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10 Jun - Following our 20th May item about Waggoners SDC, Stepping Squares, (based in Poole, Dorset) is another club which has finalised its Autumn recruitment schedule and begins teaching on 30th September 2013. Full details here.
9 Jun - Scotland's 7th Squarefest will begin on Good Friday, 18th April, 2014. Callers are Thorsten Geppert and Paul Bristow. The 6th Squarefest sold out within 3 weeks of tickets being made available, so early booking is advised. All the information you need is here.
28 May - National Week Of Dance - The dance programme for the event has been modified resulting in more sessions of 'Challenge' dancing. You can view the most recent version of the dance programme here.
22 May - URGENT NOTIFICATION - The BAASDC's 'Let's Square Dance' magazine displays Sheffield Swirlers Birthday Dance as taking place on June 8th (page 23) and also on July 13th (page 24). Please note that the event is on Saturday JUNE 8th. Full details are here.
20 May - Waggoners SDC of Hertingfordbury in Hertfordshire have their annual Autumn recruitment schedule already in place. It includes a FREE taster session in August with the main teaching programme starting on September 9th. Full details here.
28 Mar - The minutes of the short meeting held by the Round Dance Council on March 17th 2013 prior to the SDCCGB AGM are here
26 Mar - Ingeborg Lechner and Robert Vucsina, both members of Austyrias SDC  (based in Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria) contacted Blue Diamonds SDC (Stone, Staffordshire) via this web site and visited that club on 14th March. They enjoyed an evening of Mainstream and Plus and gave a demonstration of Round dancing. Blue Diamonds member Nigel Holmes provided this photo.
18 Feb - CHANGED DATE - The BAASDC Annual General Meeting at Nash Mills near Hemel Hempstead has been re-scheduled to Sunday September 15th. More.. 


 

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The magazine of the BAASDC is published on the first day of  each month except during July and August. Any items for inclusion can be sent to the editor Paul Amor.  If you want to subscribe to the magazine please contact Alan Jackson. Full contact details for both Paul and Alan can be found here.

    

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