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Youth dancers I read the articles about youth dancers in the May issue (People/ Events) with great interest. I square angeled our twelve-year-old grandson length of time and I've always found through lessons last year. He has been your publications very interesting and enjoying dancing for over a year now informative (especially when I was and shows no sign of stopping. He will introducing and teaching square danc- be attending the National Square ing to my neighbors in my condo). Dance Convention in Charlotte and is However, square dancing has been hoping he'll meet some of the kids so good to me. The pleasure, fun and mentioned in those articles. exhilaration from this activity has Mary Benthal been so great, that I could not just Charleston, South Carolina forget about square dancing! So I am renewing my subscription for at least Can't forget about square another year. I've got to keep my dancing! finger in it! My subscription runs out with the Abe Geyer August issue. I was going to tell you Plantation, FL that the final August copy was to be sent to my new address. Problems with the July issue I have been dancing for about forty I just sat down to read my July is- years, but because of age and illness I sue of ASD magazine and mail my re- have to stop. I've been a subscriber to newal fee. Missing from the issue were Sets in Order and ASD for about that the first 18 pages. There were also du-

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10 American Square Dance, September 99N rounds. Other callers attending were Elaine Peacok, Logan Jackson, and People / Events Dwayne Anderson. IN THE NEWS It is really commendable when local and area dancers support an event such as our graduation. This If you have square dance news is the spirit that makes square you would like to share with ASD dancing successful. readers, please send it to us, along We would like to thank everyone with your name, address and phone who made this dance a success. number (type writtten, if possible, Special thanks also to all Spares and but not necessary). Pairs members and new dancers for your help at the dance. A special South Dakota thanks to Del Olson for baking and decorating the cakes. Graduation Loren & Kathy Lagge Thirty-one new dancers graduated Sioux Falls, South Dakota March 29 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Twenty-three dancers graduated from 3rd Annual Loren Lagge's class and eight dancers Benefit Dance from Nike Olmsted's class from the On July 19, the Valley Trailers Mitchell Palace Promenaders class. Square Dance Club of Northridge, There were fourteen plus squares California, held their 3r° Annual of dancers present from Jasper and Benefit Dance. The dance was held to Worthington, Minnesota; Lemars and raise money for the Radio Advertising Sioux City, Iowa; Brookings, Elkpoint, Campaign. The Radio Advertising Mitchell, Montrose, and Shirts &- Campaign has been so successful with Skirts and Spares & Pairs of Sioux all the hard work done by Jim & Lea Falls, South Dakota. Veronica, editors and publishers of Loren Lagge was the caller for the Open Squares Magazine. dance and Ernie Hoefert cued the Twenty-two squares ven- tured out in 100 degree heat to dance to Mike Seastrom, Nate Bliss, Marty Firstenburg, Dick Hodnefield, Lloyd Lewis, Deborah Parnell, Charlie Thirty-one new dancers graduated March 29, 1998 in Robertson and Sioux Falls, South Dakota Rod Shuping American Square Dance, September 1998 I I

you see them. The dynamic Barbara Gentry and friends from Lubbock, Texas were the other group. They had four full days of fun and then had to stop by the Famous Pro Bass Museum on the way back. Some said they didn't want to eat again for a long time. All had a good time Riding the Ducks, Lunch on the Branson Belle The Al and Connie Frazier Group Showboat, Dixie Stampede Dinner from Austin, Texas invaded Branson, Show, Brumley Family Show, Wild Missouri in July. Wild West Show, and Shoji Tabachi Show. Jim and Jean scheduled the with Gus & Lynn DeFore and Cindy shows so that each one was just a build Mower on the rounds. Six hours of up for the next. dancing and fun for only $6.00 per person. Well worth the price. Excitement Builds for With raffles and Purple Heart squares to bolster the anti, the Valley the 49"' National Square Trailers have now raised nearly $5,000 Dance Convention for the advertising campaign over the Members of the 49th Executive past three years. Board, committee members, and John C. Nash friends were invited to present the Northridge, California "American Folk Dance" at the Ameri- can Visionary Art Museum in the Texas Dancers Baltimore Inner Harbor. Steve Jacques Invade Branson called as the dancers performed at the Tall Sculpture Building. Ninety-six Texas square dancers invaded Branson, Missouri with Jim and Jean Cholmondelcy's Square Dance Company in July. Seeing shows, riding the ducks, dancing and eating. The Al and Connie Frazier Group came from Austin, Texas. Al and Jim called the dance with .Jerry and Lucy Pate doing the rounds. Barbara Gentry and friends from Lubbock, Texas Ask about the rabbits if made for a total of 96 dancers to invade Branson. 12 American Square Dance, September 1998

B 11111111111 .. 471b NSDC r f • • Hospitality Couple .r*V 14. John and Wilma °XI • r -JISchoenmaker agree that square dancing "has made a big difference in our lives, primarily because the activity gives us something to do together." Active members of the Sardis Squares (a Charlotte, North Members of the 49th Executive Board, Carolina club) since 1984, the committee members and friends at the couple was in charge of interna- America Folk Dance in Baltimore. tional hospitality at the 47th NSDC in Charlotte this past The group was greeted by Mayor June. A job they performed admirably. Kurt Schmoke and also had the They were profiled by Charlotte pleasure of meeting the wife of the Vice Observer columnist Tommy Tomlinson President, Tipper Gore and Mrs. in the June 26 edition of that Chernomyrdin, wife of Russia's Prime newspaper, the largest in the two Minister. To the thrill of the dancers, Carolinas. During the three-day event the dignitaries paused a moment to they had contact with most of the take pictures. approximately two hundred-fifty danc- The representatives of the 49th ers from ten nations outside the U.S. in NSDC had a brief tour of the museum and were treated to an elegant lunch at the museum restaurant. Imagine the excitement of the group when they received photos personally autographed by Mrs. Gore. We've been told, by certain sources, that Tipper Gore is planning on tapping her feet at the Baltimore 2000 Convention. You too, can be part of this excitement, register now for the 49th National Square Dance Convention to be held June 21-24, 2000 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Or, better yet, join the 3,000 volunteer dancers that will help present the greatest square dance event. Douglas B. Brady, Jr. & Florence A. Wells John & Wilma Schoenmaker of Publicity Chairman, I9 National Huntersville, NC in their blue and white NC state outfits. The couple have been Square Dance Convention active square dancers since 1984.

American Square Dance, September 1998 13 the Queen City's convention center. More than thirty of these dancer won framed needlepoints, each with a square dance logo and an outline map of the Carolinas, in several drawings held in the International Hospitality Room. where John and Wilma served as hosts. Wilma spent hundreds of The Shoenmakers surrounded by a few of their hours during the past international friends at the 47th NSDC. They are three years crafting these wearing Japanese kimonos presented to them by needlepoints. The couple Japanese dancers at the convention. has consented to assist members of the International Hospital- the U.S. Naval Academy, one at ity subcommittee for the 49" NSDC in Clemson University and the third at Baltimore by spending several hours Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. dispensing their hospitality to interna- Happily married, the Schoen makers tional dancers in June, 2000. have only one minor problem, says Natives of the Netherlands, John Wilma. "John still walks around in and Wilma have attended fourteen wooden shoes (a Dutch custom) and I national conventions since the danc- fall over them because he plops them ing bug bit them in 1984. They also all over the house." attended a World Square Dance The square dancing community Convention in The Hague, Nether- could use many more supporters like lands several years ago. In addition, the Schoenmakers. they have danced in Canada and Al Stewart Germany. They haven't missed any of Greensboro, N. Carolina the nine North Carolina state conventions, including the most recent one in Correction to People & Raleigh from August 14-15. Before Events, August issue moving to Huntersville (a suburb of There are five teacher/coaches in Charlotte) in 1983, the couple lived in the ROUNDALAB organization as of upstate New York, where John was a present. They are: dairy farmer for thirty years. They Betty and lry Easterday, dance an average of three times a Maryland week in the Charlotte area. Their Barbara and Wayne Blackford, daughter, a nurse, lives less than a Arizona and Maryland mile from their house, while their son Mildred and Carmen Smarelli, resides in Fort Mill, SC, a town about Maryland twenty-five miles from Charlotte. Of Peg and Doc Tirrell, Vermont their five grandchildren, three are Joan and Ralph Collipi, currently enrolled in colleges, one at N. Hampshire SI 14 American Square Dance, September 1998 Why Do We Give New Callers Dances? by Bob & Lorrie Morrison

For more than thirty years we to five squares will always be eight to have been giving new callers one of ten when we advertise that so and so their first dances. For more than is calling in the area for the first time. thirty years we have brought callers What has it meant to Lorrie and into an area and have given them me? When new callers start or get their their first chance to be heard. Many first club. we are the ones that get have asked why? invited to call for them when they need Every time we give a new caller a a caller, or to call a special dance. dance and advertise on the fliers that When we bring callers into our it is the callers first or second dance, area, we then in turn have the we always get two to three squares of opportunity to call in their area. extra dancers for that evening. In When we are traveling, we are able to almost every case the dancers offer get many fill-in dates. encouragement and support. Any It says in the Bible that if you time a new caller visits our clubs, we freely give you will be rewarded ten always let them call a tip. fold. It has been much more than that Any time we bring a caller into our for Lorrie and me. The love, the area and put out advertising on friendships, the calling of dances are fliers, we always have visitors at the only a touch of the rewards we have dances. A normal club dance of four had over the years.

