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Box 50 • Marlborough, NH 03455 AMERICAN SQUIRE MIN VOLUME 50, No 3 Alaorizinr MARCH 1995 THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE WITH THE SWINGING LINES THE ASD LINE-UP ROUNDS 2 Editor's Notebook 50 Cue Tips 4 Tempo 54 Flip Side Rounds 6 Fabric of Dancing 85 Round Dance Pulse Poll 12 New Zealand FOR CALLERS 13 Country Line 26 Easy Level 16 As I See It 30 College are Coming 23 Circle Right 34 Underlining Note Service 29 Caller Outline 40 Creative Choreography 32 Notes From A Veteran Caller 56 Caller-Instructors 39 Puzzle Answers 74 Caller Line-Up 44 Meandering 82 Flip Side Squares 51 Viewpoints 83 P.S.MS/QS 66 Hemline 91 Three Rs 68 Contra Corners (Recently Released Records) 81 Breadline 86 Product Line 87 New Line of Fashions 88 Puzzle Page 92 Classifieds OUR READERS SPEAK 7 Grand Zip 79 Feedback SQUARE DANCE SCENE 20 People and Events 57 NC Lines Advanced & Challenge 60 44th National 71 What's Going On In Square Dancing 89 Dateline Publishers and Editors Editoral Assistants Jon & Susan Sanborn Jeanne Briscoe Phyllis Arthur Dorothy Walker Phone: (408) 443-0761 Fax: (408) 443-6402 Workshop Editors Member of NASRDS National Association of S& R/D Suppliers Bob Howell Walt Cole L & S Kopman American Squaredance Magazine (ISSN-091- Don Ward Jack Murtha Jim Chomondeley 3383) is published monthly by Sanborn Enter- Feature Writers prise 661 Middlefield Rd., Salinas, CA 93906-1004. Second class postage paid at Sali- Harold & Lill Bausch Ed Foote nas, CA. Copy deadline five weeks preceding first Phyllis Mugrage Mac Mcullar day of issue month. Subscription: $20 per year Stan & Cathie Burdick Bill Davis U.S., $23 per year Canada, $32 per year Foreign. Single copies: $2.50 each. POSTMASTER: Send Record Reviewers address change to American Squaredance Frank & Phyl Lehnert Magazine, 661 Middlefield Rd., Salinas, CA 93906-1004. _1995 by Sanborn Enterprises. All rights reserved. Editor's 1 NOTEBOOK ecently, we saw a demonstration for Square Dancing on The Today Show Rwith Willard Scott. It was done very tastefully and we felt it was a real shot in the arm for our activity. This brought to mind some of the thoughts that we have shared I • • • • with you in recent issues of this magazine, "Yellow Rocks" are good for your health, discussing all the negative debates on this as well as your morale! subject. Learned men of science have determined Why can't we have a more POSITIVE that the close feelings resulting from a hug approach to square dancing? What would it will relieve tension and is good for your men- take for either CALLERLAB or ACA to tal well being. sponsor some of these types of demonstra- A news story tells of the formation of an tions? It does take money and most clubs that organization called "The Hug Squad." A are willing to do this probably don't have the group from this squad will visit a nursing money to go ahead with such an undertaking. home, or similar institution, to greet the Instead of wasting time bickering about lonely occupants, many who never have a lists, and the length of time it takes to teach visitor. After talking to each patient, they are a class, we need put more emphasis on the then given a hug by each one on the "Hug FUN aspect of square dancing. Squad." We need to market our product in a posi- Well, we don't need a squad, our square tive way in order to entice people to join in dancing contacts provide an excellent oppor- the fun. What better way than to have it on tunity for our daily offering of a