About Western Star Dancers
Western Star Dancers, one of the founding members of the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs (IAGSDC), was organized in March of 1982. Western Star was the first club in San Francisco to use the Callerlab format. From the beginning Western Star has actively promoted interaction with the straight square dance callers and the dancers in our area, and in 1986, club member Bob Bellville was approved as the first openly gay member of the Northern California Callers Association.
Western Star Dancers offers classes in Mainstream or Plus on Thursdays led by Rich Reel, and Club Nights or Workshops with guest callers on the third Wednesday of each month. We have three annual dances and numerous social activities and events with other Bay Area square dancing clubs.
For additional information, write:
Western Star Dancers
PO Box 480
584 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114-2594
or to .
Archives
2009 Yearbook
The year 2009 was a time of challenges and transitions for the Western Star Dancers. Link to the photos and captions that tell the story. Yearbook 2009
Flyers Archive
Although a marketing tool, archived flyers serve as a source of information regarding past events with details such as dates, callers and locations.
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Newsletter Archives
The newsletter is no longer published in hard copy. Current news is presented on the Website Homepage or in a blog or via email. Back-issues from 2005-2009 are available below. Earlier issues are available at this LINK. [CAUTION: the very early years are in extremely large files and may take a long while to open and download]- August 2009 (0.9MB)
- June 2009 (0.5MB)
- April 2009 (0.6MB)
- February 2009 (0.7MB)
- December 2008 (0.7MB)
- October 2008 (1.1MB)
- August 2008 (1.0MB)
- June 2008 (0.8MB)
- April 2008 (0.7MB)
- February 2008 (1.5MB)
- December 2007 (2.2MB)
- October 2007 (2.3MB)
- August 2007 (2.6MB)
- June 2007 (2.2MB)
- April 2007 (2.5MB)
- February 2007 (2.7MB)
- December 2006 (1.4MB)
- October 2006 (0.9MB)
- August 2006 (2.0MB)
- June 2006 (1.3MB)
- April 2006 (0.9MB)
- February 2006 (2.1MB)
- December 2005 (1.9MB)
- October 2005 (1.3MB)
- August 2005 (2.1MB)
- June 2005 (2.1MB)
- April 2005 (1.6MB)
- February 2005 (0.8MB)
Club Documents
- By-Laws (0.1MB)
- Policy Statements
May 2008 (0.1MB)