THE MAGAZ,NE OF FOIK * S * U A. E DANC.NG U^.m, . 25c ^^^M^e^ta^ufr^JcC<uteiK9...44tJ<l^ «MUf ! tltfii njif'i mi '_'.'. ' ifr ,j§v % • j- "^ ^ !!rip THE MAGAZINE ' OF FOLK & SQUARE DANCING • February • 1956 Vol. 13 No.Page 2 Page TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS OfficialFolk Dance Publication Federation of The of 2 Calendar3 Your of Host Events Cities 10 American Oakland Nation Festival— Calif., Inc. To Japan 4 F0|kl3 Dancing Jo+a Goes West—Tapatia i2 Mexico and Its Dancing People «,«.«, a,«AK,n» 5 A California-Style Festival in '! News From the Sacramento Area charies e. Alexander 5 I ve "iiSeen Japanese ci People ,, c Japan d l5 n 1 Ethnic Europe • Dances i_i From /~l Southern j ANNE ALEXANDER r»vome Alive ! -?ai- -ri !! '°n Square Dancing ! Has Changed 6. Square _ Dance in_ Singapore . ,7_. 17New The Ca||s Promenade hilda sachs 7 World Panorama 7 San Francisco18 Southland Notes !8 Fresnotes Report wank kane 8 The Record Finder 19 The Editor's Mail Box PEG ALLMQND HENRY L. BLOOM ROBERT H. CHEVALIER PHIt ENG ED FERRARIO MIRIAM UDSTER GcJohjAgA, danny McDonald PAUL PRtTCHARD CARMEN SCHWEERS CAROLMARY SQUIRES SPRING CARMEN SCHWEERS, 7119 MariposaTED WALKER, Avenue, 3763 Hughes Ave.,Citrus Los Angeles Heights, 34, Calif. Calif. TED WALKER fpdt>mtinn FtXt'maU FEBRUARY 19, SUNDAY Sacramento President,Ave., Walnut North-Bev Creek. Wilder, YEllowstone 1304 Alma ' 4-6353.CMCIUHVII F£B I »UVUI9 4 & 5 SATURDAY & SUNDAY Holtville Annu-al Valentine Festival. Governor's Hall ^otU^Z^t^^''™-President, South-Minne Square Anstine, and Folk 242116 dancing. Chairman: Faye Manley. Hosts: Dancing: Circle Square1:30-5:30 Folk p.m. Dancers. and 7:30-10:30 RecordingCastillo, Secretary, Santa Barbara, South- OaklandCalif. FEBRUARY Auditorium 12, SUNDAY Oakland , p.m. _ ATotL"Angeles !29ter' *>. Hosts_ 136' McD"" 0ak|and St" WSBStiL°5 FoM< Theme: Council Danc6 "American Meeting: Council. Nation 12:30 Festival."p.m. MARCH A, community 18, SUNDAY Hosts: Folk Ojai DanceFolk Dancers Fest.val. 0,a, Publication & General Office-Folk, na, Dance Dm „ K Dancing: 1:30-5:30 p.m. and 7:30 10:30 Dancing: 6:30-10 1-5 p.m.,p.m. HighCivic school Center gym. Park. FederationSanBuildmg, Francisco: Room ofS2], California420 Market SUtter Street, Tilden 1-3334.MAKI^n Sales4, bUiNUAY MargaretMARrV* cMNnAY Memorial Auditorium Sacramento ca„a_..i„ daY , Pre-festival n'9ht at n"3h dance sch°o1 and aY1".exhibitions. 0:i0"'':J0 Satur- Advertising.Moore,c ^ ,..-., Secretary. Circulation, r^m~~ ~u~>.a16th Subscriptions— andIneme: JTl______"r~ streets Oamellia = m„li:* opring <;«,.:„« Khapsody. DL»«*«,4„ p.m.; " at Art Center, midnight to 777 Editorial-1504CaliforniaFederation Diamond Highway Office 3 6871Road, above. Clubs. Buningame, i Hosts: £ Sacramento -i Council i of e Folk ii Dance n j j JU1UVT FedcratlOM TVUKt UllVII FeStlUal I K9UVWI BusinessSt., San Manager-FrankFrancisco. Yukon Kane, 6-1433. 150 Council Powell Meeting:Chairman: 12:30 John p.m. Pageant:Moore. 1:30-3:30 p.m. FEBRUARY '25oI 1, SATURDAY s. Dept. Mission of San Recreation Gabriel Vi Brawley, FresnomSSISm „APRIL ?na,?C'?2: 29, l:\?rJl-y- SUNDAY c San r Francisco Chairman: Dancing:Hosts: San Lou5-7:30 Gabriel Price p.m. Dancers. ClariceRobert and ClarenceH. Chevalier, Carlson, Martinez MarinTheme: "The Civic Golden Phoenix"Auditorium M^Z^oJamesFrances Berry,Williams, !!MM Peninsula Mercedi Counctl u Hosts: a M^tiTg: cSan ., Franciscoc„~:,,.~ 12:30 r~„,,„,.:l p.m.Council Corrected of„t C«IL-Folk Federate (North) Ca.endar TPelwXrScSherrnaCal'rf0ornia Dancing:April 29, afternoonApril 28, and evening.evening. March^^ _ 4,|?for Sacramento. QMand 1956 Ron in fin I Focfinnk APril 28 and 29' San Francisco- LET,CT.c S DANCE n«,rC is published • monthly m- uby athe ™ ,___.,,._.,*i u *. KCgiOnai,..,.,,,,„.>, „rCStlUaiS i ,. M , , . 4.5.6 ' c Statewide, . D Fresno. SubscriptionFolk Dance Federation price: of $2.50 California. per year.FEBRUARY For- 4, SATURDAYHarvey Auditorium Bakersfield June, May, SantaSalinas. Rosa. EnSeVa^coU^C.ossPost Office at San Matter Francisco, at the California, R, _ ,Ninth _ BAnnual Folk14th Dance and GFestival. streets July,August, Kentfield Stockton. under Act „of March . 3,. 