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r- --1 1 1 . Square and Round . i . Dancers . i . i , i i , , i UNITE! , , I Square and Round Dancing is probably America's finest type of re- 1 1 creation. You agree? Fine. But what are you doing personally to 1 I get people acquainted with our recreation? Do you invite people to t i square dance who have never done so? What has been their reaction? 1 1 You have probably found that almost everyone not now square i 1 or round dancing has a very fuzzy notion of what our recreation is. 1 i Square and Round Dancing needs an active NATIONAL organization 1 that will present the true picture, the true image of our recreation t i to all Americans. i 1 I While golf and bowling and numerous other forms of recreation i I have increased in popularity, ours has not grown at the rate it should i have. Why? There are many reasons. That is why the National Square I Dance Association was formed. i
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I Enclosed find $5.00 (per person or Please enroll (me) (us) as Charter Mem- I 1 per couple) enrollment fee for one ber(s) in the National Square Dance 1 1 year membership, charter certifi- Association: i cate, m e m b e r s h i p card(s), and (Mr. & Mrs.) (Mr.) (Mrs.) (Miss) 1 l other privileges. I understand $2.50 I of this amount is for SQUARE i I DANCE Magazine subscription (12 Address i 1 issues), the Official Publication of City i the Association. I State Zip I Mail this form and remittance to: Signed I National square Dance Association I 6l2 N. Rand Rd. Remarks I Arlington Heights, III. 60004 ....1 SQUARE VOLUME 23, Number I DANCE SEPTEMBER 1967 Formerly American Squares
Publisher and Editor SPECIAL FEATURES ARVID OLSON 8 The Village That Square Dancing Built by Bob Sloan 12 Stir the Bucket Associate Editors by Stan Burdick CATHY BURDICK 14 Swing Your Partner by Herbert E. Smith STAN BURDICK 17 Louisville Awarded 1970 Convention As WILBUR LIEVENS 9,729 Attend 16th National In Philadelphia WILLARD ORLICH 18 What's Being Round Danced? 21 Square Dance Center 37 More Easy Singing Calls by Stan Burdick
National Advisory Board EDNA and GENE ARNFIELD AL "TEX" BROWNLEE REGULAR FEATURES LOUIS CALHOUN 6 The Editor's Page JOHNNY DAVIS 7 Mail JERRY HELT 33 Records JOHN HENDRON 39 Notional News and Events PHYL and FRANK LEHNERT 43 Do-Ci-Do Dolores MELTON LUTTRELL SINGIN' SAM MITCHELL VAUGHN PARRISH
WORKSHOP 25 Choreography SQUARE DANCE Magazine is pub- lished monthly at 1622 N. Rand Rd. Arlington Heights. III.. 60004 by 26 Caller's Questions American Squares, Inc. Second class postage paid at Arlington Heights, Ill., and additional mailing offices. 26 Basic Breakdown Forms close 1st of month preceding date of issue. Subscription: $5.00 27 Figures and Breaks per year. Single copies: 50 cents each. Copyright 1967 by American Squares, Inc, All rights reserved. 31 New Ideas Met any NEW Square Dancers Lately?
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SQUARE DANCE Magazine 1622 N. Rand Rd., Arlington Heights, Ill. 60004 (312) 255-4060 • SQUARE DANCE Magazine is 23 years old! O It's the oldest and most influential publication O in the square dance field. Square dance callers O and leaders rely on SQUARE DANCE. Dancers find each issue especially helpful to them. The O ideas, comments, and material presented help O them to enjoy their hobby more. O During these 23 years SQUARE DANCE O has changed. So has the entire square dance O movement. SQUARE DANCE (formerly Amer- • ican Squares) has grown from a two page O mimeographed newsletter to a slick, top qual- ❑ ity publication that averages 24 times the O number of pages as in the beginning. O Square dancing has grown from a folk ❑ activity based on fun and wholesome recreation ❑ to a movement involving over 30 million O people. Square dancing today is world wide. O It has changed and it will continue to change. Publisher and Editor Some of the changes we predict include the ARVID OLSON O • following. Bigger and better facilities such as • our Square Dance Center. Within five years there will be Centers in many metropolitan O areas where square dancers can get together to 0 enjoy their hobby. THE Calling and teaching will reach a profes- • sional status. The trend is in this direction. O Years ago, it was hard to find a good caller. O Today virtually every city and town has at O least one professional or semi-professional EDITOR'S O caller. Callers spend more time and money im- ❑ proving their abilities. They attend callers O colleges, subscribe to as much material as they O can find, and invest in better sound equip- • ment. PAGE O The level of dancing will continue to be- • come higher. As the abilities of callers grow, O the level of dancing will improve, become O smoother, and offer more of a challenge to ❑ all dancers. This is not to say that easy dancing will disappear. One night stands, fun level O clubs, and easy dances will make more of an O impact on the entire movement than ever O before. O National media will give more coverage to O square dance events and happenings as report- O ers and editors become more aware of the O square dance movement. This, in turn, will O stimulate more publicity. ❑ But as these changes come about, square O dancing will continue to be a couple activity O that provides endless amounts of enjoyment ❑ for young and old. As the population increases, there will be more and more square dancers. O ❑ The activity will continue to grow and grow and grow. The fun and fellowship of square O dancing will insure that growth. 0 0 6
criminated toward none. Keep up the good work. As a matter of interest, . . . we are making history out this way. I just called the world's first symphony square dance. It was a smash hit. Brought several hundred non-square dancers on the floor at the close to A very enthusiastic thank you for show them how easy it was to learn. the square dance records which I lost I feel we did a tremendous lot of not a minute putting on the turntable. good. It is many years since I did any square Harold Bausch dancing. It is interesting to listen to Leigh, Nebr. these recordings and to some of the new figures which have been de- . . . As a caller and teacher of veloped. . . . square and round dancing, I use quite Winnif red Gill a bit of the material that is printed in New York, N. Y. SQUARE DANCE. One of our clubs workshops most of the figures each month. I am writing this letter to compli- . . . Keep up the good work. ment you on the good Willard Orlich Carl Miller is doing with the Workshop material Pasadena, Tex. and the straight forward answers to Callers' Questions in SQUARE DANCE Magazine. . . . Just a note to tell you I appreciate After 15 years of calling—about 13 your printing the article which I sub- of these professionally—I feel that I, mitted to SQUARE DANCE (May too, know what is good for square 1967). dancing. The fact that we have built I was happy to see it blend in with the largest area of square dancers in the theme of the issue, which also the state of Nebraska makes me feel featured the Chicago Area Callers that I am on the right track. Assn. Your answers invariably are in agree- Ed Jester ment with my thoughts. You have an Springfield, Ill. even more complicated job because you cover the entire country.... We have room for all levels and all Address: Mail Editor, SQUARE DANCE Magazine, 1622 N. Rand Rd., Arlington philosophies. Your answers have dis- Heights, 111. 60004.
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THE VILLAGE THAT SQUARE DANCING BUILT
BY BOB SLOAN Fontana Village, N. C.
ONTANA V ILL AG E, N. C._ community church as well as a Catholic Western style square dancing was Chapel. F the final touch in making Fontana Nearby is Fontana Dam, largest in Village Resort the complete vacation the Eastern United States and, at 480 package. It is the frosting on the cake towering feet, one of the tallest dams which extended the season at the Great in the world. The Dam is an inter- Smoky Mountains largest holiday re- national travel objective, with over one sort to 8 months instead of the usual million visitors annually. 4th of July through Labor Day, the In the mountain idiom, the sweet% "summer season" in a typical mountain ning" comes from one of the most tourist community. unique recreation programs to be The basic ingredients for the cake found in the United States. Facilities are a remote location surrounded by include several shuffleboard courts, a the awe-inspiring peaks of the Great huge recreation hall, tennis courts, Smoky Mountains of Western North miniature golf course, supervised child- Carolina; 300 housekeeping cottages; ren's playground, archery range, na- a 56 room mountain Lodge; a cafeteria ture trails, hiking trails (including a large enough to serve 800 diners per section of the famous Appalachian meal; and a shopping center complete Trail which passes through Fontana), with post office, barber and beauty a baseball diamond, boat dock, bad- shops, service station, drug store, gift minton and volley ball courts, a crafts shops, medical clinic, and a Protestant work center, riding stables, swimming pools, and a Par 3 Golf course, com- plete with putting greens. Yeast is provided in the person of Louis Calhoun, Director of Recreation, Two miles away from the center of Fontana a person with seeming inexhaustible Village, Fontana Dam majestically rises 480 feet energy. He has a deserved reputation above the river floor, large enough to make sur- rounding peaks seem comparatively smaller. The as one of the best western style square building at the foot of the dam, housing the gen- dance callers in the nation. Lesser erators, is equivalent in height to an eight story known is the fact that Calhoun is re- building. This is one of many points of interest for visitors to Fontana's square dance festivals. cognized as tops in his field of recrea- 9 tion, with a master's degree from the (Sept. 2-10) and Rebel Roundup University of Tennessee. (Oct. 15-22). His Fontana recreation staff, num- Added this year is Accent on Rounds, bering more than 25 persons, includes a festival featuring round dancing four hostesses, a naturalist/botanist, in- with square dancing included in the structors and co-workers who keep sep- evening sessions. The first Accent on arate recreation programs going simul- Rounds was held May 28-June 4, and taneously for adults, teen-agers, and was so successful, it will be repeated children. Sept. 10-17. Using such a formula, the success Each festival has its own staff, and Fontana enjoys as the largest resort its own loyal dancers, and eight weeks in the Great Smoky Mountains, is not a year the resort's Recreation Hall re- surprising. sounds to the music of the Fontana Always on the look-out for addition- Ramblers, who provide live music for al activities to add to the recreation the evening festival dances, and the program, in 1953 the Village began a laughter and excitement of a hall full unique concept in western-style festi- of happy people. val dancing, bringing callers and dan- Although not comparable in size to cers from various sections of the the larger big-city festival, Fontana Vil- country to swap ideas and compare lage Resort is uniquely, the "square choreography. dance capital of the Great Smoky Held twice a year, Swap Shop, the Mountains." resorts first established festival, will For a free color brochure and de- be held for the 29th consecutive time tailed information on Fontana's family for a full eight days beginning Sept. of square dance festivals, write Louis 30, ending Oct. 8th. The two other fall Calhoun at Fontana Village, N. C. square dance festivals are Fun Fest 28733. ❑ During an 8 day f estival there's plenty of time to slip away from the dancing long enough for a horseback ride over scenic trails in the Nantahala National Forest. The resort has riding stable with 45 mountain trained horses.
Fontana Lake stretches 34 miles from the Dam into the wilder- ness areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Nantahala National Forest. The northern shore is the southern boundary of the Park, which ik visited by more than five millinn persons annually.
The Olympic size Fontana Swimming Pool has a beautiful setting, surrounded by the tower- ing peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Car- olina. A separate wading pool for the youngsters is shown in the foreground. STIR THE BUCKET
by Stan Burdick "Home you go and when you're there HOW TO KEEP THE "BUCKET" Stir the bucket for the next old square." STIRRED
How long since you've heard this 1. Keep the "fun" element the key time-honored ending to a dance se- focus in square dancing. It's con- quence? In most of our "western" par- tagious. It's a "people-back" guar- lance it is on the wane or vanished, antee. and I'm not here on a soap box to 2. Keep yourself knowledgeable. Re- mourn its passing—rather, I simply sources are unlimited today. Bor- would like to extol the virtues of the row from a new source. Related deep-bottomed soul and philosophy of fields are "ripe". the phrase. 3. Listen! Keep an open mind and You'll remember that to "stir the closed mouth as you hear the opin- bucket" was to move, as couples, one ions of others. Progress, like square quarter to the right of the set. That dancing, is a collective endeavor. made head couples "sides" and side 4. Keep an attitude of enthusiasm as couples "heads" for the next dance. you test innovations. You may not Physically, it mixed and remixed the be able to move a mountain, but you dancers regularly through the evening can often climb it. to keep them on their toes. It pre- 5. Check every angle of the "square". vented static situations. It challenged How do these aspects check out in folks to move, mix and remember. your group? Hospitality? Fast mov- Nobody's going to choke up when I ing program? Variety? Surprises? propose that we chuck the "bucket." Friendship? Involvement? Contin- sans ceremony. But let's retain the uity? solid horse sense that brought the ex- 6. Be curious to "discover" and ser- pression into the square dance langu- ious to apply your discoveries. age. Let's make a constant habit of 7. Popularize the positive. Nourish it. moving, mix in g, renewing and re- Renegotiate the negative. Minimize thinking our position. We can become it. static quicker than a gnat can box a 8. Don't be so narrow as to sneer at flea. the traditional or fear the molt My "stir the bucket" revival tips modern. Search for a balance. (eight of 'em) are few and simple, but I hope they can provide refreshment I reckon that's enough cool water to our hobby like a cool drink of water to revive the most passive of bucket pulled from the depths of an old stone bouncers. So if it's time to scrape off well. They are admittedly general, but the moss and give the bucket a turn that makes them flexible enough to or two, go to it, bucketeers! And by cover some wide terrain. For instance, George (he was the first to make a apply them in your club, to you as a stir in his square) we can form the dancer, to you as a caller, to your S.P.B.S. (Society for the Preservation dancers federation, and to your callers of Bucket Stirrers) if you'd like to association. Like love, taxes, a n d really splash it up. Or, if you'd pre- motherhood, they're not highly debat- fer to "bucket" alone, I've given you able, but they may be timely. enough rope! 13
SWING YOUR PARTNER by Herbert E. Smith
Do-sa-do and away we twirl Gals go left, gents to the right, Al-a-mande left and swing that girl .. . Don't tromp heavy, keep it light ... Once, in those dear dead days be- They laughed when I turned out yond recall, those wonderful yester- for the Beginners Square Dance here years when a man could get a foaming at the Golden Years Trailer Park. schooner of Milwaukee milk and also It was The Missus who finally made make a phone call for a nickel, my me make the break. "Look, Buster, the Mom lugged me down to P. S. 3 and, girls are beginning to think you're over my wailing protest, enrolled me anti-social. 'Smatter, don't you want in the nearly all-girl kindergarten there. to take part in any of our park's so- It was akin to that horrible moment cial activities?" when, that Tuesday night, my Redhead I'm a peace-loving man, myself, more herded me down to the big Rec Hall than twenty years more or less happily and had me sign for the beginners' married to the redhead honey whose class. books I used to carry home for her I discovered I wasn't the only re- from West End High. luctant male shanghaied off the shuffle- So I volunteered to go down to the board court and away from the poker Rec Hall the following Tuesday night. and pinochle sessions. Most of my for- Yeah, I "volunteered" as I had in re- mer boon stag chums were there, too, sponse to The Uncle's greetings from signing up for the class under the my local Draft Board, back in '42. shepherding of their shotgun spouses. 15 That first night, by good fortune, coming loose and threatening me with wasn't so hard to take. It was just the indecent exposure (P. S.—It did!) preliminaries—being introduced to the Gents to the center and make a big star pro caller and his recordings, and meet- Sashay around and there you are ... ing our primary instructor, a comely Good thing I had a tough old Regu- lass from "Outside" (i.e., the civilian lar Army drill instructor, in Basic at community across the highway, where Ford Ord. At least I did know my folks lived in fixed homes rather than left foot from my right, that first wheeled mobile structures). Tuesday night lesson. Turned out this cute little blonde Another thing on the asset side of the who was to be the primary coach for ledger—turned out this Blondie ex- our male awkward squad was a former Wac wasn't such a tough Teach after sarge in the Women's Army Corps. all. She smelled nice, and held me— And right off the bat, like a drill and my brother old fogeys—close and sergeant would, Blondie issued an or- tight. But that was her downfall, the der. We were to obtain a Uniform of cue for her exit from the Rec Hall the Day. scene. Seems our respective wives didn't So, bright and early the following go for Teach's clutch embraces. The Saturday morning, my Red hauls me ladies of the Dips and Does Square down to the local western store for Dance Club and the Park Literary So- fittings. I was fit to be tied. ciety and Canasta Co-Eds held an Item: one (1) belt. This is what to emergency session and voted Blondie a horse is a cinched surcingle is to a off the waxed floor. man a tight sashed bellyband; a wide In her lovely place as class instructor leather belt. My Red, aided and abet- we drew Two Ton Thelma, the pot- ted by the saleswoman, liked to die luck chowhound who was always about laughing when I tried to fight this re- to go on a crash diet and shed down straining belt off. In vain I pleaded to 200. The way Thelma flung us men to keep my belt, or at least settle for about shouldn't happen to a yearling a pair of suspenders. No dice. steer in a Cheyenne roundup. Item: a pair of tight, elevator-heeled So here I am, getting my weekly cowboy boots. Boots, for me, a city lumps down there at the Rec Hall; a slicker born and dragged up on the sore, aching near-Senior Citizen striv- sidewalks of New York! The conniving ing to be socially accepted in a square saleswoman, order pad well in hand, dance set. All to keep peace in the fam- assured me I'd find that footwear com- ily and stay clear of my Red's con- fortable in time. She didn't say in how finement sentence to the doghouse. long a time; I'm still paring corns I guess I'm making a bit of slight and bunions. progress, at that. Only the other night, Item: a loud yellow shirt which for instance, my ever-lovin' shoots could be the traffic-halting admira- another fast curve at me. tion in any city. My Red and her sis- "You know something, Bu s ter? ter conspirator made with loud squeals You're doing so well in your square of delight, at first sight of this mon- dance lessons I've got an idea. Couple strosity. With like echoes of squealing of months from now, we're going to joy at the chartreuse-orchid purple take up round dancing." polka-dotted scarf which, to my hor- See what I mean, fellas? You can't ror, turned out to be the companion win, in any debate with The Little piece to the terrible shirt. Woman. Item: a pair of tight—skin tight!— Split your corner, and then go home, pants, complete with a zipper which Bow to your honey, ain't she a poem? something told me would be forever 0 16 SPECIAL REPORT Louisville in 1970 was announced as a future Convention site as 9,729 including dancers from 44 states, Can- ada, and several foreign countries at- tended the 16th National Square Dance Convention in Philadelphia. Even though the Pennsylvania area does not include the masses of dancers to make a record-breaking attendance, Phila- delphia had the second "most national" with 50 or more dancers from 25 states, this being exceeded only by Miami Beach with 27 states. Future Convention dates are: Omaha, June 20, 21, and 22, 1968; Seattle, June 26, 27, and 28, 1969, and Louis- ville, June 25, 26, and 27, 1970. The 9,729 at Philadelphia included 2,225 from Pennsylvania, and 7,122 Louisville Awarded from the other states and foreign countries. Other high states include: New Jersey, 1113; New York, 746; 1970 Convention Michigan, 730; Ohio, 617; and Indiana, 594. In addition to the 50 or more dancers from 25 states, there were 25 or more dancers from 31 states. As 9,729 Attend Future General Chairmen include: 1968, Ruby and George Dreier, 4401 Woolworth, O m a h a, Neb.; 1969, 16th National Marge and Harry MacGregor, 2333 N. 149, Seattle, Wash., and 1970, Marita and Roy Davis, 3320 Cornelia Dr., In Philadelphia Louisville, Ky. Gordon Pierce, 621 South Sheridan, Fergus F a 11 s, Minn., was elected Chairman of the 1967-8 National Ex- ecutive Committee, with Floyd Lively, Indianapolis, Ind., Vice-c h a i r m a n; Norm Holloway, Long Beach, Calif., Secretary, and Roy Long, Dallas, Tex., Treasurer. Howard Thornton, 2936 Bella Vista, Midwest City, Okla., will serve as Director of Information. The committee will hold its Mid-Winter Pre-Convention meeting in Omaha. A complete breakdown of all Con- vention attendance figures as well as "Bid Procedures" and "Statement of Policies for Holding a Convention" are available without charge from mem- bers of the National Executive Com- mittee. ❑ 17 WHAT'S BEING
Round Dance reports from around DANCE TEACHERS ASSOCIA- the country indicate that the most TION— Darling Waltz, So Softly, popular rounds during the summer Softly, Take Me, Dream Two-Step months—those being danced in the most areas by the most people—are NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUND as follows. Ballin' the Jack (Grenn DANCE TEACHERS ASSOCIA- 14093), Lara (Hi Hat 835), Tango TION—Mardi Gras Waltz Mannita (Grenn 14078), Road Run- ner Two-Step (Hi Hat 836), and In TOLEDO AREA SQUARE DANCE the Arms of Love (Decca 32034). CALLERS ASSOCIATION—Silver Also in the top ten are: Silver Dol- Dollar lar (Hi Hat 833), Mexi c a li Rose (Grenn 14088), Pennsylvania Polka FLORIDA ROUND DANCE COUN- (Windsor 4719), Darling (Hi Hat CIL—Fence Me Not, Sweet Georgia 837), and Spaghetti Rag (Hi Hat 831). Brown Grenn and Hi Hat labels are well rep- resented in this listing. Following are INDIANA ROUND DANCE COUN- rounds of the month selections for re- CIL—Ballin' the Jack cent months in several areas. MID-AMERICA ROUND DANCE NEW ORLEANS—Dream Two-Step TEACHERS ASSOCIATION—Tan- go D' Amor, Too Much Love, Dar- CHICAGOLAND ROUND DANCE lin' Cha Cha LEADERS SOCIETY —Dar ling Waltz and Mardi Gras Waltz When your organization selects its round of the month, drop us a post- WASHINGTON—Dancing Shadows card and let us know what it is. It'll be published in a future issue of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUND SQUARE DANCE. ❑
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Here is an exciting new concept in recreational facilities . . . a modern square dance center . . . designed and built exclusively for square dancing. Imagine, a beautiful building perfect in every detail to help you enjoy your dancing more. A dance hall that has perfect acoustics so you can hear anywhere in the hall while dancing. A 5,000 square foot dance floor of hardwood that is mounted on rubber for ease on the feet. Tastefully decorated throughout with special decorations on festive occasions. Air conditioned for year around comfort. Free parking. Room for many, many cars in two private parking lots (overflow parking lot located directly across the street). Then there is a square dance store that's out of this world. You'll want to browse for hours on end. Here under one roof is everything a square dancer could want to have a wonderful time. Here is a place where there's round or square dancing practically every night of the week. PROGRAM MONDAYS - SQUARE DANCE AND WORKSHOP This is an evening devoted to people who have finished their lessons and who want to know more about the newer basics. You'll dance and have fun while you learn under the capable calling and instructing of top Chicago area callers.
TUESDAYS - BEGINNERS' SQUARE DANCE CLASS We invite you to join our new class. This is a 16 week course designed to teach square dance basics, styling, and philosophy. Arvid Olson is the caller and in- structor. Within minutes you'll be dancing, enjoying the fun and fellowship of square dancing, and meeting new people.
WEDNESDAYS - ROUND DANCE CLUB Here's an evening devoted to people who have mastered the basics of round dancing. You'll learn the Rounds of the Month and national favorites under the masterful teaching of the finest round dance leaders available.
THURSDAYS - ROUND DANCE CLASS Round dance basics and easy rounds are the order of the day every Thursday. Round dancing is an important part of the square dance movement and this is an opportunity to learn how to round dance.
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AL "TEX" BOB AUGUSTIN STAN BURDICK BROWNLEE JIM BROWER LOUIS CALHOUN New Orleans, La. Sandusky, Ohio Odessa, Tex. Texarkana, Tex. Fontana Dam, N. C.
ARVID OLSON DAVE TAYLOR Arlington Heights, VAUGHN PARRISH Grosse Pointe BERT RIETZ LENNY ROOS Boulder, Colo. Farms, Mich. Brown Deer, Wis. Lake Zurich, Ill. FRIDAYS - MEMBERSHIP CLUBS Dance Friday evenings to four of the world's greatest callers—Louis Calhoun, Max Forsyth, Melton Luttrell, Dave Taylor, and their guests. Memberships to these four clubs are limited.
SATURDAYS - PALATINE SQUARES and CENTER SQUARES CLUBS Dance to top callers in the nation on Saturday evenings. Reserve tickets early for these dances. These "name" callers (see schedule) are big attractions, and tickets are sold only to capacity for comfortable dancing. Ask about money-saving memberships.
SUNDAYS - SPECIAL EVENTS On many Sunday afternoons and evenings, special dances and festivals are featured at Square Dance Center (see schedule). Many of these are ticket dances, so order your tickets early.
THIS IS SQUARE DANCE CENTER Qualified dancers are welcome to attend any dance, any night. Please feel free to bring your non-square dancer friends. They will enjoy watching. All dances and classes are for adults. Tape recorders are not permitted. Square dance dress and proper square dance etiquette are required. Please call for time and price in- formation. Schedule is subject to unavoidable changes.
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JOHN HENDRON DICK ENDERLE MARSHALL FLIPPO MAX FORSYTH Framingham Center, MELTON LUTTRELL Kansas City, Mo. Abilene, Tex. Indianapolis, Ind. Mess. Fort Worth, Tex.