Western Swing Showcase and Dance

Kristin Eberts

Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Society of the Southwest hosted the Sixth Annual Western Swing Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.

Deanna Meehan and T.J. Blattel dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Jack Engel, left, on rhythm guitar, Mike Squires, center, on fiddle, and Bill Gilbert, right, on fiddle perform during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
People participate in a cake walk during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Yvonne Sale, left, and Tammy Hargis dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Lee Fee and Gordon Atchison dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Attendees fill the dance floor during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Ella Mitchem, center, is excited after winning a cake in the cake walk as Jolene Stearns, left, and Wylene White, right, look on during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
John and Ethel Thornbrue dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Dick and Shirley Thomas dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Stan and Tammy Hargis dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)