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Candy Cane Lane
Christmas Ball 2025
The Candy Cane Lane Committee: Sukhdeep, Randy, Chris, Tamara, Somjai, Kelly, Craig, Maria and Stan. Others: Joe Maciel, Cary Winslow, DJ Greg Uichanco.
David and Carol
Sukhdeep with Ed and Linda
Photos by Lew Griswold, Suhkdeep Grewal, Somjai Cochran, Alice Lyons
Somjai served as chief stage designer for the "Candy Cane Lane" dinner dance held Dec. 6, 2025 at the PPAV Hall in Visalia, California.
Manuel
Cheryl and Florence chat with Lydia
Carolyn, Sue and Bill
Nancy and Yvette show their table decorations.
Alice with her decorated table.
Carolyn greets Larry and Paul.
Lew visits the Christmas stage.
Shane visits Wendy, Carol and David.
Stan escorts arrival.
Paul and Wendy celebrate another year of dance memories.
Cary and Maggie enjoy the hors d'oeuvres.
Sue, Bill, Susan and Suhkdeep check out the stage.
Stan escorts Pat to her table. Somjai visits Sally.
Tamara greets arrivals with Kelly and Craig.
Somjai and the committee produced a Christmas stage that glows.
Norma makes a last-minute adjustment.
Sallie and Suhkdeep visit their decorated tables.
Maria
Craig escorts Myra.
Lydia stops by the appetizer counter.
Above: Laura and Sally, and Myra and Barbara stand with the tables they decorated. Below: David and Carol stand with their table. Maria, Norma and Tamara look over the final product.
JD Davis and Skyler Metcalf perform Paso Doble and Swing
VSD Queen Laura greets Sklyer and JD after their performance.
◀︎ Swing video
Paso Doble video ▼
Video by Somjai Cochran
Most improved dancers 2025
Tim Inouye, right, Most Improved Male Dancer 2025, is congratulated by award presenter Craig McNeilly.
Somjai Cochran, Most Improved Female Dancer 2025, stands with award presenter Kelly DaFonte.
Greg and Barbara Uichanco, Most Improved Dance Couple 2025, stand with award presenters Laura and Danny Boland.
Somjai was named Most Improved Female Dancer while Tim was named Most Improved Male Dancer.
Greg and Barbara's "Barbie" dance performance at the mid-year convention merited the Most Improved Dance Couple award.
Lew's commitment to improving VSD's website brought him the Achievement Award.
Achievement Award
Lew Griswold holds his Achievement Award 2025 with Tim Inouye, the previous year's honoree.
Dec 6, 2025
Above: Porterville friends
Below: Randy Sukhdeep
Fresno friends
Dancing the night away.
Sallie congratulates Lew on his Achievement Award.
Above: David and Diane visit.
Below: Group photo
Suhkdeep, Cheryl, Barbara and Florence
Larry and Paul
Margaret chats with Shane.
Stan waits for the entertainment.
Table 1 Decorated by Yvette Haworth and Nancy Cargill
Table 2 Decorated by Laura Encinas and Sally Bailey
Table 3 Decorated by Myra Nielsen and Barbara Uichanco
Table 4 Decorated by Sallie Holden
Table 5 Decorated by Maria Helm, Tamara Galli & Norma Allen
Table 6 Decorated by Alice Lyons
Table 7 Decorted by Suhkdeep Grewal
Table 8 Decorated by Rose Rivera
Table 9 Decorated by Carol Bixler
Table 8 Rose
Table 7 Sukhdeep
Table 9 Carol
Table 4 Sallie
Table 5 Maria, Tamara, Norma
Table 6 Alice
Table 1 Yvette, Nancy
Table 2 Laura, Sally
Table 3 Myra, Barbara
