Texas Round Dance Teachers Association From the President The Thanksgiving leftovers should all be gone by now and thoughts are turning to the Christmas season and another opportunity to spend time with family and friends. We took the time to reflect on God’s blessing of providing us with such a wonderful round dancing community. Our dancing friends are truly the best. Year 2018 is rapidly coming to an end. We have had many successful weekend round dance festivals during the year and a Roundalab/ ICBDA convention held in nearby Oklahoma. It really was a great year for dancing and learning and there are still a few weeks left. Enjoy the many Christmas parties coming up and keep dancing to help use up all of the extra calories. Most importantly, take some time off to recharge as 2019 is approaching full speed. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Happy New Year Martha & Ed Koslosky From the Treasurer As of November 1, 2018, nine TRDTA members still have unpaid 2018-2019 dues. If you wish to remain listed as a member of TRDTA, please ensure Tammy receives your $15 TRDTA dues by December 15, 2018. If you are unsure whether your dues are current, please contact Tammy at [email protected]. Please make your $15.00 check payable to TRDTA Mail to: Tammy Lee, 1936 Westfield Lane, Friendswood, TX 77546 / Telephone: 281-482-4511 Texas Round Dance Teachers Association Membership Form Annual Dues – July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 Last Name:____________________________ His _________________ Hers __________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip:____________________________________________________________________ Phone: His _________________________________ Hers _________________________________ Club Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Email Address:____________________________________________________________________ Newsletter – December 2018 Page 1 Texas Round Dance Teachers Association Editor’s Notes Couldn’t resist the graphic – Were you naughty or nice when you submitted your dance information? Did you check your submission to be sure you were using the requested format? Did you make sure the dance names were spelled correctly, and that you typed in the correct rhythm and phase? The sad truth is – some did . and some were . well, they were just a little bit Naughty. It saves me lots of time when I can just cut and paste your information into my file. Everything then matches in the compiled lists of dances taught from everyone and for dances taught in beginner lessons. Then, it’s easier for both Tammy and JL to use these lists to help put together their dance voting list for Centex and TRDTA South. Please, please, don’t use tabs or multiple spaces, or color your text. Here’s the most appreciated format: Dance name, phase level, rhythm, and choreographer’s last name For example – Sam’s New Pants, 4 FT, Finch Bolero – is really BL, not Body Odor (that’s how I remember it’s not BO), and Foxtrot is FT, not FX for Fox . and I think you get the picture. Thank you so much for helping out. The next date for your submission to the newsletter is January 31 with a planned release date of early February. Remember that, without you, there is no “news” in the newsletter. Festival Reports Centex By Tammy Lee The 31st Annual Centex festival was held in La Grange, TX on Oct 12-14, 2018. There were 89 paid attendees. Randy and Marie Preskitt were the featured clinicians. Randy and Marie taught their own fun Phase V Jive, “Why Did It Have To Be Me” and “Life Is A Slow Dance”, a pretty Phase IV Waltz by the Worlocks. Even the drizzly weather couldn’t put a “dampener” (pun intended) on the exciting atmosphere as friends came from all around the area and from other states to dance to old favorites and to newer material. The Sunday morning review was especially beneficial to reinforce the two new dances that were taught. Centex 2018 was bittersweet as we said goodbye and thanks to the Prows and Taylors who had organized the festival for 13 years. The baton was passed to Martha and Ed Koslosky and Tammy and Marvin Lee who will continue hosting the Centex Round Dance Festival along with the generous support and help from other cuers and dancers. Next year’s 32nd annual Centex festival will be October 11-13, 2019 and is already over 60% sold out. Rey and Sherry Garza are the featured clinicians in 2019. The flyer can be found by clicking the Dance Flyers tab on the TRDTA website or click this link to directly open the pdf: http://trdta.org/pdfs/flyers/2019_Centex.pdf Newsletter – December 2018 Page 2 Texas Round Dance Teachers Association Harvest Holiday Festival Dallas, Texas – November 23-25, 2018 By Christine Hixson The 58th Harvest Holiday Festival was held at the Sokol Hall in Dallas, Texas, over Thanksgiving