THORNPORT RENEGADES

RON & SANDY BOWMAN (MILLERSPORT), DAN & GAIL BROWN (MILLERSPORT), BOB & HOPE COLEMAN (THORNVILLE), DAVE & DIXIE COVENTRY (NEWARK), INSTRUCTORS - TOM & PAM McKENSIE (THORNVILLE), BOB MILLER(THORNPORT) & CAROLYN WALTERS (NEWARK), BUD & SHARON MOBLEY (THORNVILLE), PAUL & JO OCCHIVZZI (JACKSONTOWN), HERB & PHYLLIS RIGGLE (NEWARK), RICK & BONNIE ROBERTSON (THORNVILLE), KEN & NANCY STOVER (THORNVILLE), EVERETT & ELEANOR TRACY (NEW LEXINGTON) AND LORETTA WELLS (WESTERVILLE).

THORNPORT RENEGADES ARE A GROUP OF FUN PEOPLE WHO ENJOY EACH OTHERS COMPANY AND DANCING. WE MEET ONCE A WEEK TO PRACTICE AND LEARN NEW DANCES. OUR INSTRUCTOR WINTERS IN TEXAS WITH ANOTHER GREAT GROUP FROM ILLINOIS AND ARRIVES BACK IN OHIO, THE BEGINNING OF APRIL, WITH A BOOK OF NEW STEPS UNDER HER ARM TO TEACH US. WHILE SHE'S GONE, DIXIE CONDUCTS WINTER REVIEW CLASSES. EACH JUNE THE RENEGADES TRAVEL TO ILLINOIS FOR A WEEKEND OF DANCING AND SOCIALIZING, THEN IN SEPTEMBER THE ILLINOIS GROUP COMES TO OHIO FOR THE SAME. A GOOD TIME IS HAD BY ALL.

THURSDAY NIGHT IS CLASS NIGHT. WE MEET AT AMVETS POST #51, IN THORNVILLE, FOR TWO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. LINE DANCING IS FROM 7:00 TO 8:00 AND COUPLES FLOW DANCING FROM 8:00 TO 9:00. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THE POST HAS A BAND AND WE GET TO TRY OUR DANCES, NEW AND OLD. SOMETIMES THINGS ARE PRETTY HILARIOUS WHEN WE'RE TRYING NEW STEPS AND SOMEONE'S BEEN CELEBRATING A BIT TOO MUCH.

HAVING SUCH WONDERFUL FRIENDS MAKES OUR LIVES SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT SOMEONE'S GOING TO COME UP WITH NEXT- A SUNDAY TRIP TO A RIVER BOAT CASINO - A HAIRY BUFFALO PARTY - A BOAT TRIP AROUND THE LAKE - A DELICIOUS DINNER AT A RESTAURANT OR ONE OF THE GROUPS HOMES - AN INTERESTING EVENING OF WIN, LOSE OR DRAW - OR EVEN BREAKFAST, AT ONE OF OUR HOMES, AFTER WE FINISH DANCING IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING.

WHO WOULD WANT TO GO BACK TO LIFE BEFORE THE RENEGADES?????????

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"Country is more than just a dance.

Its the way you act, and the way you treat others."

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