Christmas Wind Up 2019

We wound up 2019 with six squares enjoying Brent's calling to Christmas tunes.

Toys Donated to Burnaby Christmas Bureau (press photo for clearer image)

Train Dance 2019

We had 6 squares enjoying Brent's wonderful calling to some great railroad songs last Thursday.

Engineer Brent

Dave & Jenny with guests Ron (top), George & Betty

Conductor Barbara

Here is a link to the photos.

Robbie Burns Dance January 23

We are pleased to announce that we will celebrate Robbie Burns Night in 2020 with a live piper and haggis.

Here is a link to the pdf version of Bob's great flyer above.

Muffin Madness

Brent, Therese, Marie, Bill, Jenny, Daphne, Barbara, Bob, Chuck,
Rob, Merle, Dave, Bruce, Bel, Susan, Ron, Maryanne, Joe with Steve

 Photo by Lynette (press photo for clearer image)

We had just over 2 squares attend Royal Swingers' Muffin Madness last night.  It was a fun night!  Brent joined Steve calling for a couple of tips, much to our delight.

We hope to see you back at Burnaby Lake Pavilion on November 14.

Visit to Chilliwack Rhythm Reelers

Joe, Maryanne, Rob, Merle, Brent, Daphne, Chuck,
Bob, Barbara, Abe, Betty, Marie, Bill

Brent's Bunch enjoyed an excellent evening of Brent and Heather
calling and cuing on Friday night. We look forward to Rally in the
Valley when they will perform together again.

Visit to Town ‘n’ Country Dancers

Dave, Steve, Cheryl, Gordon, Tally, Joe, Maryanne, Daphne,
Ron, Bel, Chuck, Bob, Barbara, Jenny, Chuck, Marguerite
(press photo for larger image)

We had a good turnout and a lot of fun when we visited Town 'n' Country's Pumpkin Patch Dance and Pie Night on October 28.

Welcome to the 50s, Therese!

We held a surprise Fifties dance on October 24 to celebrate Therese's 50th birthday.  We were delighted to welcome Town 'N' Country for a visitation that evening, as well as guests from Rainbow Squares, Royal Swingers and Surrey Square Wheelers.  (Press photo for sharper image.)

Therese, Chuck & Margaret prepare to blow out their candles

Brent, John & Rose

Town 'n' Country Dancers

Mary and John Corrigan, Town 'n' Country caller couple

Follow this link to check out the happy faces and great costumes!

Brent's Bunch is DARK for 2 weeks, Upcoming Train Dance Nov 21

Brent's Bunch will not be dancing Halloween night, nor Thursday November 7. We will be back dancing at Burnaby Lake Pavilion on Thursday, November 14.

Please see Coming Events in the sidebar for a link to our November 21 Train Dance flyer.

This Friday November 1, we will visit Chilliwack Rhythm Reelers for Brent & Heather's Plus Dance.

And the following Friday, November 8, we will visit Royal Swingers' Muffin Madness dance.

We hope to see you in a square soon!

Chuck & Daphne

Chuck and Marguerite Jordan Honoured

Our very own Chuck and Marguerite Jordan were honoured today with national and provincial certificates recognizing Chuck's 60 plus years of calling and Marguerite's unflagging support.

We are DARK on Thursday, October 17

Happy Thanksgiving!  A reminder we are DARK this week due to a boating event at the hall.  Hope to see you at our October 24 dance!

Daphne

Visit to Brent Does Broadway

Susan, Doug, Therese, Brent, Daphne, Chuck, Jenny, Dave

Six of us had a blast visiting the Rainbow Squares on Saturday, October 12 for their Brent Does Broadway dance. Thanks to Joyce for taking the photo.  (Press photo for clearer image.)

We are DARK on September 26

Due to a rowing event, the hall is unavailable on September 26.  We will visit the Royal Swingers on September 27.

We hope to see you back at Burnaby Lake Pavilion on October 3!

Daphne

Talk Like A Pirate Day 2019

Ahoy me hearties!  We had a fine beginning to our season with our Talk Like A Pirate Day dance on September 19, with visitors from as far away as Texas!  Here are those in costume, which added a visual reflection of the colourful language.

Our Captain Brent

George & Betty

Jenny & Dave

Daphne & Chuck

Here is a link to more photos.

Our next dance will be Thursday, October 3.

Daphne

Circle 8 Ranch 2019

We had a great time at Brent Mawdsley and Scott Coon's weekend at Circle 8 Ranch August 23 - 25, and here are photos to prove it!  (Press photo for clearer image.)

Barbara, Bob, Bel, Ron, Maryanne, Debra, Joe, Greg

Brent and Scott keeping us entertained

Barbara and Bel shopping

Rosalie & David and Debra & Greg of Town 'N' Country

Barbara and Bob

Chuck enjoying bocce

Phil, Bette & Maryanne watch Bel measure

Brent and Darcy with top of Rosalie's hat

Serious business, this Cheeto identification!

Callers perform bocce ballet

Seven RVers Camping we chorus in turn

Jean, Pete, Lew & Oren (our happy hour hosts) of Rainbow Squares

Scott's daughter Colleen entertains us while callers change eras

Willie & Julio adjust their equipment

Brent and Scott continue in great form to the end!

Joe, Ron, Bel, Debra, Greg, Maryanne, Jenny, Dave prepare to head home

 
The participation trophy has been updated...

Hi Everybody,

I hope you all having a great summer.  We look forward to seeing many of you at Circle 8 Ranch in a few weeks.  I hope you are all looking forward to getting back to regular dancing in the fall as I am.

