BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CLUB:

We dance at the Albuquerque Square Dance Center - 4909-15 Hawkins NE (505-345-9797), one full block west of I-25, and 1/2 block north of Ellison on Hawkins. Take the Ellison/San Antonio exit off I-25, go west (away from the Sandia mountains). Turn north (right) at the first intersection past the motels. This is Hawkins Street.  The hall is on the right side of the street.

Lessons (when scheduled):
6:30 or 7 until 8 PM
Regular Club Dance Fridays:
8 to 10 PM

For more information, e-mail us at:
fling@dukecitysingles.com

CLUB HISTORY:

Duke City Singles Square Dance Club will celebrate its 29th Anniversary in 2010.

According to one of the founding members, the Club was formed because people felt more folks would dance if they had another night to dance other than Tuesday night (Swinging Single's night).  Our first callers were Jack and Gerene Murray, and we danced at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Academy & Moon.

We had many fundraisers including box suppers, yard sales, cake sales, cake walks, & white elephant sales!

Every holiday we celebrated by wearing costumes, and decorating the hall.  We had picnics, birthday celebrations, horseback riding and wagon rides, costume parties "at the drop of a pin," and progressive dinners.  We visited out-of-town clubs, Christmas dinners at member homes, lots of potlucks, mock weddings, backyard potlucks, worked on fun badges, and one night we all wore 'formal dress' ... even the caller wore his military dress uniform.  What a wonderful exciting dance that was!

Badges had "The Duke of ABQ Coat of Arms" in the original colors.  The banner the club still uses was made by one of the original members.  The club colors were beige & brown, taken directly from the "coat of arms."

When we moved to Women's Progresive Hall, more men started to attend.  It turned out it was a gay group  learning to square dance.  The men provided the ladies with dance partners, and we all greatly appreciated them.  One of the dancers became our President.  What fun we all had...one big happy family.

It was a struggle getting our club moving, but once it took off, we all had very good times and lots of wonderful memories!

For more questions about the club or square dancing, contact us at
 dcs@dukecitysingles.com or dukedancer123@msn.com