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"I have gotten more good out of American Squares and books that i ordered from ?4tteHti 2146 CENTER STREET BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA McKAY RADIO AND RECORDS ffi* HEADQUARTERS (Home of Outdoor Dancing) FOR YOUR FOLK DANCE COSTUMING 4015 MacArthur Blvd. GAY, COLORFUL FULL SKIRTS FOR THE BEGINNER OR AUTHENTIC REPRODUCTIONS FOR FESTIVALS Oakland, Calif. Kellogg 3-2323 VT"C,TAT For the men! Sport shirts made of same material and trimmed to match the lady's skirt or dress Free instruction sheets with each Folk Dance record ordered, if available in our instruc¬ tion sheet catalogue. Send for our free SANFORIZED, COLORFAST Folk Dance catalogue. MATERIALS IN GAY PRINTS We will ship records in a three-pocket 10" AND PLAIN COLORS storage album, at our cost of 23 cents each if specified on your order. Minimum order, three records. If you have had trouble on SPECIAL ATTENTION previous mail orders be sure to order stor¬ age albums to avoid breakage. Also your TO ALL MAIL ORDERS record storage, warpage, and breakage problem in your own home is solved. Order as many storage albums as you wish. WRITE FOR OUR BROCHURE LET'S DANCE! CONTENTS FOR ANUARY, I 950 A /jI V Magazine of Folk and Square Dancing WESTERNER FOLK CALENDAR OF EVENTS...... 4 TELL IT TO DANNY...... 5 AND HIS BORN TO DANCE, by Robert Douglas Lamont...... 7 FEDERATION ON THE AIR, by George De Martini...... 9 THE RECORD FINDER, by Ed Kremers...... 10 FOR FOLK DANCE GLAMOUR—SO UKRAINIAN BOOTS by Ruth E. Prager...... 11 PEASANT EMBROIDERY—HERE'S HOW! by Grace Perryman.... 13 FOLK FOOD (Enchiladas)...... 14 On page ten of the July, 1947, issue of LET'S DANCE! THE MERRYMAKERS OF SAN LEANDRO, by Milton Roberts... 15 a name appeared for the first time beneath that of the editor, FOLK DANCES FROM NEAR AND FAR, THE AMANOR WALTZ 17 a name that has grown to mean a lot to readers of LET'S LET'S DANCE SQUARES...... 19 DANCE! in California, New York or Texas. AROUND THE SQUARE SET...... 20 But at the time of that first appearance it was unknown CALL OF THE MONTH...... 20 and bore only the vague title "Assistant." Not "Assistant Editor," just "Assistant." Eleven months went by and still NATIONAL PROMENADE...... 21 that one vague word didn't change. Yet things were hap¬ THE DANCER'S BOOKSHELF...... 22 pening to the magazine—new writers with talent appeared CHEERS AND JEERS...... 23 for the first time, cartoons and humor became more plenti¬ ful, new departments were added. Then, in the July, 1948, number, the words Wayne Wills, (loJuent ^b&uala^ J.amcmt Editor Editor, headed the staff and the man who had done such fine work under such a vague title took over the full respon¬ (l(me/d and £lean&l &Uocld Art Directors sibility for the magazine. What happened after that is known to everyone who has ASSOCIATE EDITORS read the publication. Circulation jumped from the hun¬ Mildred R. Buhler, Square Dancing Ed Kremers, Records dreds into the thousands; advertising, the lifeblood that Iris Munsen, Southern Section Ruth E. Prager, Costumes keeps a magazine going, increased in proportion; layout Grace Perryman, Folk Craft Harold Pearson and became more readable ivith an ever-increasing number of Charles Rich, Events pictures to add additional interest to articles on folk dancing EXECUTIVE STAFF from authorities from all over California and the United Advertising Mgr., Pearl Preston Promotion Mgr., Walter Grothe States. Within 18 months LET'S DANCE! became what Business Mgr., Margaret Lamont Circulation Mgr., ...... it is today—the nation's leading folk and square dance pub¬ OFFICES lication. Publication—273 Broadway Editorial—Route I, Box 319 To say this was all the work of one man is ridiculous and MiNbrae, California Guerneville, California Wayne Wills would be the first to deny it. But he wore a Phone: OXford 7-2605 Phone: Guerneville 8Y5 mighty big pair of editorial boots and, when he climbed Business—Route I, Box 319 Promotion—390 Liberty St. Guerneville, California San Francisco 14, Calif. sideout ofthe themeditor's in Decemberdesk. of 1949, he left them right be¬ Phone: Guerneville 8Y5 Phone: VAIencia 4-5017 The entire staff of LET'S DANCE! join me in wishing you Advertising—1690 26th Ave. San Francisco, California the best of luck in your new position as Chairman of the Phone: SEabright 1-6320 Publications Committee, Wayne. And as for those boots— Subscriptions—273 Broadway well, they look something like the legendary Pecos Bill's Millbrae, Calif. (Phone OXford must have looked—but I'll try my darndest to fill them. 7-2605) and 262 O'Farrell St., Bob Lamont San Francisco, Calif. (Phone SUt- ter 1-7294). THIS MONTH'S COVER Ernest Lenshaw, charter member LET'S DANCE is published monthly by the Foil: Dance Federation of of Changs International Folk Danc¬ California. Northern Section: DAN McDONALD, President, 4356 18th ers and one of the Federation's St., San Francisco 14, California; ALVINA MERRETTIG, Secretary, outstanding Spanish dancers, doing 512 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, California. Southern Section- the FARRUCA with vivacious Alicia HAROLD G. COMSTOCK, President, 1853 Arvin Drive, Glendale, Arroya. California.California; BETTY HICKS, Secretary, P. O. Box 722, Wilmington, The FARRUCA is one of a group of Spanish dances classified rough¬ Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Millbrae, Cali¬ ly as FLAMENCOS and, like all in fornia, December 7, 1948, under Act of March 3, 1879. this category, Has a wild, informal gypsy feel to it, with roots going FEDERATIONCOVER AND OFCONTENTS CALIFORNIA. COPYRIGHTED 1950 BY THE FOLK DANCE deep into the folk traditions of the Spanish people. (Photo by Norm Lenshaw.) JANUARY, 1950 LET THE FIGURES GUIDE YOU! FOLK CALENDAR OF EVENTS NORTHERN SECTION sdffik NORTH AND SOUTH OUT OF STATE DON WHEARTY EDITED BY HAROLD PEARSON AND CHARLES RICH NorthFEDERATION <*BPFESTIVALS ffr» North REGIONAL FESTIVALS JANUARY 15 OAKLAND. The Oakland Folk Dance Council is host FEBRUARY 12 SACRAMENTO. Valentine Party. Your hosts: The toAfternoon the Federation. from 1:30 to Their 5:30. theme: Evening: "A 7:30 Winter to 11:30.Frolic." Place: Time: Circle Whirla-jigs, Square Dancers.Capitol Fiesta,Time and Sacramento place to Folkbe announced. Dancers and (See the Oakland Civic Auditorium at Lake Merritt. Council meeting February LET'S DANCE!) at 12:30. FEBRUARY 19 MARYSVILLE. MARCH 12 SAN FRANCISCO. APRIL SACRAMENTO. South LAST FRIDAY of every month. SANTA BARBARA'S McKinley School. 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Santa Barbara OOUth. MARCHFolk 12 WatchDance for details Groups. on the Orange Show Festival! JANUARY 22 (SUNDAY) PASADENA. The Pasadena Folk Dance Co-op will be host for a "Mediterranean Festival" at the Pasa¬ dena Civic Auditorium. Ask anyone in Pasadena for the loca¬ tion in case you can't find it. Time: 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. FEBRUARYDancers. 12 Theme: LOS ANGELES. "Abe Lincoln Your Festival."hosts: The Time: Westwood 1:30 Co-opto 5:30 TPAPHPB^' ' c"^ncl^J IKKTITI "^ lllulc ITC p.m. Early American dances to be exhibited and featured. JANUARY 22 Time and place to be announced. Items to be included in the Folk Calendar of Events must be forwarded by the fifth of the month prior to publication to 1636 Oak View Avenue, Berkeley 7, California. Out-of-state events are welcome! Federation on the Air—KSFH, FM, Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Folk Dancer on the Air—KWBR, Sunday at 10 p.m. Calling All Folk Dancers—KVSM, Sunday at 10 a.m. IS BURL IVES OR SOME OTHER FAMOUS FOLK ARTIST COMING TO YOUR TOWN? IS YOUR LOCAL MUSEUM GO¬ ING TO HAVE AN EXHIBITION OF FOLK COSTUMES OR FOLK CRAFT? IS THERE A FOLK PARTY COMING IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT'S OPEN TO OTHER DANCERS? IF SO, LET YOUR MAGAZINE KNOW ABOUT IT BY DROP¬ PING A LINE TO HAROLD PEARSON, 1636 OAK VIEW DRIVE, BERKELEY 7, CALIF., AND SHARE YOUR ENJOYMENT WITH OTHERS. DEADLINE ON ALL ITEMS IS THE 5TH OF EACH MONTH. LET'S DANCE! Dove's Record and Folk Dance Studio 372 Colusa Ave. TELL IT TO DANNV Berkeley 7, California LA 5-5122 By DAN McDONALD Headquarters for Junior Section Folk Dance Federation of California Specializing in FOLK DANCE RECORDS On the train going to That wonderful RAI- FLASH—JOHN BITMAN and RUTH RUBY AND FOLK DANCE SIN HARVEST FESTIVAL in Fresno; met a were married on December 17th! ACCESSORIES MR. BRANDT in the brealcfast line. One word y/e have a powerful booster in the person TUNE IN! led to Folk Dancing and a new friend was 0f SAMUEL GOLDWYN, who incorporated KWBR, 1310 on your dial, OAKLAND found. He belongs to THE TUMBLEWEED some hill-billy tunes in his recent picture of Every Sunday Evening - 10 to 10:30 SQUARE DANCERS of COALINGA where "Roseanna McCoy." Quoting EMIL NEWMAN, MRS. GEORGE E. OLSEN is the instructor. conductor: "This was my first attempt to con- The FRESNO RAISIN HARVEST FESTIVAL was duct an orchestra composed of banjo, violin- comparable to a statewide affair, officers beg pardon, fiddle—and jug. Luckily, one of SATURDAY NIGHT? from North and South were well represented +ne three—a fellow named HERMAN THE and treated to three sessions of folk and square HERMIT—could read music." End of quote, "The dance programs that will be hard to beat. One fc>ut not the end of the little red school and Saturdaynighters" sad note evidenced by audience and dancers the flop-eared mule. 2148 Taylor alike when it was announced that THE ROUND December was the month of parties, par- (Crystal Plunge) WHEEL SQUARE DANCERS were unable to Ke$ pat.t;eS| just can't keep up with them all, San Francisco appear as scheduled. Honestly a great sigh but' wnerev6r one went it was just the same, of disappointment arose when Yours Truly read everyone having a grand time, without a sin- under direction of ^_ a telegram from their president, HAROLD L. g|e regret. One of the safest, sanest, finest Grace San Filippo ! WILLSON. There was a thunderous applause ways to ring in tne new yeari was to atfend General Dancing 9-12 whenas though I asked the themR. W. to Square take theDancers sigh had back per- just a|| ANY |,nowone ofwhat the I folk mean. dance parties, and you Special instruction 8-9 or call formed. . . Wonderful people those "FRES- |s|ew board of directors of the ARDENERO JOrdan 7-4075 for individual lessons NOANS." FOLK DANCING CLUB of ARDEN PARK, ALLEN'S (press clipping bureau) SERVICE, SACRAMENTO, as of Nov. 14th, are: 1st cou- engaged by our new "LET'S DANCE!" editor, pie, MR. and MRS. LEWIS REDD; 2nd coy ROBERT D. ("BOB") LAMONT, is sure bring- pie, MR. and MRS. ALEX BILUND; 3rd cou- 365 EDDY CLEANERS ing in the news items from all over California. pie, MR. and MRS. ALBERT HERRERA; 4th 100 a month is the agreement and that's couple, MR. and MRS. WM. BARKHURST; Specializing in Costume Cleaning enough, brother, that's enough! It's wonderful 5th couple, MR. and MRS. ALPH CLARK, and Altering reading though when you stop to realize what And the 3rd couple are or is secretary. How's happiness we're bringing into our own lives that for proving folk dancing is for ALL the All Work Done In Our Own Plant and those who NOW see us. family. In PASADENA, for example, they use the Look up the nearest regular Saturday night 1-HR. SERVICE Civic Auditorium for square dance classes folk dance party nearest you and plan to at- . . . 