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Each year since its revival in 1998, Montgomery County has held a Holiday Parade in downtown Silver Spring on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Each year the Taylor Made Square Dancers, joined by other square dancers, have marched and danced, until 2007. That year, we were not able to participate because the caller's husband Al was recuperating from surgery.
We resumed participating in 2008 with 14 dancers.
The 2015 Montgomery County Thanksiving Parade |
The 2011 Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade |
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TAYLOR MADE SQUARES had 12 dancers in the November 21, 2009 Montgomery County Holiday Parade. The weather was perfect by the time the parade started – about 60 and sunny. We arrived at the grand-stand right at the 10:30 advertising break on News Channel 8. Because the parade was broadcast live, this meant that the TV audience has no idea we were there! However, the spectators on the street were yelling “Square Dancers! Square Dancers!” enthusiastically when they saw us coming, and we have heard from friends and neighbors that we did a great job. Two of the 12 dancers were from this fall’s Monday night beginners, so we kept the choreography simple, except for Grand Square from a “six pack” (2 head couples, 2 side lines of 4).
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