I immediately think of two songs: Cabaret and New York, New York.

Relevant Records

• New York, New York (Blue Star 2431)

3.14 (at least here in the States, where we put the month first).

A good day for circle songs:

• Will the Circle Be Unbroken
• Round, Round, Round
• Will It Go ‘Round in Circles

And then, of course, our choreography should feature circles…how creative can we be?

According to Holiday Insights : Hoodie-Hoo Day, on this winter day, people go out at noon, wave their hands over their heads and chant “Hoodie-Hoo”.

It is a day to chase away winter and bring in spring. After all, everyone in the northern hemisphere are sick and tired of winter at this point and a little crazy being cooped up inside all winter and not seeing the sun.

I have no idea what one could do with this at a square dance, but it might get a laugh. Or do “spring” type songs (there’s a Shakedown hoedown called “Spring Break”). Or say “Scoot Back…say hoodie hoo”.

Since Sixteen Tons was also a Number 1 hit today, seems like it’s almost mandatory to do it tonight.

Relevant Records

• Sixteen Tons (Elite Records 1011)

1956 – Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
1960 – Running Bear – Johnny Preston
1972 – American Pie – Don McLean
1973 – Crocodile Rock – Elton John

Relevant Records

• Sixteen Tons (Elite Records 1011)
• Running Bear (Grenn 12230)

Gene Ames was one of the Ames Brothers.

Ames Brothers singers that I have: “You, You, You” and “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane”.

Relevant Records

• Naughty Lady of Shady Lane (Kalox 1143)

The Beatles arrived in the US on February 7, 1964, and performed on Ed Sullivan less than 48 hours later. But their first public concert was on February 11 at the Washington Coliseum.

Obviously, a good day to do Beatles songs. You can find a list of currently available Beatle tunes at Dosado.com here.

Relevant Records

• IÕll Follow the Sun (Shakedown 246)
• Act Naturally (GMP 901)
• Help (Chaparral 809)
• Eight Days a Week (Ranch House 508)
• Life Goes On That Way (Ob-la-di) (Blue Star 2397)
• Beatle Mania (Chicago Country 53)

A quick search on the web reveals that this “day” is mostly pushed by greeting card sites. However, at least in the U.S., most square dance groups have lots of grandmothers, so it might be worth mentioning.

Too bad Bobby’s only hit, “The Monster Mash” is only relevant at the end of October.

Of course, you’re always nice to your dancers and compliment them readily…but today’s a good day to be even more aware of that.