The Rondeliers Dance Club; September Rendezvoaus

Did You Know? - June is often considered a "summer month", whereas September is not. This is despite the fact that September has twice as many summer days as June.

Did You Know?

September Gemstone: Sapphire

September Flower: Morning Glory

More people are born in September than any other month!

Did You Remember?

"Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain so yellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a young and a callow fellow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow--follow, oh-oh."
- Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt in Try to Remember

Did You Know? - The definition of a Harvest Moon is: the full moon closest to the fall equinox. The Harvest Moon was thus named because it rises within a half-hour of when the sun sets. In early days, when farmers had no tractors, it was essential that they work by the light of the moon to bring in the harvest.

Did You Know? - The samba is a traditional dance that is originally from Brazil. It was heavily influenced by many African traditions, as many African slaves were responsible for its creation. The samba is a dance performed to songs with a 2/4 tempo, usually played by strings and percussion. Later and more modern sambas also use brass and wind instruments like trumpets, flutes and clarinets.

The samba is heavily influenced by its home of Brazil, as there are traditional clothes and foods associated with the samba. Brazil celebrates a National Samba Day every year on December 2nd. Samba is mostly local to the southeast and northeast of Brazil. It is heavily associated with Rio de Janeiro.

The samba became very popular both in Brazil and worldwide in the 1930s and 40s. This is in part due to composers like Joao de Barro, famous for writing the song 'The Girl from Ipanema'. Bossa Nova, a marriage of samba and jazz music, lead to changes in the samba music as well as greater recognition of the music and dance. Although disco would temporarily outshine samba in the 70s and 80s, today there are many artists working in the samba tradition and many people still dancing the samba.

Did You Know? - A wave is a movement of the hand that people use to greet each other, say goodbye or merely acknowledge another's presence. People wave by raising their hand and moving it from side to side.

Another common wave is to raise one's hand and repeatedly move the fingers downward toward the palm. A variant known as the wigglywave consists of holding the hand near shoulder level and wiggling the fingers randomly. This can be used to appear cute or flirtatious to the target of the wave. The gesture can be used to attract attention at a distance.

Most commonly, though, the gesture means quite simply "hello" or "goodbye .