Our regular second Tuesday Party Night for February will have the theam of "King of Hearts", with Dick Neumann calling. Dick will put on some rounds records if the dancer want them. As usual there will be a lot of fun dancing and good food the fun will start at 7:00pm. Hope to see you there on February 9th.
The Valley Twirlers are a Plus club. We dance every Tuesday at the Bostonia Recreation Center, 1049 Bostonia Street, El Cajon, CA. (See Location Map). Our caller is Dick Neumann and all Plus dancers are always welcome. The second Tuesday of each month is our Party Night.
For the nonparty nights, Class 6:30 to 7:30pm and Club dance from 7:30 to 9:00pm.
On the party nights (2nd Tue.) the club dances from 7:00 to 9:00pm.
Our party nights are legendary! Great food, clever decorations, and camaraderie to spare, along with topnotch calling and cueing, make these nights extra-special. Party nights are held on the second Tuesday of each month at Bostonia Recreation Center, 1049 Bostonia Street, El Cajon (See Location Map) , with Dick Neumann calling.
Parties begin at 7:00 and end at 9:00 PM. . (Also see Special Dances and Events, for other activities we will be presenting.)
We will be presenting the following special dances and events throughout the year:
Beginners Square Dance Class
Our Beginners Square Dance Class which started on September 15, is now closed to beginning dancers. But students from other class and dancers who want to get back into Square Dancing are always welcome... The class will be held at the Bostonia Recreation Center, 1049 Bostonia Ave., El Cajon. (See Location Map), Tuesdays, from 6:30 to 8:00PM. Our club caller Dick Neumann will be the class instructor. Plan to come and join in the fun and fellowship of Square Dancing, it is also a good form of exercise. For more fun bring along some friends. A partner is not required but it is much better if you have one. . For additional information call Nancy or Jim at (619) 469-1470 or Barbara or Stan at (619) 465-3521. Also you can e-mail us at: valleytwirlers@cox.net
The following is a list of the travel banners we have. Some of these banners have been in our custody for some time, and they would like to get back to their home club. We honor banner retrieval at all our dances, so why don't you come and retrieve your. (Note this list is up to date, but photo isn't)
Dick Neumann, professional square dance caller, has been calling for the enjoyment of square dancers for over 30 years. He is an accredited member of CALLERLAB, the International Square Dance Callers Association and is the secretary for the San Diego County Square Dance Callers Association. Dick has been a recording artist on Buckskin and Ocean Wave square dance record labels.
Dick Neumann was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in New Jersey and graduated from Edison High School in 1962. After graduation Dick joined the United States Marine Corps. Dick stayed in the Marine Corps for twenty two years before retiring in 1984 and going to work in the civilian sector where he was employed as Vice President of Quality Assurance for several electronics firms.
Dick's square dance life started while stationed at Millington, TN, where he first took square dance lessons with the Bumble Bee Squares. After being transferred to Okinawa, Japan, Dick danced with the Gecko Squares at Kadena Air Force Base. During this time, the club caller was transferred and Dick, suffering from a case of the stupids, tried his hand at calling. Dick began his square dance calling career in 1976 where he called and taught classes for the Gecko Squares and Red Hots square dance clubs. While undertaking his beginning calling career, Dick was tutored by John Walter, a fellow Marine and well established caller from Orange county California. Dick, John and the late round dance cuer Bob Malthouse provided calling and cueing entertainment for several years to military and civilian square and round dancers in the Far East.
After being transferred to California in 1982, Dick became the club caller/instructor for numerous clubs in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Imperial and San Diego counties. Some of his regular home clubs and classes have included the Western Stars, DoSi Dancers, Escondo"c"si's, Activ-8-ers, Ramblin' Rogues, Valley Twirlers, Leisure World Squares, Lighthouse Squares, Travelin' Turtles, Tip Toppers, Wagon Train Squares, Desert Sundancers and SkeeRunchers. Dick has called for individual clubs in Oregon, California and Arizona. He has been a featured caller at conventions, festivals and jamborees at the national, state and local levels.
In May of 2004, Dick's calling career was interrupted when he under went surgery for the correction of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. As this type of operation sometimes goes, there were severe post operative complications, and he spent the next 3 years in hospitals and nursing homes. After his return home in May of 2007, Dick has resumed his calling career, although he is now calling from a wheelchair.
In June of 2008 Dick rejoined the Valley Twirlers Square Dance Club as their club caller and has begun booking dances throughout southern California.
Dick and his wife Linda, reside in El Cajon, along with Mia, Linda's pet Chihuahua.
For information on other clubs and dances in the San Diego Area check out one of the following Web sites:
Back Country Square Dance Association
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This site was first published on July 15, 1997.