200 couples of 75 occupations and profes- tend; you won't have a better time at any sions, ranging from 20 to 70 years are en- one or the other, they are put on by the finest 365 Eddy Street PRospect 5-6506 rolled for five-lesson series by the recreation people in the world, arid they are your neigh- department during the daytime hours. JUST bors. SAN FRANCISCO IMAGINE—five-lesson series—that's strenuous! EDITH STEVENSON'S children's square I Knew It Would Happen Dept. "LEFTY dance exhibition group, ages five through 12, ALLEMANDE" is a square dance instructor in from the TRANSFIGURATION GRAMMAR SAN BERNARDINO and I remember a MISS SCHOOL in LOS ANGELES, received a full V 1 LT 1 S STUMBLES who taught dancing in BURLIN- page of publicity and pictures in the Decem- GAME. ber issue of "Stars of Tomorrow." The school's Five thousand spectators watched 2,000 Mothers' Club sponsors classes for the chil- dancers enjoy themselves for seven and one- dren in tap, ballet, Spanish, folk and square A folklore and lituanistica magazine TORIUMhalf hours Sunday, at November the SAN 9, JOSEat one CIVIC of the AUDI- '"9 dancing, the tots wjiich off is the proving street. successful The adult in keep- and smoothest Folk Dance Festivals you'd ever want teen-age group also have classes in folk and Subscriptions: for. We know from experience why we enjoy square dancing and a big family night is $2 per year $5 for 3 years participating, but it's amazing to see how the planned in the near future and DANNY says audience (who are also from all walks of life) he hopes this becomes a regular. EDITH has enjoyed themselves. Wonderful too, the four been dancing since she. was nine years old. Editor: Vyts Beliajus groups who hosted the affair for the F.D.F.C. First became interested in folk dancing 10 They were the VALLEY WALTZERS, GAY years ago watching "PAPPY SHAW'S" version 1028 E. 63rd St. Chicagc 37, III. NIGHTERS, SAN JOSE STATE SPARTAN °f +he square dance in ST. LOUIS, where she SPINNERS and the POLKATEERS; MORR-IS lived. To know EDITH is a pleasure and like Of interest to all folk dancers. Contains THUSH, San Jose businessman and president fo'k and square dancing, she's here to stay, of the GAY NIGHTERS, was general chairman. BOB ELSOCHT, DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY dance descriptions, costume inf ormation, WALTER GROTHE, past president of the FOR THE FOLK DANCE FEDERATION OF pictures, reports on folk dance activities F.D.F.C. (Northern Section), is the new in- CALIFORNIA, HAS COME UP WITH A SU- structor of the MILLBRAE HIGHLANDERS. PER-DUPER OR SHOULD I SAY WITH A everywhere. You are guaranteed to re¬ No, they're not a "Scotch Group," but meet SUPER-SOAPER AND THAT IS FOR EVERY- ceive authentic material. at "Millbrae Highlands." (Continued on Page Sixteen) JANUARY, 1950 GIFT SUGGESTIONS HURRY! for your copy of the Peasant Embroidery and Design Let's Dance! Yearbook Imported Authentic write Folk Dance Costumes, Blouses, Skirts, PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Petticoats, etc. 262 O'Farrell St., Room 301 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Ready-made and made to order enclosing 75 cents Folk Dance ANGELA JONESCU SHOES 2955 Clay Street San Francisco 5, Calif. Apartment 6 Designed FOR Folk Dancing WAInut 1-3064 for Men and Women FOLK DANCE No feet too little; No feet too big. We'll fit them per¬ RECORDS fect So you can jig. Write for FREE Complete Catalog Custom-Made Contains dances and records suggested by Russian Boots the Federation of California and many more! F SAN FRANCISCO COLUMBIA MUSIC CO. Be the first in your group to wear this g 988 Market St., Room 412 FOLK DANCE PIN E LOS ANGELES 158 Taylor GR 4-4121 San Francisco T 411 West Seventh St. Open Evenings sold exclusively at LOEB & VELASCO You are cordially invited to join So unique that all your friends will want them ... so authentic in design that your "THE SUNDAYNIGHTERS" entire group may wish to wear them. every Sunday night starting January 8, 1950, for an evening of folk dancing Sketch above (the pin is actually 25 per to live music as played by cent larger) symbolizes the gaiety, rhythm "THE GYPSIES" and Jollity of folk dancing. Special Rates to Folk Dance Clubs To be invited to join a folk dance group, who may wish to join us in an evening wear this pin. of fun for all in FOLK AND SQUARE DANCING SILVER PLATED For information as to rates call LO 6-3414 (if no answer SE 1-9821) $3.50 Time: 7 to II P. M. Place: Boy Scout Hall Adm. $1, incl. tax federal tax included 24th Ave. betw. Irving and Judah Sterling Silver $12 Transportation: N ear or No. 20 & 16 bus Sterling, gold plate $13.95 Loeb & Velasco 1617 Broadway CROSSROAD Oakland, California Please send me...... pins, $3.60. (This amount includes federal, state and city tax.) VILLAGERS Name...... Street ...... What is a Schuhplattler? Is your Hambo showing? Do you want to teach Grandma the St. Bernard City...... State...... Waltz? Come to the Crossroad Villagers. Come early and dance till midnight. Sing while you dance to Live Music. It's different. Dino plays! Ask Grace West. Ask Bill Neelands. Telephone Sausalito I37I-W or Mission 7-4329. Come dance with us on Saturdays at Madelynne Greene's studio, 451 Kearny St. 7 to 8 the teaching is slow. 8 to 9 the dancing is easy. JEWELERS 9 to 10 the teaching is faster. After 10 there is 1617 Broadway and 1618 Telegraph general dancing until 12. LET'S DANCE! Folk. Comic or Modern It's all as natural as breathing to San Francisco's Madelynne Greene, who was by ROBERT DOUGLAS LAMONT HVl^HO IS Madelynne Greene? You can get a half-dozen or more answers to that question. Some folk dancers will tell you she is the founder and present director of the Festival Workshop, a crack exhibition group that has exhibit¬ ed at scores of Federation Festivals, giv¬ en concerts from one end of California to the other and made a hit over tele¬ vision. Other folk dancers will insist that Madelynne is, primarily, a teacher. They will point out any number of people, in¬ cluding themselves, who learned folk dancing from her at clubs like Changs, Hinkel and Garfield or at one of her classes at Stanford, College of the Pa¬ cific, College of Arts and Crafts or Fed¬ eration Teachers' Institutes. Many will tell you that she is, in their opinion, the Bay Area's leading expon¬ ent of the modern dance, able to create almost any mood she chooses by means of her body movements and facial ex¬ pression, a true Artist. Argue the point and they will quote Frankensteen of the Chronicle, the dance critic of the News, Examiner or Call, and, more than like- jii ty> produce a clipping or two from Car- Madelynne Greene and Virgil Morton do a Jota mej or Los Angeles papers which sup¬ port their viewpoint. But the most enthusiastic answer will come from those who don't just think but know that Madelynne Greene is, be¬ yond doubt, the funniest, the most sa¬ tirical yet human dance mime to be found anywhere in the United States. "You should have seen her doing 'The Speaker of the Afternoon,' " they will say, breaking out into a grin. "It's the most hilarious thing you can imag¬ ine. Or," and here the grin grows wider and is accompanied by a chuckle, " 'Route 66,' 'The Music Lesson' or that one where she dances with a floor mop. Honestly she makes you laugh so hard you can't stand it. And listen, if you're ever at a party where she imitates the different ways the Hambo is done you'll see something you'll never forget. If that doesn't make you laugh then you'd better see a psychiatrist!" The Festival Workshop dances the Hopak. Madelynne is on the extreme left. (Continued on Page Eight) JANUARY, 1950 7 Speaker of the Afternoon Shore Leave! Madelynne and Virgil again. (Continued from Page Seven) for a thrill greater than graduation. Morton and Grace Perryman were teach- Actually the woman who is the sub- For, the night following the receipt of ing there. It was her first direct contact ject of all these varied opinions is every her diploma, Madelynne presented fifty with the folk dance movement and she bit as good as her admirers proclaim of her pupils in her first big public re- was fascinated by the amount of fun and is equally at home in folk, comic or cital. the folk dancers were having. The same modern dancing. For some people are With this start she opened a real stu- night she enrolled in one of Virgil's born with great talent for art, some with di0 jn gan Rafael which drew pupils classes and from then on was one of the talent for music or writing but Made- from all the nearby towns and from as most apt pupils at Changs, lynne Greene was born to dance. far away as San Francisco and Oakland. With her past experience and train- She started, without prompting, at Each year she took over the San Rafael jn„ Madelynne was able to pick up the the age of four when, to her father's dis- High School Auditorium and gave a technique of folk dancing far more rap- gust and her mother's great pleasure, concert in which all of her students par- ;d]v than the average beginner and in she would spend hours by herself, mov- ticipated. a short time, she was teaching folk ing to tunes she would hum while danc- Busy as she was, Madelynne found dancing at Changs, ing, music from the phonograph and time to study with Vivian Wall of San T A,.,. . , , , r, even rhythms from the street that were Francisco and it was while studying un- J" '1™ ° ^ w°rk "t Changs, steady and attracted her attention. And, der Miss Wall that she began to attract ^ *he still teaches at her studio on before long, she had developed quite a aUention in the Bay Arta as a solo ^Tl -^f' her f°lk fance classes following among her mother's friends. dancer. In a few short years, she was at *e ^f^}cf Hall on Monday This audience grew during her grade giving two and three concerts a year. mghtS *nd, ,Garfleld °" Tuf J* T' schoolSchool (the days elementarv at the division Frederick of the »Burke , Then came her marriage marriage to to Eric trie WilWU- Tg\c\asseg MbM^a up and down 1 °W?.the state and i to?' State leacnersTeachers' college Co leKe in in3an Sanrran Fran" peared S°n in ^Tilthe Saturday*Po**ho* Review, work„has Harpers, aP" organize, Allen (a withballad Virgil simrer) Morton a sn-onn and railedDavid Ciscoo„J „!