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Ainern.an SquareDance. January 20W 5 From The Editors - Ed & Pat Juaire 65 Index Page 16 Moore On Contra - Paul Moore 38 Notes in a Nutshell - Frank I "(Tinier 20 On the Record - Rounds - Ralph & Joan Collipi 46 On the Record - Squares 58 52nd NSDC - Tom Rude/y(0c Statue 56 Point of Order - Don Niva 31 A/C Lines - Ed Foote 36 Pulse Poll 44 ACA Viewpoint - Bev & Bob Casteel - Gary Shoemake 54 Sewing 101 - Donna !pork 6 ASD News 26 Square-Up - John & Linda Saunders 34 ASD Profile - Tom Wallace 28 The Country Line - Mike Salerno 37 CALLERLAB 43 The Koreo Korner - Steve Kopman Alliance Planning Meeting 39 Three R's 50 CALLERLAB Applications 59 What's Ahead Review Committe Votes 53 CALLERLAB Board of Governors Election Results 18 CALLERLAB Viewpoints - Mike Seastrom 32 Club Leadership Notes - Bernie Coulthurst 51 Country Kitchen - Louise Harrop 24 Courtesy Between Clubs & Callers - John Nash 40 Creative - Lee & Steve Kopman 52 Cue Tips - Fran & Jan Kroll- 10 Easy Level - Bob Howell

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4 American SquareDance, January 2003 mum THE EDITORS ED & PAT JTFAXRE

Loving this Recreation

This publication would not be both he and Phyllis. They are two the same without the effort one of great people. its writers has put into it. It was Easy Level puts a different last October 28 when we received slant on our dance recreation and the e-mail from that contributing hardly a month goes by without editor and he off-handedly indi- comments coming in from read- cated how many years he had been ers saying thanks for the writing the column - 34 years. column. We don't normally take Well credit has to be given up space with these comments where credit is due and we say but we felt this month we had too. Thanks to Bob Howell for his We have Bob's February column many years of dedication to this and we know he's hard at work on effort. We first met Bob about the March feature. eleven years ago at a seminar he Again, thanks Bob. Keep up the was giving for the Narragansett good work! Callers Association in Rhode PS: Bob also writes a similar, but Island. We immediately struck up different column for our other a friendship which we are proud to publication, the Northeast Square say continues to this day with Dancer. Did we mention dedication?

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Pink Ribbon many door prizes were all donated. Not Breast Cancer Benefit a penny taken in is used for overhead. Three years ago Dave & Rosie Sperl All income is turned over to the Cancer conceived an American Cancer Society Society. Almost the same amount has Breast Cancer Benefit dance in memory of beer► raised each year with this year their daughter and others who have lost being the largest. their lives to breast cancer. The first dance The callers donating their time for was held at Sun City Palm Desert. CA and the past three year's are Gina Darcy. the second at Palomares Hall in Pomona. Carrie Masters, and Cliff Simpson as (MC). This year Paul Moore helped when Car- rie had to leave early. The cuers were Bob Friesen and Mel Branham. They all kept the energy level of the floor high and happy. The 41h annual "Pink Ribbon" dance will be held on October 19, 2003 in Beaumont with the same callers and cuers This year it was held in Beaumont. again working their magic. Unfortunately, this year just six With the help of our many dancers, weeks before the October 27 dance, we are hoping someday to have a cure Dave suddenly passed away. His able for this terrible disease. Square co-chair people Emil & Diane Welden, dancers helping others. Tyndra & Fernando Duran, Debbie Peggy Simpson Dexter, and Sun Lakes Birdies & Co-chair 2003 Bogies did a wonderful job of finalizing the dance plans and more than 40 Square Dancers squares attended. What a wonderful Name Dancer and sight to see wall to wall dancers out to Caller of the Year benefit this very worthy cause. Many Members of the Houston Square & more "Pink Ribbons" than the 40 Round Dance Council named Bob & squares were sold and we thank all Edna Bullock the 2002 Square Dancer that bought a ribbon to help out even of the Year and Bob Baier as the 2002 though they couldn't attend the dance. Square Dance Caller of the Year. These This year $4,450 was raised. Each awards were announced during the year the cities have donated the hall. Houston Square & Round Dance Flyers, ribbons, advertisement and Council's 54'h Annual Hoe-Down.

6 American SquareDance. January 2003 It is with deep sadness we report the passing of Ellen Cole. In the few short years we knew her, we can not say enough about how her vibrant personality and enthusiasm for life inspired everyone she touched. Our deepest condolenses to Larry and the entire Cole family. Ed & Pat Juaire

The Bullocks are members of the The directors and hosts were George Meadowbrook Mavericks Square Dance & Onie Senyk of Sharpes, and it was Club. Bob & Edna have held numerous attended by 77 dancers from age 12 up to leadership positions in the Meadowbrook whatever. The program consisted of Mavericks club and at the state and Saturday daytime workshops for 3 levels national level. They have been described of expertise, open dancing on Friday as friendly, fun-loving square dancers evening and Sunday morning, and a who are an inspiration to others. dress ball in both ballrooms on Saturday Bob Baier has been square dancing evening with music by the Tunbridge and calling since he was a teenager. Trio. The staff included Rusty Wright, Today he is a well known and New Mexico; Stew Shacklette, Ken- respected international square dance tucky; John Daly, Ed Swan, Pam Russo, caller. Bob calls regularly for three Colette Moore, Charlie Dyer, Fred Houston area square dance clubs the Minster, Bob Parkhurst, all from Florida, Hey Lollies, Frontier Squares, and and George & Onie. Bob's Best. He also calls special A special surprise was the musi- engagements in Houston and around cianship of John Daly, Rachael the nation and world, and for exhibi- Conrad and Val Vonheeder who tions. He is always enthusiastic and played for some of the English energetic. Bob has the ability to know Country on Friday evening where each square dancer should be in and Sunday morning. the square, no matter how large the George & Onie Senyk number of square dancers at a dance. Coca, FL Bob is also a square dance teacher. Carolyn Smith 40" Anniversary Celebration Sharpes Assembly The Tokyo Square Dance Club Dance Weekend celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a The 5' Annual Sharpes Assembly weekend celebration at the Hotel Contra and English Country Dance Urashima. Five American guest call- Festival was held during the first ers and many fine Japanese callers weekend in October. The venue was provided a terrific program to over 770 the venerable 1915 Kenilworth Lodge dancers. Wade Driver, Mike Seastrom, in Sebring, Florida with two wooden Dee Dee Dougherty-Lottie, Randy ballroom floors for both genre. Dougherty, and Tim Marriner called

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Hope Pennock of Edmonton, AB, Canada shared the following routine with me from the book, "Dancing For Fun". Always searching for ideas of moving people from a table to a dance floor, I have used Hope's idea by employing the following:

TURKEY IN THE STRAW INTRODUCTION TO DANCING

Formation: Everyone seated. Music: "Turkey in the Straw" Blue Star 2266 Wait 8 beats Routine: Beats Intro: Wait 8 beats 1 32 CLAP HANDS 2 8 RIGHT HAND TAP TABLE 3 8 LEFT HAND TAP TABLE 4 8 BOTH HANDS TAP TABLE 5 8 ROLL ARMS (Circle own arms around each other) 6 32 REPEAT #2 - #5 7 8 RIGHT HAND TAP TABLE 8 8 LEFT HAND TAP TABLE 9 8 CLAP OWN HANDS 10 8 ROLL ARMS 11 32 REPEAT #7 - #10 12 8 RIGHT HAND TAP TABLE 13 8 LEFT HAND TAP TABLE TOP 14 8 CLAP NEIGHBOR'S HANDS (Neighbor on either side 15 8 ROLL ARMS On last roll, stand and move towards floor area 16. 8 RIGHT HAND TAP RIGHT KNEE 17. 8 LEFT HAND TAP LEFT KNEE 18. 8 CLAP NEIGHBOR'S HANDS 19. 8 ROLL ARMS (MOVE TO SINGLE FILE CIRCLE FACING LINE OF DANCE 20. REPEAT #16 - #19 UNTIL MUSIC ENDS

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Beats 1. 6 WALTZ BALANCE FORWARD & BACK (Step LF fwd, step R toe XIB LF, step LF, step RF bwd, step L toe XIB RF.)

2. 6 TWO FORWARD WALTZES (Step LF fwd, step RF fwd, close LF to RF. Repeat opposite feet;)

3. 12 REPEAT #1 AND #2

4. 12 4 WALTZ, CIRCLE AWAY TO BUTTERFLY (Men roll left to new partner behind, ladies make a small R turn to face new partner, arms extended, hands touching):

5. 12 2 WALTZ BALANCE APART AND TOGETHER IN BUTTERFLY (Turn LOD on last balance.)

