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VOLUME 18 11 The Many Faces Of Our Leaders MAY 1963 by Stan Burdick NUMBER 9 14 National Square Dance Conven- tion St. Paul, Minn.
16 Balancing Your Round Dancing and Square Dancing by Dr. Roger Knapp
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You're A Salesman Believe me, you've got the double- 0 barreled responsibility not only to You're An Actor sell the activity convincingly but In two respects, you must put on you've got to sell yourself as well. the actor's cloak and swagger a bit. Sell in advance. See your ability. Sell Don't freeze at the "mike." Be at on the floor. Sell in the cellar. No ease, loose, move around, learn to be kidding, you must never stop selling! relaxed, talk normally. Learn to smile Take a page from Dale Carnegie's when you don't feel like it. Your book. Learn to be dynamic. Let the mood is mighty contagious, and so dancers feel that you're backed up the fun you've generated reverberates by fifty megatons. back to the stage and lifts you out of "You just can't keep a good man the doldrums. It takes time, but down- you've got to learn to swat those
12 "butterflies" and keep 'em relatively subdued ( they'll never die complete- ly). They say in dramatic circles that the neophyte is either a "jiggler, juggler, or a jingler"; referring to those nervous habits of shaking, toy- ing with an object, or rattling keys or coins in his pocket. IIV Secondly, like any good actor, you've got to learn the secrets and You're A Businessman shortcuts of memorizing your lines, On this subject, where do we start? or know how to fake and keep going You've got to have organizational if you forget them. ability, keep good records, be methodi- cal, be immaculate in appearance, be able to create systems of reference, be ethical in your dealings, and most important, be enterprising. Don't be as enterprising, however, as the man who erected this monu- ment to his deceased wife: HERE LIES JANE SMITH wife of Thomas Smith, marble cutter THIS MONUMENT erected as a tribute by her husband IN LOVING MEMORY You're Both a Student and a Teacher * * * The only way of acquiring the MONUMENTS THIS STYLE - knowledge you'll need in this in- 250 DOLLARS volved, varied, and changeable field Many more traits and professions is to pitch in with the old fashioned will come to mind as you think about habit of hard study, and trade "Bo- it. Leaders need broad shoulders. They nanza" for a good book. Be a student are personable, physically fit, punctu- of choreography, new trends, leader- al, adaptable, good public speakers, ship tips. and are handy with electronic devices Then learn the best ways to convey these days. They have made their your knowledge to others. There's a own success by a slow, steady deter- galaxy of doers, thinkers, and actors mined climb. flying around for every lone satellite "One of the worst tragedies that who can not only do, think and act can befall a man is to have but also teach. ulcers and still not be a success." One last word. Don't climb all over your friends and fellow climbers in your efforts to reach the top of the ladder, please, leaders. A man once said that one of the major mistakes people make is to harbor the delusion that individual advancement is made by crushing others. Another is the You're A Musician tendency to worry about things that Brother, get on the beat, first of all. cannot be changed. A third is insisting Then learn phrasing, double time, that a thing is impossible because we off-beat (syncopated) timing, keys, cannot accomplish it. Fourth, attempt- harmony, different rhythms, melody ing to compel persons to believe and patterns, and a host of other musical live as we do! These words came necessities before you say: "Look, Ma, from a leader — Cicero in the first I can carry a tune. I'm a caller." century, B.C. Registrations for the 12th National Square Dance Convention indicate that St. Paul will be host to one of the largest conventions ever. The three day event will be June 20, 21, and 22, 1963. The convention this year will be housed in the St. Paul Municipal Auditorium, St. Paul, Minnesota. This building has six halls, many with wooden floors, and a theatre which will provide ample space for dancers. It is located in the heart of the city near the main hotels. The convention
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Bureau assures that at least 50 per cent of the square dancers wanting hotel accommodations will be houesd with- in easy walking distance. Shuttle buses will provide transportation for danc- ers housed in motels and hotels be- yond this distance. Many new motels have recently been completed in the Twin City area. Free parking is pro- vided at the auditorium for over 5,000 cars. Several special trains have been chartered by square dance groups. Others are traveling by special buses. A hundred car caravan is coming from California and several vacation trailer caravans are being organized. Special plans to accommodate trailers and campers have been made. For more information contact Wayne Berger- son, 382 Mainzer, Street, St. Paul 18, Minnesota. Panels for this convention are be- ing planned by Fern and Art Eber- spacher of South St. Paul. Glen Bron- tournament, a fishing contest, and son of Coco-Cola Bottling Company, major league baseball. a diversified and dynamic speaker, Both dancing and entertainment, writer, and consultant in the field of including an outstanding ice show, public relations will be featured for are being planned for after-parties. the opening panel. Panels are sched- So you can dance all day and well uled for many different interest into the night. groups. Minnesota committees have been Many fine exhibition groups, both working hard for several months to adult and teen-age, will demonstrate make the 12th the best yet in hos- dance routines. The demonstrations pitality, dancing facilities, and pro- will be organized into a show which gram. If you would like to take part will be given each evening in the in the program, as a dancer, caller, or arena of the auditorium and in the leader, write to the Convention about theatre. your interest and request any informa- Groups from Arizona, Texas, tion you might need. Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota, Wiscon- Many Trail Dances preceding the
DANCE CONVENTION JUNE 20 21 22 MINN • sin, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, National Square Dance Convention California, Missouri, and Massachu- have been planned. Here is a com- setts are already scheduled to take part plete listing at press time. in the show. These groups will pre- June 17: Oklahoma City, Okla. sent demonstrations ranging from June 17: Omaha, Nebr. waltzes to squares to couple dances. June 18: Des Moines, Iowa June 18: Waterloo, Iowa In addition to the panels, work- June 18: Fairmont, Minn. shops, and clinics that will be fea- June 18: Grand Rapids, Mich. tured, dancing has been planned to June 18: Moorhead, Minn. appeal to the varied tastes of the con- June 18: Wahpeton, N. Dak. vention dancers. Square dancing will June 18: Milbank, S. Dak. range from hot hash to fun-level and June 18: Sioux Falls, S. Dak. rounds and contras have also been June 18: LaCrosse, Wis. scheduled. June 19: Minneapolis, Minn. The children's program will feature June 19: St. Cloud, Minn. a family and teen-age room. The teen- June 19: St. Paul, Minn. agers will have a dance hall of their June 19: South St. Paul, Minn. own featuring their own callers. Schedule your trip so that you can There will be a play room for chil- take part in one or more Trail Dances. dren not wishing to dance or go on Plan on the time of your square conducted tours. Tours will include dance life at the 12th National Square visits to the zoo, museum, swimming Dance Convention. Write to Box pools, and beaches. Other activities 3330, St. Paul, Minnesota for registra- for the children include a golf tion blanks and information. 15 Balancing Tour Round liallcillg
Dr. Roger Knapp discussed "The Callers Respons;:bility In the Round Dance Picture" in the May 1962 AMERICAN SQUARES. This article is the result of the many letters commenting on Dr. Knapp's first article.