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DANCING OR FUN? by H. Orlo Handley

A while back, December 1992 wouldn't need to put money into a lot of actually, the American Square Dance expensive records, or pay the big Magazine quoted a letter from a caller copyright fees to ASCAP and BMI. that was printed in 1982. It said, If the fun is the fellowship and the "Recently, as I was calling a dance, one partying, it doesn't make sense to pay a of the dancers noticed my little badge caller to come in and break up the gab that has the letters L.P.T.D.B.I.S.D. on sessions by making everybody get out it. He asked what the letters meant on the floor and square up. If the fun is and I said, 'It's for LET'S PUT THE in having a common interest, there are DANCE BACK IN SQUARE DANCING.' a lot of interests that are common to a He then replied, 'That's great, but I lot more people than square dancing, think even more importantly we should which after all is a pretty uncommon put an "F" in place of the "D" and let it interest. Things like volunteer service mean LETS PUT THE FUN BACK IN for charities, excursion trips, hiking, SQUARE DANCING.— gardening, you name it. Now, something about that has I guess the real answer is the bugged me ever since, and I finally exercise. Line dancing is getting to be figured out what it was. It sounds like more and more like aerobic exercise that second fella didn't think that every day, and we see a lot more square dancing is fun, and now what's rhythm and moving to the music in the bugging me is wondering what sort of Bally Club TV ads than in most square thing he thought FUN was if it wasn't dancing. The only thing missing is that the dancing. For one thing, if the the square dance clubs don't provide dancing isn't important, why bother the little stools for the dancers to hop with the music? It would make things a up on and down from. lot cheaper, because the callers Maybe we should try that. lb Carbinat

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By Bernie Coulthurst Editor of Club Leadership Journal

Summer is just about over, the kids of enthusiasm. are ready to go back to school and the ♦Schedule a variety of callers and traditional square dance season is cuers. Dancers do not like to dance to starting in many parts of the country. the same caller week in and week out The summer break gets the dancers even if he or she is an excellent caller. excited about the new dance season. Your club should have a regular club That first dance has the best atten- caller but he or she should only be dance because everybody is anxious to booked once or twice a month. talk to their square dance family and Schedule other callers for the remain- especially to find out what they have ingdances. This system will give your been up to all summer. The dancers club the continuity that it needs and are a little rusty but after the second yet provide adequate variety for the tip the dancing is back to normal. dancing pleasure of club members Everybody is having a ball at the first and guests. Fall Square Dance. ♦Have every dance be a theme What makes this first dance in the dance. Your themes can tie into the fall so exciting? Enthusiasm among regular holidays and occasions as the dancers and the caller and his or well as other timely subjects such as her partner has a lot to do with the your club's anniversary, your generation of ex- caller's birth- citement at a day, etc. square dance. ♦Print your ENTHUSIASM is "The bottom line dance schedule the key! early and dis- Now if you is enthusiasm." tribute it to could bottle this other clubs as first dance en- well as your club thusiasm and use it throughout the members. If the dancers from other year you would have it made as the clubs have your schedule, they can leader of your club. Unfortunately it quickly refer to it. If they like the can't be bottled. Enthusiasm has to be caller and/or cuer that you have generated freshly at every dance and scheduled, the odds are very good you can do it if you really want to make that they will travel the distance to your year as club leader a banner year. attend your club dance. Here are some tips to help you ♦Give a "free admission to one of make your club's dance season full your club's future dances for one

American Square Dance, September 1998 17 person" as a door prize at every dance. time. The same holds true for requests Everybody likes to be that lucky for a contra, a line dance, etc. Put them person who had his or her name or after the dance. Regarding round number pulled out of a hat to get the dancing, they usually take the place of a "free admission" to a future dance. break so the square dancers do not lose Your club can't lose since most any dance time. dancers come with a partner or other The bottom line is enthusiasm. Cater dancers. We suggest you do the to the dancers needs and you will have drawing as the last thing on your that banner year! agenda when you make announce- Moving onto another subject, an ments during the dance. American Square Dance subscriber ♦Always have a very brief an- wrote to the editor about our article nouncement at every dance. It gives covering "club management systems." you the opportunity to thank the He wrote about parliamentary proce- dancers, especially guests, the callers dures and rules. We appreciate his and cuers (and their partners) and the response and he is correct. However, host committee for the snacks, etc. his comments apply to larger organiza- Regarding future dances, mention tions in our opinion. We believe clubs your club's next dance and all special should keep their club organizational area dances, but please do not read the structure as simple as possible and go dance schedule from your area publi- for CONSENSUS. We suggest club cation. Use the KISS method - Keep It leaders be well prepared for their club Short and Sweet! meetings and have a written agenda. ♦Don't mix programs in your dances. We encourage club officers to send It is either Mainstream or Plus - not both. written notices of all meetings to all If you happen to get requests from guests club members. Club leaders should for a Plus tip at your Mainstream dance, control the meeting and yet allow all to consider asking the caller to call a Plus be heard. The minority should be heard, tip after the dance. You do not want but the majority will rule. Allow plenty Mainstream dancers to lose any dance of time for discussion. If you feel the group is not ready to make a decision(s), consider tabling the topic until the next meeting. The key is CONSENSUS. If sufficient time is allowed to discuss the issue, the group will make a high quality decision that will have a high acceptance factor. That is what consensus is all about. Until next month happy dancing and we hope to meet you in a square or a circle some day! For a complementary copy of Club Leadership Journal, please call us at 715-824-3245. Our mailing address is: Ronda & Bert Swerer of San Pablo, POB 766, Plover, WI 54467-0766. Our California won Pat's homemade quilt. e-mail address is [email protected]. Rib 18 American Square Dance, September 1998

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Square dancing has always been and forever will be a couple activity. And ours, Becky's and mine, has been the perfect square dance partnership. Not a square dancer until we were married forty years ago this past March, Becky was rapidly thrust into the role of caller's wife. Before our first anniversary, she found herself (along with fifty club friends she had inherited) on a combined cruise/ golf on Thursdays. honeymoon to Hawaii. A short time On learning of Becky's passing, later she became the first caller's dancers and friends around the wife to be invited as a part of a caller- world responded with phone calls, teacher team to Alaska's inaugural letters and cards. Their expressions State Festival. of friendship and sorrow said it well: In the years that followed she "... Becky was one of the dearest played an invaluable role as caller's people we have ever known ... partner in conducting square dance there will be a great void in the and contra classes and caller dance community without her ... institutes. Becky participated in she was truly a role model. She managing the twice-yearly Asilomar was loving, supportive, creative Square Dance Institutes, in plan- and very much her own person in ning and conducting more than a world that was always chang- twenty-five tours of square dancers ing ... had the ability to always to fifty countries overseas. She be composed and ready with just played a major role in the publishing the right words at the right time. of Sets in Order (SQUARE DANC- She had a rare talent to make ING) Magazine and served as everyone around her feel good President of The Sets in Order and feel important ... A world American Square Dance Society. without Becky is not at all like a A proud parent - two daughters, world with Becky ..." three grandchildren and two great Her family and I thank you all for grandchildren - she was active in your good thoughts. her church and managed a game of Bob Osgood%

24 American Square Dance, September 199X Back a month or so we featured the couples move CCW around the square dance calls for Barnacle Bill square, first ducking under then which involved two different alternat- arching over the sides until all ing rhythms. Evidently the reappear- reach their homes ance of this novelty reminded some of Do an allemande left our veteran callers and dancers of Put your arm around your partner other unique routines which provided In a star promenade a great deal of fun and variety. We'll do the Jessy Polka Dance Here's another done to a familiar Mexican tune. This one combines a CHORUS (*) patter call with Jessy Polka, a round With a heel and a toe dance routine that was popular back a And we'll start the room to jumpin' number of years. As the ladies turn back Interestingly enough, in the Easy You can see their bustles bumpin' Level section of the July issue, Bob We could dance through the night Howell featured Jessy Polka as a As if it were a minute round dance. That routine, which Our hearts are really in it called for two or more people in a line, It's the Jessy Polka Dance is worked out for a square of dancers in Now watch your corner girl a star promenade. So, incorporate And when she comes around those instructions in the chorus and You take her in your arms you have a dance that's different. At And you swing her 'round and 'round (*) in the following routing, the Jessy Then you promenade her home Polka is done in cadence to the calls. And you keep her for your partner Go ahead. Give it a try. Balance and you swing her Till the music starts again The JESSY POLKA SQUARE Repeat three more times to get by Red Warrick, Texas original partner back — then the Record: Sets in Order 2006 ending Balance and you swing her Now the side couples arch That's the Jessy Polka Dance And the head couples duck under - - - Dip and dive 'round the square Reaching back for some of the fun Home you go and don't you blunder calls that are different from the Side couples make arches and current crop of patter calls we find move CW around the square, first quite a hefty selection. A friend sent us arching then ducking as the head a letter a number of years ago Imerican r\quare Ounce, September 1998 25 reminding us of some of the really fine the town fun dances: ". . . and oh!" he wrote, Do sa do, go all the way around "What a feeling of accomplishment and To an ocean wave you hang on tight pride we felt when we could smoothly Rock forward and back then turn execute Riptide ... " by the right Riptide is an example of a memory Same couples star with the old call that the caller would do once or left wing twice for the heads and then repeat for Inactives (sides) half turn to the sides with a choice of allemande face in breaks put in at the appropriate spots. To the opposite shore with a right It's interesting to note, as you look at arm swing the call, that it involves slightly more Man number one with lady num- than half a dozen basic calls: forward ber two an number one lady with and back, right hand stars, left and man number four right arm turns, box the gnat (and Same actives to the middle and flea), pass thru, do sa do (and see saw) swat the flea and an ocean wave — that's all. And After the arm turn the inactives yet Riptide would not be considered a will do a half turn to face in as the easy call. actives box the flea (a left handed - - - box the gnat) with their partners RIPTIDE And see saw 'round go all the way by Bob Hall, Glendale, California around Record: Your favorite hoedown And you make that wave when you comedown First and third go forward and back A left-handed ocean wave Then star by the right on the inside Rock forward and back then turn track by the left Turn your corner with a left arm Inactives (sides) half turn to face in swing Same actives star right to the After the arm turn the inactives rhythm of the band (sides) will do a half turn to face in Find your corner for a left allemande And box the gnat in the middle of the ring There are other calls of this type Actives box the gnat with their that are downright enjoyable and we partners may get around to printing some of Then pass right back to the side of them in the future. ilk REMEMBER... To send in your ad on time for publication

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For travel/hotels call Hans Allgeier at Outrigger Travel Inc., 150 Kaiulani Ave., Honolulu, El1 96819 Phone toll free 1-800-676-7740; FAX (808) 923-2377; e-mail [email protected] Callers and tour organizers: call Hans for information on FREE air fare and mom for organizing your own group. American Square Dance, September 1998 27 Ask [gave Got a dancing problem and need an answer or opinion? Dave speaks his mind, taking stands and answering questions as only he can, with plain talk, common sense and humor. DAVE GIPSON - [email protected] P.O. Box 491525, Redding, CA 96049

