Hello Dancers,

Is it spring yet? I don’t know about all of you but the cold weather we have been having is nice as long as I am inside next to the fireplace with a nice hot cup of coffee. I hope you all have been staying warm and have been enjoying our favorite past time as much as possible. Warmer weather is coming, as spring is approaching. Hang in there a little longer and you will be wishing it was cold when the summer heat arrives.

Lessons have been going on around the area. I look forward to seeing how many graduates we have from this winter’s lessons. I hope that we have a lot of students who cross over into dancing at student hoedowns and then on to regular dances. As mentioned before, please be patient with these new dancers as they get out on the floor. You were a new dancer not long ago and time has helped all of us sharpen our dancing skills. These new dancers need that time also!

In April, NORTEX is having a teen/youth dance after the Quarterly Meeting on the 6th. It will be from 4:30-6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to come and dance. We want to encourage the youth to go out and dance with people their age. Once they are out on the floor, seasoned dancers can come out and make squares. It’s going to be fun. I know there have been teen dances in the past within NORTEX, but I can’t remember ever hearing about one. Let’s really push to make this a success by having as many of our youth as possible be a part. I have done a preliminary count and have 22 on my list. I am sure there are others that I have not counted. Let’s get the word out!! Pamela and I went to Houston to visit a teen club in February. They had 4 squares, and we were told this was a small dance. I truly hope we can build up to that kind of participation here.

During the February NORTEX Quarterly Business meeting, Erika Brown of the nominating committee announced nominations for next year’s elected officers. Bob Rodgers is rotating out as an Area Vice President and Tammie & Phil Rhoades were nominated to take his place. The other nominated officers have not changed. Come to the Business Meeting in April and have your club’s delegates vote for the person you wish to have support you as an officer in NORTEX.

I have heard it said that when life boxes you in, Square Dance! I look forward to seeing you out in a square.

Let’s Grow NORTEX,