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2 VOLUME 32 AMERICAN FEBRUARY 1977 SQUARE DANCE

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Publishers and Editors Stan & Cathie Burdick 4 Workshop Editors Willard Orlich Bob Howell 4 Co-editorial Ed Fraidenburg 6 Grand Zip 7 Who's Who Record Reviewers 8 Meanderings 11 Belonging Don Hanhurst 14 Caller-Leader Directory Frank & Phyl Lehnert 15 The Home Office 17 How Read A R/D Cue Sheet Feature Writers 19 Square Is A Family Affair Harold & Lill Bausch 21 Clogging Beats Jogging 23 The Club And The Caller Jim Kassel 30 Feedback Mary Jenkins 33 Straight Talk 35 26th National S/D Convention Editorial Assistants 36 Style Awhile Mona Bird 37 Square Line 39 Best Club Trick Mary Fabik 41 Encore Jo Homyak 44 Dancing Tips Mef Merrell 45 Calling Tips 46 Keep 'Em Dancing National Advisory Board 48 Easy Level 50 Perpetual Dance Edna & Gene Arnfield 52 Challenge Chatter Bob Augustin 54 Workshop Al "Tex" Brownlee 60 People 62 Sketchpad Commentary Orphie Easson 63 Puzzle Page Phyl & Frank Lehnert 64 National News Singin' Sam Mitchell 68 R/D Record Reviews 69 S/D Record Reviews Ken Oppenlander 73 Speaking Of Singles Vaughn Parrish 74 Events Dave Taylor 78 Dandy Idea 79 Product Line Bob Wickers 81 Steal A Little Peek AMERICAN SQUAREDANCE magazine is pub- 82 S/D Pulse Poll lished by Burdick Enterprises. Second class pos- 83 R/D Pulse Poll tage paid at Sandusky. Ohio. Copy deadline first of 94 Ladies' Choice month preceding date of issue. Subscription: $6.00 97 Book Nook per year. Single copies: 60 cents each. Mailing ad- dress: Box 788, Sandusky OH 44870. Copyriaht 99 Finish Line 1977 by Burdick Enterprises. All rights reserved. 100 Do-Ci-Do Dolores 3 Will Orlich this month answers a question of ethics on taping dances, and cites another existing problem with the copying of callers' note services. Let us add one more instance — the lifting of features from this magazine for reprin- ting, with or without credit, a practice that is growing. As Will does, we can suggest the Golden Rule as a standard by which to Poll," for example, were to appear judge that these practices are unethical. every month in an area magazine, there When one considers the time and would not be as much incentive to seek expense that go into the calling of a out the same information in a national dance, the compilation of a note service magazine. and the publication of a magazine issue, American Squaredance is a service to one can easily see the unfairness of the square dancers but necessarily we must "lifting" procedures. conduct it as a business also. The same Unlike the caller's dance and the note is true for the caller and the note service services, American Squaredance is editor. Considerable expense is in- copyrighted. A copyright is "an exclu- volved behind the scenes in dissemina- sive legal right to literary and artistic ting any material and the author must work," by Webster's definition. be repaid with a small profit or he Traditionally, within square circles, cannot continue. local bulletins have reprinted articles A fine line exists between a "let's all from the national magazines and vice share our knowledge" attitude and versa, with proper credit being given. "taking advantage of the other fellow's Permission to reprint from ASD is work and efforts." Square dance book readily granted when sought, and many authors are encountering the same local publications avail themselves of problem. And if errors are reprinted this opportunity. We consider this a from earlier works, they are perpetua- compliment and are glad to be reprinted ted ad infinitum before the author occasionally. We, too, reprint fine revises his material for a later printing. features that deserve wider audiences For years, square dancers have than the local magazines afford. prided themselves on being "special However, several features and car- people," honest and ethical. We can toons are now being reprinted every continue this reputation by using the month in local publications and we are Golden Rule. Next time the opportunity becoming concerned. We must keep to "use" material arises, ask yourself, features in ASD that encourage dancers "How would I feel if this were my to subscribe to a national magazine, as dance, my note service, my magazine, well as their local one. If our "Pulse my book?" Do unto others 4 ON ENTERTAINMENT

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5 near the first of the month that it is dated. I received my September issue on October 4, my October issue on Nov. 2, and as of today, Dec. 8, I have not &mut Z received the November issue. I sub- scribed with the idea that the magazine would be current and do not feel that they are when they arrive as they have been. Surely there must be something that can be done about this. I certainly am embarassed when friends I've talked into subscribing continually tell me the same thing is happening to them also. Gordon Hoyt Santa Maria, California Enclosed is $1.00 for postage and I'm writing to you in reference to your handling of the 21 copies of your square December Co-Editorial. I have to come dance magazine you sent our club for to the defense of the post office. At their graduation. least, our post office, and I am sure I am I wish to thank you again for I know speaking for the others. that the class really enjoyed the issue During the UPS strike, our work load and I hope you receive a number of was tripled. We worked ten hours or subscriptions from this class. more a day to get the mail delivered. Richie Andrews Your magazine was delivered each Thorn wood, New York month on time as you have it scheduled. I can vouch for this through your Thanks for mentioning us in your subscribers in the area. December issue of American Square- Now, before you down the post office dance. It was a pleasant surprise to see any further and hold UPS in such high the article. Jack & Alma Bassett Wh esteem, would you stop and think about 126 N. Atherton Street at c the two services just a minute. State College PA 16801 lear nac UPS only delivers packages, in a ED. NOTE: The Bassetts are the new war comfortable truck (warm in the winter). publishers and editors of The Round triel We, the postal workers, are not only out Dancer. Write to them for Information. squ in extreme weather conditions on foot, we deliver packages, letters, sell money I would be most grateful if you could orders, stamps and put up with a public let me know if or when any square you wouldn't believe existed. dance callers are likely to be on holiday The Please don't misinterpret this letter. or on tour in England in 1977. terr Being a seasoned mailman, I am not Stu( The highlights of the Triple A's year Shy sarcastic. Just wanted to let you know are in April, August, and October and call — at least here in Hurricane, West the club would be pleased to arrange a •Ab Virginia, the mail went through. visit, especially in these months, but pac Les & Sherry Long ScIL would make them most welcome at any just Hurricane, West Virginia time. Michael E. Heatlie stet Thought you might like another in the 35 Brookside, Houghton by lost list of mail problems. My Septem- Huntingdon, Cambs. PE17 2BT phc ber issue of ASD was delivered this My pleasure knows no bounds. I F morning. (Dec. 30, 1976) receive letters and almost everyone of 85 Roger Whynot Lee's correspondence includes some Me Pride's Crossing, Massachusetts 01, favorable reference to "Ah So." The coil Somehow I feel cheated when I do not letter from the Japanese dancers was stn receive a monthly periodical somewhere Continued on Page 86

6 Glenda Grimmer writes from Texas, "Next to square dancing, writing is what I most enjoy." Her story of a little girl and her square dancing parents is our Valentine fiction feature. Gene Trimmer (the rhyming of authors' names is purely coincidental) is a man of many talents. Besides square dance calling, the former Air Force sergeant performs pantomimes and writes a monthly column for What's Doing, of Doniphan, Missouri. Gene lives in Paragould, Arkansas. A second caller, Gil Crosby of Florida, appears in these February pages with his thoughts on caller- and dancer-run clubs, originally presented at the Square Dance Training Seminar of the Northeast Florida SID Association In Jacksonville. We liked the quote on the cover of the seminar brochure, "With all thy getting, get understanding." The center spread this month is an imaginative square dance scene drawn by Bob Barnabee, a relatively new ASD subscriber. The Alaskan adventures of the Diablo Mountain Cloggers were chronicled by 0. J. Erickson and sent to us by their instructor Violet Marsh. Violet works for Shell Oil (in her spare time). The mastery of the U.S. tax structure seems an admirable feat to those of us who find themselves mired in 1040's in early April. Allen Flnkenaur, a Connecticut tax consultant and caller, has published a tax manual for callers and shares procedures on one aspect of the 1976 tax law in this issue. Happy reading!

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Now comes the travel tale you've . surely been chompin' at the bit for a good thirty days, in an expectant way, waiting for me to deliver. Anyone who "just came in" needs to know that this account was promised day he'll put together an amphibious last month. It happened in November vehical and do it, I thought. and the setting is Orr's Island in Maine, Soon we turned off the main Maine just off the lower coast, up Brunswick roads into the "booneys" (that's way. Munsey parlance), and crossed the Going to Maine is always a rich, Cribstone Bridge (which you'll hear exciting experience for me, and this trip more about) and voilal We had landed was no exception, even though it came on that special, provincial, palacial, at the tail end of the most beautiful fall picture-card Orr's Island, adjoining season. (Already you sound like a Bailey Island, one of 364 such islands Mainiac!— Co-ed.) stretching along the coast. (Today there My hosts were Don and Barbara are 364, but tomorrow there may be Munsey. They're the only two people I 366, depending on whether or not they know who could honestly, legitimately keep multiplying so swiftly, and whe- "hohum" the gorgeous Hawaiian Is- ther or not you count any island with a land regions they saw with us a year minimum of two trees on it as an island, ago, since their own "backyard" view as the ,"natives" do.) itself is so spectacular. I'm serious. I Look on your maps, m' hearties, and looked out their back window for a you'll see where it's at. Casco Bay is premier showing of the "First Contin- marked on the south by Cape Elizabeth ental Orange Sunrise" in technicolor, and on the northwest by Small Point on the morning I was there, and "saw" Beach. The city of Portland is cradled by again the magic islands of the Pacific it, if you stretch a point, and so is surfacing out of the cold Atlantic, like Brunswick and a "whole big mess" of playful dolphins and sleepy whales. tidewater towns. Sebasco is part of it. Don picked me up at the Portland Bath and Boothbay Harbor and Newcas- airport that chilly Saturday morning, tle aren't terribly far away. Exciting after I'd flown up from Hartford. Up the names like Garrison Cove, Merriconeag coast toward Freeport we bounced Sound, Harpswell Neck and Haskell along in his four-wheel-drive mechani- Island are all mighty "close in." cal "re-creation" (he turns Junkers into I got a whirlwind tour of the island by jaguars) and followed the coast about Don while Barbara finished her after- thirty miles to Orr's Island. noon rounds, delivering mail. Each day "If a fella could go straight across she journeys nineteen miles on a Casco Bay," said Don, "it'd only be crisscross route, never leaving the fourteen miles insteada thirty!" Some- island. There's a spot where our 8 magazine gets special delivery treat- ment, just as it does in Hurricane, West Virginia! Let's look at the Cribstone Bridge, close up and clearly. It's got "Believe It of Not" fame, because it's the only one of its kind in the world. Those multi-ton granite "cribstones" do a little zigzag maneuver across the half-mile Orr- Bailey connection, allowing thousands of openings for the tidewaters to rush through daily, and one big opening for boats. Rather ingenious, I'd say! Not as much of an engineering marvel as your pyramids, maybe, but certainly not to be completely taken for GRANITE! (Ugh! Co—ed.) As we drove along the rockbound ly like the tides rise and fall daily We coast of the island, I noticed that Don stopped in at the summer place of a waved to each passerby, wnether that couple from Massachusetts (former person was driving or pedaling or square dancers) and marveled at their pedestrianing. Knowing "everybody" view atop a hundred-foot cliff, where has its advantages. Help is easily the waves on a stormy day reach watery available. Crime is especially low. fingers clear up against their picture Square dancing is an inter-family- windows. The sight of it can send a shy woven pastime. soul retreating to the basement, or a timid body shuddering under the covers at night. 9 In that same lookout area, we examined the fabled "Giant Steps," well-named because they "march" downward on the face of the cliff, seeminly carved for King Kong himself, We stopped to inspect the fire or for some giant sea captain with a engines that Don had helped to create. ten-foot stride. On the point of the island was the As the oncoming winter wind whip- well-known bigger-than-life bronze ped mightily at our backs that day, "Lobsterman" (modeled after a local turning to go back to the car, we noticed resident) bending over his task as he's a lone robin alternately flying from one done for generations. Out on the bay bush to the other, as if contemplating a were gulls by the thousands, seals big decision. It was already late for sliding off the fringe rocks of smaller robins to start winging south. Do you islands, and porpoises covorting like suppose the little guy just couldn't shiny inner tubes in a whitewater paradise. Protective lighthouses dotted the horizon, and fishing boats plied the ORR'S ISLAND, MAINE blue waters for year-round NET results. We stopped in at one bait shanty for a round of conversation, and I noticed the place was offhandedly draped with buoys strung on great lengths of rope, nets under repair, and lobster pots stashed high for the winter. Deckhands puttering on the moored fishing boats were properly attired in faded jeans and chin stubble. As always in a choice vacation area such as this, there are the year- rounders and the summer visitors that make the population fluctuate seasonal-

9 make up his (or her — Co-ed) mind Zealand. NOW — currently — at once whether or not to leave the very special — immediately — presently — pronto Maine coastal homeland? Do you really — is the time to write us, ye edifying blame the frantic feathered friend for editors, for information and signing-up delaying a bit in an important choice arrangements to go with us on that like that? lovely two-week dance and sightseeing "Making up your mind is like trip "down under." We only plan to making a bed: it usually helps to take fifteen to twenty dancers and have someone on the other side." friends, positively, and we want YOU on ,14_,‘114 —Gerald Horton Bath that plane July 9 (returning July 25) for

The big July / ". !Our to Now Pend end Oh, by the way, my reason for going A1,111+4 is Is to Maine, of course; was to call a square a Cricap-in.s. dance. (Could there be another reason? lifetime op Co-ed.) The dance was for the Triple- Town Swingers of Wilton for the third szeilinfre— time in that many years, and it goes Grub it.— without saying (You've already said it— Co-ed.) that I had a super time that memorable weekend. Thanks again, Munseys.

a once-in-a-lifetime experiene in one of the friendliest square dance regions of Lest you think all I'm going to talk the world. Think about it. Then do about is Maine this month — you're something! Thinking about thinking, we right! I'll cover December and January think you may think like Walter escapades in the March issue without Lippman, who mused: fail. "Where all think alike, no one thinks very much."

The only exception to that condi- tioned developmental approach (No, I don't really know what that means, but it sounds good.) will be that I'll say a word — maybe two— about our forthcoming trip to Australia and New

10 BELONGING

by Glenda Grimmer Farmers Branch, Texas

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The Littletons left the gym in stony Littleton put the car in the garage and silence. Betty Sue dragged along Mrs. Littleton and Betty Sue went into behind. Jack Littleton opened the car the house. The little girl ran to her door and the little girl scooted into the room, pulled off her clothes, put on her back set huddling as far as possible into gown and jumped into bed. She wished the corner. she could stay there forever. Miserably "Betty Sue," began her father. "I am unhappy because she had displeased surprised...." her parents, she pulled the covers over "Now, Jack, don't be too hard on her head and began to cry. Hard sobs her," cautioned his wife as she shook her small body and she did not arranged her petticoat and square hear her mother enter the room and sit dance dress in the front seat beside her on the side of the bed. husband. "All right, honey, let's talk about it." "I don't know what got into her. She Betty Sue stopped crying long enough was rude and loud and did you see her to say, "I hate square dancing and I fussing with the Anderson girl'?" hate all those people laughing. I can't "Something must have happened. do anything — I'm too little.'' She always seemed to enjoy the dances "Oh, I'm so sorry. You see, your before.- daddy and I love to square dance and we "Well, I can tell you one thing, it like all those people, but we love you better not happen again." even more. We thought enjoyed it too. Betty Sue wanted to go through the If you don't, then we can't go as often." floor. She hated it when her parents Betty Sue began to cry even harder, talked about her as through she weren't barely able to catch her breath between there. Why didn't they ask her what sobs. was wrong. She'd tell them. She hated "I'm sorry, mama." square dancing. All those adults "I know, darling, and we'll have to laughing and whirling and what could find a solution to our problem. And we she do. Nothing. She had to sit on the do love you." She held the child until side by herself or play silly games with she fell asleep in her arms. the little kids. After all she was nine For the next few days, Betty Sue was years old. And there was that Christine on her best behavior. When her daddy Anderson all dressed up and acting so came home each evening, she was her biggety. She wasn't but ten herself but usual chatty self, but when Friday she acted like she was the boss of the came, she woke up dreading the day kids. She wouldn't even play with Betty and the evening. This was square dance Sue anymore. night. When they arrived home, Mr. That afternoon Betty Sue walked

11 home from school as slowly as she happy girl and said, "Betty Sue, now dared. When she walked in the door, that you have a club dress, we want you her mother said, "You're late, honey. I to wear a D Square badge with your could hardly wait for you to get home name on it," and he pinned the bright because we have a surprise for you." red badge on the shoulder of her dress. "What is it, what it is?" The last time She was ecstatic! Now she belonged. her mother had a surprise for her it was This was her club and her dance and her a tiny kitten. What could it be this time? friends. "It's on your bed." Betty Sue ran to Just about that time the caller her room and there was a square dance shouted, "It's time for Cotton Eyed Joe. dress all ruffly in red and white — just Let's dance." like Christine's and her mother's and "Betty Sue, would you like to learn everybody's. It was a D Square club this dance? I think you're big enough," dress, the official costume of the club to said Mr. Littleton. which the Littletons belonged. "Oh, Daddy," laughed Betty Sue. "I "Oh, mama, is it mine? Is it really already know how to do that. Christine mine?" showed me last year. But nobody ever "Yes, darling, would you like to wear asked me before." it to the dance tonight?" She took her daddy's hand and with "Oh yes, and can I put it on now so the Madsons, walked on to the floor for daddy can see it when he comes the popular two-couple dance. home?" As her mother nodded, Betty It was a happy little girl who began Sue began to change into the lovely the steps to the beat of the music. She clothes. knew she really belonged and best of all When the Littletons entered the gym her dadddy told her that just as soon as that night everyone told Betty Sue how she was tall enough she could take pretty she looked. Bill Madson, presi- square dance lessons. She could hardly dent of the D Squares, walked uo to the wait to grow.