weekend, November 23-25. The pre-festival activities held November 19-22 included evening dances Monday through Thursday, and daytime teaches, also called impromptus, during the day Tuesday through Thursday, were held at Swingtime Center in Fort Worth. The entire week of dancing activities were a great success, and our thanks to all who came to join in the fun. Thanksgiving week is always a great week of dancing in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and we enjoy the opportunity to get together with our dancing friends, both locally and from all over the country. In addition to our Texas friends, we had attendees from Maryland, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Florida. This year the daytime pre-festival impromptu instructors and dances taught were as follows: JL and Linda Pelton – A Dream of Yesteryear, 5+1+1 WZ, Pelton Ron and Marilou Webb – Can’t Help Falling In Love, 6 HCW, Webb Karen and Ed Gloodt – The Alligator Stroll, 4+2+3 WCS, Gloodt Chris Jopek/Steve Davis – 42nd Street 4 You, 4+2 QS, Rotscheid Jack and Sharie Kenny – Egyptian Lady, 6 RB, Kenny Christine and Theron Hixson – Warm and Willing, 5+1 WZ, Childers/Slotsve – Oldie 1995, HOF 2015 The official part of the Festival requiring registration is from Friday afternoon through Sunday noon. This year the clinicians were David Goss and Ulla Figwer. They did an excellent job of teaching their two newly-choreographed dances: Our Time, a beautiful Phase VI waltz, and Something Good, a fun Phase V+1 jive. Both dances were very well received by all the dancers, and we look forward to dancing them many times in the future. Next year, November 29-December 1, 2019, the Festival clinicians will be Randy and Marie Preskitt, and we’re looking forward to another successful Harvest Holiday Festival. Mark your calendar now and make plans to join us next Thanksgiving for fun, fellowship and dancing. For information on all Harvest Holiday activities, go to: www.harvestholiday.com Cuing News a-Round Texas News a-Round Texas includes all information from cuer members about their lessons and club received by the newsletter deadline which is the end of the month before the mid-month publication date – February, April, June, August, October, and December. If you are interested in attending a club in Texas, please contact the cuer for the most up-to-date information on venue and nights dancing. Many clubs might be closed on the date you want to visit as venues change and unexpected closures happen, or someone is simply not teaching that particular month. See the TRDTA website at www.trdta.org for the directory information which includes the telephone numbers of all the TRDTA cuers. Email addresses are included beneath each cuer’s name. Newsletter – December 2018 Page 3 Texas Round Dance Teachers Association Fred and Linda Ayres – Longview, TX Contact email: [email protected] We were thrilled to hear that the Northern California Teachers Association had named our newest dance, Havana IV, as their round of the month for January 2019. We spent a fair amount of time with our advanced class reviewing as they prepared for Centex and pre- Harvest Holiday events. Our Beginner Waltz class is progressing well and now have a number of dances they can do. The beginning Bolero class recently moved to Slow 2 Step and have started to master some basic figures. Basic Waltz – Tuesday Nights – Longview Tips of My Fingers, 2 WZ, Palmquist Mission Bell Waltz, 2 WZ, Metzger I’d Fall in Love Tonight, 2 WZ, Speranzo Could I Have This Dance, 2 WZ, Eddins Beginner Class – Monday Nights – Longview El Reloj, 4 BL, Trankel/Gilder Kindred Spirit, 4 BL, Gloodt Intermediate Class – Tuesday Nights – Longview Blue Ain’t Your Color, 4 STS, Ahart Last Date, 4 STS, Molitoris/Firstenburg Phase 4-6 Class – Monday Nights – Longview Life is a Slow Dance, 4 WZ, Worlock Wounded Heart, 5 BL, Worlock Cuando Me Cha, 5 Cha, Preskitt Theme From Frozen, 6 WZ, Worlock John and Norma Jean Becker – Universal City, TX We want to let everyone know that we have sold our house and are living full time in our 42 foot fifth wheel and loving it. We are using our daughter’s address so please change our mailing address to: 12900 Oak Terrace Dr. Apt 1221, San Antonio, TX 78233. John’s shoulder is coming along slowly but surely. He is still in physical therapy working on motion before they start him on strengthening. He says shoulder surgery is much more painful than his knee replacement was. We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love & Hugs, John & Norma Jean Karen and Ed Gloodt – Ardmore, OK Contact email: [email protected] Dance taught at Pre-Festival, Harvest Holiday, November 19-22, 2018: The Alligator Stroll, WCS, 4+2+3, Gloodt – New choreography – cuesheet will be available soon on the Harvest Holiday website.