Bolo Newsletter

Autumn session ends: Friday December 13

Winter session starts: Friday, January 10

IAGLCWDC Convention in Reno, Nevada, USA – October 9 to 12, 2025

Club Bolo has been a member of the International Association of Gay and Lesbian Country and Western Dance Clubs (http://iaglcwdc.org) for over twenty-five years.Each year the association holds a convention that is hosted by the member clubs.Club Bolo hosted the association twice, once in 2003 and then in 2015.Throughout the years we have always attended the conventions with anywhere from one to 25 attendees and we have always had a great time!

The 30th annual convention of the International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country-Western Dance Clubs (IAGLCWDC) is being hosted by the Sundance Association (San Francisco) and the International Gay Rodeo Association in Reno, Nevada, October 9 – 12, 2025. They will have four nights of dancing in up to two rooms, three days of dance workshops in up to three rooms, dance exhibition performances, and more!

Here are some of the highlights of what is planned:

• • Four nights of dancing, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We will have a second room open for line dancing and west coast swing on Friday and Saturday nights, or possibly all four nights, depending on attendance.
  • Late-night west coast swing Friday and Saturday nights.
  • Dance workshops in three rooms running simultaneously during the day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
  • Premium (small-group) workshops in a fourth room.
  • IAGLCWDC dance contest Friday evening at 7:00 pm.
  • IAGLCWDC delegates and general membership meetings, times TBD.
  • Possible women’s/trans/nonbinary social and Stompede reunion social TBD.
  • Screening of the documentary: Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede.
  • World Gay Rodeo Finals all day Saturday and Sunday
  • The Great Italian Festival all day Saturday and Sunday

Registration is planned to open in January 2025.

Hotel

There are two host hotels that are interconnected, Circus Circus and Silver Legacy, part of a trio of hotels collectively known as “The Row.” The Row offers 25 restaurants, 23 bars and lounges, entertainment venues, 11 nightspots, immense casino spaces, and a luxury spa, all right in the heart of the Biggest Little City in the World.

• • Circus Circus offers rates of $39 We-Th-Su and $119 Fr-Sa.
  • Silver Legacy offers rates of $49 We-Th-Su and $149 Fr-Sa for a deluxe room and $169 Fr-Sa for a premium room (higher floor).
  • Rates listed do not include a discounted $25 “resort” fee (normally $35), $3 city tourism fee, and 13.5% tax.
  • A refundable deposit for the first night will be charged immediately.
  • Cancel without penalty up to 48 hours prior to arrival.

All of the dancing will take place in the ballrooms of the Silver Legacy. Circus Circus is only a few minutes’ walk away via an internal walkway.

Hotel reservations are open now!

Workshops

There will be three rooms of workshops running simultaneously during the day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. They are planning instruction for all levels, from beginning to advanced, and all kinds of dance styles, including two-step, waltz, east coast swing, west coast swing, line dancing, and more.

For further information you can go to the Sun Dance Association web page (https://sundancesaloon.org/reno.html) where you will find more details including the link to reserve a hotel room.

If you have any questions or inquiries do not hesitate to ask at info@clubbolo.com or at the Club on a Friday night.

Alan Gaudet

President

Club Bolo