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14 THE HOME OFFICE

by Allen Finkenaur Trumbull, Connecticut

Federal tax legislation in 1976 will be allowed if they pertain to taxpayer's have an effect on the income taxes you residence which is also his principle will pay on your 1976 caller's income. place of business and the specific area is There is one part of the 1976 legislation used exclusively for his caller business that may have a most marked effect. It on a regular basis. If the area used is in is the new requirements limiting the a separate structure it must be used deduction for "Home Office" expenses. exclusively for the caller business on a The new law, in part, says: regular basis but does not have to be the "(a) General Rule. — Except as caller's principle place of business. otherwise provided in this section__ The most important point to realize is no deduction otherwise allowable under this law was passed in the latter part of this chapter shall be allowed with 1976 but is applicable to the whole year respect to the use of a dwelling unit of 1976. It reduces your chance for which is used by the taxpayer during getting a tax deduction for the cost of the taxable year as a residence." your office space for all of 1976. The old This paragraph refers to various tax rule ended at the end of 1975 for expenses directly connected to the cost calendar year taxpayers (those of us of operating a house or apartment. who file a tax return for a year ending Items such as insurance, repairs, on December 31) and at the end of the depreciation, etc.: fiscal year ending in 1975 for non- "(b) Exception for Interest, Taxes, calendar year taxpayers. Casualty Losses, etc. — Subsection (a) The three most important phrases to shall not apply to any deducation you in the quotation deserve further allowable to the taxpayer without study and explanation. regard to its connection with his trade or business (or incomeproducing activity)" Principle place of business — This This paragraph refers to expenses of should be the easiest fact for you to a house or apartment deductible by a establish. Your places of business are taxpayer on Schedule "A" of his federal your office and the places you go to call income tax return, items such as dances or teach classes. If you spend interest, taxes, casualty losses, etc. time in your business office, as "(c) Exception for Certain Business... described later, the time spent there Use — (1)Certain Business Use — should substantially outweigh the time Subsection (a) shall not apply to any you spend at any one place you call. item to the extent such item is allowable Time spent is an important fact, but to a portion of the dwelling unit which is emphasis on the things you do in your exclusively used on a regular basis (A) office will be most effective and as the taxpayer's principle place of convincing to an IRS agent that your business. (B) ...or (C) in the case of a office is your principle place to do separate structure, which is not at- business. tached to the dwelling unit, in connec- You should keep your caller business tion with the taxpayer's trade or records in the office area, that is, both business. " (Bold print added.) prior years' records and tax returns as This paragraph refers to our sub- well as current papers. This would ject. Expenses of a dwelling will include copies of diaries, contracts,

15 correspondence, financial records, your each area of effort and a detailed library of magazines and books, storage description of the work to emphasize for records not in current use and extra and help you remember its importance calling and office supplies. should you be called upon to explain use This office area is the place in which of your office to an IRS agent. Include you diagram dance movements, work references to correspondence and tele- with pawns and learn "set-ups" and phone calls — the more details the "get-outs." It is the place you plan better. It is also important to record in dance program deciding on the music to the diary every day, keeping it up to use, movements to be taught, and the date. You will forget details too quickly singing calls to complement each tip. and a made-up diary, at the last Without this work no dance could take moment, is worse than no diary at all. place. Exclusively used— The dictionary This office area will include storage of says "exclusive" means to shut out, to working and spare equipment and limit. There are no tax regulations as records. This equipment or extra yet to define the meaning of these speaker equipment may be used in your words for tax purposes. If you will take office to practice patter and singing an educated guess, I believe the term calls. This practice time for callers is will eventually be defined to mean use the most important part of their work. for calling business purposes at least The success of every dance depends on pinety percent of the time. You should the ability to do good calling. Only use a part of your home (one or more practice can make a caller into a rooms would be the very best) and don't successful performer and business man. do anything in that area except work I have especially mentioned the above pertaining to your caller business. In uses of an office because many callers, your diary or in a separate record, keep so familiar with what they do, may notes of any use of the area other than neglect to realize the things they need for your calling business. If you can't to emphasize to help prove the use, set aside a full room, set aside a part of importance and need of office facilities. a room and pretend that there is a line Remember an IRS agent, like most on the floor separating the space used dancers, has no idea of what you do for your caller's office from the rest of outside of the dance hall. The better the the room. Use this space as if it were a caller, the more calling work looks like separate room and keep your record fun. Few people realize the hours of about it as suggested above. work behind the calling and the Why the importance of the office presentation of a successful dance. area? In one word, MONEY. Your Regular basis— The caller can prove money in your pocket. The cost of your regular use of his office by recording office space can be deducted from your notes in his diary. The diary, while used caller income on your federal and state principally for recording information income tax returns, if you are in the about calling dates and financial caller business. These deductions re- information, can be invaluable in duce your income subject to tax and proving this point by containing a thereby reduce your income tax paid. description of what you do every day in Please realize these comments are my your office. As an example, I describe opinions concerning a very new and the actual calling practice covered each untested area. You should refer all day. This description includes the questions to your tax advisor when names of new choreography and singing preparing your tax return to assure your calls. I note some details about changes facts and the latest knowledge of the tax being planned in a fun night program laws are used. I would be very and ideas to be tested. When writing, I interested in callers' experiences in this state specific activity such as Rewrite area both in the past and future, and I diary section of tax and financial manual hope these comments will help callers for callers." Your diary each day should be successful in future tax examina- contain the amount of time spent on tions.

16 How To Read A Cue Sheet from "Texas RID Teachers Assoc. Newsletter"

A round dance cue sheet is rather like a recipe (or from the masculine measure throughout. Two-steps have viewpoint, a blueprint) with the ingredi- four counts to a measure, while waltzes ents or parts listed and directions given have three. In round dance cue sheets for putting them together for the these measures are grouped in lots of desired results. To most people, the four. Therefore, you will notice when initial glance at a cue sheet is like you pick up a cue sheet that the reading something in a foreign lang- measures are listed 1-4, 5-8, etc. This uage. It takes a little time and patience breaks your measures down into usable to learn to interpret one quickly. Here sections. are a few explanations which may be of Punctuation also plays a large part in some help: your cue sheet. Each punctuation mark If all instructions for a dance were has a special significance. First the written out in full, most cue sheets comma indicates that the movement would be several pages long, so described before it takes one beat or abbreviations are used. Here is where count to execute; next, the dash means we begin to run into some differences a hold, one of the most difficult things to from that to which we are accustomed. accomplish because you do nothing for Where we normally use a period to that count; third, the semi-colon signify an abbreviation, there is no denotes the end of a measure; fourth, period used for this purpose in round the slash marks a split measure or dance cue sheets. That is, if we were to count: last, the parenthesis may be used use the abbreviation for Line of Dance as a preface to the footwork for a (the usual method of taking the first familiar movement (e.g., (Limp) Side, letter of each word holds), it would not Behind, Side, Behind;). be printed L.O.D. but instead LOD — All cue sheets are written with no periods and all run together. In the directions given for the man. Footwork same way, OP stands for Open Position; is for him and, unless otherwise stated, even more peculiar looking are the the lady must use the opposite foot. words SCAR (Sidecar) and LOP (Left All cue sheets have the directions Open Position). Although at first these written twice; once in the cue line may seem very strange, there are many describing the foot work and sometimes excellent leaflets available which list the the position, then in fine print below most commonly used abbreviations and giving the movement in detail. Most one can either memorize them or refer record companies are now numbering to them each time an unfamiliar one the measures in fine print, which makes appears. They soon become automatic. them easier to follow than the old Once the abbreviations have been method of putting the description in mastered, you are halfway toward paragraph. You must be very thorough understanding a cue sheet. in checking the fine print as sometimes A dancer with musical training has a it includes special directions for the lady distinct advantage over one who has which are not included in the cue line. It had none, because he has not only is here you find your facing position, the become accustomed to counting, but specific direction of a certain movement also because he is used to the such as a twirl or wheel. "measure" division of music, which is Let us use a few examples to illustrate also used in round dancing. To define a what we have said before. Here are the measure musically as simply as possi- first four measures of the classic ble. a measure is a set number of beats Dancing Shadows: WALK, —, 2, —; or counts in music and each piece of (Scissors) SIDE, CLOSE, CROSS, —; music has this set number of counts per SIDE. CLOSE, BACK, —; BWD TWO

17 STEP; This allows us to use many of vastly improves your ability to recall the things referred to in the above sequences. No one can expect to learn paragraphs. (Incidentally, when learn- a dance thoroughly, without years of ing a dance you should never go further practice, unless he makes some reference than about four measures at a time. at some time in his career of round Become familiar with these, then add dancing, to the cue sheet. Also, the four more and build your dance in this dancer who depends only on the cue line manner.) You will notice that there are description is out at first base. Just four semi-colons so we know that this think! A two-step can be done in LOD, description covers four measures, that RLOD, to the WALL, to COH, and the two WALK steps are slow with a diagonally between all of these, but in hold after each (See the dashes?), that the cue line it would just be written the scissors step is emphasized in FWD TWO-STEP! parentheses, that the abbreviation Similarly, a two-step could be done in BWD is used for backward, that a Open, Closed, Semi-closed, Let-Open, two-step requires one four-count mea- Half-Open, Banjo or Sidecar Position. sure to execute. All of this you learn The man could walk while the lady from the cue line described above, but twirls, rolls or executes some other you must refer to the fine print for your different movement. No matter how detailed footwork and direction of excellent your round dance teacher may movement. be or how carefully he breaks a dance Many people say they can't use a cue down for you, regardless of how sheet, yet they bemoan the fact that talented you yourself may be, very few they have trouble remembering a of us are mind readers. Unless you are sequence. If you take the time to one of the lucky few, you will benefit decipher a cue sheet and work it out greatly if you take time and trouble to carefully, you will find that it becomes learn to interpret a cue sheet correctly as clear as your daily newspaper and and put your knowledge to good use.

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What is NSDCA all about? Fun, Doug called for the first time in June of harmony, sharing, traveling square 1972 at a club graduation. dancing, and generally youthful activi- The twins have called at all the ties. NSDCA National Camporees since 1974 Don and boug Sprosty say it all. Their in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They have harmony is great. Their sharing with also called at four NSDCA All-Iowa each other, with us, and with those less Camporees. At the National Camporee fortunate is exceptional. They travel in Des Moines this summer Don and most of every summer to enjoy the Doug headed the Fashion Show. beauty of the U.S. and to call lively At the present time, they do not call square dance tips at many festivals, and for a club of their own but call dances conventions. And Don and Doug are for many clubs in the area. They are indeed youthful....Seventeen!!! members of the "Quint Cities Square "The Calling Twins" from Daven- and Round Dance Callers Association," port, Iowa are members of Hawkeye and are currently serving as Secretary/ Swingin' Wheels— 019 and the sons of Treasurers. Leonard and Mae Sprosty. Don and Doug also call many square Don and Doug got their desire to dance exhibitions at local nursing square dance from attending dances homes, retirement villages and hospi- with their dad and mom at a very early tals. They received local recognition for age. They kept after their parents and this through a newspaper article this finally in the fall of 1971 they started Last spring. beginner's lessons. They graduated in Don and Doug will be seniors at January of 1972 and shortly afterwards Assumption High School in Davenport were bitten by the calling bug. Don and this fall.

19 Clockwise from top left: 1. Children's Clogging workshop, 2 Lois Elting Les Mason, Violet Marsh, Jimmy Carney iSquare Dance Federation's and Mayor's representative), Fran Mason, Al Chen; 3. Al Chen, Eleanor Arscott, group hostess, Violet Marsh, Les Mason; 4. Violet Marsh teaches Jana Jae, fiddle player on "Hee Haw" to clog; 5. Lester and Franchion Mason, Violet Marsh clogging director, Bob Elling, square dance caller, Lois Elling, Al Chen; 6. The Diablo Mt. Clogger team which visited Alaska; Center: Violet Marsh, instructor.

20 Clogging Beats Jogging

by 0. J. Erickson

Thanks to the University of Alaska, nucleus for the Diablo Mountain scores of the largest state's citizens Cloggers, named after a prominent have been exposed to traditional landmark in the area. clogging. This happened because of a Simultaneously with this activity, recommendation by a member of the Violet was asked to train and accom- Northern California Folk Dance Federa- pany a teenage group on a 21-day tion to the organizers of the University's concert tour in Poland. The clogging Fifth Annual Performing Arts Fair. The was a great success, with the group recommendation was to import Violet program being supplemented by Violet Marsh and members of the Diablo and her daughter, Ann, performing duo Mountain Cloggers to perform and routines. This experience was almost teach the early American dance form, matched in 1975 when Violet trained clogging, in this bicentennial year. another group for Romania, but unfor- As many Alaskans wondered — what tunately, she was unable to make the is clogging? Random House defines it trip. as "a dance in which clogs or heavy And that brings us to 1976, the shoes are worn to hammer out a lively recommendation and the trip to Alaska. rhythm." The origins are various and The trip north was made by Violet as include Irish Step Dancing, English director, Lester and Franchion Mason, Clock Dancing and wooden clog dancing Al Chen and Lois Elling, dancers, and from many countries. As in all living art Bob Elling, square dance caller. The forms, there is continual growth and group, minus Al Chen, arrived on change. Light-weight shoes with metal September 6. Al, formerly of Singapore, taps replaced the clogs; costumes are stayed behind to be sworn in as an colorful and modern, and the lively American citizen and subsequently flew music probably includes electrical am- to Alaska for the first workshop. plification along with the traditional A royal welcome was accorded the guitars, fiddles and banjos. In the cloggers by Mary Hale, director of United States, the Appalachian area Community Affiliates Services for the provided the right setting and combina- University; Jimmy Carney. the mayor's tion of people to combine the various representative: Eleanor Arscott of forms into a dance that is truly Treasures of Sight and Sound and American in spirit and tempo. That is representatives of the Folkdancers, the clogging/ Diablo Mountain Cloggers Square Dance Federation and a publi- proudly display bumper stickers on city agent. their cars that say "Clogging Beats The group roomed and boarded in Jogging." various private homes; the university But the Diablo Mountain Cloggers provided a staff car and special sound are from California! Right. In 1974, equipment, and Mrs. Arscott was Violet Marsh was transferred from assigned as hostess, guide and general Atlanta, Georgia, to Walnut Creek, all-around problem solver for the entire California. A solo exhibition of clogging stay. The daily schedules were busy, at a square dance in California involving workshops for children and generated interest in this "new" dance adults, two or three performances in and soon Violet had a beginning class at various places, and one TV show. These the Orinda Community Center. Some of were the scheduled events; there were the graduates of this class formed the daily parties and impromptu perfor-

21 mances and teach-ins. dinner was prepared by many people, Jim Hermann, University Arts Direc- complete with a cake decorated with tor, said after the last show: "I have candles, an Alaskan flag, and bicenten- never worked with a nicer, more nials pins for the cloggers. It was congenial, enthusiastic group. You interesting to hear tales of the good old generate a warmth that gives the days, pre-MacDonald's and Kentucky audience a welcome, folksy, down-home Fried Chicken. Houses were never feeling. They, the audience, are not locked, cars were left with keys in them afraid to talk with you — touch you. I in case neighbors needed them, and cannot say that for other performers and there were even a few Eskimos. The teachers we have had." Mary Hale told group met one "real" Eskimo, an artist them, "No group has ever worked who looked to be about 70 years old and harder and contributed more to our worked in the gift shop. great state of which we are so proud. For Violet, the Alaska trip ended her We know now that the other states (Les California tenure. She is now in and Fran, originally North Carolina; Houston, but that is not the end of the Lois, California; Violet, Georgia; Al, the Diablo Mountain Cloggers. Lois Elling only Chinese-American hillbilly in is filling in as instructor and director. As captivity) are happy to help us out. We for Violet, who knows? With 11,000 hope you will be here for future fairs." other Shell employees in Houston, there Mindy Rein, folkdance leader: "You should be enough interest to form a are the only group that has ever come group to learn that "Clogging beats and actually left part of yourselves here, jogging." Requirements: A desire to be part of our heritage and folklore...Kurt physically active and social, a liking for Rein, on departure morning: "It's not good old music, and no fear of sweat. like seeing a performing group leave, No previous experience in any form of it's like saying goodbye to told dancing is necessary. Age limit: 8 to 80 friends but stretchable. It's fun, it's therapeutic On the eve of departure, an enormous and it keeps our folklore alive.

