sequin. Besides working full time,
he became interested in square Bill Shields Photo Submitted
Joan and Don were out dancing four
dancing. She said, “At 93 years
times a week. Joan’s last comment
young, he is still going strong. now dance to hip-hop, rock and numerous occasions. On July 1st
was, “The most important thing roll, country, and popular tunes. they danced at the Lost Villages,
In 1994 he saw a square dance
was to listen to the caller to learn The callers are also great singers, dressed up in the red and white
demonstration at the Civic Complex
the steps.” and each has their style or taste in Canadian flag colors. They also
Bandshell here in Cornwall. That
same year he attended the Carleton However, in her conversation, music. They can surprise you, not danced in numerous other venues
Place Christmas Dance, the big the one thing that the interviewers only in the songs they sing, but in such as campground once a month,
invitational dance. He couldn’t did not mention was the music. She the different calls (or steps) they a demo at the new John Johnson
have you dancing to.” Manor in Williamstown, or a Tartan
believe all the fancy dresses the explains that, “Times have changed
ladies were wearing and the men and so has the music, it is no longer The club has been very active in Glengarry, which are all an
enjoyable experience for everybody.
with matching square dance ties. limited to country hoedown. We this summer, and they danced on