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\ lid on the flip side of the same record: SCARLET ROSE TANGO MIXER American mixer Formation: Couples facing counterclockwise Opposite throughout. Music: TELEMARK # 1842-B "Scarlet Rose". Routine: INTRO: WAIT 16 counts 1-8 SLOW WALK, TWO STEPS; FOUR QUICK STEPS IN LOD; Walk left, right (slow); walk four quick steps L, R, L, R; Lady opposite footwork. End facing partner in butterfly position. 9-16 SIDE DRAW ; SIDE DRAW; Step to the left on the left in line of dance, draw the right to the left and touch (4 counts); Step to the right on the right, draw the left to the right in reverse line of dance (4 counts); 17-24 BACK AWAY FOUR STEPS; WALK DIAGONALLY FORWARD TO THE RIGHT TO NEW PARTNER; Starting on gents left, ladies right back away four steps; Walk diagonally right to new partner; End in butterfly position; 24-32 REPEAT ACTIONS OF 9-16; START OVER FROM BEGINING

American SquareDance, January 2003 13 Stew choreographed this next dance and it really is not difficult. Some time is needed to memorize the "GRAND" movements and if offered at a dance camp or weekend where learning time is available, it will really WOW the crowd. It makes for an exceptional exhibition number. Stew sent me the following message when he sent me the record and the instructions for the dance. I was going to call the Quadrille, 'TOURING THE WINDMILL', but when we did it at the National Square Dance Convention, Mona Cannell tripped and fell, so the name - - -

MONA'S TRIP (GRAND TOUR OF THE WINDMILL LANCERS) Type: American Lancer Formation: Four couple square set. Music: Sonderburger Doppelquadrille, Tanz Record #EP 58607 Routine:

1-16 Honor partner, honor corner. 1-32 Grand square 1-64 Ladies windmill 1-64 Grand Tour or (Blossom) 1-32 Grand square 1-64 Men windmill 1-64 Grand Tour or (Blossom) 1-32 Grand square 1-64 Grand windmill 1-64 Grand Tour 1-32 Grand square

Dance directions Grand Square Sides face, heads go forward to center, while sides backup; Heads turn to face partner and back up 4 counts, sides turn to face the opposite lady and walk forward to meet at the head position, sides face center. Head couples, who are now at side position will face and back up as the side couples walk toward the center 4 steps; The sides will face in the center and back away to original positions, heads will face their home position and partner and walk forward to meet partner at home; (Total 16 counts) This figure is repeated in reverse with the heads starting by backing up and the sides walk toward the center to start. The figure is complete when everyone is at home. Total of 32 counts.

Grand Windmill The ladies star right 3/4, the men walk the corners of the square moving counterclockwise to meet partner at the next place to the right. Turn partner by the left once and a half, the men star right while the ladies walk the corners to meet 14 American SquareDance, January 2003 ,6 e U 616.4 vet clad Z.,....., CP ,C,t' • 4111) e Box oo.... 3300 Erm, <-1

Ladies Windmill Ladies star right 3/4. while the men walk right to the corner and then after turning left meet original partner and turn her by the left and send her back to the center star to turn 3/4 again. This movement repeats three more times until everyone is home with their partner.

Grand Tour Ladies face their partner's right shoulder, and back up to corner of square, face to the right and the next position around the square and walk forward to the next position and face center. Meanwhile the men will walk straight across the square to the place of the lady in that position; the men will face to the right and walk the corners of the square as the ladies face in and walk straight across the square. This is repeated until everyone is at home. Total of 64 counts

Men Windmill Exact same routine as the ladies windmill except that the men star right in the middle each time as the women progress around the outside of the square.

Grand Blossom: The couples at each home position will walk in toward the center four counts; back up two counts and California twirl partner to face out at home. Each couple will separate and walk the corners of the square to the next position around the square. Each gent, with a new lady, will repeat the same movement three more times. All dancers will end in original position. Total 64 counts.

American SquareDaiwe, January 20W l 5 1, \ r 00ItE O)N coNTRA. PAUL Moor

THE PARADOX: Utah, and Yuma, Arizona. For many LESS IS MORE years Walt wrote a column for this magazine called "Timing's the Thing." When CALLERLAB was founded Walt emphasized giving the first beat back in the 1970's, they faced problems to the dancers and using proper timing. such as standard terminology, styling, In one discussion, Walt said, "If you and timing. Terminology took a lot of start your calls at just anytime, I will go discussion and compromise such as home after one tip. If you take the first "I'll give up Barge-Thru if you will stop beat for yourself, I'll stay for the dance, calling Star Thru Snaparoo." Styling and perhaps even come back. If you ran into some of the same problems — in give the first beat to the dancers, I'll some regions of the country, ocean dance to you for a lifetime." waves were hands up and in others When proper timing is used, and the hands down. first beat of the phrase is given to the Timing had its own problems. One of dancer, there is magic in the air. One of the questions to be answered was what the bits of magic is that the smoothness kind of dancing did we want people to do? of the dance, the floating in time to the Rush through figures as fast as possible, music, takes away the need for more or dance smoothly to the beat and phrase complex choreography. The joy of of the music? CALLERLAB established a dancingwell is enough. This does not say timing committee to solve the problem. that we can call the exact same The legendary Dick Leger headed the combinations every time because our committee which came up with an minds want a change. But few figures ingenious plan: they recorded the dances arranged creatively and called with good of well known callers and then counted timing will keep dancers coming back. the number of beats those callers gave Walt, who is one of our legendary each figure. By averaging the data, the callers, used contras and quadrilles in committee was able to publish the their square dance classes to teach names of the calls, the definition, the dancers good timing. Walt wrote a styling, and the timing. When you have great dance called "First Night Con- really enjoyed a dance, chances are it is tra," which he designed to be used at because the caller is aware of timing the first night of a square dance class. I and does not run you to death, or have have modified it slightly to make it you constantly stop and go. work a little better at open contra One of the greatest proponents of dances, but either version is excellent good timing was Walt Cole of Ogden, and lots of fun. 16 American SquareDance, January 2003 Larry Cole [email protected] Phone (765) 384-7089 Square Dance Caller 3302 N. 500 W - Marion. IN 46952

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First Night Contra by Walt Cole Formations alternate duple Music: Shindig in the Barn (WW) Intro: - - - - - corner dosado 1-8: - - - - - partner dosado (remember your partner is in the other line) 9-16 - - - - - corner swing (face across) 17-24: - - - -, long lines go forward and back 25-32: - - - -, same four star right 33-40: - - - - - back by the left 41-48: - - - -, gents move up and half promenade (your corner - the one you swung — is front of you in the star. Step up beside her in the star and promenade her to the other line. 49-56: - - - - - right and left thru* 57-64; - - - - - new corner dosado *Walt's original had a circle left one half, which is more in alignment with a first night.

If you notice, the whole dance rather than to the prompt of the uses only seven basics, but they are caller's voice. so well arranged as to be interesting. If, as callers, we train our dancers The lively music makes the dance this way, we will have a whole more fun also. One of the real generation who are dancers and not benefits of this dance is that every just problem solvers. Problem solvers figure starts on the first beat, or the tend either to climb the ladder to more down beat. By using dances like this, and more complex choreography or to you can train your dancers to listen quit when they get bored. Dancers will to the music and dance to the music stay with you for a lifetime. %

American SquareDance, January 2003 17 CALLERL AiT3 mamma By Mike Seastrom

CONTINUING NEW DANCER PROGRAMS

How is your new dancer program doing these days? Are you running a new dancer program every year? Are you in constant touch with your new dancers during the learning time and after graduation? Are you making sure to include them in the club activities, visitations, and special events? So many once a year, but the benefits to your club things contribute to bringing in our new and to the activity in your area will more dancers and keeping them involved that than make up for the added work. it really takes planningto make it all come Let's take a look at some of the together. The most important thing is to advantages of running a program that keep your new dancer program going. starts several times a year. If for some reason, your turnout is 1. You make dancing more available not sufficient to continue the class you to potential new dancers. just started, don't just fold it and give 2. Your enthusiastic new dancers can up. Make a plan to start another class bring in their friends several times a on the same night and at the same time, year and dance with them immediately. as soon as possible. Plan your publicity 3. Your new dancers become your and have your new dancers bring as primary recruiters. many of their friends, co-workers, and 4. You are asking dancers for a family members as they can. Your caller shorter commitment. should be able to find ways to bring the 5. Having two or three groups on the skill levels of the two groups together, same night increases class revenue and over the length of the program, and this makes better economic sense. will allow you to keep it going. 6. Shorter dance times each night This method of starting a class more allows brand new dancers to increase than once a year should be familiar to their physical stamina and leaves them most of you who read this column. wanting more in the first part of the CALLERLAB has actively promoted the program. By the time they build that Multi-Cycle method of organizing a new stamina, they can dance, angel, and dancer program for more than eight review the entire evening. years now. We have seen it used in a 7. Those who miss new dancer variety of ways and with varying degrees nights, or need additional learning time, of success. It takes more effort than the can repeat a phase and not wait until traditional method of startinga class just next year or be sent elsewhere.

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8. The fast learners and former push and pull them through dances that dancers can move ahead without being are over their head. If you end up at a held back by those needing more review dance that may be a little difficult for As mentioned above, the one thing the new dancers you've brought, let the that is so important in the Multi-Cycle caller know that newer dancers are Method as well as the traditional/once present. Most callers have a few tricks a year programs, is to keep it going. up their sleeve that can make the dance All new dancer programs are more fun and successful for new and effective when they have the chance experienced dancers alike. By dancing to build momentum. The next new and including your newer dancers in as dancer program you start will almost many events as possible, you will be always be more successful if the last more successful in keeping them as one you had was successful too. members of your club. Encourage your newest dancers to Appoint an "Angel" or "Mentoring" talk to their friends about dancing. couple or person for each new dancer or Give them flyer like information couple. They can keep contact with them business cards to hand out. Print a by phone or email, invite them to various one-page sheet that will give your new events, and even offer transportation to dancers information on the health and make it easier to attend. This one on one social benefits of square dancing as contact can make a big difference in well as some of its history. Consider making sure that everyone is personally having a contest, with an award for invited and included. the person or couple that brings in the With a little extra care and most new dancers. Make it fun! attention your Continuing New Dancer The other point that is so important Program will help your club increase in the retention of your newer dancers in size. Many clubs are growing is to include them in as many dance and because they are focusing their social events as possible. Make sure attention on their new dancers. Make that your club sponsors or visits dances the effort, have lots of fun, adjust that are geared to where your new things as necessary, and enjoy your dancers are at that point in time. Don't new dancers and club members! lb American SquareDance, January 2003 19 ON THE RECORD EnovNus RALPH & JOAN COLLIPI 122 Millville Street, Salem NH 03079 (603) 898-4604 [email protected] members.aol.com/Rvcollipi/index.htm

