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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE
CONVENTION'S ARCHIVES
7TH NATIONAL - ADELAIDE 1966
BOOK 1
Complied by Mrs Marion Brown on behalf of the trustees The National Square Dance Society of Australia
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE
CONVENTION DELAIDE
10th - 12th June 19ii
7th National - ADELAJDE 1966
Convenor - Colin Huddleston
Assisted by: AJlan & Lorna Frost Harry & Mavis Stott
Arthur & May Cunningham Dave & Dorothy Hallam
Aif & Lesly Pegler
Funraising: Allan & Mavis Patterson
Brian Townsend
Seventh National Square Dance Convention
Everything is in readiness to stage what w e hope will be a most su ccess· ful Convention.
This Convention will differ On Saturday night at the and will come under these in some ways to others prevj· Palais Royal, North Terrace, headings;-ous]y held, in that Colin the Slale's top callcrs will be I: "Stnndardisation" and Huddles ton, the convenor, has to the fore. Channcl 9's Cou n- , 2. "Should Convent ions be deliberately not over-organised try and Wes tern Hour Band held yearly." it and has given more leisure will supply the music, bu, Queensland repr:esenlativc ing ~L!h".~~la;s.:m~~r:b~'J,~. ume for the dancers from callers wishing 10 use canned will confirm that the Eighth side
inters tate to have a good look music may do so. National Square Dance Can- 8 p~m;.~' ~1;~#~~:~!~~~~'~:~ a round Adelaide instead of it On thc Sunday morning a \"cntion w~n be held in Bris- be being all hustle and bustle. callers" conference will be ban~ dUring 1967. General aftcr n
Programmes arc now being held for callers only. The pur- bus!ness, etc., etc.. pa rade of sets. printed and will be handtd to pose of this meeting will be . Bill i3-olph and. Laune SP'.li- I wish . :.;_._,:.ll. a safe ~quare dancers 3.t the Palais for all callers to have an opo ding will be ~cllng as chaiT- journey you a ll
•. m the Saturday night. portunily 10 meet and to gel man arad sec~etary both at the haj'~'\~':~~f~~j~~~{;f;.(~;m~'. Principal caller s on thc each other's views and ideas callers meeting and the S~n·
Saturday night will be Colin on whether calling in its pre- day. afternoon . Conv~ntlon Huddleston and Brian Town. sent form is what the square m,:etl, .. All details '~In be in send, assisted by Allan Frost, dancer reany wants. prlnte In your souvenir pro- own Roqer Weaver, plus guest The discussions on [he Sun· gramme. lery? callers from interstate. _ ~Iay afte_~~~~_' il_l _~ 2~~::~ -"A "'e' ~dO,",,'~"~d:-.~,,:;,~s-J;p~,~o~m~,;:"~a~d~. ",~u.p~l~;e~d~.~~_~"".A. __ _
Convention Data Convelltion tickets are now
available f rom your State orga niser. The sale of tickets must be comp leted by tt'lay 16 and all monc)" reccivcd is to be posted by cheque to Colin Hudd leston. Bookin~s for accommodation should have been completed by now . If not , you had better make immediate inquiries, as you could be left out in the cold -and, talking about cold, take a tip lind br ing your overcoats, rugs and umbrellas -it is quite possible you may need aU three. The long-range ..... eather forecast is a cold and weI ..... inter .
Discussion on the Sunday a t the "Shandon" ..... ill be ;
( 1 ). Standardization of singing calls;
(2) . Should the Con· "ention be held yearly?
All State editors to read a report of the past year's activities re square dancing and the present trend . Reports are
to be typed on one piece or quarto size paper. \t;'ould cnll· ers who in tend to be present a t the Conven tion plea.>c submit to me immedia tely the. names of fou r (") round dan· ces that are being held at their square dance clubs plus six
( 6 ) singing calls in order of preferences bearing in mind that the singing e!llls arc strictly for happy medium dancers. We in South Aus· tralia !Ire quietly confident that this will be a very happy and successful Convention lind the folks who can make it so will be the square da n· cers themselves. If we can have rhei r co-opcra tion and friendliness such as they have shown a t previous Conventions, all will be fi ne. I IIll\"C
ret:eived a numher of leiter,!; from in tcrstate dancers, CX ,
prcs5ing tht! wish that the COllvcntiOIl II'ou ld not be over· organ ised. nlHl I ca n assure everybody thut that will not be the case. They will hal'e Sa turday afternoon nnd Sun· day mo rning ,free. Monday" al.so will be free, and i f !lny group of in terstate dancers would like to take a lour of the hills or beaellcs on 1\"JOIl' day morn ing. please notify your Sla te orgn nisers immedi·
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CONVENTION DATA A total of over 160 Victoria n dancers
will be attending the Convention in June a nd with Queensland and New South Wa\es participating , the influx of dancers Irom interstate should be between the 250 and 300 mark - a marvellous response. South Australia ha d better look to its la urels, otherwise they will be out-numbered. Bill Ralph and Laurie Spal . The Convention will 00i·
ciall y fini sh on the SUlldoy night and the idea of an orga· nised picni c on the lUonday will not be practicable tiS most intcrstllte doneers will be homewa rd bound,
ding from New Soulh Wales, who 50 capably handled the discussions and Genera l Business segment. etc. las t rea r. have been asked Iry Colin \0
offi ciate in the same capacit y at the Adelaide Cou vention.
One thing ColiD has decided on and that is nol·to ollcr orgulli!e thi Convention Ilnd to gi\'c the visitors some relaxation , instcnd of going flat oul from go 10 wholl. It is wilb this in mind that there will not be an official bus tour on the Saturday afternoon tiS
previously planned. Queen.i. land nnd New South Wales dancers travelling by bus wiU probably appreciate this in particular, and ' one must not overlook the fact that dancers will still be arriving Saturday afte';noon. 1£ per.§Qns with their own cars would like to have a trip to the beach or the hills and they want a guide 10 accompany them they shall have olle by all means, bUI we will be keeping our flDgers crossed , as regards tbe \,'cather, Don '\ expect the same kind of weather that we had in Sydney last June,
Liaison officers ,,·ilI be stay. ing at the same hotel as the dancers, and they will altend the queries and help the visit· ors as mueh as possible, Buses wiU be orga nised to get the dancers £-rom their place of abode to the Sha ndon on the Sunday , Buses will also pick up the dancers who arc stay· ing at Glenelg ami Henley Beach to take th em to the Po· lois Sa turday night. Those folk booked in al the Gro!· yenor are in the same street os the " Palais" ( North Ter· race) , so no transport prob· lems arise.