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22 certain things are agreed to when the THE CLUB & caller is hired. One major source of potential conflict is the level of the dance being called. In THE CALLER a dancer-run club, the dancers should adopt the level of dance they desire and by Gil Crosby this should be incorporated into the club Gainesville, by-laws as part of the club philosophy. Florida This level should be stipulated in the contract with the caller. If dancers then complain about the level of the dance, the caller can refer them to their by-laws. If the caller is not calling the level stipulated, the club officers can remind him of his contract and request that he call the agreed level or resign. Most other sources of conflict can be headed off if the caller is asked to attend all executive board and club business meetings as an advisor. This allows the caller to know about special dances in advance and to be able to plan accordingly. It also provides the club leadership, which is often composed of newer dancers, the advantage of learning about previous experiences and avoiding some mistakes. In a caller-run club, the caller is operating the club as a business. He rents the hall, collects money, provides refreshments and establishes the philo- "Caller-dancer relationships" is such sophy of the club. The dancers come to a broad topic that we will limit this the dance, and when they leave they discussion to caller-club relationships. have no further concern about the club Even this is complex for we must discuss caller-run and dancer-run clubs, until the next dance. So long as the caller is calling the kind of dance the classes, workshops, levels and hiring dancers want, they continue coming to club and guest callers. Remember that dance and he continues making money. much of this is my own opinion, shaped If the crowds fall off, the caller must by discussions with callers and dancers find out why and adjust his program to at dances, informal get-togethers, attract the dancers back, or fold the club meetings of Gateway and Florida to keep from losing money. Callers Associations and at Callerlab in There is a happy medium: a club in 1976. which the caller runs the business side Caller-run vs. Dancer-run Clubs: of the club and the dancers run the Both types of clubs have advantages, social side. Money for refreshments can and there is a place for both in the be derived from nominal yearly dues or square dance picture. from a percentage of the gate. A In a dancer-run club the caller is hired committee of volunteers or of elected help. It is his responsibility to provide officers then handles refreshments and the dancers with the type of dance they other club social events. want. That, really, is the limit of his responsibilities. The dancers must rent Classes and workshops: the hall, advertise the dances, collect Clubs must continually recruit new dues, provide refreshments, pay the members. For mainstream clubs this caller and recruit new members. This involves recruiting non-dancers and makes life easy for the caller and his providing them with a series of classes wife but it can lead to problems unless where they can learn the basics. 23 The club caller and leadership should series of plateaus to progress through work together in planning for classes, as their abilities and inclinations and this planning should begin two or permit. Under such a system, dancers three months before classes are to start. in more advanced clubs would have to Planning should include securing a hall, support lower level clubs, for these are reaching a salary agreement, setting a their life blood. Each Mainstream-Plus cost for the classes, planning a festive club would require two or three first night open house, advertising, and mainstream clubs to provide new building a list of potential class members. Likewise, it would take two or members. An understanding should be three Mainstream-Plus clubs to provide reached on the length of time classes new members for each Advanced Level will run. club. Once in operation, such a system Clubs of more advanced levels must could be explained to new graduates recruit members from mainstream clubs and soon dancers would be educated to and then provide a workshop experience the meanings of the various levels. to teach the additional movements the Hiring Callers: club uses. Workshops fall into three Finally, let's discuss the hiring of categories: Mainstream-Plus, Ad- callers. This can be divided into two vanced and Experimental. areas: hiring club callers and hiring a Club Levels: guest caller. One of the major areas of concern for In hiring a club caller, several things Callerlab is the development of a should be stipulated in the letter of system of club level identification. Al agreement between the club and the present there are three levels which are caller. These include the level of dance, widely used. Two of these have been the caller's responsibilities in addition established by Callerlab. The other is to calling club dances (teaching classes the result of a list compiled by Ed Foote or running workshops, attending busi- from a survey of advanced level callers. ness or executive board meetings, and This list has national recognition from calling special dances). The caller's fee such callers. should be stated; this might be a It would be beneficial to all concerned percentage of the door receipts or a if every club would identify itself using straight salary. these standard lists. A guest caller In hiring a guest caller, it is important would know what type of program to to let him know what level dance to call. plan before arriving for the dance. Don't use general terms like "fun Dancers moving to or visiting the area level" or "intermediate" as these mean could quickly find clubs of the proper different things to different people. level. Refer ,to the recent lists and let the Once a system of level identification caller know you are referring to these is in operation, dancers would have a lists when you say Mainstream, Main-

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24 stream-Plus or Advanced Level. This Depending on his reputation and the will help him prepare his program and distance he must travel, expect the give you a better dance. Next, tell him caller to ask $75 to $125 for a club whether or not you have rounds, and if dance; $150 to $250 for a weekend. If he so, whether you do one or two between must travel more than three hours each tips. Be sure to give him accurate way, he may ask for lodging. Find out if directions to the hall, preferably with a he will stay at a dancer's home or if he map. A good idea is to send him a requires a motel room. Callers are in reminder two weeks prior to the dance. business. Their expenses are high. Finally, be sure the dance is confirmed Their fees must reflect these expenses in writing by both the club and the and show a profit. caller. We need to remember that callers are Now for a word about fees. Don't in the business because they love expect a guest caller to call for the same square dancing. Dancers become in- fee as your regular caller. Your club volved in club and association leader- caller receives a regular income from ship for the same reason. We're both your club and doesn't have travel interested in the same thing. We need expenses,..A guest caller is being paid to consider the opinions and concerns of only once to call a special dance. He has the other: we need to work together. If travel expenses, often including one or we do, square dancing will grow. more meals in addition to gas.

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V&D To Dave & Shirley Fleck: their desires for holding a Round Dance I had hoped to respond to portions of Seminar. It was at this meeting that a your letter of August 4, 1976 before dozen or more of the top round dance now, but felt some of my other leaders in attendance agreed to the •••11., need for the seminar. They also Are commitments to local square dancing •• .•.11 P.. efforts and to future National conven- requested that the Terminology and tions deserved first priority on my spare Choreography Panels not be held for a time. However, since I am seldom few years as they were becoming quoted specifically, or even misquoted, repetitive, that it would be better to in any document made available to concentrate on the seminar. I suppose groups of people, it seems imperative we must recognize that we cannot that I do write to you to clear up some of please everyone all the time. your misunderstandings and misgiv- Now, as to the words you attributed to ings. Also, I suppose, since I had spent me in a direct quote: I cannot deny that I many hours in meetings with 25th said those words because I do not tape National Convention Committee people my words, nor do I read prepared advising them on preparations for the speeches. However, if I did use those convention at Anaheim I sensed an words, it was certainly not, in the indirect criticism of myself, even though context you used them. For at least there was no offsetting acknowledg- twenty years I have been the most ment of the cost to me and Varene of active proponent for establishing guid- miles traveled, gasoline used, hours ance for and the greatest control away from home, all of this without possible over each year's convention. It remuneration. has to be recognized that all these Our one big oversight was that we did committee personnel are volunteers just not anticipate a Convention of almost as are the members of our Executive 40,000 and actually, as the pre-registra- Committee. As with us, it was recog- tion count mounted, we began to look nized that these persons were willing to for some way to stop the flow of expend time and money to promote an registrations without success. Our activity for the enjoyment of others and biggest problem at Anaheim was deserved encouragement, guidance and caused by those square or round appreciation for their efforts. The larger dancers who tried and sometimes the size of the convention the more we succeeded in circumventing the conven- admire the greater efforts that are tion registration committee and related expended voluntarily and happily. Oh procedures for housing. Yes, there is no yes, if we were paying each and denying that the sound was bad in some everyone we could then hire and fire areas. But the convention committee accordingly. Our Executive Committee was actually complimented by knowl- has spend many, many hours privately, edgeable persons on the sound in most and collectively prior to our pre-conven- of the halls. tion meetings and for several days prior As to the Round Dance Seminar and to regular convention time, developing, the remarks you made, they lead me to improving and revising a complete set believe you did not attend the open of guidelines for the use of future session of our National Executive conventions. If these were followed Committee held In Kansas City prior to religiously we would have a near perfect the Callers Seminar. We had previously convention. Many conditions, not previ- Invited, by a letter addressed to all ously encountered, can alter this, pre-registered round dance leaders, however. 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Through the years we've heard tions; it makes it more comfortable for "Let's fill the floor with new people." them as "angels," and may help them But isn't it just as important that we smooth out their own dancing. We smooth out the floor and continue to do might also mention those great and so in the years to come? In this way we helpful people we appreciate so much. will be able to keep the dancers who They must always rememebr they are might drop out because of rough on the floor to be helpful but not to dancing. I think there are several major push, shove or snap. The new dancers ingredients that contribute to a dance will imitate much of what they see the being labeled "rough:" 1. The caller helpers do. who does not dance smoothly himself What comes to your mind when you and cannot teach others to dance think about teaching people to square smoothly; 2. The caller who, even dance? Allemande left and right and left though he advocates smooth dancing, grand? Chains and stars? Wheel and does not call a smooth-flowing dance. deals? Do you thing about how fast you He is a "stop-and-go caller who has his are going to teach these movements or dancers either rushing or waiting; 3. how well you are going to teach them? The caller who is a smooth dancer but There is far more to teaching than being does not bother teaching others to able to show and tell the dancers how to dance smoothly. He thinks that his do certain basics. We have heard callers dancers are having fun and they do for a say, "I wish you could see all the things while, until they get tired of being my new dancers can do and we've only snapped, pushed and pulled. This caller had four lessons." We'd rather hear the hasn't realized that dancers have a caller talk of the way the class seems to more pleasurable time and will enjoy understand what they have been their dancing longer if they are taught taught, how smoothly they are dancing smooth dancing. and moving in time to the music. This is a serious problem and we have When you teach a basic, teach the a great deal of sympathy for the caller styling, what the figure accomplishes who is faced with it. We feel even and the timing that goes with it. sorrier for the new dancers exposed to it Teaching and exposing the new dancers all. Their chances of survival in the to basics are two different things. So square dance picture are slim. many people who join classes have No doubt there are callers who could never been on a dance floor in their and would teach smooth dancing, but lives. We must teach them to be music they feel they cannot afford to take the conscious and to develop a sense of time to do so. There seems to be too rhythm. much already to cram into the short If you teach properly, your dancers period of lessons. This isn't really an will be able to dance anywhere — in the adequate excuse, because it takes only a next town, the next state, or the next few short minutes each dance night to country. They will be able to take full teach smooth dancing. Experienced part in this wonderful activity. dancers who might be in the group as Jack & Happy Leicht helpers will not object to such instruc- From "Footnotes," Washington

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HOW ARE THINGS GOING? years of age without registration, The Steve and Dorothy Musial reported policy of the 26th National will be that that registrations as of January 1 had those children under two whose parents passed the fourteen thousand mark. are registered will receive a complimen- The Musials as general chairmen and tary badge. all their committee heads are working This brings up a point for clarifica- diligently to insure a great convention tion. The National Executive Committee for the square dancers who travel to chooses the convention site and awards Atlantic City, New Jersey, for June 23, the convention to a local area commit- 24, and 25. Dorothy told us that the tee, providing certain guidelines gained uniqueness of Atlantic City as a resort by experience with other nationals. Do area means that many, many hotels are not confuse this group of individuals within comfortable walking distance of from all over the country with the 26th the Convention Center. National Convention Committee, the Program Committee plans are almost committee which coordinates and en- complete. The complete program of gineers the actual set-up of the Atlantic square, round and contra dancing will City Convention. This group of commit- appear in the April news release. All tee chairmen and members is local in levels of square, round and contra will origin, hailing from Pennsylvania, New be covered as well as workshops. Folk Jersey and Delaware — the Pen-Del dancing, "old tyme dancing" and Federation. Round dancers will have clogging are also programmed. more available space in Atlantic City Scanning the program of the Educa- than was theirs in Kansas City, which tion Committee shows there are over 65 was considered one of the best. No hours of panels, clinics and seminars round dance halls will be "fabricated" covering the entire field. The Exhibition and the rooms used are sound-proof. Committee reports sixteen groups will All dancing will be under one roof in appear. The Youth Committee is the Convention Center. 249,928 square planning a half-day deep fishing trip. feet of space in which to dance — and The National Committee has made it the Atlantic Ocean outside the door. a policy to admit children under two That's got to be a great combination! 35 Style Awhile

by Gene Trimmer Paragould, Arkansas

Have you ever asked yourself "How routines. The caller decides upon the can I make sure I am getting the most patterns and calls them to the dancers. enjoyment from square dancing?" If Because of the necessity for smooth you have, then you must have reasoned body flow the caller should give his that many things contribute to achiev- directions or calls two beats of music ing such a goal. You must do more than ahead of the time for the dancers to just learning the basic movements execute the movement. It is imperative because the greatest pleasure comes that the dancers listen carefully and from performing well. Some of the then do the movements of they will lag things to concentrate on for a pleasing too far behind the caller. This is a performance are (1) good posture (2) delicate balance of timing to maintain. short steps (3) listening to the caller (4) When it is not a proper balance even an styling (5) counterdancing and (6) inexperienced dancer is aware of it. considerate or courteous behavior. Let When the balance is proper the entire us explore these points. floor of dancers appears to flow and that 1. Keep your posture relaxed enough is, or at least should be, each caller's for graceful and easy movement and goal at each dance he calls. thereby add an element of gracefulness 4. Styling is just as important in and beauty to the dance. Be careful to square dancing as it is in other forms of avoid a slouched or careless posture, as the dance. It should be learned right either will tire you more quickly than along with the basic movements them- good posture. Take the basic step for selves. The sad fact is that all too few square dancers, a shuffle type walking caller/teachers really have a working step, smooth and gliding, timed to the knowledge of styling to enable them to music. Before trying more difficult foot teach it. Sometimes when they do have work the dancer should be well versed the knowledge, they are unable to teach on the basic dance movements. styling to the class. "Anti-roughness" 2. Shorten your steps when on the should be the watchword. For example: inside in a couple position or star a man should not "twirl" a girl— he formation so the outside persons should offer support to h'3r while she (usually the ladies) do not need to take twirls herself under his upraised arm. In exaggerated steps or run. Maintain the arm turns both dancers should move square as a small and compact unit equally around a turn instead of a instead of spreading wide just because woman being "shoved" around while extra space is available. A normal the man remains in place. Without square should be able to contain itself being rough, dancers can counterbal- comfortably within an eleven by eleven ance the person they are turning with foot area. Within this framework you regardless of stature or weight. must, of course, take small steps but 5. As a counterdancer you do not small steps make small mistakes. forget that you should be square 3. Listen to the caller, for square "dancing" and not square "standing". dancing is unique in the fact that When dancers are not active they dancers do not choose their dance Continued on Page 87

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ingredient in keeping interest at a nigh 25 YEARS AGO— February, 1952 point, it follows that new square From the Caller's Corner, C. D. dancers should be able to participate in Foster speaks out on the direction both square and round dancing. Danc- square dancing is taking. He says, "I ers should be introduced to rounds have no worry about how many dances during their first square dance lessons. are 'MADE UP'. The ones that please a If a caller can schedule 30 to 35 weeks of number of people, or meet some hidden lessons, he can teach square dancing need, will survive. The others will fall properly and still devote time to mixers by the wayside. This applies especially and square dance level rounds. to the hundreds of 'new dances' that are "In our area," Jon says, "the large being literally 'crammed down' the turn-over of dancers is due to the short throats of the new and inexperienced series of lessons usually conducted. If beginners by hundreds of would-be we rush them out into clubs I don't callers, teachers, and club managers have to describe what usually hap- and what have you pens." The answer is more and better "Just one more thought for you to instructions. ponder over— Why is it that the For new dancers to receive proper schools, colleges and universities are instructions they must have a qualified clinging to the old original and teacher— one who has studied square traditional square dances and tradition- and round dancing just as a school al music? This being the case, why is it teacher would to teach school. Insti- that the majority of the would-be tutes, leadership training sessions, and leaders are spending almost their entire callers' clinics are available in almost time and effort trying to 'doll up' every part of the country. It may cost something that can never be changed. some money, but square dance students Old time dancing is now, and always are paying money for their lessons. will be, just what it was. The old They expect proper instructions and traditional square dance, and the way it deserve the very best that callers and was done, is the ABC book of square leaders can give to them. dancing, and when you get this in your What must other people think of our mind you can go on from there, but you modern day square dancing? Seems as will always have to come back to the though the Fontana Swap Shop, a top ABC book." square dance vacation at Fontana Dam, 10 YEARS AGO— February, 1967 N. C., was honored with a listing as one Jon Jones of Arlington, Texas, says, of the nation's top 20 events for the "For the new dancer, HAPPINESS is.... month by the National Association of more lessons and qualified teachers." Travel Organizations. Louis Calhoun's Concerned about the drop out rate of pride, as Fontana's Recreation Director, newly graduated square dancers, Jon was short-lived, however. Immediately offers these suggestions. following the listing, in its brief Since he feels a well-balanced description of each event, NATO had program of squares and rounds is a vital deemed Swap Shop a "farm folk frolic".