Dear Dave, Most of us who donate our time to .►was asked by a local school to such things as state conventions or teach a square dance class. I agreed clubs are volunteers with other jobs but the next day they decided to and obligations. As soon as we begin have the PE teacher conduct it to work, people start finding fault in instead. I have no idea what the everything we do! What has hap- qualifications of the teacher are but pened to friendly supportive people? I'm sure he isn't licensed or under Name withheld by request any insurance except for what the school might have. Isn't he sup- Whether it's square dance clubs or posed to be licensed just like every your favorite fraternity, the scenario square dance caller? is the same. The few who work the Fred Johnson hardest are never appreciated enough. Moscow, Idaho In my travels I find the most common reason older clubs are folding is no My research of the copyright laws one is willing to accept the officer and performance regulations indicate positions. The old club officers are most schools and academic organiza- tired, and no one else wants the work tions are excluded from the licensing or criticism. requirements. Heck, until the univer- It's time we start recognizing the sities start teaching western square efforts of doers and show them our dancing as we know it, elbow swings appreciation. A dinner in their honor and Turkey in the Straw will continue or a plaque would be nice. It doesn't to be taught in the local schools. take much. Each of us should stop, Remember if you get an opportunity to take a breath, and consider any teach a class, keep it fun. criticism we are about to utter. Say If you allow those present to make something nice or encouraging in- a mockery of square dancing, they stead. Who knows, YOU may be the will forever be lost to our great next officer. activity. Show them fun, excitement, Keep in mind, we are volunteers a little challenge, put a smile on your working to support the activity we all face, and it will show in your voice. love. Friends help each other without Hang in there! criticism, and square dancers are the very best of friends! Dear Dave, New dancers and classes keep a I need to blow off some steam. club healthy. Don't forget it! 28 American Square Dance. September 1998 THECA ALLERLAB HONORS BOOK

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Bob started calling in his home- town of Whittier, California, in 1949 during the "boom" period of square dancing. Teaching capacity-sized classes along with his wife, Babs, the new dancers filled the clubs he called for. He became a successful recording caller and in the early 50's, called throughout North America and appeared on the staff of many dancer institutes. He taught ability in teaching square dancing to others to call in his home area and adults and his proven success with also served on the faculty of callers the 7" and 8" grade students, he set schools across the country. aside time each week to include At this time there was consider- squares for his young pupils. able concern about the square The popularity at these dances dancing that was taught to the caught the attention of other teach- young people in our schools. Overex- ers and soon they were asking Bob tended school teachers, knowing to call for their classes. It became little or nothing about contemporary apparent to Bob that the combina- square dancing that was being tion of his teaching and calling enjoyed by the adults in their area, formed a system that might be relied on outmoded styles of dancing packaged and made available for and calling. Rather than challenging teachers to use. The music, his the young students, this form of proven style of calling and teaching, dancing literally "turned them off" presented on a special extended- with the result that many never play recording, together with illus- wanted to square dance again. trations, printed notes and instruc- Bob's avocation was teaching tions completed the package. The and calling square dancing, while next step was an in-service pro- his vocation was teaching math- gram, involving a full day of ematics and physical education in a practice, to teach others how to use junior high school. Combining his the tools he had created. American Square Dance, September 1998 29

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30 American Square Dance. September /998 Sea Squares, to host Deborah and r. Frank. To say it was a delight is just digriir' • .11;i1}4. ui~ 'AIL ALS JMULA not enough. Not only great talents, but 1111111.6711. MI 'WOMB wonderful people as well. Dancing in Saudi Arabia is truly an international delight. At Franks request, we put together a square made up of eight completely different SAUDI ARABIA nationalities. Frank represented the Greetings from the Kingdom of United States, and we had club Saudi Arabia! members representing Saudi Arabia, First, let me say how muchASD has India, Thailand, Australia, Scotland, meant to me. While we have several The Philippines and Korea. I doubt clubs in Saudi, the information pro- that there are many places within our vided by your publication is an Square Dance World that could absolute necessity for us to keep up assemble a square like this. with what is going on in our Wonderful Our U.S. Consul General, Mr. Steve World of Square Dance. Buck, opened our hoedown with a I promised Deborah Parnell and comment "This is truly American Frank Lescrinier that I was going to Cultural Diplomacy." Square dancing write you, and tell you about our is a wonderful link, allowing people hoedown last February. I know that it from so many different countries and is now very old news, but it may cultures to enjoy a common bond. I interest you to know that Deborah sincerely hope that square dancers Parnell called our Red Sea Squares will look at the wonderful and positive Jeddah Hoedown last February. By aspects of our activity - and that ASD doing so, she became the first female will continue to share these positive caller ever to call in The Kingdom of points through your publication. Saudi Arabia. It was my wife Jamie Best regards and happy dancing, and my pleasure, as Presidents of Red Ken. & Jamie Huegel GRENN, INC. Latest ROUND DANCE GR 17239 SOMEBODY LOVES ME F'-2 Two-Step by George & Judie McFarlane New ROUND DANCES to old Grenn records: GR 14266 SUGAR LIPS P-3 Two-Step by Hank & Jetty Walstra GR 17062 I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU P-2 Waltz by Shirley & Don Heiny GR 17087 LOVE IS A DREAM P-5 Waltz by Doc & Peg Tirrell P.O. BOX 216 BATH, OH 44210_1 American Square Dance. September 1998 31 Dancing Contra with Don Ward

This months contra was contributed by Dennis Ricker, known to some on the internet as "Contrafela". It uses a movement I haven't danced in forty years, "right hand high, left hand low". What makes the choreography unusual is that the movement is done with only three dancers in a line of four. Curious? OK, let's look at the dance. "Maristella Arch", Alternate-duple with 1, 3, 5, etc. crossed over. Al; NEIGHBOR (corner/one below) ALLEMANDE RIGHT 1/2 TO OCEAN WAVE, BALANCE THE WAVE MEN ALLEMANDE LEFT 1 1/2 A2; PARTNER BALANCE AND SWING End facing down in lines of 4 Bl; DOWN 4 LINE (4) RIGHT HAND HIGH, LEFT HAND LOW (4) The man on the right end of the line makes a right hand arch between him and the lady that is on his right. The lady on his left will duck under the arch, with no one dropping hands, walk under the arch to become the new outside lady in the line. The man will turn under his right arm to face the opposite direction. The line reforms with the inside lady on the outside and vise versa with the right hand man in the center of the line. While all this is happening the man on the left end of the line turns alone and all end facing up in a line of four. Bl; CONTINUES; PROMENADE BACK (4) CAST OFF 3/4 (4) Dancers are now facing across the set in long lines. B2; ALL PASS THRU & TURN ALONE. This should be a left face turn to dance into a 4 HAND LEFT HAND STAR , ONCE AROUND. This is done with the couple you had facing across from you after the cast off. Face the next person of the opposite gender up or down the line for the allemande right to repeat the dance. For music, I like Rickett's and Rambles (LSE 69) by the Heartlanders. This is one of the new Lloyd Shaw "Contratoons" of outstanding contra music recorded 12 times through. %

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American Square Dance, September 199X 33 Is Square Dancing Friendly? by BIll Walsh Square dancing is fun and friend- importance to me." Even if that ship set to music. The fun part is statement were true, the announce- greatly dependent on friendly people, ment could be important to the other and square dancers are friendly person in the conversation. people most of the time. Perhaps we How often do we greet a stranger in should take a hard look at ourselves; it the dance hall, and how often do we may be that we are not quite as friendly thank someone for attending our as we think. club's dance? I believe all would agree friendly With the busy lives we lead, we may people are courteous, and none of us find it difficult to get to all dances on would hesitate to say, "Excuse me," if time, but how many dancers habitually we bumped a fellow dancer. But how arrive late because of lack of effort? about the many other thoughtless Do we honor a person by electing actions that one sees with great him or her club president so he or regularity? A list of questions follows, she can sweep the floor? Who helps not because the writer thinks square the president carry that fan across dancing is horrible, but because he the room? One does not need a believes we can all improve if we try. special invitation to lend a hand. And if we improve, we will make How about the caller's equipment? square dancing even more enjoyable. Could we offer to help? The clique In a crowded hall do we see purses needs more clickers. or sweaters on empty chairs to Fliers are laid out before each reserve the spot while the owners dance. Believe me they are a pain to dance? Would we force someone to handle. Would a friendly person offer stand just so we could be assured of a to help arrange them before a dance, or seat, or because we were too lazy to to collect them after a dance? Would a use a coat rack? considerate sponsor issue fliers, and Do we see pat squares with the same ask others to carry them back and dancers glued together tip after tip? forth as much as a year prior to the Does that make others feel welcome? advertised event? When announcements are made, Do our extra twirls, bumps, or kicks do we pay attention to the speaker? confuse new dancers or interfere with Many people continue their conversa- fellow dancers? They certainly do, if tions. Callers, cuers and leaders are there is more space in front of us than frequently the worst offenders. The behind us when we promenade. people who expect courteous atten- It is common practice in many tion from dancers are often least areas to form a circle for a big thank likely to be silent when the club you after each tip. However, I think we president speaks. Their actions shout, were taught to applaud the caller first. "No dancer could say anything of Would friendly, courteous people 34 American Square Dance, September 1998 Plan Now For Your 19 9 9 Caller Colleges!

