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Book 41, Quarterly #3

March -April-May 2017

2017 Election of OfficersVoting for the 2017 Board of Directors and Executive Officers will be conducted on the ICBDA Website beginning April 6, 2017 (three months prior to the annual convention), and concluding June 6, 2017 (two month period). Candidate resumes and voting instructions will be found in the Members Only area of the official ICBDA website: www.icbda.com. Look for “Voting” and choose the appropriate vote during the above listed time frame. Thanks for voting! Joe & Pat Hilton, Elections Chaircouple

Special Points of Interest:• Election of Officers - 2017• Vote for the Evening Dance Program• The Race Continues!• New Carousel Clubs• Nominate Someone for an ICBDA Award• Teachers for the 41st Convention• The Grand Sierra Resort• San Diego Attractions• Wonderland by Night

Inside This Issue:President’s Message/Marketing .................... 2Welcome New Members ................................ 3Golden Torch & Distinguished Service ......... 4Convention Chaircouple Message ................ 5San Diego Tourist Information ...................6-7Convention Registrations To Date ................. 8Convention Teaching Program ....................... 8Historian Article ............................................. 9Consignment Shop / Venue Quest /Educational Videos ...................................... 102017 Video Order Form ............................... 11Website News / Carousel Club Update ........ 12Pre-ICBDA Weekend ................................... 132015 Convention Flyer .......................... 14-15Carousel Club Summaries ...................... 16-17Upcoming Dance Events .........................18-19

Event Reviews ............................................. 20Recent Choreography ..............................21-22Who’s Who .................................................. 23

FOCUS RHYTHMSPhase 6 - Paso Doble & Argentine Tango

Phase 4 & 5 - Foxtrot & West Coast Swing

ICBDA Convention 2017!San Diego - July 6-9

Join us in San Diego!40 Lushly Landscaped Acres!

Three Great Ballrooms under one Roof!Some of the Best Weather in the World!

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President’s Message. - by Bob & Sally Nolen

The calendar year is off and running and so is our next convention in San Diego, California. We are on a parallel track with last year’s registrations numbers. Remember, last year we had 531 attendees. We would love to see that record broken in San Diego.

We have worked very hard over the past several months to resolve the issues our voting program encountered last year in order to generate accurate voting results. The program has been tested and retested, and appears to be working as designed. We should begin voting on or around April 1, 2017. More will be forthcoming on this topic soon through our bulk email system. So watch for an email from ICBDA. Remember, you must be registered with the Registration Chairs, Roy and Janet Williams, to be able to vote. If you are not registered, do so soon.

Hall of Fame voting ended February 1st. We hope you took the opportunity to vote. This is an important award for our organization.

ICBDA will hold its Annual General Membership Meeting on Sunday, July 9, beginning around 1-2:30 PM (exact schedule won’t be known until the next newsletter). This is a time for you, as a member, to ask the Board of Directors questions, or comment on what is going on, or not going on.

We will again have our wood flooring this year at the convention. We have our 15,000 square feet, and Bob Bahrs brings another 14,000 square feet, for a total of 29,000 square feet of floating wood flooring.

Bob & Sally Nolen

Marketing and AdvertisingWe have more flyers for distribution if you need them. Send us an email and we will mail them to you.

We have three other folks who are helping us this year with Marketing and Advertising. Thank you to Dan & Sandi Finch and Roger Riffenburgh. Anyone else who would be willing to help, please let us know.

We have begun advertising the ICBDA Facebook page. Our Page has reached over 2,500 people at a cost of about $5 a day. We normally reach about 500 people without any advertising. We have received a lot of “likes” from people in the dance world.

We really need your ideas on improving our marketing of choreographed ballroom dancing/round dancing, to ensure its survival. Weekends are closing due to declining numbers of dancers combined with increasing cost of facilities (we closed one in September that was over 60 years old). Our activity is also not replacing teachers, who are retiring or passing on, at a sufficient rate to keep the momentum we used to have. We are working with Roundalab to determine what we can do together to help engage and prepare new teachers. This effort needs to grow.

Bob & Sally Nolen

THE ICBDA ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE CONVENTION IN SAN DIEGO ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 9, 2017!

Time to be announced.... Be sure to attend!

DON’T FORGET TO

VOTE!for your favorite dances!


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Welcome New Members - by Jerry & Louise Engelking

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day have come and gone. All the hustle and bustle of the season is over. It is now time to think about registering for the ICBDA convention, if you haven’t already done so. Carol Goss is in charge of the daytime program and has been hard at work ensuring us some great teaches. George and Pamela Hurd will program the evening dances when all the votes are cast and counted. You don’t want to miss this wonderful time of fun, fellowship, and dancing in San Diego.Membership renewals have slowed to a trickle. We would love to have a record number of members this year. If you have friends who are not current members, please encourage them to renew soon. As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or problems. Our email address is [email protected] and phone number is 806-946-8530 or 806-925-6434.

Happy Dancing,Jerry & Louise Engelking

New members, Welcome to ICBDA. We are very happy you have chosen to join our great organization.

ICBDA gives a warm welcome to these new members:

Tom & Sandy Baker ....................................................KY

Daniel DiGiacomo & Jan Smith ................................ FL

John & Wanda Frick .................................................MD

Rudolf Scharte ............................................................ OH

Gord & Barb Whitson ........................................Canada

Hiroko Yamaguchi & Junko Matsue ....................Japan

Jerry & Louise Engelking, Membership Chaircouple

INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHED BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP FORM

ANNUAL FEES (Couple or Single): ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER $20 / U.S.A. MAILED $30 / CANADA MAILED $32 / OVERSEAS MAILED $38

CAROUSEL CLUB $10 (per club or leader)

(RENEW ONLINE! Go to Member section of Website icbda.com and renew via Pay Pal)

NAME _____________________________________________________________ PHONE (_____) _______________________

ADDRESS __________________________________________________________ EMAIL ______________________________

CITY ________________________________________ STATE ____________ ZIP _____________ COUNTRY ____________ Checks or Money Order payable in U.S. funds to International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association

New Member__________ Renewal_____________ Teacher____________ Dancer_____________ Carousel Club#__________

Mail to: Jerry & Louise Engelking, 1751 County Rd CC, Muleshoe, TX 79347-9362 806-925-6434 [email protected]


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Nominations for both Golden Torch and Distinguished Service Being Accepted for 2017by Joe & Debbie Krivan, ICBDA Awards Chaircouple

If you are interested in nominating one of your fellow members, now is the time! This will be the last newsletter notice before nominations are due March 25, 2017.