It has been my feeling, and I have so stated nationally during the past ten years, that the square and round dance movement is one in which people should have fun. It is not up to any one person in the field to tell the dancers how they have to dance, look, dress, or act in order to have the fun that this dance move- ment can give to the individual couple. If Joe Smith wishes to wear an old shirt and torn pants and Jim Brown wishes to wear a lace ruffled shirt and funny pants, it is up, to them as individuals to wear what they want. Jean and Roger Knapp have been a part If he doesn't want to dance Latin of Square and Couple Dancing for 15 years. rhythm routines it is his business Teachers, composers, exhibitionists, they and he should not be forced to dance live in Corpus, Christi, Texas. them. But he should not tell some- one else that they cannot dance them. you have to be really good to follow Or if someone wishes to dance them, him. they should not be forced to spend an Some beginning callers just can't evening without them. It is up to seem to understand that the object of each dancer to find a group in which being a caller is to get an entire floor he will fit and to act, dress and dance through a figure easily and without in the way he feels he should in order strain, pain, or work. A caller's pur- to have fun. pose in life is not to call a figure Our dancing has become more and so fantastic that no one on the floor more complicated. Rounds are more can get through it. Ask any dancer intricate, squares more involved. But which caller they would enjoy dancing that doesn't mean that every teacher to all the time and nine times out of has to try the most complicated rou- ten he will pick the caller that is tines. And just because Joe Smith is careful of his calls, knows his calls, a "hot shot" caller does not mean that and can give the most fun through every caller has to be one. Why do some challenge and good, smooth, dancers go and dance with the "hot even square dancing. shot" caller? Not because they can do The fact that round dancing is the fancy figures he calls, but because growing away from square dancing the word gets around that Joe Smith was pointed out in my first article and can call such mixed up figures that most readers seem to realize this. Re-
16 nill Spare Da'icing BY DK ROGER KNAPP
ports from California, New England, aiready been done in some areas of Washington, Arizona, Oklahoma and the country. Texas show that round dancers asso- When a nationally known caller ciations choose a round of the month comes into an area for a special square for round dancers and a round of dance or festival, the rounds should the month for square dancers. be programmed and run by a local The split has already occured. A round dance teacher-couple who know large number of round dancers do not what the dancers like and are danc- square dance at all, or have squared ing at square dances. Where a round but do not do so any more. They are dance festival is scheduled, emphasis not interested in the square dance is placed on the more intricate rounds rounds and want to do the more diffi- but care should be taken that the ma- cult round dance rounds. They should jority can dance the chosen ones. An be givcn the opportunity to do so if example of poor programming shows they so desire. up when there are several hundred Anyone is free to dance and teach couples in a room but only fifty to any 'ype of dancing or styling he wish- seventy-five couples are on the floor es it any way he desires. But each at any one time and sometimes only leader has a responsibility to his group eight or ten couples are doing the and should go along with the ma- dance. This happens in many locali- jority. In our clubs we dance rounds, ties. squares, and contras in our square If such programs were built up of dance clubs. We also dance rounds, half new and half older dances, but squares, contras, and quadrilles at our mainly of dances that could be done round dance clubs. Only the emphasis by the majority of the floor, not the is different. We do more squares at majority of one club or group present, our square dances and more rounds at then they might be more successful. our round clubs. It has always been our custom at We enjoy doing the novelty dances square dances, summer camps, winter and the crazy dances, along with the camps, and on tour to do at least one good and the smooth. We dance them and usually two couple dances be- for our own benefit and pleasure. We tween each tip of squares. This is don't mind what other dancers do as generally accepted as standard in most long as they have fun so that we can areas. haN e fun also. If we can have fun To dance "Susan's Gavotte," "Waltz together in square dances and in Of the Bells," "Merry Widow" and couple dances, then we have done many other older dances is good. It is what we started out to do. also good to dance "Lonesome Mamma But if dancers learn a great number Blues," "Moon River," "By the Sea," of dances that do not phrase to the "Maria Alena," "Too Much Mustard," music, that do not have good chore- "Remember Today" and many of the ography, that do not have an oppor- newest and latest dances. tunity for styling as an individual, Squares and rounds must maintain that do not have good body mechanics, their relaxing, entertaining qualities or that do not have good music or which are essential for healthy grow- patterns, then I feel the dance move- th. This is the kind of dancing we ment must be changed to fit the ma- want to continue as an important part jority or separated definitely, as has of the recreation movement. •
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Allemande left, allemande A CHOREOGRAPHY Right and left with a half sashay (partner on your left, both facing Half sashay has a history going back center of set) many years but is probably one of Re-sashay the most abused and least understood (partner on your right, still facing movements by our square dancers, center of set) possibly because the teachers are not Go all the way round too sure themselves about it. This (face each other, walk right movement is better understood by shoulders around each other follow- witnessing an actual demonstration ing your nose, not back to back) but here arc some traffic patterns. Allemande left ... Dancer on right side of couple slide- It is also possible to tell a dancer steps in front and to the left while which way to half sashay. For ex- the dancer on left side of couple ample, a circle of eight with everyone slide-steps in back and to the right. having their opposite for a partner, This is done without rolling or whirl- you could say: ing unless the call is specifically given Ladies to the right with a half sashay as "rollaway." Men to the left with a half sashay When meeting someone in a right Ladies go right, left allemande . . . and left grand movement—"right and There are also figures calling for left with a half sashay" — the left is couples or lines to sashay right (or barely touched (never hang on). Do left) 1/4. A slide-step to the side the half sashay and face toward cen- by each individual and still holding ter of set (partner on your left side). hands in the direction told to move On call to re-sashay, keep facing cen- until accomplished is most generally ter of set, left dancer slide-stepping accepted. right in front while right dancer slide- steps left in back to put this couple You have probably used this move- together again in proper order. If ment somewhere in your background. there is no call to re-sashay, don't do If not, dig back and use it. Bring it it. It is a separate basic movement up to date with a dixie chain get-out just like all around: or dixie style to an ocean wave. Allemande left, allemande thar, right and left and form a star Men back up, a right hand star CALLER'S QUESTIONS Shoot the star, you're on your way CHARLIE TILLEY , Sangus, Mass.: Right and left with a half sashay Pf . Introduce a new basic which I Same girl left allemande . . . call whirl and twirl. From lines of four facing in or out, the center two The command of 'allemande A" is make a U turn back while the ends never broken up: step behind them and star thru."
