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February 1952 FEBRUARY 1952 THE MAGAZINE OF FOLK AND SQUARE DANCING 25c SANTA CRUZ CHRISTMAS STORY-- SEE PAGE 7 JACK McKAY THE DANCE MART *** ^^ Pleasant Peasant Dancing Classes in Square Dancing and Large selection of boob on folk dancing GRACE PERRYMAN'S Square Dance Calling Folk Dance Classes Send for free catalogue 1965 Tenth Avenue San Francisco 22 Wed., 8 p.m., Calif. Hall, 625 PolV, S. f. LOmbard 6-6293 Box 315, Times Square Station, New Yorlc 18 Thur.. 8 p.m., Beresford School, San Mateo RECORDS BOOKS INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS ED KREMERS1 FOLK SHOP of A FOLK AND SQUARE DANCE PORTLAND VISIT SPECIALTY CENTER 262 O'Farrell St., No. 301 "All That the Name Implies" OLSEN NOLTE San Francisco 2, Calif. SUtter 1-7294 The Oldest and Largest SADDLE SHOP Folk Dance Club in Oregon 4701 Third Street San Francisco Phil Maron's Folk Shop DANCING—TUESDAY NIGHTS "The Store of the Wooden Horse" CLASSES—THURSDAY NIGHTS SHIRTS - BOOTS - HATS - JACKETS Folk and Square Dance Records BELTS - BUCKLES - TIE SLIDES W. O. W. HALL SILK COWBOY TIES Books and Accessories S. W. I Ith near Alder "Everything for the Square Dancer" MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY 1517 Clay Street TWinoaks 3-7541 FOLK DANCE FEDERATION OAKLAND 12, CALIFORNIA of California ATTEND NEW OFFICE AT 420 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO CHANGS INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS Folk Dance Classes Room 501 - Tilden Sales Bldg. Beginners .......................... Monday Intermediate .................... Thursday Advanced .................... Wednesday 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — 60c , tot Style and ethnic background stressed as well as the dance patterns themselves 1630 Stockton St. San Francisco II, Calif. Headquarters for PEASANT COSTUMES and Square Dance Dresses ALL INFORMATION ON FOLK AND SQUARE DANCING IN THE WEST Cool Colorful Inexpensive • LET'S DANCE! SUBSCRIPTIONS • LET'S DANCE! ADVERTISING • DEALERS' ORDERS FOLK DANCES FROM NEAR AND FAR, Six Volumes lus. Also Czecho- Blouses LET'S DANCE! BINDERS slovakia Petticoats Pantaloons DOROTHY GODFREY BACK ISSUES, LET'S DANCE! A FEW COMPLETE FILES, 1951 1333 Second Avenue, Sin Francisco Telephone OV 1-7431 LET'S DANCE! CONTENTS FOR EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK FEE RU ARY 1 952 I "D, VOL N O AFTER FOLK DANCING— WHAT? The Magazine of Folk and Square Dancing This is not a discussion of eating "after the ball is EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK — 3 over," as fascinating as that subject might be to the CALENDAR OF EVENTS 4 writer. Rather, we seek to explore what some believe TELL IT TO DANNY. _. 5 REPORT FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA by Paul Pritchard. 6 to be a definite dance cycle. SANTA CRUZ STORY. - 7 Historically, first came the primitive dance; then LET'S DANCE! COSTUME DEPARTMENT by Marjorie Posner 8 THE RECORD FINDER.... 9 guild, occupational and ritual dances, and finally the EDITOR'S MAIL BAG 10 ball-room and court dances. For a considerable part, FOLK DANCE—Jarana Yucateca I I FOLK DANCE—International Waltz ........ 13 folk and square belong in the first two classifications. CALLS FROM CALLERS' ASSOCIATION by Jack McKay 15 However, we are frequently going more deeply into . CALLER OF THE MONTH by Mildred R. Buhler. _ 16 the third or more sophisticated stage. CALL OF THE MONTH 16 NATIONAL PROMENADE by Mildred R. Buhler ,. 