Apr - Sep 2017 Volume 28.2 Official publication of The Federation of Dance Clubs of New Brunswick. 2 Federation of Dance Clubs of New Brunswick, Inc. Directors and Year Started Board of Directors General Bylaw – 6 – Number and Power 6.1 – Affairs of the Federation shall be managed by a board of eight directors who may exercise all powers and do all acts and things which may be exercised or done by the Federation and which are not by the Letters of Patent or bylaws of the Federation or by law expressly directed or required to be done by the Federation at any annual or special general meeting of the members. General Bylaw – 10 – Term of Office 10.1 – The Director’s term of office shall be for two years from the annual meeting at which he or she is elected or until his or her successor are elected. A person appointed by the director then in office shall hold office for the balance of the unexpired term of the board. A maximum of three consecutive terms may be served by any one director. President 2009-2012, 2014-2018 Vice President 2014-2018 Terry & Melonie Hebert Michel & Geraldine LeFebvre 35 Berwick Street 55 Christopher Drive Fredericton NB E3A 4Y2 Burton NB E2V 3H4 506-472-1444 506-446-9640 [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer 2014-2018 Secretary 2015-2017 Rheal & Isabel Fournier Sharon & Frank McCallum 798 Route 11 223 Mountain Road Barryville NB E9G 4J1 Beaver Harbour NB E5H 1L7 506-776-3442 506-456-2058 [email protected] [email protected] Publicity – 2011-2017 Directors 2016-2018 Bill Scott & Brenda Currie Bill & Joan Harding 2355 Route 101 266 Northrup Road Beaverdam NB E3B 8A3 Shannon, NB E5T 3X6 [email protected] 506-485-2560 [email protected] [email protected] Directors: Society – 2015-2017 NB Callers Rep – Non Voting Eric & Dianne McCormack Chris & Ruby Ayres 6 Harmony Road 1591 Knightville Road Grand Bay Westfield NB E5K 1P8 Knightville NB E4G 1C7 506-609-0038 Eric 506-756-8469 506-609-7144 Dianne [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The Federation of Dance Clubs of New Brunswick strives to be New Brunswick’s family of dancers, expounding the virtues of dance-related recreational activity in each and every region of the province, actively involved with training, teaching, instructing, informing and assisting others to learn more about new and not so new dance-related ideas. —-But it takes everybody to become successful in this lofty objective! 2 3 Editor and Advertising Manager: Sharon McCallum 223 Mountain Road, Beaver Harbour, NB E5H1L7 Tel: (506) 456-2058 (home) E-mail: [email protected] Publishing and Distribution: Kathy Millard 71 Rebecca Drive, Fredericton NB E3B 9N4 ` Tel: (506) 472-5437 E-mail: [email protected] Publishing Dates —2016 - 2017 Issue Issue Period Period Deadline Deadlinefor Receiving for Material Receiving Material Vol 28.3 Sep-Dec 2017 Aug 1, 2017 Vol 29.1 Jan-Mar 2018 Dec 1, 2017 Vol 14.3 Sept-Dec, 2003 Aug 1, 2003 Vol 15.1 29.2 Jan -Apr. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Advertising Policy ..................................................... 4 Journal Information ................................................... 3 Annual Meeting & Awards Dance …………….31-32 NB & PEI Callers Association .............................. .17 Club News .......................................................... 8-16 President’s Message .................................................. 7 Club Flyers ........................................................ 18-40 Subscription Information ........................................ 41 Federation Officers .................................................. 2 The Society Page ...................................................... 6 From the Editor’s Desk ............................................. 5 Webmaster . ............................................... back cover Gift Certificates ……………………………………..……......5 What do you get ........................................................ 4 3 4 WHAT DO YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY?? AS AN INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBER — three issues per year for the price of your subscription. This provides you with up-to-date information on the who, what, where and when of dances available in your area as well as elsewhere in NB through our Club and Dance Directory distributed in the September issue, flyers for specials and corrective updates as provided . special features which provide Club news as well as special news of their individual dancers for all member clubs. We hope we will get to know each other better from this circulation of news. interesting items of a historical nature. Many Clubs and individuals are achieving twenty years or more of continuous activity and we think it’s important to cherish these traditions. the opportunity to foster this family feeling by contributing new ideas as well as items for existing feature pages. (We ALWAYS need more of these. If it’s only your own feeling that you can’t ‘write’ that is stopping you, please be in touch and someone will help you to put it together.) AS A MEMBER CLUB— Federation membership provides your Club with eligibility for participation in our National liability insurance plan for a very nominal cost to your members. access to all national dance activities and programs, sponsored by the Canadian Society through the Federation’s membership in this national body. free advertising of your Club’s regular and special dances as well as post-activity coverage of your special events in the Journal. Just be sure to send us your flyers and reports. listing in our Federation’s Club Directory facilitating both contact between member Clubs and access to information on the Federation’s activities. PLEASE KEEP THE INFORMATION BOOKLET ENCLOSED IN THE FALL ISSUE So, if your Club is not already affiliated, encourage this to happen in any way you can. We hope you will agree that you really get quite a lot for very little spent. ADVERTISING POLICY The Journal publishes, FREE OF CHARGE, contact information for all its Member Clubs, as well as publicity for their regular and special dances, including flyers for current specials as space permits. The same service is granted other Clubs for a fee. NEWS ITEMS OF ALL TYPES, LETTERS AND FEATURE TYPE ARTICLES ARE ALWAYS FREE TO ALL CLUBS AND DANCERS. Our fee for advertising remains at $40.00 for a full page (three insertions) with proportionate charge for smaller ads. Copy within the ad may change for each issue but the same size should be maintained. Please contact me if you have any questions or if I can help you plan or produce your ad. Please submit your cheque with your ad, payable to FEDERATION OF DANCE CLUBS OF NB IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE—HOW ELSE WILL YOUR PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT YOU?? 4 5 Hello Dancers, I can hardly believe it is spring already! Where did the winter go? I suspect a lot of snow- birds will be coming home soon. WELCOME BACK! I want to thank everyone who has been prompt in getting their flyers and dance information in to me on time. It has made getting the Journal out on time so much easier. I appreciate it. I was recently give a huge stack of very old Square Dancing magazines. I will include bits and pieces from these on occasion for your enjoyment. There looks to be a great lineup of summer dancing. Hope everyone makes an effort to sup- port these events whenever possible. You will surely make new friends or reacquaint yourself with some old ones. See you there in a square! Sharon McCallum Federation of Dance Clubs of New Brunswick, Inc Has moved to our new home on the World Wide Web We can now be found at www.squaredancenb.ca GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR THE "JOURNAL" A sample gift certificate has been sent to each Club. Please display it at your regular dances with your other dance announcements. The gift certificate is good for one year, which is three issues of the "Journal", valued at $10.00. Gift certificates make good door prizes for special dances. Two people could easily go together to purchase one. The cost of the certificate is $10.00. If you receive a gift certificate and wish to have the "Journal" mailed directly to your home, you will have to add an additional $5.00 when you redeem the certificate.