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AN FEATURES FOR ALL LEADERSHIP TIPS 6 Co-editorial 90 Finish Line 7 By-Line 9 Meanderings ROUNDS 13 Recipe for Happy New Year 19 How About A LB Round Program 17 New Challenge 31 Roundalab 21 Detroit's Cuisine 34 URDC Report 23 LEGACY Survey Results 67 Flip Side— R/D Ratings 25 Line-Light 67 Choreo Ratings 27 Is My Face Red? 77 RID Pulse Poll 27 Sketchpad Commentary 35 Hemline 37 Encore SQUARE DANCE SCENE 39 Best Club Trick 33 Callerlab Confab 40 Dancing Tips 44 31st National Convention 56 People In The News 49 Challenge Chatter 58 International News 63 Coming Up Roses 61 Dandy Idea 82 Speaking of Singles 62 Product Line 87 Date-Line 89 Book Nook 92 Laugh Line FOR CALLERS 41 Calling Tips OUR READERS SPEAE 42 Easy Level 50 Creative Choreography 8 Grand Zip 55 PS/MS 36 Straight Talk 68 Flip Side— SO Reviews 64 Feedback 71 Steal A Peek 83 Rave 76 S/D Pulse Poll 79 Underlining Note Services
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American Squaredance. January 1982
The January magazine may be the most difficult of the year to assemble. Most businesses have some sort of evaluation process to rate their efficiency and we feel one part of the ASD evaluation comes at the beginning of a new advertising year as we CO-EDITORK wait for ad contracts to arrive. Since the issue has to be almost ready for the printer when the deadline arrives. the whole process means ar- ranging and rearranging pages and ads. This year the good news is that the issue grew eight pages after the initial dummy was planned, and that as this is written, the last few ad order confirmations are arriving by phone and mail. Thirteen years in the small business world has not made us financial wizards. but we have become convinced of one strange fact. Recessions in the nation's business are not necessarily reflected in the square dance world. From indica- tions of the advertising in this magazine and the orders we have received for future months, the square dance business world of records. trips. festivals and shops is preparing for a booming our friends from New England to do the dancin' " season. (Classes are also boasting good atten- HJR #151 needs 218 co-sponsors before dance this season. from many reports we have February. 1982. Write to your representative heard.) NOW. The national acceptance and publicity when 1982 could be a boom year. after several of this passes will make a great impact on square slow or little growth. 1982 may also be the year dancing in 1982 and in the future. that the square dance becomes the National Folk A year's beginning means we are nearing the Dance of the U.S.A. The Senate passed Resolu- peak of the square dance season. which operates tion #59: the House Bill, HJR #151, needs 218 more on the "school''year than the calendar one. Congressmen to co-sponsor it. Frank and Helen Approaching now is the spring festival season and Cavanaugh. LEGACY Chairmen for the National the biggest festival of all, the 31st National Con- Folk Dance. sent a news release for which there vention. Before that. Callerlab will meet in April in was no longer room in this issue. telling of the Reno and deliberate issues that affect the whole Holsers' trip to Washington (already described in activity. December ASD. p. 57) and adding a quote from The passage in the Senate of —half" the goal Senator Baker of Tennessee. which we as ex-New shows that the voices of individuals and groups of Englanders enjoyed: "My research indicates square dancers do make a difference. Speak up in square dancing in this country has its roots in 19821 Let Callerlab. the National Executive Com- neither Tennessee nor West Virginia. but in New mittee. and your own associations and clubs know England. Therefore I say to my friend the Minority how you feel. what you like. what you think would Leader from West Virginia. if he'll do the fiddlin'. make square dancing better for all. Let this be the I'll do the callin' and perhaps we can persuade year YOU make a difference!
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