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43 calls; it may mean allowing an extra beat to give those almost lost a chance to recover; it may mean working new calls into the evening program very gradually; it may even mean one night of just relaxed dancing, lots of singing calls and skipping the latest and greatest call that you read in the most recent magazine. There is a time to advance, and there is a time to regroup, a time to challenge, In the last two or three months I have and a time to relax, both are needed and noticed something that I hadn't noticed it is a wise caller that knows when it is before! In four different states after time for each. Anyone should be able to calling dances the dancers' reactions realize that this is true and to plan were just wonderful— such kind accordingly. words— and so many gracious people Lill called my attention to one more came up to shake my hand. Any caller thing that really affects a dance. She appreciates this, no matter how long he says she has danced to my calling night has been around. But then the little after night with many of the same surprise I am speaking of— it seems numbers, the same figures, and the that at each of these dances someone same breaks, but one night is different that has known me and my•calling for a from the other because of the attitude of long time came up and said something the people out there dancing. She is like this, "Harold that was a terrific right, too. The response of the people to dance you called tonight, the best one I the caller affects the caller's attitude have heard you call for a long time!" and his performance. I have heard the Now that is a pat on the back and a expression that the caller could have kick in the pants at the same time! I told made folks dance on the ceiling! Lill, I don't know if I am getting that Dancers can have the same effect of a good, or if I used to be that bad! caller; they may encourage him to the Anyway I know what they mean, but I point that he could call standing on his wonder if they realize what they said? head. When the caller at times makes Every job has its rewards and its the remark that you are a wonderful drawbacks. Calling square dances is no group to call for, if he says it like he exception to this. No mater how long a really means it, you'd better believe caller has been around he (or she) still him, he did enjoy calling for you. needs that encouragement; if he doesn't I would like to make one last appeal to get it, he will soon tire of it all and just you, (about a different subject). At this give up. Besides this, the worker (or time of year we have many new dancers caller) who receives encouragement with us. These folks still quite new out works harder to do a better job. of classes need you— they really do. We can turn this around the other Many of them are nearly petrified with way and find that dancers need fear when they first go out into the encouragement, too. In classes they various clubs. Please ask them to dance need a lot of encouragement and should with you, not just once but ask several be told often how well they are doing. of them throughout the evening. You There is another form of encouragement may be the one that keeps them in that callers should use too: to call square dancing. Think back to how you dances in such a way that most felt your first few dances out of classes. everyone will get through the calls, so Do it. Ask them. that they will get that satisfaction of accomplishment. I'm not saying low level dances, I'm saying to call in such a way that they do get through. This may mean being very directional with your

44 some nice lyrics in the pop version and may want to use a grand square break in order to use them. F. You may want to write alternate figures in the margin or on the back of the call sheet. You might re-write the figure using your own shorthand. This technique also allows you to review the figure at a glance. G. Remember, the dancers are not there to listen to you sing! They are AN OUTLINE FOR SINGING CALLS there to dance to your calling. Many by Jerry Murray, Rochester, Minn. fine, highly successful callers are not MUSIC, Your Major Consideration particularly strong singers, yet they are A. What can be borrowed from the great because they don't try to do non-square dance version of a particular something outside their own capabili- song? ties. They become masters at selecting B. Listen to the music side first. If you music and flowing figures. know the song, sing along with the music. Don't worry about figures. C. Look for the outstanding pieces of TIPS ON USING THE SINGING CALL instrumentation. What can you do with A. You can fit the new singing call into the bass and/or treble controls on your your program with ease if you know PA to bring out or emphasize certain where the music fits. parts? Is there a key change? B. Take particular notice and practice D. Check the tempo, count it out; the very beginning and ending. The maybe walk around the room with music ending is particularly important. A good playing. Write on the label or cue sheet caller will usually find a way to work out what speed you want. a super ending. If you have particular E. During all this time you'll be able to problems with an ending you can often form an opinion of the music: What flip the record over and see how the does it do? How do you feel about it? Is author chose to do it. it "blues?" Love song? Rabble-rouser? C. The following might summarize the Smoothie? Variety? Sing-along? Just a average verse-by-verse calling tech- good standard? nique that might be used in calling your F. Does the music tend to "build?" singing call: Where does it peak? DIRECTIVE: Careful diction and THE FIGURE enunciation. First break— proper A. Analyze the figure that is written. emphasis, special wording for first Underline only the command words. figure. B. Visualize the action that is taking NATURAL CALLING: With some place in the square. styling but in second figure make C. Do you want to use the figure that is sure the figure goes well. Do third written for the record? By this time figure. you'll know if the music lends itself to STYLING: Use all the calling skills easily changing to another pattern that possible— fourth figure. Do final you already know. Is it 64-beat break. repetitive? The ending is very important. D. A good singing caller — if he likes D. Remember, all areas or clubs within the piece of music— will not let the an area do not dance at the same written figure control him. walking pace and thus the timing must E. Many times the figure may be be altered. Some basics cause dancers well-written by the author, but may not to hurry: wheel and deal, dive thru, be compatible with your method of pass thru. Do not assume the call is styling that particular number. For properly timed just because it was example: you may be impressed by recorded that way!

45 KEEP 'EN DANCING by Ed Fraidenburg

Average Club Hash & Breaks Interesting choreography arrangements using no more than Mainstream Basics plus Calleriab-endorsed Experimentals

Run Family: Girls fold, peel off, ferris wheel Heads lead right and circle to a line Centers pass thru, left allemande Pass thru, ends run, all cast off 3/4 Heads lead right and circle to a line Centers trade, ends star thru Curlqiue, eight circulate, boys run Same two square thru four, swing thru Veer left, ferris wheel, centers pass thru Girls circulate, boys run Swing thru, girls fold, peel off Couples circulate, half tag, trade, roll Half tag, trade and roll, left allemande Left allemande Heads lead right and circle to a line Heads lead right and circle to a line Curlique, eight circulate, boys run Pass thru, boys run, all cast off 3/4 Veer left, ferris wheel, zoom Centers trade, swing thru, boys run centers pass thru, swing thru, girls fold Bend the line, left allemande Peel off, ferris wheel, centers pass thru Four ladies chain three-quarters Left allemande Heads lead right and circle to a line Heads square thru four, swing thru

Pass thru, ends run, all cast off 3/4 Boys run, tag the line right Centers trade, ends star thru Ferris wheel, double pass thru Same two crosstrail thru Peel off, star thru, zoom Left allemande Square thru three-quarters Heads lead right and circle to a line Left allemande Pass thru, centers run, all cast off 3/4 One-quarter & Three-quarter Tag: Ends trade, centers trade, all cast off 3/4 Heads lead right and circle to a line Step thru, left allemande Pass thru, quarter tag, all trade Heads lead right and circle to a line Clover and spin the top Pass thru, girls run, all cast off 3/4 Centers step thru, swing thru Centers cross run, eight circulate Walk and dodge, partner trade Swing thru, boys run, bend the line Pass thru, wheel and deal, zoom Crosstrail thru, left allemande Centers square thru three-quarters Heads square thru four, ocean wave Left allemande Boys run, all cast off 3/4 Heads lead right and circle to a line Star thru, pass thru, trade by Pass thru, three-quarter tag, all trade Ocean wave, boys run, all cast off 3/4 Centers step thru, swing thru, recycle Star thru, pass thru, trade by Square thru three-quarters, trade by Left allemande Pass thru, left allemande Heads square thru four, curlique Heads square thru four, swing thru Centers trade, all cast off 3/4 Boys run, quarter tag, girls swing thru Centers trade, boys run, pass thru Step thru, swing thru, ends circulate Ends run, all cast off three-quarters Walk and dodge, quarter tag Ends fold, peel off, tag the line out Centers swing thru, recycle, zoom Wheel and deal, centers square thru 3/4 Square thru three-quarters Left allemande Left allemande Peel off & Ferris Wheel: Heads square thru four, swing thru Heads square thru four, swing thru Boys run, three-quarter tag

46 Boys swing thru and step thru Centers recycle, sweep a quarter Girls turn back, swing thru Clover and pass thru, swing thru Ends circulate, walk and dodge Boys run, pass thru, wheel and deal Quarter tag, centers recycle Centers square thru three-quarters Star thru, other four star thru Left allemande Left allemande Peel Off & Sweep: Heads square thru four, swing thru Heads square thru four, swing thru Boys run, three-quarter tag Girls fold, peel off, sweep a quarter Boys swing thru, step thru Pass thru, wheel and deal Girls turn back, swing thru Centers pass thru, left allemande Ends circulate, walk and dodge Heads lead right and circle to a line Three-quarter tag, centers swing thru Pass thru, wheel and deal Step thru, outsides trade, star thru Double pass thru, peel off, sweep 1/4 Crosstrail thru, left allemande Pass thru, wheel and deal Heads square thru four, swing thru Double pass thru, peel off, sweep 1/4 Boys run, three-quarter tag Pass thru, boys cross fold, star thru Boys swing thru, step thru Promenade, heads wheel around Girls turn back, swing thru Crosstrail thru, left allemande Ends circulate, walk and dodge Heads square thru four, ocean wave Three-quarter tag, centers swing thru Boys fold, peel off, boys cross run Step thru, outsides trade, swing thru Tag the line right, ferris wheel Girls circulate, boys run Peel off and bend the line, star thru Half tag, trade and roll Centers pass thru, left allemande Left allemande Four ladies chain, heads square thru four Heads square thru four, swing thru Ocean wave, boys circulate 11/2 Boys run, quarter tag, girls swing thru Girls cast off 3/4 , center girls hinge Step thru, swing thru, ends circulate All cast off three-quarters, side men run Walk and dodge, three-quarter tag Left allemande

t4a Serlm 2 CO* ( MO 1 2 GRENN FTC GR 14243 MUDDY WATER FTC 32019 by Charlie & Bettye Proctor BACK TO DONEGAL S. F. MIXER Flip Square by Joe Uebelacher by Jimmy & Vivian Holeman GR 14244 CARIBBEAN CHA CHA by Bill & Jean Filbert LAMPLIGHT WALTZ by Al Rowland ctp GR 12158 DOWN BY THE OHIO Flip Square by Dick Leger

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47 by BOB HOWELL

Hal Petschke of Coventry, Connecticut, wrote a circle mixer to the tune of "Paloma Blanca." Here's a chance to put a square dance record to dual use. PALOMA BLANCA MIXER RECORD: Paloma Blanca WBS-8115 FORMATION: Double circle, man on inside, lady on his right, both facing LOD. FOOTWORK: Opposite throughout. Man starts on the left foot. 1-4 L, R, L, BRUSH R; Walk forward LOD, brush right foot on fourth count (Light touch). 5-8 R, L, R, BRUSH L; Continue walking forward in LOD, brush left foot (light touch). 9-16 L-TOUCH, R-TOUCH, L-TOUCH, R-TOUCH-TURN 1/4 RIGHT; Stepping forward on left foot, touch right toe to left calf or behind left knee, step forward on right foot and touch left toe to right calf or behind right knee. Repeat for left foot again and then on count 16 turn '/4 to right on right foot to face partner (pivot). 17-20 L-TOUCH, R-TOUCH Step left on left foot, touch right toe beside left foot. Repeat on opposite feet. 21-24 L, R, L, TOUCH R; Men back into center while ladies back to walk in three steps, L,R,L, and touch R beside left foot. 25-28 R, L, R, Touch L; Man walks diagonally to the right while lady walks diagonally left to new Partner (corner lady). 29-32 L-TOUCH, R-TOUCH-TURN 1/4 Step left on left foot, touch right toe beside left foot. Step right on right foot touch left toe beside right foot while turning 1/4 left on right foot to face LOD. Kirby Todd of Marseilles, Illinois, contributes this timely February dance. He states that he got it from Vyts Beliajus of Denver, Colorado. YANKEE DOODLE IN THREES FORMATION: Lines of threes facing LOD with man in center of two ladies. FOOTWORK: Identical throughout. RECORD: Folkkraft 1080x45 1-16 Walk lightly forward in LOD for 16 steps. 17-20 Man makes arch with left arm and woman on the left raised high, while right hand lady ducks to the middle of circle and starts circling left with other ladies. 21-32 Man swings left hand lady a long swing then then puts her on his right ready to promenade at the change of the music. Ladies in the center rush to hook on to make lines of three. NOTE: This dance is great for use when there are extra ladies.

48 Here's an old timer that still proves to be great fun. CHASE THE SNAKE Circle eight, now first gent break with the left and chase the snake The active couple, gent leading will duck under the arms of the couple on the right and weave in and out, pulling the rest of the dancers behind him. Hold hands until the last person has turned. Now all join hands in a great big ring, stop at home and give her a swing Promenade Circle left Now second gent, etc.

This one is borrowed from Stan Burdick's "Easy Sing-Along Calls" book. Hi-Hat came out with a release this past year of the tune so enjoy it. GRAND OLD FLAG RECORD: Hi-Hat 458 FORMATION: Square Use any conventional intro, middle break and ending. FIGURE: Head two couples lead right and circle the floor Head gents break, make a line, lines of four (Keep 'em movin' now) Go up and back, two ladies chain across the track Turn 'em (a quarter more) and chain 'em down the line Turn (a little bit more) chain straight across the floor Turn again, face the line, the ladies chain Turn, then take your corner, promenade Keep your eye on that grand old flag

Here is a dance that some are going to say does not belong on the "Easy Level" page. However, if worked through properly, it is one of the smoothest contras I've had the pleasure to workshop. It was inspired by Ken Kernan, written by Mitch Pingel of Boulder, Colorado, and first danced at Lennie McQuaide's Christmas Cotillion in Columbus, Ohio. It is indeed a beauty KERNEN'S CONTRA FORMATION: Proper Triple (Uncrossed) RECORD: Any 64-count reel or jig Intro: — — — — Actives down below one — — With inactives hey for three

Actives right, turn partner to place Join hands circle six full around Turn contra corners \.. Partner right, right opposite left — — Partner right `- Left opposite left, — — Gents up, ladies down for a hey for three. Explanation: Actives roll down below one. As they come towards each other, they both veer left so that the gent stands in the center of a line of three with the couple above, while the lady stands in the center of a line of three with the couple below. The "hey for three" is a figure-eight pattern which each line completes. Actives then star right 1/4 around and back into their own respective lines (lady with ladies, man with men). Circle six full around. Then turn contra corners working in lines of three, all facing the center of the set. As the actives complete the contra corner maneuver, they walk around a new one below to start the sequence again. Two dances to review before teaching this are "Dashing White Sergeant" (January 1972 ASD) for the Hey for three and "Triolet" (March 1976 ASD) for a nifty way to teach contra corners.

49 THE PERPETL

by Bob Ba Mundelein

It was with good reason that Ted Twirils1 did their final promenade of the eveningAt caller of renown. Everyone responded well an unusually good knowledge of the calls. S rish. "Heads wheel around!" he commanc all squares, now in lines of four, bowed in minuet. The sight moved Ted deeply, nearl he said exuberantly. "You folks are really A strange thing happened. The centers slid together. Everyone passed thru, follow€ cers all peeled off and again ended in facir lized he had inadvertently given a call. Re casually brush the incident off. "Sorry ab face it." Immediately the ends of the lines 2 as couples, while the centers swapped aro eight chain thru position. Thoroughly flusti mean to mess 'em up!" Everyone crosstN again and traded by, forming an eight chair confident caller tried to get the couples hoi but the dancers moved up, executed a ti folded. Ted now realized that no matter what $e a square dance call. Gently, he returned tr and searched his vast memory of calls tior The dance has lasted for several years no\ Book of World Records, as it really hasn't sporting a beard, is still holding the mike, to watch despondently as the dancers tag t out doing a cloverleaf while the center fot visits, feeding him a sandwich every four ried and moved away, but Ted missed it petual dance. 50 TUAL DANCE

b Barnabee elein, Illinois

Nil;!swing smiled as the couples on the floor had been a very satisfying dance for this Nell to his choreography and seemed to have Ils. Suddenly inspired, he added a final flou- manded. Now everyone bow." Gracefully, d in a manner reminiscent of a 19th century nearly taking his breath away. "Well done," eally Gung Ho." iters of the lines passed thru while the ends 'lowed by new centers passing thru. The dan- facing lines of four. Embarrassed, Ted rea- l. Retaining his composure, he decided to 'y about that, folks. I made a boo-boo, let's ines zoomed and side-stepped together to end d around so that all the squares ended in an flustered, Ted blurted out, "Honest, I didn't )sstrailed thru, traded by, crosstrailed thru chain thru position. In desperation, the once- 's home by saying "Let's just travel along," I a turn thru, partner tagged and the ends dp said, his phrase would be interpreted as ed the needle to the beginning of the record s br a way out of his dilemma. s now. You won't find it listed in the Guiness sn't stopped yet. Ted, with thinning hair and like, saying things like "Let's get lost," only tag the line three-quarters, with those facing four spin the top. His wife makes periodic four hours. His children have grown, mar- d it all, involuntarily immersed in his per-

51 NEWARK, OHIO OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE Caller Jack Cochenour has recently HIGH FREQUENCY DANCER .41/4 opened his new square dance hall, 8. ADVANCED PROGRAM ADVOCATE which will dance fifteen sets. Jack did most of the construction himself durthg the summer and fall of 1976, and the building will be the home of the various advanced and challenge workshops and special dances he runs. Mound City Star Twirlers of Newark now numbers eight sets dancing the 08- ?'.\) Challenge Basic Calls. The club meets by Jim Kassel twice a month with Don Kinnear and This is the third consecutive item we guest callers and also has weekly have included in our column concerning workshops with Jack Cochenour and the National Convention at Atlantic City tapes. in 1977. This article should answer the HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA advanced and challenge dancers' ques- Two years ago caller Roger Turner tions and allay their fears. We know moved to Huntsville from Syracuse, Vince; we're glad he is the director, and New York via North Dakota and found we plan to be there. there was no advanced level dancing in NATIONAL CONVENTION the region. So he formed Crackerjacks, There will be ample dancing at the a club whose goal was to learn the convention in Atlantic City for both Advanced Basic Calls. advanced and challenge dancers. The Two years later this goal has been Advanced Room will consist of the reached. The club meets once a week, Advanced Dancing's Basic Calls list, has doubled in size from when it and the Challenge Room will cover started, and its members have a good Challenge Dancing's Basic Calls list. knowledge of the Advanced Basics. The Both rooms are quite large, able to club has also brought in outside handle 80 - 100 squares each. Vince advanced callers for weekends. Dirnick is Director of Advanced and The success of Crackerjacks proves Challenge Dancing; he has been once again that whenever a caller is involved in challenge dancing for many interested in calling advanced material, years, so dancers can be assured that he the dancers will respond with enthusi- will be selecting callers qualified to call asm. at these levels. There will also be a ATLANTA TAPE CLUB challenge trail-end dance and challenge If you are an advanced dancer and after-parties each evening. happen to find yourself in Atlanta on CANADA Wednesdays, come on out and dance Challenge dancing in Ontario, Cana- with this club! da continues to blossom with Art They are currently dancing Taped Fricker and Bruce Stretton doing the Workshops called by Lee Kopman, calling. Art calls in Toronto and has six working plus 50 Advanced Basics. sets in Metro Gnomes dancing at an These will be completed soon and the Extended Challenge level. The club club will move on to the plus-100 meets once a week and in addition many Challenge Basics, occasionally throwing of the members also work tapes. Bruce in an Advanced Festival Dance taped at calls for Hamilton Squares in Hamilton various places around the country. and has four sets dancing the Challenge Call when you're in town to see what Basic Calls. Art has been calling is being danced that week. Sometimes advanced and challenge level for over the club might even be able to get up an 12 years, and was one of the first impromptu square! Contact: Calico Canadian callers to present higher level Swingers/Calico Challengers, Harry & dancing. Bruce has been calling at this LaVerne Green, 120 Glendale Ave., level for about six years. Both callers Decatur, Ga. 30030. Phone (404) also have Mainstream level clubs. 378-8519. 52 The New A_ • Campsites • Lodge Rooms MEM • Cabins • Square 2231r2 1977 Round Dancing R .D 3. Honesdale. Penn yivania 18431 717 / 488.6654 TRAILS IN CONVENTION-TRAILS OUT DANCE