«i;« where Rnt she rlanr-intr studied piano, was Vipr voice first Atlantic ^uamlc and a"a manv many other otner nationalnational nubpur> ™Ie"/a the Wayfarers ,baUad singer), who combine a group folk called song, and violin. But dancing was her iirst lications Eric took her on an extended music ' totnimP and the dancP ;nto love and she remained true to it, talking honevmoon in New York's Greenwich T J P3™0"1™6 and tne ynce . nto her father (her mother was all for her) ^and encouraged! her Ls3 ^ ^ ' ^ dyinto s Childrenletting s herTheatre join where Mrs sheJohn took J. ham,gCud- School5with May R HolmO'Connell and flt of^ So Martha Madelynne Gra- Greene ™ ™" fitsr ... the ,differ- ..„ dancing parts in every show possible. Humphrey Weidman School The cli- ent descriptions of her. Folk dancer? By the time she was in her second max of the ar came when she & Yes. Teacher? Certainly. Modern danc- year of high school at Lowell she had recital at the Riverside Theatre in New er? Absolutely. And, without doubt, a tried teaching and when the family y0rk and drew good reviews comic dancer with few peers. But first, moved to San Anselmo she organized a last and foremost a brown-haired, green- studio in her home. After school each DETTJRNING TO San Francisco and eyed, friendly person who seems to have day she would take a group of students, settling down in an apartment on been put on earth for the purpose of mostly girls, to the house and work with Telegraph Hill, Madelynne visited devoting her life to teaching, eating and them on basic rhythm and simple steps. Changs International Folk Dancers one sleeping dancing . . . and bringing hap- It was this class that formed the basis evening, back at the time when Virgil piness to other people. 8 LET'S DANCE! FEDERATION Of! the Ai by George De Martin dance record by giving a brief history of the selection and the origin of the dance. For example, here is an excerpt taken from one of Danny's recent programs: "Now we bring you a Moravian—a Hanak dance called 'Kanafaska.' The Kanafaska is a full skirt or apron worn by a peasant woman. The dance takes its name from the song about the Kanafaska. The words go something like this: "I have lost my Kanafaska. Help me find it, Vakus dear "Chorus: Tra la la "If you were a bit more clever . . I would then be yours forever "But you are an awkward fellow . . so it is your loss, too bad. "Chorus: Tra la la "The dance is done with four couples in quadrille or square formation and is a welcome addition to our foreign squares .... the 'Kanafaska'." An average of ten records are played during the half-hour program, most of them requests from Northern California folk dancers. Fittingly enough, the descriptive material used on the pro¬ gram and the program's name are taken from the volumes Folk Dances From Near And Far and Danny gives full air credit to the Federation and to the Research Committee. In an effort to gather more Federation members, Danny requests his listeners to write in for information as to how they can become part of the movement and the response to date had indicated that he is doing a definite service. Service—to the Federation and to the folk dancer—is, as a matter of fact, the keynote of the whole program. No com¬ mercial announcements are allowed except those relating to Folk Dances From Near And Far, no individual record com- —-.-. _,-. panies are mentioned and no attempt is made to promote any THE FOLK DANCE Federation of California, Northern given product. Section, is on the air." That's what the announcer says "We owe a BIG THANKS to Station KSFH, its announcing every Saturday at 5:30 p. m over the Pacific Broadcasting staff and its entire organization," Danny says, "for donating TtXt't, nDranM n ™ **ion KSFH. u * „ n the time Hnd PerSOnnel Which make th« P~F-m P^ssMe." At that time Dan McDonald, president of the Folk Dance And those who have listened to the program feel that Dan It"Dances Trot brom wTd Near ?°rt"eTh and Far. SeCti°n' The program, " hTdU°n which "F°lk is dCSerVeSnow experience thC SamC toward thanks bringing f°r donatingPhisStime, the Federation into record the home- an3 in its sixth month, features Danny introducing each folk via the airwaves. In San Francisco FOLK DANCERS for Who wish correctly played Phonograph Records "MODERN," OLD-FASHIONED and Scandinavian Dance Music— Ask your favorite record dealer for "SOUARE DANCING" for HARMONY MUSIC RECORDS Go to DRUIDS BALLROOM FOLK DANCES 44 Page Street, off Market Hambos, Schottisches, Waltzes, and Square Dances DANCING EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT HUTCHISON'S TO PERFECT RHYTHM OF Ask your local dealer, or write to us f°r • catalogue and descriptions of "IRESEN'S ORCHESTRA" Scandinavian dances. DIMOND RECORD SHOP Come bring your friends— Dancing keeps you young Scandinavian Music Co. 3551 Fruitvale Avenue Orchestra available for all occasions 1019 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SE 1-3984 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA Tel. ANdover 1-0255 JANUARY, 1950 THE RECORD FINDER WHAT'S NEW & WHERE TO BUY Try These Record Shops ^by EdA e*>Kremers /O PETALUMA______m «i, THE HARMONY STORE ______ARCADIA (5>^l3c^PV7^ftfa\ til e«r^«WT\ ^il^^^KA^ ^§§t^ B!LL'S MUSIC(Formerly Bert'sCENTER Radio) BERKELEY ' 'fjT*'" J3J. jtMlTX J^ 'Z'J'lL ^5 ^an Pac,'° /*vVe- Richmond 3581 DAVE'S RECORD SHOP SACRAMENTO______(The following are personal opinions of TOWER DRUG 2984oHoc!^RnS College R£CORD SHOP Ave.the Record Berkeley Editor-not 2607 official rulings!) Federation SAN 16th and CARLOS Broadway Sacto. 2-4916 CHICAGO, ILL______In general, as we open the year 1950, BROWN'S MUSIC & RADIO CO. &Bettye's RECORD FOLKSERVICE DANCE tne the multiplicitymost significant of trend choice in records offered is 567 the Laurel St. San Carlos 1206 Bettye and Michael Ehrlich prospective buyer with respect to almost ^A^ FRANCISCO CONCORD809 WiUon lhe Ave. record ED 4-4737------history of aU many£ popul dances folk and262 O'Farrell d St.ED KREMERS' SUtter FOLK 1-7294 SHOP ------can be recapitulated as follows: (1) A MQDERN RAD|Q CQ CONCORD2028 Mt. Diablo ELECTRIC Street SHOP Concord teacher 2281 introduces most suitable a dance, record knownusing to the that |475 Haight St. UNderhill 1-4751 teacher. (2) Other teachers, after ex- SAN JOSE FRESNO ______perimentation in a field wider than that ------MARGO'S,719 Fulton Home ofStreet Foreign Phone Records 3-8044 availableof access toto more the personal first recordteacher librar- (because 50 So- FRANK ls+ st-CAMPI BAMard MUSIC 1762 CO. ------GLENDALEOLCiNUALt ies and ' more> 55 stores), North evenoften more suitable find First than records was the first ^w^k* St.------c^S«Columbia 5°\' u- 4883 «« 4I6CF?^K/!RTS W. Los BA?AAnR Feliz Road , CH 5-3019 ,„ one • nused. *l (3) n ------Enterprising record com- SAN LEANDRO ------panies—usuallyd-t . ii the smaller r ones—pro-ii 1Mb TLjr MUSIO ..,,-,„ BAR -._ uce records especially for the dance. E |4th nf DuHon TR 2.45|2 ------Records in the last category generally ------'•------426AMERICAN So. Broadway. MUSIC CO. Michigan offer such 1871 advantages of an introduction, as (a) (b) presence danceable SANTA tern- CRUZ______SANTA CRUZ APPLIANCE CONTINENTAL SHOP P°? (c) desired repeats, (d) a descrip- 107 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz 301 2509 W. Seventh St. FE 2995 tive title, (e) usable reverse sides; to SANTA ROSA offset these advantages, it is often true LOSMAC GATOS______DONALD'S APPLIANCE like the "quickies" tnat sucnthey reCordsare, lacking sound the all 524 tooThird much St. M. PhoneL. BRUNER 36------CO. 35 No. Santa Cruz Ave. Phone 485 tonebrought qualities the dance to popularitywhich onin the many------cases SARATOGA ______^——------——MERCED ______original records. , The D. answer? I Uak Careful Place. {HI F°!"K Saratoga S"OP, 3892 „«,, WALLY323 COATS'Seventeenth RENDEZVOUS buying!St. PhoneNow for some I3I0-Mrecord notes. * ------* * STOCKTON MILLBRAE <^\^TV B0°mPS~aADfSy\A{Ci0r STOCKTON RADIO SERVICE MILLBRAE______HIGHLAND RECORD SHOP lte' formerly (20-1492) on has their re-issued subsidiary the old favor- label, M4 N.FUHRMAN California MUSIC St. StocktonCO. 8-8383 309 Broadway. Oxford 7-4439 Bluebird. The reverse is a very cute Var- 29 No. California St. ------—OAKLAND !with—!------pleasant vocals, which soviana do (4 notlongs, in-4 shorts). UKIAH______Both sides ------—------terfere with the dancing. GREEOTT'S MUSIC STORE HUTCHISON'SDIMOND RECORD NewSHOP Records: , .., r c Imperialt ,u ------continues to 200 So. State St. Phone 380-J 3551 Fruitvale Av. ANdover 1-0255 latest:produce Mexican with aWaltz/Kalvelis vengeance (1136)Some ------of the VALLEJO______RA,^'w7415, MacArthur_.^.