Cream City Squares 
Milwaukee, WI

Cream City Squares dance almost every Sunday
Check ahead to verify dance location and time,
as it changes with the seasons.

Click "New Dancer Square Dances" or "Special Events" for an open dance, if you want to try Square Dancing.

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  Cream City Squares is a member of the
International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs (IAGSDC®).

• All are welcome to dance with us.
• We have no dress code.
• One can choose to dance either boy or girl role.
• Couples and singles will find people to dance with, there is no need to bring a partner along in order to dance.
• We use Callerlab definitions and add fun styling to the calls.
• Our usual dance location is smoke & alcohol free.

Cream City Squares Club Dances
Mainstream & Plus level tips
$3.00 per person collected at door to cover dance costs.

Sundays
1:00 PM until 4:30 PM
[ 3:00 until 4:30 PM when new dancer lessons are in progress (see club dance calendar) ]

Unless another location is mentioned, we dance at:
Lake Park Lutheran Church
2647 N. Stowell
[ SW corner of Park & Stowell ]
Enter on north side of building by taking stairs down from Park Street to the lower hall.

Metro Map of dance location marked by the red star.
More detailed map right below.

LPLC (Lake Park Lutheran Church)
Street parking or use parking lots, shown in green marked P.

Special Events

Reunion Dance
TBA, Sunday
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Lake Park Lutheran Church

  Haven't danced for a while with our club?
Come back and remember the fun you had.  Check out our old club photos.
Dance with us again.  Meet our new dancers.
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New Dancer Square Dance
Free open dance for all to try our activity
September 14, Sunday
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Lake Park Lutheran Church

Sample what square dancing is all about.
Friendship, fun, and exercise that keeps both mind and body fit.
We will explain what to do, if you never danced before.
You get the pleasure of dancing, as you learn the first easy moves.
No partner required to attend.  Wear something comfortable to dance in.
Bring the family, those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
If you enjoy this dance we will be starting a series of lessons the following Sunday.
(See Autumn of Fun below for details)
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New Mainstream Square Dance Class
for those new to square dancing
Autumn of Fun - Mainstream lessons

Sundays
September 21, 2008 - December 7, 2008
$3.00 per person collected at door to cover expenses
  11 Sundays of lessons while you enjoy dancing!
(canceled November 30 for Thanksgiving Weekend)

Join the new group of square dancers
weekly progressive instructions
Use what you learn and add several new dance moves each week,
while having fun square dancing.

1 PM until 3 PM
We start promptly at 1 PM.
Lake Park Lutheran Church
2647 N. Stowell
[ corner of Park & Stowell ]
(link to map of location)
Enter on north side of building by taking stairs down from Park Street to the lower hall.

We will hold a graduation ceremony for the new dancers,
when they have completed learning the 68 Mainstream calls.

Another new dancer group will start January or February 2009.

Understanding the Calls

You will learn best from a live caller, and dancing with others.
People may find these web sites helpful, to better understand the calls.

They do not show or explain calls from all formations,
arrangements, and styling variations.

Callerlab definitions of the calls.

Graphics with definitions showing the dance movement
of Mainstream & Plus calls.

Plus Dancer Square Dance Class
For Mainstream Dancers ready to add more calls to their square dancing.
$3.00 per person collected at door to cover expenses

weekly progressive instructions
Use what you know and add several new dance calls each week,
while having fun square dancing.

TBA (to be announced)
Come early and warm up with our Mainstream Dance at  1 PM.
Lake Park Lutheran Church
2647 N. Stowell
[ corner of Park & Stowell ]
(link to map of location)
Enter on north side of building by taking stairs down from Park Street to the lower hall.

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Cream City Squares History

    Bob Moore tried to get a Milwaukee gay & lesbian square dance group started in the Fall of 1990.  It failed, but the idea survived.
    Joe Frazier, formerly of Foggy City Squares in San Francisco CA, contacted Bob in the summer of 1991.  Joe agreed to teach a class in Fall, when he learned there was no group.  Joe donated his time, even though he lived an hour away from Milwaukee.
    We started our first class in October of 1991, and our club was born.
    Cream City Squares was chosen as our name, because Milwaukee's old nickname was Cream City (the color of the local clay bricks used here in so many historic buildings).
    We joined the IAGSDC® (International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs) in 1992.  Many of us have enjoyed the annual IAGSDC® square dance conventions and member clubs' fly-ins around the country.
    Joe began to train Don Dilges as a substitute teacher for Cream City Squares class in the Winter of 1993, because snow would sometime delay Joe's arrival.
    Don Dilges attended the GCA (Gay Callers Association) Caller School in Chicago, in conjunction with the 1995 IAGSDC® convention, and became our regular club caller.
    Cream City Squares originally danced in local Lesbian/Gay bars, but it was always a struggle with noise & other conflicting events.
    We found dance space at Lake Park Lutheran Church in July of 1998. The majority of our members liked the alcohol & smoke free environment.  The Church provided a nice large space, and just the type of healthy atmosphere we wanted.
    We consider ourselves a Mainstream Club, but every third tip is a Plus tip.  Many of the club members are bidansual (dance both girl & boy roles).

Calendar of our Dances:          

E-mail Contact:  Don

 
One can call ahead to verify when & where we will be dancing.

President       James Tate: (414) 461-5359
Club Caller     Don Dilges: (414) 445-8080.

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IAGSDC® International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs (Cream City Squares is a member)
26th IAGSDC® Convention Our International Convention
50th Annual Wisconsin Square & Round Dance Convention
58th National Square Dance Convention USA Annual Convention
Academy for Advanced and Challenge Enthusiasts (AACE) Convention (A2 through C4 Level)
GCA a Caller Association
CallerLab a Caller Association
American Caller's Association a Caller Association
Square Dance Wisconsin information on Wisconsin clubs

 

Links to other's pages - not square dance related:

Lake Park Lutheran Church the church we have dance space in
LGBT Community Center Milwaukee's center for our LGBT community
PrideFest Milwaukee's Pride Celebration
IAGLCWDC International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs (other than square dance)
Shoreline Milwaukee Line Dance
Dairyland Cowboys & Cowgirls Madison Country Dance 

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Page last updated by Don Dilges
August 10, 2008