Don and Marlene, our wonderful presidents, are featured this time around.

They are a great example of what square dancers are, friendly, caring, fun, encouraging and tireless in their efforts to bring the joy of square dancing to others.

We started square dancing in 1978 after a Fun Night to which our neighbors Helen & Peter Gabriel finally succeeded to convince us to go. We graduated in 1979 when the Town Howlers had at least 16-18 squares at a dance.

We danced for a few years then Marlene was working evenings and the two children got involved in baseball and boy scouts as did we; so our Friday dancing nights were taken over for a while. In 1988 Marlene took a day job, the boys were 16 & 13 we got some time back so we returned to another Fun Night with newly acquired friends Bob & Theresa Haupt. We met another couple, Mike & Barbara Rocha from Little Compton who used to dance with the "other Portsmouth Square Dance Club" the Grand Squares but  like the Davises, family needs superseded dancing.

We danced in Dan Faria's basement in Westport for a year then felt brave enough to try club level dancing again and the rest is history.

Bob is now a Caller, the Rocha's now have other commitments but join us on special occasions.

Since we started dating in 1966 we have always enjoyed dancing particularly at the now closed Lincoln Park Ballroom in Westport Mass.

Square Dancing is a great part of our lives. It reduces stress, is a fun activity, we can dance anywhere we travel and most of all we have met a wonderful group of people. Our square dance friends are an extended family always there not only to dance but to support one another in all of life's events, happy and tragic.

Helen Gabriel has passed away and Peter has moved back home to New York but their invitation to just TRY Square Dancing has enriched our lives beyond words. We are working on our grown children and their spouses and maybe someday they too will break down & TRY it and find the many joys that this activity has given us.

On a more personal level:
Marlene is a registered nurse working in a Birthing Center and Donald works at an Auto Dealership  selling auto parts. Our children are 'wonderfully' grown and we are so loving our extended roles in square dancing.

We are working on our grown children and their spouses and maybe someday they too will break down & TRY it and find the many joys that this activity has given us.

Donald & Marlene
 

Are you traveling?

Get your square dancing fixes with the
Orange Blossom Squares  
(The Villages)  

in Central Florida

We will be presenting you with other vacation dancing opportunities

By the way, have you seen Lucille's page, she has links to her site and Town Howler photos from our Ice Cream Sundae dance.