19 Thank you, Charlie, for the idea across the set like any normal chain and also the example figures included. and courtesy turn. While your idea The dancers felt that they were doing to create different types of set ups is a variation of twist the line. It prob- interesting, it will not work because ably is easy to teach but it varies so dancers must have a definite traffic little from similar figures known by pattern to follow. different names that the dancers be- The grand chain eight idea was used came all confused about which was from a double pass thru formation as which. Your figure could be used by a variation when the original idea substituting the following directional was presented several years ago from calls instead of whirl and twirl: ends the wheel around and grand chain cross fold, centers turn back. eight introduction. It never proved to be popular because of dancer orienta- JOHN GANK, Royal Oak, Midi.: tion problems and was therefore used "Can you use four couples left square very little. thru?" Yes, John, the areas using four CLARENCE COOK, LaGrange, Ga.: couples figures have been using this "I would like to know the procedure variation along with four couples re- for submitting a singing call square verse the Q or from a heads (sides) dance to a recording company for half sashay position to four couples their inspection and approval." cross trail thru to an arky allemande. This can prove to be very difficult The traffic pattern would be to face unless you have the music phrased your corner, pass left shoulders, left and metered exactly as it is to be re- to the next (opposite) and pull by, corded. Most singing calls are meter- pass right shoulders, right to your ed 64 counts repeated thru seven times partner and pull by (repeat all again) for about a four minute (or slightly and then go into a left allemande with less) record. original corner. All you can do is present phrased writing with this in mind. Difficult BOB KENT, Warwick, R.I.: " . . . In- figures are never popular in a singing troduce a new basic which I call cen- call. Singing calls are to be used as ters chain thru. From a double pass relaxers although there should be thru position, the center people give some slight "gimmick" to make them right hands, pull by and courtesy turn different and possibly appropriate to with the outside two. The only diffi- particular music. cult portion of this call is for the dancers to determine in which direc- GEORGE JABBUSCH, Lorain, Ohio: tion they would face after completing e? • • . Would like to know what their courtesy turn. When men and your thinking is about wearing cor- women are working together in the rect square dance attire and name center, it would be a grand chain badges at all square dance functions." eight ending in a line of four facing There is no doublt that square partners across the set. If ladies are dance clothing is of prime import- working together in the center, it ance. The full, beautiful dresses worn would be a ladies chain, courtesy turn by the ladies change them all into to face back across the set. If men graceful dolls on equal par with a were in the center, it would be a full princess and the men into western turn and the men would end facing heros of long ago. out of the square." One important thing stands out as Bob, in trying your idea, one more being very necessary. The sweetest problem came to light. Who courtesy words in the world to anyone is his turns who? In areas that dance arky name. There are no strangers when figures, it wouldn't matter who chains your name is known. So wear your across the set because the dancer wait- name badge everywhere when attend- ing there would lead the courtesy turn ing each and every square dance and you would always end up facing activity. 20 Side ladies go right, come back again FIGURES and BREAKS Side ladies wheel chain Head ladies go right, come back again Head ladies wheel chain ROOTIE TETOOT Side ladies go right, come back again by John Ward, Alton, Kans. Side ladies wheel chain The heads to the right and circle Head ladies go right, come back again four Walk all around the left hand lady Head gents break and line up four Come back home and promenade ... Go forward eight and back you reel Now pass thru and wheel and deal Center four square thru four hands SWING THRU FIGURES you do by Jim Gammalo, 011isted Falls, Ohio Other four divide and star thru Heads square thru,/ curlique, then Now half square thru across the town. swing thru And cast off 3/4 round Ends promenade 1/4, centers turn It's forward eight and back you reel around Now pass thru and wheel and deal Wheel and deal, face your partners, Center four square thru four hands star thru you do Center four right and left thru, full Other four divide and star thru __turn Now half square thru across the town Curlique, then swing thru, ends And cast off 3/4 round promenade 1/4 Go right and left thru and turn 'em Centers turn around, wheel and deal man Face your partners, star thru Cross trail thru to a left allemande ... Center four right and left thru, full n BALANCED WHEELS Curlique, then swing thru, ends pro- by John Ward, Alton, Kans. menade 1/4 Head ladies chain across the way Centers turn around, wheel and deal, But finish it off with a half sashay face your partners Circle up eight around the track Star thru, center four square thru 3/4 All four boys go up and back --Allemande left . . . Square thru four hands you do And with the girls star thru Heads 1/2 square thru, do-sa-do, ocean Wheel and deal two by two wave and rock it Dive thru, pass thru, star thru Men promenade 1;'4, swing thru, go Go forward up and back I say two by two The center four do a half sashay Girls in line trade places Circle up eight around the track Men turn around, wheel and deal All four girls go up and back Do-sa-do to an ocean wave, girls Square thru four hands you do promenade 1/4 And with the boys star thru Swing thru two by two, men in line Wheel and deal two by two trade places Dive thru, pass thru, star thru Girls turn around, wheel and deal Two ladies chain and turn 'em man Inside arch, dive thru, pass thru, left Cross trail thru to a left allemande ... allemande . . .
ISLAND CHAIN Heads square thru four hands, do-sa- by Paul Hunt, New York, N.Y. do to an ocean wave and rock it. All around the left hand lady Men in line trade places, swing thru, Partner left, a do-paso ends swing, centers too Her by the left, corner by the right Girls in line trade places, men turn Partner left all the way round for an around island chain Wheel and deal, box the gnat Head ladies wheel chain Change hands, left allemande . . .
