AMERICAN Single Copy $1.00 SQUARE DRNCE AUGUST 1984 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE—DON HANHURST THE Myttott P-400 "Boss" has a NEW BOSS! Jim Harris drops by to check out MilTech's new installation. The P-400 is the Finest Professional Sound System Available If price were no object, the P-400 would still be the best performing and most reliable system on the market. "THE BOSS" is the best choice at any price. MILTECH, INC., 51 High Street, Milford, CT 06460 1-800-227-1139 In Conn. 1-877-2871 VISA' AMERICAN E SQURRE ORNCE AUGUST 1984 VOLUME 39, No. 8 THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE WITH THE SWINGING LINES 01.11114/10110.011VINOWARNIUIWIMINIPil PAIPAIUMIIMUllUIPAPARIIII* A:D FEATURES FOR ALL SQUARE DANCE SCENE 4 Co-editorial 25 Callerlab 5 By-Line 27 I'm Alabamy Bound! 7 Meanderings 29 LEGACY 9 Professional Profile 31 URDC Report 11 The Lerts & The Wares 48 Challenge Chatter 11 Who Has the Duty? 60 International News 13 The Caller's Ancestor 75 Date-Line 15 Helpful Hints for Cueing Rounds 17 Picks and Chews ROUNDS 19 Who Is Your Partner? 54 Cue Tips 21 Hem-Line 55 Facing the L.O.D. 23 Encore 69 Flip Side/Rounds 33 Line-Light 78 RID Pulse Poll 35 Product Line 37 Dandy Idea 41 Best Club Trick FOR CALLERS 42 Dancing Tips 43 Calling Tips 47 Baltimore Was Better 44 Easy Level Page 57 Plumb Line 50 Creative Choreography 60 People in the News 56 Steal A Little Peek 65 Rhyme Time 66 Flip Side/Squares 71 Top 0' the Line 79 SID Pulse Poll 89 Book Nook 80 Underlining the Note Services 90 Finish Line 92 Laugh Line OUR READERS SPEAK 6 Grand Zip 28 Straight Talk MIMI IN led Oft IN MI lit lit IAI lit led lift VII lift Vd Ifd ini WA Ift Ifd VA WI Ifd Workshop Editors Publishers and Editors Ed Fraidenburg Bob Howell Howie Shirley Stan & Cathie Burdick Feature Writers Harold & Lill Bausch Dave & Lonnie Fleck Member of NASRDS Mary Jenkins Russ & Nancy Nichols National Association of S&R/D Suppliers Gene & Thelma Trimmer Bev Warner AMERICAN SQUAREDANCE Magazine Editorial Assistants (ISSN 00913383) is published by Burdick Mona Bird Mary Jane Connerth Enterprises. Second class postage paid Mary Fabik Brian Luke at Huron, Ohio. Copy deadline first of Sharol Sponsler month preceding date of issue. Sub- Record Reviewers scription: $9.00 per year. Single copies: Frank & Phyl Lehnert John & Gail Swindle $1.00 each. Mailing address: Box 488, Huron OH 44839. Copyright 1984 by Bur- Canadian Representative dick Enterprises. All rights reserved. Orphie Easson 3 mencen Squaredance, August 1984 It is with very mixed emotions that we sit facing our composer screen today, knowing that this column ought to be written before leaving for Baltimore and wishing we could do it in the one day left when we return. Why? On July 28. Cathie plans to be one of the testifiers at the congressional hearing on the bill to make the Square Dance the National Folk Dance of the U.S.A. What will it be like? Will we be effective? How soon will we hear any results? All these questions hang fire. The testimony is written and submitted. Right now, Cathie says she is more nervous about driving our rental van into the city of Washington from Baltimore than she is about speaking at the hearing. Will more butterflies erupt on the morning of the 28th when she dons her square dance finest and sets out for the capital? Tune in in Septem- ber, folks, and we'll have the whole story. if the square dance is exported as a truly One of the answers we gave to Rep. American tradition even to those whose William Ford, mentioned in the May co- culture is as unlike ours as the Chinese editorial, about the cost of seeking the (See July, 1984 Meanderings) so that designation annually being too prohibi- people all around the world are joining tive to ,continue is really true. A little hands and smiling and nodding in friend- voice kept nagging at Cathie as she ship, then one small voice of testimony wrote her testimony..."Shouldn't all this for this bill may be the only opportunity time and energy spent in writing testi- open to the Burdicks right now to speak mony, in traveling to Washington, in for world peace. The square dance is one listening for several hours (the Con- way we join in friendship with many gressmen), be better spent on some- others— friends, neighbors, strangers, thing more weighty— world peace or even antagonists. disarmament or justice for all or some- So, Cathie will trek off to Washington, thing?" And Cathie talked back to the missing the Press Breakfast and the first voice, after giving in to a few guilt morning's booth business, and do the twinges, "If the square dance receives best, most convincing job she can. So its desired designation and square will the others who are testifying: Bob dance callers and teachers are granted Osgood, George Holser and two con- more access to schoolchildren because gressmen, as far as we know now. Let us of it, and more boys and girls, men and hope the hearing is effective and our women are taught to join hands with next issue proclaims the great news of those around them, like and unlike...and success: a National Folk Dance at last! Random Sound, Inc. ASHTON SOUND EQUIPMENT ASIATIC & ELECTRO-VOICE MICROPHONES REPAIR SERVICE NEEDLES FOR HILTON. CLINTON. NEWCOMB SOUND EOUIP & MICROPHONES PATTER AIDS— MAGNETIC & TRAVELING SPEAKER STANDS FOLD-UP EQUIP, CARTS (200 lb Limit) MICROPHONE CABLES PLASTIC RECORD SLEEVES iHmuy Duty) MIKE COZY DANCE WAX CUSTOM BUILT FOR MOST SYSTEMS 5-YEAR CALENDARS REMOTE MUSIC LEVEL CONTROL WITH RANDOM SOUND. INC. TAPE RECORDING ACCESSORIES INTEGRAL MICROPHONE CABLE Oscar & Shirley Johnson ie ATTENUATORS. CABLES, ISOLATON BOX HOME STORAGE RECORD BOX 7317 Harriet Ave. S Mail 8 Phone Orders Handled Promptly POLYETHYLENE— 24011 Minneapolis MN 55423 Include Address. Zip Code 8 Phone No HOLDS UP TO 300 RECORDS n all Requests 8 Orders Call alter 5 PM 1-612-869-9501 Bus WoeAdays or Weekends for rechofcai Info 1-612-869.6158 Res 4 American Squaredance, August 1980 BN,_k_kNE I II In August we start looking toward a new season of dancing. September has been designated Square Dance Month and plans must be laid in advance. Perhaps the ar- ticles by Bill Ellingham and Pen-del Fed Facts will inspire some resolutions for the new canenri Jim Cihartic Hiqrliccinn items alcn point up crirnr. areas for improvement in dancer relations. A controversial topic that is arising once more in square dance terminology discus- sions is explored by Ed Foote, a well-known caller who specializes in advanced and challenge figures and is also a competent writer. Hints for cueing rounds are delivered by Ray and Ivy Hutchinson...perhaps some readers are moving into that field. Mary Heisey has an up-to-the-minute poem dealing with the summer Olympics in Los Angeles. And one final word—a cautionary one— about Bev Warner's "Hemline" featur- ing a caller's trouser raid. The caller must be warned in advance. Bev says it and we say it again, so no reader will miss the admonition! When the August dog days hit, read ASD and plan for the coming great season!! ADVERTISERS LISTING For extra convenience to readers. we are listing our advertisers (space ads only) and numbering each. Readers should still write directly to advertisers as they wish, but any who desire information from several advertisers may circle the numbers on the blank below and we will forward their requests to the proper advertisers. 1 Authentic Patterns 23 Eddie 8 Bobbie s Records 44 Micro Plastics 65 Shirley's 5/0 Shoppe 2 Bachelors '0 Bachelorettes 24 ESP Records 45 Paul M Minter 66 Meg Simkins 3 Badge Holders. Inc 25 Four Bar B Records 46 Jack Murtha Enterprises 67 Single S8R/Dancers 4 B8S S/D Shop 26 Gatlinburg Christmas Ball 47 Mustang Records 68 So Cal Callers Assn 5 Bermuda S/D Convention 27 Grenn Records 48 MW Records 69 Square Specialties 6 Bettienal Publishers 28 Halpo Industries 49 Myrtle Beach Ball 70 Steppin Out 7 Blackwood Travel 29 Hanhursts Tape Service 50 National S/D Directory 71 Striegel 8 Assoc 8 Bonnie's Custom Boutique 30 Ht-Hat Records 51 Pair Square 72. Supreme Audio 9. Bounty Records 31 Holly Hills 52 Palomino S/Q Service' 73 John Swindle 10. Caller Connection 32 JIFA Enterprises 53 Pasadena Petticoat Co 74. Thunderbird Records 11. Callers Record Corner 33 JoPat Records 54 Prairie Records 75 TNT Records 12. C and C Originals 34 Kalox Records 55 OTR TRN 76 Tortuga Express Tours 13. Chaparral Records 35 Lee Kopman 56 Ranch House Records 77 Tri-State Dance Festival 14. Chicago Country Records 36 J fl Kush 8 Co 57 Random Sound Inc 78 Trout Printing and Pub 15. Chinook Records 37 Lamon Records 58 Rawhide Records 79 Unicorn Records 16. Clinton by Miltech 38 Lazy 8 Records 59 Red Boot Records 80 VeeGee Patterns 17. Copecrest Dance Resort 39 LouMac Records 60 Richmond Festival 81 Vernon's R/D Review 18. Curtis-C Travel Inc 40 McGowan Products 61 Rooters Records 82 Wagon Wheel Records 19 Bill Davis 41 Gary Mahnken 62 Rockin Rhythms 83 Alien Wardle 20 Dune Daisy 42 Maverick Enterprises 63 Scope Records 84 Webers Western Wear 21 Do-Si-Do Shop 43 Merrbach Record Services 64 Sewing Specialties 85 Yak Stack 22 Double J Services 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NAME 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 ADDRESS 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 CITY STATE ZIP 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 •• American Squaredance, August 1984 5 Just received the June issue with the Wylies facing LOD.