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Square Dance Team Gallops Around
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Published: July 2, 2008
SUNDANCE - SUNDANCE - Square dancing is one of the most popular types of dance in the country, largely because almost anyone can do it, if they put their feet to it.
Not everyone can pull off the dance while riding a horse.
That, however, is precisely what members of the Arcadia All-Florida Saddle Club quadrille team have been doing for more than 60 years.
"Basically, it's square dancing on horseback," said Nola Moon of Sundance, a team member for 22 years. "We also move very fast when we're out there. I like to say we move 'cowboy fast.'"
The team is comprised of 16 members and two to six alternates.
Half of the team's members are based in South Shore - mostly Sundance, Ruskin and Apollo Beach - while the other half is based in Arcadia, where the team was founded in 1946 by Charles S. Hill and Gerald Taylor.
The present incarnation of the team performs a 10- to 12-minute routine backed by a square dance caller and country-flavored songs.
The team has performed in rodeos all over the state and beyond.
John Ceballos
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