Hello to all.

All the Pre Round-Up Dances have been amazing! Thank you to all the NORTEX clubs, you have been a great support to the 2026 Round-Up. The Round-Up Chairmen and Committee have been working very hard to make the Round-Up Dance special for you. When the NORTEX dancers show up, you are what makes this event great so if you have not registered, please do so at the next Pre Round-Up Dance.

The 2026 Callers Cavalcade and Round-Up are coming up so quickly. It’s only four weeks away! The Callers Cavalcade is one of my favorite dances because I really enjoy having all our amazing NTCA callers at one dance. The NORTEX dancers are truly blessed to have you all calling for our clubs. Then on Saturday for Round-Up, we will have a full day of square dancing with David Toms and Ken Burke plus some round dancing by Marilynn Waguespack. You don’t want to miss out on this great weekend of dancing! There will be a taco lunch served in the facility kitchen on Saturday, so you won’t need to leave the facility to eat.

Some club lessons started in the middle of September. I hope all clubs have good attendance from new students and the club members. It takes great team effort to make this successful, plus a lot of commitment. I am so proud of all the NORTEX clubs for always giving your best at everything you plan and do! I will be looking forward to visiting your club lessons and meeting your students. You will be on my calendar to visit soon. When the students finish their lessons, they will become new dancers. NORTEX dancers, please attend the New Dancer Dances to show your support and to encourage these new dancers. The experienced dancers need to let the students know they are doing a great job dancing and to continue the floor time to build their skills plus confidence. We can encourage them and help them to continue being part of the wonderful family of square dancing. Remember we were all New Dancers at one time! Please be there for our new dancers.

The next NORTEX quarterly business meeting will be November 1st starting at 2:00pm at Swingtime Center. Please mark your calendar. I hope to see all NORTEX officers, club presidents and delegates attending this meeting. We also encourage the club members to attend the meetings as well.

See you soon in a square!

Living Life the NORTEX Way,