If you do not know what we are talking about, here is the scoop…if you, as a member of this organization, think someone has gone “above and beyond” in their service to ICBDA, or round dancing in general, you may nominate that person (or couple) for our Distinguished Service Award. This award is presented at our annual convention to a person or a couple who were nominated by a member and confirmed by our board of directors under the following criteria:

a. An ICBDA member unit who has provided sustained or exemplary service to ICBDA through their administrative, business, and/or other related service activities such as prolonged Board service, general convention management, committee administration, Executive Office service, and/or other service areas that have improved the operations of the organization. Preferably the contributions should be in more than one area of service.

b. An ICBDA member unit who has provided notable leadership in defining, forwarding, and promoting the goals and/or operations of ICBDA, OR

c. An ICBDA Member unit who has made an exceptional contribution to the Choreographed Ballroom community through a single act or whose sustained leadership through multiple contributions have enhanced the activity on a national or global scale.

d. An ICBDA Member unit who has made an exceptional contribution through sustained leadership and promotion of Choreographed Ballroom in a regional area that has enhanced or sustained the activity in that region. *

Our other award, the ICBDA Golden Torch Award, our longest standing honor, is reserved for those members that embody the spirit of the award as specified in our bylaws.

a. An ICBDA Member unit who has made major contributions to Choreographed Ballroom Dancing over a period of many years.

b. An ICBDA Member unit who has provided significant leadership in forwarding Choreographed Ballroom Dancing through teaching, choreography, introduction of new rhythms, organizational leadership and/or other activities on a national and/or international level. Preferably the contributions should be in all or most of these areas.

c. An ICBDA Member unit who has made a notable positive impact on dancers, leaders and the movement as a whole.*

*Both descriptions above from ICBDA Bylaws and Standing Rules

The list of past Golden Torch honorees contains the names of some of our most cherished members of this organization.

So, if you would like to nominate one of our members for either of these two awards, please, as per the bylaws, send a letter of nomination for the individual or couple, along with a detailed

resume, to your Awards Chaircouple listed below. You may send this in the U.S. Mail or electronically, using email. For more information about either award, please refer to the ICBDA bylaws, which can be reached by a link on the left-side of the main page of our website at www.icbda.com or contact us directly.

Again, the deadline for this year is March 25, 2017.

Thank you,Joe & Debbie Krivan, Awards Chaircouple 2805 Flotilla Terrace, Fort Pierce, FL 34949 [email protected]

Past Golden Torch Winners:Ken & Irene Slater ................................................2016Michael & Diana Sheridan ....................................2015Kay & Joy Read ....................................................2014Bill & Martha Buck ..............................................2013Ralph & Joan Collipi ...........................................2011Wayne & Barbara Blackford .................................2010Curt & Tammy Worlock .......................................2009Ron & Ree Rumble ..............................................2008Kenji & Nobuko Shibata ......................................2000Bob & Mary Ann Rother ......................................1999Bill & Elsye Johnson ...........................................1998Brent & Mickey Moore ........................................1996Bill & Carol Goss .................................................1995Bob & Sue Riley ..................................................1992Peter & Beryl Barton ...........................................1991Koit & Helen Tullus .............................................1990Phil & Norma Roberts .........................................1989Irv & Betty Easterday ..........................................1986Ben Highburger ....................................................1985Bud & Lil Knowland ...........................................1984Charlie & Bettye Procter ......................................1983Manning & Nita Smith .........................................1982Charlie & Nina Ward ...........................................1981Eddie & Audrey Palmquist ..................................1980Frank & Iris Gilbert .............................................1979Gordon & Betty Moss ..........................................1978

Past Distinguished Service Winners:Roy & Janet Williams ...........................................2016Gene & Jean Severance ........................................2015Jerry & Louise Engelking ....................................2013Paul & Linda Robinson ........................................2011Glen & Helen Arceneaux .....................................2010



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Mark your calendars now for Convention #41 in San Diego, CA to be held at our highly anticipated new venue - the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center. The dates to plug in are Thursday thru Sunday July 6-9, 2017. We will have 3 great ballrooms under 1 roof with our wood flooring laid over carpet and all within a short walk of each other.

The Resort is located on 40 lushly landscaped acres in the heart of San Diego – Mission Valley, only 7 miles from the San Diego International Airport, as well as 10 minutes from attractions such as their world class Zoo, Sea World, and a sparkling beach.

Once you get there, there is no need for a car. There are several restaurants within walking distance on property, as well as the open air Fashion Valley Mall with over 200 places to dine and shop. Want more? Jump on the light-rail trolley that stops right at the Town & Country’s backyard and head to more dining and shopping options, or visit one of the top tourist attractions at the downtown waterfront of Seaport Village.

To top it off, with 80 million dollars in renovations already started, everyone will have a newly remodeled room, at $129/night + tax, which is currently 13.1%, making our stay not only very comfortable, but affordable. This rate will be extended

5 nights prior and 4 nights after our Convention dates. Room layouts vary on a first come first served basis and all of them will include refrigerators. Also, each room includes daily bottled water, in-room coffee, newspaper, and free Internet. They even have garden rooms, located on the ground floor, that are pet friendly. The charge is only $50 for the length of stay for up to 2 pets with a combined weight of 70 lbs. As of this writing, there are no refrigerators in these rooms, and if you wanted one, it would cost another $20 for the length of your stay.

If you feel you absolutely need a car, parking is $5/day for hotel guests, $12/day for non-guests, & RV’s are $20/day. However, there are no hook-ups & dry camping is not allowed. The success of this Convention is relying heavily on everyone staying at the Convention Hotel, and we think you will be glad you did. Registration for locals or those that have timeshare or special accommodations other than Town & Country is $455/couple to help defray cost, while all those staying at the Hotel will pay $205/couple.

With over 300 sunny days year round, San Diego offers some of the best weather in the world. We hope the gorgeous mild climate, combined with a beautifully renovated Resort and indoor air-conditioned dancing in 3 ballrooms, is the perfect mix for your Convention or an extended dream vacation. Looking forward to seeing you all there in 2017!

Curt & Tammy WorlockConvention #41 Chaircouple

Message from the General Chaircouple of Convention #41

by Curt & Tammy Worlock

“HAPPINESS is calling!”With its great weather, miles of sandy beaches, and majorattractions, San Diego is known worldwide as one of the

best tourist destinations!


San Diego, CaliforniaTown and Country ResortDiningTown and Country Resort in San Diego offers four on-site restaurants at their Mission Valley resort. Enjoy a diverse range of dining choices designed with you in mind, from the California cuisine in the beach house setting of Terrace Café to Charlie’s Sports-Beer-BBQ with locally crafted brews and slow roasted chicken, ribs and pork in a casual sports bar atmosphere, simply the best Mission Valley dining experience in San Diego.

Charlie’s - Enjoy house-made Texas style barbecue at Charlie’s, a Hotel Circle, San Diego restaurant, where you can watch the big game, play a game of pool, and refresh with a cocktail or beer. Charlie’s offers a full bar and has over 20 beers to choose from, including local micro-brews. Appetizers, burgers, salads, savory barbecue will satisfy any craving. This Mission Valley restaurant is open daily.

The Terrace - Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are cheerfully served throughout the day in the bright and relaxed atmosphere of Terrace, conveniently close to Town and Country’s meeting and event facilities. For breakfast, choose from a delicious buffet or tasteful à la carte menu. Specialties at our restaurant on San Diego’s Hotel Circle include salads, sandwiches and sundaes. Open daily.

