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September 1998 3 40 A Rocking Time in '99 88 Memorial - Bill Stone 79 A/C Lines 84 National Convention Thank You 25 As I See It 48 Notes in a Nutshell 28 Ask Dave 20 On the Record - Rounds 66 CALLERLAB Viewpoints 54 On the Record - Squares 62 Caloric Expenditure for Square Dancing 24 Osgood, Becky - Thank you from 17 Club Leadership Notes her family 59 Contra Corners 11 People/Events in the News 75 Country Kitchen 73 Point of Order 41 Creative Choreography 38 Rambling With Stan 36 Cue Tips 77 Rhyme Time 32 Dancing Contra 64 Round Dance Pulse Poll 16 Dancing or Fun? 56 So You Want To Be A Caller 44 Easy Level 72 Square Dance Pulse Poll 87 EDMARC Hospice for Children 85 The Country Line Benefit Dance and Bar-B-Que 81 The Frontier Dance - 70 Feedback The Miners Dance, Part 1 8 From The Mail Room 61 The Koreo Korner 6 From The Editor's Files 52 Things To Consider When Planning 58 Hemline Lessons 29 Honors Book - Bill Ruff 82 Three R's 80 How To Attract A Youth-Oriented Market 90 What's Ahead 31 International News 47 What's Going On In Square Dancing 34 Is Square Dancing Friendly? 69 Where Are The Dancers? 78 Let's Party For Six Months! 15 Why Do We Give New Callers Dances? The Classifieds can be found on page 94 followed by the advertisers index. Contributing Editors Publishers - Editors Stan & Cathie Burdick Steve Kopman Ed & Pat Juaire Bev & Bob Casteel Frank & Phyl Lehnert Editorial Assistants Jim & Jean Cholmondeley Frank Lescrinier Carol Picillo Larry Cole Phyllis Mugrage Michelle Merchant Bernie Coulthurst Bob Osgood Deborah Parnell Louise Harrop Ed Foote Dave Gipson Chris Pinkham Subscriptions Louise !lamp Sandi Simmons Michelle Merchant Bob Howell Don Ward Lee Kopman AMERICAN fr) Volume 53, Number 9 Phone: (401) 647-9688 SQUARE DANCE Fax: (401) 647-3227 E-mail: ASDMAG(aloa.com (ISSN-0091-3383; USPS 513-240) Copyright 1998 by E & PJ Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Internet: http://www.dosido.com Published monthly by E & PJ Enterprises, Inc.. PO Box 777, Member of NASRDS N. Scituate, RI 02857, Periodicals postage paid at N. Scituate, RI National Association of S&R/D Suppliers POSTMASTER: Send address change to ASD, PO Box 777, N. 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Please drive carefully! %1%.Vk.,\%\-C\.e'Ro 'seconds PRESENTS BM 121 Music, Music, Music Hoedowns To Swing By Mac McCuilar BM 1020 One More Tune/Chips BM 183 Happy Birthday Square Dance San Luis Obispo, CA BM 1019 Down River/Treat Her Right BM 149 Hello, Hello BM 1018 Handy/Old Joe Jr. BM 120 Anniversary Dance BM 1017 Swinging Bill/Banjo Boomer BM 107 Mr. Sandman BM 103 Hush Hush Flip Instrumentals BM 100 Carribbean BM 148 You Always Hurt The One You Love BM 099 Beer Barrel Polka BM 169 Jeepers Creepers BM 160 Smoke Smoke PO Box 1448, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 Tel: (805) 543-2827 American Square Dance, September 199N R F Lists M We are a world of lists. Shopping lists, Christmas card THE lists, birthday lists and to do lists are just a few of the lists we EDITOR'S FILES keep. But what about the ex or past square dancers list? Does your club have a list of past dancers? People's attitudes change. If you activities which are keeping people have kept a list of past club bottled up inside their homes. members or can assemble a list Maybe, just maybe, some of those from old club records, why not use past members are getting cabin it. Dancers who stayed for one or fever and could be ready to venture two years with your club make a outside again. great place to start. If they have Send out "It's a Reunion Party" been out of dancing for more than invitations, then follow up with 5 to 7 years, even better. The phone calls. You'll never know if dance program has stabilized you don't ask. When they respond, somewhat over the last 5 years don't smother them. Let them with very little in the way of "new" adjust to the dancing, the fellow- calls being added. ship and the fun time our recre- Many of your former short term ation affords.