Brian Townsend and Colin Huddleston " 'ill be holding their own sepa rate dance on the iHonday night Ilnd visitors will be made welcome, but more of that lnler, As quite n number of interstate dancers will be arriving on the Friday night, the " Get Acquainted" Dance nt the Thebarlon Town Hall should be well a llended, Would intcrstate callers who will bc here on the Fridav night please contact Colin , sO arrangements can be made re calling for that night - so please make contact as soon as possible.
H ank Johannessen !rom Newcastle will unfortunolelv be unnble to nltend, but \"c understand that quite a fo\\' dancers frOIll NewcasLie wi ll be here and " 'e are looking forward to meeting them.
At sta ted in a !)I'evious lll11gazi ne, dressed sels will be promenaded on the floor a l the Palais on the Sa tu rdav night and they will have n special sc;;sion of 10 minutes dancing,
Round dancing will be eatered for some tiDle during Sund3)' ( the eX3et time will be announced later) and Colin in tends askinl! two well· known interstate teachers of round dlll1cing to take charge of tha t particul ar segment. Convent ion tickets will be available from your State orga nise r or club calle r at the ('nd of the month (April ) ,
-Colin liuddlestolt
7TH NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE CONVENTION
11I~/d ill Adlt/(,ide - JU li e 1O, 11 (l lId 12. l!l66
REl\llNDER TO ALL ST AT E ORG AN ISEHS A:\ D .CALLEIlS
.\0. 1 T he 7th Na tional Square Da nce Convention Gcnera l Meeting , .. ill commence at l.30 p,m. at the Sh ll mlon Hotel, ::JC Ol lon on Sunday, June I:.:. 1966 , All Jel cga tc!> lIrc requested to sign the 1I1tt:nda nee book fifteen min utcs before the schedulcd commencement or the mee ting. The mecting will be presided over by l\'lr. Bill Rolph and Mr. L3urie Spalding.
No. 2 One delegllte from each Slate and Newcastle is to report 011 activi ties and prospects Cor 1966 , The addrcss is to be read and presented on one piece of Quarto size paper in standard type.
No.3 Would Interstate travellers arrivlng by air or train nnd wishing to be met at their destination , please ad\'ise either Colin Huddleston or Brian Townsend of their arrival times, as soon as possible, so that arrangements ca.n be made for somebody to meet and accompany them to their hotels, etc,
i\'n, 4- Your eo.operation is earnestly requested to assure the presence of a very friendly otmospherc at the 7th National Convention. All callers are particularly requested to make sure that they adhere to the ha ppy medium type of calling and to a\'oid any possibility of caUing becoming competi ti ve. Their aim should bc to make sure that all dancers are dancing and not standing idlc on the floor during calls. After Ihe parade of Dressed Sels it would be appreeiat. ed if those dressed as Sets would mingle in the round· up~. dancing wilh your interstate c\.. .)sins, elc. and 50
help in making and creating the atmosphere that is nceded at II convent ion. 1 feel sure thai callers and dancers aJike will not let us down on such an import. a ni occasion as this, the 7th N ational S{IU ll re Dance ConVl'ntion.
No,S Dcadline. May 16 th . The relurn of COlw cntion tickets a nd all money rrol1l the sale of COIII'en tion ti ckets is to he forwarded to Colin Huddles ton. 12 Elmore Street, Ferryden PnrL S.A .. by tltis dal{', May 16, 1966 , r!cas{' note th :.o l thcsl' on: rf'minder;' Dil ly unci 1·IWI:k \.ith )uur (' Iu l, ('all e r. n r~u niscr. !;()('icl y . IJr IIII' Sq u:ln' DaHl'" B"\i,"" fOl' rlll 'IIlt'!' ;lIfol'mli tinll .
-Colill lI uuJIc:s/ulI.
B:lg Representation
At the 1966 Adelaide Convention
h would Appear thA t Adela ide wm ~ I>e the l\ c tlievelllell~ of un" of th~ grente.t Alms o( cotwcn· lions-full represent :ltioll trom :1 11 s ta tes nnd New Z,!(llll lld.
Jim White, ("nOWILI 'J n vis it to Perth, revcills llmt l!ll' r.! al' ~ ~Ialll for a vhll by at le'l';': fo\:r t
couple" find proO(ltJy more !rom crer there. Til-,ll' 1te ~ 11 savinI! up and (' lutcn\'olu'iL l'l t" mnke their ilolldn),s m tll\: h1e. This will be the nJ'$~ time Wes\.(! ru Austr3.J1a h tlS b~'zn represented.
It hItS also been rc\'ea!<:d that. the Dunedill C:ub III Ue1i' Zen· land will lj,! r :presented ty mort' tha n two.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? Ade· lalde Is lleau llIul in JUlie!
SEVENTH NATIONAL
SQUARE DANCE CONVENTION
\J Adelaide
lOth, 11th, 11th June 1966
GREETINGS
ALL SQUARE DANCERS
The Calfers ami Square Doncers 0/ South Australia extend a cordial
w£'icomc to all on this occasion, The Seventh Nationol Square Dance
Convention. To those who have ;oumeyed lIear and /ar, may J express
,be bope 'hat your stay wiLl be a happy and memorable olle. It is hoped
thaI everyone wiil gaill some benefit from this convelJtion, and mOlly new
friendships will emerge. Of all the variofls COl1vc:lltiollS there are, Square
Dancing holds its own as a means oj mokil/[!, and renewing friendships.
A sincere welcome to you all.
COflveller~
COLIN HUDDLESTON.
CONVENTION PROGRAMME
Friday Night, June the lOth, 7.45 p.m.
Thebanon Town Hall , Henley Beach RO::ld , Thebarton
Get-Acquainted Dance
Principal Ca llers - Colin H uddleston and Bri,1I1 Townsend with G uest Callers.
Tea and Biscuits Provided.
Sa turday Morning, J une 11th
Meet Interstate Visitors
Saturday Afternoon - Leh free for interstate vis itors [0 spend a few leisure hours either sight-seeing around the city, relaxing at their Hotels,
Motels, etc.
GALA CONVENT ION ROUND UP DANCE
Palais Royal (North Terrace)
S:ltu rday, June the J Ith , 1966 at 7.45 p.m. sharp
Your Callers fo r the night will be
Colin H uddleston (S.A.), Brian Townsend (S.A.), Ron Whyte (Vic.), Wally Cook (Vic.). Les Schroder (Vic.), Ron Jones (N.S.W.). Tom McGrath (N.S.W.), Terry Q'flahctty (N.S .W.), Grah:un Rigby (Q.) and Eric Wendell (Q.).
Music supplied by C. & W. I-lour B~md (Channel 9). PlclIsc Note: It would be appreciated jf as many sets as possible wou ld join in the Round·ups.
7.45 p.m. sharp. Gala Convention Round-up.
