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TOTAL AMERICAN 0 SQUARE ORNCE VOLUME 42, No. 1 THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE JANUARY 1987 WITH THE SWINGING LINES ECEEEEEEVECEEEEEENEWEECECEEECE.CEEECEECEE ASD FEATURES FOR ALL OUR READERS SPEAK 6 Grand Zip 4 Co-editorial 41 Straight Talk 5 The State of the Magazine 43 Rave 7 By-Line 97 Feedback 8 Meanderings with Stan 12 Thoughts for the New Year SQUARE DANCE SCENE 15 Professional Profile 29 State Line 16 Front Line Coverage 35 Roundalab 17 A-Live with the Harrys 38 Callerlab Update 19 It's 8:00 P.M. 54 36th National Convention 21 What's In A (Hoedown) Name? 60 A/C Lines 23 The Reel Old Reel Club 68 International News 25 The Celebration Continues... 87 Date-Line 27 Best Club Trick 101 LEGACY 33 Hem-Line 34 Hambone's Advice to Dancers ROUNDS 37 Encore 31 The Waltz Balance 45 Party Line 66 Cue Tips 47 LouMac Grabs the Gold 67 Facing the LOD 39 Dancing Tips 75 Flip Side/Rounds 61 Product Line 84 R/D Pulse Poll 71 People In the News FOR CALLERS 81 Puzzle Page 51 Calling Tips 95 Plumb Line 52 Easy Level Pages 99 Linelight 62 Creative Choreo 107 Puzzle Answers 65 PS:MS/QS 109 Book Nook 74 Steal A Peek 110 Finish Line 76 Flip Side/Square 112 Laugh Line 85 S/D Pulse Poll 92 Underlining the Note Services ILEVEEIMEIEVEIMEE.E.ENFEE.E.E.E.EVEVEEEEEVECEVE.E. Publishers and Editors Editorial Assistants Stan & Cathie Burdick Mona Bird Mary Jane Connerth Mary Fabik Bob Mellen Member of NASRDS Jean Wright National Association of S&RID Suppliers Workshop Editors Ed Fraidenburg Bob Howell American Squaredance Magazine (ISSN- Walt Cole 0091-3383) is published by Burdick Enter- Feature Writers prises. Second class postage paid at Harold & Lill Bausch Bev Warner Huron, Ohio. Copy deadline first of Mary Jenkins Russ & Nancy Nichols month preceding date of issue. Record Reviewers Subscription: $10.00 per year. Single Frank & Phyl Lehnert Dick Bayer copies: $1.25 each. Mailing address: Box 488, Huron OH 44839. Copyright 1986 by Canadian Representative Orphie Marcellus Burdick Enterprises. All rights reserved. American Squaredance. January 7 987 3 Happy New Year to all our readers! May 1987 be a year filled with all the good things that involvement in square danc- ing can provide: healthy exercise, good friends, sociability, and the exhilaration that comes with moving to music. Many success stories have come to our desks during the past few months—the parades, demonstrations and the balloon releases; the club orders for books and sample magazines because we have the biggest class ever." Truly, this year is some kind of an anniversary for square dancing, because so many clubs are celebrating years and years of existence during this season. We're willing to ac- cept the 50 years of "western" dancing as beginnning in 1936 (although some looking forward" theme, have you have disputed the exact year); certainly thought about the thousands of dancers many clubs began 50 and 40 and 30 we follow, the thousands who are danc- years ago. Is there a magic figure about ing now, and the many who will join the every tenth year? Let us congratulate all circle in the future? Mind-boggling the clubs who are celebrating their numbers are conjectured, large enough longevity, and the dancers serving as of- so that our minor problems seem to be ficers and coordinators who kept them go- lost in the shuffle. Let's leave them in the ing through the years. past and go on to really enjoy what we Carrying on the January "looking back, have today. Sing Out! Ring Out! "NS' WOW, RUTH 8 REUEL deTURK HOURS: 1606 Hopmeadow Street THE Mon. thru Sat. Simsbury, Conn, 06070 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Routes 10-202 Other times by Opp. Bowling Lanes at the Appointment GRANBY LINE Phone: 203-658-9417 OUR 27th YEAR SERVING THE DANCERS A FEMININE VICTORIAN LOOK ,./"1.-.1 0 P with Frills and Lace to Please All Pastel Colors: Yellow, Plnk, Blue, Green and a few Dark Brown, Blue & Green 1611.11(•••• Give 1st, 2nd & 3rd Choice J4' Small to X Large stir $10.00 Reg. $19.98 Add 51.50 UPS Charge MEIVIDER 4 American Squaredance, January 1987 AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE THE STATE OF THE MAGAZINE January has become the time when politicians recount the "state of the nation" and the "state of the state," so we'll take this first-of-the-year opportunity to recount some of the points about American Squaredance that we'd like you to know. We've heard from many of you and have answered those letters we could, but perhaps some other readers have the same questions and comments. For those who want expiration dances on mailing labels, here's the code: the first number on the top line gives you the month and year of expiration. For instance, 0187 means that your subscription expires with this issue. The dates are right there; we just have to get used to computer language with no punctuation! For those who want individual basics explained and diagrammed, here's our con- viction. When our magazine and Square Dancing started back in 1945 and 1948, respectively, books on square dancing were rare. The magazines were a major source of information. Today, diagrammed guides in book form are available from several sources, as well as from us. Rather than select one figure a month, which might not be the one you really wanted or needed, we suggest you invest in a book covering the particular program you are dancing, and have all the information at your finger- tips when you need it. We will try to include diagrams on all new figures and quarter- ly selections that are featured in future issues. Our goal for the magazine is to keep you up to date on the activity, and to offer ideas and suggestions to enhance your enjoyment of it, both through features and through advertising. Callers in remote areas still request that figures be included in record reviews. We had discontinued printing them several years ago when record releases mounted up to 40 or so a month; there's simply wasn't room to include them. Now record releases are fewer and you'll find that the figures are once more listed. We will try to continue the practice, but hope that readers will understand their omission if some month record releases overrun the pages reserved for the reviews. One reader stated his renewal check was only good if we discussed good styling, and spoke against the "bumps and twirls." We recommended Harold Bausch's col- umn to him, among others, and said we had always spoken in favor of smooth danc- ing and good styling. We will continue to do so. You'll find in this issue a mixture of type from our new and old typesetters. We're getting acquainted with our new "state of the art" Powerview but some of this issue had to be completed on the old Editwriter. Next month we promise more consistency. Do you like the new 9-point type? We hope it will be easier to read for those who protested our small print . (Actually, the small print brought more news, but that's the choice you have to make.) To those who said we did not include easy dances, quarterly selections, record reviews, contra, we mentioned the various titles we have for articles, no doubt dif- ferent than the ones they hunted. ASD was founded in 1945. For all these years, it has had a unique style and flavor. It was not the same as any other magazine, and was never meant to be. In the last 18 years, we worked hard not to make it a carbon copy of any other magazine on the market. We hope to continue that practice. To all who renewed their magazine after one year or after many with us, we say "Thank you!" We're glad to have you with us! American Squaredance. January 1987 5 print next year.