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53 .... WO ilt SHOP WILLARD •a ORLICH

EXAM PLES: Head couples touch (boys on ends) Ah so, wahoo, star thru ( = zero) Head couples swing thru (girls on ends) 06io48,,„ Ah so, wahoo, curlique Boys run (= ladies chain) With this special reference to Wahoo, we think your dancers will enjoy the "k84,0/,), following figures sent to us by Fred Christopher of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Head ladies chain, send 'em back Dixie style to a wave Centers start swing thru, girls run left Since the Ah So idea was introduced Wheel and deal, all double pass thru (American Squaredance, July 1976. p. Track two, spin chain the gears, ah so 56), it has had a big play around the square dance world. Its acceptance was Checkmate, couples circulate, half tag good because it is a variation of the Trade, wahoo, pass the ocean recycle traffic pattern. The "center" Spin the top, turn and left thru does not turn and follow the cross- Pass thru, trade by, left allemande folding end of the wave as in recycle but Four ladies chain, heads only half sashay rather sidestep-slides along with the Sides square thru four hands, touch V4 working end who hangs on for dear life. Ends circulate two notches, Centers trade, curlique, girls fold Because Ah So smacks of a gimmick- Peel the top, curlique type name, the term wahoo was created Single file circulate one notch, to be echoed by the dancer with a Triple scoot, coordinate definite additional traffic pattern of its Crossfire and roll, pass thru own, eg. Box circulate (one position) Tag the line in, pass thru and quarter in to face the one now Wheel and deal. square thru 3/4 adjacent to you. Left allemande

54 Heads pass the ocean, recycle Pass thru, lock the top All eight circulate, girls fold Peel off, ferris, trade and wheel Double pass thru, track two Swing thru, boys run right Girls cast right three-quarters Diamond circulate, boys swing thru Flip the diamond, ah so, Walk and dodge, partners trade Pass thru, left allemande Heads slide thru, curlique Box circulate, quarter in A sticky situa- Double pass thru, centers out ANONYMOUS CALLER: Bend the line, pass thru, wheel and deal tion has arisen among the callers in our Girls touch a quarter, wahoo area. It seems that a certain square Double pass thru, clover two dance club hires a different caller from Scoot back, split circulate, out of town for a special club dance every month. Only club guests (who Walk and dodge, couples trade Pass the ocean, tag the line right also pay) are invited and the dance itself Boys cross run, crossfire, coordinate is taped. Two weeks later, this same Couples circulate, ferris wheel club has an "open- dance to which all Double pass thru, cloverleaf dancers in the area are encouraged to Double pass thru, lead couple do a come (for a normal dance cost) and Partner trade, left allemande enjoy the "tape" dance. Question: Is this fair to the caller who was taped? Or Head ladies chain right, heads pass thru even to the local callers who could have Separate around two, line up four been hired for this dance? Pass thru, tag the line in, pass the ocean Recycle, sweep a quarter ED. NOTE: This same "tape" situation comes up in every new generation of Right and left thru, star thru square dancers (and callers). Record Pass to the center, double pass thru companies have been put out of Clover one, ping pong circulate Extend, swing thru, boys run business by too few sales due to tape Bend the line, slide thru usage instead of records. Some caller Left allemande associations themselves are guilty of duplicating note services and passing Heads square thru four hands out free copies to all the dues-paying Swing thru, boys run right, ferris wheel members, thereby cutting out ten to Double pass thru, track two fifty potential note service subscribers. Spin chain thru, girls circulate two We don't know of a good answer to Boys run right, crossfire, coordinate these situations except an honest Girls walk and dodge, destroy the line fair-play attitude, which has been Sweep a quarter more, crosstrail thru practiced in square dancing lo these Left allemande many years! "Sharpies" have a way of eliminating themselves in our favorite recreation, but sometimes they need a word said or a prod given to help them on their way. QUESTION: In the November American American Squaredance Magazine's Squaredance, you outlined certain Workshop features original material styling or comfortable dancing tips to submitted to the editor. New ideas are the dancers. At a caller's college you presented each month. Mail new and outlined certain musts for the callers, creative material to Willard Orlich, too. Please repeat some of these also. Workshop Ed., American Squaredance, ED. NOTE: The teaching part of square PO Box 788, Sandusky OH 44870. dancing will forever condition your

55 dancers in the right, easy way to do Heads lead right circle to a line something. If neglected during the Curlique, boys run, touchdown simple basic training, your dancers will Ferris wheel, touchdown, scoot back then reflect "almost-right" dancing Girls run, bend the line, crosstrail thru from then on. So, caller/teacher, be To a left allemande aware that "styling" in square dancing Heads lead right circle to a line means: Curlique, boys run, left touchdown 1. Doing each basic correctly and Couples circulate, bend the line exactly right. Square thru, touchdown, tag the line in 2. Doing each one the "easy" way, Center four flutter wheel, all step thru smoothly Pass thru, partner trade A. By conditioned reflex, Left allemande courteously, with soft firmness Head couples star thru, touchdown B. By repetition and personal ex- Left swing thru, centers run ample (proper timing) Ferris wheel, substitute, touchdown 3. Building an attitude in each dancer Pass to center, swat the flea by your tolerance, knowledge and Change hands, right and left grand patience. APC: by his listening and doing, tole- rance and patience and agree- Head couples box the gnat able cooperation. Square thru four hands by both enjoying square dancing as Split the sides, around one (in line) as a "dancing" recreation with- Boys trade, ferris wheel, left touchdown out roughness and body-flow Right and left thru, slide thru choreography without confusion. Pass thru, wheel and deal Centers square thru three-quarters Left allemande Heads square thru, turn thru Left touchdown, wheel and deal Pass thru, left touchdown Girls scootback, couples circulate Bend the line, half square thru Right and left grand Heads lead right and circle to a line Swing star thru, touchdown Tag the line, cloverleaf, touchdown Boys trade, left allemande TOUCH DOWN by Bill Peters, San Jose, California BY Ron Schneider, Bradenton, Florida Heads square thru, pass thru From a trade by set-up, the center four Touchdown, couples circulate touch a quarter while the outsides Bend the line, pass thru, wheel and deal quarter right to form two-faced lines. Touchdown, left swing thru From a double pass thru set-up,. a Girls circulate double, boys trade Left allemande touchdown forms left-hand waves. Left touchdown has center four left touch a Heads lead right, circle to a line of four quarter while the outsides quarter left Square thru, touchdown to form two-faced lines or right-hand Couples circulate, bend the line waves. Spin the top, boys run, touch a quarter EXAMPLES by Willard Orlich: Eight circulate, boys run, pass thru Heads square thru four hands, Touchdown, couples circulate Pass thru, touchdown, bend the line Ferris wheel, centers pass thru Center four pass thru, split two Left allemande Around one to a line, pass thru Heads square thru, swing thru Wheel and deal, centers pass thru Boys run, ferris wheel, touchdown Left allemande Centers trade, centers run, tag the line

56 Cloverleaf, touchdown, centers trade All half square thru, tag the line right Centers run, tag the line in, star thru Wheel and deal, touch a quarter Centers square thru three-quarters Centers run, bend the line, slide thru Left allemande Centers square thru three-quarters Left allemande Heads square thru three-quarters Separate, go round one, line up four Sides half square thru Square thru, touchdown All half square thru, chase right Couples circulate, bend the line Centers run, wheel and deal Square thru, touchdown Touch (That's all), centers trade Couples circulate, wheel and deal Men run, right and left thru Left allemande Half square thru, trade by Left allemande Heads square thru, pass thru Touchdown, couples circulate Heads pass thru and cloverleaf Tag the line in, star thru Sides pass the ocean,cast three-quarters Double pass thru, track two, recycle Then walk and dodge, men touch 3/4 Sweep a quarter, pass thru Ladies touch a quarter, centers trade Wheel and deal, touchdown Men run, all pass thru, partner trade Centers cross run, new centers trade And roll, right and left grand Boys run, pass thru, wheel and deal Sides backtrack and cloverleaf Zoom, centers square thru 3/4 Heads swing thru, cast three-quarters Left allemande Walk and dodge, separate around one To a line of four, all pass thru Centers roll a half-sashay Ends crossfold, pass thru Right and left grand Heads lead right, veer left Ladies cross run, half tag, trade and roll FIGURES Half square thru, tag the line First couple backtrack Right and left grand Sides half square thru, Curlique with the outside two Ladies fold, double pass thai Peel off and roll, double pass thru by Gil Crosby, Gainesville, Florida Quarter right, bend the line Heads box the gnat, square thru Star thru, trade by, left allemande Everybody slide thru, centers pass thru APC: Cast off three-quarters, slide thru Heads half square thru, pass thru Left allemande Cloverflow, half square thru with Sides rollaway, heads square thru outside two Everybody slide thru, ends pass thru Ends crossfold, touch (That's all) Bend the line, slide thru Centers trade, ladies run, ends star thru Left allemande Trade, centers fan the top and step thru Heads square thru, touch a quarter All slide thru and roll Acey deucey, ends run, cast off 3/4 Right and left grand Pass thru, tag the line, face right by Dick Han, Monticello, Indiana Wheel and deal, grand right and left Heads lead right, right and left thru Heads lead right and circle to a line Star thru, pass thru, tag the line in Right and left thru, pass thru, ends run Pass thru, wheel and deal New centers pass thru Double pass thru, track two Cast off three-quarters, spin the top Right and left grand Walk and dodge, partner trade and roll by John Strong, Salinas, California Grand right and left Four ladies chain, heads pass the ocean by Deuce Williams, Detroit, Michigan Right and left thru, pass thru Heads half square thru Swing thru, boys run, ferris wheel

57 Pass thru, swing thru, scoot back Heads curlique, walk and dodge Recycle, pass thru, cloverflow Pass the ocean, fan the top Left allemande Swing thru, spin chain thru, slide thru Heads star thru, pass thru, swing thru Curlique, coordinate, wheel and deal Boys run, fascinate, right and left thru Sweep a quarter, flutter wheel Curlique, walk and dodge, cloverleaf Pass thru, partner tag, left allemande... Swing thru, turn thru, left allemande.... Heads swing thru, spin the top Heads pass thru, cloverleaf Right and left thru, pass thru Double pass thru, centers in Swing thru, scoot back, recycle Cast off three-quarters, star thru Right and left thru, pass thru Curlique, walk and dodae cloverleaf Cloverflow, left allemande Swing thru, turn thru, left allemande.... by Jay King, Lexington, Mass. Heads flutter wheel, curlique Heads do-sa-do to a wave, recycle Boys run, star thru, curlique Half square thru, do-sa-do to a wave Transfer the column, swing thru Recycle, square thru three-quarters Boys run, bend the line, flutter wheel Left allemande Crosstrail, left allemande Heads pass thru and separate Heads curlique, walk and dodge Around one to a line, star thru Star thru, curlique, coordinate Double pass thru, track two Half tag, trade and roll, pass thru Swing thru, boys run, wheel and deal Cloverflow, swing thru, scoot back Dive thru, square thru three-quarters Right and left thru, pass thru, trade by Left allemande Swing thru, boys run, couples circulate Heads square thru, circle half Ferris wheel, pass thru, star thru To a two-faced line, ferris wheel Pass thru, wheel and deal, zoom Centers pass thru, right and left thru Square thru three-quarters Pass thru, trade by, circle half Left allemande To a two-faced line, ferris wheel Heads right on two, pass thru Centers square thru three-quarters Right on three, pass thru, cloverflow Left allemande Pass the ocean, fan the top, recycle Heads lead right and circle to a line Left allemande Slide thru, swing thru, boys run Sides pass the ocean, chain reaction Ferris wheel, double pass thru Spin chain thru, right and left thru Track two, recycle, swing thru Star thru, left allemande Boys run, ferris wheel, double pass thru Heads square thru, swing thru Track two, recycle, square thru 3/4 Boys run, ferris wheel, swing thru Left allemande Boys run, half tag, trade and roll Sides double swing thru, recycle Right and left thru, pass thru Half square thru, double swing thru Left allemande Recycle, square thru three-quarters Four ladies chain, heads curlique Left allemande Walk and dodge, star thru, flutter wheel Sides lead right and circle to a line Sweep a quarter, pass thru, cloverflow Pass thru, wheel and deal Star thru, curlique, coordinate Double pass thru, track two, recycle Couples circulate, half tag Swing thru, boys trade, turn thru Trade and roll, pass thru, trade by Left allemande Star thru, slide thru, left allemande Sides lead right and circle to a line Heads pass the ocean, single hinge Curlique, coordinate, ferris wheel Walk and dodge, cloverleaf, zoom Centers pass thru and slide thru Pass the ocean, right and left thru Curlique, coordinate, ferris wheel Curlique, walk and dodge Centers right and left thru, pass thru Left allemande Square thru three-quarters Heads swing thru, curlique Left allemande Boys run, pass thru, swing thru Sides lead right and circle to a line Boys run, half tag, scoot back Curlique, coordinate, ferris wheel Boys run, flutter wheel, left allemande.. Double pass thru, track two, recycle

58 Slide thru, curlique, coordinate Track two, swing thru, boys trade Ferris wheel, double pass thru Curlique, boys run, pass thru Track two, recycle, pass thru Wheel and deal, double pass thru Trade by, pass thru, left allemande Track two, swing thru, scoot back Fan the top, right and left thru by Gene Pearson, Groves, Texas Square thru three-quarters Promenade, heads wheel around Left allemande Spin the top, swing thru, girls run Heads square thru, swing thru, boys run Tag the line right, bend the line Half tag, trade, boys run, right & left thru Pass the ocean, girls trade, scoot back Pass thru, wheel &deal, double pass thru Boys crossfold, curlique, boys run Track two, swing thru, boys run, half tag Spin the top, swing thru, Trade and boys run, right and left thru Right and left thru, pass thru Pass thru, wheel & deal, double pass thru U-turn back, right and left grand Track two, swing thru, boys run, half tag Heads spin the top, swing thru Trade, boys run, slide thru, left alle Right and left thru, pass thru Heads right and left thru, pass thru Slide thru, fan the top, split circulate U-turn back, curlique, boys run Swing thru, boys run, right and left thru Pass thru, curlique, swing thru Slide thru, spin chain thru, swing thru Centers trade, boys run Boys circulate, girls trade Right and left thru, quarter more Eight circulate, curlique, scoot back Girls trade, bend the line Split circulate, walk and dodge Right and left thru, Dixie style to a wave Partner trade, slide thru Boys crossrun, recycle, spin chain thru Left allemande Girls circulate double, boys run Four ladies chain, heads square thru Bend the line, right and left thru Swing thru, boys trade, swing thru Dixie style to a wave, girls circulate Girls trade, scoot back, boys trade Boys trade, boys crossrun, recycle Swing thru, eight circulate, swing thru Left allemande Boys trade, swing thru, girls trade Heads right and left thru, pass thru =_. Scoot back, boys trade, swing thru U-turn back, curlique, boys run Change hands, allemande left Pass thru, swing thru, boys trade Heads flutter wheel, square thru Swing thru, spin the top, curlique Swing thru, turn thru, trade by Boys run, star thru, fan the top Swing thru, scoot back, fan the top Split circulate, swing thru, boys run Right and left thru, flutter wheel Slide thru, left allemande Sweep a quarter, square thru 3/, Heads flutter wheel, sweep a quarter Trade by, swing thru, scoot back Pass thru, spin chain thru, boys run Fan the top, right and left thru Bend the line, right and left thru Flutter wheel, sweep a quarter Pass the ocean, eight circulate Swing thru, girls trade, turn thru Swing thru, girls circulate Left allemande Boys trade, boys run, bend the line Heads right and left thru ,star thru Slide thru, square thru three-quarters Swing thru, boys trade, turn thru Trade by, left allemande Left swing thru, girls run Heads square thru, swing thru Couples circulate, wheel and deal Boys crossfold, single circle to wave Swing thru, boys trade, turn thru Girls trade, girls run, tag the line right Trade by, swing thru, boys trade Wheel and deal, star thru Star thru, California twirl, pass thru Right and left thru, pass thru Wheel and deal, centers slide thru Partner trade and roll, single circle Square thru, swing thru, boys trade To a wave, girls trade, girls run Boys run, bend the line, pass thru Tag the line right, wheel and deal Wheel and deal, centers swing thru Left allemande Boys trade, turn thru, left allemande.... Heads spin the top, boys run Heads square thru, curlique Wheel and deal, pass thru, swing thru Scoot back, boys run, pass thru Boys trade, swing thru, girls trade Wheel and deal, double pass thru Continued on Page 85

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Info: Joan Fraser 71 Roywood Dr. Cal Golden and Amy Carter posed for Don Mills, Ont., this picture at a recent festival in Canada M3A 2C8• Columbus, Georgia. Amy was at the festival with the "Little Generals," an exhibition dance group from Atlanta. The couple shown on page 96 of our DISTRICT MAY 19, December '76 issue, Ladies Choice 20, 21, column, is Dick and Lessie Gerfen. SQUARE DANCE 1977 Thanks to them for modeling the ASSOCIATION Georgia State Square Dancers' outfits. Gwen K. Smith, director of dance at Illinois State University, had a note in 16th INTERNATIONAL the Christian Science Monitor recently pointing out the magnitude of square SQUARE Et ROUND dancing as a recreational activity DANCE ("40,000 people gathered recently....in Anaheim, California") and asked in- CONVENTION terested persons to contact ASD. BOB CATHCART — KIP GARVEY In the same category, EXXON maga- EARL JOHNSTON — LEE KOPMAN zine did a feature on square dancing GARNET MAY — BILL PETERS with color photos to go with it; also LLOYD PRIEST — NORM WILCOX mentioned ASD. PHYL & FRANK LEHNERT And that's not all. Betty Casey, WAYNE & NORMA WYLIE author of "The Complete Book of Square Dancing" sent a copy of the McMaster University, recent Ford Times article on square Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Continued on Page 88 60 * * * ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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63 design for the remainder of the year. (From the Daily Reporter) WISCONSIN WHISPERINGS The Tri-Corner Squares of Hales Corners, Wisconsin (near Milwaukee) has a contra group called the "Contra Corners," which meets bi-monthly at Whitnall Park Lutheran Church. Contra is new to the Milwaukee area and dancers are looking forward to enjoying them at the National Convention in 1979. The Milwaukee area has a square S/D AT THE INAUGURATION dance information number in the yellow A seven hour square dance will be and white pages of the phone book, a part of the inaugural festivities. Bill 529-1529. Bob & Arlene Koser Addison is coordinating the affair, to be Hales Corners, Wisconsin held in the Union Station on January 21. IN MEMORIAM The dancing will be easy-level, with The square dance world is saddened dancing for everyone. to learn of the passing of Greg Affholter SQUARE DANCERS' NEW SON of Oregon recently. He was half of the Chuck and Sandy Veldhuizen of couple known to dancers in the west as Sioux City, Iowa, have a new son, David "Greg and Pearl." They once told your Adam. In a report filed by Mrs. editors no one could spell their last Velduizen, the model is a one-of-a-kind name so they never used it. The and is patented. The report also stated Affholters were proprietors of the Black there would be no further models of any and White Cafe in Coos Bay, Oregon.