8. 15 p.m. shnrp. Official opening of the Seventh Nat ional Convent ion by Radio and T.V. personality, Mr. RON SULLIVAN.
8.20. A Parade of Drcssc.:d Sets by Dancers from various States.
8.35. General Happy Medium Square Dancing.
9.30. Special demonstration with Ron Jones and his team of dancers, "The Starlighters" .
9.45 10 10.30. Tea, Coffee and Biscuits will be served to Convention tickel holders-Dancing, of course, will be non-slOp.
11 .30 p.m. Close.
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I Biscuits kindly donated by ,
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SUNDAY-SHANDON MOTOR JlOTEL 340 TapJcys Hill Road , Scalon Park
Morni ng 10.15 a.m. to 1l .30 a.m. CALLERS CONFERENCE
Presided over by Mr. Bill Rolph and Mr. L'turic SI)aldi ng. T he purpose of Ihis Conference is for all Callers 10 get together and to discuss
whether or not it would be possible for all SIBte C111crs to have a belief under. st anding with Callers across the border. 10 co-operate wilh them, 10 rcjccl or accept as a body certain new figures, etc" that arc confusing to many dancers of today and which could be the means of losing them 10 $quare Dancing fo rever.
12 Noon. Dinner for Interstate Visitors wit h Convcrllion tickets. 1.30 p.m. Opening of rhe Sevendl N;Hionai Convcnlion Meeting, presided over
by Mr. Bill Rolph and 1'\llr. L'wrie Spa lding. AGENDA
Welcome 10 Delegates. Roll CH it of Delegntes. Apologies. To confi rm Minutes of the 6t h Nat ional Convent ion . Matters arising from Minu tes. Correspondence. Dcleg:U'es from each SWtc to speak . Add ress 10 be read and presented on one
piece of qUllrto size paper-standard type. General Discussion ( J ) Standardisation.
(2) Should Conventions be held yearly. Persons speaking on these subjccts to be limited La 2 minutes each. Replies
and questions from floo r not 10 exceed 10 minutes. Qu(:ensland representa tive to confirm that the Eight h National Squllre Dance
Convent ion will be held in Bri sbane during 1967. General Business. To rcceive bids for the 9 th Nat ional S<luarc D:mcc Convention . Close of meeting.
I Sunshine Biscuit Co. Ltd.
SUNDAY
Approx. 2.45. Square Dancing (Happy Medium) to South Australian Callers and Guest Cnllers, preference being given to Club Callers who have not previously been invited to call .11 the Convention.
Demonstrations during the afternoon by Dancers from VictOl'ia, Queensland and N.S. Wnles. Maximum time allowable, 10 minutes each .
:; p.m. to 5.45 p.m. High TC:I for Interstate Convent ionnl ticket holders. Dming these 45 minutes a session will be held for S.A. dancers to dance (0 S.A. Callers.
6.00 p.m. to 7.1.5 p.m. Round Dancing.
6.30 p.m. 1.07. 15 p.m. High Tea for Local Dancers (Convention ticket only).
7.30 p.m. to J 1.30 p.m. Happy Medium Square Dancing to leading Callers from all States.
Tea, Coffee and Scones will be served during the eveni ng.
This programme can be revised or altered should the necessity arise.
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LUXURIOUS
SHANDON MOTOR HOTEL
340 Tapleys Hill Road , SA
Room Service
Telephones
LOUNGES
DlNING ROOMS
Morn ing Paper
Swimming Pool
Breakfast: Mon. -Sac, 8.-9 a.m. Sundays, 8 . .30-9.30 a.m.
Luncheon: Mon.-Sat ., 12 . .30 p.m. Sundays (no luncheon se rved )
Dinner: Mon.-Sat., 6.30 p.m. Sundays, 6.30 p.m.
Tariff: Single, Bed and Breakfas t $6 .00
" Double, Bed and Breakfast $1 1.00
For Reservation - Phone 563111
The Shandon Motor H otel is Fully Licensed.
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7th flONAL SQUARE DANCE
CONVENTION
ADELAIDE, JUNE 10th, lltb & 12th, 1966
Convenor, Colin Huddleston
N~ 242
TICKETS 53.00
Please bring with you. 0. nol detach.
(11'o'TERST ATE)
Shandon Holel
I , , -I Thcbarton : Town Hall , ,
Sunday : Friday Night Mid-day Meal r June 10th
11 Noon to 1 p.m.
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Shandon Palais Royal Hotel NIh. Terrace
High Tea Sat. Night June tUh
S p.m. 10 7.45 p.m. to 5.45 p.m. 11.30 p.m.
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The SQuare d ~ nce oicture has not ch anged muen over the p ast twelve months . We g aine d on e Club i'f1 tP1 _ r~O l "thl an d lost two, one at Geo rge Town and one in Hobart. ~~ .... _ :.. ')
We had hig h ho pes f o r a gre a ter relationship b etween Clubs in Ho bart a nd Launce s ton when we m.i d e arrangements to hold a grand dance at a town halfway ~ e twee n the t wo cities. Unfortunately is d idnot come of f . A message received ~bout a fo rtn ight befo re the event ask ed us to ciln ce ] the dance as the scu~he=n g r oup we re no longer ava il a ole . Sinc e then
~~epeated efforts to contact them have fail e d and we can on! v presu me the y have closed down . We we re sorry to sea George Town Club c lose through lack of a n instructc but the Launceston Clu b i s very pleased to have add e d severa l ex George Town Club dancers to their ranks .
The new Club is at Exeter on the We st Tamar and i s r u n in ai d of a Queen Compet ition Entre nt to raise funds for a swi mming poo l at th e Exeter Sch ool . 50 far about $ 50.0U has been raised. As the Co~pe ti tion clos es as the end o f Augus t the fate o f this Club after that d a te i s uncertain . r t 0
C ·t- d e t <> ...;
The Beaconsf i eld Club is in i t s 2nd. year an d is also active in raising fun ds for the new Commun it y Centre be in g bui lt in the town . Altho u gh avera ging two sets at t ,ei r fortnightly d a nce the members are ma inly women . Ho wever th ~y step i n to a gents position in the square r e adi l y
, ~nough showing on c e again the ~u a lity of the s e xes , Dancing st a nda r d .t.fs at nolea s ure level" an d her as at the Exet e r Cl ub Grah a m Rigby I s
· ,ISc ua re Da nc e ~arty " record is a great fa vouri t e . La unces ton Club have had an active y ear with a number of outside organisati on s showing an int e res t in their activit ies. With several cemons tration sets, a very successful Christmas Party night. ente rtainir the Bo y s from Ashle y Boys Home on various occasions . a num ber of o icnics an d a change of hall after £ ¥ ~r d a ncin g for more thd n 1 0 y e a rs in th~
one p lace, the da n cers ca n look back on a souare d~nc e y ear to remember.
