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Convention Body Movement 54 A/C Lines (Adv.-Challenge) 17 Computers in Round Dancing 64 International News 18 Front Line Coverage 66 Callerlab Report 19 Super Squares 68 Date-Line 25 Encore 27 Hem-Line ROUNDS 29 Best Club Trick 17 Computers in Round Dancing 33 Linear Cycle Around the Globe 37 Cue Tips 36 Rhyme Time 61 Facing the L.O.D. 39 Join the Real "Fun Bunch" 67 Roundalab Phase Rating System 41 Product Line 71 Flip Side/Round 42 Dandy Idea 83 R/D Pulse Poll 47 Dancing Tips 52 Callerlab Programs FOR CALLERS 63 People in the News 49 Calling Tips 69 Party Line 50 Easy Level Page 75 Puzzle Answers 56 Creative Choreography 77 Puzzle Page 59 PS:MS/QS 80 Disc-Count 60 Steal A Peek 101 Book Nook 72 Flip Side/Square 102 Finish Line 82 S/D Pulse Poll 104 Sub-Porch Troop 84 Underlining the Note Services EX.C.ECE.E.ILEAMEILIEVEVECACEEENLICEVEWEVEIECECEE. Publishers and Editors Editorial Assistants Stan & Cathie Burdick Mona Bird Mary Jane Connerth Mary Fabik Connie Maike Member of NASRDS Bob Mellen Jean Wright National Association of S&R/D Suppliers Workshop Editors American Squaredance Magazine (ISSN-091- Ed Fraidenburg Bob Howell 3383) is published by Burdick Enterprises. Walt Cole Second class postage paid at Huron, Ohio. Feature Writers Copy deadline five weeks preceding first day Harold & Lill Bausch Bev Warner of issue month. Subscription: $10.00 per year Mary Jenkins Ed Foote plus postage. (U.S. Postage $2. per year. Can. & Foreign postage $3. per year.) Single copies: Record Reviewers $1.25 each. Mailing address: PO Box 488, Frank & Phyl Lehnert Huron OH 44839. Copyright 1988 by Burdick Canadian Representative Enterprises. All rights reserved. Orphie Marcellus American Squaredance. August 1988 3 F ellowship is a promise we make to our beginning dancers, along with the many satisfactions they will realize during their dancing activity. Many stories have been sent and told to us this year about square dancers and the great things that happen because of this feel- ing of fellowship. We want to tell you about an evening we experienced recently when the fellowship was almost tangible. You might think that at a callers' college the learning callers would be very com- petitive, each trying to outdo the other, each seeking the limelight in the final evening of calling. Not so, with the group at Midwest Callers College in Auburn, In- diana, this summer. Stan and Don Taylor had been instructing all week, and Co-Ed drove over for the graduation party. Thir- this happen before, and we know it hap- teen callers were enrolled, of which two pens in many places, but sometimes were young boys, one was female, several things just "hit" all over again, making us were of retirement age. A mixed group of realize what we really have in the square great diversity. The older of the two boys dance activity, besides actual dancing. was the first emcee, and then each caller Weekends, festivals, LEGACY meetings introduced the next. About four squares and mini-Legacies, campouts—all kinds of local dancers, some of whom had of events where dancers are encap- helped all week, were present. The sulated for a period of time result in the spouses agonized as each caller present- kinds of emotions that are hard to des- ed a tip. The callers reassured each other cribe. Therefore, we don't talk about them, and praised the good points of each pre- and sometimes we forget this great bonus sentation. The dancers were patient and of the square dance hobby. obedient, and congratulatory when the Fellowship is defined as a community tips were done. The fun was evident, the of interest, activity, feeling or experience. friendship that had developed within the In square dancing we have the communi- group was obvious, and the supportive ty of interest, activity, feeling and ex- fellowship was unbelievable. We've seen perience. What a great asset! scope— big mac records PRESENTS BM091 BELLS ON MY HEART called by Ron Scope 33 GOLDEN SLIPPER WALTZ Ron Mmeau Chorea: Bill & Nona Una (Waltz of Love) Arroyo Grande, CA Cued by Bill Libedpille, IL Scope 34 FANTASY, Cued by Helen RECENT FLIP INSTRUMENTALS RECENT ROUND RELEASES Choreo: Bill & Helen Stairwalt MN052 BASIN STREET BLUES SC32 WILD BILL RAG BM090 EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER SC31 WALKING 8, WHISTLING BM089 THANKS A LOT SC30 PIED PIPER 8M088 SISTER KATE SC29 SCOOTING TWO-STEP BM086 WALLPAPER ROSES SC28 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBERS 8M085 CALIFORNIA BLUES SC27 SIDE BY SIDE PO Box 1448, San Luis Obispo CA 93406 4 American Squaredence, August 1988 No charge QUESTIONNAIRE (PLCASE PIOINT) for Club Listings Deadline for the 1989 Edition is SEPTEMBER 15, 1988 Club Name: Coy (under which to be listed): Stale: 0 Same Listing • in 1913/1 Edition ❑ Pension ❑ New Listing ❑ Deletion (Club is no longer dancing) Type of Club: ❑ Square ❑ Round ❑ Square a Pound 0 Contra 0 Clogging Sing,es ❑ Teen ❑ Camping ❑ tier-lc...paw* 0 Other program of Dancing. Basic Mainstream Plus Advanced Chaaenge Orher Place tatters you dance)' Crays you dance: Mon TM, Wed Tnurs Fri Sat Sun Time of Dance 0Evenings 0 Omer Weeks you danCe: Every lsi 2nd 3rd dth 5th Other Ooes the Club dance in Into summer months, ❑ nes 0 No Person to Contact concerning your Club 0 Dancer/Officer ❑ Caller/Leader (May ne ciao pt.o5tolool or aver olh Cer . regurai cane , or a dance, who .3 usually OvAlt12b10 to pme,0• dance rntormat ,on , Name Address Gay Stale Phone 1_1_ ❑ Ordering the National Square Dance Directory ❑ Life Subscription to the Directory ❑ Listing our festival Or convention ❑ Caller/Leader Listings ❑ Advertising Send to: Name Address 4.1.4rANC City IOUS Slate NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE DIRECTORY P 0 Box 54055 Jackson. MS 39208 or call (601) 825-6831 Arrfencen 5querectence. August 1988 5 Square and round dancing will flourish * GRAND Zip wherever it is encouraged, and your fine * publication is certainly an incentive for it to do so. Please allow me to take you up on your offer of free magazines for new We would appreciate nine magazines classes and graduates. Jimmie and Vivian for our new graduates. A check for $5.00 Holeman graduated a class of 20 R/D is enclosed to help with postage.* couples to form a new club, the Fool-a- ..Thank you for the "Vacation 88" Rounders. James Martin graduated 15 listings in your April issue. We hope to go couples from the Cane Raiser Club. Ron to the Findlay Advanced Weekend and and Patricia Cox have begun a R/D class the Michigan State Convention. Also we for the Cane Raisers with about 30 like the Ed Foote column on Advanced.