1879. ,„„ Chairman: , Exhibitions: John Markell.8-10 p.m. September,October, WalnutSacramento. Creek. C°ZnJo, Tjk hw.'STVSSSM After Comobry Party Participation Dancing IIDancing: p.m. 10-11to 77? p.m. December, November, Chico.Fresno. Oakland Your Host American Nation Festival will bring folk and square dancers to East Bay city on Sunday, February 12 Cities Oaklandwill Auditoriumbe the sceneat the southof the end ofafternoon Lake Merritt and A evening American mm 1/%I W% f% I i/Jm frf^/^^/^ H I^ eighthNation consecutive Festival yearon Sunday,that Oakland February Folk Dance 12. Council This iswill mark the # lllllUMl I MMVMlll' hostAl Voirol, to awhose State decorations Federation have won praise Festival. in past years, 'Camelia . Spring . ,Rhapsody' . _ in , Sacramento. .. Alamedaagain heads Island the Turners. decorations committee. Al dances with the to be Part of C1V1C floral celebration A brilliant program of exhibitions has been arranged by "/^^amelia Spring Rhapsody" is the name chosen for the Millie Von Konsky. \^j annual Folk Dance Pageant since it will be held on betweenThere will6:30 beand dancing 7:30 p.m. from and1:30 more to 5:30general p.m., folk a kolo dancing hour 31stMarch annual 4 in Sacramento Camelia Festival. as part of the 11-day celebration of the from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. A Council meeting at 12:30 p.m. The Pageant will be combined with the monthly Federation will precede the dancing. Festival, with the Pageant starting at 1:30 p.m. and lasting Demonstrations of friendship by Oakland city officials, espe- approximately two hours. Immediately after there will be two Managerdaily WayneMayor Thompson Clifford were praised E. Rishell and City hours of folk and square dancing, fol- by Ed Hartman, president of the Oak¬ lowed by time out for dinner. A kolo land Council. The Waltz hour is scheduled between 6:30 and 7:30 "Members of the city council have p.m., then general folk and square danc¬ proved over and over again their friend¬ The second in a series of LET'S ing will resume and last until 10:30 p.m. ship for our council. We are fortunate DANCE articles on the traditional Numerous Camelia activities are sched¬ basic steps will appear next month. uled in Sacramento. The Civic Repertory indeed to have officials in our city so It will feature the Waltz, and will progressive and broadminded," said Hart¬ be written by Madelynne Greene. Theater will present Dumas' "Camile" man. February 23-25 and March 1-3. A chil¬ "Our Recreation Department under March 3 and dren'sthe Cameliaparade will beginBall at will 10 a.m. be on Jay Ver Lee and represented by General sor five groups in International dancing held that evening. A Camelia Queen will Supervisor Carol Pulcifer has been of and two in American squares. Scores of be crowned at the ball and she and her permitsservice to formany placesof our clubs to dancein securing and helping dancers are trainedadded Hartman.through these will classes," culminate court will in reign the at the Annual Pageant. Camelia Events folk dancing in general. They also spon- Crowd control at the festival will be Show March 10 and 11 at the Memorial under the direction of Fred (Scotty) Auditorium where almost 100,000 blos- /. ^_ Struthers and his committee. Fred assists soms will be on display. rtfiX jJtUtGP teaching teen-age clubs. Folk dancers who are in Sacramento «—- ..........„.,TT J,___.five junior folkThere dance are at groups least threein Oakland. teen-age the and Capitolonly on ParkMarch display4 will be of able some to 2000view Janet Voirol, member of two teen-age plantings of Camelias, many of which groups, has drawn the cover design for will be in bloom. the festival program. At least 14 groups have definitely ac- Ann Hansen will be in charge of the cepted the invitation to exhibit their best LET'S DANCE booth and Roy Harring- dances in the Pageant, it was reported by ton will manage the Council Beginning John S. Moore, president of the Sacra- Class sign-ups. Records will be obtained mento Council of Folk Dance Clubs. He from Phil Maron's Record Shop and the said they should arrange to be present sound system will be furnished by the for rehearsal at the Memorial Auditorium, These massed couples illustrate dramat'- Recreation Programming, Department. advertising, 16th square and call- J ofstreets, the Pageant. by 10 a.m. on the day \f:2r^i^T^:\::^:i:vxi ™and m-c -m be «*- ^ °f ^ go™ and Mr, *,#* haVe *>* tographeda recent festival by Captain in Tokyo. George His E.wife, Posner Marjorie, at the Harry council Ahlborn, board comprisedvice president; of Hartman; Vera cated ties interfere.they will appear unless official du- givtPage ath\VeSmPre°s7o'nsn'r!CVhNee'lfe1tivKlroen 5. Cuthbe«, secretary, and Phil treasurer. Maron, The Continued monthly Federation on Page council14 meet- FEBRUARY, 1956 3 "!fa' *, *»' ***.. JiWilfML *# i ! ! 9^H —Phofos by Nei/ G. Moore Dancers fill the floor at a folk dance festival in Tokyo The squares are called in a mixture of Japanese and English Folk Dancing Goes West -- to Icapan Introduced by the Americans, it has caught on fast, Folk dances have gone west—to the Hast—carried, from California to Japan generated enthusiasm — and some familiar problems. by such folk dance enthusiasts as those who furnished the information and By JOANNE and LARRY KEITHLEY pictures on these pages. JoAnne and Larry Keithley and George and Mar- jorie Posner are former active Bay Area apan has a lot of folk dancers.