We are ple ag e ~ to say that the T . V. Progra mme Country and We stern Hour has just co ~me nced here and who can say, p er haps COlin snc his attracti v set o f dancers will stir u p an int e rest in Country and Western and/or ~l (take your pick) dancing in T~snani~ . We hop e so.
S~A~E RF.?CRT S. A.
Th ..... e (lee been n~ i"1C.'PESf' 1'"" nU.:lr-·rs :-egl.:=o31ng SquE.!'e Ds"'clnr-
in '0
~he S~ete of 50u+'h hus~~fll~ ju~lng I find eny !"f'sson +0 be on~o"'latlc
t"e for
p~~gent sefson, nor 1 +:8 fu-+:u!"e . I ttil1k
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on 8. rlont;hly bFSls, ,",ut the :nellbers of +-t,e't'e OB:,ticulF!' Clubs
1:) n::>t d' ill to have eny :3e611"e or wis!' +., go to any oth'?'!' Squa:,e
Dance held 1n Dublle HElls . This ~++ltude aoes n~t help Sque!'e
D&nclng to flourish eni one ceD not sdvance veTy fer by only l€,B~lnB
one night ~ ""'l.Oni;D . I waul,:'! se~~ ~"lthout any ff'F!' of eon ...... rp.ileT lon
'- ·";:~Et o~..::, nu:n'-!",s e. .... E" n')t es g!,~pt ES "":hf>~· t .. p ..... e lesT B"'Bson, bu'" I
eETI only hone "'he'" .... ":1' e !'lRu .... "'s w111 1norov€' e!"'~ thE.-+; our Callers
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, QUEENSIAlI'll...!9i5/66 STA':'E SqJARE DA CE l1EPo.~1:
(presented by Graham Ri gby)
There has been meh square dance activity in Queensland over the past 12 months since we met in Sydney for the 1965 ~lational Convention .
The sixth IlSunshine state Roundup" w?s staged at the Kedron !1emorial Hall , Br isbane in JUly and drew 270 da."ce r s and callers from all over southern QUeenslnnd . Dr essed teams were featur ed on sta e with 10 callers appearing on ~~e programme . The society ~arbecue at ~prin~land Barn the fol1o~dng month was another big success with dancL~g and entertainment in a delightful cou ntry setting .
spring was a busy season with Bri 6bane and Darling Downs dancers combining for displays at '1'oo .... 'oomba l s " carnival of plowers II • OUr special guest on this occasion "'1'3.5 t;'rank Gilfelt, who convened the First National r omrentl on in canberra i r. 1960 . gr isbane' 5 I al' ana l! '(;' est ival f eatured fu r ther squa re dance demonstrations a'1d a particularl.v at· ract1'fe float wa s included i n th e para.de by the !lNheelin" I<'i.g htsn of Nilton . QUeensland' s oldest cluh , the "S_:l '!.r _EI! o f Ashgro',e , a few wee ks earlie r celebrat ed its 12th Anni -.,e !"saIY.
Th e Society 's amu R,) picnic a~ain ~t~l" '\ct ed a la r pe crowd 0 :ishop IsllU',.ci i n ',jovelnber .... i.th swimmin1'; , sports and dancing rnaki nc fo r a very enjoyable day . All clubs reported excell ent Christ:!IB.s parties a'1 d soroo of our dressed teams 8r-ain j ourneyed to "!a rwi ck for t heir chris t mas :;-estival . caller pet er Johnson hosted his annual lt Ni ght Owln ce on rie~1 Vear' s Eve at the i1indsor f.1emorial I-'al l •
./ Marchvas ('ar Rally month, t ll is ' -ear sponsor e d by the \~sso standa rd 011 company and took competition to gf'Ookfield, with COl i n Towns hend I steam t.aking out the honours . The s··. a t e Amateu r call ers Cont est pr ovided exciten-ent in both t he open an d Junior sections , with Theresa c ilbert. and Allan Leighton both of sandgate , ... n.nners of the Hopen" a nd ,Till 'Druhn of Holland park and Rodney Childs of west End the Jun i or se ction .
The 50 Queenslanders present tod~y represent 14 clubs catering for juni or, teenage and adult dancing over a wide area. (,>ur re;mlar Tel evision stiOH lI 'T'he T. V. s quare Dance rlub ll continues monthly and is in i t s fifth year. Eric ':Jendell l 5 Irwheeling Ei ghts" recently enjoyed a big weekend on Bribie Island, \-mUst Bernie Kennedy I s usar-J( Ra:nbl er3" two weeks ago visited the Moonie nilfiel ds .
callers JOhnny 11ilkinson, Jack Nitchell, peter .Johnson , Bernie Kennedy , s r j c ~rendell, Si d Leighton, Rodney MCLachlar. and I have met on two occasions recently and have oledged t.o combine our efforts in making a hugh success of ~he 1967 ~ational s quare Dance r.onvention L'1 Brisbane next Easter .
, . VI CTORIAN S QU AR E DANCE REP ORT,
by Ron Wby t e . - - - - - - - --------- - --- - - - - ----- - - - - - - ---- --------------
VI CTORIA ILAS HAD A GOOD YEAR OF SqUARE DAN CI NG , ilITH ,'AIRLY GCOD
AT~'ENDANCES ON HIE R EGULAR CLUB NI GHTS .
THE VIC'f ORI AN CALLllRS ASSOCIATION F.,N'rllRED rm: Jllli T SQUARE DANCE
FLOAT EVER , IN ~'HE IAOOI.BA PROCESS ION 'f HI S YEAR .
" HE BOX HILL CLUB ASS ISTE) BY O'fHERS WORKED V J:.1lY HARD, AND THE FLOAT
",00KE]) ,' I RST CL ASS WHI::N " I NI SIlED, WHICH Cm"PENSATED FOR TIlE WORK PUT I NTO I T .
, THE SPACE ALLOT'fED 'ro US eo DANCE AFTER 'rilE PROCESSION V/,AS VERY
S~' ALL , MANY DRESSED SETS DAN CED TWO AT A TI I, E FOR 1,1 0ST OF i'HE AFTf>RNOON
'ro ,;EVERAL RII:GIi.E ;{R OF OUR RllGULAR CALLERS .
10 . 000 . S QUAHE DANCE DI ARI1'S , 'IEHE DI STRI BUTED N,. O GST 'j'HE OHuOOKEHS ,
AND FRO.\ IHIS SOME CLUBS HAVE REPOHTED A SPRI,~K1IHG OF NEW AND 0LD
DANCER; TO ,'HllIR CLUBS .