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64 century by the early settlers. The group plans to stay together and continue entertaining throughout another year. CAPITOL CALLERS Officers for this year in the Capitol Area Callers Association, Austin, Tex- as, are Joe Brown, president; Paul Greer, vice president and Ben Hardin, secretary-treasurer. BORDER BOOSTERS A Lake Placid couple will head the SQUAWS & PAWS SHOW OFF Border Booster SID Association this Twelve couples from Squaws and year. The organization includes forty Paws, Erie, Pennsylvania, under the clubs covering the area from Montreal able instruction of Vic and Elsie Mayer, south as far as Crown Point, New York, have presented over forty exhibitions at and west as far as the upper banks of square dance clubs, fraternal organiza- the St. Lawrence River , and includes all tions, church groups, social functions, the clubs in upper New York state north hospitals and nursing homes. One of the of the High Peaks area and westward to most exciting and rewarding demons- the St. Lawrence. Combined member- trations was at Edinboro for members of ship is approximately 3500 modern the Bicentennial wagon train. western square dancers. The costumes of checked gingham in The first president couple to also be different colors were designed and callers is an unusual circumstance. Phil made by members of the group, and Mary McKinney were charter recalling those worn in the eighteenth members of the High Peaks Squares

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65 and served as treasurers on the first chapter will be at Placid Pines Safari board. Since then the couple began to Ranch, six miles south of Lake Placid, call, attended two callers' colleges and Florida on US 27 and 70. Sam Allison were the festival chairmen of the will call on Friday evening and George Flaming Leaves Festival for three years. Jabbusch on Saturday. Visitors in the The McKinneys are the second area are invited. couple from Lake Placid to serve as Border Booster presidents. Ted and Caroline Cave were elected for 1974. The McKinneys were installed at fun-filled and impressive ceremonies at Agora Hall, Lake Placid, in January.

SQUARE DANCE CAMPERS T.N.T. Chapter 081 had their December campout at Solfo Springs, with George Jabbusch calling on Friday and Sam Allison on Saturday. A gentleman with a guitar joined the evening campfire and all had a good time singing. Officers for the new year are: Red and Sue Eckels, president; Charles and Phyllis Nesmith, vice- president; Nic and Helen Wenri, S/D AUTOGRAPH PARTY treasurer; Bob and Joan Shaw, secre- A gala Author's Autograph Party, tary. On February 18 and 19, the held in Kerrville, Texas, on Sunday,

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66 November 21, celebrated the publica- The author's experience as a teacher tion of an authoritative new reference and caller of square dance covers more work, "The Complete Book of Square than three decades and extended to Dancing (and Round Dancing)," by Europe, Asia, and Africa during the Betty Casey. The spacious rotunda of years of her husband's service as an the Butt-Holdworth Memorial Library engineer with Voice of America. provided a perfect setting for the Recently released by the publishers, occasion, which featured a lively session Doubleday and Company, the book has of square dancing, called by two of San been widely acclaimed by professional Antonio's finest. Harold Graham and teachers and callers. A reviewer for Bill Wright. As a special bonus there "Library Journal" has recently des- was a continuous showing of "American cribed it as "a good, thorough guide Square Dancing Through the Years — that updates extant material on this 1776-1976," a documentary film pro- American art form." duced at the 25th National Convention Ivan C. Milhous in Anaheim, California, in June 1976. A Kerrville, Texas highlight of the occasion was an exhibition of early Texas dancing, including the Abilene Lift, called by the author and performed by a group who had performed with her in the film. Sponsoring the party were the Hill Country Promenaders of Kerrville, and the Heritage Dancers, a sprightly seniors club for whom Mrs. Casey serves as teacher and caller.

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67 sand step. (Cued by Bud.) DON'T BE A BABY— TNT 104 Choreography by Wally & Jeanne Heater Good music and an easy two step cued by Jeanne. OM PAH PAH— TDR 158 ROUND DANCES Choreography by Iry & Betty Easterday by Frank & Phyl Lehnert Catchy "Om Pah" music and a fun, CRAZY CRAZY — MCA 40654 easy-but-busy Viennese waltz routine. Choreography by Ed & Sharon Camptie!! MOCKINGBIRD HILL— WW801 Good catchy music by Lenny Dee; a fun Choreography by Jim & Bonnie Bahr intermediate variation-type two step. Pleasant music and a nice, flowing, easy EXACTLY LIKE YOU— Hoctor H636 waltz entirely in skaters' position. Choreography by Frank & Iris Gilbert (Cued by Jim.) Good Latin music with a high interme- THE MILLIONAIRE— Hoctor H1624 diate cha cha routine. Choreo by Ken Croft & Elena deZordo MY ONLY SUNSHINE— Grenn 14240 Good perez Prado music and a good Choreography by Ed & Jo Freeman easy-intermediate cha cha routine. Good "You Are My Sunshine" music; TAMMY— Roper 133 very easy basic-type two step. Choreography by Manning & Nita Smith MANY TIMES— Grenn 14240 Pretty music and a nice easy waltz Choreography by Fred & Della Sweet routine. Good music; interestingly different COME CLOSER TO ME— DAL P6117 high-intermediate waltz. Choreo by Eddie & Audrey Palmquist WALTZ OF THE ROSES— Grenn 14239 Challenging international rhumba with Choreography by Roy & Phyllis Stier pretty music. Pretty music and a nice flowing ANGELIQUE— DAL P6083 intermediate waltz routine. Choreography by Roy & Phyllis Stier BYE BYE BLACKBIRD— Grenn 14239 Very pretty music and a good intermedi- Choreography by Glen & Beth McLeod ate two step-foxtrot. Good music and quite a different BUENOS NOCHES CHA CHA— DAL intermediate two step routine. 6060;Gordon & Thelma Meisel DANCING ARCHES— Grenn 14241 Good music (Flip of "Heartaches"); Choreography by Buzz & Dianne Pereira interesting intermediate cha cha. Good "Underneath the Arches" music and a flowing easy-intermediate three- BOB RUFF part two step. Caller- Educational Consultant-Teacher STARRY EYED— Grenn 14241 Materials for the Mainstream Basic Program Choreography by Ann & Andy Handy Instructional Records Singing Calls Films Books N ice soft music; flowing easy intermedi- "Fundamentals of Square Dancing, Levels 1, 2, & 3" ' ate waltz. [Produced by SIO American Square Dance Society] • These instructional albums teach the 50 Basic MOOD INDIGO — IOTA 6 Program of square dancing. Over 5000 colleges, Choreography by Jack & Lee Ervin libraries and schools use them. Good music and a good high intermedi- $5.95 se. + 501 mailing. Canada add $1.00 • Singing calls help dancers learn extended basics. ate three-part foxtrot-two step. Bob has categorized existing records for this use. SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES— ' Contra records and books can be ordered from Bob Belco 269; Ken Croft & Elena de Zordo 'Two 16mm color/sound films on how to teach Pretty music and a nice easy waltz Level 1 can be rented. routine cued by C.0: Guest. • Special help extended to those learning wlo caller •I n-service training available to all school districts. RED ROSES— Belco 269 ' College workshops for teachers & caller seminars Choreography by Bud & Shirley Parrott For information, catalogs. consultant serivces, Good music and a good easy intermedi- record orders write BOB RUFF, 8459 Edmaru, Whittier CA 90605 Phone 213-693-5976 ate two step featuring a tamara and

68 trade, swing corner, allemande left, promenade. RIDIN ON A RAINBOW— Thunderbird Dad 158; Caller: Bobby Keefe Relaxing, comfortable dance with a flowing melody that callers will find SINGING CALLS easy to work with. Good Thunderbird sound. FIGURE: Heads lead right, by Don Hanhurst circle four, make a line, pass thru, We found the month to be a large one wheel and deal, double pass thru, track from the "numbers" side but just an two, swing thru, turn thru, swing average month as far as better corner, promenade. recordings go. It's an above average MOMENTS TO REMEMBER— Blue month in the amount of "golden oldies" Star 2035; Caller: Nate Bliss released. Please note that at the end of This is an effective rendition of this once the review there is a special section with very popular "nostalgia" melody. The records for DANCERS ONLY. This is a figure featuring chase right can be new series on a relatively new label, handled by anyone with a basic "Bee Sharp." Recorded by Dave knowledge of this Callerlab movement. Taylor, these records have walk thru FIGURE: Heads right and left thru, instructions of Callerlab and experi- pass thru, chase right, boys run, square mental movements on one side and a thru, do-sa-do, square thru three- hash tip on the other side, using the quarters, trade by, swing corner, featured movement. We encourage and promenade. urge all dancers who would like an ME AND MY R.C.— Red Boot 215 instruction record for private use or for Caller: Ray Bohn a small basement group, to give serious This full length version of the TV thought to this series designed exclu- commercial is very good Red Boot sively for them. If this idea is to survive, sound with much catchy fill patter. The and there is little doubt it is needed, figure, which incorporates a flow not then dancers must support it. Records normally found in singing calls, will are available from your favorite record quickly separate the "runners" from dealers. the dancers as far as ending position IT'S ENOUGH— Ranch House 302 goes. FIGURE: Allemande left corner, Caller: Bill Terrell promenade, side men put lady in the A very good Ranch House rendition of lead, keep walking single file, heads this song. The arrangement is above wheel in, flutter wheel, square thru average and the music has the bounce three-quarters, allemande left corner, needed to inspire dancers. The fill turn partner right, swing corner, patter is wordy and the melody a little promenade. difficult to work with; most callers will FREEDOM TRAIN— Thunderbird 159 require some effort on the record. Caller: Bobby Keefe FIGURE: Heads promenade half, This record came out about twelve square thru, swing thru, boys run, ferris months late to catch the bicentennial wheel, centers right and left thru, pass craze. It's a well-adapted version of the thru, swing corner, allemande left, popular song and has a good beat with a promenade. very pleasant sound. FIGURE: Heads ALL I CAN DO— USA 510 square thru, do-sa-do, swing thru, scoot Caller: Shelby Dawson back, recycle, allemande left, do-sa-do, A pleasant, easy-to-work-with melody corner swing, promenade. with the standard USA sound. The TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL— Square melody is conducive to dancing with a Tunes 173; Caller: Ted Frye slight bounce. FIGURE: Heads prom- A very relaxing melody done effectively enade half, star thru, pass thru, circle by the Square Tunes band. The figure, four, make a line, pass thru, wheel and while not rushed, felt a little stilted in deal, double pass thru, leads partner spots. Ted's delivery is above average.

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FIGURE: Heads square thru, right and little different twist to it. FIGURE: left thru, do-sa-do, swing thru, boys Heads promenade half, sides square run, half tag trade and roll, pass thru, thru, heads roll away, swing thru, boys allemande left, swing the next, prome- run, pass thru, wheel and deal, zoom, nade. pass thru, swing corner, promenade. YOUNG AT HEART— Red Boot 216 HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME— Dance Caller: Lee Kopman Ranch 625; Caller: Frank Lane An adequate version of this old popular A good Dance Ranch sound with the song. The figure flowed well and has a figure on the vocal side delivered as

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71 SHE'S MY ROCK— LouMac 122 ocean, spin the top, boys run, ferris Caller: Jim Coppinger wheel, centers pass thru, swing corner, Very good music as are most LouMac allemande left, promenade. records but the melody did not seem to SOUTH— Swinging Stars 108 inspire us as dancers or as a caller. Caller: Lee Schmidt FIGURE: Heads square thru, do-sa-do, FIGURE: Sides square thru, do-sa-do touch a quarter, split circulate, boys corner, swing thru, men run, couples run, right and left thru, flutter wheel, hinge, triple trade, couples hinge, slide thru, swing corner, promenade. wheel and deal, pass thru, swing UNDER THE X IN TEXAS— Swinging corner, allemande left, promenade. Stars 106; Caller: Bob Fisk SMILE ON MY FACE— Top 25333 This second version of this title features Caller: Julia Smyth a very strong fiddle lead during the FIGURE: Heads lead right, circle four melody and gives it an "old time to a line, slide thru, swing thru, boys flavor." Callers should alert the dancers run, half tag, trade and roll, swing thru, to the ferris trade and wheel rather than boys trade, turn thru, swing corner, the standard ferris wheel. FIGURE: promenade. Heads square thru, swing thru, boys "T" FOR TEXAS— Swinging Stars 107 run, ferris trade and wheel, zoom, Caller: Lee Schmidt swing thru, turn thru, swing corner FIGURE: Heads square thru, do-sa-do, promenade. swing thru, girls fold, peel the top, right THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN— adn left thru, square thru three- Windsor 5070; Caller: Nelson Watkins quarters, swing corner, allemande left, This dance features a pleasant melody promenade. and a figure that uses a ferris wheel EVERYBODY'S GONNA DANCE TO- with the "in" facing dancers in NIGHT— Bogan 1290; Keith Thomsen half-sashayed position. FIGURE: Heads FIGURE: Head ladies chain, heads star thru, pass thru, circle to a line, pass square thru, curlique, walk and dodge, thru, tag the line right, ferris wheel, bend the line, right and left thru, slide turn thru, allemande left, walk by one, thru, square thru three-quarters, swing swing the next, promenade. corner, promenade. KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE— Square JESSE JAMES— Ghost Town 2 Tunes 174; Caller: Johnny Davis Caller: Dave Kenney The tune of this newest release is so The upbeat during the figure, first time subtle that most callers will be able to through, seemed to be a fraction of a handle it from the first time through the second off and caused a very uncomfor- record. The figure, while busy, is easily table feeling. The music features handled by those of the mainstream excellent banjo work and might be more level. FIGURE: Heads square thru, easily geared toward a patter record. do-sa-do, swing thru, boys run, couples There is a key change in the middle circulate, wheel and deal, pass thru, break and ending. FIGURE: Heads trade by, curlique, scoot back, swing square thru, do-sa-do, swing thru, corner, promenade. boys run, bend the line, right and left FIVE FOOT TWO— JayBarKay 6016 thru, pass the ocean, recycle, swing Caller: Bill Addison corner, promenade. An adequate version of another old SOMETHING 'BOUT YOU BABY I popular song with a figure featuring a LIKE— USA 509; Caller: Marlin Hull chase right and no surprises. FIGURE: It's unfortunate that the second version Heads lead right and circle to a line, of probably the best selling record ever pass thru, chase right, boys run, right in square dance history had to be done and left thru, star thru, pass thru, swing only nine months following the first corner, allemande left, promenade. release. This can do nothing but detract LITTLE MISS MISCHIEF— Bogan 1291 greatly from the possible sales of this Caller: Lem Smith one. The sound is not standard USA FIGURE: Heads square thru, pass the Continued on Page 89

72 Speaking Of RAMON 1111• MARSCH CLUBS WEEKENDS t LESSONS WEEKNIGHTS WORKSHOPS 10222 BUNDYSBURG RD., N.W. MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO 44062 Singles PHONE [2161632-1074 "Marsch-Mellow-Smobth" Single Dancers Organize The Texas Association of Single Calling-Traveling Full Time Square Dancers was organized in 1974 for the purposes of promoting and II=.6m=i E=.ili•=ff perpetuating single square dancing in Texas, coordinating activities of the three areas of the State served by TASSD, and coordinating activities of i‘ It other clubs and associations in the State. The organization began as an idea when twenty square dancers from Texas SPARKLING TIES met at the National Convention in San by Arlyn Antonio in 1974, where a name was 4055 W. 163rd STREET chosen and a yearly state dance CLEVELAND, OHIO 44135 planned. A second meeting was held in September and it was decided to hold the first dance in Lubbock and to elect TAXES officers at that time. AND FINANCIAL RECORDS A total of 125 single square dancers For All Callers and Cuers attended the First Roundup, which was considered a successful begin ing. by The 2nd Annual Singles Roundup was Allen Finkenaur, C.P.A. held at the Baker Hotel in Dallas. A manual written by a caller Representatives from six other states to make you aware of tax & accounting were among the 350 singles registered problems with suggestions and solutions for this event. Workshops, style show $5.95 postpaid and panel discussions were enjoyed as Allen Finkenaur 34 Heritage Drive well as the two dances. Trumbull, Connecticut 06611 The 3rd Annual Singles Roundup will be held in Dallas on February 25-26, ATTENTION 1977, at the LeBaron Hotel. Each club in CLUB & ASSOCIATION LEADERS the Dallas-Ft. Worth area is in charge of Concerned with the definition & a portion of the event. Services offered by TASSD include a clarification of clearinghouse for activities of single Dance Levels & Standardization square dancers. The President of this 100 Page Treatise Association, Ed Ferguson (Phone: SQUARE DANCE LEVELS 214-252-7697) may be contacted for more information. THE S9 95 ppd. — Payable mONTEREY PO Box 28329 KID San Jose CA 95128