« aA?k inr^ Br/>/Minc R, Blvd.m ndoi ( SweetwoodMexican J8 ?a,a bchottis -seem 8-2626 (Alicevery similar . in 3 ban .to 736------the Sonart.Tennessee Cor- NELSON St. TELEVISION Phone STORE2-1527 McKAY4015 MacArthur RADIO Blvd.AND RECORDSKEIIogg 3-2323 ' Diego) ,„,., (1137)—Corrido r seems.,' n O.K;„ wai WALNUT kiiit CREEK______row PHILLIP573 |5tn MARON'S st. FOLK GLencourt SHOP "Alice" 2-2511 probably(Continued not on rageas good1 welve) as the1521 RE|LLrs Main St.—W. MUSIC C.SH0P 2702 LET'S DANCE! 10 Edited by Ruth E. Prager For Folk Vance Q\amo\xx-QO UKRAINIAN! Color — riotous and striking — reds, times used in the making, but more blues, greens, yellows—yet always pre- often the pattern is counted out direct- senting a balanced pattern. This is the ly on the threads of the cloth, basis of the Ukrainian designs found in An overskirt may be worn, as shown all the folk arts of these people. in one of the pictures, of any bright or The two costumes shown this month Patterned material. It can be a regular are from Poltave, in the central section sklrt> °r an ob}°"S Plece of material of the TJkrain. They were made in a wrapped around the waist and fastened displaced persons camp in Germany by «™ a P.m under the apron. In place of a friend of mine, a student studying to the/ur Jacket a top cloth jacket can be be a doctor. She was also a beautiful "sed' whlch ,may hide the front of the dancer, and when she learned of my blouse, but the jacket is also attractive love for folk dancing—hard as it was too! h » usually a dark material or ve - for her to believe that an American ^el and sometimes embroidered with could folk dance—she became interested bnght £ol.ors or a beaded Pattern- This likein my desirehers forgives an authentic an interesting costume Jacket outlineflairs out tofrom the,the figure.waf and so InT 'the early part. r of,„., 1946 it. .was For im- effectus here can at be home achieved much L thed same t. possible to obtain thread and materials ment gtoreg car crogg ^ canvag toldm that me war-destroyed what was needed land, and so NatashaI sent toand guegukrainian of Lefs patterns, Dance, andwffl future ;ctureg is- andthe ribbonsStates for I sentcolored for cottons,much more needles than Learni of thege ,oyd to do hr[manicross stitch old patterns. is d highlyI needed, prized because by the women,such articlesanxious towere materials fun and easyon thetoo. marketThere arewhich coarse look white as use their spare hours in camp making if th were hand w and ag ±& beautiful embroideries for their native gkirt ig feirl narfow and ghort5 ^ dress,ing of revivingtheir lost their homes. folk Thearts creation and dream- of cogttQ do ig thfi no{ crQggexcessiye gtUch Ifon you^ gleeyeg don>t wantand handicrafts among the various nation- jook for mflI endg Qr . of an,ahties livingroles, m close Estonians, proximity—Latvi- Lithuanians, & Dattprns ! which often simulate woven respectCzechs, foretc.—was each other a means and ofof showing inspiring toda Bootg- ^ cowbo of courge boo{g mugt or Qtherbe ^^ boo[g and in a noncompetitive way the best their made e ialI for folk dancers are not former homelands could now offer. difficuk to okain They can bg uged As student supervisor for the dis- also ;n many other national dances, placed students studying at the Univer- Many first boots are made from a pair sity of Heidelberg, and being cared for 0f black patent leather slippers to which by UNRRA (United Nations Relief and oilcloth tops of black were attached. Rehabilitation Association), I found a Flowers for the hair are no problem, great need to create such respect among and the more and longer the ribbons our varied nationalities, in order to in- tne better. A bandana or simple band itysure needed living.understanding for commun- ers. can t,e substituted in place of the flow- In one of the pictured costumes a fur- The object is to create an effect with The author in one of the many costumes lined jacket is worn. The pattern is su- the minimum of cash, plus the maximum s"e brought back from Europe perimposed or embroidered, and a con- of comfort for dancing. The more imagi------trasting fur used for a border design. nation you use the more pleasure you'll in the creation of a costume and were The jacket is sometimes just hung over have and the more your friends will supposed to do just that. A girl's worth one shoulder. The material for the skirt turn to you for suggestions. was judged by her handiwork. Your pur- and blouse is hand woven and the cross Don't try for a costume to hand down pose in dancing is enjoyment and fun. stitches are always very small, neat and to the next generation. European women You want to dance as many nights in close together. Cross stitch canvas is at could lavish time and precious materials (Continued on Page Twelve) JANUARY, 1950 II RECORDS COSTUMES DOVRE HALL (Continued from Page Ten) (Continued from Page Eleven) Dancing every Saturday Night Victor. Narcissus/Under the Bamboo the week as possible, and at as many 9 P.M. to I A.M. Tree (1138)—This was no doubt is- festivals as there are Sundays in the sued,1 *to nnAn\ quiet t. the complaints• i iirabout the month, .-, bo c adapt jyour .time .. jand energies _ • POLKA - HAMBO - WALTZ sideolder forrecord each (104,3) piece. having On the only newer a hall- disc. . wlth . tms ln .mind—unless, , of course, FOX TROT - SCHOTTISCHE Narcissus has apparently been pressed y°u are, a costume enthusiast. Try using twice on one side, Bambo twice on the original drawings and photographs as 18th Street between Valencia and Guerrero other side, using the original playings. y°Vr inspiration and put your ingenuity This leaves a slight dead space in the and cleverness to work for color, authen- SAN FRANCISCO middle of each side. Since Bamboo has £* appearance and folk dance glamor, not proved particularly useful, I believe Then write and tell us how you have most of us would prefer having a full solved your costume problems and share Narcissus with something else on the re- Wlth the rest of us your creatlve exPerl" KURANT'S verse. However, it is the only full Nar- ence- cissus arranged for folk dancing avail- Editor's Note: For more costume ire- WESTERN OUTFITTERS able to date. ^ formation see Folk Arts and Crafts De- McNamara's Band/St. Bernard Waltz partment—page thirteen. for the folk dancer (1143). An odd coupling, obviously to fill two unrelated current demands, one RECORDS BOOKS for music for the McNamara singing A full line of Western Outfitting call, the other for the St. Bernard tune ED KREMERS' for men, women and children as found on one of the hard-to-get Eng¬ COWBOY BOOTS - SHIRTS - PANTS - ETC. FOLK SHOP lish records. Both sides very usable. EXbroolt 2-5518 San Francisco 82 Third St. My Dreams are Getting Better all the A FOLK DANCE SPECIALTY CENTER Time/Cruising Down the River (1144). 262 O'Farrell St., No. 301 The first side does "Carlyle"; the re¬ San Francisco 2, Cafif. SUtter 1-7294 verse does "Swingola." I forecast that FOLK DANCE RECORDS most groups will prefer the earlier favor¬ United Nations Theatre Building ites for Swingola—Mercury, London, Now talcing orders for the two new books Decca, MGM. by Federation members: United Artists Jingle Bells/Lili Marlene (1145). A Owens, AMER. SQUARE DANCES...... $3.50 very spirited Jingle Bells; I like it. Czarnowslci, DANCES OF EARLY CAL. $5.00 Record Shop Can't say as much for Lili; I prefer eith¬ er Broadcast or MacGregor. Attend Specializing in Folk Dance Records New MacGregor's: Cotton Eyed Joe/ Ed's Square and Round Dances at the YWCA, Sutter and Mason 1075 Market Street Un. 1-8248 Ten Pretty Girls (604), San Antonio San Francisco Rose /You Call Everybody Darling (both Beginners, Wednesdays, 8:30 uncalled squares) (606), Spinning Advanced, Fridays, 8:00 Week days open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Waltz/Merry Widow Waltz (607), 50 Cents Sundays from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Cruising Down the River/Mexican Waltz (608), Sparkling Wine/Badger Gavotte (610), Ting-a-Ling (Waltz of the Bells) /Moon Winks three-step (611), AUTHENTIC PEASANT COSTUMES Boston Two-Step/Black Hawk Waltz DOROTHY GODFREY (1009). Some orchestra, some organ. Phone AT 2-8590 or LO 4-5514 May be purchased at GJrace PerrymmVs ED KREMERS" FOLK SHOP Pleasant Peasant Dancinb 262 O'Farrell St. SU 1-7294 IVY NOOK GIFT SHOP WEDNESDAYS 305 Columbus Ave. GA 1-2187 8 PM California Hall LEE CARTE' SHOP 628 rVJk St. S.F. "DOWnsi'MiRS HAIA. 2519 Ocean Ave. DE 4-0500 THE FOLK SHOP I Oak Place Saratoga 3892 Folk D<\ncirie Classes You'H EtWOY * REMEMBER 12 LET'S DANCE! ifOlfC (flftS illlii GTttjtS Edited by Grace Perryman PEASANT EMBROIDERY--HERE'S HOW! Haven't you often admired the beau¬ tiful European peasant embroideries and thought how nice it would be to have the original or a reasonably good copy? Well, the original is usually priceless but the copy is within your reach and the making of it will not only give you a more beautiful costume but will add greatly to your enjoyment of folk danc¬ ing! Now of course you don't have the long days of inactivity which occur dur¬ ing the European winter, days that must be filled up with something to keep the hands and mind active, and which are used by many European women to em¬ broider blouses, shirts, household linens, towels and just about every other ar¬ ticle in the home. But you do have time, between getting the children and your husband cared for, your studying done or between those days at the office, to turn out results that will surprise you. Here's what to do: Obtain some print¬ ed replicas (at the library, through dance books or from friends) of the yourlovely taste. embroidery Make sure designsthey're authenticthat tickle Don't like embroidery? Try linoleum block printing, Grace suggests. and then simulate them with block print- peasant designs are usually in solid pat- skirts, bonnets and pockets and on the stencilinging or felt alsoapplique. give youScreen an opportunityprinting and space. terns andLet doyour not own cover taste a greatbe your deal guide of Polishan bodices vests andand men'sbodices aprons, and the try Moravi- using comparativelyto reproduce hours short of time.stitching less inspace a but