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Box 16, Bath►, Ohio MILLIE'S DILLY BIG DIPPER by Bert Rietz, Milwaukee, Wis. by Sam Mitchell, Lansing, Mich. Heads to the right, circle up four Heads star thru, back under two Head men break, line 'em up four Sides star thru and back away Forward eight and back in time Heads star thru, back under two Pass thru, bend the line Sides star thru and back away Square thru 3/4, get the feel Heads star thru, back under two You've got a line, now wheel and Sides star thru and back away deal Heads star thru, back under two Center four star thru, then a right Sides star thru and back away, alle- and left thru mande left . . . Turn your girl, cross trail, keep in (Use same as Grand Square, Grand time Prowl, etc. Heads remain heads, sides Around just one, let's make a line remain sides in the call. Everyone Forward eight and back in time ends back home.) Pass thru and bend the line Square thru 3/4, you've got a line LITTLE DIPPER Just wheel and deal, you're doing fine by Sam Mitchell, Lansing, Mich. Center four star thru, then a right Heads star thru, back under two and left thru Sides star thru and back away Turn your gal, cross trail, keep in Heads star thru, back under two time Sides star thru and back away, alle- Around just one, make a line mande left . . . Forward eight and back you reel (Everyone ends in opposite position Pass thru then wheel and deal with partner.) Center four, two ladies chain, same Can be started with heads right and four left thru and when sides do final star Just half sashay, U turn back, alle- thru, they can then cross trail to a mande left . . . left allemande. Or Can be started four ladies chain and Square thru 3/4, hit the corner, alle- done 1/4 way round: mande left . . . Four ladies chain, she's real chipper Or Heads go in a 1/4 dipper California twirl, allemande left . _ Star thru, back under two HALF SASHAY FIGURE Sides star thru back away, allemande by Willard Orlich, Akron, Ohio left . . . Heads to the middle, make a right ALL THRU hand star by Lloyd Litman, Parma, Ohio Turn corner left like an allemande Heads wheel thru, right and left thru thar the outside two Heads back up in a right hand star Dive thru, 3/4 around, right and left Shoot the star all the way round thru Heads star right across the town to Star thru, pass thru, left allemande ... the opposite one to an allemande thar SWING AND RUN Heads back up, a right hand star by Jack May, Toledo, Ohio Eight rollaway, a half sashay Head ladies chain across Heads back up the same old way Turn that girl and when you do Shoot the star, pass one and swing the Same couples square thru next Four hands in the middle of the set Promenade Then right and left thru the outside Heads wheel around, right and left two thru Do-sa-do go all the way around Rollaway half sashay Make an ocean wave, rock up and Half square thru, right and left down grand . . . Swing thru and have a little fun
24 Balance there, then centers run HALF SHOT Wheel and deal, then the inside arch by Willard Orlich, Akron, Ohio Dive thru, star thru Allemande left, allemande thar, right Same couples lead to the right and left, form a star Allemande left . . . Men back up, a right hand star Shoot the star, you're on your way FIGURE by Paul Moore, Columbus, Ohio Right and left, half sashay Heads half square thru, split the out- Head gent re-sashay, go all the way side round Around one, down the middle and Star by the left across the town star thru Opposite lady right hand round Pass thru, U turn back To the right hand lady, left hand Sides face, grand right and left , round Put her on the right and circle up CHAIN CRAZY eight by Tom Tobin, Los Angeles, Calif. Allemande left you're on your way, Head two ladies chain across, turn right and left, half sashay 'em boys Side gent re-sashay, go all the way Same ladies chain 3/4 around round Side gents turn 'em, hear me say Star by the left across the town, op- Finish it off with a half sashay posite lady right hand round Forward six and back with you To the right hand lady, left hand Those who can do a right and left half thru Back by the right go all the way Same two ladies chain you do, turn round 'em boys Corners all left allemande . „ Same ladies chain 3/4 around Head gents turn 'em, hear me say WHO — ME Finish it off with a half sashay by C. R. "Sonny" Cook, LaGrange, Ga. Same two move up to the middle and Heads go forward, box the gnat back that way Pull 'er by, go round one and line Same two do a half square thru up four Partner right, a right and left grand Go forward eight and back with you . . . Forward again, go right and left thru HAZY CHAIN Turn the girl and star thru by Tom Tobin, Los Angeles, Calif. Then eight chain thru . . . Heads to the middle and back with When you're back go right and left you thru Forward again, a right and left thru Turn 'em now and double star thru Same ladies chain 3/4 around Outside four do a U turn back Side gents turn 'em with an arm If you can, star thru, if you can, star around thru Finish it off with a half sashay Everybody now 1/4 in (face partner) Forward six and back with you Go forward eight and back to the land Those who can do a right and left Forward again, go right and left, thru allemande . . . Same ladies chain 3;'4 around Head gents turn 'em with an arm CENTERS IN BREAK around by Sam Mitchell, Lansing, Mich. Finish it off with a half sashay Heads lead right and circle four Same two move up to the middle and Head men break, make lines of four back Forward eight and back with you Square thru, go full around, count to Forward again and square thru four Count four hands, then the center Guess who, partner right, a right and four left grand . . . Square thru 3/4 more 25 Centers in and cast off Ends change places while the centers Forward eight and back you scoot turn around Star thru then substitute It's an ocean wave when you come Double pass thru, centers in, cast off down Forward eight and back with you Go right and left thru, turn your date Forward again square thru Half square thru, go on to the next Count four hands and the center four Cross trail, you're there again, corners Square thru 3/4 more all left allemande . . . Then centers in, cast off Do a right and left thru, man alive Head couples swing I say while the Just star thru and eight chain five Side two couples half sashay Count five hands, go round the land Now couple number one go into the Pull the fifth girl by to a left alle- ring mande . . . Split number three and make a line That line go into the middle of the land FIGURES Bend the line, pass thru and then by Katy MacKenzie, Barberton, Ohio Star thru with the one you found Head gents and the corner girl, for- Now cast off 3/4 round ward up and back you whirl Pass thru across the set, cast off, not Now square thru in the middle of the thru yet world It's 3/4 round, star thru across the Split two and you go around one, got town a line of four, now just for fun Inside arch, dive thru, pass thru, left Center two star thru, move forward allemande . . . then Separate round one to a line again Head two couples half sashay Now do-sa-do the opposite date, full Circle eight while you're that way around to a line of eight All four girls go forward and back Swing thru like swinging on a gate Square thru inside the track 3/4 round All eight fold, then just the men Separate and go round one, pass thru Left square thru in the middle of the across the town land Star thru that guy you found Girls face in, left allemande Cast off, find the corner, left alle- mande . . .
Head two couples square thru, go full 4 around, then split two ISLAND CHAIN FROM LINE OF FOUR It's a line of four, go up and back by Sam Mitchell, Lansing, Mich. Pass thru, girls fold like that Four ladies chain You're gonna star thru, then wheel Heads to the right and circle to a line and deal End ladies island chain And a right and left thru Other girls to the right and back to Turn on around and dive thru a line Two ladies chain and same two Right and left thru Pass thru and then square thru 3/4 End ladies island chain round Other girls right and back to a line Look out man, here comes corner, left Cross trail, allemande left ... allemande . . . IT'S ALL RIGHT Side ladies chain just you two The figure for IT'S ALL RIGHT While the head two couples half by Al White in the April AMERI- square thru CAN SQUARES was mis-printed. The Split the sides and you make that "first and third move up to the middle line . . . " was inadvertently repeated Go up and back and keep in time down to "a full turn to the outside Now pass thru and the boys will fold two . . . " The ocean wave should Star thru, California twirl be used immediately afterward.