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I have been the Caller Coordinator probably be known to the caller you are for the Valley Trailers Square Dance contacting and who is familiar with Club in Northridge, California for over your club, suggesting the caller contact five years. We not only use local callers, that caller for information on your club. but I also book callers from around the It is difficult for a caller to make a world. During those five years, I have decision on booking a dance when the learned a few things callers prefer in caller knows nothing about the club. negotiations. Likewise, I have found 3. Regarding the fees, don't ask the things that can really interfere with my caller what he/she charges. You know duties as the coordinator. how big your club is, how big your hall Some of the things that I have is, how many squares you can expect, heard from callers regarding negotia- and what you can afford. Make them an tions are: offer. It can be a flat fee; minimum or 1. When you first contact them, have a percentage (whichever is greater); or date in mind. Do not ask them, "What straight percentage. But YOU make the dates do you have open in 2005"? or original offer. If it is not acceptable to "What r Saturdays do you have open in the caller, then the caller will tell you 2005"? Also, do not say, "I have the what is required. Then you make the following dates open, which one would decision as to whether or not you can you like"? (And then list dates). If you afford to book that caller. would like them to call for you on 4. If you both agree on a date and fee, February 19, 2005, you should say SEND A CONTRACT — NOW! Once you something to the effect of, "...I have the have agreed, the caller is going to date of February 19, 2005, open and we pencil you in for that date. That means would love to have you call for our club. If that if any other club contacts him/her, that date is not available or convenient, I the caller will turn them down. Send the do have some other dates open." contract so that you both have the 2. If this caller is not familiar with assurance that the date is covered. your club, tell the caller a little about it. Now, we have some of the items that How many members do you have? I feel callers should consider: What program do you dance, Basic, 1. When a club representative Mainstream, Plus or Advanced? How contacts you, whether by postal mail, big is your hall? What kind of floor? Is it telephone or email, respond!!! It does air conditioned (if applicable)? How not matter whether or not you want or many squares do your dances usually are able to call for the club, or want to have in attendance? You might also wait for a period of time before give the name(s) of a caller that would deciding do give some type of 24 American SquareDame, January 2003 Lake Champlain Squares presents the 34' ANNUAL MAPLE SUGAR l c DANCE FESTIVAL MARCH 7 & 8, 2003 SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT MIDDLE SCHOOL 11M CRAWFORD BOB GAMBELL DAVE WILSON JIM PULASKI

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immediate response. Give the club the contract is received. Don't put them courtesy of letting them know your into the position where they have to feelings. Those who are booking callers book another caller and run into the for a club want to complete their chore. hassle of having two callers claim to If a caller is asked to call for a have contracts for the same dance. particular date and never responds, I hope that these suggestions are the Caller Coordinator is hesitant to helpful to both callers and club book another caller for that date. representatives. I know it has been Common courtesy indicates that the very frustrating to me to try and get a caller should respond in some fashion caller to call one of our club dances and to the inquiry, at least to let the club after several attempts, still not have representative know that he/she has any acknowledgement that my inquiry received their inquiry. was even received. Please everyone, 2. When you have agreed on a date considering all that is going on in the and fee with a club's representative square dance world today, we must and receive a contract from them, sign work, clubs and callers alike, together. and return the contract as soon as We must communicate. possible. [Note to Club Representatives: John Nash A self-addressed, stamped envelope Caller Coordinator should be included with all contracts.] Valley Trailers Square Dance Club In the club's opinion, that date is Northridge, California technically still open until the signed (818) 364-5922

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Many of us make resolutions or the activity to have a positive attitude. promises to ourselves: to lose 20 Our resolutions for 2003 are: pounds, never touch chocolate again, 1. Conduct ourselves as leaders at all get more exercise, come up with more square dance functions. Dancers, club ideas on how to improve our activity. officers, callers and cuers. New Year's resolutions are efforts to 2. To maintain a positive and cheerful put bad habits behind us and make the attitude toward all the dancers in your coming year truly new- in effect "to turn square, especially the newer dancers. over a new leaf." That's why the old year 3. To be well groomed and pleasant in is often pictured as a stooped old man; your manner and dress according to the the new, a young baby. square dance dress code. Your life today is the result of your 4. Refrain from gossip about your club attitudes and choices in the past. Your members. life tomorrow will be the result of your 5. To help with all beginning dancers, attitudes and choices you make today. callers and club officers. Life is a do it yourself project. 6. To be positive that our square In our square dance activitywe must dance activity will be around for many have a positive attitude and make some years to come. resolutions for the coming year. We are 7. To obtain more knowledge, accept enclosing a list of resolutions that we criticism, work together to preserve the know will benefit the activity if we make activity for all future square dancers. the choices and encourage everyone in There have developed many

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American SquareDance. January 2003 27 THE Co trzsrrsar Lamm MIKE SALERNO li Welcome dancers to another New Year. to execute a movement. The length of a There are many constants in the world like teacher's career or the age of the person the rising and settingof the sun. One such does not make them the best instructor. constant in the dance realm is that dancers Just like any other discipline, instructors are only as good as the instruction they must always strive to better themselves. receive. Whatever style of dancing you In doing so, they are able to provide their pursue, your instructor should be students with better instruction and assist competent and well versed in his or her their students in becoming better dancers. chosen style. You might have wondered The best instructors are those that never why some dancers just look better than stop learning. Ask your instructors how others. The difference between a poor they continue their dance education. dancer, mediocre dancer, and a dancer that This month's dance is an executes a move with style, grace, poise, intermediate dance that includes some and confidence is only a matter of a small very important basic building blocks of degree. That small degree is called dancing. I hope you enjoy this month's technique. A quality instructor will be able dance. If you have any questions about to demonstrate and explain the properway this dance or a suggestion for a future to execute a particular movement. This is column, please contact me at P.O. Box true from all types of dancing There are 2685, Topeka, Kansas 66601-2685. I can many people who can "Show" you their also be reached via e-mail at interpretation of a movement. A qualified [email protected]. Until next time, instructor will "teach" you the proper way I will save you a spot on the dance floor.

This Month's Dance: pattern with a half turn in a backwards W.D. 40 circle on count 2. Point, Turn 1/2 and change weight, Point, then Step. Basic Steps Point: Feet together, the toes of one (Official NTA Definitions): foot move to the side and returns to P' Drag: To bring the free foot slowly up to position. The foot swivels out on the the supporting foot, knee flexed or bend. heel of the foot on count 1 and swivels back to P' position on count 2. Kick, Ball, Change: A syncopated rhythm with 3 weight changes in 2 beats Sailor Step: A dance pattern of music counted 1&2. 1) Kick foot forward, accomplished by leaning in the opposite &) Step on the ball of un-weighted foot, 2) direction of the back crossing foot. In a Change weight to other foot. Left Sailor Step, lean to the left as the left foot goes back of the right foot. Monterey Turn: A four count dance 2g American SquareDance, January 2003 Slight: To turn less than a 1/4 turn, Three Step Turn: An Open Chaine' generally a 1/8 of a turn. turn (feet do not come together). A 360- degree turn, taking three weight changes Step: The transfer of weight from one to end on the original 2nd position. foot to the other.

W.D. 40 (It's A Slick Little Dance) Description: 40 count, 4 Wall Intermediate Choreographer: Mike Salerno, Topeka, Kansas Music Tempo Suggestions: Slow: What Do I Know by Ricochet (96 BPM) Medium: Take it Back by Reba McEntire (110 BPM) Fast: Living In A Moment by Ty Herndon (116 BPM) or Any Moderate to Fast Cha Cha Tempo COUNTS/STEP DESCRIPTION Left Kick-Bali-Change, Step, Two Monterey Turns Drag, Three Step Turn 1 Point Right Toe to Right Side 17-24 Reverse Step 9-16 2 Step Right Foot Beside Left Foot With a 1/2 Pivot Right on Ball of Right Jazz Box With An 1/8 Left Foot Turn Right, Repeat :3 Point Left Toe to Left Side 25 Cross/Step Right Foot in Front 4 Step Left Foot Beside Right Foot of Left Foot 5-8 Repeat Steps 1.) - 4.) 26 Step Left Foot Backwards With an 1/8 Turn Right Right Kick-Ball-Change, 27-28 Step Right Foot to Right Side, Step, Drag, Three Step 8teji Len Foot Beside Right Foot Turn 29-32 Repeat Steps 25.) - 28.) 9& Kick Right Toe Forward, Step Lightly on Ball of Right Foot Point Toe Forward, Side, 10 Step Left Foot Beside Right Foot Sailor Step, Reverse 11 Step Right Foot to Right Side (A 33-34 Point Right Toe Forward, Point Wide Step) Right Toe to Right Side 12 Slide/Drag Left Foot to Right 35& Cross/Step Right Foot Behind Foot Left Foot, Step Left Foot Beside 13 Step Left Foot to Left Side Right Foot Beginning a 360-degree CCW 36 Step Right Foot to Right Side Turn 37-38 Point Left Toe Forward, Point 14 Step on Right Foot Continuing Left Toe to Left Side CCW Turn 39& Cross/Step Left Foot Behind 15 Step on Left Foot Completing Right Foot, Step Right Foot CCW Turn Beside Left Foot 16 Step Right Foot Beside Left Foot 40 Step Left Foot to Left Side (Shift Weight to Right Foot) Repeat lb American SquamDance, January 2003 29

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American SquareDance. January 2003 31 CLUB LE ERSHIP NOTES