with remember a solid that pattern it's better than to cover a thefine felt choice applique of colors method. and This while gives it youis tumeWhat's the morecolor they and willauthenticity give your which cos- theproduce peasant a scattered quality designyou are which working loses to necessarydown by hand,that eachit requires piece be much stitched less —busyotherwise American wouldwoman that be youbeyond are. Inyour block, reach screen or stencil produce. printing work the and of timethe same than pattern the in many embroidery. stitches Don't Theas well,imitation true, embroidery but neither will will not your last cos- design the sectionsshows by ofhaving color, a spaceand you between must quireuse felt washing. applique It ison alsoarticles impractical which re-to pak,tumes Scandinavianwhen you subject Polka, them American to the Ho-technique. choose aCross design stitch that adaptsdesigns itself are par- to this material apply sincefelt appliquethe weight on ais light all onweight the squares,in an afternoon and 34 orother evening vigorous once adances week don'tticularly forget suitable that printing for this in severalpurpose. col- And tendouter to surfacedistort ofits the shape, garment and would orHere even are once a few a more month. pointers, ors gainedrequires gle colormore whichskill is thanoften withjust asa effective.sin- You can'thaven't trv tj,esetried methods?crafts Theand answer so you is crafts:from years Always of use teaching the proper folk designs.arts and to In try your a singlefirst effortcolor pattern.it is much Don't wiser for- experiment easv—get aor j,^ join from one ^ oflibrary the many and broiderIn making it awith Russian Rumanian blouse or don'tGuatemal- em- getwhen tothe apply fabric the is design flat and(in beforeprinting) the classesreati0n centers.given in Itevening will notschools only andgive rec- you looksan patterns cute or just because because the youpattern think is thatthe outcostume the partsis sewed of thetogether. costume By to cutting be print- a newbecome gfc;]] an idealan(j creativesolution hobby—itfor your willfolk "rankeasiest beginner" for you toto locate. every This other spells folk ed anding aroundrunning the sewing edge of machine each piece stitch- you dancing costume problems, dancer and makes ethnic groups and can prevent fraying, do the printing and ]\j0TE. Crace will welcome all letters peoplered. Stickof the nationalityto the genuine in question and seeyou then can't assemble allproduct. parts for . the , finished rr,™,c ^ ^.^ r.Anrrr'im ^ md cmftg Addfess o/co goAnother wrong. thing For to keep the in solidmind is thatstitch as embroidery, used on the Scandinaviansuch ^woolen » ca™ O'Farrell °f St.,LET San S Francisco, DANCE! Calif. 262 JANUARY, 1950 l3 FOR ONE DOZEN DELICIOUS ft_^_ m.j^F^.-.AAn^ When ready' steam in a meat roaster. SPANISH ENCHILADAS FOLK^pHjPNFOOD SAUCE: INGREDIENTS: Pour contents of four cans together, 1 dozen handmade tortillas add about teaspoon, more or less, of 5 Mexican choritzas chili powder, and salt to suit taste. 6 tsp. grated cheese (Parmesan) on a 4 tsp. chili powder When ready to serve> Place Large pinch oregeno spice (margar- While the above has been cooking, re- plate with lettuce, pour on sauce, sprin- um) move sausage skin from choritzas, pull We with more cheese and chopped Small pinch comino spice stuffing apart in small bits, and add to spring onions, garnish with pickles and Small pinch thyme spice the ground round steak in a bowl. Sprin- olives. 1 dozen dried rosemary leaves kle with a large pinch of oregeno spice, FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO Salt and pepper to suit 4 teaspoons of chili powder, about 1 MAKF THETR OWN TORTILLAS 412 cloves ounces garlicolive oilof grateddozen leavescheese, of small rosemary, pinch 4of teaspoons thyme, (SLIGHTLY g0FTER THAN TR0SE 2 large cooking onions (4 inches in and salt and pepper to suit. Mix well COMMERCIALLY PREPARED), THE diameter) with handSj and add t0 the cooked pork, FOLLOWING RECIPE MAY BE SUB- iy2 pounds top round steak, ground gariic an(j onions. Add about two ta- STITUTED: blespoons, more or less, of olive oil. 9 eo-ss /4 poun ean por , groun Cook until meat turns to light brown, 9 touw„„„„= „Tv,;ta ™™™a^ 2 small cans hot chili sauce . , „ ..mst on .the . pink, j and remove %irom tire. ~ '9 2,.ii„____„ tablespoons „„h^jwhite cornmealu„h^„ 2 small cans Spanish tomato sauce p , % , „ . , , , 2 tablespoons melted butter 3 sliced hard-boiled* Four eggs about 1 j one-halt-i ! inch 11 t01 !a good t „„_ „„^„=tQ^„ua P cornstarch 9 rlrwon Dbr\ne- salad oil innlivps small trying *72 pan and warm. teaspoon 11/ *__„„___„„u Salt DIRECTIONS:2 dozen ripe dividuallyolives With ftfor ,arge a few fork seconds dip each to tortiUa soften, in_ £ *^ Place onions and garlic, chopped fine, let drip, and place on a large plate. Beat eSSs until U%ht> add commeal in large frying pan. Cook until light Across the middle of each tortilla place and melted butten Slft cornstarch and brown, using small amount of olive oil about a tablespoon and a half of the salt; mix with milk until smooth; add to prevent burning, and using a lid in cooked meat, sprinkle with a large to eSS mixture. Bake like pancakes on order to steam onions. In a separate pinch of grated cheese, add two slices a hot' 8reased 8riddle or skillet- They small frying pan cook the lean pork with of hard-boiled egg, two ripe olives and should be velT thin" This reclPe makes a little olive oil until done, then add to roll tightly. Place on a large meat plat- twelve 8-mch tortlllas- onions and garlic in the larger pan. ter. To keep, cover with dish cloth. —From Eleanor Elsocht RECORDS FROM OUR FOLK DANCE CATALOG Chimes of Dunkirk (Belgian) Cotton Eyed Joe (American) Crested Hen (Danish) Czardas (Hungarian) V-2I6I8 79c 1-1045 79c V-2I6I9 79c V-IIII2 (Ballroom) 79c M-105 2.00 ,. . . Cshebogar (Hungarian) K-107 (slow) 89c CielitoPan-005 Undo 79c Coastr 225 fl-,f (American) 89c V-20992 M_|Q| 79c 2 QQ V-25-0076 v.,,103 79c79c CircassianM085 Circle 79c V-20075 Cowboy Schottische (Amsr.) 79c Cuckoo Waltz S-T-2030 79c Dance of Greeting V-20432 (Danish) 79c 1-1042 79c 1-1046 79c S-T-2062 79c Danish Schottische M-103 2.00 V-20083 79c _ V-20075 79c (Most Irish jigs are suitable) POPULAR SiCLASSICAlVFOREIGN CircleV-20075 Schottische 79c I WKk. ~- jE SPSawSl H»lt« HiPPIlliH I Ufcl^^SA^^i C 22 I 78 63c V-24085(Any slow schottische) 79c TM ,^&^\v#MW| j&W mW^W^jII G2'\i.Slm ^^1 l9 * l7i^v9V I f&f/g|^ I Da,ua> LaM°53 (Italian) 79° V-20405Clap Dance 79c (Swedish) ff^Sl ' liS f, 0 JS ft^J^rf^l IBM^^^ & «* • £ Dashing White Sergeant Come Let Us Be Joyful h>'JS 'W*?LSkH W| |>l||JiirH|RECORDS ! Doris Waltz (English, (German)79c I w^^HIHBWIWWWWMWBIiiHfHfiBI HTj| ! S-T c-12293-F5021 79c 63c ComicalM-102 2.00 Fellow I ^L2^Ujy|lMaa|3j^U2^lUykQSU3jM^^U^^^^H (English) H^T^^K^Jl^HP^^I^^ni^^l^P (|'k| I vI 20070Duchess (American) V-27297 79c I KlAr^^l<^l^i'Ii^^JiU^ljljBlllj^H ! D-Alb. 525 CorridoC-6196 63c (Mexican) ^^^^^^^^^^^^KlUia^UA*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^" I B^^^^^^R^^^I B Dutch Couples V-22761 79c LOS ANGELES 13, CALIFORNIA 14 LET'S DANCE! your Club and Mine (of San Leandro) by MILTON ROBERTS Here is a Federation group that is really active! Founded February 10 of last year, the Merrymakers have exhibited at Kentfield, Changs, Walnut Creek and Woodminster, just to name a few festivals, and, on top of that, have appeared as guest artists on Dude Martin's TV show on KVO and Francisco.again on the same station at the opening of Macy's in San But, according to Gerry Munoz, the group's director, their proudest moment came when they were"asked, last July 14, to represent the San Francisco French Colony at the Bastille GateDay celebration Park. at the Scottish Rite Auditorium and at Golden "We practiced for weeks," Gerry recalls, "and still didn't feel we were up to such an honor. The dances were to be 'Le VOtteFandango du Basque,'Pont Lavan.' 'Lou Panliran,'Doing them 'Rigodon' for our ownand amusementthe 'Ga- "Swing combine your American partners!" and LikeEuropean so many folk federation dances forgroups, the maximumthe Merrymakers enjoy- wewas were one morething, than but a littleto dance worried." before a French audience—well, ment of their hobby. (Photo by Art Neuman). That worry vanished when the audience, both at the Scottish Rite Auditorium and the Golden Gate Park, gave the group an ovation and the French language paper praised their work. This highlights one of the most interesting points about the Merrymakers —and Federation folk dancing—they do the dances of many nations, including our own American Squares, and dance them well enough to perform before audi¬ ences from the countries where the dances originated. Attention to authentic patterns and steps is responsible, the group's members insist, for much of the enjoyment they get from dancing. The other major factor being the development of their own costumes. Here the Merrymakers have done much to contribute to their reputation as one of the most col- orful groups in Northern California. Bob and Eleanor El¬ socht, art directors for L et's Dance! (Bob is also direc¬ tor of publicity for , -T , „ Emy Albertazzi, Beverly Elsocht, Gerry Munoz the Northern Sec- (the group, , s , director] ,. and Doreen . Pruellage., tion), do the re- mode| one of the many costumes +hey have search on the cos- made. (Phofo by Art Neuman). tumes and lay out the art work. Then the whole group gets together to sew and FirstPruellage, row Emyin Leand Fandango Al Albertazzi. Basquecostumes: Second row, Leftin German to right, costumes, Ed Silva,Bev- —£ Doreen . , handpaint . their . costumes...... _. . erlyman, Elsocht, Eleanor andDixon, Robert Rhea Elsocht, and DickBabe Mclntyre,and Don Walker. Dorothy Maude Muhr, and Art tneirNeu- .rhelr attention *^° dancingto authentic families folk (the dancing ElsochtS and and their Mclntyres), costume John Hayes,ture) Alice complete and Verne the Odergardgroup. (Photo and Howard by Phil Bell Maron). (not in of pic- the finest work, typemake ofthe group Merrymakers in the Federation.of San Leandro representative JANUARY, 1950 15 -t-|—| | it T/^ r\ A KIKIV/ and rea"y Put !t over **"* t!me- A" tlle *ed" I lI_L II I W' L'/\lNlNY erated groups schools, cooperated colleges and along civic organizations with infer- the (Continued from Page_. Five) _,.dancing . .,„ that . region, . .1 with . or without ... squares? ..i^^ . '___.