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American Square Dance, September 1998 37 nights they cook up: Peach Fest, Cake Night, Apple Night, International Night, Chocolate Night, Potluck, Mixer Dance, Food Pantry, Pizza Party, Ice Cream Social, Pie Night, Strawberry Fest, Covered Dish Special and T- shirt Night. Believe me, those events bring 'em out. Although it's not a square dance event. I must mention our early June AND THE LIVIN' IS EASY grand opening of the Hague Cartoon Summertime is a time many of us Museum, attended by more than 100 shift gears and follow a path of a guests. Signings were done by Sid different sort of ball of wax. (Talk Couchey who drew Richie Rich and about mixed metaphors—that's a Friends for Harvey Comics and Ruth classic! -CAB) Lynch, a former Disney artist. Ribbon- Anyway, for me in those lazy, hazy cutting, speeches, the works—a memo- days, it was a modicum of club dances rable day for me as director/collector and a bucketful of home-grown party- to see the fruition of many years of pen- type events. For instance, every and-ink dedication. Come visit us this Monday all summer Cathie and I summer if you're close. journeyed no more than a mile down The Hague Caller School, as such, the road to the popular Silver Bay wasn't to be a reality in 1998, but a one- Conference Center open-air family on-one training series took its place dances which we've been conducting with Cathie and I preparing a young for forty years now. Some weeks we local couple to enter the ranks of teach/play with 50 kids, parents and caller/teachers. grandparents; other times more than MIDWEST CALLER 100 come to jig, giggle and jog in SCHOOL REPORT circulate patterns. To them it's a It was our 15t° year for the Midwest square dance, and that's the impor- Caller School in Auburn, Indiana, tance of it. Sometime, somewhere, which we call our International School, they'll do more. due to the appearance of Wannabees Down near Albany, around Colonie, from both Canada and overseas. To I did a series of daytime MS dances for date callers from Canada, England, vacationing Tom Vititoe in a Senior Japan and Denmark have graduated, Center. I realized again that there's and this year, Julio (although a U.S. really no age limit for square dancers, citizen who came from Puerto Rico) especially when 86-year-olds can along with eight other students from shake it up with the others. five states in the U.S. Near Schoharie, in Middleburgh, I'll not forget the "chicken" to Julio, the Hayshakers booked me again in the "zero box" to Alan, the booming the school gym with Dolores Randall laughter of Charlie, the studious care on rounds. Their success may be for detail by Gene, Mack's baritone and partly due to the wide variety of theme gentlemanly manner, Doug's smoothly- 38 American Square Dance, September 1998 4-Bar-B

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American Square Dance, September 1998 39 A Rockin Time in '99

The site of the 1999 Ohio Dance While you'll get plenty of dancing, Convention is Cleveland's Renais- there are other things to do and sance Hotel - you probably saw it on informative packets will be available. TV. It's where the Rock 'n Roll Hall of They tell about such things as the Art Fame induction ceremonies were Museum, Gund Arena, Jacob's Field, held. Come join us and dance on the the playground called "The Flats" same wooden floors used by the which stretches along the Cuyahoga "Rock" greats. It only costs a little River. Many folks like to go there just more to go first class and this is first to watch the river traffic, the lighted class all the way. bridges and the colorfully illumi- The hotel is a great one, having nated all glass train stations. Board four ballrooms, great dance floors and the Rapid Transit (RTA) indoors at is located in the Tower City Complex Tower City and get to "The Flats" in adjacent to "The Avenue" which just ten minutes. Our Hospitality contains a multistoried wonderland - Committee has prepared a list of free shops of all descriptions. Frequently and low-cost activities such as the Disney and Universal Studio charac- NASA Space Center and Eastlake's ters mix with strolling musicians - "Boulevard of 500 Flags." The nearby bring your camera! The cavernous Colonial Arcade, with its four levels carnival consists of two huge mall of highly polished brass-railed balco- areas with large skylights four stories nies was perhaps America's first overhead. Under one roof the complex indoor shopping mall. Yesterday and houses two major hotels and a five- tomorrow are nearby neighbors in screen movie theater. downtown Cleveland. Our committee has been hard at work. Firmly believing that you go to a Mini-Manuals convention to dance, we are dedicated In answer to requests, we have available short, to eliminating all long lines and all stapled handout pages (several pages in each), not formal booklets, but helpful for waiting. Our committees are making the purpose. sure you spend your time dancing, not 1. Image System in a Nutshell waiting. Some of the finest callers and 2. Ideas for Afterparties suers will be there. Why don't you 3. Stan's Tandem (dblc sqs) make it a week instead of a weekend? 4. A Bushel of Modules Contact Bob and Judy Calkins, 8772 5. Filler Patter Arrowood Drive, Mentor, Ohio 44060; 6. Hexagons 440-255-5361. Each is 83.00 (ind. pstg) from Mikeside Man- Allemande Al agement, PO Box 2678, Silver Bay, NY 12874 Brunswick, Ohio lb 40 American Square Dance, September 1998 eseeearafe ebfrey-"an* by Lee & Steve Kopman

This month let's look at the Mainstream Emphasis call Turn Thru. Rarely called but fun to use at a dance.

1) HEADS square thru 4 6) SIDES touch 1/4 turn thru & walk and dodge CENTERS LEFT turn thru HEADS roll away centers in, cast off 3/4 GIRLS turn thru square thru 4 BOYS pass thru right and left grand If you're looking out cloverleaf centers square thru 2 2) SIDES pass the ocean single circle to a wave & turn thru centers trade, girls trade do sa do, touch 1/4 pass the ocean split circulate, acey deucey split circulate TWICE circulate, right and left grand right and left grand

3) Heads 1P2P, turn thru 7) HEADS square thru 2 tag the line, face in pass the ocean touch 1/4, coordinate turn thru 1/2 tag, girls trade tag the line, face right load the boat, left allemande couples circulate 4) SIDES star thru & pass thru ferris wheel turn thru CENTERS swing thru CENTERS pass thru extend, scoot back peel off, star thru right and left grand zoom, CENTERS pass thru 8) SIDES pass thru left allemande separate around 1 to a line 5) HEADS touch 1/4 turn thru, ends fold & walk and dodge touch 1/4, centers trade turn thru boys run, square thru 4 CENTERS LEFT square thru 3 trade by. left allemande leads U turn back 9) HEADS touch 1/4 swing thru, hinge GIRLS turn thru right and left grand CENTERS star thru _)

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linear cycle 15) HEADS square thru on the square thru on the 4th hand hand turn thru left allemande separate around 1 to a line single circle to a wave 14) SIDES swing thru & turn thru boys trade, boys run separate around 2 to a line crossfire, scoot back touch 1/4, circulate, girls run boys trade, square thru 4 star thru, wheel and deal right and left grand CENTERS square thru on the 3rd hand slide thru You're home 47th National Convention

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I haven't heard from Thelma Lewis of Berlin, Maryland in a long time. However, this month she shares one of her new choreographic goodies with us. Following is a creation that a group of gals could have some fun with, especially in a show setting or even at an exhibition. Thelma states that, "It's easy and fun, especially if the ladies are wearing square dance clothes and throw their skirts up when the dance ends like a CAN CAN." She has named her new creation— CAN CAN if you can Formation: Solo/Line. No partners necessary. (A-2 wall dance). Music: After They've Seen Paree - Grenn 12175-A Routine: Counts: 1 - 4 Walk forward 3 steps (R,L,R); kick with left 5 - 8 Walk back 3 steps, touch 9 - 12 Take 3 steps to side, R,L,R, rock back with L and recover with R 13 - 16 Take 3 quick steps to left side; rock back with R and recover with L 17 - 24 Step R, kick L -4 times reversing each time (do kicks like CAN CAN kicks - jump, kick each time) 25 - 32 Vine 3 to the right; turn 1/2 to right; Vine 3 to left REPEAT DANCE FACING REVERSE. End - throw skirts up showing pantaloons in reverse.

With the new dance season coming on, here is yet another way to use your record of Hello, Hello. This rendition was created at one of my summer dances. I named it the— HIGH FIVE Formation: Sicilian circle. Couples facing couples around the big circle with the lady on the gents right. Music: Hello, Hello, Hello - Big Mac 149 Routine: Counts:

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1 - 8 While shaking hands with the person directly in front of you, sing Hello with a good pumping hand shake on the first two counts, do it again on counts 3 & 4 and finally once more on counts 5 & 6, then, give a High Five hand clap on counts 7 & 8 as you shout HI! 9 - 16 Do a dosado with the person whose hand you just shook 17 - 24 Face your original partner and repeat the singing and hand shaking and High Five with your partner 25 - 32 Then dosado your same partner 33 - 40 Join hands in your little circle of four and circle left around 41 - 48 Circle right, the other way back 49 - 56 Walk forward four steps toward your neighbor and back up four steps 57 - 64 Pass thru straight ahead to meet a new couple to repeat the dance again

At the National Square Dance Convention in Charlotte this past June, I ran into Orlo Hoadley of Rochester, New York. He shared the following figure with me and I immediately used it during my summer month dances. It's beautiful in its simplicity. Formation: Square Music: I used Orlo's figure to a smooth tune, Love Of My Life - Red Boot 3072 Routine: Any standard opener, middle break and closer. Heads promenade half way around All 8 go forward and back Sides promenade half way around All 8 go forward and back Left allemande Dosado partner *All promenade half way All 8 go forward and back Note * Alternate: Right and left grand and swing at home.

American Square Dance, September 1998 45 1st ANNUAL— TENNESSEE HARMONY HOEDOWN

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Phyllis and I arrived at home from the national convention and Frank Gornowich of Green Cove Springs, Florida called to tell us that his wife Dorothy had passed away while we were gone. I had written a contra the previous year for her and she was so pleased that she had gotten to dance it. The following is—

DOTTIE'S DESIRE

Formation: Alternate Duple. 1, 3, 5 active and crossed over Music: It's A Small World After All - PR1058 Routine: Counts: 1 - 8 Corner dosado 9 - 24 Actives dopaso (partner left, corner right, partner left, full courtesy turn) 25 - 32 Down the center in 2's (Skirt skaters) 33 - 40 Separate, go out, come up around one 41 - 48 Right hand star with the couple above (Original couple below) 49 - 56 Men drop out (flare the star), 2 ladies chain 57 - 64 Chain them back Dottie had requested that I write the dance to her favorite song. qo

46 American Square Dance, September 1998 41hat's Going 01 In quare 1)2104' The Louie & Helen Hardy New Dancer Weekend Memorial Award

Louie and Helen Hardy were long and helped many new dancers get a solid time dancers in the northern New foundation in the square dance activity. Jersey area. From the 1950's to 1984 In keeping with this passion of when Lou passed away at the age of 80, getting new dancers into the activity, they were very active in the western two full weekend awards will be square dance activity in the New York presented to two couples who have metropolitan area. Helen danced up to graduated for the first time from a the age of 89 and last December she western square dance class in 1998 celebrated her 961° birthday. and have never been on a square dance Helen and Lou were the first weekend. The December 4-6, 1998 recipients of the Lucarini Award after the Holiday Jubilee Weekend at the Lucarini's received the award named in Paramount Hotel in Parksville, NY has their honor. In 1973 they received the Vi & been selected for the award. Helen and Hanley Clapp Award from Ramapo Lou's son and daughter-in-law are on Squares. They received the Life Members staff at the weekend. Award from Ramapo Squares in Septem- Applications must be made to Gerry ber of 1976 and in May of 1981 the and Chuck Hardy by November 1,1998. Ramapo Life Member Award for more For more information or an application, than thirty years of service. Active in call Chuck & Gerry at 800-584-3453 or many area clubs they held many offices e-mail them at [email protected].

