Fifty-one revelers from the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) convened at the HOA-1 Clubhouse to celebrate the holidays in style on Thursday, December 20, 2024. For this event, dancers had transformed themselves into all manner of Christmas denizens. There was festive finery, reindeer antlers, Elves, Santa’s Helpers and even one representative of “Team Naughty.” The setting, too was transformed. The Vistas Restaurant where the partiers dined sported its sumptuous holiday décor, and even the Vermillion room where SBLDC normally holds dance practice was graced with an elegant tall Christmas tree in the back corner where the banks of windows meet.
SBLDC celebrated this event with a series of surprises for the dancers, including a photo booth, a raffle of door prizes and an unexpected special dance routine preformed for partiers by dance leaders and other senior dancers. At the photo booth, friends gathered to take a special picture together and the Social Committee provided thematic props such as elves’ hats and reindeer antlers to enhance the photos. The raffle winners carried away prizes such as bottles of holiday cheer, cashmere scarves and even a food processor. But, according to one dancer, Alisa Fenstermacher, “The highlight of the party was when the instructors entertained us with a surprise holiday dance!” The dance was titled, Let’s Have some Fun, and was danced to the tune of “YMCA.” Alisa, a newcomer to SaddleBrooke, went on to say that she feels “embraced by this friendly and talented group of dancers.” A fitting tribute to the SBLDC!
As SBLDC dancers have come to expect, the Music and Dance Committees, as well as the Social Committee pulled out all the stops in making a creative, fun gathering. Celebrants danced to holiday favorites, old and new, perfectly paired to the dances hey accompanied. When revelers took a well-earned break, they dined together at large white-draped tables, surrounded by the lovely Vistas holiday decor and the breathtaking Santa Catalina Mountains just outside the windows. They dined on their choice of marinated skirt steak, chicken marsala, or butternut squash and quinoa stuffed mushroom. But, before long, they were back on the dance floor, doing what they do best!
If you would like to check out our club and perhaps join in the fun, please see our website for details at sbldc.weebly.com. Remember, membership is just $10 per year.
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