A BIG NUMBER OF ONE NIGHT SHOWS HAVE BEEN HELD AT DIF,' ERENT CHUHCB
GROUPS , Arm O'fHBR SOCIAL ORGAN IZATIONS , SOti.EHOW OR OTHER I T I S HARD
TO S'fART REGULAR CLU BS WHH THESE GROUPS , BUT WJl ARE HOPI NG I N r ilE
NEAll. FUTURE 'fO GAIN FRO!., 'rHl,;SE FUNCTIONS • .
TIm ALPHI NGTON CLUB , WHI CH liAS BEEN CLOSED FOR ,;,ANY YEARS , HAS REOPENED
ON A ~; ON 'rHLY BAS I S , AND I S GOI ND ALONG "'1<VOlJa-Ml~ . Q ;(r -,...l.~d4~'''''7 AS FOR 'rHE SOC I AL SIDE FOR £HE YEAR . SOME CLUBS HELD WEEKENDS MIAY
I AS USUAL . I:.ELBOURNE HIGHS BI G NI GHT . SQUARE DAN CE DI NHER AN D CABARET
A GET TOGETHER OF ALL CLUBS FOR rHE PICNIC AT HEATHERTON , AND rHE
SUN NYS I DE X!,' AS BARBEQUE ••
AS FOR rHE !'UTURE, I F NATI ONAL,CONVENT I ONS ARE HELD EVERY TWO YEARS
I NSTEAD OF YEARLY. I T HAS BEEN SUGGESTED rHAT WE I N VIc 'rORIA GET
TOGETHER FOR A GALA WEE KEND _ ON A CO il V EN rION BAS IS • • ,v ''',,~J(l L
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n EPOR':' FROM NE'ii ZEALAND
It i s with much pl e!isu r e thnt we presen ~, this r epo r t pe r s onallyo
T.he S Q.ua re Dance activity is holding its own in the Otago Ar ea ,
wi th no new dance r cl asses being held thi s y ear . Howe ver , t h e pre s ent
membership of 60 i n the \'/aggon Wheel in Dunedin is ma intaining inte r est
wi th a more determined effor t to improve the gene r a l standa r d of
dancingo
Much i nteres t was g enerated l ast yea r by the a rrival in Christchurc.
of Calle r Art Shepherd and his wi fe Blanche o Art has settl ed in
Chri stchurch and i mmedi a tely started his prepara ti ons to promote Square
Dancing o To date he has severa l g roups maki ng good progr ess and n ow
p l ans are Vlell unde r way for the Firs t Christc hurch C€lIl'Ie n t1on a t
-'r:.abour Weekend October 21 ~22-23 , 1966 0 ,
'.'Ie in Dune din have b een pr1 vileged to ha ve h a d the comp a ny of
Blanche and Art on two occa sions whe n we ha ve h ad " Camps" , one at
Dunedin and one at Tirnaru when memb e rs f' r om Christchu r 'ch travelled
to join us . The Camp at Timaru has become a n Annual e vent o
Art ' s a rrival h a s gi ve n a shot in the a rm to the movement
particularly in Christchur c h and the futu r e looks very b righto
We wish to acknowl e dge the assi stance g ive n us by Ron Jones
ove r the years , without which S qu a r e Dancing may ha ve f'a ded au t
altogether i n our a r ea.
We a lso wish to t ake this opport\mi t y of' e x t e nd i ng a cordial
invit ation t o a ny Aust r a li ans who h a ve in tentions 0.:' vi s iting Ne w
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~ULD SQUARE DXNCE COjlj'VEITI iJHS BE HELD EVERY 12 1,;Oi~"TriS ?
~
>TAI«· -7 ViHmT ONE I~ ASKED TO SPEA..X ON A 5'UBJECT, ON BEHALF OF A STATE" AND A !,IIXE[) GROUP
OF PIDPLE OF ALL AGES , YOU MUST FIRST G:E.'T ALL oPINI ONS , AND THEN SORT OUT T"rlE FACTS
AND USE T"rlESll AS A B4SI S.
TriIt' I lilI.VE TRIED TO 00, SO I MUST PREoSEN£ BO ... H SIDES OF A u !'."i LONG SlTBJECT
ill THE S:O{OR1'EST POSSIBLE Tn.!E .
I RAVE GATHERED TOGE'I'HER T'rlE oPTh'"IONS; OF N. S. N. SQUARE DANCE EXECUTIVES,
• .....; LEADntG C.HJ ,i'RS. /I.NO GEi'ffi~L ml:CERS. I FIND 'I'HEM DIVIDED on ';,Hr.ATEER CONVENTIONS
SHOULD BE H!!J.,D EVERY 1 2 MON'lliS.
1HE P1~'.znrG THING I S, AGE DIVIDES TF.IS SUBJECT INTO TWO PARTS/ UNDER 45 YEA.'lS OF
AGE FOR EVERY 12 ),:ONTHS AND OVER 45 Y"...ARS FOR THE LONGER PERIOD FOR CONVENTI ONS.
'" THIS I S TH£ CASE FOR CON"V'EM'IONS EVERY 2 YEARS .. !l
EVERY PERSC!I I SPOKE TO WHO THOUGHT , CONVENTI ONS SHOULD BE HELD EVERY 2 YEARS
WERE OVER T"t"':E AGE OF 45.
BRElJ{ BETrn!!EN CONVENTI ONS.
THEY HAD GOOD LOGICAL REASONS, FOR WANTING THE LONGER
NO.1 00 TID.~ PELT TrlAT CONVENTI ONS OBLIGATED Trl::E:.i TO ATTEND ...
A'i' Tn.:ilS BEING HELD lliTER- :orATE THIS TAKES A LOT OUT OF TIml PHYSICALLY , FllW ICIALLY ,\ND DUSINESSI'IISE.
'l'H:i!."'Y NO S(X)NER GET OVER ONE OJNVENTION, AND AN'OTHER IS trroH 'l'l-'D:J L fi'*, uLIDAYS .. HAVE TO BE ARRANGED TO SUII,.TliE ~ OF 'EriE SQUARE DANCE CONVENl'I ON
AND 'l'HIS Plf:'S A STRAlN. ON TIm RELATIONSHlP~ WITH NON-::"~UARE DANCING COLEAGUES.
