St Cloud Line Dance Club
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Dear fellow line dancers
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear friend, John Dutt. For more than a decade, John served as President of the St. Cloud Line Dance Club. He was also a former SCSCCI President and Board Member. John suffered a brain embolism from which he did not recover. His wife, Laura, and other family members were by his side. Please keep Laura and the entire Dutt family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
If you knew John, you knew a man who held the door open for others, helped carry a heavy package, listened—truly listened—to what people had to say, and always saw the best in everyone. One of John's favorite sayings while teaching line dancing was, “If you find yourself facing the wrong direction, introduce yourself and make a friend.”
Additional details will be posted on the St. Cloud Senior Citizens website as they become available.
John will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.
Club Update
St Cloud Line Dance Update:
Last Friday, July 19, 2026, the St Cloud Line Dance Leadership Team met. I am going to give you a very brief overview of our discussion.
St. Cloud Line Dance — Leadership Team Update (meeting: 07/19/2026)
Attendees
· Lorraine Patusky, Janet Will, Karen Amato, Audrey Snyder, Robyn Lown, Carolyn Mathis
Decisions & Notes
· Honoring John: With Laura Dutt’s agreement, a Memorial Walk is planned for John’s birthday, 09/22/2026, starting 8:30 AM in front of Crabby Bill’s and continuing to the pavilion at the point. Details to follow. Robin will collect cash and gift cards for a basket to present to Laura.
· Financial report: Club balance $2,846.65. I am the second signatory and have access to funds.
· Equipment: Temporarily repaired by my husband and working. Next steps: City technical support will review and make recommendations; contact an AV company that supplies community centers for quotes/options.
· Officers: Elected through 02/2027. Interim roles: Myself — Acting President; Karen Amato — Treasurer & Secretary; Carolyn Mathis — Vice President.
· First Friday Birthdays: Will continue. Carolyn will host — 07/17/2026; Karen — 08/07/2026. Volunteers will be sought for future months.
· New schedule (effective 07/13/2026): 1) Check -in with members; 2) Continue teaching June dances and add older dances when time allows; 3) Adopt new Open Dance protocols to “Teach Less — Dance More.”
Action Items
· Robin: Collect funds and gift cards for Laura’s basket.
· City tech support: Review sound equipment and recommend repairs/upgrades.
· Contact AV company for community-center sound options.
· Solicit volunteers for future First-Friday birthday hosts.
· Prepare details for John’s memorial Walk.
Next Business Meeting
· 08/07/2026 — Agenda: Review new schedule implementation (“Teach Less — Dance More”), discuss support of new students, celebrations (Halloween, Christmas), equipment options, sponsoring a charity, and John’s Memorial Walk.
Change in schedule
St Cloud Line dance was started by a snowbird couple, Dot & Dusty, in 2001. They taught only in the winter months while they resided in St. Cloud. The line dance group officially became a part of SCSCCI in 2002.
John we will miss you.
All classes ae cancelled until July 13, 2026
Over the past 20 years the club has been fortunate to have a number of line dance leaders who take on the challenge of teaching and leading dance. John became president of the line dance club between 2012 & 2014. He grew St Cloud Line Dance into club for fellowship; not a “competition” dance club. It is a group of like-minded individuals who find joy in dancing, celebrating special occasions, and spending time together
Schedule
Monday & Friday Class:
Absolute Beginner/Beginner - 1:00 to 2:10pm.
Experienced Beginner/Improver - 2:25 to 3:35pm
Open dance - 3:35 - 4:00
Lessons consist of learning each segment of a dance, practicing each “wall” and then dancing to the music. There is a $2.00 suggested donation per class
Hint: Please wear shoes that are comfortable, support your feet, and will slide on the dance floor. We ask you not to wear flip flops, boots with metal cleats, or high heels.
For more information go to Frquently Asked Questions below the June Dance Schedule.
June 2026
For a chance to watch beginner or improver dances click the link under the name of the dance.
Cancelled until July 13, 2026
Absolute Beginner/Beginner
Absolute Beginner/Beginner:
Robin
Choreographer: M. Wright -
Choreographer: Laura Rittenhouse
Lorraine
Shimmer
Choreographer: M. Wright
My Heart My Home EZ
Choreographer: H. Barton
Choreographer: J. Snailham
John
Rockin' Robin
Choreographer unknown
Choreographer: Karen Tripp
Choreographer - Gil Smith
Advanced Beginner/Improver
High Beginner/Improver
Janet
Choreographer: Simon Ward
Choreographer: Bos & Guys
Audrey
Choreographer: Rob Fowler
Chorographer: Amy Yang
John
Choreographer: George Blick
Choreographer: Bill Bader
Choreographer: Ronkes (NL) & Brasme
Frequently asked Questions
Q: I have not line danced before. Can I still try?