BERNIE COULTHURST

AL e Mo Squares Newsletter Botanical Garden Festival, Craft Fair We recently received the October, & Art Show. Can you imagine the 2002 issue of the AL e MO Squares number of positive impulses for Newsletter edited by Walter Lasky. square dancing that their efforts It has a new look - very professional, caused to the people at these events? and as Walter Lasky mentions in his Al e Mo Squares will be Message from The Editor celebrating their 25"1 Anniversary on column, it is the result of the efforts of May 28. It will be a gala affair with table Tom & Barbara Doyle. service and a lot of great things The AL e MO Squares dance happening at the event. regularly in Brooklyn, NY. Quoting Congratulations, Editor Walter Vincent Nunziato, Al e Mo President, Lasky, President Vincent Nunziato and "Our new dance season has just begun Al e MO club members! We are and we are very pleased to report that confident that your club will continue we had a fantastic turnout at our open steady growth and prove to the world house. We had 49 potential square that square dancing can prosper in our dancers attend it. It was gratifying to large cities with positive and enthusi- note that they all seemed to enjoy their astic leadership! time with us. Our last student class, I'm HAVE A SQUARE DANCE happy to say has continued dancing DOWNTOWN OR UPTOWN with us and from all indications our The U.S. National Convention has club is enjoying a steady growth." an exhibition dance somewhere in the The Al e Mo Squares are living host city each year. Last year, the 51" proof that square dance clubs in large National Square Dance Convention cities can prosper and grow with had a special dance on a bridge that enthusiastic leadership who have an received world-wide television cover- active marketing program. age. In July, 2002, the 13"' Canadian In their publicity efforts (one of National Square Dance Convention four phases of marketing - the other held in Saint John, New Brunswick three are: Public Relations, Advertis- arranged for a parade and square ing & Selling), they recently danced at dancing in uptown Saint John where the Kingsbay Library. They had fun; the dancers were greeted by Mayor they did a public service (Public Shirley McAlary. Can you imagine the Relations) and they advertised the number of positive marketing im- club. They also performed a square pulses that were created as a result of dance demonstration at the Narrows these two publicity events? As most

32 American SquareDance, January 2003 marketing professionals would say, prospects. The football season is just "Money can't buy that kind of about over except for the Super Bowl. "advertising!" Maybe our state and As you start planning your new dancer provincial square and round dance program, consider targeting special conventions should schedule a special audiences. We know of one club that is square dance uptown or downtown in targeting 4H groups for their Fall 2003 the city that is hosting their conven- new dancer program. Work with your tion? It would not take much effort and County Youth Extension Agent to help the positive marketing gains are get the word out about your new immeasurable. Having a special dancer program and arrange for a square dance downtown would defi- square dance demonstration at an nitely tell the people in the host city area wide 411 group meeting. area that there is a BIG SQUARE Mad Hatters Honor DANCE CONVENTION IN TOWN! Their Angels Also you can put the icing on the Mad Hatters Square Dance Club in cake and pay for a large display in the Danbury, CT, recently recognized 35 local daily newspaper encouraging club members who served as angels the city folks to come to the and arch angels during the 2001-2002 convention to see what is going on. It square dance season. Quoting Marilou would be best if the spectators could & Doug Parkhurst, "These dancers come to the convention without paying gave consistently and generously of an admission fee. However, there is their time to encourage our beginners nothing wrong to charge a nominal in learning and improving their skills." admission fee. The 5l' National Honoring your angels at a special Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota dinner dance is an idea that works! charged a fee and over 600 spectators Angels are, ygy important to all new visited the convention! If you charge dancer programs. They help the new or not charge the spectators, always dancers learn to square dance, they insist that they register as guests and help make learning square dancing to try to get their names and addresses be a fun experience, and especially aid so the local clubs can contact these in the new dancer efforts of the club. people about giving square dancing a New dancer retention starts with your whirl at their next new dancer open house dance. Congratulations, program open house dance. Mad Hatters for honoring your angels. Start Planning Your 2003 Till next time, happy dancing! New Dancer Program Now Now is the time to start planning your 2003 new dancer program. Better Bernie Coulthurst is the Editor of Club yet why not start a new dancer Leadership Journal. For a complimentary program this month. January is an copy of Club Leadership Journal. please excellent month to start a new dancer call 715-824-3245. The mailing address is PO Box 766, Plover, WI 54467-0766. program because there is less competi- E-mail: clj(envi-net.com. tion for the recreational time of your

American SquareDance, January 2003 33 Tom Wallace

The Tar Heel square dancers of North Carolina have held a state convention for the past 13 years, and veteran Tom Wallace of Wilmington has called several Mainstream and Plus tips at each of these annual events. Currently Tom calls for the 76ers, a Wilmington club. Since he began his calling career in 1984 he has called for four other clubs in the coastal area of North Carolina. He and his wife Betsy have been square dancing since 1981 and round dancing since 1982. This year Tom is serving as label. To date he claims three secretary-treasurer of the North recordings, including the recently Carolina Callers Association. During released "Santa's Coming in a Pick- the past decade he has held every up Truck." office in the East Carolina Callers & In Tom's view, the greatest benefit Cuers Association and has served as of square dancing is that "it allows a a member of the NC Federation State couple to share in an activity together Convention, Constitution and and with their friends." When he retires Bylaws, and Research committees. from his full-time position as a staff His busy schedule has prevented his accountant for a C.P.A. firm, he intends attending any national convention to continue dancing and calling. A with one exception. In 1998 he member of both CALLERLAB and the attended and called at the 471h NSDC American Callers Association, he in Charlotte. This amiable caller is believes 'it is helpful to know what's producer and co-owner, with caller happening on both sides of the fence." Monk Moore, of Double "N" Records, Besides square dancing Tom is a which has turned out 15 records ham radio operator and golfer, since its inception in August, 2001. devoting more time to the former than Tom's favorite singing call is the latter. A seasoned member of the "Carolina Girl," the first record he Civil Air Patrol (U.S. Air Force recorded on the Tar Heel Record auxiliary), he currently holds the rank

34 American SquareDance, January 2003 DR AB Internatiomd Association of Square Dance Callers

Established in 1974 World wide dance programs Membership of over 2.000 callers (U.S.. Canada and 15 foreign countries) Convention once a year callers from all over the world discuss the activity see what is going on in other parts of the world get better understanding of the Square Dance Activity interest sessions for all callers and their partners individual voice sessions social gatherings Full line of publications for the beginner caller and the accomplished caller Scholarship programs Association Affiliate membership available equipment insurance liability insurance education grants

For further information contact: Jerre• Reed, Executive Director 467 Forrest Avenue, Suite 118, cocoa, FL. 32922 TEL: 321-639-0039: FAX: 321-639-0851 E-mail: CALLERLA8@aotcom: On The Web: www.callerlab.org of Colonel and is assigned as assistant a wheelchair but enjoys attending inspector general to the seven-state dances and visiting with his square Middle East Region. dance friends, and Tommy, 37, a A member of St. Andrews regional manager with the CVS Presbyterian Church, Tom also belongs drugstore chain. Their two to the Greater Wilmington Exchange grandchildren are Jensen, 7, and Club and serves as a member of the Thomas III, 4. Cape Fear Council, Boy Scouts of Tom's favorite Biblical verse is America. Tom & Betsy recently Romans 8:28 - "We know that in celebrated their 38'h wedding everything God works for good with anniversary. They are the parents of those who love Him, who are called two sons - Chris, 23, who is confined to according to His purpose."

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American SquareDance, January 2003 RoviND DANcE I Pvitsm PoLL BEV & BOB CASTEEL

Dear Friends and Readers, Happy New Year to one and all. We look forward to another great year of dancing and providing you with the information contained in this article. Toronto & District Square & Round Dance Assoc. , Inc Phase IV Round Of The Month - By Bye Blues 2002 (Szabo) Vernon 011 October 2002 Jacqueline V McCarthy Phase V Jurame (Worlock) Mini Disk Phase II My Cup Runneth Over (Oliver) Coll 4777 Dixie Round Dance Council Most Popular Teaches For Round Of The Month November, 2002 November 2002 Mark and Pant Prow

Phase 11 I. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (Rumble) The First Day Of Spring(Sanders) Star 131 III + 1/Cha/Star 192 Beatles 2. Should I Do It (Read) IV+/Jive Round Of The Month - Coll 4787 December 2002 3. Gardenia Tango (Parker) IV+1 Tango/Col 13-33122 Marty Phase II Robbins Cario Mio II (Watanabe) Waltz/Star 128 4. I Wanta Quickstep (Palmquist) III Quickstep/Grenn 14106 Chicagoland Round Dance Mama Inez (Barton) IV+2/Ftumba Leaders' Society Roper 266 Teach Of the Month - Seventeen (Scott) III-IV/Mixed December 2002 Coll 3708 Fontaine Sisters George and Jayne Sheldon 5. More (Rumble) IV+2/Foxtrot Star 192 Nat King Cole Phase II Switchin' In The Kitchen (Rumble) Turn The Radio On (Baldwin) Star 179 VI/Jive/Star 172 The Spinning Wheel (Smith) N Phase III Waltz/Star 167 Young World (Connelley) Grenn 14063 6. All That Jazz (Sechrist) V/Foxtrot or 17187 Star 133 36 American SquareDance, January 2003 Alliance Planning Meeting October 20 & 21, 2002 Representatives of five related were Connie & Gene Tripplett, (Worley major square dance organizations & Nan Carrier attended as observers); met recently in Cocoa Beach, FL for a representing ROUNDALAB were: historic meeting. The five organiza- Carter and RubyAckerman; repre- tions were: The United Square senting the USDA were: Sam & Dancers of America (USDA), Na- Marianne Baines, Michael Streby, tional Executive Committee of the Charlie & Yitty Holley, Lyle & Jean National Square Dance Convention Beck; and representing the USA West (NEC), USA West Policy Board, Policy Board were: Jim Maczko & ROUNDALAB, and CALLERLAB. Patty Wilcox. These organizations met to discuss The group met for two days of common issues and goals. One of the intense discussions of many of the ways to meet these common goals is issues facing our activity. Many topics through formation and support of an were discussed in great detail which "alliance" of related organizations. led to general agreement on several Such an "alliance" would be repre- important issues. There was an sentative of the major organizations atmosphere of cooperation, agree- in the square dance activity and ment, and enthusiasm among the would provide each of these organi- group. All agreements among the zations a balanced and equal voice as group will be submitted to the they work toward addressing the respective organizations for review challenges facing the activity. and approval as appropriate. The following were the representa- There was agreement that this tives for this historic meeting: repre- meeting was a big success and that the senting CALLERLAB were Mike spirit of cooperation will be a benefit to .Jacobs, Larry Cole, Tim Crawford, the activity. Additional meetings are .John Marshall, Jim Hensley (Market- planned and those at the meeting look ing Director), and Jerry Reed (Execu- forward to additional cooperation and tive Director); representing the NEC agreements among all organizations.

