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North Ave., Milwaukee SQUARE VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3 DANCE NOVEMBER 1966 Formerly American Squares Publisher and Editor SPECIAL FEATURES ARVID OLSON 4 Why Square Dancing Is America's Finest Recreation Assistant Editor by Earle Park TESSA MALOPSY 6 Four Easy Singing Coll Variations For One-Night Stands Associate Editors by Stan Burdick 8 Masters Round Dance Tournament EDNA and GENE ARNFIELD 10 Grand Prize Winners STAN BURDICK 17 Square Dance Shop ARDEN JOHNSON 19 Square Dance Center WILBUR LIEVENS WILLARD ORLICH National Advisory Board REGULAR FEATURES AL BROWNLEE 11 Between Tips LOUIS CALHOUN 28 National News and Events JOHNNY DAVIS 32 Records JERRY HELT 36 National Square Dance Association News JOHN HENDRON 38 Mail PHYL and FRANK LEHNERT 39 Do-Ci-Do Dolores MELTON LUTTRELL SINGIN' SAM MITCHELL VAUGHN PARRISH WORKSHOP 13 Choreography SQUARE DANCE Magazine is pub- lished monthly at 1622 N. Rand Rd.. 14 Callers' Questions Arlington Heights. Ill.• 60004 by American Squares. Inc. Second class postage paid at Laurens, Iowa. 15 Basic Breakdown Forms close 1st of month preceding date of issue. Subscription: $5.00 per 16 Figures and Breaks year. Single copies: 50 cents each. Copyright 1966 by American Squares, Inc. All rights reserved. 27 New Ideas L WHY SQUARE DANCING IS '17,0 AMERICA S FINEST '40 RECREATIO BY EARL A R Ink Yorkton, Sask., Canada Yes, I'm a Canadian explaining why lected, everything balances perfectly. square dancing is the finest recreation This system, based solely on the hon- in "America". Of course, when we esty of the dancers, has worked won- speak of "America", we have in mind derfully for us. We are convinced that all of North America, including the our pride in square dancers' honesty is United States and Canada. justified. Canada seems to many dancers in Fourth, the reputation of square dan- the United States to be a few years cers for neatness and respecting the behind in the square dance movement. property of others is unexcelled. When We did not launch the modern square large numbers of dancers use hotels, dance movement as early as our south- motels, dance halls, church facilities, ern cousins, but since the late 1940's and convention centers, the owners and square dancing has played a major managers always say the same thing: role in Canadian social life. The activ- "Square dancers are welcome anytime." ity is now enjoyed from coast to coast Fifth, cleanliness of both mind and across Canada and even in the rugged body, if not already a part of the per- Northwest Territories. son's make-up, are instilled in and en- No matter what corner of the world forced among our dancers. We respect square dancing touches, its joys and our dancing companions and value benefits are equally strong. Just why is their friendship to the point where un- square dancing the finest recreation in pleasant conditions rarely exist. If they America today? My own answers num- do arise, they are quickly remedied. ber six. And finally, square dancing is body First, time and again non-square dan- exercise—motion set to music. From cers who have come in contact with our a health standpoint, it is the best way recreation have mentioned that it was to drive away the cares of the day. difficult to realize that so many people Many doctors will say that relaxation could have such a good time without is the ingredient most often missing in first having a drink or two. Our tra- individual health programs. S q u a r e ditional exclusion of drinking at square dancing adds that ingredient on a reg- dance functions is one of the major ular and somewhat permanent basis. reasons that will keep square dancing There are undoubtedly dozens more the finest American recreation. reasons why our recreation is America's Second, there are no barriers of race, best. What is more important is that creed, or color in the square dance others—non-dancers—come in contact movement. Social barriers are non-ex- with square dancing and learn, as we istent as dancers flow through their have, what a fine activity it is. favorite squares and rounds. We in Canada are planning a massive Third, the honesty creed among public relations and promotional pro- square danceers is one of the strongest gram during the next year as Canada bonds of our activity. This particular celebrates its 100th birthday. Square point has been illustrated to me many dancing will be the foremost activity times. in group recreation as the celebration Square dance jewelry is my side line. continues. Whenever the jewelry is displayed at Our own province of Saskatchewan dances, prices are marked, and a box will host a unique Month-O-Dancing is left for the dancers to pay for what- during June-July 1967. There will be ever they wish to purchase. The display dances every night of the month. is left unattended sometimes for an We all realize what a remarkable entire day at conventions and festivals. recreation square dancing is. Let's share Every time the merchandise is checked our activity's rewards. Join us in Can- out against goods sold and money col- ada this season! ■ 5 The dance adaptations included in Four this article have been designed for use at one-night stands or square dance classes where the emphasis is on fun or Easy the painless practice of about 20 of the most common square dance basics. Each dance has been tested with dancers in the above categories. Singing Pitfalls of "busy" combinations that sometimes stop new dancers have been eliminated. Generally, a swing at the Call end of each figure has been dropped to allow slower dancers to catch up before the figure is repeated. Callers can use Variations their own judgment regarding the swing. Some callers may also choose to rewrite the rhyming patter to suit in- For dividual styles. Each dance is printed in lines of eight beats. Dashes represent beats con- taining no patter. For proper metering, One-Night emphasize the first syllable or word of each line, unless the second line is un- derlined. Lines in parentheses after each Stands title indicate the action of the dance for quick analysis. The sequence of each dance, as usual, is break, figures twice BY STAN BURDICK for the heads, break, figures twice for the sides, and break. Breaks are not spelled out for sev- eral reasons. In simple calls, callers Stan's new book, Easy Sing-Along Calls, is now available. Order copies at $1.00 each should learn to improvise their own from Stan Burdick, 1514 Oakmont Ln., San- breaks as they go, using only about dusky, Ohio. eight basics (circle, swing, promenade, allemande, grand right and left, do-sa- do, star, and chain). To print a break for each dance here would only burden callers with that much more unneces- sary memorization. Rather, they should be encouraged to use their flexibility and creativity. For the new callers who desire the best, safest, and most common break that will fit most any dance (with slight word changes), here it is: Allemande left your corner girl, left hand round you go Grand right and left, boys, in and out you know When you meet your partner do a do- sa-do 6 IFS - - Back to back and then you promenade once you know her so Pick 'em up, star promenade, walkin' Promenade, go here and there, walk to and fro her home around the square Girls drop back, new girl now, prom- When you're home, it's everybody up enade you roam, to the middle and back Bill Bailey, won't you please come Now bow to your partner, corner too, home — — —. everybody swing with you. Another break, just as workable and MACK IS BACK—Grenn 12048 (Hds acceptable as the above, directs dancers Star R, Star L, Pick-up Crnr, Star to circle left full around, do-sa-do Prom, Circle, Sw, Prom) corner and partner, swing partner, and Head two couples star by the right, promenade. Remember to construct move it 'round, hold on tight breaks to avoid using the same basics Back by the left, left hand star, turn used in the dance figure. Some callers it once tonight switch the components of the break Corner now, pick 'em up, star prom- the second time through to prevent enade you know dancers anticipating the call. Walkin', talkin', 'round the ring, move Here are four popular singing calls it, move it, go man go with figures that have been adapted for Back right out, circle left, circle, hear one-night stand use.