News For May 16 - 21, 2005

Contents

• Club of the week: Jokers
• Dance of the week: Jokers Luau
• More Features ...

Club of the week: Jokers

The Jokers square dance club dances on Wednesday nights in Campbell. The club started dancing in October 1951 an unfinished store in the Quito Shopping Center. The first caller was Johnny White. Callers through the years include:

• Johnny White (1951-1978)
• Dick Lawrence (1978-1980)
• Johnny Robertson (1981-1982)
• Kip Garvey (1983-1987)
• Scott Slocum (1987-1990, 1992-1996)
• Doug Davis (1991-1992)
• Gary Carnes (1996-2000)
• Bob Elling (2000-2003)
• Roger Smith (2003-present)

The Jokers sponsor the Hawaiian Luau hoedown every year in May. This year, the dance will take place on May 21, 2005 at John Muir School.

Rockin' Jokers

The Jokers merged with the Rafter Rockers club on May 1, 2005. The new club name is Rockin' Jokers. Roger Smith is the caller for the newly-merged club. They hope to have eight to ten squares dancing weekly.

The new Rockin' Jokers dances at the American Legion Hall in Campbell.

Jokers has a web page at
www.thejokers.org/

Jokers has a club history posted at
www.thejokers.org/info.htm

This article has more information about Rafter Rockers:
http://www.mixed-up.com/markb/notebook/20050403a/

Dance of the week: Jokers Luau

The Rockin' Jokers sponsor their annual Hawaiian Luau hoedown on Saturday, May 21, 2005. The caller is the popular Ernie Kinney.

The dance takes place at John Muir Middle School, 1260 Branham Lane, San Jose, CA.

The Rockin' Jokers is a new club that started May 1, 2005 as a merger between the Jokers and the Rafter Rockers square dance clubs.

The Rockin' Jokers has a web site: http://www.thejokers.org/

Last updated Saturday 8 December 2007