26 Acey ducey round the square NEW BASICS Balance forward and back with you Same two right and left thru Turn the girl and star thru ACEY DUCEY Cross trail thru to a left allemande ... By Larry Dee, Rosemont, Pa. On the call acey ducey, from a do- sa-do ocean wave position, those on Heads to the middle and back with the end of the line move 1/4 around you the square, in the direction they are Forward again and square thru facing, to occupy the space vacated Count four hands and around you go by the other individual. Those in the With the outside two do a do-sa-do center of the line swing half way All the way around to an ocean wave around, in their own line, moving Rock it forward and back from there forward in the direction they are fac- Acey ducey round the square ing to re-establish lines. Balance forward and back with you Right and left thru and turn 'em too EXAMPLES Inside arch and dive thru, pass thru by Larry Dee, Rosemont, Pa. Do-sa-do with the outside two Side ladies chain to the right Balance forward and back from there Turn the girls, don't take all night Acey ducey round the square Heads go forward and back with you Balance forward and back with you Forward again and square thru Right and left thru in front of you Count four hands and around you go Allemande left . . With the outside couples do a do-sa- do Heads go forward and back with you All the way to an ocean wave Forward again, do a half square thru Balance forward and back right there Do-sa-do with the outside two
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27 All the way around, make an ocean wave SINGING SQUARES Balance forward and back from there Acey ducey round the square Then, swing thru when you get there WALL TO WALL LOVE Balance around and then take care Record: MacGregor No. 974 — In- strumental/calls by Bob Van Ant- • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• •• •••• •• •• •• ••• •••• •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • werp. Dance: Willard Orlich, Akron, Ohio. COVER TALK Music: Frank Messina and The Ma- New square dancers are the future of vericks. the movement. Our proud couple on the cover are typical of thousands of Opener and Break: dancers who are graduating from Walk all around your corner, turn a square dance classes this spring. Now, left hand round your maid while enthusiasm is high, is the time to Ladies star by the right inside, the encourage our new dancers to join men you promenade a club so that they can continue to Second time you meet her, catch her enjoy their new hobby. left and then •■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • An allemande thar, a right hand star, •• ..***• • • • •4444 • • • •• • • • •• the men back up again Slip the clutch, left allemande, grand Acey ducey round the square right and left you go Swing thru, now take your time When you meet your lady, then you Balance forward and back in line promeno Right and left thru, now watch it Then for something extra, I added man to the call In front of you, left allemande . . I added Wall To Wall Love.
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28 Figure: Opener, Break, and Closer: Head two ladies chain across, then Four little ladies chain across, chain roll a half sashay across that town Circle eight around that way, circle Join up hands, circle left, circle round left, I say and round Four little ladies pass thru, both turn Roll away, a half sashay, circle up left and then left again First around two, next around one, Roll away, a grand old right and left circle left again around the ring Allemande the corner, your own a Hand over hand around, when you do-sa-do meet do-sa-do Swing the corner lady and then you Allemande left the corner, come back promeno and nromeno The rug was torn and tattered from Promenade that lady, walking round kitchen to the hall for me So I added Wall To Wall Love. You're swinging with a lady who's in (Sequence: Opener, Figure twice for high society. heads, Break, Figure twice for Figure: sides.) Head ladies chain to the right, turn that lady around New head ladies chain across, chain across that town BEVERLY HILLBILLIES Two and four go right and left thru Record: Jewel No. 106 — Instrumen- and couples one and three tal/calls by Louis Calhoun. Star thru, pass thru, do an eight Dance: Louis Calhoun, Birmingham, chain three Ala. Allemande left that corner, come back Music: George McHan Quintet. and do-sa•do
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Gents star left in the middle, it's once around you go Come on back and do-sa-do, that corner lady swing Swing that corner lady now, promen- ade that ring High falutin', big society, back yard pools, Beverly Hillbillies. (Sequence: Opener, Figure twice for heads, Break, Figure twice for sides, Closer.) GONNA RAISE A RUCKUS TONIGHT Record: Windsor No. 4818 — In- MIDWEST strumental 'calls by Dave Taylor. Dance: Ruth Stillion, Arcadia, Calif. and Dave Taylor, Detroit, Mich. • "AL" JOHNSON'S RECORDS Music: Pete Lofthouse Band. Newcomb p.a. equipment Opener and Closer: 4148 - 10th Ave. So. Minneapolis 7, Minn. TA-3-4662 Well, whirl away with a half-sashay, circle to the left, you know Then allemande left and allemande • ANDY'S RECORD CENTER thar, it's right and left you go order by post card — we'll bill you Back up, boys, now shoot that star, 1614 N. Pulaski once and a half around Chicago 39, Ill. CA-7-1072 Girls star right 3/4 round, turn 'em by the left hand round Your corner right, now pull her by, • BAILEY SOUND CO. left allemande you fly complete mail order service Grand right and left while the moon 2038 Peck St. is shining bright Muskegon Heights, Mich. Meet and promenade, go walkin' with your maid We're Gonna Raise a Ruckus To- • DUDES & DOLLS night. everything for dancer and caller 7 S. Ritter Ave. Figure: Indianapolis 19, Ind. FL-7-7377 The head two couples square thru, it's four hands round you go Do a right and left thru with the • ENGLE'S S/D & WESTERN SHOP outside two, turn the girls you know most complete s/d shop in Midwest Now dive thru, pass thru, split the 3701 W. 10th Street outside two Indianapolis 22, Ind. ME-7-3098 Come down the middle and half square thru, and then an eight chain thru • K & R MUSIC CENTER Why don't you come along, little records and guitars chillun, come along 440 State St. Come out while the moon is shining Hammond, Ind. 933-0933 bright When you find the corner, swing, then promenade the ring • KELLY'S RANCHWEAR We're Gonna Raise a Ruckus To- complete square dance attire night. 1200 S. Milwaukee Ave. (Sequence: Opener, Figure twice for Wheeling, Ill. LE-7-2745 heads, Figure twice for sides, Closer.)
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CHATEAU WALTZ by Na and Jack Stapleton Grosse Pointe, Mich. Record: Windsor No. 4686. Position: Open-facing, M's back twd COH, M's R and W's L hands joined. Footwork: Opposite. Directions for M.
