Page 10 October 4 , 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE TerriAnn from page 7 me, “I have been calling for 32 years and after a few minutes, the banter of Dave’s I have been calling for the Boots & Bows calls was comforting and I was beginning to for most of that time. We rotate, I do it for understand what he wanted us to do. Calls six years and then somebody else comes in. including promenade, do sa do, circle left, I have been associated with Boots & Bows bow to your partner, pull-by, and bow to from the very beginning. Wednesday is the your corner didn’t sound so foreign as we beginning class.” went along. All of a sudden I was having Rosemary then said to me with that twinkle fun! The two steps I was having a bit of in her eye, “We would love to have you get trouble with were the couples promenade in.” I told her that I didn’t think I would and the swing. Maybe I was trying too dance and didn’t even wear the right shoes. hard and I didn’t want to be too much of I was wearing sandals. “No, you’re fine,” a challenge for Fritz. But I loved learning encouraged Rosemary. “Now I am going the dance and more than that, I was having to have you sign in and I’ll make you a fun. This was a workout! name badge and then I am going to find a Rosemary pointed out that square dancing gentleman for you and we’re going to put is great exercise and will burn off 300 to you in,” said Rosemary. Slacks and sandals 800 calories, strengthen bones, lower blood were not what I would imagine would be pressure, is a low-aerobic exercise and equals great for square dancing, but Rosemary three to four miles of jogging. and her friends made me feel so welcome As the dance ended, I thanked my partner and assured me I would be just fine, so I and the others in our square and headed to decided to give it a try. the back of the room. Rosemary greeted me A little bit later Rosemary introduced and I told her I had fun, but didn’t do very me to my partner (which she located for well and she said, “Don’t worry dear--when me), Fritz Milis. He smiled at me and was you first start, nobody knows what they encouraging from the beginning, especially are doing.” Somehow that was comforting. when I told him I never square danced before. “We have to reserve the Women’s Club Rosemary then announced from the stage every Wednesday night,” said Rosemary. the beginning of the meeting and thanked “Sometimes we have more people because the “angels” from the club who attend the we have new enrollment. Then we close beginning classes on Wednesdays to provide it because we get so advanced. We have partners and help teach new members how a wonderful graduation party and during to square dance and enjoy themselves. the year we will occasionally have a party. Dave the caller began by asking us all to It costs six dollars a night.” The Boots & smile at our partners and our corner. Fritz Bows meets September through June. If you helped me and guided me gently around as would like to keep in shape and have loads we listened. Obviously, Fritz was experienced of fun, I encourage you to contact Rosemary with inexperienced square dancers. Now I at 310-372-9263 and join this remarkable know how to dance other kinds of dance group of wonderful people. and am not a beginner to movement, but As I walked back down the steps of the learning something new right off the bat Women’s Club and headed to my car to with experienced square dancers was a leave, I could still hear Dave calling out the challenge. As we moved in a circle and steps on his microphone. And I thought of all shook hands alternating, one experienced the good and decent people I had met who gentleman whispered, “Relax.” I guess I opened up their hearts to me--and everyone was a bit tense. But I kept moving and Mervis showing off her petticoat. Photos by TerriAnn Ferren. else who came to dance that night. • President of the Boots and Bows Rich Richardson. Millie Butler. Rosemary Walters with her partner ready to dance. Treasurer Doris Brigham. Fritz Milis, my partner.
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