NO g 2t SQUt..RE DANCE CurNENTI DN S BEmG HELD YEARLY~ ARE BECOMING LmE A
COMPEtITION 'Jl 51!0\'j ','I1iICH SOCIETY CJ\N HAVE THE BIGGEST ATTRACTI OH ANlJ GEL' TriE
MOST BOUQUE'f..(
Noo 32 S.:r!l..LER SOCIETIJi;S COULD BID TO HOLD 'mE COHVEN'l'I ON IN '!HEIR PARTICULAR
A..lffiA V;rl':--i GO:;;.J.'IDilliCE, KNO',vING TIiEY COULD SPREAD THE RAISING OI" FINANCE OVER A
LONGER PEP.IO:') OF i'll.:E . '.l"rlI~ ',\'OULD ALSO LI GHTEN 'l'HE Co;,'rPEDI'l'I VE SPIRrl';.tJID THE
CONVENTICr~ 'l'I:.:E COULIJ BE U~;D :FOR ;,:Oro.: COHSTRUC1'IVE BUSINESS IN RF.LA'fIOn TO 'lliE
PROBLE1',1S OP $,.vARE DAHCIKG.
"TIU!) I S '::.'i!E CASE FOR HOLDIl.fG COiWEN':'I QtiS EVERY 12 rWN'l'HS"
No, 1, .7(;/'<t.. TRAVELLING, ni'TLR- :i"I'A'l'E DAYS AND i "£i;) 'l'AKES AWl' UiJ OF 1uU )
A'r 1m SA}.!E 'i'Thj~ IT PUt;S A LOr BACK IN'l'O YOU. "JUsr OPEN YOUP. RYE!::;, LOOK ABOUT
J.uu .h.:. i.u ~ ~ .... '&"1h1) , ~ (luULD ~ D ' GIV'cl'l '!HE GlF'l' OF SIGHT".
No ,. 2. niCONVIENCES '1'0 BUS:r:!ESS AND HOLIDAY ARRA.;.'iGE2.:EN.I.'~ . YES T'rlIS ','jILL
HA.PFEtr M Tn,rES. 1'HA1' I S r:,.,::E REASOi'f ',I,fl<; HOLD OUR CONV:El'frroNs TO BE A.BLE TO BRDfG
FORm '.i'HESE PROBLEMS, AND t.1AKE .J\R'V~!G:EJ\iEl~T!:I TO OVERC01\,O :'HE:,; BY FIXJNG ;. D,','l'E TO
SUI'l' J\LL .:i?ATES. THEN NO- OWl GETS r.:uD:r:.LED OR H..tili TO FIGHT \VlTE HIS BOSS OR ,
COLEAGt1ES nr BUSDffiSS JABOUT ,'/l-O::EN' lill IS GODm WALKABOUT SQUAP.E D.ANCING :
Noo 32 COh'VmlTI ONS A.tU: BECaWG COMPEDITIVE. 00 WHAT! YOU 1mST ALWAYS HAVE
SOMETHIHG TO UtlE AS A GUIIJE TO DETERlUNE i"lHAT 'IO 00 nr THE FUTURE. EVEN THE LAWS
OF YOUR coum'RY ARE BASED ON PASSIID HISTORY so \',m NOT CONVENTIONS.
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CON'i'Do SHOULD S: UA!lE mJ:CE CmrVFlI1'I OHS i)E rIT!l...D E"lERY 12 ],lOH'l'E:J?
TrIE AVl::!1AGE CO!\1r.e:!C'IOiI FUU..o>l-,u roES NO!: CAP'}~ A HeaT IF' THE OP.IGlliAL
PR(X)R'C ;.:E OF A SOCTh'TY IS A ?'LOP.
JUST an'E us GOOD SQUJlJlli DANClNG , FRIENDSHIPS A.JID A WIIRM WELCOME . LET
US s..~ AND LEARN SCJ;!iE'l'HING FOOll Ol-iE- AJ'1O'l':efr;R AT EACH CONVEN'l'IC'ii LIKE THE
",'i011'i'1: ' .. 1iILE. - NO $QU;..Rr: D;.JfCE CONVENT!:iT COULD cr. A FLOP -
NO . ~ FINANCIAL BUROOHS '1'0 Sj,iAI.L SOCIETIE5 'linD BID TO HOLD A CCl'NDrTION :
~! R;.rSDl'G FINANCE IS A PROI3LBA 'I'Q rmST OF us CUiCn;Ui.LLY, 1'HI~ CAN BE DVEi
COME QUITE SIMPLY, BY WING ONLY TrLA.T \'.'HICH IS WITI1TIf YOUR MEA1'rs.
IF sa,lE SOCIETY ~OULD GO m~-YOND I TS MEANS TI' WUULD ONLY HA VB TO
CALL !o'OR Ei·:LP AND I Alii SURE T.riF.T EVT..::RY SCCIETY AND Cllio rn AU!::)'rRALIA ,';OULD
COME TO I TS All).
" ON £~iALP OF THI!:i GROUP I SAY LETS H/,V'L Sq!J.oUill DArICE "
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1/115 O,P/;I//77t-f /> /lao /7/0/7(( 7i:J 11_ - !I??1f1-;
er (tIt: yOl/NG-; /J1l1/) kOT 5tl yovNt5-
- - fJ ' 5T C CJ(//1Rif' J)/JNClNCr ;/lIi'Y L !VE, ClII, 17/./0 ylTt: ./'1
?;eCJM 11 7/1,1N ;0 1;I,1(1r-fjJI< ;vo7H IA/{;- MOl? r; I
11 :fOlk,;/, &000 /f/VIE WITH 17 /A/f'N/JEI?F{lU-
of FRIENOS
ONE MORE QUESTION Why are conventions held
on long weekends? I know at the Adelnidt: Con·
" cntion it was decided \0 hold all future conventions on the QUl!cn's Birthday weekend In June, but with the Brisb~ne Convention very ncar we find , that " 10\ of would·be al· lenders nre disappointed, the rcason b'!ing that their respective firms will not allow them to tnkc thei r annual lea\'e \\ h\;n n kIng wCl'kcnd ;s 1!1" eluded in th ... m Pc rh:lp" thiS i~ 0111\ ;J ",01,, 11 m inmi lv from ... a..:h ~ nllc ( I knU\\ ul 151rom SA ) bu t b\ the l ime c3<: h St a t"; ta llie" u p there m ight be :HlU lh", l" 50 to 100 mOT\: at ":;1(;1 1 l."ul1 l cntiun .
!\ \r)\1 pc(lplc \d W aU I.'"cI Ct,n\-..-n t km~ ca n .In tlng" their h\)lId; I \,~ l ur :u\\ Linn: u f til ... n';lr so 1t would be nlcc if thc OIhcro; who 1111" OUI b ... • cau~c of I hi ~ cuuld co m..: :'llon\,!. lOll.
