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American Square Dance, May 2005 3 On The Record — Rounds 34 From The Mail Room 5 Joe and Rosa Griffith of Strathmore 38 Editorial 7 Cue Tips 39 Peek Into a Cuer's Record Case 8 All Things Considered 41 Peek Into a Caller's Record Case 9 Moore On Contra 42 Square-Up 10 Club Celebrates 60 Years 46 On The Record — Squares 11 The Country Line 47 American Callers' Assoc. Callerlab Viewpoints 50 14 Viewpoints Jubilee Returns To How Do You Keep 'Em, San Jose Fairgrounds 52 Once You Get 'Em? 16 54th National Square Easy Level 20 Dance Convention® 53 Ask Arts 23 Round Dance Pulse Poll 56 Creative Choreography 25 Point Of Order 58 The Koreo Korner 28 Daddy Calls My Song 60 Fourscorey 29 What's Ahead 61 Rovin' Corner 30 Classifieds 66 Notes In A Nutshell 32 Advertiser Index 69 Volume 60 AMERICAN (7 Number 5 SQUAREDANCE may2005 "The International Magazine of Square Dancing" Publishers/Editors Cartoonist William and Randy Boyd Corben Geis 4 American Square Dance, May 2005 F OM TEE MAIL ROOM Editor, Your March and April editions had a lot on what is needed in square dancing. It was very good, but I see a need to respond to Square-up in the March issue. It is said that we have returned to where we were 15 to 20 years ago. We have been dancing regularly since 1977 and although we stopped dancing between 1967 and 1977, we were dancing with clubs from 1963. So we have seen the whole period. In the mid to late 1980s, the Delaware Valley Convention had 1500 to 2000 dancers attend. The current level is about 400. This is a definite drop from 15 to 20 years ago. I do not have the figures readily available, but I believe the National has seen a similar drop. In the mid to late 1960s, there were four or five clubs in lower Bucks County. Now there are none. Square Dancing is definitely worse off than 15 to 20 years ago in our area. How did we get involved in Club Square Dancing? We square danced in open dancing at church youth dances, at church summer camps, and at Jones Beach State Park (Long Island, New York). We did this in our late teens and early 20s. As a result, when we heard about the classes, we joined. What is different about today? The open dances are almost nonexistent. In our area, there is very little dancing available below the plus level. We are asking people to commit themselves to learning through the plus level or they have no place to dance. We need to get back to basics and establish familiarity and fun for people without the commitment so that we lay a foundation for future recruitment to classes. Unfortu- nately, I do not know how this can be done. I do know that one of the problems is callers that think they have to be advanced or challenge callers to be successful. Bob Williams, Pennsylvania Hello Bill, Henry Ford had built a splendid hall for "oldfashioned dancing" and named it in honor of his dancing master "Lovett Hall". This hall still exists at the Henry Ford Museum in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan. For more than 20 years there were monthly contra dances to fill this hall with Henry Ford's legacy. But last November this was suddenly cancelled. If you now want to use this hall, you must pay a rent of $600.00, and consume catered food and drink of $4,000.00. The Henry Ford Museum blatantly violates its own mission statement; but who cares? It is a matter of money. Karen Misssavage has put up an excellent website about this matter and the (hopefully not) last contra dance at Lovett Hall: http://home.earthlink.net/ —karencontracaller/lovett.htm I think, this is a matter which affects MWS Dancers too. Yours squarely, Heiner Fischle, Hannover, Germany http://www.heinerfischle.de American Square Dance, May 2005 5 Silver Sounds SSR — 238 "MAY YOU ALWAYS" By: Jack O'Leary (Caricature by Corben Geis) Silver Sounds Records, P.O. Box 1196, RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877; (203) 894-1865 Distributed Exclusively by Hanhurst's Tape & Record Service / Astec Record Distributors. International 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: Jerry Reed, Executive Director 467 Forrest Avenue, Suite 118, Cocoa, FL. 32922 Phone: 321-639-0039 • Fax: 321-639-0851 E-mail: [email protected]; On The Web: www.callerlab.org 6 American Square Dance, May 2005 Guess what, there is a large, fun, and exciting square dance event coming in June. By the time you get and read this, it will almost be upon us. There will be welcome parties, Trail-In, Trail-Through and Trail-End dancing. There will be entertainment, education, vendors and concessions for everyone to enjoy. There are hotel rooms, motel rooms and camp sites available. For interest outside dancing, there will be tours and RV Caravanning along the Lewis & Clark Trail. For another good time you can put on your dancing shoes and dance to "Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts." You can hip hop and rock and roll to a band with showmanship and tremendous energy. Dress up in your favorite 50's costume and dance along. The rest of the week you can dance to live music from the Ghost Riders Squaredance Band. There will even be a Square Dance Cruise! 54th NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE CONVENTION PORTLAND, OREGON — JUNE 22 - 25, 2005 ALL TRAILS LEAD TO OREGON 20 Fast Reminders 1.Great Dancing 8. Seminars 15. Alaska Cruise 2. National Callers 9. Fashion Show 16 Clinics 3. Showcase of Ideas 10. Clogging 17 Vendor Booths 4. Round Dancing 11. Sightseeing Tours 18. Sew & Save 5. Sewing Clinics 12. Education 19.Contra Dancing 6. Exhibitions 13. Parade of States 20. and much more. 7. Youth Dances 14. International Friends One of the most important reasons to be in Portland is, it will be fun. We all know why we square dance — it is fun! We will see you in Portland! American Square Dance, May 2005 Peek Into a Cuer's Record Case Kit Brown and Sandy Turner joined the round dance activity separately in the early 1980's. In 1989, Kit began teaching in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area and in 1990, Sandy began teaching in the Atlanta, Georgia area with her husband, Otto Turner (who passed away in 1995). Kit met Sandy and Otto at the Mountain Memories dance festival in 1991 in Fontana, North Carolina. After Otto's death, Kit and Sandy began dancing together and were married in September 1996 on the Wednesday afternoon break between Autumn Holiday of Rounds and Mountain Memories. They are currently the cuers/instructors for one square dance club and one round dance club in Atlanta, Georgia and one round dance club in Murphy, North Carolina. They conduct ongoing classes at Tri-County Community College in Murphy. They also have weekly classes at Martins Creek School in Murphy for the 6th through 8th grades where more than 90 students learn to round and line dance as part of their regular P.E.