•, ested ^in either^ folk or square dancing% ^ or both ONE,. •!!!AUDIENCE•.!» ,->r- AND p/^adDANCERS, t/-. tucTO BRING iamiiadv Well, iKTU the Theycowpunchers also lovedo and American they hke roundsquares dances and , ,. , « P preparationr r of the KENTF1ELD "„,„.,A HUNK OF ... SOAP _.,.. TO THE „i„|,.,n JANUARY ,-niwi/~I5TH ». Aiini are lust nuts over European folk dances. Who ,,, , w, festivals. ___ TORIUM,FESTIVAL DEPOSIT IN THE OAKLANDSAME IN CIVIC BOXES AUDI- AT THEV says European ,nd Ame,icanand Amencan foHt folkdanclna dancng won't wont MQNTEREY IDEA DEPARTMENT!can ^ be reached LOS BAILADORES fhrough de^ ?uc°R;J^rCAHM Z\Ll\ «™?f COM Had a letter from CLAUDE MANSFIELD new Post Office Box 786 at MONTEREY, CALL I^«ME^BANn,MITTEE FOR DISTRIBUTION 1movprcIac.' OVERSEAS.<°ld «!»• > FUN CLUBBER) just Grevhound returned bus from tour FORNIA. He covered Present CHARLES F. officersREED, 89 Via are:Del Pinar, President, Monterey, SOAPAND.v.rs WILL ikjnnnwr NOTMPROVE ONLY RELIEVE unn.ic MORALE, SUFFERING our BUT \a/iiative-weekfareyhcund i WILL »icn ALSO25 states, jbus i_ tour, danced hie ucovered every night i_j.ru and PAPkT-R slept the t-alitornia, HAM Cai-mel• pnone Mry. California- tzu/, vice secretary president,president, nrnnkicTOiTCDEMONSTRATE tucTHE cDiEKincuiD FRIENDSHIP nc OF TUC THEnex+ 'day on a Greyhound bus.' Grevhound' How about folk (MRS.) rAKKSK MAUDEMALL, Uarmel, WILMOT, i^autorma, Carmel secretary, Valley, AMERICANMOTE INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE ANDGOODWILL FURTHER AND Swell PRO- idea dancer for specialMARCH FEDERATIONtrips, foreyhcund. FES- California- Monterey treasurer California- (MRS ) leaderVIRGINIA (MRS)KEL- DANNYDOWN PAYMENT SAYS ON THISTHE DEBT WILL WE OWE BE«•• daytimeA SMALL program T>VAL-f11 and the SAN SQUARE FRANCJ^°,^;°APRS,:Wr;1' DANCE h"p MARJORIE MARSHALL,aDDreciate Pacific oettina Grove, their Cali- mail FORrwr. THE in. WONDERFUL Y»ui\uci-ruL MUSIC muoi^AND CALLERS «nu ASSOCIATION -..-. ...,.„„ will host the .night . "Wa. at theThey newd appreciatebox. How about getting your clubtheir getting mail ADANCES BRIGHTER WHICH HOUR WEREAND WHICH ONCE WE THEIRS WHO Made INReady Jamboree to hire at thethe finesf STATE soundARMORY engineers . . . Money £ messaqep6rmanent from box—hm-m-m? DUBLIN IRELAND JO BESIDES-WHATHAVE EVERYTHING COULD NOW ADD FULLY MORE ENJOY.TO can a"dhire. L^uiP™nt Who says that square the dancer Readv and Made hemMoney SA_._ KENNEDy SW|NGERS of +he (and s a F carrousel t+ier red.headed and'THE OURA CAKEGOOD CLEANOF SOAPFUN THAN ALONG! BRINGING 9«««r7that likes +a+;ons European folk dances her cant ngw get to-f |k^^ ^dapce ^ ^ ^ dass. ^ ^ qu+ .^ UAPCa'rPB,°b.La7°;tv m cj-_ h"d dli f° ^ h'S J.LJ..Inew hall, l- rUN 534 CLUB Precita is Aye.,rolling S. right F.. along second at their and Tomorrow night I hope you will come yearMARGARET or out more. of circulate Longer for than possibly nine a fourth months ^ .o SEAR$ ^ tradiHona|_ ROEBUCK off That,5 M|SS|ON. You'll ,te polka To try and it and schottische see just how andit is waltzdone, a bit GARfcldon t get was any director ideas, this,,.;ot the heartKeel trouble. and Strath- MAR- FROM. -.,,,- THE . ,DIARY ,, OF SAMUEL PEPYS And not one dance will I .let , you ,sit. ., . spey Club_,,,,,- the Scottish dancers ,. andi BOB has , c , ., , , ,„ , .. n^-n , ., i LEWIS: . , Let r the women ., wear . cottons and heels that are ,her comfortable' r up . .fc*uerneville i way,r~ where . .,, -,., -._ . .,~,,-~~ , Sunday, , November ,, 19: Had, ., .the blues. A So< flat , ,...... there., s nae , too much to do and she will i hae. ,. j r nl,TI jtion , nnx^rmr l of RUTH -ii PRAGER . l went S to costumes. SANr»,,--< FRANCISCO , ,RUTH tohas see rn the IH exhibi- i work And you menl hard, sportj l. shirts butj. -j.1 itswith lotsino - cravat. of x funr __.„-.. ,^. ,_._.-., -.-._.,-..,-, ,, brought back a collection of hats, vests, vest- And you'll be surprised how much we get done. popularDOROTHY "SARA-CATS" (FROST STEVENS, teacher, the has very been , ,hon- ,.me"+S' b°d;CfS' cos+umes' . . P'ctur8» . °.f ,cos u™s' , , lts,the , _Co"ntrY ShoP sharP on eight oredmerce-,_.-.= tor byL- her U„rtinethe r;n_, organizing LOS „r-,_.;-;n^ GATOS ot tolk -. MUSIC 3/4 PATTERN Illustrations IV. Fast part and Retard a. With hands on hips M and W stamp lightly on L foot (ct. 1), swing R foot *j3 (*> across L (cts. 2, 3). ^A^^^ 2 Stamp lightly on R (ct. 1), swing L across R (cts. 2, 3). V/^\\ 3 Step on L foot (ct. 1), swing R across L (cts. 2, 3). 1- K !»! . 4 Step on R at L side of L and L pirouette turn to L, finishing with weight on L. 5-8 Repeat action of meas. 1-4, beginning R and turning R, 9-10 b. Assume varsouvienne position facing counterclockwise. M and W take two two-steps, L, R, moving forward in line of direction. II Step forward on L (ct. 1), close R to L keeping weight on L (ct. 2), hold (ct. 3). 12 Repeat action of meas. 11 beginning on R. 13-14 Step on L (ct. 1), describe a small arc with R foot as you swing it across the L ( cts. 2, 3). Point R toe across L, touching R toe to floor (ct. 1), hold (cts. 2, 3). 15 Step to R side on R I ct. 1), describe small arc with L foot as you swing it across the R (cts. 2, 3). 16 Both point L toe across R, touching L toe to floor (ct. 1). M releases W L hand, makes 1/4 turn R and steps back of R on L (ct. 2), points R toe on floor toward partner and places L hand over his L hip pocket as he bows slowly to partner on retard in music (ct. 3). W pivots to R on R making a 3/4 turn (ct. 2). W steps back on L pointing R toe on floor toward partner as she takes deep bow ( ct. 3). Note : On pause between phrases of this and the next step, partners step toward each other on R foot and assume varsouvienne position facing counterclock¬ wise in circle. V. Waltz in Varsouvienne position 1-2 Beginning L, M and W take 2 waltz steps moving forward in circle. 3-4 Take two waltz steps turning completely around to R to again face counter¬ clockwise. On the turn M maneuvers W from his R side to his L. 5-8 Repeat action of meas. 1-4 beginning on L foot again, turning L, and M ma¬ neuvers W from his L side to his R as they turn. 9-12 Repeat action of meas. 1-4. 13-14 Repeat action of meas. 5-6 (two waltz steps forward). * ,-..-..«»- »»„.«. ««n 15 M raises W R hand over her head turning her to her L to face him. 16 M and W assume closed position in single circle (M facing counterclockwise, W clockwise) and W changes weight from R foot to L. VI. Pursuit Waltz and Woman Turns \?\ £?, ^L-J&s 1-2 clockwiseBeginning in circle M L, (W Wtravels R, partnersbackwards). take two pursuit waltz steps moving counter- /"P^v\ if^O IL^r^Y \\ /^?K Note:without revolving.Pursuit waltz: To travel either forward or backward in a direct line )h>r<<~ «^^es/y, ) §[e=>\~^~fZ~ f{ii. 3-4 M turns W to her R under the extended arms on two waltz steps. Pwisi'if WHI-Tl * Tv*n @ © 5-16 Repeat action of meas. 1-4 three times (4 times in all). Note: The two pursuit waltz steps are taken with longer steps than the two where the W turns. VII. Circle Waltz and Bow in the Center 1-12 a. Partners continue waltzing in closed position, revolving clockwise while prog¬ ressing counterclockwise around the circle. On meas. 12 M turns W to R and they join R hands, M placing L hand over L rear pocket, W holding skirt in R hand. 13-15 b. Keeping R hands joined, partners move toward center of circle with three waltz steps (M backward, W forward). ' ® " © "^^ m W»i.rz*Bow •- ct-HTc^ 16 Partners bow to each other, W taking a very deep bow (almost to the floor), M closing R heel to instep of the L foot (modified 3rd position). 'GWC£ SQUARES EDITED BY MILDRED R. BUHLER SQUARE POLISHING Get Out Your Mental Cloth and Shine Your Sets \)T/Ea ARE big ALL square way, dancing but now just in______|______,—-JM^ how do we ^^HBJ there large. is Be no careful doubt onthat the the promenade set is nottoo atsquare a jamboree dance? or Sitting festival on isthe a sidelineswonderful ~~~~jp% ^j ' ^jr #^L " .to manner. let the Beginnersset spread areout invery an proneungainly to callersexperience are and doingquite ana goodeye-opener. job andThe _the * jHp F t%LC__ • F"-~~3^" ' ffT jjjjr. IT jj sary.|fck£ useAn easymuch moreway floorto prevent space than this is isneces- to time,dancers butare somethingapparently havingis lacking. a good »"'^P^- x^flPM^/ftV^ *M|EjfiSPjjF^-,7<-^jM| promenading have theso thatfour menthere close isin a abit circle while edj Ithe*i don't point believe where • we* many can uofreceive us have the ' -*~reach- f /« ! flP V^F" .-i, 0Wm*,'"'SL' .' ' *HcM " •. , ^.JhSmSmH . c i tween , their u . i four , left , ,shoulders, r i' i -p, lhe t op¬ mostt f. satisfaction 1 rt .• f if* TT- «•**% irom «WiMHMfi3 our iIsquares. «t positeth' k i'U'V, Wecouples ,/,% mustm W mainingr .be opposite. careful r .each ,, other about,, all .ithrough re- u untilwe ..,'do. you !yet ',have something experienced is the missing thrill . andof fif j /> ., . ;/ I ,,r.„ llll' l L'lL.------r 1 , 11 '"when , they are doing, . identical c- , .. tigures., r polisheddancing with to athe set lastthat hasdegree, every youdetail are /1 '/11 ' I If HThe smooth main style thing of that square contributes dancing is to the a blissfully"Polish" is unawareabout as ofgood what a term it asis. 11 1 •^^/M manner thc floor- in Thewhich enthusiastic we maneuver beginner aboutflies lookingwe can find for. to describe iff what we are A' ij i ll flijump, sometimes WT through throwing the air within a askip, gallop hop and rp,lhere are two definite reasons j whyr' j •. A !! u J IB !! ,m. I . £&m-^/A ! •, when , a sashav was intended, -.i or he walks it andour squares could are not be. what u First,they» .l should insufficient « u ij J mtime W^^Kr -^MJK^ m ||^ W^Kr H. |^ whatsoever.