The Market - Breakfast and snacks on the go – that’s The Market. From freshly brewed Starbucks coffee, pastries and fruit, to salads, sandwiches and even pizza. The Market is centrally located on property, close to meeting and event facilities. Open daily.

The LifestyleThe essence of San Diego’s sunny vibe is unexpected fun, activities and premier amenities. Our hotel is conveniently located within walking distance of Fashion Valley Mall . Adventure is around every corner. Play your part at the adjacent 27-hole championship golf course.

Want to wander around and explore San Diego attractions away from the hotel for a few hours? There are a variety of points of interest nearby to suit every taste. These thrills are just minutes by car from Town and County - Old Town San Diego, San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Mission Bay, SeaWorld and numerous other attractions.

ShoppingEnjoy shopping at San Diego’s premier outdoor shopping and entertainment destination – the Fashion Valley shopping district is an upscale, open-air shopping destination with 200 places to dine and shop – and an 18 screen movie theater – within easy walking distance from our hotel by the footbridge or Fashion Valley Road.

AdventuresIf you want to venture a bit further, here are some of San Diego’s other exciting destinations. Each is accessible by the light-rail trolley that stops at Town and Country:

� The Gaslamp District - Where modern architecture and Victorian-Age buildings stand side-by-side, you’ll discover eclectic galleries, chic boutiques, trendy nightclubs, rooftop bars, gastropubs, craft beer haunts and fine dining restaurants lining the streets.

� San Diego Convention Center � PETCO Park – Home of the San Diego Padres � Seaport Village – One of the top tourist attractions in San Diego, located right on the downtown waterfront, Seaport village is a

14-acre center constructed in the style of a 19th-century harbor village, complete with weathered wood wharfs and cobblestone paths lined by ponds, lakes, fountains and lush landscaping.

� Horton Plaza - Shopping Center � USS Midway – With a visit to the USS Midway Museum in San Diego Harbor, you can get a glimpse of what sea life was like

aboard America’s longest-serving aircraft carrier. An unforgettable adventure for your entire family, the USS Midway Museum lets you walk into a floating city at sea and explore the more than 60 exhibits, including a thrilling collection of 27 restored aircraft.

� San Diego State University



San Diego, CaliforniaTown and Country ResortThese nearby attractions are just a short drive away:

� SeaWorld Adventure Park – Town and Country Resort is a SeaWorld preferred partner. The famous aquarium is home to Shamu, the world’s best known whale, making Sea World one of San Diego’s top attractions. Located on Mission Bay, adults and children alike experience thrilling rides, live animal shows and plenty of aquatic life.

� Old Town – Located five minutes north of downtown, Old Town is rich with history and scenery; shops, restaurants and museums abound in this popular neighborhood. Cultural festivals are frequent in the area and feature the exciting Latin flavor of mariachis and street dancers.

� LEGOLAND® � Safari Park � Mission Bay and San Diego Beaches – You can’t think of San Diego without thinking of Mission Bay and the beaches.

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Arts & CultureKnown as the Smithsonian of the West, Balboa Park hosts an incredible concentration of arts and culture offerings including 15 museums and performing arts venues. San Diego is also home to two Tony® Award-winning theaters, historic sites, public art, music venues, dance performances, film festivals, galleries, missions and much more to explore.

For an overview of San Diego’s beginning, start at Old Town State Park. Known as the birthplace of California, Old Town features 17 museums and historical sites where visitors can learn about the first settlements in California and explore original structures built in the 1800s.

For a comprehensive look at San Diego’s history, head over to Balboa Park and the San Diego History Center located along the Prado. And history buffs will not want to miss a trip to the Cabrillo National Monument, where Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stepped into history as the first European to set foot in California in 1542. From this vantage point you’ll also enjoy sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and San Diego’s dramatic skyline.

Begin your journey back in time at the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House and discover how San Diego’s colorful past mixes with the hustle and bustle of today’s modern city. The Museum also offers self-guided and guided walking tours designed for both adults and children, and even a ghost tour!

If you like your history with a dose of celebrity, Coronado and the Hotel del Coronado should be on your radar. Built in 1888, and sporting its signature red turret roofs and wedding cake trim, this San Diego landmark has a colorful history filled with luminary guests including movie stars, national heroes, presidents, royalty and a resident ghost.

Beaches & Bays70 miles of glorious coastlines - San Diego’s signature attraction! Find your perfect beach. Discover beaches perfect for families and off-leash dogs, beaches coveted by the world’s top surfers and beaches for bonfires, bike rides, tide pooling and more. So grab your beach towels, slather on the sunscreen, and get out to explore some of the finest beaches and bays in the world.

Restaurants Discover the region’s unique Cali Baja Flavors and More.... Bon Appetit! For food lovers, what you eat can be just as important as what you do on your vacation. San Diego’s culinary community understands this passion and delivers. From San Diego’s signature Cali Baja cuisine, that utilizes locally sourced produce and seafood combined with spices from both sides of the border, to five-star French fine dining, casual comfort food and everything in between, San Diego’s chefs are cooking up some of the best food found anywhere. That’s probably why Travel & Leisure Magazine has called San Diego one of “America’s best cities for foodies.” To wash it all down, try a locally bottled wine or one of San Diego’s many handcrafted beers. Visit: https://www.sandiego.org/

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The registration numbers for ICBDA’s 41st Convention are looking quite good at this point, but if you are not counted in them yet, they are definitely not good enough. Now that you’ve read all about the beautiful venue, and the excellent program being developed by the Convention Committee, please fill out the form and send us your registration. Better yet, go to the ICBDA website and register online – we’ll get it even faster.

The contest between Japan and California to see who can claim the largest contingent continues apace. Right after Kenji & Nobuko Shibata sent us the list of the 14 couples in their traveling group, we had 22 registrations from both, and Japan even had a slight edge in total dancers (44 to 41). But California has now retaken the lead with 51 dancers. Texas is still next with 26 people. Arizona has moved up into fourth place with 10, and four states (two on the west coast and two on the east coast) are tied with 8 each.As of January 31, we had 218 individuals registered in all -- 44 from Japan and 174 from 24 U.S. states. No other countries are represented so far – how about it, Canada?

If you haven’t registered yet, we look forward to hearing from you. If you have registered, please encourage your fellow dancers to come with you to San Diego.Feel free to call or e-mail us with questions, but please remember we are three hours later here in Massachusetts than in California!

Roy & Janet WilliamsConvention 41st [email protected], or leave a message at 413-256-8446

Registrations for ICBDA Convention 41

by Roy & Janet Williams, Registration Chaircouple

The Race Continues!