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5-6 Twirl, 2, 3, touch, reverse twirl, 2, 3, touch: 7-8 Turn two step: turn two step: 9-16 Repeat Part A, ending in closed position man facing LOD, W facing RLOD. Part B 17-20 Two step FWD, Rock forward and back, two step back, rock back- ward and FWD. 21-22 Side, close, side, touch: side, close, side, touch: 23-24 Turn two step, turn two step: 25-32 Repeat Part B, ending in Butter- EAST fly pos. to start dance over. Ending: 2 two steps FWD, twirl your lady • BOW'S and bow. order by post card — we'll bill you P.O. Box 16614 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO Jacksonville 16, Fla. by Nita and Manning Smith College Station, Tex. • DANCE RECORD CENTER Record: Grenn No. 14050. fastest service — biggest stock Position: Semi-closed. 1159 Broad Street Footwork: Opposite. Directions for Newark 2, N.J. MA-2-0024 M. Introduction • RECORD CENTER Meas folk-square-educational records 1-4 Wait 2 meas; step apart, -, point, 2581 Piedmont Road, N. E. -, together, -, tch Atlanta 5, Ga. Dance Part A 1-4 Two step FWD; two step FWD; twinkle; twinkle; WEST 5-8 Two step turn; two step turn; two step (W under ); two step (W turn); • AQUA RECORD SHOP 9-16 Repeat first 8 measures . . . end- largest s/d record stock in NW ing in butterfly pos with M facing 12301/2 Westlake Ave. N. wall. Seattle 9, Wash. AT-4-9966 Part B 1-4 Side, Back, Side, Back; Side, Back, • FASTER RECORD SERVICE Dip, -; two step under; two step free, complete, up-to-date catalog FWD; P.O. Box 592 5-8 Side, Back, Side, Back; Side, Back, Glendale, Ariz. Dip, -; two step under; two step FWD; • MAIL ORDER RECORD SERVICE Part C send 5c stamp for our new catalog 9-12 Box two step; box two step; box P.O. Box 7176 two step; side, close, cross thru, -; Phoenix, Arizona 13-16 Circle away two step; away two step; truck together; truck together; SCHLEUNING'S RECORD SERVICE • Ending: square and round dance records Finish dance by returning to partner Rt. No. 2, Box 15 and taking semi-closed pos . then Rapids City, S. Dak. 343-2517 step apart and bow & curtsy.
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* Add 25c for postage on order of less than 25 diplomas. Postage is paid on all orders of 25 or more. Dealers and Distributors write for quantity prices. • NORTH DAKOTA — The 4th International Square Dance Conven- tion will be held May 23-25 at the Armory in Grand Forks, N. Dak. American and Canadian callers and teachers take part in this annual event which is held in Canada every other • FLORIDA — The Suncoast Inter- year. For additional information, Club Round-Up, sponsored by the write to: Danny Downs, Hillsboro, Suncoast Callers' Association, will be N. Dak. held five times a year on the third Sunday of January, March, May, July, • CANADA — The 2nd Toronto and September. The first dance of the International Square Dance Conven- series will be held May 19 at the Ox tion will be held May 9-11, Royal Bow in St. Petersburg, Fla. Calling York Hotel, Toronto, Canada. A star- will be done by members of the asso- studded staff includes Max Forsyth, ciation. For more details: W. A. Lloyd Litman, Bob Page, Earle Park, Wentworth, 820 - 8th Ave. S., St. Dave Taylor, Don Wilson, and Caro- Petersburg, Fla. —Edna Wentworth lyn and Frank Hamilton. For regis- tration forms and information, write • KANSAS — Plan to attend the to: Mrs. Alan Munro, R.R. 3, Wood- Kansas State Square Dance Conven- bridge, Ont., Canada. tion, May 3-5, in the Municipal Audi- —Eileen Dockinan torium, Topeka, Kansas. Vaughn Parrish and forty of the top callers in • MICHIGAN — Dance in Hol- the state will be featured. Write for land, Mich. when the tulips are in more info to: Dick Rotach, 1707 bloom at the 4th Tulip Time Festival, Rush, Salina, Kansas. May 18 at the West Ottawa High h octor NEW RELEASES PREVIOUS HIT RELEASES records No. 1506—Blue Moon 8 Lullaby No. 1507 No 1505 Mardi-Gras & Let Me Call You Sweetheart BROWN VELVET (t w o-ste p) No. 1504- Irishman's Dream & I'm Confessin' MOULIN ROUGE (waltz)
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School. Beryl Main, Denver, Colo. • NEBRASKA — Harper Smith, will do the calling. For advance tic- McKinney, Tex. caller, will be at the kets or information, contact: Civic mike for the 23rd Annual Festival Center, 150 W. 8th St., Holland, Mich. sponsored by the Lincoln Folk and —John W. McClaskey Square Dance Council, May 4, in the Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lin- • ILLINOIS — Dance to Johnny coln, Nebr. Naomi and Ernie Gross, Wykoff, Indianapolis, Ind. caller, on Burr, Nebr., will conduct the rounds. May 26th at the Willowbrook High —Louis Quinlan School, near Chicago. This dance is a special benefit for Denise White, • KENTUCKY — The 26th An- the baby that lost her right leg in nual National Folk Festival is schedu- a power lawn mower accident last led for May 16-18 at the Amphi- summer. The Grandparents Square theatre, Devou Park, Covington, Ky. Dance Club of Broadview is sponsor- This event annually brings together ing the dance. Square dancers do folk dancers and singers from twenty- care. Write to Andrew Hall, 2251 S. five states. Write for more info: Fes- 13th Ave., Broadview, HI. for tickets. tival Headquarters, Pioneer Play- house. Danville, Ky. • ILLINOIS — Forty-six squares —Bert Combs, Governor of Kentucky took part in the Square Dancitute held March 2-3 at the Sabre Room in • ILLINOIS — Swing with the Hickory Hills. Bob Fisk and John Illinois callers at their Swing Ding Hendron called squares and Dot and and 9th Annual Meeting, May 18-19, Ken Olson taught rounds. Lorraine 4-H Memorial Camp, Robert Allerton, and Pete Peterson organized the two- Park, Monticello, Ill. This will be day fun-filled event. a wonderful week-end of square and —Ruth Ljungberg round dancing with camptivity pro-
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36 May 4: Valley City, N. Dak. Sprin4 Festival. May 5: Drayton Plains, Mich. 2nd Annual Round Dance Festival. VENTS May 5: Noblesville, Ind. 3rd Annual Rainbo Square Dance Festival. Rainbo Roller Rink. May 9-11:Toronto, Ont., Canada. In- May 3-4: Billings, Mont. 10th Annual ternational Square Dance Conven- Magic City Hoedown. Shrine Audi- tion. Royal York Hotel. torium. May 10-11: Houston, Tex. Festival. May 3-5: Columbus, Ohio. 5th Annual Coliseum. Buckeye State Square Dance Con- May 10-11: Missoula, Mont. Annual vention. State Fair Grounds. Festival. South Avenue High School. May 3-5: Reno, Nev. Square Dance May 11: Columbus, Nebr. 7th Mid- Festival Weiekend. High School State Square Dance Festival. Na- Auditorium. tional Guard Armory. May 3-5: Topeka, Kans. Kansas State May 11: Sioux City, Iowa. Annual Square Dance Convention. Munici- Spring Festival. City Auditorium. pal Auditorium. May 11: Sharon, Mass. New England May 4: Hagerstown, Md. 5th Annual Mayflower Round Dance Festival. Hagerstown May Square Dance Sharon High School. Festival. North Hagerstown High May 11: Oklahoma City, Okla. Cent- School. ral District Spring Jamboree. Muni- cipal Auditorium. May 4: Lincoln, Neb. 23rd Annual May 16-18: Covington, Ky. 26th An- Festival. Pershing Municipal Audi- nual National Folk Festival. Devou torium. Park.
