Katydids
Katydids is a
Square Dance club that meets on Friday evenings in
Campbell, CA. The club caller is Jim Osborne.
Our club is sponsored by Cupertino Parks and Recreation.
Dance Times and Location
Fridays, 7:00-9:30 pm atCampbell United Church of Christ(Map)
400 West Campbell Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
From highway 17: Take
Hamilton Ave. to Winchester Blvd. Turn left on Winchester Blvd. and go to
Campbell Ave. and turn Right on to Campbell the church is 2 blocks down the street.
There are two driveways into the church. Use the driveway farthest from Winchester.
You can view our calendar here.
Square Dance Class
Our current Square dance class started 0n May 30, 2008
About our club
We are a couples club. We do not provide partners for single dancers, but singles are welcome to join our club. Every one is Welcome to come dance with us on dance nights. Guests are always Welcome.
Normal dress code is square dance attire, which is preferred but it is not required.Club attire is encouraged on club party nights (Normally the fourth Friday on the month).
Katydids is a membership run club. The club is administered by a board of directors on behalf of the membership. The board is elected annually by the membership.
A Copy of the Katydids Membership Application and Bylaws are available as a PDF download file here or they are available on club nights from any board member. You will need Adobe Reader to open the PDF files.
You can Download Adobe Reader from here.
You can view our calendar here.
You can view more Photos here.
You can download the Katydids Bylaws PDF file here.
You can download the Katydids Application PDF file here.
You can download the June Chirper PDF file here.
You can download the July Chirper PDF file here.
You can download the August Chirper PDF file here.
Annual Hoedown
Our annual hoedown is the Sweetheart's Special held around February 14, Valentine's Day each year.The 2008 dance will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2009, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at John Muir School, 1260 Branham Lane San Jose. The caller is Randy Dibble with rounds by to be announced Rounds are from 7:30 to 8:00 and between square dance Tips.
Club History
Past callers were Ed Sanders (1961-1962), Kenny Steen (1962-1978) Bill Davis (1978-1995) Harold Fleeman (1995-2005).Come back to 1961 and a square dance club called the Twirling Sands. Named after the club caller Ed Sanders, the club met on Thursday nights. Several members were having difficulty attending on a regular basis, so they decided to form a Friday night club.
The group looked around for a place to dance. The clubhouse at Bowers Park in Santa Clara was available on Friday nights. One of the Twirling Sands' founders and members, Kenny Steen, had recently graduated from callers' school and had started calling at area dances. Soon he was recruited to call. They elected a slate of officers, held their first class of seven squares and were on their way to official clubdom. After the class graduated and another slate of officers was elected, the members decided to make it "legal" with a club name and logo. How does Moonlighter, Crazy Crickets or Cute Cats sound?
Picture this: a warm summer night, sitting in the park, folks discussing possible club names and suddenly a shrill scream! Lorraine Willes of the "never-out-of-place" hairdo jumped up and was frantically pulling at her hair. A huge insect had fallen from the tree into her hair. "Katydid" was the scream and a club name was born.
1961 is when the group started dancing. 1962 is the official date of the club's formation when the bylaws was adopted, a club name and logo were selected and the club was registered with "official" square dancing organizations.
For more information
| Roger Hemsley (President) 408 723-8122 Roger@Katydids.info |
Stephanie Stevens (Vice-President) 408 871-9525 Stephanie@Katydids.info |
This site maintained by Lloyd Darknell
Last updated August 3, 2008
Lloyd@Katydids.info