^^^ about in „,.,,.aTo stilted help mannerhim ,. find ,with a no,happy lite fluencespent fromon thethe foreign squares. folk dancesSecond, Two members the of thein- Redwood med!um City Docey-Do ls the S°°d challengeinstructor. facing every spoilingwhich creep in their and color pure the squares,form. Club This show ofcorrect course position beat for thethat promenade is easyGood square to heardance musicand haseasy a strong to tossedhappens together mainly becauseand the theydistinctive are all na-hour enough period time on squares,to permit andproper that coverage. is not follow. beat of A thestep music. should In be this taken area on we every use tionaling process. flavors This of latterall are is lost not inwhat the we blend- squares, Some and groups then spendwonder evenwhy itless is timethey onsections the gliding of the walk country or shuffle use a smoothstep. Sometwo- matterswant, and greatly I think if we we seperated could improve the vari- don't time like to develop them. themSquares properly, must beand giventhey youstep use, almost keep itexclusively, on the beat butof the whatever music, teachingous types ofschedules. dances when Certain planning things our should go trained be handled in theby leadersfield. carefullygEFORE WE _„„„„,„ GO too „.„ far „„ let f . s, take couldwell dotogether, some long range others planning do / not,ET US GOand BACK we and "promenadereview some ing position," side by side facing partners counterclockwise stand- wouldwhich wouldgive helpour thisstudents, situation, particularly and of the goodthings square that aredancing. pertinent right to with hands hands over crossed the joinedin front, left the hands,joined absorbthe beginners, the true anational better characteristicsopportunity to Firstline withof all,the floorkeep theor thesquares dance inarea proper level- ne^ Stand m a ^S^11tall, headmanner erect, at about chest chest out, lemsbelonging are so to closely each dance. interwoven The two that prob- if thembeing squared. used. Square When standing them up inand "home" keep shouldersheld UP and back out but slightly relaxed, from with the elbows body, willwe correct correct the firstitself. perhaps reach the outlatter an(j position touch each his personcorner should w;thout be able and to your With "diningy°ur "sitting room" room" pulled pulled up, under as minutesThe average to a half class hour spends out of from each 15two- stretching step toward or reaching his corner far. toIf he reach has to him Lloyd (Continued Shaw describes on Page Twenty-two) it, and your JANUARY, 1950 19 CALL OF THE MONTH (As called by Elmer A. Manier, Sacramento, Calif.) the Here is the complete caller's "patter" for a square dance of the "hash" type, which uses four different figures as well as several types of "breaks" or chorus figures. Try it on your group and see if they are on their toes! SQUARE $U All eight balance and all eight swing Two head couples balance and swing The SANTA MARIA VALLEY PI¬ All join hands and form a ring And lead right out to the right of the ring ONEER ASSN. is setting up an active And circle South The two gents swing with an elbow swing square dance group under MR. and And let a little moonshine in your mouth. Now your opposite with a turkey wing MRS. JOHN MURRAY, with MR. and Break and trail along that line Now the gents with the same old thing MRS. DAVE BOYD, MRS. MARY ANN The lady in the lead and the gent behind. Now your partner with a pigeon wing. ELLIS and MRS. FICKERT assisting. We The gents turn back and swing them awhile. Circle up four and away you go wish them luck and good dancing! Promenade, Indian style And when you get straight do a do-si-do. No further news of BERNIE LE MAY'S The lady in the lead and the gent behind. Do, do, and a little more dough work with the SAN BERNARDINO The gents turn back and swing them awhile. Just one change and home you go Squadron of the Air Force. Idea was to Down the center go roll the ball And everybody swing your own have dances as a feature of the squad¬ And swing that girl across the hall Swing her round and round. ron's public relations—not to mention She's the one you call your own * * * its personnel relations. How did it go, And promenade your honey home. Allemande left with your left hand Bernie? Right to your partner with a right and left SKIPPER STEIMLE is busy at SAN Two head couples balance and swing grand GABRIEL with three new classes, going all at once in addition to his other ac¬ EaseAnd to gothe rightright andout hook to withthe theright left of„, the , ring ,He liked .whiskey> . she ,. liked mm „ , tivities. Call him at SY 3-8677 if inter¬ And turn those lines around the set That s where their troubles a11 be§un- ested. Pop those lines and feel their helft Meet y°ur partner with an elbow swing The ladies duck low and face the set And keep right on with the same old thing. Did you miss that announcement And all take a ride on the Harlem rosette. All the way around the ring, about the new classes, instructed by ED GILMORE at the city hall auditor¬ tourThe hands gents up andreach around high, you go the „ ladies. ,duck low ., Swing .. . >em wrong, and ,, swi . , ,m ^ ium in REDDING? Call 2336 if you did. And when you get straight, do a do-si-do SwlnS ein a11 lf ll takes a11 mSht- LEFTY ALLEMANDE, JIM McDAN- Do-si-do with the gent you know Swing 'em right and swing 'em wrong IELS, BOB BECKETT are also doing a The lady go si and the gent go Do Once and a half and keep hooking on. fine job. BOB has a qroup for high JustAnd allone eightchange swing and around home the you ring. go »Meet , your partner, , take her in your arms school students on Friday nights and And give her a swing Jim has a 'teen age group at the YWCA And promenade home with the dear little on Friday afternoons. Allemande left and the ladies star thing. The gents promenade, but not too far * * * GALE PREITAUER is doing a bang- Meet your corner with a left hand swing up iob in bringing squares to VENTURA. And the gents star back across the ring. Tw0 side couples balance and swing A University of Cal (Davis) man he has Allemande left with your corners all And go right out to the right of the ring been at square work since before col¬ Grand right and left around the hall The lady round two and the lady falls thru. lege days; met his wife, Gale, at a Meet your partner, don't be late The gent around two and the lady falls thru. square dance. He also teaches round Grab those girls and promenade eight. „ , tour, hands up , with a .right , , hand , cross dances and is going to take on more * * * * Back with the left and don't get lost. classes if he can find that eighth day Two side couples forward and back Right hand back to the lady left in the week. Two ladies chain three-quarters round Break with the left and pull her thru The gents promenade around the town And shuffle along the old shoo-shoo. "BISH" BISCHOFF'S new novelty call Chain 'em in as you did before Now you're doing the do-si-do "Casey Jones" is one of the best of its type to be heard in a long time. If you TheChain gents 'empromenade in and around chain the 'emfloor. back A little Just bitone of change heel, a andlittle home bit youof toego, haven't heard it or read it qet a copy The gents promenade the outside track. And swing all eight around the ring. of December's LET'S DANCE! and give Chain 'em in as you used to do * * * yourself a treat. Then go home and swing 'em a few, ^ ^ ^ ^ a kft allemande> MILDRED BUHLER, popular caller Swing, swing,* all* eight swing.* grand. ^^ ^ ^ partner ^ R right and left and teacher from REDWOOD CITY, Allemande left and there you are Make your feet go whickety-whack is the new associate editor in charge With a right and left and form a star Meet your partner and turn right back. of square dancing for LET'S DANCE! Just remember where you've been Meet your partner, kick her on the chin All items about callers, dancers and Right and left and star again. Turn right back and do it again. clubs will be welcome for AROUND Break that star and find your own Meet your partner, promenade THE SOUARE SET. Just send them to Swing her once and promenade her home. Promenade and don't get sore Mildred at 180 Elwood St., Redwood * * * That's all there is, there ain't no more. City, California. LET'S DANCE! 20 FOLK DANCE COSTUME JACK McKAY SEWING San Francisco Will do sewing in your home by the hour A 10-wk. course in American Squares Also alterations of all kinds is to begin Jan. 9, with Jack McKay MRS. HORVATH as instructor. For information call 1329 South Van Ness Avenue San Francisco HOLLYWOOD — "Who's Who" of LO 6-6293 Hollywood could be made of the new Phone Mission 7-4965 group formed here called "Stars on the Cob." They were organized by Henry Just Opened P Wiloxon and Joan Woodbury and in¬ T clude such names as Myrna Loy, Ed¬ in Downtown Oakland Y ward G. Robinson, Mrs. Spencer Tracy, R Rosalind Russell, Mrs. Carey Wilson, Phil Maron's Folk Shop O Monty Wooley, Martha Raye, Ann Bax¬ L Folk and Square Dance Records E ter, Joan Blondell, Bing Crosby, Ann A Books and Accessories Pearce, Ronald Coleman, Joan Craw¬ N ford, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, Lauren Bacall, Mrs. Kitty Lane, Claire 573 t5th Street GLencourt 2-2511 Specialist In Leather Costumes OAKLAND 12, CALIFORNIA Open 9:30-5:30 Ml 7-5578 Windsor, Dr. and Mrs. Basil K. Woods 3285 Mission St. San Francisco 10 and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Schneider. Ann Lehr heads the guild and is general chairman. * « * FOLK DANCE INSPIRATIONS WASHINGTON AND OREGON — "Pappy" Shaw's touring group of danc¬ ers is making a hit wherever and when¬ tyoet* cited fi£# dettfted—moxufrietwieet ever they appear. The group is com¬ posed of young high school students from "Pappy's" Cheyenne Mountain School at Colorado Springs and he GILBERT I. KIRKOFF laughingly claims that since the student Jeweler body numbers only ninety or so that 844 PHELAN BLDG. half of it is with him on this tour. SU 1-8291 SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON, D. C. — Rumor around the capitol is that more than one servant of the people is locking his of¬ fice door and practicing square calling. HAVE YOU SECURED YOUR COPY? "It looks better than fiddle-playing