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DIAGRAMMED GUIDE to Better Square Dancing NATIONAL CALLERS REPORT by Bill Burleson. 53.00. 80 pages, 130 movements; Willard Orlich a must for every dancer. Order from Bill Burleson, P.O. Box 8577, Bayshore Gardens 2565 Fox Ave.. Minerva. Ohio 44657. Bradenton. FL 33505 QUICK-TEACH FUN DANCES FOR RECREA- SID ASSOC. of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TIONAL GROUPS by Jack and Helen Todd. Retail Ted Wegener $5.00. This book is for callers and teachers, to help 16404 Ardath Avenue them attract new people to square dancing via Gardena, CA 90247 one-night stands. Book is keyed to available SQUARE DANCE DIGEST SERVICE records. Order from your local dealer, or from John & Evelyn Strong Twelgrenn. Box 216, Bath OH 44210. 750 Inglewood Street 300 + COMBINATIONS OF STAR THRU EQUIVA- Salinas, CA 93901 LENTS AND THEIR USES — Eight chapters with TORONTO & DIST. S113 ASSOCIATION many examples Resolve ocean waves, zero out Dept. 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77 372 The Art of Leadership 347 Why Should A Club Belong to an Association 423 Club Members [DANDY] 418 For the Beginner Square Dancer 500 Square Dance Manners 397 What Clubs Can Do To Make Square & Round Dancing Fun (a) IDEA Obligations of Callers(b) 361 Eleven Point Yardstick of S/D Leaders 251 Responsibilities of Each Member District of the State Federation The following Texas State Federation 325 State Delegates of S&R/D educational material was put 258 Panels on the Showcase of Ideas Table at the 168 Delegates 25th National Convention to be picked 500 Guide for Running A Club up by those interested. Five hundred of 321 Presidents and Vice-Presidents each were put out. The numbers below 306 Constitution and By-Laws of a S/D indicate how many were taken. Lee Club (Sample) Reed, educational director, stood nearby 500 Sewing Hints and watched. Some dancers approached 500 Neckline Variations the display as they did the others and 500 Full Circle Skirt would have passed on until they 452 Western Shirts realized they could have free copies. 494 Your Petticoat Others stared in disbelief and then 475 Ruffled Stretch Pettipants eagerly picked out what they wanted. Continued on Page 88

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79 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** PARRISH RANCH 10 miles NW of Longmont, Colorado, 50 miles NW of Denver For a Square & Round Dance Vacation we think you will enjoy!

June 5 to August 21, 1977

DANCING — Workshops, After-parties — ALL WOOD FLOOR CALLER SESSIONS with VAUGHN PARRISH for all who would like to learn or improve FISHING — 2'2 mile trout stream through the RANCH SWIMMING — Spring fed, sun-warmed, just right HORSEBACK RIDING — Ranch horses, not plugs HAYRIDES & COOKOUTS — Chicken fry, homemade ice cream, weiner roast. BYO steak fry HOOKUPS FOR TRAILERS AND CAMPERS — water, electricity, sewer Flush toilets, bath houses, dump station TENT SPACES — NO ROOMS — Motels available, Longmont, 10 miles $15 to $30 per day EXTRA

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RANCH RATES — $20 per day, $50 per 3-day weekend, $100 per week per couple Children — $10 to 525 per week

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STAFF ROSS & PENNY CRISPING EARL & ROSIE RICH BEN & IRENE COLEMAN DON & LOYDEEN TENNANT HERB & ERNA EGENDER RAY & MILDRED SMITH VAUGHN & JEAN PARRISH BILLIE WRIGHT (AND OTHERS??)

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We dance with FRANK LANE at the Dance Ranch near Estes Park on Wednesday night — 20 miles from PARRISH RANCH We dance with RED ROCK RAMBLERS. Lyons, on Saturday night — 5 miles from PARRISH RANCH Dance fees for these are not included in the package price

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Send deposit of S20 for a day. weekend or all summer to VAUGHN & JEAN PARRISH (When we are home) 825 CHERRYVALE RD. Ranch Phone — Longmont BOULDER. COLORADO 80303 (303) 772-5118 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *• 80 Lou tried to call to his first record. That Peek Christmas Santa brought calling equip- Steal a Zade ment. Art Cook, caller for the Shirts N' Skirts, let this fledgling caller take a tit a eallet'd Reanc(Obte turn at the mike and this is where Lou had his first taste of stage fright. In 1969, he taught his first class and was on the way to becoming one of the area's leading callers. Currently, Lou calls for the Cir-Q-Laters Square Dance Club and its class club, the Circle 8's. He is now secretary of PYCTA, the Pennsylvania, New York Callers and Teachers Association. Hoedowns: One More Time — Hi-Hat Preacher and the Bear — Pulse Road Hog— Pioneer Do You— Greenwood More Khords— SIO Yellow Creek— Top Singing Calls: On the Rebound— Ranch House Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella— Grenn Thanks for the Memories— Red Boot Something About You Baby I Like— Lou and Dora Bimmler had their first Chaparral brush with modern square dancing Sweet N' Easy— Blue Star when they were spectators at a Shirts N' It Do Feel Good— Blue Star Skirts exhibition in 1960. The following San Antonio Stroll— Ranch House year they joined the club class and soon Cotton Pickin' Delta Town— Windsor they had square dance fever. In 1966 Don't Fight the Feeling— Crosstrail SDDS 750 Inglewoodglewood St. S Li11,11C D.c, agest ervice Salinas, CA 93901 SQUARE DANCE DIGEST SERVICE. a monthly note service for callers, is a valuable supplement to every caller's programming needs. Published monthly, material is sectionalized for quick reference. Sections range from Mainstream to Advanced Workshop material. Useful, workable figures and dances for both new and experienced callers. Cost is $14.00 per year 112 issues). Overseas postage extra. Also available is the 26 page booklet MODULE CHOREOGRAPHY. Full oetails on how to set up and use a module calling system, (I314) and other common workshop notations thoroughly explained. Only $2.50 per copy. Sample copy of the DIGEST UPON REQUEST, Send a 24¢ stamp. FOUR EACH YEAR RED BOOT ROUNDUPS Civic Auditorium May 20, 21 (22 Challenge) December 2, 3 (4 Challenge] Bob Fisk, Elmer Sheffield. Gatlinburg, Tenn. Jack Lasry, Elmer Sheffield Don Williamson, Ray & Bea Dowdy Don Williamson. Dick & Pat Whaley August 26, 27 (28 Challenge) Jan 20, 21 (22 Challenge) Lee Kopman, Don Williamson John Hendron; Don Williamson. Elmer Sheffield, Jerry & Barbara Pierce Elmer Sheffield All festivals will require separate tickets for the Advanced-Challenge Hall. The main hall is limited to 60 squares and the Advanced-Challenge Hall to 20 squares. A special Challenge Dance and Caller's Clinic will be held each Sunday following the RRR's. For tickets In advance, write Don Williamson, Rt. 8, College Hills, Greeneville TN 37743 or phone 615-638-7784. For motel information, write the Chamber of Commerce, Gatlinburg TN 37738.

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82 Round Dance

CLASSICS ROUND DANCERS' ROUNDS 1. Maria Rhumba 1 Birth of the Blues Feelin' 2. Whoopee 2. Folsum Prison Blues 3. C'est Si Bon 3. 4. Dancing Shadows 4. Dance 5. Spaghetti Rag 5. Manuela 6. Moon Over Naples 6. Charade '75 7. Tango Mannita 7. I Just Need Your Love 8. Dance Awhile 8. Adoration Waltz 9. Neapolitan Waltz 9. Adios 10. Lazy Quickstep 10. Carmen

SQUARE DANCERS' ROUNDS TOP TEN ADVANCED ROUNDS (Courtesy Carousel Clubs) 1. Apron Strings 1. Till (Moss) 2. Tips of My Fingers Torero (Howard) 3. Tic Toc 2. 4. Walk Right Back 3. Wyoming Lullaby (Palmquist) 5. Old Fashioned Love 4. Manuela (Ward) 6. Waltz With Me 5. Adios (CuIlip/Norman) 7. Give Me Five Minutes More 6. Maria (Wolcott) Never Ending Quickstep (Murbach) 8. Deep Purple 7. 9. Four Walls 8. Maria Elena (Ward) 10 The Angels Sing 9. Riviere De Lune (Palmguist) 10. Tomorrow (Shawver) li.oufflar SOUAllt DANCES

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83 THE COLLEGES ARE COMING

Lloyd Shaw Foundation University Workshops The calling profession, even for the occasional caller, re- Three programs for callers, quirees much more than it did at one time, involving im- recreation leaders, teachers portant elements of leadership, organization, promotion, 1 Contras, mixers, sq. & rd. human relations, recreation techniques, as well as the 2 Elem. sch. dance curricula obvious training items of voice, music, equipment, choreo- 3 Special Education graphy and programming. Thorough training is a MUST Graduate credit available these days, and callers can get valuable first-hand help Colo. State U; U of Wisc.; from the experts in these extensive several-day training Purdue: Nebraska: Carleton events, commonly called "colleges." Lloyd Shaw Foundation Inc. Educ. Mail. Div. 1890 Darlee Ct. Lakewood CO 80215

LOUISVILLE. KY. Hot Springs. Arkansas HARMONY, PA. Cal Golden's 6th Annual Kentucky Callers Seminar INDIAN BRAVE CAMP July 31-Aug. 3. 1977 CALLERS COLLEGES Bellarmine College June 19-24: New Callers July 3-7. 1977 July 24-29: New Callers JACK LASRY STAFF Aug. 7-12: Experienced RON SCHNEIDER Jim Mayo — Ron Schneider Aug. 14-19: Experienced A SELL-OUT IN 1976! Teaching all phases Oct. 16-21: New Callers Emphasis placed on choreo- of calling Nov. 13-18: Specialized graphy techniques and Fee: $150 Includes tuition. Apr. 24-29: RID College methods Room & Board. Partner free July 3-7: New. Jekyll Is.. GA Write. Jack Lasry, 19010 N Write: Ed Preslar, 3111 S. Write: Sharon Golden, Box W 11th Av. Miami FL 33169 4th St., Louisville KY 40214 2280. Hot Spgs. AR 71901 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ESTES PARK, COLORADO SILVER BAY Aug. 15-19. 1977 Dance Ranch Caller College NEW YORK Aug. 22-26. 1977 July 10-14 — Callers with Lake George Area Staff: Bill Peters, Bill Davis 2 years or less experience August 1-4. 1977 (Both Weeks) July 17-21 — Callers with Orphie Easson Plus Lee Kopman (1st wk more than 2 yrs. experience Stan Burdick & Deuce Williams 12ncl) STAFF: Frank Lane, Earl Johnston. Vaughn Parrish, Emphasis on sight calling Write: American Square- Beryl Main es, choreography dance Magazine, PO Box Write Frank Lane's Dance 788, Sandusky, Ohio 44870 Bill Peters. 5046 Amondo Ranch, PO Box 1392, Estes Dr.. San Jose CA 95129 Park, Colorado 80517. INTERNATIONAL In your Area COLUMBUS, OHIO CALLERS COLLEGE Learn To Prompt Contra Aug. 8-12 Regular Session MIDWEST CALLERS Clinics Tailored to your Needs and Desires Aug. 13-17 Alumni Session COLLEGE Designed with you Cincinnati, Ohio in mind Aug. 28-Sept. 2 Regular Aug. 17-19. 1977 in depth Rainbow Lake, Brevard NC John Kaltenthaler in understanding Stan Burdick Dick & Ardy Jones in history Johnny & Charlotte Davis "in-thusiasm" Write: Charlotte Davis, 212 Write P.O. Box 788 THREE FULL DAYS McAlpin Ave., Erlanger Sandusky, Ohio 44870 Write Walt Cole, 944 Cha- KY 41018 telaln Rd.,Ogden UT 84403

84 WORKSHOP, Continued Four ladies chain, heads lead right Circle to a line, pass thru Split circulate, cast off three-quarters Wheel and deal, double pass thru Centers trade, cast off three-quarters Track two, scoot back, girls circulate Swing thru, boys trade, swing thru Boys trade, spin the top to a curlique Girls run, tag the line right Eight circulate, boys run Wheel and deal, swing thru, boys trade Touch a quarter, walk and dodge Star thru, California twirl, flutter wheel Chase right, boys run, left allemande Sweep a quarter, left allemande Heads lead right circle to a line by Jack Lasry, Miami, Florida Pass thru, wheel and deal Heads lead right circle to a line Double pass thru, centers in,centers run Right and left thru, Dixie style to a wave New centers run, lines up and back Boys cross run, girls trade Star thru, cloverleaf, centers swing thru Spin chain thru, girls circulate double Centers turn thru, left allemande Boys run, couples circulate Heads square thru four, star thru Wheel and deal, dive thru Pass thru, wheel and deal Square thru three-quarters Double pass thru, centers in, Left allemande Centers run, new centers Calif. twirl Heads lead right circle to a line Lines up and back, box the gnat Square thru four, trade by Right and left thru, pass thru Swing thru, spin chain thru Wheel and deal, zoom Boys circulate one spot, recycle Square thru three-quarters Pass thru, left allemande Left allemande Heads half square thru. swing thru Spin the top to a curlique, coordinate Heads pass thru, around one Bend the line, left allemande To a line, pass thru, tag the line Centers in, centers California twirl Heads lead right circle to a line Centers square thru four, ends trade Pass the ocean, eight circulate Star thru, swing thru, boys run Swing thru, boys run, half tag Half tag, trade and roll Walk and dodge, chase right, balance Left allemande Centers trade. swing thru, boys run Pass thru, bend the line Heads star thru, double pass thru Right and left thru, flutter wheel Centers in, centers crossfold Left allemande Left allemande

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FEEDBACK, Continued W9 appreciate your great interest in Ten Commandments. Our committee the National Square Dance Convention and its many problems. I trust this will furnishes the maximum of guidance, and requests in firm tones that this help to clear up some of the matters contained in your well circulated letter, guidance be followed. However, no one, and that we can depend on a greater not even persons such as yourselves, degree of understanding on your part, can afford or be able to control every and appreciation for the tremendous detail or facet of a convention. They, efforts to avoid the many problems, like you folks, sometimes believe they both anticipated and unanticipated. know best, regardless of guidance Carl E. Anderson furnished. Redlands, California Neither I, nor Varene, nor any member of the Committees of the 25th National Convention intend to, or feel any necessity to, apologize for any portion of that convention. All of us are GRAND ZIP, Continued personally very proud of the efforts bubbly. In short, I may give up teaching expended and know that everyone did and designing and become a full-time an outstanding job— the best that was writer. Truth is, I appreciate your possible under the circumstances. Per- publishing it (November, 1976). Lee sonally, Varene and I are proud of them even enjoyed it and brought it to school and their efforts and the 25th National to show off a little....Continue having Convention, and know that they, in such a super magazine— it makes me turn, will pass on some of the lessons proud to be associated with it! they learned from their experiences that Lilith Kopman will improve future conventions. Wantagh, New York

Lee Kopman RED Rt. 8 College Hills, Greeneville TN 37743 BOOT ft Album of Patter Calls by Lee Kopman RB 8002 * KOPMAN VARIES THE BASICS Lee Kopman created much interest at the 1976 Callerlab with his demonstration of using basic calls in varied and interesting ways. These ideas have been recorded by Red Boot Records and are now available. The album is a must for callers and dancers alike. It is an ideal tool in evaluating and workshopping new classes and at postgraduate workshops. Lee uses only the current basics sprinkled with a few currently popular experimental calls. Order now from your favorite dealer or direct from Red Boot Records, Route 8, College Hills, Greeneville TN 37743

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STYLE, Continued should not stand motionless in place like perform. Do not try to steal the show, statues. They should move slightly to but contribute your part as one member the rhythm of the music and be alert for of a team of eight dancers performing the time when they help or meet the together. Social etiquette and thought- active dancers. Counterdancing, or ful cooperation is just as important at a adjusting to the movement of the other square dance as it is at any social dancers, is extremely important. For occasion. Do you remember the club or example, when an active couple is in the group you wanted to visit again soon center of the set in a square thru the because the people were courteous and inactive dancers should back slightly considerate? The social grace of a club away to give them room in the center of contributes much more to attendance the square but move forward to meet figures than the ability of the caller. them when the move is being com- Practice good posture, short steps pleted. Remember always that the and listening to the caller while using objective is not to see who can move styling and counterdancing with consid- through a figure the quickest but rather erate, courteous behavior. One last to perform smoothly, comfortably and thing: Keep smiling— other people will gracefully. wonder what you're up to. 6. Be a considerate and courteous dancer. Add extra movements such as swinging and twirling to suit your own desires, provided they do not distract other dancers in the square or cause them to break their tempo while you

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87 TB155 I'LL GET OVER YOU, by Bud Whitten ftB1RD TB156 WEST TEXAS CITY by Kip Garvey TB157 TOGETHER AGAIN by Bud Whitten TB158 RIDING ON A RAINBOW bu Bobby Keefe TEli 59 FREEDOM Train by Bobby Keefe TB160 BE MY SAN ANTONIO ROSE. Bob Bennett TB161 JUST WANT TO TASTE YOUR WINE by Bob Bennett TH516 FLEA/GNAT iHoedownl

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DANDY IDEA, Continued was — it was Ken Bower, recorded, It seems Texas was the only doing "The Best Is Yet To Come." organization that offered such a variety of free education material. The items EVENTS, Continued that concerned the individual dancer Texas— 13th Annual Odessa Festival, most directly were the most popular. Ector Cty. Coliseum. Odessa; Feb. Sewing information went most quickly, 25-26; Marshall Flippo, Lem Gravelle, It is clear that dancers want informa- Charlie & Bettye Proctor. Write Dean tion. If other dancer organizations, Rogers, 106 Village Dr., Monahans TX wishing to implement the idea, will 79756. write to Lee and Lettie Reed, 8227 Florida— 7th Anniversary Dance, Feb. Mattby St., Houston TX 77061, they will 26; Ocean Waves, K. of C. Hall, be glad to explain how they did it in Jacksonville; Mary Lindner, Wayne & Texas. Barbara Blackford. Tennessee— 1st Memphis Winter PEOPLE. Continued German (German: "a party for dan- dancing, as well as a feature from Texas cing"), Feb. 26; Eugene Woods Civic Monthly. Center, W. Memphis, AR.; Norma & After seeing the fine pre-parade Wayne Wylie. Write Jim & Elaine square dance exhibition, as well as the Snowden. 819 Lydgate. Memphis TN beautiful float (See p. 20, Nov. 76 ASD) 38116. in the Rose Bowl parade in Pasadena, Virginia— 4th Ann. Spring Fling, January 2, sponsored by Square Dan- Norfolk City Arena. March 4-5; Gary cers of America, we phoned John Fogg Shoemake, Ken Bower, Bill & Judy of that organization to get some details. Martin. Write Lee & Lorraine Amund- A full report will appear in March ASD, son, 3113 E. Chellingham Pl., Virginia but if you are wondering who the caller Beach VA 23452.