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37 May 18: Dallas, Tex. Texas Federa- May 25: Akron, Ohio. 3rd Annual tion Festival. Spring Festival. Memorial Hall, May 18: Elmhurst, Ill. 7th Annual Akron University. Blossom Time Frolic. Field School. May 25: Douglas, Wyo. State Festival. May 18: Greenleaf, Oreg. 5th Rhodo- May 25: Gettysburg, Pa. 4th Annual dendron Festival Square Dance Gettysburg Square Dance Roundup. Jamboree. Florence Junior High Gettysburg College. School Gym. May 25: Winfield, Kans. North Cen- May 18: Holland, Mich. 4th Tulip tral District Festival. Time Festival Square Dance. West May 25: Omaha, Nebr. Mid-Central Ottawa High School. States Square Dance Convention. May 18-19: Monticello, Ill. ISDCA Civic Auditorium. Swing Ding and Annual Meeting. May 25-26: Oakland, Calif. Golden 4-H Memorial Camp, Robert Aller- State Roundup. ton Park. May 26: Broadview, Ill. Denise White May 19: St. Petersburg, Fla. Suncoast Dance. Willowbrook High School. Inter-Club Round-Up. Ox Bow. May 26: Brookings, Oreg. 3rd Annual May 19-26: Fontana, N.C. Spring Fun Azalea Festival Jamboree. High Fest. Fontana Village. School Gym. May 23: Omaha, Nebr. 3rd Mid-Cen- May 29: Whippany, N.J. 2nd Annual tral States Convention. Civic Audi- Guest Caller Dance. torium. May 30-tune 2: Santa Monica, Calif. May 23: Omaha, Nebr. Free Street Statewide Federation Folk Dance Dance. Festival. Mai 23-25: Grand Forks, N. Dak. 4th Address Events to: Events Editor, AMERICAN International Square Dance Con- SQUARES, 6400 North Leoti Avenue, Chicago 46, vention. Illinois. Bac/fed. Made-to-6444 ANY SHAPE • ANY SIZE • ANY COLOR
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3E WINDSOR 4818 GONNA RAISE A RUCKUS TONIGHT Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by Dave Taylor Dave Taylor does a great job call- ing this movin' dance. The music by OUR NEWEST Pete Lofthouse is tremendous. The dance is easy and club dancers will FLIP INSTRUMENTALS like it. Buy this one. CHUCK RALEY No. 980-A BALANCE 1 I 1 DANCIN' THRU THE CLOVER "FLYIN' SOUTH" Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by A Side — With Call Ed Gilmore B Side — Instrumental The Boom Chuck Boys play an ex- BILL BALL cellent rendition of the old standard, No. 981-A "Four Leaf Clover." Don't let the "IT'S A SIN" title fool you. The dance is easy and the calling is great. Gilmore's re- A Side — With Call B Side — Instrumental leases are few but they are all good. The accent here is on quality. DON STEWART No. 982-A BLUE STAR 1653 "NEW BILL BAILEY" THAT'S MY WEAKNESS A Side — With Call Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by B Side — Instrumental Sal Fanara Sal Fanara does a good job calling BOB VAN ANTWERP a wordy dance that moves right along. No. 983-A The Texans are swinging on this "GONNA TAKE MY GIRLIE one. A familiar tune that is well- TO THE SQUARE DANCE" played will make you want to dance. A Side — With Call BLUE STAR 1654 B Side — Instrumental ANYTIME Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by FENTON "JONESY" JONES Bob Fisk No. 984-A This is Bob's second release. It's "SOMEBODY LOVES YOU" easy, well-called and the music is ex- A Side — With Call cellent. Fisk fans have waited a long B Side — Instrumental while. Finally they can dance to his MUSIC FOR ALL NUMBERS records. BY FRANK MESSINA BLUE STAR 1655 AND THE MAVERICKS JAMES Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by Marshall Flippo MAC GREGOR Hit parade material sometimes makes good square dance music. This RECORDS is one of those times. "James" is a 72S S. Western Avenue great recording that Marshall handles Los Angeles 5, California
39 NO. 253 CAPRICE WALTZ exceptionally well. Buy this one. It's by Jess and Ellis Oates of San Antonio. a novelty and it's excellent. A beautiful, dependable waltz — with lovely figures, unusual variations, sensitive choreo- BLUE STAR 1656 graphy, comfortable tempo, a tune you love - THAT CERTAIN PARTY a total joy to dance. NO. 254 CHOPSTICKS Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by by Dena M. fresh of Wichita. Vaughn Parrish Oh-oh! This one is sort of tongue-in-check, Excellent music that both dance and music. As in "Sunrise Seren- is well-played ade", the gimmick is a square dance figure, by The Texans. Vaughn mostly talks danced to "Chopsticks" with two fingers. But his way through the call. Another you are round dancing — a perfectly zany good release. little waltz. Shouldn't you be on our mailing list? BLUE STAR 1658 LLOYD SHAW RECORDINGS, INC. HEART OF MY HEART P.O. Box 203, Colorado Springs, Colo. Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by Andy Andrus Square Dance Dresses Another version of "Heart Of My Mother and Daughter Dresses Heart." Excellent music, calling, and Peasant Dresses, Peasant dance. This is for you if you need Blouses and Skirts another recording of this tune. Andy Square Dance Skirts does a fine job. Ready to wear and mode to order . . . Send for brochure and name of local supplier. BARNEY GOOGLE DASH 2545 Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by Dick Manning Catchy music that is well-played by 1460 WASHINGTON AVENUE Schroeder's Playboys. This is Dick's MIAMI BEACH FLA. TEL. JE 8-8794 first disc and he does unusually well with it. The music could be slightly Read softer on the called side. Your danc, ers will like this one. AMERICAN SQUARES LORE 1041 first in square dancing WALTZING MATILDA Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by Every Month Garry Cohen First we had Cuber, Africer, and Subscribe Now! now Matilder. "Waltzing Matilda" is good as a waltz but not so good as a AMERICAN SQUARES square. Garry Cohn is from Sydney, 6400 N. Leoti Ave., Chicago 46, Australia, which makes Lore the first Please enter my subscription immediately. world-wide square dance label. BLACK MOUNTAIN 4550 Name BEAR CREEK/ROCK ISLAND SPECIAL