Teaching Program at the 41st Convention by Carol Goss, Daytime Program ChairICBDA is very pleased and appreciative of the wonderful teachers who have signed up and will be giving their time, for free, to the ICBDA members in attendance. So far teachers and stand-by teachers are Paula and Warwick Armstrong, Bill Bingham and Peggy Roller, MaryAnn Callahan and Craig Cowan, Chris and Rose Cantrell, Jim and Bobbie Childers, Ken and Sue Davis, Rey and Sherry Garza, Ed and Karen Gloodt, Peter and Chama Gomez, Bill and Carol Goss, David Goss and Ulla Figwer, Steve and Lori Harris, John and Karen Herr, Joe and Pat Hilton, George and Pam Hurd, Takao and Setsuko Ito, Pamela and Jeff Johnson, Randy Lewis and Debbie Olson, Bob and Sally Nolen, JL and Linda Pelton, Randy and Marie Preskitt, Mark and Pam Prow, Paul and Linda Robinson, Kenji and Nobuko Shibata, Debbie and Paul Taylor, Mary and Bob Townsend-Manning, Curt and Tammy Worlock.All of the instructors are extremely talented and their goal

is always to share their knowledge with the dancers and give the dancers the best material possible. Enjoy, learn, and try their routines and techniques. ICBDA has always been the place to learn the new along with the tried and true. You might learn something very different, but remember, dancing is an art form and it is always evolving. Our movement has evolved because of our teachers learning new rhythms and techniques and sharing them with all of the dancers at ICBDA. Please join us for a great learning experience!

Carol GossDaytime Program Chair



[If you’ve never heard this piece of music, go to YouTube and search for the Louis Prima recording of Wonderland by Night. Listen to it before you read this. This music is in 12/8 time, four strong beats to a measure, each subdivided into three sub-beats.] “Wow!” (Moss calls it a “Bong!) Wait through the Wow! (we’re going to dance to this?) Move with the trumpet one measure. Fwd, run 2, face partner. (We’re going to dance to this!) Hold. Wow! With the trumpet, corte, recover. One measure. Hold. Wow! Move with the trumpet. One measure.End the intro in semi with the lead foot free. Step, brush the inside foot, run two, maneuver ( 1-- 4 –- 7- 9 10-- ) Pivot 4: ( 1—4—7—10--…) This dance is all about this particular piece of music.Gordon Moss thought the most important part of writing a dance was selecting the music. Then the choreographer should listen, listen to the music over and over, listen more. “He is remembered for listening to a piece of music for as much as a year to understand all of its nuances before attempting to write a step to it.” (Sandi Finch, ICBDA Newsletter Sept Oct Nov 2016) And Gordon Moss also required the dancer to listen to the music. As he writes in the Tag (trumpet coda) – his capitals and underlining -: “(23) End by holding corte as MUSIC PAUSES – learn to gauge exact length of this pause. (24) 8 –quick-Cts do 7-… -…Anticipate…and FREEZE as music pauses again……” His cue sheets are dense with directions.Wonderland by Night, in the Bert Kaempfert version, hit the top of the charts in 1961. The Louis Prima version was popular then too. It’s edgier than the other, a little more rubato, a little more personal. The rhythm, unique for a round dance, is 12/8. To 6/8, choreographers have written, for example, Slow Two Step (Can’t Help Falling in Love, Rumble) and more recently, Hesitation Canter Waltz (Hallelujah, Read). There’s no other 12/8 that we know of. Gordon Moss writes: “Meas-4 rhythm exactly like 4- meas of very fast Viennese-Wz-Canter. It can even be counted in fast “3’s” as (Step,-Canter; Step,-,-;) (Step,-,Canter; Step,-,-;). This is an oddity of the music. All Quick Steps in the dance have this “Canter-Feel” (end of quote). The quicks have a limping quality. The steps follow the rhythm so exactly that once learned, one’s feet remember when to step. Sandi Finch (ICBDA Newsletter, above) says this dance was written in 1964. The cue sheet is undated. When we learned it in 1974 from Len and Winnie Taylor in Springfield, Massachusetts, it was already a classic. In 1964, and even in 1974, round dancing was a world of waltz, without international ballroom figures, and a wide range of two steps, from easy to quite advanced. There was an occasional one step, Folsom Prison Blues as a token cha, and two steps written to rumba music. But this rhythm was unique, and still is. It’s not a two step as we now think of two steps. Hesitation canter one step? As Joyce Brenton says, it took a master choreographer to create this dance.When we learned this dance in 1974, our advanced club still used cues only for learning. Once learned, the dance was danced

without cues. Advanced choreography was different then. To remember a dance with only the music as a guide, a dance must be memorable, and Gordon Moss’s are memorable. Fortunately, sequences repeat. The first time through can be “do we remember this?” Once successfully through once, you can relax and really enjoy the second repeat. Boo Hoo (QS by the Stones) goes through 3 times in 2 ½ minutes; you have three chances to get everything right! As international ballroom entered round dancing in the next few years, advanced dances became a lot less memorable, and there were many more of them. Quickly clubs shifted to all dances cued.Part One, in closed and semi, man and woman on opposite feet, is quite doable once the rhythm is understood. For us, in 1974, Part Two was entirely new choreography. Man and woman side by side in tight skaters, both with the left foot free. Flare to a cross check & recover, woman rolls across to Man’s Skaters, front limp with special timing. Repeat with man rolling across and again with woman rolling across. Repeat with man, but woman now turns to shadow for the most difficult section of the dance.

Man and woman alternately rolling across is now familiar from dances like I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Goss) and I am Just a Girl (Worlock), but Moss’s dance rolls to tight shadow, not arms length as in the newer versions. Easier, actually.But Part Three starts with a right face turn from Skaters to Left-Skaters with a left face twirl for the woman, 2 measures, then the same turn left face back to Skaters with a right face twirl -- the mirror turn with mirror twirl. Two more measures. Today’s choreographers no longer use mirror as an organizing technique. These shadow turns, especially the mirror ones, are the most difficult part of the dance. Then comes strolling vine in Skaters, a bit unusual for most dancers. It would be difficult to teach Part Three to today’s dancers unless they were enthusiastic about learning it Strolling vine

in shadow and mirror symmetry have little background in current choreography. But the music is so exciting, and the limping rhythm fits the music so well, that this is a real loss from our Hall of Fame repertoire.The Nolens shared their memories of teaching Wonderland by Night:

“Sally and I were asked to teach Wonderland by Night at the 1981, 5th URDC Convention in Grand Rapids, MI. However, before I go any further on that story, Sally and I were taking a teach on Till in 1980 at the 3rd URDC Convention in Kansas City, MO. Gordon and Betty Moss walked into the room, which really shook up the couple teaching the dance (Gordon said the teachers were not teaching it to his satisfaction), so Gordon walked up to Bob and said, ‘Here, you take Betty and I will dance with your wife.’ So, we spent that time

“Wonderland by Night” by Gordon and Betty Moss

by Janet Williams, Historian


Wonderland by Night” continuedlearning Till from Gordon and Betty Moss!Now, back to being asked to teach Wonderland by Night after the experience with Gordon and Betty Moss at URDC. Sally went to our super instructors Betsy and Bud Potts to say, ‘You must make sure we know everything about this dance and do it perfectly. I do not want to risk Gordon and Betty Moss walking in on us.’ (What Sally said to me was, ‘If they walk in on us and we make a mistake, I’ll just die right there!’) The teach was a success and we remember the entire room was jam packed. It is still to this day a wonderful dance.”