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88 4th Annual Spring Square and Round Dance Festival. Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Write Barbara Harrelson, 422 Hawthorne Specials Road, Lancaster SC 29720.

ROYAL HOLIDAY Square/ Round Dance week- 6th SOUTH GEORGIA JUBILEE, March 18-19, ends — Spring and Fall; National Callers; at 1977; St. Patrick's Dance, City Auditorium, Interlaken Resort Village, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Valdosta , Ga. Callers: Bob Bennett, Bobby Hollis; WRITE: Bill & Jacque Blevins, 1257 Franklin Carol Hollis, Clogging. Write Bob Bennett, 2111 Lane, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60090. Hillcrest Drive, Valdosta GA 31601.

TEN GREAT WEEKS OF DANCING: Spring Fling. TAR HEEL SQUARE-UP, March 25-26, 1977; M.C. Swap Shop. Rebel Roundup, Accent on Rounds benton Jr. Convention & Civic Center, Winston- with Squares, Fun Fest and Fall Jubilee. For details Salem, N.C. Dave Taylor, Bob Wickers, Iry & Betty write Tex Brownlee, Fontana Village Resort, Easterday. For info, write: Ken Springs, 2600 Fontana Dam NC 28733. Starnes Rd., Charlotte NC 28214.

RECORD REVIEW, Continued CINDY CLARK/SOLDIER'S JOY music. FIGURE: Heads promenade Scope 322 The label on our copy of this half, square thru, do-sado, swing thru, new Scope seemed to be switched, as boys run, couples circulate, ferris the "Soldier's Joy" side seems to carry wheel, square thru three-quarters, the "Cindy" melody. Both sides of this swing corner, promenade. new Scope release have some of the DANCER INTEREST SERIES strongest traditional flavor we have The follwoing are all Bee Sharp records heard in new releases. "Soldier's Joy" with Dave Taylor on both sides of each features phrasing, melody and instru- record. One side is instruciton, the mentation that is strongly remin- other a dancing hash tip. iscent of the old Canadian hoedowns. 201— Coordinate and Ferris Wheel BOIL THE CABBAGE/UP JUMPED 203— Track Two THE DEVIL — Top 25334 This pair of 205— Taggers Delight hoedowns have only the faintest touch 206— Touch U4, 1/2 , 3/4 of melody. The beat and rhythm seem 207— Relay the Deucy geared more for polka than hoedown. PATTER RECORDS GNAT/FLEA— Thunderbird 516 A pair of very good Thunderbird patters. The "Flea" side features strong 32-beat phrasing throughout the whole side. The "Gnat" side has more modern phrasing.

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89 MUSKEGON, MI; Thursday, April 21 AMERICAN 3 Contact: Ken & Dot Gilmore PHOENIX, AZ; Sunday, April 24 Contact: Dick Kenyon, Harold Stoetzer SQURRE ORNCE ERIE, PA; Thursday, April 28 SUBSCRIPTION DANCES Contact: Bob & Lorrie Morrison CANANDAIGUA, NY; Sunday, May 1 Contact: Bob & Nancy Ellis LAKE PLACID, NY; Friday, May 13 BE A ROOSTER BOOSTER! Contact: Phil & Mary McKinney POTSDAM, NY; Sunday, May 15 Contact: Walt & Ruth Pharoah BECKLEY, WV; Friday, February 4 SAN ANTONIO-AUSTIN, TX; Tuesday, May 17 Contact: Ted Lacy Contact: Dave Allen EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.; Sunday, Feb. 13 HOT SPRINGS, AR; Thursday, May 19 Contact: Old Colony Callers (Dick Davis! Contact: Cal & Sharon Golden NEW BRIGHTON, PA; Sat., February 19 DENTON, TX; Friday, May 20 Contact: Jim & Lois Hume Contact: Harold Scripture MACON, GEORGIA; Friday, February 25 ANNISTON, AL; Saturday, May 21 Contact: Jim & Evelyn Tyler & Charles Byers Contact: Bob & Mary Frances Eccleston COLUMBIA, MD; Sunday, February 27 RIALTO, CA; Monday, May 23 Contact: Bruce & Bonnie Busch Contact: "Speedy" Spivacke or Johnnie Scott E. FRANKFORT, NY; Wednesday, March 2 GRENADA HILLS, CA; Tuesday, May 24 Contact: Ray & Lucille Graf Contact: Bill Kramer EUREKA, CALIFORNIA; Wed., March 16 SHEFFIELD, PA; Sunday, May 29 Contact: Connie & Al Whitfield Contact: Larry Fitzgerald ST. ANN (ST. LOUIS( MO; Thursday, March 17 BOONVILLE, NY; Friday, June 3 Contact: Bill & Dottye Stephenson Contact: Rocky Russell PISCATAWAY, NJ; Friday, March 18 KIRTLAND, OHIO; Tuesday, June 7 Contact: Bob & Mary Rankin Contact: Russ & Ginny Perfors KINGWOOD, WV; Friday, March 25 GERMANTOWN (Memphis!, TN; Wed., June 8 Contact: Frank Slagle or Dennis Fisher Contact: Ed & Sally Ramsey SPRINGDALE, AR; Tuesday. March 29 (tent.) HARDY, ARKANSAS; Thursday aft., June 9 Contact: Dub Hayes Contact: Virginia & Percy Vining NORFOLK, NE: Wednesday, March 30 MOUNTAIN HOME, AR; Thurs. evening, June 9 Contact: Lowell Heller Contact: Mural Partee PARKERSBURG, WV; Friday, April 1 SILOAM SPRINGS, AR: Friday, June 10 Contact: Keith & Karen Rippeto Dontact: Dub Hayes CHARLESTON, WV; Wednesday, April 6 GRENADA, MS; Saturday, June 11 Contact: Erwin Lawson Contact: Joe Harding ALTOONA, PA; Thursday. April 14 DILLARD, GA; Monday, June 13 Contact: Emil Corle Contact: Jerry & Becky Cope GOODLAND, KS; Sunday, April 17 KILLEEN, TX; Saturday, July 9 Contact: Marie & George Edwards Contact: Paul & Amanda Greer WATERTOWN, SD; Tuesday, April 19 MINERVA, NY; Wednesday, August 10 Contact: Perry & Margaret Bergh (calling; Contact: Bill & Mary Jenkins QUINCY, IL; Tuesday, April 19 SPRING GULCH, PA; Saturday, August 20 Contact: Jerry & Kristy Story Contact: Pete & Joyce Kaiser

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BEREA, OHIO; Monday, September 19 CHATHAM, IL; Saturday March 18. 1978 Contact: Al & Lou Jaworske, Dave Stevenson Contact: Larry Perks CHARDON, OHIO; Friday, September 23 WHITE PLAINS, NY; Saturday. April 15, 1978 Contact: Ed & Klaire Martin Contact: Richie Andrews COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Sunday, Sept. 25 PETERBORO, ONT. CANADA; Wed., May 24, '78 Contact: Fred & Ruth Stiseben Contact: Bob & Jayne Jaffrey BELLEVILLE, IL (St. Louis area); Sept. 30 Contact: Joe & Marilyn Obal HAMILTON, ONT.; Thursday, October 6 Contact: Marg & Gerry Johnston HASKINS, OHIO (Toledo area); Sunday, October 9 Contact: Mary & Jim Batema, Jack & Lil May WYOMING, MI; Tuesday, October 11 Contact: Frank Randall CAMILLUS (Syracuse) NY; Sunday, October 16 Contact: Tom & Faye Tomlinson COVER TALK HUDSON, NY; Friday, November 4 Once again we are privileged to Contact: William Eleanor McIntyre present an ever-so-cool winter scene, BOWLING GREEN. KY; Friday. November 11 Contact: Curtis & Barbara Pinson seen through the lens of Bob Burdick, of JOHNSTOWN, PA; Sunday, November 27 Syracuse, NY. Contact: Charles, Stephey or Jim McNulty If you've been watching, this con- VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Friday. January 13, 1978 cludes our four season series by Bob, Contact: Warren & June Berglund but more of his camera artistry will PISCATAWAY, NJ: Friday, January 20, 1978 appear again soon. Contact: Bob & Mary Rankin NEW BRIGHTON, PA; Sat., February 11, 1978 Contact: Jim & Lois Hume CHARLESTON, WV; Thursday, March 16, 1978 illtilei...-ill 11111111,1111.11111111111-..- 1.,0 11111111110111111111101.11111 Contact: Erwin Lawson

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91 kin MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AWARD

Get your partner and square up! Wouldn't we all like to join this happy group of dancers from yesteryear. No wonder square dancing is so much fun today — just look at its history. This cornhusk doll scene wona Minnesota State Fair sweepstakes ribbon for its creator, Mildred Orstad from Crystal. While not a square dancer herself, Mrs. Orstad relied upon childhood memories of barndances she attended with her parents. All but a few items were created by Mrs. Orstad, who built and painted the barn and curled and braided the ladies' hair. Unlike some cornhusk dolls, these really look like people, all with distinctive personalities and and wide variety of fashions. Mrs. Orstand spent two weeks of twelve to fourteen hour days creating this entry. We extend congratulations and thanks for a delightful look back at the ancestors of modern square dancing. —from "The Roundup," Minnesota

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93 going to require extra ironing. Re- member to ease trim onto the fabric and use a rather large stitch. Apply trim as evenly as possible because uneven lines ladies' are not attractive. When using a ribbon type trim around curve, such as a neck opening, baste the bottom edge first, choice then ease or pleat the top edge. On tiered skirts it's easier to apply trim to the individual tiers before you gather or put the skirt together. Straight lines are a "must" in trimming of this type. Trimming a skirt or a dress should be Remember on piping or large rick an individual thing. Here are some hints rack inserted between tiers only half of that may make it a little easier for you to it shows. This is good for a finishing choose your trimming. touch. Ease on loosely as there is some When purchasing trims, always take shrinking to rick rack. To shorten a a large piece of your fabric with you, tiered skirt that is heavily trimmed, and try different types against it. View remove at waist band and shorten the the effect from a distance. With prints, top tier at the waist. be careful to bring out one or more of Observe dresses at a dance. Notice the colors in the print. Remember some ones that stand out attractively and cotton trims may shrink; take this in notice the use of trim. Is it strong in consideration. Most rayon, nylon, or contrast? Does it flatter the figure? Is it bias does not shrink. Always pre-shrink appropriate for the fabric? How are grosgrain ribbon. Avoid ruffling that is Continued on Page 96

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94 "The most interesting and up-to-date book on square dancing that I have ever read"-Marshall Flippo, Foremost National Caller

Whether you are already an expert For Round Dance enthusiasts square and round dancing activity at doing scoot back: or are just there are classic Round Dances, It contains practical advice on learning to 'swing" and prome- Contras. and Party Mixers. with costs, classes, costumes, music. nade; this is the one book you'll special directions for following a associations. publications, dem- want to own when you and your Round Dance cue sheet- onstration and exhibition dancing. friends get together for a good time and the history behind such classic square dancing "A must for teachers, callers and dancers" —Stan Burdick, calls as "do paso It's all here, put "Much needed" Co-editor 'American Square together by the lady who gave Marshall Flippo his first square —Bob Osgood, Editor, Dance' magazine. 'Square Dancing Magazine' dance lesson and who has taught THE COMPLETE BOOK OF hundreds of students around the The author. Betty Casey. is an in SQUARE DANCING AND world to ternationally known caller who ROUND DANCING is the first and "ape off your tie, pull down your studied under Dr Lloyd "Pappy only reference book that offers de- vest and dance with the one you Shaw. was one of the first women tailed. timely data on every facet of love best." callers in Texas; and called for the -Abilene Lifters" in the historical pageant at the 25th National Available at all booksellers or Order direct_ Square Dance Convention In her just published book, she gives DOUBLEDAY 8. COMPANY INC Dept ZA-710 step-by-step directions illustrated I Garden CO New York 11530 1 by hundreds of diagrams and I Please send me copy( es) of THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SQUARE DANCING I 1 EY $12 50 Enclosed is my check or money order I understand you will pay all shipping photos and handling costs II I don I agree Mal this is a book I must keep 1 II return it within Iwo I weeks for a lull prompt refund no Questions asked For square dancers there are the 85 Mainstream Modern Move- I Name ments with -teaching calls: 15 I Address I Oldies but Goodies: and a big I Cdy State Zip collection of modern calls. plus in- Otter valid until June 30 197 7 structions on learning how to call Iii .I

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In the ASD office, we all had a good •INT ;,* laugh over this ditty; hope you enjoy it too: Hello, Mrs. Jones, I've called to say I'm sorry I cried when you phoned today. No, I didn t get angry when your call came at 4:00, Just as eight cub scouts burst through the door; Set Pr CAII It's just that I had such a really full day. PAUL & RITA HAGF RTY I'd baked six pies for the P.T. A. And washing and ironing and scrubbing the floor Graphic Zograuing Co

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This is a well-designed, well-orga- interest among callers and teachers— nized, well-made, durable book easily whether they are experienced or carried in a record case. It is designed to beginners. be a working tool for working callers! From these cut-up pages with parts With the type size and spacing set up and pieces of dances on each, one may to be readable from a considerable combine and construct the dance as he distance does not mean that material or she wishes. What variety! should be read without considerable The book costs $12.50 and additional study beforehand. supplies such as Additional Binders at Lined paper has been provided for $5.00, Special Lined Paper (50 sheets/ notes and ideas. A calendar thru pkg.) for $1.00 and Callerlab Basic August, 1979 with club, city, income, Check List (Package) for $1.50 may also expenses, and mileage should prove be purchased. Additions and supple- very valuable. Square dance terms ments will be coming out periodically so abbreviations in alphabetical order are this book will "grow". there. Check lists for the 1975 Callerlab Have you purchased your copy of this Basic Teaching Suggestions with refer- unique, "hard to describe" book? We ences to SIO, ASDA Caller/Teacher have shown our copy to several callers Manuals and Basic Movement Hand- and all of them thought it was great! books and Plus Ten List are included. Thank you, Cal and Don, for all your The sections of the book entitled work and for "putting out" this fine "Limited Basics", "Mainstream", Reference Guide! "Zeros", "Gimmicks", "Contras" and $12.50, ZIA Enterprises, Box 336 "Heritage Dances" should arouse Albuquerque NM 87103

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100 THE PERPETUAL DANCE

by Bob Barnabee Mundelein, Illinois

It was with good reason that Ted Twirl!swing smiled as the couples on the floor did their final promenade of the evening.,,It had been a very satisfying dance for this caller of renown. Everyone responded well to his choreography and seemed to have an unusually good knowledge of the calls. Suddenly inspired, he added a final flou- rish. "Heads wheel around!" he commanded. "Now everyone bow." Gracefully, all squares, now in lines of four, bowed in a manner reminiscent of a 19th century minuet. The sight moved Ted deeply, nearly taking his breath away. "Well done," he said exuberantly. "You folks are really Gung Ho." A strange thing happened. The centers of the lines passed thru while the ends slid together. Everyone passed thru, followed by new centers passing thru. The dan- cers all peeled off and again ended in facing lines of four. Embarrassed, Ted rea- lized he had inadvertently given a call. Retaining his composure, he decided to casually brush the incident off. "Sorry about that, folks. I made a boo-boo, let's face it." Immediately the ends of the lines zoomed and side-stepped together to end as couples, while the centers swapped around so that all the squares ended in an eight chain thru position. Thoroughly flustered, Ted blurted out, "Honest, I didn't mean to mess 'em up!" Everyone crosstrailed thru, traded by, crosstrailed thru again and traded by, forming an eight chain thru position. In desperation, the once- confident caller tried to get the couples home by saying "Let's just travel along," but the dancers moved up, executed a turn thru, partner tagged and the ends folded. Ted now realized that no matter what $e said, his phrase would be interpreted as a square dance call. Gently, he returned the needle to the beginning of the record and searched his vast memory of calls for a way out of his dilemma. The dance has lasted for several years now. You won't find it listed in the Guiness Book of World Records, as it really hasn't stopped yet. Ted, with thinning hair and sporting a beard, is still holding the mike, saying things like "Let's get lost," only to watch despondently as the dancers tag the line three-quarters, with those facing out doing a cloverleaf while the center four spin the top. His wife makes periodic visits, feeding him a sandwich every four hours. His children have grown, mar- ried and moved away, but Ted missed it all, involuntarily immersed in his per- petual dance. 50 51