Any Dream Foxtrot (Pinks) 111+1 Wind Beneath My Wings (Buck) Foxtrot/Star 115 III/Rumba/Star 130 Cha Cha Corrida (Nelson) V+2 One (Yakimowski) II+ 1/Two Step Cha/Star 114 SP 138 Jurame (Worlock) V+2/Rumba/CD Tonight (Shibata) V/Waltz/CD More Than Ever (Barbe) III Hola Chica (Worlock) V/Cha/SP Rumba/Star 106 Ecstasy (Read) VI/Tango/Tel 1402

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American SquareDance, January 2003 37 NOTES IN Ni7TSHELL itRANTE LuscrinsTrEss

CALLER'S NOTES choreo sequences using the first 25 Norm Wilcox calls. The Mainstream featured call is normwilcox4sympatico.ca Wheel and Deal, followed by a page of The first page of this month's issue chorea using the call Tag the Line. For includes several singing call figures to the Plus Program, (Anything) and be used at One Night Parties, or the first Spread is the featured call. One thing few nights of beginner's class. to mention is that when the active Remember that the dancers are not dancers do the Spreading action, the looking for intricate choreography, but inactives must move up. The Spreading rather, just dance to the beat of the dancers do not move back. In the music. There are also a couple of Dancing the Plus Program section, singing call figures for the Mainstream other calls are used, followed by the 53 program, and the A-1 program. Spread, such as Swing Thru; Spin the In this month's 'Adding Creativity Top; Touch 1/4; All 8 Circulate; Relay the To Your Choreography' article, Norm Deucey; and Ferris Wheel. likes calling Acey Deucey from For those calling Advanced, Norm formations other than Right Hand workshops Partner Tag and Peel and Ocean Waves with the Boys in the Trail. Also included are several pages center. Some of the formations of choreo sequences using these calls. suggested are: Left Hand Ocean Waves; Two-Faced Lines; 3 & 1 Lines; Columns; JOHN'S NOTES Double Pass Thru; Trade By. (Ed. — Also John Saunders possible from Twin Diamonds) johnnysakvaol.com Included this month in the John includes a record review and Mainstream 53 (Basic) page is the things of interest section. There are call Do Paso. Besides finishing the call several singing call figures included with a Courtesy Turn, Do Paso can be that are used in the new songs. followed by a variety of calls: In the Workshop Ideas section this Allemande Thar; Men Star Right; month, John looks at two calls, 'Fire It Ladies Star Right; Promenade; Ladies Up' and 'Hang a Right/Left'. 'Fire It Up' Chain. The next page has several starts from a two-fared line, and the

Only the rich can be eccentric, the rest of us have to settle for being nuts. 38 American SquareDance, January 2003 definition is: Couples Hinge, the ends of each line Cross Fold. Everyone THREE R's Recently Released Records Extends to a mini-wave. The call Now Available 'Hang a Right/Left' was a quarterly Information supplied by selection about 14 years ago. The call Hanhurst's Tape & Record Service starts from a completed Double Pass PO Box 550. Marlborough, NH 03455 Thru formation. The definition has USA & Canada: 1-800-445-7398 the lead couples Wheel Right (180") Fax: 1-800-346-4867 or 603-876-4001 Foreign: 1-603-876-3636 and then Circulate. The trailing E-mail: Music(a/Dosado.com couples move forward and then Wheel Internet Home Page: www.Dosado.com/Music Right (180") and stay. 'Hang a Left' (1 - Available on 45, 2 - Available on CD, would have the Wheeling directions 3 - Available on MP3). to the left. Ending formation is a two- I'll Always Be There, Bennett GMP 120 faced line. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You. The Mainstream (1-53) Program Sidhol m SIRIII Work In Progress (I.3). Petrere CD 283 call featured is Sweep 1/4. This call I'll Sit This One Out, Mahnken 4-B 6148 can be used when the preceding call This Night Won't Last Forever (1. 2, 3). Ekin SSK 116 Rag-Tag/Bobtail SIR 514 has body flow either to the left or Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning right. The Mainstream Program call (1,3), Brown A-K 202 of the month is Cross Run. This is Somebody Like You, Sheffield ESP 1071 Jack's Hoedown ( I, 3) SG 105 usually called from left-hand Ocean Ac-cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive II, 2, 3), Waves, but it can be called from any Manning SG 207 line or wave with four dancers. Also, Red Boot Grass AB RBSCD 1500 Zinger/All Aboard. Shoemake CCD 314 it is usually the Centers that Cross Gear It Up/ Highlanders Clogging Medley Run, but the Ends can also do the call BMVCD 3053 as well. Also included is some choreo Easy Feel/My Clementine PIOCD 5015 Twist And Shout/Mystery Hoedown CD 2024 using the Plus call, Crossfire. The Yakety Yak, Driver RRCD 187 most commonly used starting I'm Walking The Floor Over You, Bennett TBCD 205 formation is the two-faced Line, but Back On My Mind Again, Cox & Perry 7CCD 208 it can also be called from parallel I'll Come Running (1, 3), Scearce CRC 156 The Wonder Of You (1.3), Bennett GMP 103 Lines of four, Inverted Lines. (ED: Georgia Brown (1, 3), Carlon NCS 1001 Another different starting formation White Line Casanova (I, 3), Wallin SNW 403 If You Got Love ( I, 3), Sidholm SIR 109 is a facing Diamond.) With A Little Help From My Friends (1,3). The Advanced and Challenge Bristow SIR 317 Supplement includes: Cast a 911/I 800 (1.3) SIR 504 Shadow; Split / Box Counter Rotate; Meet Me Under The Mistletoe (I, 3), Crowell & Petrere CD 246 and Cross Chain and Roll. All I Want For Christmas Is You (1.3). Crowell & Petrere CD 271 My Woman Loves Me. Douglas TARCD 125 Do you publish a note service? Monday Morning. Hintz BCD 432 Just Once. Hintz BCD 433 Would like it mentioned here? Thinkin Bout You. Hintz BCD 434 Please send it to: 1720 W. Arrow Born To Be With You, Schultz GR 17272 Highway #83, Upland, CA 91786. Carousel Waltz, Wolff GR 17273 Thanks, Frank. Sweet Georgia Brown, Woolcock GR 17274 Caribbean Cha Cha, Wolff GR 17275

American SquareDance, January 2003 39 CREU&TXVE CHOREOGRARlir

LEE & STEVE ICOPMAN

Hope your holidays were happy and healthy. Let's start the year with some lefty square thru choreo. Have fun.

1) HEADS LEFT square thru 2 5) HEADS star thru LEFT touch 1 /4 zoom boys trade CENTERS LEFT square thru 3 box the gnat touch 1/4 fan the top follow your neighbor linear cycle linear cycle square thru 4 roll away right and left grand ENDS face in You're home 2) SIDES LEFT square thru 2 LEFT touch 1 4 6) SIDES star thru centers trade zoom split circulate CENTERS LEFT square thru 3 trade the wave swing thru recycle spin the top pass thru right and left thru trade by, left allemande slide thru & centers roll You're home 3) HEADS LEFT square thru 4 LEFT swing thru 7) SIDES LEFT square thru 4 girls cross run LEFT swing thru extend, right and left grand girls run ferris wheel 4) SIDES LEFT square thru 2 & 1/2 CENTERS slide thru extend You're home explode the wave bend the line 8) HEADS LEFT square thru 2 & 1/2 CENTERS box the gnat & right ping pong circulate and left thru extend ENDS star thru explode & slide thru You're home left allemande

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Hope your holidays were as special as ours. We have so much to be thankful for. This month, let's stay with the "lefty" creative choreo using simple get ins and get outs. HEADS: LEFT touch 1/4 & Walk and Doge THEN:

1) right and left thru 4) pass the ocean swing thru girls trade right and left grand linear cycle pass thru, left allemande 2) LEFT touch 1/4 walk and dodge 5) touch 1/4 [partner trade] and roll [follow your neighbor] and spread right and left grand LEFT swing thru right and left grand 3) single circle to a wave scoot back LEFT swing thru right and left grand Kopman's Choreography

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ArnerU an SquareDance. January 2003 43 ACA VIEWPOINT GARY SHOATkTA31EM Adapt Not Perish

