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AMERICAN RI SQUAREDANCE "The International Magazine of Square Dancing" Subscribe Today! 1Year 2 Years (12 Issues) (24 Issues) USA $27.50* $50.00* CANADA $69.50* FOREIGN $92.50** USPS First Class Mail *Florida Residents add 7% sales tax **Foreign subscription rate applies to most countries - price subject to change due to international postal rates. MEMBER ID # NAME ADDRESS # CITY, STATE, ZIP PHONE # CARD # EXPIRES: MM YR SIGNATURE Send to: American Square Dance, 34 E. Main Street, Apopka, FL 32703 (credit card statements will show Gramac Printing) All subscriptions are non-transferable and non-refundable. We are not responsible for non-delivery. Post Office does not forward periodicals unless subscriber pays postage; contact local Post Office for details. Price subject to change. American Square Dance, December 2009 3 On The Record — Rounds 27 Editorial 5 The Country Line 30 The Wisconsin ROQ 5 Partner, Partner, Come Out Wherever You Are! 33 CALLERLAB Viewpoints 6 All Things Considered 35 Basic and Mainstream Teaching Order 6 Moore On Contra 36 On The Record — Squares 9 Sew On & Sew Forth 40 American Callers' Association Point Of Order 43 Viewpoints 15 From The Mail Room 46 Cue Tips 18 Advertiser Index A6 What Is Square Dancing? 19 President's Charity Ball 47 59th National Square Dance Convention 21 Corben Geiss 47 Creative Choreography 23 What's Ahead 48 Your Rovin' Corner 25 Classifieds 52 IF Volume 64 AMERICAN Number 12 SQUARECIANCE Dec. 2009 "The International Magazine of Square Dancing" Publishers/Editors Cartoonist William and Randy Boyd Corben Geis American Square Dance, December 2009 EDITO I'' IAL From Bill Boyd This is December, a month in which many of us will celebrate Christmas, and to steal a line from an old newspaper column, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." For Square Dancers, Santa Clause, lives' in the heart of the numerous square dance events, many of which are used to raise money for charitable causes. For Square Dancers, many of us just find dance parties and go to just enjoy ourselves. For many of us we put on dance parties for our churches, synagogues and other The Wisconsin ROQ places of worship, so that people who December, January, & have never Square Danced before can February enjoy our activity with a one night party. For many of us it is just a time of Phase II worship, celebration and reflection. Footsteps - Ph H TS When we consider Christmas gifts, I Choreo: Tony Speranzo ask you to consider time. Donate a little Record: Daniel O'Donnel CD time to visit old friends. Donate a little "Greatest Hits" time to visit you local hospital. Donate a little time to help a local charity. Do- Goody Goody - Ph II TS nate a little time to say thank you for Choreo: Nariaki & Hideko Aoyama just being a friend. If you choose to Record: Coll 0108 spend a little money on a friend or loved Somebody Else's Moon - Ph 11 WZ one, buy them a ribbon for the National Choreo - Patricia Hintz Square Dance Convention, The Mid Record: Epic 34-7491 America Convention, and your local State Convention. While you're at it, Phase II Bonus buy yourself a ribbon for the same Mickey's House - Ph II TS event, go and dance with your friends. Choreo: Casey & Sharon Parker Take time this Christmas to look for the Record: I-Tunes Download good in others. Try to remember that Phase III from time to time everyone has difficul- Good Luck Charm - Ph III JV ties, be understanding, helpful and kind. Choreo: Larry & Susan Sperry Square Dancers are some of the best Record: 447-0636 or Walmart people in the world, so all of the above Download or Amazon Download is easy for us, let's show the world what great people Square Dancers are and let Phase IV all of us celebrate this season. Have You Only You - Ph IV WZ your self a merry Christmas and a joy- Choreo: Bill & Maxine Ross ous holiday season. Record: MCA 52737 American Square Dance, December 2009 CALLERLA I I) VIEWPOINTS By Tom Rudebock Basic and Mainstream Teaching Order In August 2009 the CALLERLAB Mainstream Committee approved a new teaching order for the Basic and Mainstream Program. The Basic Mainstream Program is the cornerstone of the activity. It is, however, more than a listing of calls — it is also a recommended teaching order. The recommended teaching order is still only a recommendation. Most experi- enced callers will continue to teach using their own proven methods. Many of the personal changes callers have made over the years in their own teaching have been addressed in this new document. On the other hand, someone new to calling or a caller teaching for the first time now has a progression list to follow with many axpciia1n,ul t..4 GI b providing input to shape and mold it. A brief reflection of the past provides some insight to the new Recommended Teaching Order. In 1974 CALLERLAB adopted the "Sets In Order Basic 50 Program" of calls as well as the "Extended 75". In 1977, Basic 1-38 was ap- proved. Basic 1-34, Extended 35-47, and Mainstream 46-48 were approved in 1980. In 1981, Basic and Extended Basic were merged. As the activity evolved so did the program list. Some calls were dropped and others were added, but not always impacting the teaching order in the best way. This standardization helped the activityin_ a. tremendous way and allowed dancers around the United States_ and the world to dance together. Dancers and callers could finally travel from dance to dance with the same expectations of fun and fellowship. In 2004 the Mainstream Committee agreed to address some teaching order problems. A focus group was formed with the desire of compiling a more concise teaching order. An agreement was made to compile a document rationalizing the steps to be taken in forming a teaching order. The result of this study is a wonderful document titled Teaching Order Design Principles (www.callerlab.org/ DancePrograms/DanceProgramDocuments/tabid/610/grm2catid/30/ Default.aspx). Every caller that teaches square dancing should read and apply it to their teaching. As a result of this research the new Basic Mainstream Teaching Order Recom- mendation was developed. The Basic Program is now separated into Parts A and If you don't see your festival or convention information listed in the What's Ahead section, send us a flyer or email! We will include any full day or weekend dance that we feel might be of national or international interest. And it's even FREE! American Square Dance, December 2009 B.