Brbn To\\ns..:nd
LQNG WEEKEND CONVENTIONS
( by Graham Rlgby, Qld.) "Why," asks Brian 'fowns
end , in las! month's "Review" "arc Conventions held on Ion'; wl!..:k~'nds?" Brian proceeds to pOint out that Ih~rc orc n number 01 dancer~ who urc unablc to arrange their an. nual . Ie~\'(~ when a long weekend IS Included, and , tor this reason, ha,,·c to miss out on attending Conventions in olher States.
J belie'·c thaI Ihe reason for long weekend Conventions lies in .Ihe fact that, where only limited Inn-cl is involt'ed dancers and callers may "border-hop" within the space of three or four days. For in. stance, we, in Queensland can attend Conventions in Sydney Newcastle, Canberra and Bris: bane without the need of la king our annual leave jwt as, for instance. Melbourne dancers could journey to Sydney, Newcastle or Adelaide just (or the long weekend, if nccessary_
Brian sta tes that mon people who attend Conventions can a rrange their holidllYS (or any time of thc year, but I, for onc, ca nnot, lind there are many Qucenslanders in this same position. In order to attend Conventions in Mel· bourne or Adelaide, it requires arranging for one week of our annual leave. which, although granted previously, is most difficult t o get. It must be ngreed that the majority of Australians, of necessity, take their holiday.. ;\1 ChrillLmas lime.
Summing up. [ fecI that long weekends nrc the only lim. ~ for Com-enlions if wc nre 10 ha,·c the maximum numher attending. Certainly. those who can ,Irrange their holidays at any time havc a distinct advantage, but I dare say that, if a poll were taken in Brisbane last month. less than half of the visiting dance~ were on annual lea\-e. Long weekends are part of our success formula for future Conventions, so "when you're on a good thing - stick to il!"
'Lei's Check Our Busies'
iby Graham Rigby. Queensland)
One of the most important ne w sessions at the 1966 National Conven
tion in Adelaide was the Callers' Conference with almost all Australian States represented.
The standardisa tion of basic lOVemeniS was discussed at ngth a nd it .. "as agreed by
II preSCnt that the A.merican Sets in Order" handbook be dople<! as our official inter· relation of basics for future 00\cnllo05.
As we returned home to our "rious 1I131e1o, we felt thai. at 11I1, ··stand.udisat ion" had
.~-.:n .Ichic\cd, and it was not ntil n:c~ntly th.u I realised 0\\ lillie we follow the rules ~ l3Id down in "Sets in lrder.
The occasion was a "(irst· !lihlel' '' in Brisbo.ne last nonLh undo for the fi r st dance:. ' \'cryone had gathered in one )ig circle. There was an C~· Icrient.cd American couple )IC\l:l1I • • md, " .. we tailed ' 8 0\\ tu your partner" nnd 'CU"l.i 1.: to the left ". even'onc
W:l:o- ull" on n happy .night's daaeinp. Bul from here (In . the Amcric:\n~ became qui!I' .:onfu ~l:d' Th~ " ~\\inc " "" I' I : nl~h t '\\ alk ill'U\r tl c1 '" r.l, hi(l 11 "., I , 1,H . " ,I \ , II I ' ill 1Il1, .. t \ lh ll , oIr ;11l .. t ,II ':". \11 11'1",',1" " \1 1 \1~11 1" 11 ,'le 1'(' ;lll~ I', h,, " .. I \.'p ."
;:a iF. *S\iW .. The "promenadl!" came basics arc concl!rncd,
next anti was s hown tiS an CS:::Ort position wilh the aent:s right ;:mn around the lady's waist. The Americans Joined right hands i ll rront. ',' Sashay round )'our corner" became a problem. as we taught the mO\'e:ncnt wilh the gent. pa~~ ing ir, front, Our fril!nds rrom the States danced with thl! gent p<lssing on the outsidc, Worse was to follow when, on the call "Allemande", thc Americans uscd their forearm grip- an inlerprctntion 101· lowcc throughout the world , and yet nowhere in Australia.
And so, ariel' the first couple of br..tckets, our visitors were rea!;y confused, nnd who could blame them? (n the firsl (j'-e bas ic movements of square dandng Ihere WCI'e. larjations ill no k~~ Ihnn fou r of them! J tcel th,1t r W'l~ beinl! rcpl'csI.'nt:Hh'c llr \11OS1 Australian e:ilh:rs 1Il Ic,lchln;:, these rnO\cments in thh m1l11· ;'Ier, and ) e t ho o',' we tiifi..:r from the rest of tlw , urld ! And. ;\', fpr :odOP ti ng "S~·\ .. in rhd~'l' h;,ndh!l',J.. :, ~ "lIf • '11· ",01 ~\nol .· \h' d,) I1 " ~'\" II 1",,1, ,I ... , I " II '" ' ,ll ;'" Ih ~'" ~'., , " ..t!tt! 111 ,1 11\ 1Il11m1"l.1I11
When th.: "Americnn Square Danc.: Workshop" visits Syd, ncy in Oclober, they had best be ad\'bcd well In adv:lIlcc of our d!!fcrcnt intcrpret;Jliun of these basics if smooth. com, fort:l.ble d:l.ncing is to result. I don' t nccess:l.rily suggest that wc immediatd\' confonn wiLh the rest or thl.' "odd, but we lihould be D.ware or our differences and h ,1\'c the opponuniw 10 discu~s Ihem in d~tail at No=wcastle next lune. There, one of two thinGS mus t be decided upon - either (I) a t:Ompl~lI! and unconditional acccptonc..-:: ur "Sets in Order" handbook n_~ our square dance "Biblc" 01' (2) Ihe dr:ming'up of uur Own Handbook of Bn~ie lI, lo\'cmenIS, to be danced throughou t Austrnlia,
Sch \UIJ thinkinJ;, ducsn' l il! Thl! ' c(Jld fnct II) Ihnl, uL ])!'I!SCI1I . \\.: h.,\o;: nu booklet Ihat can he rcg'lI'dl.'u ;'1s (1n authorin on Ihis most import.111' "\Jb jcct ;\nd I 'd b\! "lcry inll're,I .'d 101 h..::a l' .minions , r'II " "Ih. , SI ,II ~' " 1)11 ·I).t,i l.· .. " 1'\\1\\. 1\\.,1 i, I lh I IUh h ' l .-": " UII ,h lrlldll Im l .. · .. :d 'k l ~ , h .... " ""-UI b."t ... ~ ·'
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A Call eTs Viewpoint
I not i ced that on t he "oonvention agenda", the subj ect of "St anda r ddl sation of singing ca lla" Is mentioned for di scussion and r Bhoul d like to express my own viewpoint on thiB sub j ect . I would 11k~. t o po i nt out that I am no t in f a vour standardising "Singing Calls' ~maln ~ r easons a re;-
1. Not enough singing calls a re made avai ble t oday t o suit the begi nner and i nterme diate l evel dencer and therefore it becomes necessary to mOdify the mor e ad vanoed da nce to Bult t he part icular need ..