17 Where does this upsurge of dancing lead to? After AROUND THE SQUARE SET by Peg Allmond 18 folk and square, what comes next? Merely more DANCER'S BOOKSHELF by Lucile Ciarnowski 19 squares, merely more folk; faster squares and more vigorous folk; more intricate squares and more so- LAWTON HARRIS, Editor phisticated folk? From squares to rounds to - ? ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mildred R. Buhler, Square Dancing George Posner, A. C. Smith and The writer feels that the question is deeper than Grace Perryman, Folk Craft Phil Maron, Photography merely creating interest in our groups. Our move- Marjorie Posner, Foods, Costumes Ed Kremers, Records Lucile Ciarnowski, Books Madelynne Greene, Dance Tech- ment is young; will it be a flash fad and then gone? Marjorie Posner, Costumes nique Bev. Wilder, Don Ronk and Paul Pritchard, So. Calif. Rep- It met very fundamental needs ; do they no longer Charles Rich, Events resentative exist? EXECUTIVE STAFF Think it over— what should come next? Is folk Promotion Manager, Walter GrotHe and square dancing sufficient or does something else Publications Committee: Mildred Buhler, Lucile Ciarnowski, Walter Grothe, Lawton Harris, Ed Kremers, Miriam Lidster, need follow? The fast coinage of poor "new dances," OFFICES the introduction of elaborate sophisticated tangoesque GENERAL OFFICE—Folk Dance Federation of California, Tildeff Sales dances may indicate a trend that needs examination. Bldg., Room 501, 420 Market Street, San Francisco. CIRCULATION, NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS—Federation office, above. Some, we suspect, have been coined to bolster infer- ADVERTISING, EDITORIAL—1236 W. Elm St., Stockton, Phone 3-4329. iority complexes of dance teachers. We dance so PUBLICATION—273 Broadway, Millbrae, Calif. Phone OXford 7-2605. much more than the "old folk dancers;" we attempt BUSINESS—731 Fulton Street, Redwood City, Calif. Phone EMerson to be so many different people not just ourselves, that 8-1588. PROMOTION—390 Liberty St., San Francisco 14, Calif. Phone VAIen- we are easily confused. It is easy to accept the new cia 4-5017. as good and reject the old that may be better. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE COMMITTEE—Lee Eichelberger, Chairman, 2800 Seminary Ave., Oakland 5, Calif. The club report published in this column for January, 1952, .was a very realistic attempt to face LET'S DANCE is published monthly by the Folk Dance Federation of the problem. After talking with a number of old California. Northern Section: WILLIAM E. ("BILL") CASTNER, Presi- timers (Mel Day, Herb Greggerson, the Hermans and dent, 1333 Broadway, Alameda, Telephone LA 3-533S; B6SS REDD, Corresponding Secretary, 2532 Camben Way, Sacramento, Calif.; BILL " others) the writer is of the opinion that folk and KERR, Treasurer, 1437 Portland Ave., Albany; Southern Section: square are here to stay — -IF we remain true to the BILL HERLOW, President,' 110 W. Junipero St., Santa Barbara, Calif.; MINNIE ANSTINE, Corresponding Secretary, 2421'/2 Castillo St., Santa fundamentals. Forsake them and something else must Barbara, Calif. follow. Subscription price: $2.50 per year. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Millbrae, Cali- fornia, December 7, 1948, under Act of March 3,' 1879. OUR COVER COYER AND CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED 1952 BY Two members of the Junior Guild caught while THE FOLK DANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA dancing the Zillertaler. (Photo by Phil Moron.') FEBRUARY, 1952 RECORDS BOOKS folk arts bazaar CALENDAR 625 Shatto Place, Los Angeles 5 Classes—Mon., Wed., Fri., 8-10:30 p.m. DU 8-5265 DU 7-3940 SQUARE DANCE NAPKINS, NOTE PAPER FOLK DANCE CHRISTMAS CARDS FELT EMBLEMS FOR CLUBS Rosemont Letter Shop 176 Duboce Ave. HEmlock 1-0817 San Francisco BEV. WILDER, DON RONK AND Ait & Metha's CHARLES RICH, EDITORS FEDERATION FESTIVALS Items to be included in the Folk Dance RECORD CHEST Federation of California Calendar of Events Folk Dance Records North must be forwarded by the first of the month 920 S. W. Broadway SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10—Sacramento previous to publication to Bev. Wilder, 1304 Near Taylor Street Memorial Auditorium, 16th and Jay Alma Ave., Walnut Creek, Calif. The Folk Dance Center of Sts. Council meeting at 12:30; dancing 1:30 to 5:30 and 7:30 to 11. Hosts- JULY 21-AUG. 2—STOCKTON. Folk Portland, Oregon Dance Camp, College of Pacific. Let's Dance Club, Triple S, Camilla Operated by City and West Sacramento Folk Dance ART & METHA GIBBS Clubs. SPECIAL EVENTS OUT OF STATE Dance Instructors SUNDAY, MARCH 16—National Guard Friday, February 15 — Seattle, Wash., Armory, SAN FRANCISCO. "INTER- Civic Auditorium — Winter Festival NATIONAL FAIR" with the S. F. Central Puget Cound Council of the Folk Dance Council as hosts. Dancing Folk Dance Federation of Washington. advanced folk dance classes 1:30 to 5:30 and 7:30 to 10:30. Bill Lloyd "Pappy" Shaw will he master of Sorenson, Chairman. ceremonies. IN BERKELEY APRIL 6—Sacramento Wednesdays, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The Clodhoppers, 1730 Oregon St. MAY—East Bay Council STATE FESTIVAL, OAKLAND IN SAN FRANCISCO JUNE—Hayward SATURDAY, APRIL 5—8 p.m., Festival Warm-up, San Leandro High School Tuesdays, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 13—Marin County Gym, Bancroft and Blossom Way. at studio, 451 Kearney St. SUNDAY, AUGUST 24—Vallejo THURSDAY, MAY 29—8:15 p.m., Wood- Private Lessons by Appointment SUtter 1-2203 SUtter 1-8155 South minster Amphitheatre: Oakland's -offi- cial welcome to State Festival. Exhibi- SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9-10 tion folk dancing and folk and com- Folk and Square Dancing ^kirts, Blouses, HOLTVILLE. Folk and Square danc- munity singing for all. Aprons, Stoles, Handbags ~ "" ing in connection with the third Annu- in colored al Carrot Carnival; Federation spon- CIVIC AUDITORIUM and broadcloths— sored and hosted by Imperial Valley EXPOSITION BUILDING made to order Clubs. and trimmed FRIDAY, MAY 30 — 8 p.m., opening with party. Imported REGIONAL FESTIVALS Tyrolean Braids! North SATURDAY, MAY 31—8 p.m., evening party. (Skirts $8.95 up) SATURDAY, MARCH 22—STOCKTON. TYROLEAN Civic Auditorium 8-12 p.m. Polk Y Dot SUNDAY, JUNE 1—1 to 5 p.m., Festival. INFORMALS Sixth Annual Birthday Ball—a crippled children's fund benefit. SUNDAY, JUNE 1—7:30 p.m., closing by WECK party. P. O. Box 855 OTHER EVENTS Santa Barbara, Calif TWO INSTITUTES Teacher Training Sole distributor for FRIDAY, MAY 30—1 to 5 p.m., Ameri- Original Tyrolean braid March 1 and 2—Hanford. Teacher's In- can Square Dance Institute. stitute sponsored by the San Joaquin Braid also for sale by the yard Dance Council.
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