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Reviewed by Deborah Parnell and fil-ank Lescrinier If you publish a note service and would like it reviewed, please send them to: 9797 La Monica nrive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-7800 We will he glad to include your notes for review. The deadline is the 101° of the month. Thanks, Deborah & Frank. CALLERS NOTES JOHN'S NOTES Norm Wilcox John Saunders None received. John addresses the decline in the numbers of dancers that are in our CHOREO-WISE activity, and what can be done to Dave Cox increase those numbers. From the Basic Program, David In "The Caller's Partner" page, Linda looks at the call Pass Thru. It is often notes that there seems to be more the "easy" figures that can give interest in the Smooth Dancingand Body dancers the most pleasure, especially Flow action for the dancers. Best results when they are called from totally are through knowing call definitions, unfamiliar positions. ending formations, and what calls dance The Mainstream call, Slide Thru, well following each call. is one of the few on the list that is sex This month you'll find some dependent. Because it is so often called "Contras That Bite." Well, not exactly, from normal facing couples, many except that you will find your partner dancers have a tendency to want to in unexpected positions. Four contras turn to face the person beside them, are featured this issue. even if it means turning the wrongway. Linear (Anything) is the workshop Explode and (Anything) is a very call of the month, written by Mike useful call which you can use with a Sikorsky. It is a good concept in that it great deal of variety. helps the dancers to dance Linear At the Advanced Program, Ends Cycle properly. Split Coordinate, Bend is a nice figure which has the written by Malcom Davis of England, flexibility to be used with great variety. is also featured. It can be adapted to the Basic program The Mainstream Program fea- by calling it as "Ends, Do Your Part of a tures the following calls: Double Pass Bend the Line." Thru; Recycle. The Plus Program In the Feature Concept section, featured calls include Peel Off. On A Double Track is explored. The Advanced and Challenge Figures that work well include Program calls this month are: Scoot & Chains, Dixie Chains, Flutterwheels Dodge; Switch to a Diamond; and and Reverse Flutterwheels. Three by Two Acey Deucey. 48 American Square Dance. September 1998

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Internally, within our dance activ- grabbed by this very forceful woman ity, we consider several things when and swung around like an old dish rag. planning our lessons. For instance, I may be sick at any moment now . . . location, night, length of the lesson, I'm outta here! I'm going home! number of weeks, contracting a That could've happened. What caller/teacher, encouraging our club should've happened? to support them as angels, and other Ideally, we walk in and are such issues. immediately greeted with smiles, Have you ever stopped to consider handshakes, and warm cordial intro- the "first impression" your lessons ductory conversation. As we look make on your potential students? around and gain our bearings, we are Let's walk through a typical first immediately introduced to the dance night. Enter a cold, unfamiliar building instructor and invited into the group of not really sure you should be here. As friends to share in some interesting you walk in the room no one says and stimulating conversation. After anything but you feel as if all eyes are awhile, the instructor asks us all to upon you. You feel like they're all participate as he mentions a few starring because you either forgot ground rules and gets the night off to a your pants or you've grown a third eye. fun learning experience. We're asked After you manage to get to a chair you to join the square of some of the new notice they all stare as anyone enters friends we just made. Wow! New the room. You relax a little, breathing a friends, a warm comfortable learning sigh of relief. experience, and all in an environment Looking around you notice many of we can relate to. I think we might just the people in this room have on weird like it here. looking outfits. Are they something Note the contrasts: from Star Trek and you've been Warm and friendly vs. beamed up to the wrong destination? Cold and uninviting Some seem friendly enough, talking Immediately taken in vs. with their buddies, while others simply Starred at/third eye sit and stare. Uh oh, you've been Welcomed, met instructor vs. noticed again. Here comes one now. Sat against the wall starring at all "Hi, welcome. C'mon, let's dance," he No mention of weird clothes says. Dance? I'm just becoming Weird clothes/alien culture comfortable with the remote possibil- Ground rules/comfortable vs. ity as I realize we're being dragged Panic/fear/sick/leaving onto the dance floor only to be told to Might like it here vs. Gone for good stand there and get ready to go! I think Potential students are consumers. I'm losing consciousness as the sick Just like grocery shopping, they are panic feeling washes over me like a looking for positive, rewarding ways tidal wave. All of a sudden I'm being that they can relate to spend their

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Eddie is a caller later and occasionally writes for ASD. lb American Square Dance, September 1998 53 ON THE RECORD Recent square dance record releases with commentary by CHRIS PINKHAM PO Box 1419 I lillshoro, NI 1 03244 (603) 464-5821 LABEL TITLE ARTIST To all producers and artists: please accept my apologies if you find that some of your music did not make it into my review. A good deal of the material was released at the national convention, not giving me enough time to go through my normal process. Next month all should be back to normal. Thanks, Chris. Q-922 The Ballad Of Jed Clampett Shane Greer Kind of campy, definitely fun. O0000 dogies! Callers, dancers, and young'uns of all ages will enjoy the music and the lyrics to this piece. Banjo ( a must for this music), guitar and fiddle lead the way for the fun loving caller to be creative. Figure: Hds(Sds) Square Thru 4, RH Star, LH Star, R&L Thru, Swing Thru, Boys Run, Chain Down the Line, Promenade! CRC-114 Your Cheating Heart Gary Shoemake I'm a long time fan of Hank Williams Sr., so I'm always on the lookout for adaptations of his music. This one's a rouser with nice guitar work and a banjo background. Possible patter music? You decide. Watch for the key change! Figure: Hds(Sds) Square thru 4, R&L Thru, Swing Thru, Boys Run, Bend the Line, then ML Thru, Dixie Style, Boys Trade, Le ft Swing Thru, Left Roll Promenade! BM-1018 Handy / Old Joe Jr. Hoedown A double sided patter record-sometimes a good value in music. Both sides had that old time barn dance feel with "Handy" being the more rhythmically active of the two. Always give hoedown music a listen there is something there for everyone. LM-210 Whoop Square It Is! Charlie Robertson Shades of Mother Goose, Dr. Suess, and a little rappin'. Callers: if you want to try something unusual, but very entertaining, give this one a whirl. Almost beyond description! Figure: Hds(Sds) Square Thru 4, Do Si Do, Make a. Wave, Swing Thru, Boys Run, Ferris Wheel, Ctrs Pass Thru, Touch 1/4, Scoot Back, Corner Swing and Promenade! MI-5212 Over & Over Again Wayne MacDonald From the Dave Clark Five and the mid 60's, this one has good zip for those Hi Hat fans. Callers would do well to research the lyrics first. Watch for the key change! Figure: Standard Figure. 54 American Square Dance, September 1998 ABC-3 I Will Follow Him Jiri Slaby Based on the 70's pop tune, this piece of square dance music bails from the Czech Republic. Bright and rhythmically active with a religious theme makes for some good dancing. Figure: Hds(Sds) Promenade 1/2, R&L Thru, Square Thru 4, Do Si Do, 8 Chain 4, Corner Swing & Promenade! BS-2448 The Sheik Of Araby Johnnie Wykoff With mid-eastern strains in the background, this adaptation from the old pop tune comes across well with that Blue Star "big band" feel. Nice musical change-ups. Not for that relaxing part of your dance! Watch the key change! Figure: Hds(Sds) Lead Right, Circle to a Line, Pass the Ocean, Ladies Trade, Ladies Run, Ferris Wheel, Ctrs. Pass Thru, Box the Gnat, Square Thru .7, Corner Swing & Promenade! RB-3074 Look At Us Don Williamson Adapted from the very fine Vince Gill tune. This sentimental number sails right along for some fun dancing without losing the theme of the original-those strong, wonderful, long lasting relationships. Lots of guitar leads for this one. Callers - dedicate this one to your one and only! Figure: Hds(Sds) Promenade 1/2, Square Thru 4, R&L Thru, 8 Chain 6, Corner Swing & Promenade! RYL-233 Swing Low T Oxendine & J Story Spiritually based, this typically bright Royal piece lends itself well to harmonized duets and always will make a good presentation to those dancers who are planning to skip church on Sunday! Be aware of the key change! Figure: Hds(Sds) Square Thru 4, Do Si Do, Swing Thru, Spin The Top, R&L Thru, Square Thru 3, Corner Swing & Promenade! SG-704 The Cows Came Home D & D Sprosty A country/rock tune with that tongue in cheek tag line about love and loyalty. A peppy tune with duet possibilities if you like. Give it a listen. Figure: Hds(Sds) Promenade 1/2, Square Thru 4, R&L Thru, Pass Thru, Trade By, Star Thru, Forward & Back, Just the Boys Scoot Back, Corner Swing & Promenade! *Standard figure: Hds(Sds) Promenade 1/2, Square Thru 4, R&L Thru, Yeer To The Lett, Ferris Wheel, Centers Square thru 3, Corner Swing & Promenade! See you all next month for a more complete reviewiii

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Hey! It's September already, ERLAB at 826 3rd Ave. SE, Rochester, where did the summer go? I know for MN, 55904. The cost is around $20. me time was spent at ROUNDALAB Does everyone remember "Susie?" and the National Square Dance She has given up on her quest to Convention. Ellen and I attended the become a caller. She found she does ROUNDALAB Convention in Colum- not have the extra time in her life to bia, SC as the CALLERLAB repre- devote to the learning process. sentatives. A huge Thank You to the However, she did bring up a very ROUNDALAB folks for the wonderful critical issue during our last meeting. time they presented to us. ETHICS! Ethics is an often over- ROUNDALAB is a first class organi- looked subject. All callers must avoid zation. Speaking of first class, the the pitfalls of bad ethics. CALLERLAB Carolina people put on a super 471° has a Code of Ethics. Let's examine National Square Dance Convention. number one on the list. It says, "I Congratulations to all the Carolina acknowledge that I have an obligation guys and gals who participated in to the dancers; therefore, I shall that function. They provided such a provide information, instruction and positive atmosphere it was a real leadership to enable and encourage delight to be there. the dancer to develop to his/her full While at the convention I, along potential so that he/she may derive with Bill Chesnut (FL) and Robert the maximum satisfaction and plea- Townsend (TN), did a panel entitled sure from the activity." I believe "So You Want To Be A Caller." This was the second year that Bill and I Larry Cole, has been calling for 23 years. were included in this one. We had a He calls Basic through C-1 and records great turnout, approximately twenty- for Rawhide-Buckskin Records. An five attendees. One lady asked a super active member of CALLERLAB he is good question. She said, "I have $50 to currently the Vice Chairman. Larry's spend to start to become a caller what smooth easy style of caller training is do I do with it?" Bill answered her appreciated by the many callers question by suggesting she purchase attending his schools. the "New Callers Starter Kit" from Larry may be contacted at J 765-384-7089 or E-mail square Sin CALLERLAB. It is a fine start for Cleo callers and contains a lot of informa- LColeSDC@AOLcorn lialared tion. The kit is available from CALL- "Questions are Welcome" 56 American Square Dance, September 1998 NEW LINE 01 7-74S

