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SEPTEMBER 1952 THE MAGAZINE OF FOLK AND SQUARE DANCING 25c OUR AUSTRIAN D A N C E S--SEE PAGE 7 FOLK DANCE DRESSES, THE ROUND UP BLOUSES, SKIRTS, SLIPPERS PEG ALLMOND Official publication of the WE MAKE COSTUMES TO ORDER DANCE SHOES Folk Dance Federation of Minnesota Moll Mart Smart Shop 5438 Geary Boulevard San Francisco o $1.50 per year Mollie Shiman, Prop. EVergreen 6-0470 470 23rd Avenue San Francisco 21 Send your subscription to FREE Art & Metha's THE ROUND UP 35-Page Folk and Square RECORD CHEST Box 51, University Station Dance Catalog Folk Dance Records Minneapolis 14, Minnesota 920 S. W. Broadway Yours upon Request Near Taylor Street The Folk Dance Center of WRITE TO THE Portland, Oregon OCTOBER 4th American Music Co. Operated by —ONE DAY— ART & METHA GIBBS 426 S. 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College of the Pacific CALIFONE CORP. Stockton, California Hollywood 38, Calif. LET'S DANCE! CONTENTS FO R SEPTEMBER 1952 ED/TOR'S NOTEBOOK Jleuv&w, V, I Y O L NO 'ane&i EXHIBITION DANCING The Magazine of Folk and Square Dancing We know that this article will be misunderstood but feel the need of "viewing with understanding" EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK -- 3 certain trends that seem to be coming more and more CALENDAR OF EVENTS 4 evident in the exhibition phases of our program. EDITOR'S MAIL BAG .5 We believe that some phases of "exhibition danc- REPORT FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA by Paul Pritchard 6 ing" are both historically authentic and presently de- OUR AUSTRIAN DANCES.... _ 7 sirable. They present a means of introducing others WHAT IS AN AUTHENTIC COSTUME? by Irene Weller. 8 to folk dancing and to assist ourselves to better folk THE RECORD FINDER_ 9 dancing. They add color and spice to our programs. CASTANET PLAYING by Grace Ferryman 10 Recently we have seen three or four fine exhibi- FOLK DANCES—Fascination Tango (English) II tions of what is more accurately known as the Classic La Mesticita (Mexican) 13 Dance. They were interesting . they were Well CALLS edited by Jack McKay. 15 .done . but let's call them what they were and are. FOREIGN—Manila, Tokyo _ 16 The program notations did so ! NATIONAL PROMENADE and AROUND THE SQUARE SET by Peg Allmond.. .... 17 Another trend — not so new-— is our overdramatiza- TWO PUERTO RICAN DANCES by Lisa Lekis.. .... 18 tion, over spectacularizing of folk dance materials. FOLK DANCE CAMP—1952 .... 19 One nationally-known observer at the Woodminster Bowl performances said, "Only two folk dances on the program — splendid dancing— bu t not true folk LAV/TON HARRIS, Editor dancing." We selected four and possibly five as ASSOCIATE EDITORS actually folk. Again, the audience was given the true Jack McKay, Square Dancing A. C. Smith and Phil Maron, Photog- Marjorie Posner, Foods, Costumes raphy picture as the narrator continually said "arranged Lucile Czarnowski, Books Paul Pritchard, Southern California from authentic steps." However, we believe that such Frank Moore and Osmyn Stout, Representative Events announcements have .not been thoroughly understood. Frankly, we believe that if tampered with to any EXECUTIVE STAFF Publications Committee: George Murton, Chairman; Lucile Czarnov/ski, Walter great extent, the dance is no longer actually folk Grothe, Lawton Harris, Miriam Lidster, dancing— -any more than Liszt's Hungarian Rhapso- OFFICES dies are actually folk music — although the themes and GENERAL OFFICE— Folk Dance Federation of California, Tilden Sales Bldg., Room 521, 420 Market Street, San Francisco. SUtter 1-8334. melodies are taken from old folk tunes. Liszt did not CIRCULATION, NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS— Federation office, above. claim that they were folk music — perhaps we should ADVERTISING, EDITORIAL— 1236 Elm Street, Stockton. Phone 3-4329. be similarly more careful. PUBLICATION— 273 Broadway, Millbrae, California. Phone OXford 7-2605. PROMOTION— 390 Liberty Street, San Francisco 14, Calif. Phone VAIencia What is our purpose- — Entertainment? Then our 4-5017, Walter Grothe, manager. trend is fine — it is really .a super show! Another FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS effort to sell folk dancing — ? Then we should be do- Eire— Una Kennedy; England — Mildred Buhler; West Germany, Belgium and ing folk dancing— simply and correctly, without very France —Claric e Wills; South Germany and Bavaria — Morry Gelman; Austria- Margaret Krebs. much adulteration or "improvement." OFFICERS President — Leonard Murphy, 4315 La Cresta Ave., Oakland. Our