Square Dancers Coming to Disneyland
Celebrate 50 years of National Square Dance Conventions.
The 50th National Square Dance Convention will happen at the Anaheim Convention Center June 27, 28, 29, and 30th. There will be 21 halls for dancing (squares, rounds, clogging, contra, western lines, handicapable, and youth) along with shows, education programs for square dances and club leaders, a fashion show, and much, much more. Over 12,000 tickets have been sold to dancers all over the world to date and they anticipate more sales at the door.
As part of the convention square dancing will be on display at the Disneyland Resort. On Wednesday the dancers will be performing at various locations in Disneyland. They will also be in a first ever Disney Square Dance Parade at 3:30 to 4:00 on Saturday, June 30th. The parade will follow the route the Disneyland parade follows starting at It's a Small World and on through Main St. to the entrance. When the parade route is filled with dancers they will stop and dance for the people for about 15 minutes and then they will go on to the Convention Center for the 50th National Parade of States in the Convention Center Arena.
The schedule for Wednesday, June 27th at Disneyland is as follows
10am to 10:30am : FESTIVAL ARENA and CARNATION PLAZA - square dancing and FRONTIERLAND - lines
10:30am to 11am FESTIVAL ARENA AND CARNATION PLAZA - round dancing and FRONTIERLAND - lines
11am to 11:30am FESTIVAL ARENA - Public Participation, CARNATION PLAZA - Clogginer and FRONTIERLAND - rounds
11:30am to 12am FESTIVAL ARENA - Public Participation, CARNATION PLAZA - Contra and FRONTIERLAND - Rounds
12 noon to 12:30pm CARNATION PLAZA - Exhibitions and FRONTIERLAND - Clogging
12:30pm to 1:00 FESTIVAL ARENA AND CARNATION PLAZA - Squares
1pm to 1:30pm FESTIVAL ARENA AND CARNATION PLAZA rounds, FRONTIERLAND - lines
1:30pm to 2pm CARNATION PLAZA - Exhibitions
2pm to 2:30pm FESTIVAL ARENA - Public Participation, CARNATION PLAZA - Contra and FRONTIERLAND - rounds
2:30pm to 3pm FESTIVAL ARENA - Public Participation, CARNATION PLAZA - Lines
3pm to 3:30pm FESTIVAL ARENA AND CARNATION PLAZA - squares, FRONTIERLAND - clogging
3:30pm to 4pm FESTIVAL ARENA AND CARNATION PLAZA - rounds
-- Posted June 26, 2001
Source: 50th National Square Dancing Convention