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62 American Square Dance, September 1998 "Which do you prefer?" PIN or

clogging or other forms of dance. remain anonymous and does no To those square dancers and clubs want the publicity because he/she is who find this information too compli- embarrassed about his/her weight. cated or too technical to promote, not However, the square dancer is advertising any calorie expenditure at considering writing an article about all is better, than to disseminate his/her experience for the square erroneous information. dancers who want to do what he/she To answer the initial questions in did. Of course, he/she will be writing the first paragraph, square dancing is under a pseudonym. not America's best kept secret, but Sources- rather America's best kept health FITNESS FOR COLLEGE AND LIFE, secret and should be promoted as 5'h Edition; William Prentice, PhD, PT, such. Let's advertise square dancing AT. C; 1997; Mosby-Year Book, Incor- in the health and fitness magazines. porated; Saint Louis, MS Although the average American SPORTS NUTRITION GUIDEBOOK; can afford to lose a few pounds, if Nancy Clark, MS, RD; 1990; Leisure losing it by exercising becomes too Press; Champaign, IL much like work, they will choose FITNESS FACTS: The Healthy Living another recreational activity. There- Handbook; B. Don Franks and Edward fore, square dancing offers the kind of T. Howley; 1989; Human Kinetics exercise people will want to do, rather Books; Champaign, IL than have to do. Besides, no special SMART EXERCISE: Burning Fat & talent nor expensive equipment is Getting Fit; Covert Bailey; 1994; required to square dance. What other Houghton Mifflin; Boston, MA sport/activity can make this offer? CALORIES BURNED PER MINUTE; G. Guaranteed way to lose forty pounds Bernard Wong, 1983; Warner Books; without dieting. Square dance seven days New York City, New York or evenings per week for four months. ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA; 1996; Impossible? It has already been done. Grolier Incorporated; Danbury, CT Editors' note: The square dancer Robert M. Puhalla who lost forty pounds prefers to Youngstown, Ohio lb American Square Dance, September 1998 63

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American Square Dance, September 1998 65 CALLERLAB Conversations Over Coffee VIEWPOINTS I', Stan Burdick

The following discussion took place at a conference of callers and leaders of square dancing somewhere in the U.S.A. Joe: Greetings, everyone. I've been ing Ideas" in asked to lead this discussion on what the May is- we can do to rebuild square dancing, sue of ASD. and we hope you'll all contribute ideas. Trouble is, Who'll be first? someone has Sam: CALLERLAB had a plan to take the called T-2000. It was to be a initiative and reemphasis of the way we teach, rather inspire oth- than a whole lot of reshuffling of the ers to action. basics. Maybe that will inspire a whole Susan: In that same issue, I liked new generation of dancers to join us. Mike Seastrom's idea of promoting a Joe: We hope so, Sam. The jury is Multicycle Method, which encourages still out on that one, but it can be a dance lessons more than once a year. starting point. Better heads have We lose a lot of people because they prevailed, at least, in realizing a don't want to wait from February to reshuffling of basics won't do. September to get involved. Sarah: We can't just count on Patty: I read something by Bill Walsh in the Club Lead- ership Journal that says "...people today it for me. We've made don't want the long square dancing a spe- cialized endeavor a per- series of lessons..." forming art. It has lost its appeal to the CALLERLAB to make this ailing old grassroots guy and gal on the street, square dance buggy go. We've each got if I may mix a metaphor. Bill says: to pitch in, push a little, change the oil, "We are trying to sell a product with add some STP. a large cost in time and a smaller Joe: Yes, Sarah. That's what we're cost in money, to a society that is here for. The theme of this conference willing to pay larger money costs, is to "plant some grass seed at the but smaller time costs. We live in a grassroots." We need ideas. fast food, instant gratification soci- George: There are enough ideas to ety. We cannot change the world we last a lifetime in Nick Cline's "Recruit- live in, but we may be able to change 66 American Square Dance, September 1998 119 Allen Street (413) 566-3349 MEG SIMKINS Hampden, MA 01036

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he product." CALLERLAB have proposed. Joe: Good one, Patty. How do you Frank: No matter what you name it, think we can cut square dance learning no matter what basics it includes, we time to make it more saleable? need to do a far better job telling the Patty: Well, callers and dancers world what we have. For instance, have to realize that most people today CALLERLAB's brochure entitled a don't want the long series of lessons "New Song and Dance Routine," needs that we've made standard fare. We've to be in offices, stores, businesses got to bite the bullet, no matter how everywhere. It's a beautiful product. much it hurts our own personal It's very professional. preferences, and get back to a good Joe: Yes, and another item that is solid Basic Program (level) for the new and really flashy is a poster from masses. We've got the Basic set-up Northeast Square Dancer Magazine, now. What we have to do is make it a P.O. Box 777, North Scituate, RI 02857, destination level for most recruits— (See page 89) that can be personalized to don't push beyond that. Call it fit the needs of clubs and class groups. SQUARE DANCING, as both ACA and Pete: Speaking of materials that

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are available to help us recruit and one publication?" Well, the answer is stay active, I wish every dancer and in the current issue of National caller would subscribe to the Club Square Dance Directory. Everybody Leadership Journal from Wiscon- should own a copy, not just for a sin. It includes recruitment ideas, listing of sources, but for a complete but better yet, it helps us maintain listing of club groups around the strong clubs with ideas galore. world. The directory is available LEGACY endorses it. Speaking of from P.O. Box 880, Brandon, MS LEGACY, that organization sends 39043, or call 1-800-542-4010. out a Promo-Pak every year that's Sam: Everyone should subscribe to full of recruitment ideas and it only the American Square Dance Maga- costs five bucks. zine also, now published in Rhode Dolores: There's another organiza- Island. If we're going to improve what tion I'd like to mention. It's the USDA we have to sell, and sell it, we need to or United Square Dancers of America. be well informed. They design their products, for free Joe: You said it, Sam. Well, our distribution, to strengthen clubs. Bro- time is about up for this session. chures concerning club programs, Thanks to all of you for sharing with us finances, officers, resources and many today. Good luck! other subjects are available. Reprinted fromMikeside Manage- Joe: People sometimes ask, ment Monthly Note Service for "Where can I get all these sources in Callers by Stan & Cathie Burdick..

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Where Are The Dancers? Reprint from Open Squares, 19:4 Our old square dance club just isn't, the same We're wondering where we can put the blame Our hall is the tops, acoustics the best We don't do the rounds, a person must rest Of course we have visitors, but they don't make a fuss We're just as well off, they don't dance quite like us That is the reason we form our own squares When visitors come, they can make theirs Our club doesn't like mixers, they change us about When one is put on, the members sit out From out in the kitchen we hear the call One couple is needed, out there in the hall We used to rush out to fill up the square But when we got in, only visitors were there I got a hard look from the man on my right After all, I've been messing up squares all night The dance starts at eight, that's a gosh mighty hour At a quarter to eight I'm still in the shower Let the visitors come early, to me that's all right After all, it's our club, and we stay late each night Who cares if the caller must work the next day After all, he's the caller, and he gets the pay The dance should stop at 11, to some that's just fine But most of us members don't get there till nine The caller has tried to get us to change So if we fold up, I guess he's to blame. From the tiles of Bob Van Antwerp %

American Square Dance, September 1998 69 FEEDBACK

Let's Take Our Heads Out Of The Sand

The Feedback articles in the July to change or modify it to suit a NEW, issue of ASD are evidence that some YOUNGER market? We want NEW, people do not understand today's YOUNGER dancers but we are not problems. The first stated that T2K willing to change in order to get them. was trying to force DBD (Dance by This does not make sense! Definition) dancing on the Basic/ It is easy to agree with both writers Mainstream and Plus dancers. This about reviving MWSD with NEW, is as far from the truth as one could YOUNGER blood. This goes without possibly be. The T2K proposal called being said, but is a little harder to do for either Standard application or than to say. The changes being Extended application during pro- discussed about MWSD will definitely grams 1 and 2 but was mandatory help make recruitment of NEW, prior to Advance. The rationale YOUNGER dancers a reality. Numer- behind this was that Standard ous surveys have been done by application makes for an easier entry numerous organizations over the into our activity. Mandatory Ex- years. Some surveys have concluded tended application before Advanced that one of the drawbacks to learning protects programs 1 and 2 from to Square Dance is the time commit- system abuse, i.e., callers exploiting ment required. Some surveys found it the programs by moving dancers into takes too long to learn to Square Advanced and Challenge that have Dance. One of the surveys showed that had none or very little training or a large number of callers. primarily in knowledge of All Position Dancing, America, are only calling and dancers the Extended Applications. are only dancing a portion of each The other article stated CALLER- program which leads us to believe LAB and ACA are ruining Modern there are too many calls. Some people Western Square Dancing by tinkering call this system abuse, others insist with the programs. Both gentlemen are this is survival in today's market. Both trying to convince us that our pro- may be correct depending on how you grams are perfect and should not be look at it. Either way it is hard to changed, EVER. How does one im- change reality. MWSD can pull its prove a product if they are not willing leadership back together again if we