At this time, 1981, both the Potts’ and the Nolens cued the dance. Bob adds, “Gordon was a wonderful choreographer, the likes of which we have never again seen. How blessed we were to have this time with them when their dances were on the top list of favorites.”

ICBDA Consignment ShopIt’s time to sort through your dance wear. We will have a consignment shop in San Diego in the same way we had one in Reno & Greensboro. Purchases will be on the honor system, with neither hotel nor any ICBDA member responsible for any missing items. We intend to see that the room is locked overnight. ICBDA will get 10% of the proceeds, with 90% going to the seller.

Ö There will be envelopes for buyers to put in their money and to list to whom it should go.

Ö Sellers are required to label all items with their name and price in whole dollars.

Ö More information will be available in the next newsletter and at the site in San Diego.

Shirley Ernst

Venue Quest Want to have an ICBDA convention closer to where you live? You can help make this possible. Let me know if there are hotels in your area that we might be able to use. The specifics are on the ICBDA website, but here they are to save you the search: The specifications required are three dance halls, one with room to house 15,000 square feet of wooden flooring and room for 550 seating on the side, and the other two both large enough to house from 7000 square feet up to 10,000 square feet of wooden flooring with room for 150 to 200 seating. ICBDA has its own wooden dance flooring (so carpeting is preferred as it makes the floors more stable. Additionally, these halls need to be within walking distance of hotels and we need eating facilities nearby. The location should also be close to a major airport. All this adds up to a super convention site.

Shirley Ernst

Educational Videos by Ulla Figwer GREAT NEWS!2017 ICBDA Convention Video Packages can now be pre-ordered online via the ICBDA Store, or by US Mail.Order a 2017 ICBDA Convention DVD package by May 31, 2017, to be entered into a raffle to receive the DVD package for free. If you win the raffle, the purchase price of your already-purchased DVD package will be refunded. Orders already received are automatically entered into the raffle. The winner will be announced in early June.To use one of the links in this article, first log in to the ICBDA website. Then copy and paste the link into the same browser window or click on the link below.

To order 2107 Videos, use the following link: http://www.icbda.com/member-area/2017-convention-videos/. If you prefer to order via US Mail, you can use the order form in this newsletter or download a paper order form here: http://www.icbda.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen-child/pdfs/2017_ICBDA_VideoOrderForm.pdf.If you have questions, feel free to contact me via email or phone (contact information listed below).

Happy Dancing! Ulla Figwer, ICBDA Educational Video Chairmailto:[email protected].


http://www.icbda.com/member-area/2017-convention-videos/

http://www.icbda.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen-child/pdfs/2017_ICBDA_VideoOrderForm.pdf

http://www.icbda.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen-child/pdfs/2017_ICBDA_VideoOrderForm.pdf


2017 ICBDA Video Order Form International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association

41st Convention – San Diego, CA

The video package includes Showcase Demos and Thursday Clinics.

Price Per Video Package (USD) Quantity Total

For Shipment to US Address 2017 Videos - Attendee $45.00 $ 2017 Videos - Non-attendee $60.00 $

For Shipment to Address Outside the US 2017 Videos - Attendee $50.00 2017 Videos - Non-attendee $65.00

Totals $

These videos are available to ICBDA members only.

Name(s): ___________________________________________________________________ (Please specify name(s) as shown in the ICBDA membership list) Address: ___________________________________________________________________ (Street) ____________________________________________________________________ (City) (State) (Zip Code) ____________________________________________________________________ (Telephone) (Email)

Make your check or money order (U.S. Funds Only) payable to “ICBDA Videos”. MAIL TO:

Ulla Figwer Email: [email protected] 4 Upland Ave. Shrewsbury, MA 01545

These videos are produced under the auspices of ICBDA and are for the exclusive use by members of ICBDA for educational purposes only.

Note: Please allow 4-6 weeks after convention for editing and duplicating the videos. If you have not received your video package after 8 weeks, email Ulla at [email protected].


ICBDA Carousel Club 2016 Updatefrom Glen & Helen ArceneauxWelcome New Carousel Clubs CC#371 – Bob & Sally Nolen (Los Alamos, NM)CC#372 – Gloria Jackson (Beaumont, TX)CC#373 – Judith Keller (Lomita, CA)Change of Leadership or LocationCC#145 – Bill & Carol Goss - San Diego, CA to Mesa, AZCC#206 – Ron & Marilou Webb leadership change to Jack & Sharie Kenny (Fort Worth, TX)CC#210 – Milo & Grace Ferry leadership change to Jim & Bonnie Bahr (Commerce City, CO)CC#340 – Kay & Bob Kurczewski - Pharr, TX to Liberty Hill, TXInactive Carousel Clubs CC#157 – Diane Spears (Shreveport, LA)CC#238 – Frank & Annette Woodruff (Mons, Belgium)CC#321 – Oberdan & Vanessa Otto (Granada Hills, CA)

Our sincere appreciation is extended to the leaders listed above who are leading new or re-activated clubs or who are retiring after having served so diligently for many years.

Website Newsby JL PeltonMember Communication by EmailOn January 1, 2017, I sent a test email message to all members and partners to verify that you are receiving messages from ICBDA. At this time, only a little over half of the emails (611 out of 1189) have been opened. If you did not receive the email, please contact the webmaster to get the problem resolved. If you have indicated in the past that you would like to be removed from an email list of ICBDA, then you have been removed from all emails, not just the one you were viewing at the time. Unfortunately, the email program does not allow selective removal from different lists. You are removed from all lists.If you have asked to be removed but would like to be added back in again, contact me and I will put you back on the email list.Does your partner/spouse have an email address so they can get the emails directly from ICBDA? If they have their own email address, then you don’t have to remember to tell them or to forward emails. If you let me know the address, I can add them to the partner email database.

Voting Program UpdatesWe have been working diligently on the voting program for 2017. We have made changes which include the ability to update your selections up to the last day of voting. You will also be able to see what you voted for instantly with a

HTML page response. Upon returning to the voting program, the selections you made are automatically displayed so you will not have to re-enter any of your previous selections to make additions or deletions. To remove a dance from your selection list, remove the check in the box by that dance. The voting list will be much smaller this year. It will still be ordered by Phase (3-6), then Rhythm (A-Z) and is alphabetized within each section. You can easily scroll thru the phases in which you do not want to make selections using the scroll bar on the right side of your browser or by using the page down button on your keyboard.

Member ProfilesHave you checked your member profile lately? Has something changed -- New mailing address, email address, new partner? You can update your mailing address, email address, add a partner’s email address, add or change an alternate mailing address, and upload or change your member picture. Click the Update Member Profile link in the Membership Info section of the red toolbar on the left side of the home page.

JL PeltonWebmaster



July 6-9, 2017, Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California

ROUND DANCERS - This is the place to be in July, 2017!!

THE ROUND DANCE EVENT

OF 2017!! The best kept secret in the dance world!!

Convention #41

International Round Dance Convention

To register, use the form on back.