Thanks for your great feedback about the schedule and dance times.  Based on this we will do the following:

• Start on Thursday, Sept 19, since many people are away in early September, and hold the last dance Dec 19, so we get in 10 dances  
• Dance from 7:30 - 9:20 pm with “coffee” break 9:20 - 9:40 pm to avoid the early evening traffic and have a social time at the end of the dance so all can relax, then help clean up (we have to be out of the hall by 10 pm)

Therefore, Brent’s Bunch will start dancing again on Thursday, September 19 with our Talk Like A Pirate Day dance, at the Burnaby Lake Pavilion from 7:30 – 9:20 pm.  We have 10 nights of dancing in the fall of 2019 as shown in the schedule. 

Of course, visitors are always welcome.  The visitor fee is $7.50 per person per night to be put in the jar, so please bring exact change.  The annual FVSRDA insurance fee is $15.00 per dancer and is due in September. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Therese and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Best Regards,
Brent
Home Phone: 604-594-8622

Visit to Rainbow Squares

Merle, Rob, Daphne, Brent, Chuck, Marguerite, Chuck, Therese

A group of us visited Rainbow Squares for their wind-up Tribute to Sinatra Dance, which fell on Brent's birthday.  Here we are posing with the banner and Ol' Blue Eyes himself.  Thanks to Janet Purser for taking the photo.

Mystery Dance April 25

We had a fun time at our annual Mystery Dance.  As usual, no one except Brent & Therese dressed for the theme, which was New Orleans.

Here is a link to additional photos.

Mystery Dance

Please consider joining us this Thursday April 25 for our famous Mystery Dance.  Brent picks the theme without telling us until we get to the hall, and dancers who dress in the theme will win a prize. 

The following week is our final dance of the season.  We'd love to see any of our past dancers who'd like to come to say hello.

Daphne 

It was Easter and we were hopping!

Brent and guest caller Steve Edlund called a wonderful Easter dance to the nine squares of dancers on the floor.

Press here to see additional photos.

Next Thursday April 25 is our Mystery Theme dance.

Brent will join Steve to call at the Royal Swingers Friday.
 

April 11 Visit to Stardowners

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We had a great time visiting the Stardowners last night - almost 3 squares of Brent's Bunch came to collect our banner, and Ray kept the 7 squares on the floor hopping! Thanks to Robin Gentry for the photo.

Reminder: Brent's Bunch is DARK this week

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A reminder that Brent's Bunch is DARK Thursday, April 11. We will instead visit the Stardowners on Thursday, who are kindly switching to Plus that night for our visit. Remember to wear your burgundy and white, if you have it.  Let me know if you want me to send you a map.

We resume with our Easter Dance on Thursday, April 18, featuring Steve Edlund joining Brent. April 25 will be our ever popular Mystery Theme dance, and we will have our season wind-up on May 2.

Hope to see you soon!

Daphne

St. Patrick's Dance

Here is a photo of 5 of our March birthdays, with their cake.

Daphne, Abe, Jenny, Walter, Dave (press picture to enlarge)

Visit to Town 'N' Country

Here's the happy group retrieving our banner from Town 'N' Country President Couple Peter and Lucille.  We were given a very warm welcome and had a great time!

Hope we'll see you at our next dance,  March 14.

Daphne

Reminder: Brent's Bunch is DARK this week

A reminder that Brent's Bunch is DARK Thursday, March 7. We will instead dance TONIGHT at Town 'N' Country Dancers at their temporary location of the Pitt Meadows Seniors Activity Centre, 19065 - 119B Avenue, Pitt Meadows, beginning with a Rounds workshop at 7:00 p.m. Remember to wear your burgundy and white, if you have it.

We resume with our St. Patrick's Dance on Thursday, March 14. We will be celebrating my 65th, Abe's 75th, Walter's 85th, Dave and Jenny's birthdays. Let me know if your birthday is near then too and I'll have your name added to the cake.

Hope to see you tonight!

Daphne

Visit from Stardowners

We were delighted to welcome two squares of Stardowners to last night's dance. 

We've tentatively arranged a return visit for April 11.

Brent's Bunch Feb 14 - CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW

Hi Brent's Bunch,  

Thank you for your feedback.  Comments have been mixed; however, although it looks OK now, based on weather forecasts this morning with snow & freezing rain predicted to start this afternoon through the evening causing slippery driving conditions depending on elevation, I think is is better to stay safe than be sorry or stressed out due to the travel conditions.  Therefore, I have CANCELLED the dance and the Burnaby Lake Pavilion for tonight Feb 14.  

We will have a post Valentines dance next Thursday Feb 21 and I've got a new Valentines song to share with you, plus many more.

The Burnaby Lake Pavilion is available Thursday evening, May 2.  Could you let me know if you would like to extend our season to May 2 to make up for the snow day?

Stay safe and warm and Happy Valentines Day.  See you next week. 

Best Regards,

Brent

  

On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 20:48, Brent Mawdsley <brent.mawdsley@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Brent's Bunch,

I just wanted to take and poll and see how you were feeling about driving to the hall tomorrow night.  

Could you reply to me individually and let me know if you think we should CANCEL or DANCE Feb 14?

I'll see what the response is, check with the hall & weather report tomorrow morning and let you all know if we will cancel or dance.

Thanks,

Brent

Robbie Burns Dance

On January 24 we had 5 squares enjoying Brent's excellent calling and selection of Scottish tunes, Bruce's Address to a Haggis, Dave & Jenny's decorations, and Maryanne & Joe's delicious refreshments (with help from Daphne and her sister Cynthia).

Brent

Bruce Addressing a "Haggis"

Maryanne and May in whirling skirts

Sharing a laugh

Don and Dianne in their tartans

Yum! from Maryanne

Scottie dog cookie

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Daphne