Q: I have some line dancing experience am I still a beginner?
Q: I think I am beyond beginner, but I am not advanced. What am I called?
Q: Do I have to be a member of the St Cloud Community Center?
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A: Absolutly. You will begin as an Absolute Beginner. Absolute Beginners have not line danced before. The only prerequisite is that you know your left from your right. Absolute Beginner dance classes teach basic steps such as the GRAPEVINE, POINTS, STOMPS, SLIDES, the SHUFFLE, and the WEAVE.
A: Beginners know the basics steps but need additional practice and are looking to add to their dance repertoire. Most beginner dances are 32 count dances.
A: You are an improver. Improvers are are ready for a challenge. Improver dances can be 32 to 64 count and often include syncopation and “tags” or re-starts.
A: No. You may try out the classes four times. If you decide to stay beyond that time , membership will be required . Membership is $10.00 per year and it entitles you to any classes at the Community Center or the Community House.
May 2026
May 8 - No class
May 25 - Memorial Day, No Class
May 29 - No class
Absolute Beginner/Beginner
Absolute Beginner/Beginner:
Robin
Lorraine
Everybody's Here
Hoedown
Glass of Wine
John
Advanced Beginner/Improver
High Beginner/Improver
Janet
Audrey
John
April 2026
April 10 - Early dismissal [2:30]
April 11 - 50's Social [2:00-4:00]
April 15 - Pop-UP: Acoustic Expression [7:00pm]
April 19 - Osceola Arts Big Band Concert [2:00-4:00]
Absolute Beginner/Beginner
Absolute Beginner/Beginner:
Robin
Rockin' Robin
Fun 4 All (Chantilly Lace)
Lorraine
Hand Jive
At the Hop
The Stroll
John
AB Blue Finger Lou Beginner (Blue Suede Shoes)
Beginner Rock (All Shook Up)
My One & Only (Jailhouse Rock)
Advanced Beginner/Improver
High Beginner/Improver
Janet
Mr. Showman
Rock Around the Clock
Audrey
John
Boogie Man (Johnny Be Good - 50's), Rivers of Babylon
Wagon Wheel
March 2026
March 5 - No class
March 10 - OCO Concert [7:00pm]
March 13 - Early dismissal [2:30]
March 18 - Pop-UP: A Night of Irish Music [7:00pm]
Absolute Beginner/Beginner
Absolute Beginner/Beginner:
Robin
Chill factor EZ
I Love a Rainy Night
The Last Shanty
Lorraine
California Blue Light
John
Electric Slide
JT Waltz
Heave Away
Advanced Beginner/Improver
High Beginner/Improver
Lorraine
Janet
Audrey
John
Enchantment
Imelda's Way
Irish Stew
February 2026
February 13 - Early dismissal [2:30]
February 14 - Valentine's Day Jazz Concert 2:00-4:00pm [Magnolia]
February 18 - 12:30 Movie: A Beautiful Mind [Magnolia]
January 25, Pop-Up Music Night, Blue Grass, 7:00pm-9:00pm [Magnolia]
Absolute Beginner/Beginner
Absolute Beginner/Beginner:
Robin
Swingin’ Thing – Choreographer
Lorraine
Line Dancin’ – Choreographer - Lorraine Patusky
What Makes You Country – Choreographer - Rob Holley
Alabama – Choreographer - Robbie Carrington
John
Bounce Bounce – Choreographer Frank Trace
Magic Moon – Choreographer Robbie McGowan Hicks
Strummingbird – Choreographer Madison Glover
Advanced Beginner/Improver
High Beginner/Improver
Robin
Stomp 2,3,4 – Choreographer Rob Fowler
Janet
Cowboys Do It Better – Choreographer Lynn Luccisano etc.