Round Dancing is Choreographed Ballroom & Choreographed Ballroom with cues is Round Dancing

Four fun-filled days with over 500 dancers

3 full time dance halls with wood flooring laid over carpet under one roof

Teaches & dance improvement clinics led by more than 20 instructors from all over the world

Specially designed for Round Dancers Phase 3-6

At least eight dance teaches at the Phase 3-4 Level

At least eight dance teaches at the Phase 5-6 Level


Register before January 1, 2017 and your name will be placed into a drawing for a free registration package!!!

Free Trails-End Dance July 5, 2017

Wednesday Night 7-9pm

Focus Rhythms Workshops/Clinics

Thursday, July 6, 2017 Morning & Afternoon

Opening Ceremony

& Party Dance July 6, 2017

Thursday Evening

New Dance Teaches July 7, 8, & 9, 2017

Friday, Saturday, Sunday Mornings & Afternoons

Reviews &

Party Dancing July 7, 8, & 9, 2017

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Town and Country Resort & Convention Center

General Chair Curt & Tammy Worlock 813-431-3235 [email protected] Assistant Chair Bill & Carol Goss Registration Chair Roy & Janet Williams 413-256-8446 [email protected] Program Chairs

Daytime Program/Seminars Carol Goss [email protected] Evening Program George & Pam Hurd 602-321-2078 [email protected]

Login to the member website at WWW.ICBDA.COM to register online or fill out form below. Registration provides entrance to all sessions, Thursday thru Sunday, & 1 electronic copy (CD) of Convention Syllabus Couple staying at Couple staying Single staying at Single staying Registration Fees (payable on-line for members) Host Hotel Elsewhere | Host Hotel Elsewhere Amount Enclosed

ICBDA Members (electronic newsletter included) $205.00 $455.00 | $102.50 $227.50 $ _____________

Non Members (includes $20.00 Membership Fee) $225.00 $475.00 | $122.50 $247.50 $ _____________

Optional Paper Newsletter Mailed (USA) $10 (Canada) $12 (Overseas) $18 $ _____________

New Membership (included with Registration) is effective through September 30, 2017 Order Convention DVDs online or via order form in the Newsletter, or contact [email protected] with questions

EXTRA SYLLABUS (Attendee) PAPER COPY _____ @ $30.00 ea CD _____ @ $12 ea $ _____________

SYLLABUS (Non-Attendee) PAPER COPY _____ @ $35.00 ea CD _____ @ $18 ea $ _____________

TOTAL ENCLOSED - $ _____________ Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ (Last) (His) (Hers) Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Phone: ________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________ Please check the dance halls you will be dancing in the most? Phase 3-4 _____ Phase 4-5 _____ Phase 5-6 _____

Please also check if you are willing to Cue _____ MC _____ Your assistance is always needed & greatly appreciated!

CONVENTION & HOTEL INFORMATION Town and Country Resort & Convention Center • 500 Hotel Circle North • San Diego, CA 92108

* Staying at the Host Hotel is needed to help with Convention expenses and is rewarded with reduced registration below * Hotel registration is now open and link to obtain your hotel room online is: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ICBDA

www.destinationhotels.com/town-country | 800-772-8527 | Group Code: ICBDA If calling, mention ICBDA for our special room rate of $129/night + taxes (13.1%). (Garden rooms are pet friendly)

Free Daily Bottled Water, In-room Coffee, Newspaper, & Internet. Blocked rooms released June 13th, 2017. Parking for guests at Hotel $5/day - Non-guests $12/day - RV’s $20/day (No camping allowed)

If you don’t mind walking, a car is not necessary once you get to the resort. Also, easy access to Trolley.

Make check payable (in US funds on a US bank) to: “ICBDA #41 Convention” and mail to: Roy & Janet Williams, 517 Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002 Phone: 413-256-8446

Clinics ~ Phase 3 thru 6 New Dance Teaches ~ Phase 3 thru 6

Reviews & Party Dancing In 3 Halls ~ Phase 3/4, 4/5, & 5/6

ICBDA Convention 2017 I C B D A

San Diego, CA July 6 - 9, 2017 (Thursday thru Sunday)



4th of JULY PRE-EVENT DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE

BEAUTIFUL TOWN & COUNTRY RESORT

IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Held in the 8,900 square foot Town & Country Room With 5,000 square feet of Hardwood Flooring

* PRESENTED BY *

BILL & CAROL GOSS Mesa, Arizona

DAVE GOSS & ULLA FIGWER Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

CURT & TAMMY WORLOCK Plant City, Florida

Monday & Tuesday – July 3rd & 4th, 2017

3 New Clinic Teaches, Reviews, and 2 Sessions of Phase V-VI Dancing!

These 3 dances will be brand new and NOT taught at the ICBDA Convention!

6 SESSION WEEKEND PACKAGE $175.00/PER COUPLE (SINGLES $90.00)

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

10:00-12:30pm – Clinic/Teach w/Bill & Carol 12:30-2:00pm – Lunch Break

2:00-4:30pm – Clinic/Teach w/Dave & Ulla 4:30-8:00pm – Dinner Break

8:00-10:00pm – Phase V-VI Dancing!

Tuesday, July 4th, 2017 10:00-12:30pm – Clinic/Teach w/Curt & Tammy

12:30-2:00pm – Lunch Break 2:00-4:30pm – Reviews of all 3 Dances

4:30-8:00pm – Dinner Break 8:00-10:00pm – Phase V-VI Dancing!

Mail deposit with form below to: Curt Worlock, 3613 Citrus Tree Court, Plant City, FL 33566 [email protected] 813-431-3235

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Enclosed is my $50.00 deposit check made payable to “Curt Worlock” for the SAN DIEGO PRE-EVENT 2017

Name(s) __________________________________________________________ Telephone # ( )-______-_______ Address _________________________________________________ City ________________ State ____ Zip ______ E-Mail Address _______________________________ Please list any alternate addresses or telephone #’s on back.


ICBDA CAROUSEL CLUBS

Summary Report Teaches and Popular Dances During January 2017

MOST TAUGHT DANCES - This Report (From 41 reports submitted)

1 Later, Alligator (Rumble 5 Jive) 2 Alhambra (Shibata 5 Waltz) 2 Home (Goss 5 S2S)

3 I Can Love You Like That (Johnson 5 Bolero) 3 Summertime (Rotscheid 6 Foxtrot) 3 Try To Remember (Rumble 6 Waltz)

MOST TAUGHT DANCES - Last 4 Reports (From 157 reports submitted)

A Guy Is A Guy (Preskitt 5 Jive) (19) Alhambra (Shibata 5 Waltz) (15) Summertime (Rotscheid 6 Foxtrot) (14) I Can Love You Like That (Johnson 5

Bolero) (13)

Right Here Waiting For You (Preskitt 5 Rumba) (12) Tears in Heaven (Shibata 4 Rumba) (10) Home (Goss 5 S2S) (9)

MOST TAUGHT DANCES - Last 12 Months (From 460 reports submitted)