hug. Our National TV? It's practically our national square dance demo teams surely put this idea dance and we need to bring it forward with to work during their visits. this in mind. Trying to get Square Dancing It is a well established fact that it takes 12 declared as the national dance has been dif- hugs a day to make a person happier and ficult, however, many states have done it in healthier. Are you giving or receiving, your their legislature. We need to keep truckin' on fair share? V this one. If we do, it will start to grow again! %-•t'VCSI\WC.C\6Z4R. PRESENTS BM 157 It Ain't Nothing But Love by Ron BM 158 I Saw The Light by Mac Jeanne Briscoe* Ron Minoau Saimaa. CA BM 160 Smoke Smoke by Jeanne Arroyo Grande. CA CURRENT RELEASES ROUNDS THAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED BM 1010 Ruby/Dogging The Bow Scope 41 Rose Marie by Ken & Elena An Old Time Hoedown Scope 20 Quintango by Ken & Elena BM 156 Wait 'Till The Sunshines Nellie Scope 51 Jessy Waltz by Larry Warner BM 155 When You Wore A Tulip Scope 52 For You by Fran Kropf BM 153 Memories Are Made Of This, Scope 53 J & L Rag by Larry Don't Overlook This One PO Box 1448, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 Tel: 805-543-2827 2 American Squaredance, March 1995 The Today Show with Willard Scott, recently aired a segment of square dancing and we are so BY- LINE happy it was available for the millions of viewers. Be sure and read our views on the need for demon- strations for square dancing in Editor's Notebook. Hearing Loss Creates Unnecessary Stress for Dancers, a news release, tells us about a divice you can purchase if you have difficulty hearing the caller. It enhances the sound and helps you en- joy the dance. Bob Osgood in As I See It, tells about his experiences in calling throughout the years. It is a re- vealing and enjoyable article concerning "surprises" and "unusuals." The Fabric of Dancing by Maggie Brown, compares square dancing to your favorite quilt, a feel-good article. I/ 1 29th National 70 30 Kopman's Choreography 42 59 Stitch in Time 6 2 A & F Music 4,47,58,64 31 Lionshead 5 60 Supreme IF 3 Burdick 22 32 Lou-Mac 36 61 Suzie's Ruffles 7 4 Cascade 12 33 Mar Let 37 62 Tic Tac Toes 43 5 Chaparral Records 33 34 Meg Simkins 46 63 TNT 89 6 Charmz-Reaction 90 35 Merrbach 52 64 Travelcall 89 7 China Tour 77 36 Mike's Records 55 65 Vee Gee 85 8 Contra Dance Weekend 15 37 Mikeside Management 91 66 Walt Cole 90 9 Dance-A-Rama 95 38 New England Caller 18 67 Western Squares 75 10 Dancewear USA 11 39 NSDD 89 68 Yak Stack 45 11 DJ Records 24 40 O.K. Callers College 47 12 Davis, Bill 41 Palamino IB 13 Eagle Records 8 42 Promenade Dance Center 26 14 Ed Fraidenburg 90 43 R & R Video 73 15 Elite Records 95 44 Ranch House Records 72 16 English Mountain 48 45 Random Sound 28 17 ESP/Jo Pat 65 46 Rawhide 19 18 Fontana Fantasy 76 47 Red Boot 62 19 Four Bar B 38 48 Reeves Records 10 20 Gold Star Video 53 49 Rockin M Records 80 21 Grenn 86 50 Roundalab 35 22 Hawaii 23 51 Royal Records 33 23 Hanhurst OB 52 Scope/Big Mac 2 24 Hi Hat 25 53 Shirley's 55 25 Hilton 59 54 Silver Sounds 69 26 J & J Manufacturing 89 55 Solid Gold Records 14 27 JJSDC 78 56 Square Dance Videos 79 28 John's Notes 22 57 Square Dancers Closet 61 29 Kirkwood Lodge 57 58 Square Dancetime 44 ADVERTISERS LISTING Circle the number of each advertisers For extra convenience to readers, we are listing our adverbs- from whom more information is desired ers (space ads only) and numbering each. 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