70 American Square Dance, September 1998 stop the insanity and accept the things the wants and desires for some of the we cannot change and begin seriously existing callers and dancers. The looking at what we can change. preconceived notion that callers are to It should have been obvious for blame and therefore should be the many years that the addition of calls ones to pull us out of the mess we are in and the formation of another short is wishful thinking. Callers need help program (Plus) has been a major from existing clubs. Callers need help contributor to the destruction of the from CALLERLAB modifying the lists Basic,/MS programs. This is something and education on presentation of these we can honestly change now. Our lists. Those who choose to ignore this problems did not occur from lack of will be responsible for keeping us education only and we cannot cure our stuck in the same mud we have been problems with education only. For stuck in for years, and keep us from effective change, we must include changes that can help pull us out. education along with modifying the There are many different issues we lists, therefore addressing the real need to work on, however, the problems that have plagued our programs have proven to be ONE activity for nearly twenty years. problem that must be addressed. After all of the expensive surveys Target 2000 is dead but these issues we have learned if we continue are never going away. Let's take our marketing MWSD, only once per year, heads out of the sand and give some (30 classes) we should forget it and go serious thought to modifying our bowling. Our product is not attractive programs so we stand a chance at to NEW, YOUNGER people in America. recruiting NEW, YOUNGER dancers They are not going to devote the into our activity? amount of time it takes to learn so Thanks to everyone at ASD for many calls. This indicates a shorter keeping this wonderful magazine entry into MWSD is needed. It sounds going. Keep up the good work. simple to say "Callers can start Basic Jerry Story level clubs for the NEW, YOUNGER Mission, Texas people." Callers in general do not have ANA \\\\ N, \AV. the time to devote to this concept and \\\ to service the existing MS markets and National Square Dance the existing Plus markets at the same DIRECTORY time. It will take consolidation and unselfish support from the entire Information & contacts for thousands of MWSD community if we are serious clubs in the U.S., Canada and around the Iworld. Gre at for traveling & planning about reviving MWSD in America. vacations Why won't some people put any rtio credence in the information gathered 58.95 (plus $3.00 postage & handling) over the years instead of insisting on Life Subscription - S50.00 status quo? This type of attitude will PO Box 880, Brandon MS 39043 not give us the NEW, YOUNGER oiegoomma00)ivoomb_ 542-401ict oommeg dancers we desire. It only takes care of American Square Dance, September 1998 71

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Are We A 25% Activity? As students of Mainstream dancing callers stating that if a region had a six years ago, we found many strong Mainstream dance community, beginners' balls to dance at. We were then square dance as a whole was very eager to use our new found skills doing well in that region. Conversely, and we tested them as often as we any region that lacked a sizable could during our year as students. Mainstream dance community, was After we graduated, and felt hurting. We love to square dance and reasonably comfortable as Mainstream we wanted it to survive. dancers, we saw a flyer for a Sunday After recent trips to Oklahoma, afternoon dance sponsored by a Nevada and Nebraska, I have seen that nearby association. Hoping to have a Mainstream dancing is a much more good time, we again eagerly drove for vital part of their total dance scene. an hour to attend this dance. It was a One Nebraska dancer told me that split level dance, alternating Main- nearly all the club dances were at the stream and Plus tips. We danced the Mainstream level. In most of southern first tip and enjoyed it! Then there New England nearly all our club were rounds, we watched. Then a Plus dances are at the Plus level. New tip, we watched. Then more rounds, England has it backwards. we watched again. Finally we got to Another fact I noticed in Oklahoma dance. As this pattern continued was that at "split level" dances only the throughout the day we became very third and sixth tips were Plus. All other disappointed. We paid the full admis- tips were Mainstream. Although I am sion price but could only dance 25% of philosophically opposed to split level the program. Money was not the issue, dances, this is a much better mix. I as much as waiting for our turn. When recently heard another suggestion that we left that day, I remarked to my wife I like even better. Alternate dances. that I would never again attend a split One Mainstream, one Plus, one Main- level dance. Five years later, our stream, one Plus, etc. This will give our sentiments remain the same. first year dancers somewhere to dance Soon after graduating as Main- successfully as they angel our newest stream dancers, we decided to try our group of dancers. Too many of our new hand at calling. We decided early on dancers drop out before completing that we would begin a Mainstream their first season because they have club. Our reason for choosing Main- nowhere to succeed. stream was the limited availability of We have to become "new dancer Mainstream dancing in the Connecti- friendly" and the time to do it is now! cut and Rhode Island areas. At callers Richard & Lynn Sbardella school I remember several national Wauregan, Connecticut lb American Square Dance• September 1998 73 fr Recor • s ° CK-129 Troubador (Jerry Junck) Daryl Clendenin CK-128 Desert Rose (Bill Helms) Ken Bower 602-983-3013 909-658-0664 CK-517 Brit & Brit II (Flip Hoedown)

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American Square Dance, September 1998 Let's Party For Six Months! by Oct Futrell

Never in my wildest dreams did I need eight days a week to fit think retirement could be like this. everything into our schedule. There's something going on at the big On Sunday mornings most of these dance hall every morning, every dancers attend the nondenomina- afternoon. and every evening of every tional Christian worship service. The day of the week. If one does not like the hall is full to hear our super choir activity at say 1:00PM on Tuesday, well (square dancers), or listen to our new just drive a few minutes to the big square dancer who just happens to be dance hall down the road and there's a retired minister from the Midwest. something scheduled that you will like. He knows more funny stories about I spent the winter in the Rio Grande folks worshiping God than most great River Valley. My RV was hooked up in comedians. Yet he has a serious side. Lakewood RV Park in Harlingen, One Sunday he asked if anyone knew Texas. It's not the biggest or smallest of a sick or shut in friend that might RV park, but it comes close to being the need the services of a minister. There most active. Caller Tom Roper had VMS thirty seconds of pure silence. something going on in square dancing Then he said "I guess square dancers every day from new dancer classes to just don't get sick." C-1. Cuers Phil and Becky Guenthner Saturday night in the Valley has got took the other half of the hall to to be the greatest. There's dancing workshop the round dancers from from the calls of callers like Jerry Story Phase Ito VI. Every night they'd push and Jerry Haag. For the new dancers back the dividers and fill the big hall there's Jim Dunn with more patience with people of all ages who like to than any caller I ever knew. The twelve dance and have a good time. big dance halls have floating wooden Just to give the dancers something dance floors and great sound systems. different, Tom teams up with Bob Live dance bands entertain at over half Newman from the Sunshine Park on the ballrooms. one Sunday afternoon a month to a To put spice in your life schedule a huge crowd of dancers. There's winter vacation in the Rio Grande something for everybody. Sunday Valley and sharpen up your dancing night is all Rounds, a Mainstream steps, or just relax at one of the dance on Tuesday night, and A-1 for nightly swinging Hoedowns. Then go Monday nights. Every other Saturday home and show off your new dancing night is band night where my partner skills at the square dance club. You and I try out the new steps we learned come to the Valley for a week and on Wednesday morning at Mission Bell you'll want to retire partying for six Park in Ballroom dancing. There's a months a year. The exercise will give Clogging class over at Tropic Winds you the extra years in your life to RV Park on Monday afternoon. We'd enjoy your dancing skills. gb 78 American Square Dance, September 1998

by Ed Foote

HINTS FOR DOING A-1 CALLS EXPLODE THE LINE—Two things They must never step forward; if they to remember. First, we all know that do, they body-block the left-side the centers initially step forward. The dancers out of position. key is that they take a giant step The only exception to this rule is forward, not a baby step. If the centers from a squared set. Here, the right- do not step forward far enough, they side dancers must step forward before will interfere with the ends. quartering right. Second, the ends should rock back Because many callers only call a 1/2 step before facing in. This avoids Wheel Thru from a static square, a collision with the centers and dancers come to think that the enables the pull by to be done exception is really the rule. This smoothly. This is very important, but causes problems whenever Wheel many dancers have never heard this. If Thru is called from other formations. Explode the Line is done roughly, it is Callers should regularly call Wheel usually always because the ends did Thru from such formations as facing not rock backward before facing in. lines and eight chain thru. This will PAIR OFF — The rule is: Turn enable dancers to understand the true your back on the center of the set. In rule of the call. other words, face out. Unfortu- All of the above also applies to nately, many dancers confuse "face the left-side dancers for Left Wheel out" with "Quarter Out," so they try Th ru to turn their back on their partner for Pair Off. While this will work MIKESIDE MANAGEMENT sometimes, it will also cause break- by Stan & Cathie Burdick downs (such as from facing lines). A t Always think "center of set" when MANAGEMENT doing Pair Off. elaveldjlleele fienees ere Mon & Caell•Sureeek It not 11 bad lilt IhLt tout,e1.,,cer nn. 'NM a WHEEL THRU — There is the true mgrmrd 11,(1i Ce Cl end nu teewern the rrnpur I've r. 1l kaa Ikkezved,1.1,,Iev e1 hr two rule and there is an exception to this not herd to wee Ham by Sande rule. Unfortunately, most dancers Meet think the exception is the rule, and thus have trouble with this call from all MONTHLY NOTE SERVICE FOR CALLERS positions except a squared set. COMMENTARY CHOREO AND SKILL TIPS The true rule: The right-side WRITE: S&C BURDICK PO BOX 2678 dancers must Quarter Right in place. SILVER BAY, NY 12874 American Square Dance, September 1998 79 HOW TO ATTRACT A YOUTH-ORIENTED MARKET (1) Turn your age into an asset. (4) Watch your language. Pitch the maturity of your Don't talk about the "good ole product as one that has "stood days." It gives the impression the test of time." that you are stuck in the past and (2) Exude a positive attitude unv.4"'-g to change. and appearance. (5) When in Rome, do as the If your attitude is upbeat and Romans do. you are enthusiastic and ener- Try to find a common ground getic, you are much more likely between those who agree with your to be successful. viewpoints and those who don't. (3) Stay up-to-date — both in How can you apply this to fashion and in skills. square dancing? Hmm I won- Recommend you wear fashion- der. This information has been able clothing. Use today's tech- paraphrased from an article that nology to attract the younger appeared in the April 12 edition of crowd. The Washington Post. Hmm Nick Cline

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By Robert Lee Cook, Boulder, Colorado Reprinted from Sets In Order September, 1971 The Miners Dance Part I

f we wanted to do a structural out- come up from Texas and New Mexico, 2- line of the development of the Fron- and would continue to come from the tier Dance, it would look like this: Midwest. Mining and cattle barons 1598-1841: Sprouting and budding. would introduce new "high sassity" 1841-1890: Blossoming and bear- dances from English and New York ing fruit. ballrooms, and western America 1890-1910: Going to seed. would enjoy dancing such as has not 1910-1930: Going to hell, a dying been seen since, except for a few 20th dance. century people such as Pappy Shaw 1930-1955: New blossoming, hy- and Herb Greggerson. brids, at its peak. A whole long book could be writ- 1955-NOW: The modern strain, go- ten about this period, tracing all the ing . . . where? influences, borrowings, graftings, The full story of the Frontier Dance changes, inventions, variations, and can merely be touched in these brief es- brainstorms. During this period sev- says, and I am acutely aware of how eral strains of the Frontier Dance de- much I am leaving untold. veloped simultaneously, always over- 1841-1890 was the Golden Age of lapping and borrowing from each the Frontier Dance. All that was re- other, and yet each in some ways be- ally exciting and interesting hap- ing entirely itself. Such a strain (and pened in that time — rounds, couple sometimes, a non-strain) was the dances, quadrilles, the development dance of the miners. of the wild squares. Interesting in- The great panic of 1857 reduced fluences came in with European im- much of the U.S. to near despair. migrants, and more influences and Frightened, restless, desperate variations came in from New England people hoped for any sort of miracle and the mid-Atlantic states. After the that would put food on their tables, Civil War very important things would money in their purses, and bring