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BLACK MOUNTAIN 4555 4th CUMBERLAND GAP/SOURWOOD MOUNTAIN B LUEE RIDGE Hoedowns Played by Harold Hensley SQUARE DANCE CAMP, CLAYTON. GEORGIA (22 mi. from Highland, N.C.) and the Bear Creek Swamp Jumpers 1st WEEK — Aug. 11-17; Jim & Ruth Brower, A series of issel.t. sides — six rec- Tex; Gordon & Edna Blaum, Fla: Reed & ords — competently played. Harold Ruth Moody, Ind.; Tom & Betty J. Johnston. Hensley and the Bear Creek Swamp N.Y. 2nd WEEK — Aug. 18-24; Jim & Ruth Brower, Jumpers play these hoedowns in blue- Tex; Gordon & Edna Blaum, Fla; Curley & grass style with fiddle, banjo, and Ruth Custer. Md; Tom & Betty Jayne Johns- guitar leads alternating on the various ton, N.Y. numbers. Some of the tunes are old, WEEKLY RATES—Adults S58. Children (under some new and all are well done. 12) 538. Write for Brochures: Cross Trail Square Dance SETS IN ORDER 132 Center, 4150 S.W. 70th Court, Miami 55, Fla. PLAY ME A SONG Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by VELCO Arnie Kronenberger MEANS SAFETY An easy, relaxin' type dance called STOP by Arnie. Choreography features a S LIP FIRM NO DUST — NO PARRAFIN DANCE FLOOR NO ABRASIV, dixie style ocean wave. Excellent call- 16 OZ. CAN SLO.DOWN ing and music. Most callers will he Or able to do a good job with this one. SVO 1)04111 11 OZ. CAN SPEEDUP B, ?Alas Povpaid 1.75 (USA only) SETS IN ORDER 2139 1.50 (Calif. only) MY BEST GAL/BIG BOOM J. V. SUPPLY Hoedowns Played by Jack and Lunette P.O. Box 69894 More production line hoedowns by Los Angeles 69, Calif. Jack and Lunette. If you like this series, try these. Technically good recording. Dance MARLANDS SUMMER RESORT SQUARE 'N ROUND 507 in the Rt. 4, Franklin, N.C . DIVIDE TO A LINE/CENTERS OUT SQUARE 'N ROUND 508 SMOKIES.. FOLDING BACKS/DUCK SOUP U.S. Rt. 441. 85 Acres, 2600 ft. Elev. Mtn. SQUARE 'N ROUND 512 Spring Water, no mosquitoes, cool, com- SWING THRU/CROSS FOLD fortable, apts., cottages, trailers, T.V. antenna to all lots — all units electrified. Round and SQUARE 'N ROUND 513 Square Dancing. Color T.V , fishing, swim- CHAIN-CROSS/INTO ORBIT ming, shuffleboard, C. movies, clubhouse games. Reservations necessary. Workshop Square Dances With Calls by Les Gotcher Write BOX 393 O.B. Park Old hash master Les Gotcher works JENSEN BEACH, FLORIDA over some of the newer calls on eight sides — four records. Patter calls that attention: EwELRy provide excellent help while learning the latest new basics. Basement danc- SQUARE DANCE ers will enjoy these and callers can DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURER get much new material from them. STORES TO YOU ! WESTERN JUBILEE 908 Write on Made by Square Dancers For Square Dancers TENNESSEE POLKA your letterhead Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by for assortment Pins, Bracelets, Pendants, Ear- Mike Michele rings, Bolos, Key Chains, Belt of Returnable Buckles, Car Emblems, Etc. A new release of "Tennessee Polka" Samples called by Mike Michele. Michele fans FRANK L. WILMARTH CO. will want this record. 6 Curtis St., East Providence 14, R.I.
41 SQUARE L 108 This is one of his best. It's easy and PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME fun to dance to. Callers and dancers Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by will want this. Buy it. Melton Luttrell Another excellent release from TOP 25057 Square L. Melton picks his material CHERRY BLOSSOM SQUARE well and does an excellent calling per- Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by formance. Easy to dance to and su- Bern Aubuchon perb music. Buy this one. Excellent music and good calling. A horn lead will make this instru- mental difficult for some callers. SQUARE L 109 Great if you're with it. Bern is. HEAR THEM BELLS Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by OLD TIMER 8188 Tommy Farris GOIN DOWN THE ROAD An easy, swinging dance that all Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by dancers will enjoy. Excellent music Joe Boykin and calling. Choreography features Southwestern style music that is an alamo style allemande left and well-played by the P Bar S Wranglers. other simple basics. No tricky calls This dance, ably called by Joe, fea- here, just good dancing. tures the new swing thru basic. BELCO 105 TOP 25056 I'M LOOKING HIGH AND LOW FOR FUNNY WAY OF CALLING MY BABY Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by Instrumental Square Dance/Calls by Dick Leger Ken Golden Top music is always tops. Dick's re- An easy, swinging instrumental that leases are few but they are all good. is rhytmically called by Ken Golden.
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Remember the 40: "GOOD OLD DAYS?"
Well, of Grandpa JOHNSON (Bruce, that is) may be too youthful to recall 'ern but he 41VAvorl'AvAttv.4tMffftiltanivIlvegZe sure does a modern, up-to-date job of call- ing this new SINGING SQUARE DANCE. With a get-up-and-go tune taken from popular TV commercial, some high-ridin music from PETE LOETHOUSE and his en- semble, plus Bruce's blessed bellowing, "GOOD OLD DAYS" turned out to be a real SQUARE square dance. Try it and see if you don't agree. Windsor No. 48`20 (flip instrumental)
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"SILVER MOON" Showing a rare skill for drama in the form of waltzing, AUDREY VAN SICKLE of Toronto, has composed a most fascinating routine for this memorable music by Sigmund Romberg. Those who accept the waltz as the epitome of good dancing will gain much delight from this lovely dance. Beautiful and expres- sive music by the PETE LOFTHOUSE Band
N. ail in 11 AL "ROMANCE" Ni Ni „oh s_ Wm "'• Recently released with much success as a ■ square dance, this catchy tune in 4/4 4% • ',.%. rhythm just naturally "asked" to be made ■ into a round dance, too. CHUCK and ILAH tlat k- .. RICHTER of E. Jordon, Mich., did just that — and with gratifying results. It's a square dancers' round dance that pulls happy folks -,..% out on the floor like a magnet. Gay, light, full of bounce, easy-to- whip routine . here's a dance that will get around.
JUST FORf DANCING TO OUR CANADIAN FRIENDS! The above releases are also being Windsor Records pressed in Canada and will be avail- able to you at about the same time and same price as the U. S. issue. Windsor No. 4688 (lull instruction included) 4Th ,
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