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North Carolina 27006 (208) 382.4561 (919) 998-4216 FREE LITERATURE UPON REQUEST Califone WRITE TO: Department SD-I5 Califone International, Inc. 5922 Bowcroft Street Los Angeles, Ca 90016 # VOLUME 32, No. 10 AMERICAN M SEPTEMBER 1977 SQURRE ORNCE « THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE WITH THE SWINGING LINES Publishers and Editors Stan & Cathie Burdick * Workshop Editors 4 Co-editorial Willard Orlich 6 Grand Zip Bob Howell 7 By-Line Ed Fraidenburg 8 Meanderings 41 11 My Love Affair With S/D Record Reviewers 12 How To Manage A Successful Club 18 ABC's Of R/D Etiquette Don Hanhurst 20 Western Swingers Frank & Phyl Lehnert 23 The Care and Feeding of Dancers 27 Levels in Challenge Dancing Feature Writers 29 Encore Harold & Lill Bausch 30 Dandy Idea Jim Kassel 33 Grand Square Dancer 34 Straight Talk Mary Jenkins 35 LEGACY Editorial Assistants 36 Feedback 39 Rhyme Time Mona Bird 42 Keep 'Em Dancing Mary Fabik 44 Dancing Tips Jo Homyak 45 Calling Tips 46 Easy Level Mef Merrell 48 Intermission National Advisory Board 50 Choreo-Graffiti 52 Challenge Chatter Edna & Gene Arnfield 55 Workshop Bob Augustin 62 Sketchpad Commentary Al "Tex" Brownlee 64 Hemline Orphie Easson 65 Puzzle Page 66 People Phyl & Frank Lehnert 68 International News Singin' Sam Mitchell 72 Steal A Peek Ken Oppenlander 73 Product Line Vaughn Parrish 74 R/D Records 41 75 S/D Records Dave Taylor 79 Speaking of Singles Bob Wickers 80 Events 84 Best Club Trick AMERICAN SOUAREDANCE magazine is pub- lished by Burdick Enterprises. Second class pos- 86 S/D Pulse Poll tage paid at Sandusky. Ohio Copy deadline first of * 87 R/D Pulse Poll month preceding date of issue Subscription: $6.00 a, 96 Book Nook per year. Single copies: 60 cents each. Mailing ad- dress. Box 788, Sandusky OH 44870. Copyright * 99 Finish Line 1977 by Burdick Enterprises. All rights reserved. * 100 Do-Ci-Do Dolores 3 Many who read of the recent sixth-grade physical education activity. barbecue on the White House lawn for Jimmy Carter is not going to change Carter's Georgia campaigners and this. He has other things to do, of some Congressional families may not realize small import to the world's well-being. that this was the affair to which 48 Who is going to do it? We are. Every Georgian club dancers were invited. single dancer among us. (See page 6, August issue, and "News" How can it be done? With more this issue). publicity projects similar to the imagin- Time magazine and our local papers ative Bicentennial exhibitions, demon- made much of the clowns, juggler, strations, community dances, floats, TV Jimmy's popsicle-eating and just man- and radio shows, store window and mall aged to mention that there was square displays. dancing at this barbecue party. Why did much of this promotion We think this says something to the cease? We all expected the Bicentennial many dancers who hoped that the surge in dancers to continue on its own, "image" of square dancing would be filling our classes and clubs with excited enhanced because our country's presi- new devotees. But this was not the case. dent was a dancer. Rather, it would Now we need to recoup — to plan some appear that in the words of sophistica- special promotions for fall classes, ted Washington reporters, the "image" workshops and clubs, to increase the of Jimmy Carter is downgraded by such numbers of those who know what down-home activies, rather than the square dancing is and where it can be reverse being true. found. No sudden great turn-around in Were there some reports on the people's minds concerning square Carter picnic which pictured the dan- dancing should be anticipated. Thou- cers? We'd like to have copies from any sands, perhaps millions, including most area where the square dancing out- busy reporters, still think of square shone the clowns, juggler, magician and dancing as a country recreation or as a barbecued food. 4 KICKOFF THE New Square Dance Season SUBSCRIBE NOW! AMERICAN SQURRE DRNCE Zrisxk:," Ohio 44870 Please start my subscription NOW. My check (or money order) is enclosed. One Year at $7 ❑ Two Years at $12 Canadian and F ()reign add SCV per year postage. NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE 5 I certainly enjoyed the July issue of American Squaredance magazine. he cover picture and article speak well of 6taitct Ziff Georgia and I appreciate the article about me in your "Steal A Little Peek" column. But there's one favor I would like to ask. One sentence was left out of the article: In 1973 the Y Squares asked me to be their club caller and I still call club dances for them ever second and fourth Friday. Most of the club members have asked why I left out the Y-Squares and I have explained that it was not inten- tional. So, if there's anyway you can add this tidbit to your next issue, I will Please renew our subscription to your certainly appreciate it. magazine. It's still a bargain at any Jim Tyler price. Even the local news (square Macon, Georgia dance) is $5.00 a year. Thanks again for sending copies to Please renew my subscription for my students. They really appreciated it. another two years. I enjoy your A good square dancer really needs goo magazine so much and I eagerly await inside information its arrival each month. After it arrives, Bill & Kay Franck however, I am somewhat disappointed; San Antonio, Texas only because I know I must wait another Please send a gift subscription to our whole month before I can receive the club presidents from us....Was sur- next issue. prised and pleased to see our fan club Your magazine brings a lot of badge listed on your "Sequel to the pleasure and enjoyment to dancers and Sequel" page. This badge was designed leaders all over the world. Keep up the and made by the past presidents of our good work! club, Memorial Squares. They bought Pamela Bennett plastic and pins and cut the badge out in Alexandria, Virginia one of their garages. They had the I picked up the June issue of decals made where on of them works. American Squaredance at the National Then they set up a "production line" Square Dance Convention in Atlantic around their dining room table and put them together. When they run out of City, New Jersey, and enjoyed reading it so am enclosing $10. for a two year badges they get together and make subscription. more. We are really proud of "our My wife and I have subscribed to SIO club." George Horn Tulsa, Oklahoma since we first graduated from a square dance class in 1969. Your magazines are We do so much appreciate the great very helpful in so many ways especially honor you gave us by featuring us on for us as we travel and can dance along the front of American Squaredance. We the way. do not feel that we deserve so much. Looking forward to the next issue. What little we do for square dancing, Fred Harbourn we do because we love square dancers Pekin, Illinois and want to see dancing get bigger and better in every way. From the depths of our hearts, we say "Thank you both." If at any time we can ever do anything to help you, please call on us Mac & Virginia McDonald Macon, Georgia 6 Thanks to Don Hanhurst, who has reviewed square dance records for American Squaredance for several years.