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American Square Dance. September 1995 83 Open Letter To The Callers, Cuers, Prompters and Instructors of the 47th National Square Dance Convention, Charlotte, N.C. June 24 - 27, 1998

As Program Chairman, we want to express our sincere appreciation to the callers, cuers, prompters and dance instructors who attended and participated in the 47th National Square Dance Convention. This includes the dance leaders who spent many hours preparing the exhibition teams which did such an outstanding job. We, along with the entire Program Committee, were elated with the cooperation of all the dance leaders on and off the floor. Our volunteer staff who worked in the dance halls, coordination room, hospitality room, and security room all had very good experiences and join us in saying THANK YOU for being in Charlotte. We also called on many of you prior to the convention for advice and guidance and always received the utmost cooperation. We also thank CALLERLAB, American Callers Association, ROUNDALAB, CONTRALAB, and C.L.O.G. for their support in working with us and giving us time on their busy agendas. We especially wish to thank the dance leaders of the Carolinas without whose help the task would have been impossible. They came on board with us from the very beginning and gave us their full support and cooperation. Little did we know when we accepted the position of Program Chairman what was in store for us! The first goal we set was to have a convention that would not only be enjoyable for the dancers but also would be a good experience for the dance leaders. We spent many hours and traveled many miles talkingwith dance leaders and dancers all across the United States asking what they thought was needed to have a good dance program at the National Square Dance Convention. We gave it our best shot and hope you enjoyed being in Charlotte as much as we enjoyed having you. Many dancers do not realize that the dance leaders who attend the National Square Dance Convention pay their own way and 47th National Convention donate their time. We hope dancers who read this will keep them in mind when booking their conventions, festivals and dances. Ron & Nancy Jacobs, Program Chairman 47" National Square Dance Convention is Ed with Dick Waibel and Larry Cole.

84 American Square Dance, September I99N "11THE COUNTRY LINE by jim and jean cholmondeley SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING

e can't believe it is the start of school so quickly. It seems like the kids just got out last week. Classes are starting and PE teachers are looking for Wactivities to fill their schedules. It is a good time to contact them and ask them about teaching some "simple" line dances. Most teachers will jump at the chance and the kids like it also. Just a few points to remember: • You have to keep the instruction simple and done quickly. • You should use upbeat modern music. • You have to be able to show them a good time and let them let off steam. • Do not get upset when they put their own moves to the dance. • Remember that you will wear out before they will, so pare yourself. Above all have fun and show them you are having fun ... smile. The line dance this month is — I LIKE IT— enjoy!

I LIKE IT CHOREOGRAPHER: Bob Davis TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate COUNT: 32 MUSIC: Dust On The Bottle by David Lee Murphy (Teaching) I Like It, I Love It by Tim McGraw (Dancing)

SUGARFOOT CROSS, COASTER 4 Step left across right while STEP, SUGARFOOT CROSS, turning slightly to right. COASTER STEP 5 Touch right toe next to left 1 Step right across left while foot while turning slightly to turning slightly to left. left. 2 Touch left toe next to right 6 Touch right heel next to left foot while turning slightly to foot while turning back to right. center. 3 Touch left heel next to right 7 & 8 Step back on ball of right foot, foot while turning slightly to step ball of left foot next to left. right, step forward on right.

American Square Dance, September 1998 85 ning a 360° right turn. 18 Step on left foot, continuing 360° turn. qE 19 Step on right toot, completing Si [wig)! SQVg 360° turn. 20 Touch left next to right, clap- Square/round dance capital ping hands. of Central Florida. 21 Slide left foot to left, bump hips to left. Up to C-3A and PH VI 22 Bump hips to left. Wonderful callers and cuers 23 With weight on left foot, bump Complete dance apparel shop. hips to right. 24 Bump hips to left. 777 LEFT SPIN, BRUSH/KICK, Ir. Camper lots and CROSS, COASTER STEP , 4in 1 Mobile Homes 25 Step right behind left. for sale and for rent. 26 Step to left, making 1/4 turn to left. Call (813) 752-0491 for 27 Pivot 1/4 turn to left on ball of left foot and step right next to information or write to: left. Strawberry Square, 4401 Boot Bay Rd. 28 Pivot 3/4 turn to left on ball of Plant City, FL 33567 right foot and step left next to e-mail: Straw [email protected] right. or check out our website: 29 Brush-kick ball of right foot h tt p ://mem be rs.aol.com/st raw brysq forward. 30 Step right across left. STEP, KICK, KICK, BACK 31 & 32 Step back on ball of left foot, TOUCH, STEP, KICK, KICK step ball of right next to left, 9 Step forward on left. step forward on left. 10 Kick right foot forward while REPEAT . . . 41 clapping hands. 11 Kick right foot forward while 47th National Convention clapping hands. 12 Step back on right. 13 Touch left toe back. 14 Step forward on left. 15 Kick right foot forward while clapping hands. 16 Kick right foot forward while clapping hands. ROLLING TURN RIGHT, Vendor setup discussions. Our TOUCH/CLAP, HIP BUMPS (4) thanks to Mac & Sue McClure for the 17 Step right on right foot, begin- great job they did.

86 American Square Dance, September 1998 EDMARC Hospice for Children Benefit Dance and Bar-B-Que

Since 1992, the Peninsula Square one. The 7th Annual Country Round- and Round Dance Association has Up Dance in support of EDMARC will sponsored an annual fund raising be held Sunday, September 27 at "Country Round Up" dance benefit- Dozier Middle School in Newport ting needy causes. The first dance News, Virginia. Early Rounds will be was held in the Hampton Coliseum at 2:00 PM and Squares and Rounds and raised more than $5,000 with from 2:30-5:00 PM. Donation is $5.00 later dances proceeds ranging from per person. Dancers, you can't afford $1,800 to $2,600. to miss this one! Two magnificent In 1997 the Country Round-Up callers, Tom Miller and Bill Harrison, Dance was designated to support the are teaming up with two PSARDA EDMARC Hospice for Children. cuers, Sue Pollock and Priscilla EDMARC was begun by members of Collins for your dancing pleasure. Suffolk Presbyterian Church in Suf- The callers and cuers donate their folk, Virginia. EDMARC was created by time and services for this very a ministerwho was dyingof cancer and worthy cause and PSARDA and a young couple whose only son was EDMARC are very excited about the dying of a progressive neuromuscular upcoming dance and arc grateful for disease. The minister's name was their contributions. Edward, and the boy's name was Hats off to Marilyn Hill, TAW of the Marcus. The agency is named in their Gypsy Kids Square Dance Club caller memory. The mission of EDMARC is to and Carl Hill, who has organized and serve families with children who have led the efforts of all the PSARDA a life threatening illness. They under- benefit dances over the years. With- stand that just as a sick child bears a out her dedication and caring, none of special burden, so do the parents and this would have been possible. siblings. They are dedicated to helping Thanks Marilyn! We love you! Also every member of the family through thanks for the support from the home health care, hospice and be- following PSARDA Square and reavement support. They serve fami- Round Dance and Clogging Clubs: lies throughout a 2,400 square mile Gypsy Kids, Koala-T Rounders, region including Newport News, Hamp- Kountry Kickers, Merry Mixers, Pen- ton, Poquoson, York County and South insula Posse, Square Edges, Susie Hampton Roads. Q's, Tidal Waves, Triangle Squares Last September, the 6th Annual and Twinklers. For more information Country Round-Up Dance and Bar-B- concerning these events, contact G.T. Que raised more than $2,500. This Richardson, (757) 867-6721, e-mail year, the Bar-B-Que was held in address [email protected] or Marilyn August in Newport News, Virginia, Hill, (757) 357-7978, e-mail address with fun, food and games for every- [email protected]. IS

American Square Dance, September 1998 87 31n flinnorp Bill Stone July 15, 1998 We were sorry to hear that Bill passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 1998. Those of us who knew him, loved him. A man who never had a bad word to say about anyone and went to all lengths to help out in any way that he could. Bill Stone was an inspiration to us all. Bill took lessons with his oldest daughter in 1958 and his youngest daughter in 1959. He then took lessons with his wife Gloria in 1960. At the same time, he started to call square dancing. In 1962, Bill and Gloria attended their They worked on the Sequoia Stomp first square dance camp out at Kitsap Festival in Visalia, California for Memorial State Park in Poulsbo, eighteen years as staff. They started Washington and became active commit- the Circle 8 Ranch in July with the tee members of Peninsula Callers and Powder Keg Puffers for the 41° of July Cuers Association. They also joined and Labor Day weekends. Rainier Callers and Cuers Association In 1977, Bill and Gloria started the of Tacoma, Washington. Blue Ribbon Plus Week and it is still going In 1964, they began calling for after more than twenty years. Today it is Russell's Rustlers and shortly thereaf- being held at the Kitsap Square Dance ter, started calling for Round Squares Center in Gorst, Washington. and Curley Q's. Bill recorded for MacGregor Records In 1966, Bill called his first festival in 1973 and began calling for Blue dance; a live music dance in Ribbon Records in 1977. As of this Bremerton, with Ernie Kinney doing writing, he has recorded fifteen tunes. the Saturday dance. Bill and Gloria have conducted By 1970, Bill and Gloria were calling caller schools and called weekends and for four clubs. In 1981, they began festivals in all of the western states plus calling and cueing for the Gig Harbor many of the southern states. In Twirlers. At that time they were still addition, he called in Hawaii, Canada, calling for four clubs; Partners in Mexico, Central and South America. Progress (Plus), Dudes and Dolls (Plus Gloria Stone can be reached at 3370 DBD), Sundancers (Mainstream) and S.E. Belmeier RD #77, Port Orchard, Gig Harbor Twirlers (Mainstream) . Washington 98367-9529; 360-876-9443%

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