{"id":1351,"date":"2023-06-15T16:56:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T23:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amalgam-eighters.squaredance.bc.ca\/?page_id=1351"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:39:34","slug":"lessons-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amalgam-eighters.squaredance.bc.ca\/index.php\/lessons-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1351\" class=\"elementor elementor-1351\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e6642a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e6642a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c23bf\" 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\u00a0evenings<\/b> 7- 9 pm\u00a0<\/p><h2>Next \u00a0set of lessons starts on September 22.<\/h2><p>L<b>ocation:<\/b>\u00a0Wellington Hall, 3922 Corunna Ave<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3091f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"3091f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=wellington%20Hall%2C%203922%20Corunna%20Ave%2CNanaimo%2CBC%20V9T%203J7&#038;t=m&#038;z=15&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"wellington Hall, 3922 Corunna Ave,Nanaimo,BC V9T 3J7\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"wellington Hall, 3922 Corunna Ave,Nanaimo,BC V9T 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( a new dancer) says , &#8220;I have never danced in my life but after just a few lessons with Wendie I felt comfortable and confident. she&#8217;s patient and encouraging and we all had fun. Thanks Wendie. Now I am a committed square dancer.&#8221;<\/b><\/p><p><b>B &amp; M ( active club members ) say, &#8220;We did not start square\/round dancing until we were retired. We were not sure what to expect once the classes were finished. In addition to exercise for the aging brain and body, we found an entire new life&#8230;.of wonderful people we would never have met outside of dancing: a healthy fun time visiting many communities on the island;being welcomed any place we have travelled, into dances and the dance community in Canada and the USA. We soon discovered there is much more to the basics so we never stop learning\u00a0 or being challenged.&#8221;<\/b><\/p><p>M.M. ( an active club member) says &#8220;I have been dancing for over 20 years with the Amalgam-Eighters. I was relieved when I could join square dancing as a &#8220;single&#8221; since my partner doesn&#8217;t like dancing. Later on I learned the &#8220;beau&#8221; (mans) part to help balance the number of women to men dancers. This a community of friendship, joy and laughter. And we get to know other dancers when we gather in \u00a0other places than Nanaimo. I love wearing ruffles, and costumes. Some people prefer a simpler mode of dress. 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