Phase IV Phase V Phase VI

Fur Elise (34) Tears in Heaven (21) Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor (18) All of Me (12) Gina (11) Oh, Chihuahua! (11) Whistling Away the Dark (11) Legends Of The Fall (9) Night and Day (9) Once Upon A December (9) Who I Am Inside (9)

Right Here Waiting For You (35) A Guy Is A Guy (32) Alhambra (29) Home (22) Sunset Bolero (21) Monsters Inc. (19) I Can Love You Like That (18) Uptown Funk (15) Evergreen (14) Forever We'll Be In Love (14) Tango Around the World (14)

River Waltz (26) Moonlight Memories (18) Maps (16) Summertime (16) Come Dance With Me (15) Regresa A Mi (15) Ex's & Oh's (14) At This Moment (12) La Gloria (11) Everything Blue (10)

CURRENT POPULAR DANCES (From 29 reports submitted)

1 Uptown Funk (Gibson 5 Cha) 2 A Guy Is A Guy (Preskitt 5 Jive) 2 Candlelight (Goss 5 Waltz) 3 Alhambra (Shibata 5 Waltz) 3 Boogie Bumper (Schmidt 5 Q/S) 3 Regresa A Mi (Shibata 6 Bolero) 3 River Waltz (Rumble 6 Waltz)

4 Right Here Waiting For You (Preskitt 5 Rumba) 5 Fur Elise (Rumble 4 Waltz) 5 Home (Goss 5 S2S) 5 I Can Love You Like That (Johnson 5 Bolero) 5 Moonlight Memories (Worlock 6 Foxtrot) 5 Valentine (Worlock 6 Bolero) 5 When I Dream VI (Hurd 6 Bolero)

Prepared by Carousel Club Committee Chairmen - Glen & Helen Arceneaux - [email protected]

DETAILED TEACH/SUMMARY REPORTS ARE LOCATED ON THE ICBDA WEBSITE:Teach/Summary Reports - current Teach/Summary Reports - past




Summary Report Teaches and Popular Dances During December 2016


1 Oh, Chihuahua! (Worlock 4 Mambo) 1 Right Here Waiting For You (Preskitt 5 Rumba) 1 Summertime (Rotscheid 6 Foxtrot) 2 A Guy Is A Guy (Preskitt 5 Jive) 2 Addicted To You (Kincaid 5 Merengue) 2 Candle on the Water (Preskitt 5 Waltz)

2 Evergreen (Goss 5 S2S) 2 Everything Blue (Goss 6 Foxtrot) 2 Maps (Goss 6 Cha) 2 Secret Garden Rumba (Goss 6 Rumba) 2 Tears in Heaven (Shibata 4 Rumba)


A Guy Is A Guy (Preskitt 5 Jive) (24) Right Here Waiting For You (Preskitt 5

Rumba) (17)

Alhambra (Shibata 5 Waltz) (13) I Can Love You Like That (Johnson 5

Bolero) (13)

Monsters Inc. (Preskitt 5 Q/S) (12) Summertime (Rotscheid 6 Foxtrot) (12) Tears in Heaven (Shibata 4 Rumba) (11)



Fur Elise (35) Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor (18) Tears in Heaven (18) All of Me (14) Whistling Away the Dark (11) Oh, Chihuahua! (10) Once Upon A December (10) When You're In Love (10) Gina (9) Who I Am Inside (9)

Right Here Waiting For You (33) A Guy Is A Guy (30) Alhambra (24) Sunset Bolero (22) Forever We'll Be In Love (19) Monsters Inc. (18) Home (17) Uptown Funk (17) Agua de Mar (14) I Can Love You Like That (14) Tango Around the World (14)

River Waltz (28) Moonlight Memories (17) Maps (15) Regresa A Mi (15) Come Dance With Me (14) Ex's & Oh's (14) Take My Breath Away (13) At This Moment (12) La Gloria (12) Summertime (12)

CURRENT POPULAR DANCES (From 17 reports submitted)

1 Uptown Funk (Gibson 5 Cha) 2 Alhambra (Shibata 5 Waltz) 2 Regresa A Mi (Shibata 6 Bolero) 3 A Guy Is A Guy (Preskitt 5 Jive) 3 At This Moment (Goss D/Figwer 6 Waltz)

3 Candlelight (Goss 5 Waltz) 3 How Lucky Can One Guy Be (Preskitt 5 Jive) 3 I Can Love You Like That (Johnson 5 Bolero) 3 Right Here Waiting For You (Preskitt 5 Rumba) 3 River Waltz (Rumble 6 Waltz)

Prepared by Carousel Club Committee Chairmen - Glen & Helen Arceneaux - [email protected]


Summary Report Teaches and Popular Dances During November 2016


1 Alhambra (Shibata 5 Waltz) 1 I Can Love You Like That (Johnson 5 Bolero) 1 Summertime (Rotscheid 6 Foxtrot) 2 Monsters Inc. (Preskitt 5 Q/S) 3 A Guy Is A Guy (Preskitt 5 Jive) 3 Right Here Waiting For

You (Preskitt 5 Rumba)

4 At This Moment (Goss D/Figwer 6 Waltz)

4 Ex's & Oh's (Worlock 6 Jive)

4 Fur Elise (Rumble 4 Waltz) 4 La Gloria (Moore 6 Bolero) 4 Mariana Mambo (Goss D/Figwer 4 Mambo) 4 Moonlight Memories (Worlock 6 Foxtrot) 4 Oh, Chihuahua! (Worlock 4 Mambo) 4 Wounded Heart (Worlock 5 Bolero) 4 You're My World (Prow 6 Waltz)


A Guy Is A Guy (Preskitt 5 Jive) (28) Alhambra (Shibata 5 Waltz) (24) Monsters Inc. (Preskitt 5 Q/S) (18) Right Here Waiting For You (Preskitt 5

Rumba) (17)

Tears in Heaven (Shibata 4 Rumba) (15)

I Can Love You Like That (Johnson 5 Bolero) (14) Come Dance With Me (Shibata 6 Cha) (13) Regresa A Mi (Shibata 6 Bolero) (10) Summertime (Rotscheid 6 Foxtrot) (9)



Fur Elise (35) Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor (16) Tears in Heaven (16) All of Me (14) Whistling Away the Dark (12) Gina (10) Night and Day (10) Once Upon A December (10) When You're In Love (10) Girl Crush (7) Legends Of The Fall (7) Oh, Chihuahua! (7) Who I Am Inside (7)

Right Here Waiting For You (30) A Guy Is A Guy (28) Alhambra (24) Forever We'll Be In Love (22) Sunset Bolero (22) Monsters Inc. (18) Uptown Funk (18) Home (16) Tango Around the World (15) Agua de Mar (14) I Can Love You Like That (14)

River Waltz (26) Moonlight Memories (15) Regresa A Mi (15) Come Dance With Me (13) Ex's & Oh's (13) Take My Breath Away (13) Maps (12) At This Moment (11) La Gloria (11) Someone Like You (11)