Cooer Vice President —Willia m F. Sorenson, 94 Castro St., San Francisco 14. Recording Secretary— Mrs. Sue Lemon, 192 Fairmount Ave., Valle|o. The Teen Twirlers of Sacramento in the Swiss Corresponding Secretary — Mary Spring, 2046 Harvey Ave., Fresno. Muhlradl — a feature of the State Festival exhibitions. Treasurer— William Kerr, 1095 Market St., Room 316, San Francisco. Historian— Phil Moron, IS17 Clay St., Oakland. Photo by Hodson (Sacramento) . Director of Publicity— Dave Boyce, 372 Cojusa Ave., Berkeley. Director of Extension— B. B. Wilder, 1304 Alma Ave., Walnut Creek. YOUR FEDERATION) DUES ARE DUE President (Southern Section) — Harvard Hicks, Box 728, Wilmington. As of June 1st—$5 a Year Square Dance Callers Association of Northern California — Jay Balch, President, 2002 Alameda, Alameda. YOUR MEMBERSHIP MUST BE KEPT CURRENT TO KEEP YOUR CLUB CERTIFICATE VALID LET'S DANCE1 is published monthly by the Folk Dance Federation of California. A new club roster is being compiled. Only "current clubs" Subscription price: $2.50 per year. will be listed. Dues become delinquent on September I Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Millbrae, California, December 7, 1948, under Act of March 3, 1879. SEND CHECK TO COVER AND CONTENTS COPRIGHTED 1952 BY Bill Kerr, Treasurer, Federation Office, THE FOLK DANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA 420 Market St., Room 521, San Francisco SEPTEMBER, 1952 One 35 and one 13-watt heavy duty CALENDAR P. A. SYSTEMS Complete record collection with cases CARL WILKEN Evenings after 7:30 KE 4-6831 (Oakland) Phil Maron's Folk Shop Folk and Square Dance Records FRANK MOORE, 2658 21st Ave., San Fran- Books and Accessories cisco, and OSMYN STOUT, 105 Maulsby Drive, Whittier, Editors FEDERATION FESTIVALS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21—Kezar Pa- MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY vilion, Golden Gate Park, San Fran- North cisco. Dancing: 1:00-5:00 and 7:30- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 — Walnut 11:00. Sponsor: S. F. Folk Dance 1517 Clay Street TWinoaks 3-7541 Council. Host: Changs International Creek Softball Park, Civic Center Park, Folk Dancers. Trudi Sorenson, chair- OAKLAND 12, CALIFORNIA Walnut Creek. Council Meeting 12:30 man. in Recreation Center. Dancing: 1:30- 5:30 and 7:00-10:00. Host: Diablo SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER. 28—City Park, Council of Folk and Square Dance Willits, 3rd Annual Folk and Square Clubs. Dance Fiesta. Dancing: 1:00-5:00; Folk Dance Books Evening: High School Gym. Host: Fri- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 — Memorial day Nighters Folk Dance Group. of ALL Folk Dances Auditorium, Fresno. "Raisin Festival." SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 - SUNDAY, Council Meeting 12:30. Dancing: 1:30- OCTOBER 5—Civic Auditorium, Santa Send for our list 5:30. See Other Events item. Cruz. Dancing: Saturday, 7:30-11:00; Square Dance Napkins Sunday, 1:30-5:30. Host: Santa Cruz Folk & Square Dance Note Paper NOVEMBER—Open. Breakers. DECEMBER — San Jose Auditorium. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19—Kezar Pavil- FOLK & SQUARE DANCE CHRISTMAS Hosts: Peninsula Folk Dance Council. ion, Golden Gate Park. Sponsor: San CARDS—ALSO BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS Francisco Folk Dance Council. Host: LETTERS The Swingsters. South ROSEMONT LETTER SHOP SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26—Oroville Mu- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12—Glendale Civic nicipal Aulitorium. Fifth Annual Fall 176 Duboce Ave. HEmlock 1-0817 Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Rd., Festival of Folk and Square Dancing; San Francisco 3, Calif. Glendale. An Indian Summer folk Afternoon 1:30-2:30. Evening, 7:30? dance party. Council Meeting, 11:00 Host: Oroville Old Time Dance Club a.m.; dancing, 1:00-5:00 p.m. Hosted Inc. by the Berendo Folk Dancers. Chair- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25—Memorial man: George Holly. Auditorium, Fresno. "Raisin Festival." SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 — Long Evening program of folk and square Beach Municipal Auditorium, foot of dancing with exhibitions. Dancing: American Ave., inside the spectacular 7:30-11:00. Part of Raisin Festival Rainbow Pier. Dancing: 8:00 to 12:00 celebration. p.m. Hosted by the Silverado Folk Dancers. Chairman: Ralph Gordon. South FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26—Santa Bar- SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14—Santa Moni- bara. McKinley School.