Homecoming – Choreographer Lee Hamilton
Audrey
Tell me – Choreographer Gary O’Reily
Por Ti Sere – Choreographer Jo Thompson Szymanski
John
Chica Boom Boom – Choreographer Vicki Morris
Pontoon – Choreographer Gail Smith
Siempre – Choreographer Rob Fowler
January 2026
January 2nd - No class
January 9 - Early dismissal [2:30]
January 9, Early Bird Dinner and Show, 5:30pm
January 17, Meet & Greet, 2:00-4:00pm
January 21, Pop-Up Music Night, 7:00pm
Absolute Beginner/Beginner
John Beginner
Missing; Choreographer - Bonita Malone
Boot Scootin' Boogie; Choreographer - unknown
Twenty Two; Choreographer- Michelle Reiley
Robin Beginner:
Lorraine Beginner:
A Song to Sing; Choreographer - Shirley Blankenship
Liar; Choreographer - Ingryd Marie
“A Bar Song”; Choreographer - Ben Murphy
Advanced Beginner/Improver
Audrey Improver:
Draggin’ Your Boots; Choreographer - Tina Argyle
Ready For it; Choreographer - Evan VanScoyk
Janet’s Improver:
Mileys Flowers; Choreographer - Trude Dalene
Real Men Cry: Choreographer - Maddison Glover
John Improver:
Goin' Hamm; Choreographer -Trevor Thornton
River Bank; Choreographer- Gail Smith
Forget-Me-Not; Choreographer-Pat Slott
December 2025
December 12 - no class
December 15 - Christmas Party
December 26 - no class
Absolute Beginner/Beginner
John
Fun For All (Come on Christmas),
Ah Si (Last Christmas)
Smooth (Christmas in Killarney)
Robin
Santa AB-solutely LIKES TO BOOGIE
Lorraine
Contra Clap/Like it’s Christmas
Advanced Beginner/Improver
Audrey
Merry Christmas – Ed Sheeran& Elton John
Christmas Twist
Janet
Wave on Wave
Lorraine
John
Mr. Santa (Mr. Santa),
Come Dance with Me (Marshmallow World)
A Rocking Tropical Christmas (Little Saint Nick)
November 2025
November 14 - Early end of class at 2:45
November 18th - Service Project
Good afternoon,
Our performance is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon November 18th @ 2:15 PM for 30-45 minutes
Location: the Osceola Council on Aging Inc. Center Daycare Facility 700 Generation Pt. Kissimmee, FL 34744
I'm recommending these dances: Fun for All, Bullfrog on a Log, AB Blue Finger Lou, Twenty Two, Beginner Rock, Georgia Peach, The Door & Hit the Road Jack
Robin
Green Green Grass Easy - : Nathalie Damar
Music: Green Green Grass - George Ezra
Stray Cat Strut - Choreographer: Unknown
Music: Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
Audrey
Some Kind of Wonderful - Choreographer: Gary O'Reilly Music:
Some Kind of Wonderful - Rod Stewart
Another Night with You - Choreographer: Larry Bass
Music: Another Night with You - Darius Rucker
Janet
That Creek Will Rise - Choreographer: Sue Ayers
Music: Creek Will Rise - Conner Smith
That’s my Girl - Choreographer: Christophe GRIMAUD
Music: My Girl - Dylan Scott
Lorraine
Love Potion 666 - Choreographer: Rob Fowler
Music: Love Potion 666 – DJTEXX
Hoedown – Choreographer Gary O’Reily
Music Hoedown – Ink
John
Uptown Funky - Choreographer: Jill Weiss
Music: Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) - Mark Ronson
The Door - Choreographer: Jeff Smilko Kari Smilko
Music: The Door - Teddy Swims
Bigger Houses - Choreographer: Gail Smith
Music: Bigger Houses - Dan + Shay
A Complete Change - Choreographer: Niels Poulsen
Music: Completely - Caro Emerald
Rivers of Babylon - Choreographer: John Bishop & Karen Wilkinson
Music: Rivers of Babylon - Boney M.
Havana Cha - Choreographer: Ria Vos
Music: Havana (feat. Young Thug) - Camila Cabello
October 2025
Welcome Back Robin! We missed you.
October 28th-Osceola Community Orchestra Concert: Spirts Around Us.
October 31st-Halloween Party
In October we will be doing "spooktakular" dances to prepare for our Halloween party
| Dance | Music | Instructor
| Electric Slide | Halloween Party––David Cassidy & Andrew Gold | Audrey
| Frightful Honky Tonk Halloween | Honky Tonk Halloween – Captain Clegg & the Night Creatures | John
| Fun For All | (It’s A) Monster’s Holiday––Buck Owens | John
| Frankenstein Dance | Frankenstein dance––Dave Rudlof’s Halloween Spooktacular | Robin
| Smooth | Take it to the Graveyard (Boo-yeah) ––LVCRFT | Lorraine
| Addams Family –Snap Snap | Addams Family––Andrew Gold | Lorraine
| Grave Yard Monster Mash | Monster Mash––Bobby “Boris” Pickett | Lorraine
| This is Halloween | This is Halloween––The Knights of Midnight | Audrey
Halloween Party & Open House
Bring a friend and they will be introduced to the fun of line dancing. Our St Cloud Line Dance club will provide drinks for everyone. Members may bring an appetizer OR dessert to share.