Upcoming Dance EventsSubmit your round dance related events and have them listed here for free. Email details to ICBDA Editor at [email protected] � March 3-4, 2017 - Tanglefooters 41st Annual Spring Dance Weekend, III-V Pre-rounds, II-IV

Program Rounds, Carthage, MO, Kristine & Bruce Nelson; Info: Kathy Stammer, 417-439-2699 [email protected]

� March 16-18, 2017 - WASCA Festival, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel, Alexandria, VA, Barbara & Wayne Blackford, Rey & Sherry Garza, Kristine & Bruce Nelson, Randy & Marie Preskitt; Info: Stephanie & Joe Corson 301-262-3002

� March 24-26, 2017 - San Diego Round Dance Festival, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, Jim & Bobbie Childers, Randy & Marie Preskitt; Info: www.roundance.org

� March 31, 2017 - A Round Dance Rendezvous, III-VI, Southern Caribbean, All Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Curt & Tammy Worlock, Mark & Pam Prow; Info: [email protected]

� March 31-April 2, 2017 - ORDA 50th Festival Dance, III-VI, Adrmore, OK, Bob & Sally Nolen; Info: Paul & Linda Robinson, 918-371-4455 [email protected]

� April 16-21, 2017 - 49th European Square and Round Dance College, III-VI, Cham, Germany, Gert-Jan & Susie Rotscheid, George & Pamela Hurd, Bruce & Kristine Nelson; Info: Gert-Jan & Susie Rotscheid, e-mail: [email protected] / website: www.rotscheid.nl

� April 21-23, 2017 - Spring Round A Rama., Dundalk, MD, Featuring Curt & Tammy Worlock with evening cueing by Ron Rumble; Info: Ron Rumble at 908-330-1701 or [email protected]

� April 22-23, 2017 - Heartland Classic, Muskogee, OK, Bill & Carol Goss; Info: Paul & Linda Robinson, 918-371-4455 [email protected]

� April 28-29, 2017 - 1st Annual Spring Fling, III-V, Lyndora, PA, Rich & Carla Eilenfeld, Frank & Sandy Hartzel; Info: Carla Eilenfeld, 724-224-7132, [email protected]

� April 28-30, 2017 - Spring Fling Round Dance, IV-V, West Columbia, SC, Wayne & Barbara Blackford; Info: Barbara or Wayne Blackford, 904-307-5362

� May 18-20, 2017 - Roundezvous, III-IV, Red River, NM, Peter & Chama Gomez, Bob & Sally Nolen; Info: Peter & Chama, [email protected] or Bob & Sally, [email protected]

� May 19-21, 2017 - Spring Spectacular, III-V, Woodburn, OR, TJ & Bruce Chadd, Dave & Kathy Vomocil-Baumhardt cueing; Info: Suzette Juhring, 503-931-0407 or [email protected]

� May 21-25, 2017, Accent on Rounds, III-VI, Fontana Dam, NC, George & Pam Hurd, Curt & Tammy Worlock, Info: John & Peg Kincaid 301-935-5227 E-mail: [email protected]

� May 28-June 3, 2017 - Fun Valley Family Resort, Round Dance Week, South Fork, CO, Ed & Karen Gloodt, Bob & Sally Nolen; Info: Ed & Karen Gloodt, 580-226-0445, Cell 480-677-0666 or [email protected]

� June 2-4, 2017 - Western Ontario Round Dance Weekend WOW, III-V Teaches and dancing to VI, Randy & Marie Preskitt; Info: Bob Beck, [email protected] or Jerry Callen [email protected]

� June 4-8, 2017 - McCloud Dance Country, IV-Soft VI, McCloud, CA, Bill & Carol Goss, George & Pam Hurd; Info: George & Pam Hurd, 603-321-2078, [email protected], www.gphurd.com, www.mcclouddancecountry.com

� June 9-11, 2017 - Butterfly Ball, III-V, Spokane Valley, WA, Randy & Marie Preskitt; Info: Bob & Deb Bruber, 509-981-2274, [email protected]

� June 11-15, 2017 - McCloud Dance Country, IV-VI, McCloud, CA, Bill & Carol Goss, George & Pam Hurd; Info: George & Pam Hurd, 603-321-2078, [email protected], www.gphurd.com, www.mcclouddancecountry.com

� June 30 - July 3, 2017 - Alaska State Square & Round Dance Festival, Anchorage, AK, Caller: Bear Miller, Cuer: Randy & Marie Preskitt, Info: Jeanette Bock 907-344-9256 or [email protected]

� July 3-4, 2017 - San Diego Pre-Event Dance Extravaganza, V-VI Dancing, San Diego, CA, Town & Country Resort, Curt & Tammy Worlock, Bill & Carol Goss, Dave Goss & Ulla Figwer; Info: Curt Worlock [email protected] or 813-431-3235

� July 6-9, 2017 - ICBDA Convention #41, III-VI, San Diego, CA; Info: website www.icbda.com


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Upcoming Dance Events ... continued

� July 14-15, 2017 - NCRDA 22nd Annual Round Dance Weekend, III-VI; Location TBD, Wayne & Barbara Blackford; Info: Ed and Mary Hartman, 336-431-8058

� July 21-23, 2017 - UK Round’s Festival, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Mark & Pam Prow, Teresa Hart and Matt Baldry; Info: www.whirlandtwirl.co.uk

� July 28-30, 2017 - Starfest, III-V+, Hopkins (Mpls) MN, Mark & Pam Prow; Info Steve & Jean Philson 763-572-8438 or [email protected] Flyer: http://nmr.chem.umn.edu/round-dance/Starfest_2017.pdf

� August 5-10, 2017 - Round A Rama Institute, V-VI, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Curt & Tammy Worlock, Tom Hicks, George & Pamela Hurd with Ron Rumble cueing; Info: email [email protected]

� August 13-16, 2017, - Ozark Round Dance Vacation, Week A, III-V, Eureka Springs, AR, Kristine & Bruce Nelson; Info: [email protected]

� August 20-23, 2017 - Ozark Round Dance Vacation, Week B, III-V+, Eureka Springs, AR, Kristine & Bruce Nelson; Info: [email protected]

� August 25-27, 2017 - Summer Weekend of Rounds, III-V, Sedro Woolley, WA, George & Pam Hurd, Randy & Marie Preskitt; Info: 425-870-2809, [email protected]

� August 27-30, 2017 - Ozark Round Dance Vacation, Week C, IV-VI, Eureka Springs, AR, Kristine & Bruce Nelson; Info: [email protected]

� September 1-3, 2017 - Labor Day Weekend in Colorado, IV-VI, Commerce City, CO, George & Pam Hurd; Info: Rob at 303-722-2257 [email protected]

� September 8-10, 2017 - New Mexico State Round Dance Festival, IV-VI, Albuquerque, NM, Randy & Marie Preskitt, Paul & Linda Robinson cueing; Info: Alan & Dee Williams, 505-301-0596, [email protected], or Bob & Sally Nolen, [email protected]

� Sep 10-14, 2017 - Accent on Rounds, III-VI, Fontana Dam, NC, David Goss & