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p Single Copy $1.00 AMERICAN li SQURRE DFINC FEBRUARY 1982 .14impuml, Hearty Dance Darlings 23rd • New England PC • C.4,41a0.110. Square & Round Dance CONVENTION LA. 4, 1 Vow., 5.0. 51101- Wo.ceilm MA 01802 August 9, 1981 Clinton instrument wmpany Old Boston Post Hood Clinton, CT 06413 peer Sirs, It i. a plaaaure to report to you on the quality of sound that was provided to this 23rd Now England Square and Bound Dance Convention. Twelve of the halls, including Worcester Auditorium, utilised Clinton equipment set up by Jim Harris. The efficiency of this equipment con- tributed substantially to the success of the progras. Cn behalf of the convention, both committee and dancers, I'd like to thank you for your generosity in providing systems for our use. Squarely yours, , 1 Garrett Mitchell Jr. General Chairman "A Barret Of Fun In '81" It in ASD (Credit BUffliCA) Say you saw CLINTON INSTRUMENT COMPANY, PO BOX 505, CLINTON CT 06413 Tel: 203-669-7548 2 AMERICAN 0 SQURRE ORNCE VOLUME 37, No. 2 THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 1982 WITH THE SWINGING LINES LEADERSHIP TIPS 13 Symposium: Social Aspects ASD FEATURES FOR ALL 17 Roberts Rules of Order 4 Co-Editorial 5 By-Line ROUNDS 7 Meanderings 20 Roundalab Report 11 What's It Like to Be Color Blind? 43 Facing the LOD 15 Positive Position on Competition 65 Flip Side— Round 21 Family Affair 65 Choreography Ratings 23 Dancing in East Germany 75 R/D Pulse Poll 25 Dandy Idea 27 Hemline 29 Encore 31 Best Club Trick SQUARE DANCE SCENE 38 Dancing Tips 19 State Line 44 Valentine Verse 35 31st National Convention 5/ Sketchpad Commentary 37 LEGACY 58 People in the News 46 Challenge Chatter 85 Book Nook 60 International News 86 Finish Line 73 Dateline 88 DoCiDo Dolores FOR CALLERS 39 Calling Tips OUR READERS SPEAK 40 Easy Level Page 50 Creative Choreography 6 Grand Zip 56 PS/MS 34 Straight Talk 64 Steal A Peek 65 Feedback Flip Side— Squares S/D Pulse Poll ‹) Underlining Note Services - --0111."‘---a. --4 2/4/11101.1e Workshop Editors Ed Fraidenburg Publishers and Editors Bob Howell Stan & Cathie Burdick Feature Writers Harold & Lill Bausch Dave & Shirley Fleck Member of NASRDS Mary Jenkins National Association of S&R/D Suppliers Russ & Nancy Nichols Gene & Thelma Trimmer AMERICAN SQUAREDANCE Magazine Editorial Assistants (ISSN 0091-3383) is published by Burdick Mona Bird Enterprises. Second class postage paid Mary Fabik at Huron, Ohio. Copy deadline first of Pat Gillam month preceding date of issue. Sub- Bob Mellen scription: $9.00 per year. Single copies: Met Merrell $1. each. Mailing address: Box 488, Record Reviewers Huron OH 44839. Copyright 1982 by Bur- Frank & Phyl Lehnert dick Enterprises. All rights reserved. John Swindle American Squaredance. February 1982 3 • CO-EDITORIfil February's deadline came on New Years Day. During all the holiday festivities, it seemed especially difficult to find a February message. Having written "Y'Gotta Have Heart" several years back for February and had it reprinted wide- ly in local publications, we think we have to top that and can't seem to. So we arrived at New Years Day without a word on paper. Gradually, however, we collected several small items that needed to be shared. So now this space is providing a "clearing house" for a quick chat with you, our readers. This February issue, you'll notice, has 88 pages and quite a few ads. And all of your favorite features are still included. Our "good news" is ed. If you're a recent renewal, drop us a line. We that subscription prices remained stable at $9 per make mistakes. too. and are glad to correct any year. (What else can you buy at last year's price?) omissions. Hoever, more and more. we check The "bad news" is that to balance the budget, ad cards here only to find an up-to-date subscription space must increase. More "good news" is that card with the correct address. Then the problem we will keep all our regular features (and have ad- lies with the postal service. ded one, highlighting round dance leaders). Some Important: When writing to us please include "bad news" may be that occasionally features your zip code. especially for a present address if are run in condensed type. moving. We can't renew or change a card if we Note the difference: can't find it! We hate to imply that you are just Regular: Now is the time for all good... numbers to our office. but the postal system has Cond.: Now is the time for all good men to. forced that on us; it is no longer economically effi- If you find this difficult to read. please let us cient to maintain a separate alphabetical file. know and we'll search for other options. Right Another note to those who "research" material now this does seem to be one way to beat infla- from ASD. We're flattered to be reprinted but we tion! hope you'll request permission for whole articles. One local publication ran a notice that the staff (Once in a while we print with a permission ex- was not responsible "for non-delivery due to the tended only to us.) and we hope you'll give credit Postal Service. Once the mailing is in the hands of to ASO when you reprint. It is for this reason that the Postal Service. we lose all control of it and we ASD is copyrighted. can assume no responsibility for anything not Well, this is not a very heart-warming message under our control." We've always struggled with for the heart-y month of February but bear with this situation, too. and have felt that much of our us. Any family sometimes has to take care of the time and correspondence with readers consisted nitty-gritty details— this was our time' Have a of explaining the vagaries of the postal service. lovely Valentine fling for us' We mail all magazines. bundled by zip code. at one time about the 23rd of each month. Some Country & Western Ties move quickly but one issue last fall took 12 days 231 N. Porter St. to go from our office to the Mainsfield sectional Cleves, Ohio 45002 center and back to our office. We promptly called this to the postmaster's notice, and urge you to do the same when magazines are late or missing. SPARKLING TIES One subscriber in California has managed to secure better delivery by constant vigilance and assertiveness. It's a struggle, it's frustrating but it does produce results. Jewel Stone Western Bow Tie of If you don't receive your magazine, complain to Peasant or Metallic Trim Braids. the postmaster. expecially if you're a regular Non-Sparkling Ties Also. subscriber who hasn't moved or recently renew- 4 American Squareclance, February 1982 BY-LINE ti What more fitting theme for a February issue than PEOPLE? In a month when we honor great national leaders and remember loved Valentines, we can also take a look at our relationships with other square dancers and other friends. As often as happened, we didn't plan this theme; the theme planted itself among the articles in the February folder and emerged as we began to typeset them. Bev Warner. our caller's wife/cor- respondent from Michigan, sent a "loving" idea. Even some of the news articles, especially the one about training sessions for dancing in rest homes, followed the "peo- ple" idea. Dan Martin's presentation deals exclusively with people-to-people relation- ships. We'd like to suggest that the organization officers among our readers take Dan's article, use the first section as background and the second section as discussion for a meeting. Dan is a LEGACY trustee, past-president of the Georgia State Association and very active leader in that state. He will be a panelist at the Leadership Seminar in Detroit, June 1982. At the Ohio Mini-LEGACY last fall, a lengthy discussion of "competition and dancing" was part of the program. Mary Fabik, a LEGACY trustee and member of the ASD staff presented her views on 4-H square dancing, as a square dancer and mother of 4-H members. Since competition is another aspect of social relationships, this issue seemed a fitting location for her thoughts. The PEOPLE theme carries through Al Eblen's discussion of color blindness and, of course, through Jay Bennett's easy-to-digest Rules of Order, designed to implement orderly meetings and exchanges of ideas. Look for a new feature on PEOPLE— round dance cuers— called "Facing the L.O.D." It's only fair that cuers have equal time— and space! Enjoy "Valentine Verse" and the rest of February, too! tiS &cILS I MEImy • CP4%\1 C‘' NEED RECORDS 1----1 IN A HURRY? Call Toll Free: 1-800-237-2442 or -2443 t . ANHURST's TAPE AND RECORD SERVICE i'.;? 3508 PALM BEACH BLVD. Office Phone FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33905 (813) 332-4200 The very finest "audio catalog" of the newest sounds and dances. to keep you current. The "original" subscription tape service used by discriminating callers and cuers the world over. 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