"spooktakular" dances continued
| Dance | Music | Instructor| Spooky, Scary Skeletons Lynne Herman | Spooky, Scary Skeletons–Andrew Gold– | Audrey | Skeleton Sam | Skeleton Sam––LVCRFT | Lorraine | Wonderland Waltz | Welcome to Mystery–– Plain White T’s | Janet | Cha Cha Halloween | Cha Cha Halloween––Klaus Hallen Tranz Orchestra | John | Halloween Country Time | Honky Tonk Halloween –– Captain Clegg etc. | Robyn | Picnic Polka | Thriller–– Michael Jackson | John | Ghostbusters | Ghostbusters–– Ray Parker Junior | John | Beginner Rock | Skeleton Swing–LONIS & Jay Mero | ?
August/September 2025
August 1 - Request Dances
August 18 Classes resume
Due to the August closure most dances will continue in September
Absolute Beginner
Beginner Teach [TURN TOUCHES]
Cut a Rug- Jo Thompson Szymanski
Desperate-Wendie Smith
Flip a Quarter-Janet Kearney
Beginner Teach [JAZZ BOX]
2nd Hand Heart –Annemaree Sleeth adapted by L Patusky
A Little Less Talk – A lot more Dance – L Patusky
A Night Such as this – L Patusky
Beginner Teach [SHUFFLE]
What Would Dolly Do? - L Patusky
Nancy Mulligan - Karen Trip
VHS - L. Patusky
Beginner
John
Shotgun Jenny - Kathy Brown
Ms Jody's Thing
Cold HeartAB - Jackie O'Keefe Lincoln
Blue Finger Lou - DEE DEE Dougherty
Lorraine
Stumblin In - Julie Carr
Liar - Ingryd Marie
Happy Birthday Art!
Improver/High Beginner
John
Homesick Heart
-Maddison Glover
Cody Flowers
- Darren Bailey
Lorraine
High beginner
-Peter Fox
Gypsy Queen - Hazel Pace
Janet
Trevor Thornton
Island - Jane Thorpe
I Close My Eyes - Hazel Pace
Audrey
Calum’s Rise - Colin Ghys
1159 - Rachael McEnaney
July 2025
July 4 - no class
Dances
John:
Elvira - Cotton Eye Joe -Hoedown
Lorraine:
Requests
Janet:
Jealous of the Sun - Lonely Drum
Audrey:
Back on Texas Time
John:
Follow Me - Head Over Boots
Swamp Thang
We will be closed August 3-17
Beginner Open Dance Requests
A Bar Song (8)
Glass of Wine (7)
Come Dance with Me (5)
Made in Mexico (5)
Stroll Along Cha Cha (5)
Stumblin’ In (4)
Crash & Burn (4)
Mamma Maria (4)
Cowboy Out (4)
House of Bamboo (4)
Nancy Mulligan (3)
June 2025
June 10 - Osceola Community Orchestra patriotic Concert
June 20 - no class
Dances
Robin: Varies
John:
New York New York
Shake It (Fireball)
Lorraine:
Janet:
Codigo
Champagne Promise
Audrey:
Kind of Crazy
Dance with Everybody
John:
Watermelon Crawl
Beginner Open Dance Requests
A Bar Song (8)
Glass of Wine (7)
Come Dance with Me (5)
Made in Mexico (5)
Stroll Along Cha Cha (5)
Stumblin’ In (4)
Crash & Burn (4)
Mamma Maria (4)
May 2025
5/26 Memorial Day - no class
5/30 City Using Building - no class
Beginner Dances
John:
Twenty Two (Michelle Risley)
The Majestic (Frank Trace)
Azizam (Andrew Hayes)
Lorraine:
House of Bamboo (Maggie Stevenson)
Cowboy Out (Ashley Pelletier)
Come Dance with Me
Beginner/Improver Dances
John
Boogie Man (Gaye Teather)
Cruisin' (Neil Hale)
Empty Space (Maria Magg)
Lorraine
Gypsy Queen (Hazel Pace)
Audrey
Ticket to the Blues (Neil's Poulsen)
Are You Askin' (Heather Barrton)
Janet
Had Some Help (Dustin Valhalla and Sierra Gil)
Started Stopping Loving You (Vane/Danvoie/Camps)
April 2025
4-11 Class is shortened for SCSCCI Board of Directors' meeting
4-12 50s Saturday Social
Dances
John:
Beginner: Mama Maria, New York New York & Houston Hustle
Improver: On the Loose, Til the Neon's Gone & River Bank
Robin
Beginner:
Janet: Improver: City Of New Orleans
Lorraine: Nancy Mulligan, Stumblin' In
50's Dances for April
*DREAM LOVER
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKEN GOIN ON
*TEARS ON MY PILLOW
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
AT THE HOP
THE TWIST
ONLY YOU
ALL SHOOK UP
*BLUE SUADE SHOES
*SHAKE RATTLE N ROLL
JONNY BE GOOD
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
BYE BYE LOVE
*CHANTILLY LACE
*WILLY AND THE HAND JIVE
THE BUNNY HOP
*THE STROLL
*THE HULLY GULLY