Hello Dancers,
It is such a pleasure to be serving, as your NORTEX President, at this moment in time. There is a joy of dancing that has not been seen in years. With that, comes the drive to share our pastime with the community. Vince Matej leads the charge in lining up Demos throughout the area. A lot of these demos are outdoors and occasionally get cancelled because of weather. That happened to the Nocona Demo that was scheduled for February 10, 2024. We all woke up to pouring rain and chilling cold. The announcement went out to all the clubs that the Demo was cancelled. The North Texas Camping Squares were already camping near the location and witnessed the weather clear just before the scheduled Demo time. They put on a Demo with one square (one couple had to be brought up out of the crowd) and no caller (they went online and pulled up music they danced to). What a testimony to the spirit we have been working so hard to build. Those participating were Nikki & Joey Barrett, Buck & Cathy Grimes and Terry & Sandy Alderson; along with Eva & Keland from the crowd. Words cannot express how impressed and thankful I am for this outstanding effort.
The NORTEX Nominating Committee put forth their nominees for the new slate of NORTEX Officers that will be voted on at the April 21, 2024 Quarterly Meeting. This is an important meeting and I encourage all clubs to attend. Even if you aren’t a delegate, your opinion matters. Immediately following this meeting is a FREE dance. Much has been accomplished in a short amount of time. This dance is in CELEBRATION of each and every NORTEX dancer. Early Rounds start at 5:15 with the dance from 5:30 – 7:30. See the flyer in this Promenade.
A Team Building outing, NORTEX dancers and NTCA callers/cuers have enjoyed, is going to the Texas Rangers games together. This year we get to say “World Champion Texas Rangers”. And, we have reserved a block of tickets for Sunday, May19th, at 1:35 pm. There is a flyer in this Promenade with all the details. We would love to have you join in the fun. Make your reservations today.
As you know, many of us have been working on updating our NORTEX history. “NORTEX – Then and Now” is well on its way to being presented for your reading pleasure. If you have submitted your club history, you have probably gotten a preview of your club’s chapter. Alex Nestor, Sam Stephens and Kevin Hadley are working out the details on how best to present this new history on our website. Vicki Spray, Kaye Gregory, Kim Neff and I have worked countless hours to pull the history together, put it in an eye appealing format, and correct errors. One comment made was “I feel you have written ’War and Peace’ and I have read it”. Many Past Presidents, Club Presidents and Dancers have contributed to this effort. Please know you are appreciated. It couldn’t have happened without you. The plan is to have one copy of the NORTEX chapters available for perusing at the April 21st meeting.
Let’s Dance Like No One’s Watching.