It is with the greatest of enthusiasm dancing The ACA philosophy is to "Offer and optimism on behalf of the Executive More Fun and Friendship by Board of the American Callers Reducing Stress on the Dancers." Association that I wish all square Another way it could be said is the dancers and callers a very happy and anachronism "KISS" — "Keep it Sweet prosperous 2003. and Simple." This means to recognize The American Callers' Association the desires of the baby boomers, was formed over ten years ago with a generations X, generations Y and firm belief, supported by statistical data generations Z (E) and provide them with that new square dancers and their home what they will accept. clubs, and club callers were and are These consumer segmented groups under too much stress as they attempt of perspective non-dancers want to have to learn and dance too many movements. clubs where they can learn to dance in The square dancing fun and friendship as little as three to four months and then level just may be at an all time low as is dance wherever they wish for as long as evidenced by minimal recruiting of new they wish. They do not want another set dancers and a significant number of of lessons to learn in order to dance with dancers leaving square dancing for a their club, friends, and at special dances. variety of personal and health reasons. If we require them to learn and learn and In the year 2002, square dancing had learn, they will not come. approximately 11% of the total number The ACA "One Floor International of dancers that it had in the late Square Dancing" can do the 1970's. Each year the remaining following positive actions number of square dancers declines by • Retain and support solid and 9 to 10%. Square dancing is in nothing workable dancing movements that short of a crisis survival situation. The can be taught in as little as fourteen American Callers' Association is and to eighteen weeks of one night a week. always has urged that the current • Enable a club to have two "New stressful and lengthy dance program Dancer" programs per year with must be simplified to allow for an easier extended breaks between the lessons. entry and easier dance program. • Reduce and all but eliminate the Throughout the past ten years the stress and strain on the dancers. American Callers' Association has • Increase fun, friendship and continued to grow steadily and quickly fellowship for dancers and clubs. and find a respected place in square • Line itself with what perspective 44 American SquareDance, January 2003 ARON'S SQUARE DANCE SHOP 8974 East Huntington Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91775 • Ph: 626-285-8544 E-mail [email protected] www.aronssquaredanceshopandpatterns.com For the Home Sewer, send $2.00 for our New Catalog of our Patterns for Skirts, Blouses, Vests, Aprons /1 Dresses. Come by our booth at the National Square Dance Convention. We will have Souvenir Badges with Rhinestones and the New National Directory, Ladles SAD Sweeter Square Dance Clock White - $34.00 Men's Towels and Jewelery, White or Black SITt - Med - Lg - X-Lg Magnetic Badge Holders and Lots More. $19.00 non-dancers (baby boomers, dancing will perish. Her bottom line is generation X, generation Y and that we must fix the problems, which generation Z (E) will accept. caused great decline in square dancing • Reduce further to fit the needs of where the square dancing moved in the perspective dancers and keep them. opposite direction of changing • Enable square dancers to build a consumer/dancer needs. solid broad based international Today as we enter 2003 signs of a "pyramid with a broad base of happy Renaissance / Revival / Reforms are new and seasoned dancers." all around us as many elements of • Eliminate the segregation, square dancing are realizing the square separatism, and division of clubs dance product is out of step with what and dancers. the public demands in a leisure activity. • Confirm and enforce the "American The America Callers' Association Traditional Core Values" all argues that it is necessary for all Americans strive to be equal and square dance organizations to join accepted and eliminate a "separate together to REVITALIZE and and unequal" system dividing the REINVENT square dancing to meet dancers and clubs. the needs of the perspective dancers as • Increase the membership of clubs square dancing moves forward into the and associations resulting in funds twenty-first century. The executive becoming available to be used for board and the members of ACA are advertising, promotion including most willing to work together with all changing the image of square square dance groups to improve the dancing and corporate sponsorships world of square dancing and get square to promote square dancing. dancing more in line with the It has been reported that country demands of perspective dancers. and western star, Wynonna Judd of the Lets move forward together to simplify .Judd's, once told a caller that she used square dancing, gain more dancers and to square dance regularly, and now eliminate separatism and segregation square dancing is far too complicated of square dancers and clubs, and pay to learn. She further stated that square the price for success not the price of dancing ought to get its act together failure. if we as an activity can do this and adapt to the demands of the together. we can truly be optimistic market, or like the dinosaurs, square and joyous about our future, -4

American SquareDance, January 2003 45 ON THE RECORD' ESCIVA ES Tom RUDEBOCK 4551 Grafton Rd, Leetonia OH 44431 330- 427-6358 rudebts@ sky -access.com TITLE - Label ARTIST I'd Like to Teach The World To Sing, GMPDK 2002 European Callers Spiritual style with uplifting positive lyrics. Piano, guitar, and steel with some good piano and guitar fill. A rhythm track that makes you want to dance. Vocals on the instrumental side. Key change in closer. Net proceeds from this record goes to the Danish Red Cross to benefit the children of Afghanistan. Hds (Sds) Square 77tru, Right Hand Star, lids (Sds) Star Left, R & L 77tru, Swing Thru 2X's, Swing Corner, Promenade.

Who's Your Daddy, RYL 141 Jerry Story A cover of a recent Toby Keith Hit. Guitar, fiddle, piano, and harmonica in a good mix, where they weave in and out of the lead and background to compliment each other. About half way up the energy scale with just enough drums to add zest to your dance. Hds (Sds) Square 77tru, Circle to a Line, R & L 77tru, Pass Thru, Wheel & Deal, Square Thru 3, Left Box the Gnat, Roll, Shake 2X's, Promenade.

Wonder Could I Live There Anymore, TAR 124 R Kniphier Steel, piano, and xylophone with a good banjo background. Bass and drums set a good beat for a lilting number. Key change in closer. Hds (Sds) Square 77tru, DoSaDo, Swing Thru, Boys Run, Bend the Line, R & L 77tru, Pass the Ocean, Boys Cross Run, Pbld, Swing Corner; Promenade.

I'll Come Running, CRC 156 Drew Scearce Good use of guitar styling to add variety. Background fiddle fill with bass and drums to set a good beat. lids (Sds) Promenade Half, Pass the Ocean, Extend, Swing Thru, Boys Run, Bend the Line, R & Left 77tru, Flutterwheel, Slide 77tru, Swing corner, Promenade.

Under The Boardwalk, MM 113 Doug Phillips Electronic keyboard programmed to a full sound by different instruments with guitar and percussion. A relaxed style. Comes with a cue sheet for a Phase 11+1 Two Step. Hds (Sds) Square Thru, DoSaDo, Swing 77tru, Spin the 7bp, R & L Thru, Square 77tru 3, Swing Corner, Promenade.

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WOrkin' For A Livia'', PLM 214' '" ' • Greg Jones Electronic keyboard with a bass and drums put together to make for an upbeat tune with a modern sound. Could be used for patter. This one will add juice to your dance. Standard Ferris Wheel Figure.

My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back To You, GNP 310 D Lipscomb Fiddle, steel, piano, and guitar with some likeable piano and guitar fill and enough percussion to establish a good dance beat. Key change in closer. Also useable as a patter record. lids (Sds) Promenade Half, Sds (Hds) R & L 77tru, Pass the Ocean , All Boys Extend, Etteh Box Walk & Dodge, Ferris Wheel, Girls Square 77tru 3, Swing Corner, Promenade.

I've Made A Covenant, PLM 212 Jerry Biggerstaff Good keyboard styling in this southern gospel tune. A little guitar and enough percussion to get the toes tapping and the hands clapping. This one will lift the spirits of the dancers. Good harmony spots. Key change in closer. Hds (Sds) Promenade Half, R & L 77tru, Square Thru, Swing 77tru, Spin the 71,p, Slide 77tru, Swing Corner, Promenade.

American SquareDance, January 2003 47 Hispaniolagtoamin' Home, SIR 518 Hispaniola has a south of the border flavor with horns and electronic keyboard. Use it for that theme night. Roamin' Home (aka Home On The Range) features an electronic keyboard with a guitar and steady drum beat. Melodic hoedowns. Both useable.

CD's Walk Right In, 7C's 207 CD David Cox / Jack Berg Electronic, jazzy feel with sounds of strings, horns and keyboards. Three tracks; Instrumental, Instrumental with harmony, Vocal. Hds (Sds) Square Thru, DoSaDo, Swing 77tru, Spin the 7bp, R & L Thru, Flutterwheel, Sweep A Quartet; Swing Corner, Promenade.

Come To Me/Bear In The Air, HH 9006 CD Ernie Kinney A blend of guitar, piano, banjo and steel with a nice instrumental fill when not in the lead. Just enough rhythm to set a good dance beat. Bear In The Air is a rhythm hoedown with background strings. Very useable. Hds (Sds) Promenade Half, R & L 77tru, Square 77tru, DoSaDo, Tch 1/4, Scoot Bark, Boys fibld, Girls Turn 77tru, Star 77tru, Promenade.

Tar Heel Records CD Album #1 Various Artists A collection of 15 singing calls, by the original artist, which have been previously released by Tar Heel Records. Useable for those party nights when you want to dance a tip or two in the basement or to have around for those demo's when you cannot get a caller.

Rock Around the Clock/Double Nickel, BB 9089 CD B Weaver Rock Around the Clock is a cover of an old rock & roll classic. Piano, guitar, sax and bass with some background organ. Key change in closer. Double Nickel is a rhythm hoedown with background instrumentation furnished by a steel, guitar and piano. Hds (Sds) Promenade Half, Square 77tru, Tch 1/4, Scoot Back, Boys Run, Star 77tru, Pass Thru, Trade By, Swing Corner, Promenade.

Rocky Top, RHY 104 CD W Driver/D Dougherty An old standard that's always good to have in your record case when you need to add some zip and a let's dance feel. Lots of energy from a harmonica, piano, guitar, rolling banjo, bass and percussion. Key change in closer. Harmonize on this one. Hds (Sds) Square Thru, R & L 77tru, Swing 77tru, Boys Run, Half Tag, Scoot Back, Bays Run, Square Thru 3, Swing Corner, Promenade.

Sing A Long Songs, RH 902 CD Various Artists Signature Rawhide music for those nights you want to entertain or do a sing-a- long. Instrumentals and vocals for : The Keys In The Mailbox (Dave Gibson); I'll Leave This World Loving You (Jerry Johnson); Baby We're Really In Love (Dale McClary, and Am I Blue (Pat Shevokas).