2 . Each ca ller has t o r etai n his own i nd i viduality which makes him dif~8r from t he next caller . Al so by ohang ing an occasional rnovemoift1t encB t o keep the dancer ale:tt rather t hen da nce "'Pa r ro t f ash:
A more press ' ng pr oblem in the Squa re ranee Wo r ld t oday is Vstandardi sation of movements / wh1ch has been a bone o f cont e nti on
eo!" year s . and one whi ch never s e ems to be resolved .... despite many ~ttempt ~ by our callers to br ing mo vement s inl' o l ine . Two weeks ago .
we held e. Ha lf- Way da nce a t Gosford wh1ch waS a ttended by apr ox1mately 250 Sydne y and Newcastle dancers . Approxima tely ten calle r s t ook turns during t he 6 hours we were danc ing and bo t h Sydney and Newcas t l e dancers found difficulty with the d ~ffe!" ent styles of mo vement s .
Befors trying to solve th i s p r oblem on Ii Ilational..-wide basis , I f eel t hat we should come int o li ne on a st a t e basis and the ,idea of calling meet i ngs for callers 'whe r e some f orm o f unit y could be establishe d , seeme s to ~e to be a step i n the r ight di r e ction. Only by do n. ng thi s , oan we hope for st a nd t!rd l satlon.
A S in any pastime. Square Dancing cl ubs ha ve t o be fe d , a nd it should be no t only the dut y . but t he obli gation of a ll clubs i n ODe particula r tired , t o fina ncially a nd persolli1lly support o ne'""'two learne r classesper year . The Hunt e ~ Val ley Squa re Dance Committee is endeavouring to do t his at the present time and the respo ns e is most encouraging . At t r, e conclusi on o f t hes e class e s - and when the dancers be come absor bed i ll to t he vaJ"'ions club ~ - lie hope t o arrange a series 0 1 n, ... ~ advanced danc e s f or a neriod of 4 or' 5 we eks . 80 tha t those l11 ..... ./come rs who find difficulty wi th various movement s . can ha ve mo r e personal tuiti on t hqn ie poss ible i n a htll l. We have ,just done thi s with approxi mat e l y ~ 1 2 n6\'} dancers in Newcastl e and t he i mpr oveme nt in t heir standa rd has b e en really r emarkable . I also no t i oe t ha t the y are attend i ng more regula rly . and r eall. ;'), en.jojing the ir dancing . whe r e as be fore they were in danger of gi ving it away . I really fe el t} this advanced tuition i s worth t he effort;
On beha lf of J udy and mysel f I Vlould like t o t ake t he oppor tunity t o wi sh Collin Hu ddle s t one a nd a lI I Sout h Austra l ian Squar e Dancers eve ry succes with t he ir 1966 Convention •
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c o- on'inntin 'j' ~clit{)T r c 11 to ''1 in(1 tile t r e r:lCndO li s s !l t) I)o rt accorded to me foi rli'c J LO'llt ~Jvel l :1Cl' ' llq a7.ltH.' in lor c h l as t 'y'O A.r .
t o p rod tl c e 0. "Hl.1tnz i ne 11 '(0 ;)U l"f' ta' O~ n :rcn.1. ;1.'1I0Iln t
or \\'o r ~( l'.lH1 Ilnlcs~ t,h i s wo r l( wn~ shllr c Il hy a t ou, j1, wt)ul(] he qui te i "no5 s i b lc t o r t Ile continuer. existoncc of t.he ~cvi cw . I<:ach Stn t ,· Ed i tor hns t' "',,<!\oth tasl~ to &"llnss nnd cOl1;l i le the ncws ~,r ' lis o r her s t ate IlI1d 01'OC c s!' thi 5 1,h:'O\l~h 1.0 me hv "he iletuili n cs .
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Du ri n g t he :lenr ,,0 h nvo established no1' c ontact s n: i th Dan c e r Gr ou'ls i l1 nt.her nati on s an d we now ha" l, an exchon!e sy stem wi th ahont 20 1I a g az i nes (['om A'nor ic a and Canaca. 'fhe a Ve l"o.g:c ci r cuillt ion of the I'"cvi ew i lJas ~~r)Q coni i!s nn r ed i ti on . thes p. he i 11 _" di!'lt ,"i old,eel 1.h [' 011 -1' 1\11.1. t.he :' nt i "ln (Hltl t.t) f)Vcr$cnt; COllntl"ics .
:n 3l'VC:l"n.L ')C CIl,$dnn~ ''''( ' htlvo been able to 'J t"oliu c c n 'ill':n"'i ! ~c " I" ten -, r '110T (' nt!t:CS nnd on !'lov ol' n l occnsinn!'l \"1(1 IUi "fC l1:'ul
!'til f'icicnt l! nteriR I a~nj.rl to t.o /10 so hu t the l:!ck or finance hilS prevented the nublicnt i on of sitch ed it.i ons . Th is mOMS that i r vou t he DfUlCCt' !3 want n bif! r:: ('~" Ht"J:8.7.i n c "it.h n. cO'll" l ete news cove]'8.~\J YOU Lho dnncL1r~ "'"ill h n vc t.o pn.y "O il snfle oj ther b'l incrclI.sed ehs" ," e ncr c o ny of by subsc ri pti on lltTlc t ion::: 01" th e l i !~c .
AI'vert i :<:ill i n t he r.tn:ot a zine lIo.s f o r Jl ton 't time beol! a hone of con1.cnt i nn S o;w Ra"r tllat the, t1 is to n m"lch a.rul oth e rs sa.y '-hnt i t, t n!~ns lJ r 1,0'1 I\lel! s ')ncc Tf) these o. r(~u''1en l,s 1 c on o.ily say tha.t WiUl!)':' adVc l'ti:;;in ,t: the to1.n l s i z - of ll·p. r eview IRIISt. be ("edn c ed.
' )n cc nlo!a.i n I than l{ a l l eonc cf7led in t h e wodt o f tho 1 CViO'"f and hope thnt 1.!t e n ex t 12 !lll'lnt.l! s a r c as f ru i "t.fu ll and su c c e ssful as t 1. e l as t •
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3r t! JlD1e, 1'66.
I am sorry te say I have J~d to cancel our trip to
Adelaide as my wife has had a maj or operation and will be out of
acti Gn f or several weeks .
Would you please cancel our accormtoda tion and a lsG t he
appointment to meet the pl~ne en Wednesday morni nc1
We ha t e missin, the Convention and send our bes t wishes
for a successful w~ekend and look r.rwarQ to seein: you in the not
too distant fu t ur e.
. .. ~. :t. '''elch .
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