American Squares Vol. 18, No. 9
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'250" 7h1IPI"- BOGEN VP-40 PORTABLE ELECTRO VOICE No. 636 "MIKE" BB DRC-50 COLUMN SPEAKER "DO-IT- D YOURSELF" KIT Manufacturer's suggested list prices on these components and average freight total. 407.95 DANCE RECORD CENTER 1159 BROAD STREET NEWARK 14, NEW JERSEY THIS MONTH SPECIAL FEATURES 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 REGULAR FEATURES 6 Mail AMERIcRN 28 Cover Talk uress 34 News /IASI IN SQUARE DANCING 37 Events 39 Records 44 Do-Ci-Do Dolores ARVID OLSON Publisher and Editor WORKSHOP WILBUR LIEVENS Advertising 19 Choreography 19 Caller's Questions 21 Figures and Breaks WILLARD ORLICH Square Dance Editor 27 New Basics 28 Singing Squares 31 Round Dances STAN BURDICK Cartoonist AMERICAN SQUARES IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT 64C0 NORTH LEOTI AVENUE, CHICAGO AC ILLINOIS BY AMER- ICAN SQUARES, INC. SECOND 5 POSTAGE PAID AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. FORMS CLOSE AT OF MONTH PRE- CEDING DATE OF ISSUE. SUBSCRIPTION: 33.50 PER YEAR. SINGLE COPIES: 50 CENTS EACH. COPYRIGHT 1963 BY AMERICAN SQUARES, INC. ALL RIGHTS RE- SERVED. MAY 1963 MAY 1962 • American Squares Advertising Increased 50% Since May 1962 AMERICAN SQUARES is bustin' out all over . with new record highs in circulation, in editorial ccntent, in advertising pages. Advertisers and readers alike recognize the new progressive look about today's AMERICAN SQUARES Magazine with its new ideas, useful workshops, lively articles, enjoyable features. If you want your advertising to work harder for you, why not try AMERICAN SQUARES. Its creative advertising department is anxious to go to work for you. Write today for a rate card, or better yet send a rough idea of what you'd like to advertise and we'll do the rest. The RIVIERICRN address is AMERICAN SQUARES Magazine, Advertising Manager, verges 6400 North Leoti Ave., Chicago 46, /HIST IN IGUANA OANCINO Illinois. S Dear Arvid: I enjoy reading AMERICAN SQ- UARES and find it helpful as a call- G] er. The addition of Willard Orlick to your staff is a boost to square dance choreography. Here in East Tennessee there is a Dear Arvid: Federation of Square Dance Clubs con- Thank you for the full page photo sisting of nearly thirty clubs with (March AMERICAN SQUARES). 1,800 active dancers and about thirty Sure caused a stir around here. The callers. Through the efforts of the Forester Squares were elated with Federation the number of callers and their national publicity. They're a clubs continues to increase and spread good group. in Tennessee and adjacent states. Johnny Schultz Dan O'Leary of Kingsport is current- Phoenix, Ariz. ly president. Bob Baker Dear Arvid: Oak Ridge, Tenn. Thanks for sending us AMERICAN SQUARES. We had never taken it Dear Arvid: but liked the samples so much we I saw one of your magazines and decided to subscribe to it. like what it contained. Enclosed is We are the proud owners of a new S3.50 for a one year subscription. square dance hall called Melody Cecil Wilke Ranch. Had our grand opening last Othello, Wash. September. Address Moil to: Mall Editor, AMERICAN Evelyn and Harry Sherman SQUARES, 6400 North Loot; Avortuo, Chicago 46, Denver, Colo. Illinois cr ‘‘.kighlelukin •gy4Ing■ng Big-Society IBEVERLY HILLBILLIS1 g J-106 'LOUIS CALHOUN' CALLING HERE'S A REAL FLOOR PLEASING DANCE FIGURE THAT'S SURE TO PLEASE. EM-ALL . WRITTEN BY: LOUIS CALHOUN. BACKED UP BY THE RHYTHM OF THE "GEORGE McHAN QUINTET". JUST RELEASED! 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