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Truckin' Home/Toe Tappan', Pioneer 5014 CD Truckin' Home has a Mlle Grass flavor with a banjo, guitar, bass and fiddle. Moderate tempo. Toe Tappin' is an electronic sound with a modern feel. Recorded in 4 keys. Two different styles for 1 money Both useable. Travelin' To Tulsa/Black Mountain Rag, STCD 2020 Travelin' to Tulsa is a traditional sound with a Blue Grass flavor. Fiddle, banjo, bass and rhythm guitar. Black Mountain Rag has that old time sound with some good fiddlin' and just enough percussion to set the beat. Butcher Boy/Highlanders Clogging Medley *3, BMV 3055CD Butcher Boy is a hoedown in the traditional style with a fiddle, bass, guitar and piano. Highlanders is a medley of Alabama Jubilee, Old Gray Bonnet, Liza Jane, and Home Sweet Home in a traditional style. Extended play: 18+ minutes. A lot of good music released this month. Check it out on your tape service. This starts my second year doing the reviews for American SquareDance Magazine. I want to thank Ed and Pat Juaire for the opportunity and all the readers for their comments. Until next month have FUN dancing and calling.

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Jon Jones, Chairman of the Applica- 3. Would it be proper to call tion Review Committee (ARC) an- "Reverse Spin Chain Thru?" nounces that the committee has The committee voted NO! The completed the review of four questions proper term would be "In Reverse regarding the usage/application of Order" but should not be used at certain calls as follows: Mainstream or Plus. This type usage 1. Is it proper to call "All Rollaway, should only be for those dancers who Head men center, Tea Cup Chain?" are thoroughly familiar with that term. The committee voted YES because 4. Is it proper to call "Reverse Star the CALLERLAB definition specifi- Thru?" cally states that this is proper. The The committee's decision is NO. committee discussed the question of There already exists, in the Advanced whether it would be proper to work- Definitions, the term "Left Star Thru" shop this and then call it? There was and there is no need to change. The agreement that this committee does term "Reverse Star Thru" tends to NOT make decisions as to what should implicate one of two things: A) The lady or should not be workshopped. should use her right hand and the man 2. Would it be proper to call his left with the man going under the "Reverse Spin The Top?" arch as the lady goes around and The committee decision is NO. behind the man OR B) The action would There is a call, # 190 in the Burleson cause the dancers to "undo" the Star Encyclopedia, named "Reverse The Thru while going backward. The word Top" that describes this very action. "Reverse" means to go backward. This The consensus of the committee is usage is NOT in the Mainstream nor that if this action is to be used ( w/o Plus programs. worIcshopping the call Reverse The Callers and/or dancers may submit Top) it should be called "In Reverse questions concerning proper or im- Order, Spin The Top." The committee proper application of calls to: Jon further recommends that this type Jones -1523 Bluebonnet Tr. - Arlington, action should NOT be used at TX 76013-5009, or Email: Mainstream and Plus. [email protected]

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2 Tbsp. vegetable oil Pie crust for 2 crust 9 inch pie 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 Cup butter 1 1/2 - 2 pounds sirloin tips, cut into 1 3 large onions, chopped inch cubes 3 Tbsp. flour 1 Cup ketchup 1 Cup heavy cream 3 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 Cup butter 2 well-beaten eggs 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 tsp. salt Preheat oven to 400°. Partially dash of fresh ground pepper bake bottom pie shell for 10 minutes. Remove and reduce oven tempera- Preheat oven to 350°. In a skillet, ture to 350°. In a skillet, melt butter. heat oil. Saute garlic and meat until Saute onions until golden. Stir in browned. Add ketchup, Worcestershire flour and cook 1-2 minutes. Blend in sauce, butter, lemon juice, salt and cream and stir until thickened. pepper. Stir to combine. Pour mixture Remove from heat and season with into an 11 X 8 inch greased baking dish salt and pepper. Add eggs and mix and bake for 30 minutes. Cover loosely thoroughly. Pour mixture into pie with foil and bake for an additional 30 shell. Add top crust and seal. With a minutes. This beef dish is good served fork, puncture top crust to vent over rice or egg noodles. steam. Bake for 45 minutes.

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Happy New Years. What were you doing "This Time Last Year"? I had the time of my life doing "The Stroll" down Lovers Lane.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR Baldwin RECORD: STAR 179 FOOTWORK: Opposite except where noted RHYTHM: Waltz PHASE: 111+2 SEQUENCE: Intro, A, B, A, B (1-14), Bridge, B, C, C, End

INTRO 1-2 CP/LOD SWAY L; SWAY R; PART A 1-4 DIAMOND TURNS SCAR;;;; 5-8 X HOVER 3 TIMES TO SCP;;; THRU FC CL; 9-12 WHISK; WING; CLOSED TELEMARK; MANUVER; 13-16 SPIN TURN; BOX FINISH; 2 LEFT TURNS TO CP/W;; PART B 1-4 WALTZ AWAY; PKUP; 2 FWD WALTZ DRIFT APT;; TWINKLE OUT; 5-8 TWINKLE IN; 2 LEFT TURNS;; OP IMPETUS; 9-14 THRU FC SOLO TURN 6 BFLY; BAL L & R;; TWIRLVINE; PKUP; BRIDGE 1-2 TWIRL VINE; THRU FC CL; PART C 1-4 OPEN TELEMARK; NAT'L HOVER FALLAWAY; SLIP PIVOT; MANUVER; 5-9 OVERSPIN TURN; 1/2 BOX BK; HOVER; IN & OUT RUNS;; 10-12 FWD CHASSE TO BJO; FWD, FWD FWD; MANUVER; 13-16 BK, BK LOCK BK; OPEN IMPETUS; PKUP; CANTER; END 1-4 2 LEFT TURNS;; TWIRL VINE; PKUP; 5-8 SWAY L & R;; DIP BK& HOLD; TWIST WITH A LEG CRAWL;

52 American SquareDance, January 2003 CALLERLAB BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECTION RESULTS

The 2002 CALLERLAB Board of Clark Baker, Doug Bennett, Cal Governors election has resulted in the Campbell, *Larry Cole, (Vice Chair- following individuals being elected to man) *Tim Crawford, Larry Davenport, the Board: Betsy Gotta, Bill Harrison, *Mike Lone Blume, Calvin Campbell, Larry .Jacobs, (Chairman), .Jerry .Jestin, Cole, Chuck Jaworski, Tim Marriner, Vernon Jones, .Jerry Junck, John .John Marshall, .Jim Mayo, Al Stevens. Kaltenthaler, Martin Mallard, *Tim Congratulations to each of these Marriner, .John Marshall, Jim Mayo, well-qualified callers! Their 3-year Tom Miller, Tony Oxendine, Mike term on the Board will begin on April Seastrom, Dana Schirmer, Nasser 16, 2003, following the CALLERLAB Shukayr, Al Stevens, John Sybalsky Convention in San Antonio, Texas. and *Jerry Reed - Executive Director. Members currently serving on the * indicates members of the 2002/ Board of Governors are: 2003 Executive Committee.

THE STROLL. Seely RECORD: Collectable 4238 FOOTWORK: Opposite RHYTHM: Two Step PHASE: Ill SPEED: 47 Rpm's SEQUENCE: Intro, A, A, B, A, End

INTRO FACING WALL - NO HANDS JOINED 1-4 WAIT 2;; ROLL 3 & KNEE; REV ROLL 3 & TCH;

PART A 1-4 SD TWO STP L & R;; FC TO FC; BK TO BK TO OP; 5-8 LACE ACROSS; FWD TWO SIP; LACE BACK; FWD TWO STP TO BFLY; 9-12 VINE 3 & TRN; VINE 3 & TCH; VINE 3 & TRN; VINE 3 & TCH;

PART B 1-4 BBALL TRN;; TWIRLNINE 3; REV TWIRL/VINE 3 TO CP; 5-8 BOX;; REV BOX TO SCP;; 9-12 HITCH 6;; 2 TRNG TWOS TO BFLY;;

END 1-5 ROLL 3 & KNEE; ROLL REV 3 & TCH; BK AWAY 3 & KNEE; TOG 3 & TCH;; 6-8 SLOW SD & THRU & HOLD;;;11

American SquareDance. Janata?, 2003 53 SEWING 101

WITH DONNA IPOCK

Think Spring! The cold months are paper on the just not for me....so my husband, the shirt, then smartest man I know, always tells me, trace one part, just three months till GOOD weather. at a time. us- Since we are all in from the cold, it's ing the unopened end of a pen. I use a time to get started on new projects. closed felt tip pen. What ever you use, finish the ones we put down (to get just be careful not to get any ink on the ready for the holidays) and maybe do shirt. I label each piece, ie., left yoke. some mending. This is a good time to right yoke. etc. and also add the brand take inventory of your outfits and see of the shirt since all shirts are not how you can add to your wardrobe or created equal. My husband likes the redo some items. neck band done, so I do the neck too. Time to pass on this little tip on Once you have the pattern, you are all yokes for your partners shirts. When I set to make matching yokes for your first started sewing our square dance partners shirts. The wax paper has a outfits, I always made a matching shirt tendency to pick up every little mark so for my husband. Well times they are a be sure to retrace this onto heavier changing, or maybe I'm sewing smarter? paper, brown wrapping paper works I buy several (lots) of white shirts for great. Now all you have to do is make the my husband and try to always buy the yoke from the pattern and you are ready same brand. This way I can make with a quick matching shirt to your outfit. yokes from the fabric of my outfit I just sew the yoke on top of the existing without too much trouble. From one of shirt, don't bother taking the original the ready made shirts I bought, I took yoke off. You can machine baste the yoke off the yoke and used this as a pattern on the shirt for quick changes. This is for the yoke to be made from the fabric what is done for most of our outfits. This of my outfit. Well this was just too works great for our holiday outfits, it just much work. You have to separate the didn't seem reasonable to me to have a yoke from the sleeve, the neck, the once a year shirt (next to my once a year shoulder stitching, you get the idea. I outfit) hanging in the closet. You can did just that and believe me when I got take the yoke off and keep it with your all the pieces back together, it just outfit, so when the time comes to dress didn't look exactly neat. So here is up all you have to do is baste on a yoke. what works for me. This is easier if you sew the yoke all Trace the yoke by using wax paper, together as one piece, instead of the that's right, wax paper. Place the shirt three pieces, pieced together. You can on a hard, flat surface, lay the wax serge the edges with a decorative thread