or red suspenders for getting votes," a local Only a few left of the wag remarked, "and, if square dance movement keeps growing, may even sur¬ pass baby kissing as a sure-fire way to reach the House or Senate." The biggest collection of Folk Dance information yet printed NOTE: SOMETHING DOING OUT- Only 75 Cents OF-STATE THAT YOU'VE HEARD Write to OR READ ABOUT? CLIP IT OUT, PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE JOT IT DOWN AND SEND IT TO 262 O'Farrell St., Room 301 LET'S DANCE! SQUARES, 180 EL- SAN FRANCISCO 2, CALIF. WOOD ST., REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. JANUARY, 1950 21 THE DANCER'S square polishing _^ _^ (Continued from Page Nineteen) and Duck, etc., only be done on a com- BOOKSHELF weight forward on theyou balls are ready of theto move.feet, Now glide mand for- from ln on the the caller'sllShtest andwhlm notof thebe dancers'thrown profuseIn this illustrations age of picture itmagazines s surprising and war(L how step5 beat step> f mugi step; ug; step; ^ arewith ag each can With become so many a sea endings of bobbing, possible ducking,the floor tewfull booksemphasis on dancingon photography. are published Because with long 'as , *ftwirline leSf °f etcYou ifand this Y°™ freedomPartner .T^5'is tier- P seendancing to isbe aappreciated visual thing, and needingunderstood. to be youwill are permit doing without the 50-yard looking dash. as though SPeed eis *definitely to be desired, but couldJohn well Martin's serve Theas aStory model offor the future Danee floor Lead verywith lightly. t°es down> Take and the skim weight the on watch rat racethat canit mayspoil not the be beauty overdone. of any A publications.New York Times, Martin, is a danceclear, critic concise for and the the the ball toe first,and then allowing to the itrear to ofroll the back foot to Fordance- additional pointers that add to the non-technicalknows his subject writer who,perfectly nevertheless, and, what u ,1 f the Same tme ,. hft tHeWl iLlegS ,fro™ the r free hands.. over overall beauty their we suggest: respective 1. Men rearkeep sentis equally it in important, an interesting knows how manner.to pre- hlP He andthe notbody from well the over knee the Jolnt- foot thatKeeP ispockets tak- themat all somewhere times, in placemid-air. of dangling2. Women takes all forms of dancing and shows ing the weight, allowing the trailing use their skirts gracefully whenever pos- howsic danceone grewto folk from dancing the other—from and ballroom ba- j -tfoot r t0 .Lremain on the floor vuntil you s}hlf ,3- ,Look 4. Atat no y°u,r time shallPartner the andmen srniJe-lead the dancing,i . from x dancing ,as a means. of6 . , , need it for the next , step. Keep your feet , t _ l, women in a irough manner. Ihetu ubest * enjoymentdividual to and its expression arrival as for a meansthe in-of atPasslng yourselves each otherif you at haveclose a range.large enoughLook leaders gree. are always gentle to the last de- massin the entertainment motion pictures. on Broadway and and what mi"or, a J°y°usto Permlt wa? jt Yout0 arefloat! floating, watch T your gome square of thege dancing shape tions up in-and And ,right .,° ,.along with ,& iithe text .. rhe has . direction,. T°t?°P * asof£ thoughgl^Ce byou yOUr areP*-^1"'8 enioying t0 somethinS that's fun with a capital F. onet ot£ „the finest , collections . , „ , ofr pictures , each otherr vUs company, , j i.and i- believe -tit or RECORDS of folk dancing ballet and modern n smile ^cates that are. A complete line of folk and square dance dance to be toundJ Itanywhere. you practice tx .• the .«. gliding i.j. step / ...iwith Folk dancers will enjoy the section on this proper posture several times you music. Instruction sheets for all their particular recreation, of course, will find it becomes very easy for you recorded dances But they will equally enjoy browsing in to do and you will soon feel and see a BOOKS the story of other dance forms that are great difference in your dancing. One Folk Dances From Near and Far - 4 volumes closely connected with folk dancing. warning—don't pump the arms up and The end result of a few short hours down in time to the music- A variety of square dance call books with Martin's book will be a deeper ap- Both jigging and off beat clapping f oik arts bazaar preciation of folk dancing and, for those of the hands is frowned upon by mem- who attend ethnic, ballet and modern bers of the Callers' Association of North- 416-c W . Los Feliz Road, Glendale dance performances, a fuller under- era California, although we know some CHapman S30I9 standing of the dance art coupled with of our old timers indulge in this in a that increased sense of enjoyment that manner that is delightful to watch. comesthoroughly from thewhat ability is being to grasp seen.—R.D.L. more We also such suggest as Do-Sa-Do, that special Single endings swing, O Twirl A 06TS T 1x1 f\ V»/X Jl d©X A SQUARE DANCE MAGAZINE ONE HUNDRED AND ONE SINGING CALLS by Frank Lyman FOR SQUARE DANCERS!! The first book of singing calls published. How Is your repertoire? Each issue filled with new ideas, new calls, $2.00 new patter, round dances, book and record reviews and coverage of important Square AMERICAN SQUARE DANCES Dancing events—all slanted toward the true by Dot Burgin fun and enjoyment of this hobby. ances from all The Have SETS IN ORDER mailed directly to finest square dance book available because it deals with square d kinds. your home every month for a whole year. ove the United States and not just one section. Seventy dances of all $1.50 Your subscription — sent in today — starts with the very next issue. Price $2.50 per Order from 12-month year. Send subscriptions to: AMERICAN SQUARES SETS IN ORDER 152 North Swall Drive 121-6 Delaware Street Woodbury, New Jersey The usual discount to book stores. Inquiries invited. Los Angeles 36, Calif. 22 LET'S DANCE! field and Paul Erfer, also of the Southern Sec- Folk Dancers, to Ken Bowen of the National CHEERS tion; to Bill Herlow and Minnie Anstine of the Press and to my husband Matt. To all these Santa Barbara Folic Dancers, all of whom helped and countless others whose assistance and co- AND considerably. operation was so gratifying. Thank you all again. Breakers,In the who northwas most conscientiousto Don Ronkand help- of the Santa Cruz FRAN LARKIN S7S709 A fu1, aS WaS Eu'a Hesketh' also of +he Breakers. Editor' L^T'S DANCE! \y%j^L/V' To Tom Sawyeri and a I- the \a/'M-Castle z c Promenaderso n • my advertisingPlease manager,let me take hran this opportunityLarkin, and \o thank her fl to. ... Alice , I, Williams | ot„ , banta n. iKosa, r ,. to _. Doris . . ,'. ,. .. j husband, 11 5 Matt i Larkin, i • tor t the j.l splendid i j-j work l SQUARES VS. FOLK DANCE? Dance Croup,Mitchell to Eileen and Cullum Ruby Pinkneyof the Hollisterof the Turlock Folk October they did 1949 on +heYearbook advertis[ng Issue. for Tne September- danceIn callera recent said issuein part: of ".LET'S . . vast DANCE! majority a square Pr°™naders, to William Scharf of the Lodi PEARL PRESTON of federation groups who are primarily folk dance groups and who use 'squares' only as program variety. . . ." He is not alone in this differentiation between "folk dancing" and "square dancing." I would'like to rise up and ask loudly where the difference is. The term folk dancing does not mean or imply in any way that the dance has to be of ee any type, nor does it exclude any type. It means dancing of the people—but the term does imply usage of a dance or type of dance Calling All Folk Dancers" by the people for some reasonable length of time as an accepted dance. RADIO PROGRAM A dance that someone has built up to fit a certain recording—a dance that has no characteristic flavor or style of any peoples, conducted by just merely a different sequence of familiar steps to remember—is no folk dance. There are MILDRED R. BUHLER many, many of these folkless folk dances be¬ ing done in California as the real McCoy while American squares—dances that are steeped in good old Yankee zip and folklore —are being denied their place as folk dances. Every Sunday Morning - 10 to II A. M. Whether you go in for squares or not, as Americans let's officially put them at the top beginning January 8, 1950 of our list of folk dances; at least let's CALL themDANCES. what they are: AMERICAN FOLK —LLOYD M. DEMRICK (Changs) * * * KVSM--1050 on the Dial NO CLOWNING, PLEASE! Editor, LET'S DANCE! Dear Sir: We must have criticism as well as nice com¬ ment so here \s mine. Something should be for your every printing need done at once to stop the ruining of our dances by a certain element that thinks dancing a form of circus clowning. The Scherr is not supposed to be done with leapfrog thrown in, standing on the head and kneeling on the ground. And the Skater's Waltz 77/£ i^laihnai PRESS does not include grunting when you throw your partner to the left side and back to place. Printers of Let's Dance! If such things are allowed to continue the Federation dances will look like the carryin'-on of inmates of a mental institution and the whole grace, charm and beauty of our move¬ ment will be destroyed. We are as near to you as your phone Respectfully, CLAUDE MANSFIELD, Hotel Federal, S. F. TELEPHONE * * * Editor, LET'S DANCE! OXford 7-2605 Please extend my heartfelt thanks to the following for their help on Yearbook adver¬ tising. First to Pearl Preston, the regular ad¬ vertising manager; to Harold Comstock, presi¬ dent of the Southern Section; to Charles Rich 273 BROADWAY MILLBRAE of the Glendale Folk Dancers; to Helen Caul- JANUARY, 1950 23 THAT FOR 1950 THE STAFF OF £et't Vcutcef not only wishes you a but intends to make it just that with a folk and square dance magazine which will keep you in- W0888J • ••••! a formed and entertained every month of the year !v>.;>.>S •••*« aI • •••••! l ROBERT DOUGLAS LAMONT, Editor SvXv! ROBERT and ELEANOR ELSOCHT, Art Directors XvXvXsvwW MILDRED R. BUHLER, IRIS MUNSEN, GRACE PERRYMAN, vXwIv^^ ED KREMERS, RUTH PRAGER, HAROLD PEARSON CHARLES RICH, Associate Editors PEARL PRESTON, Advertising Manager WALTER GROTHE, Promotion Manager MARGARET LAMONT, Business Manager