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Searching for Square and Round Dance Clothing? these shops! and this works as a little someth ing extra while others have just the one. Be sure on an otherwise humdrum shirt. Make to mark the pattern with the brand him look SPIFFY too! name and size. It's a good thing to keep Now for the tips....be sure to take these patterns in a zip lock plastic bag any dark colored yoke off a white shirt since they are small pieces. Be sure to before washing, (this is where the shop around for these shirts. Some- basting comes in handy), you don't times at the state and national want to ruin a nice white shirt if the conventions the vendors will have a fabric on the yoke is going to bleed. I two for the price of one on plain shirts. still prewash all my fabric before The matching yoke can be placed on sewing, but sometimes there will still any ready made shirt of any color that be that Murphy's Law thing and a will coordinate with your outfit, not surprise color shows up on something. just a white shirt, you just have to have Be sure to wash the yoke when you are your eyes open for the perfect match washing your matching outfit, this that will compliment your outfit. It is way, if any fading is going to occur, it always nice to have a matching shirt will happen to both fabrics and you for your partner. Even if you don't do won't have your outfit just a shade your own sewing, you can still have a different than his yoke. I have traced matching yoke made when your outfit several yoke patterns from different is sewn for you. Then you can have brands of square dance shirts and can matching outfits ready in a jiffy with tell you they don't mix and mingle well. some simple hand basting. Remember By that I mean that a Malco yoke won't that sewing is fun, not some time- fit on a Mesquite yoke, or a Ely Plains. consuming chore and anytime I can Also check to make sure that the shirts find a short cut that works...I 11 do it! all have the same style back yoke. Sew Happy! Some have a double point in the back Donna American SquareDance. January 201)3 55 POINT OF ORDER „AA

Retaining New Dancers By Don Niva, Madison, WI

First let me take you back to square very close to it. There were 10 or more dancing46 years ago, when my wife and clubs in the city of Madison, Wisconsin. I started square dancing and I started There were square dance clubs in just calling. Also important is the economics about every city, town and village in Dane of wages, types of jobs held and the way County, Wisconsin. It was not unusual the traditional family operated. to have people contact me to help start 1. We learned to square dance in 10 a square dance club in their community lessons. The basics were very limited. 5. Every club had a club caller who Square Thru was invented shortly after called at least half of the dances and we graduated. taught each new dancer group. 2. The dancers were blue collar What changed? workers and family farmers almost 1. There was an explosion of new exclusively. I know - I worked in a paint basics and all callers would workshop factory. Most wives stayed home with the latest new basic at every dance. Most the children. callers that is, including yours truly. The 3. The dances were fun, got kind of problem was, if the dancer missed some wild, with lots of exercise, friendly and regular dances, the dancer would hear included after parties. The dance basics he or she did not know. usually started at 8:00pm and lasted 2. Lessons began to take more time, until 11:30pm, sometimes later. The last longer and seem more like a class dance consisted of three calls to a tip — and less fun, with lots of repetition patter, singing call and patter, and then and drill. singing call, patter and singing call. 3. The economy changed. Blue collar After each tip we would stir the bucket jobs began to be shipped to Mexico and - changing positions in the square. One Asia where lower wages increased the round between tips was normal. Since bottom line. Latest report - Wisconsin very few new rounds were written, the lost thousands of manufacturing jobs dancers could dance most of them from according to the Wisconsin State memory. Practically all callers could cue Journal. Of course we all know what is the rounds. happening to family farms. 4. New dancer retention was 100% or 4. Most working families with children

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Ginny Valenti, 20 www.azsquaredance.com Greenview Dr, Rocky Hill, CT 06067; 14-16 ARIZONA - Fiesta Ole! 53'1 An- 860-571-8839; [email protected] nual Yuma S&RD Associaiton Festival, 21-23 ENGLAND - British Association of Yuma Civic & Convention Center. 928- American Square Dance Clubs 50'^ 345-0708; [email protected] Anniversary Celebrations, Hertfordshire, 21-22 TENNESSEE - 31'' Smokyland England. Details from John Wheeler; Winter Festival, Gatlinburg. Bower, Doctor.John @ btopenworld.com; Shoemake, Tipton, Biggerstaff, Bev & Tel: +44-0-1494-436592 Bob Casteel. Judy Biggerstaff, PO Box 28-29 CALIFORNIA - 35"' Annual 1306, Marion, NC 28752; 828-652-6054; Redding SD Jamboree, Redding [email protected] Convention Center, Redding. John & 28 - 3/2 CALIFORNIA - 22nd Annual Bev Lang, 17810 Hidden Valley Rd, Central California Wing Ding, Merced Cottonwood CA 96022; 530-347-6389; County Fairgrounds, Merced. Roy & [email protected] Rachel Phillips, 6952 3" St, Riverbank CA 95367; 209-869-1955 APRIL MARCH 4-6 CALIFORNIA - San Joaquin Valley SD Association Spring Jamboree, 7-8 MISSISSIPPI - Annual Mississippi Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth. S&RD Association Sweetheart Festival, Ed & Barbee de Vries, 1615 W Longview Wahabi Shrine Temple, Jackson. Arthur Ave, Stockton CA; 209-477-0390; Roy & Jo Ann Reed, 1411 Highway 371 Warren & Georgia Potts, [email protected] South, Tupelo MS 38804; 662-842-1301 12 VIRGINIA - Annual Cancer 14-16 HAWAII - 23`" Annual St Patrick's Benefit Dance, Fairfax High School, Day S&RD Festival, Univ of Hawaii, Fairfax. Ralph Driscoll, 205 Yoakum Hilo. Deed Reimer, PO Box 366, Highway, Apt 502, Alexandria VA 22304; Kurtistown HI 96760; 808-966-9807; 703-751-4585; [email protected] [email protected] 18-19 KANSAS - South Central Kansas 14-15 TENNESSEE - 18" State of S&RD Festival, Cessna Activity Center, Franklin Jubilee, Gatlinburg. Fulkerson, Wichita. David & Charlotte Stone, 3510 S Ford, Fox, Grigsby, Bev & Bob Casteel. Hiram, Wichita KS 67217; 316-942-6852 Ralph Fulkerson, 326 Hairetown Rd, 25-27 CALIFORNIA - 44' California State Jonesborough, TN 37659; SD Convention, aboard the Queen Mary, [email protected] Long Beach. www.squaredance.org; 20-22 VIRGINIA - 44"' Spring S&R [email protected] Dance Festival, Hyatt Regency, Reston. Butch & Diane Himes, 2220 Chestnut Grove Rd, Sharpsburg, MD 21782; 301-432-4995; [email protected] 60 American SquareDance. January 2003 25-26 NORTH DAKOTA - 51'" North JUNE Dakota S&RD Convention, Shanley High School, Fargo. Gary & Dorothy Strebe, 5-9 AUSTRALIA - 44th Australian 1621 16' Ave E, W Fargo ND 58078; 701- National SD Convention, Caloundra, 356-3708; [email protected]; Queensland, Australia. www.geocities.com/squaredancend [email protected] 25-26 MASSACHUSETTS - Annual 13-14 COLORADO - 49" Colorado New England S&RD Convention, State SD Festival, Mesa State College Sturbridge. www.tarrants.com/nesrdc; Campus, Grand Junction. GWASDC, www.squareandrounddance.org Box 1171, Grand Junction CO 81502 MAY 13-15 MINNESOTA - 51"' State Convention, Mankato. Vi & John 2-3 OHIO - 43"' Buckeye Dance Guderian, 8209 Beard Rd, Convention, Segate Centre, Toledo. Bloomington MN 55431; 952-831-6816 Paul & Mary Cousino, 614 Beckham, Napoleon OH 43545 JULY 2-4 NEVADA - 56' Silver State S&RD 3-6 ALASKA - 37th Annual Alaska Festival, Reno Hilton, Reno. Linda State S&RD Festival, Farthest North Sawtelle, 775-783-8982; Square and Round Dance Center, lindasawtelle @ hotmail.com; Pioneer Park (formerly Alaskaland), www.squaredancenevada.com; Fairbanks. Registration: John Hanchett, 8-10 ONTARIO - 42-1 International PO Box 10041. Fairbanks, AK 99710. S&RD Convention, Brock Unicersity, 15-17 NEW YORK - NSDCA St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. International Camporee, Chemung Dorothy Budge, 416-746-7649; County Fairgrounds, Horseheads. Gerald budge @sympatico.ca & Joanne Jones, 2139 Indian Hills Rd, 15-17 VIRGINIA - Virginia S&RD Assoc Painted Post NY 14870; 607-523-7750; 15"' Convention, Clarion Hotel, [email protected] Williamsburg. Paul & Loretta 16-19 NORTH CAROLINA - Universal Pogorzelski, 1202 Seaton Ln, Falls Round Dance Council's 27°' International Church VA 22046; [email protected] Convention, M C Benton Jr Convention & 23-25 CALIFORNIA - 50"' Golden Civic Center, Winston-Salem. State Round-Up, Alameda County Ralph & Joan Collipi, 603-898-4604; Fairgrounds, Pleasanton. Linda Blagg [email protected] 7 Wayne Swift, 925-458-3288; 707- 25-27 ILLINOIS - 20fn Illinois S&R 642-5249; [email protected] Convention, Western Illinois University, 23-25 FLORIDA - 49"' Florida State Macomb. Gary & Karen Flynn, PO Box 67, S&R Dance Convention, Lakeland Colchester IL 62326; 309-776-4796; Center, Lakeland. Mary Lee garkar@ winco.net VanValkenburg, 9619 10th Street N, Tampa FL 33612; 813-932-7014; [email protected]

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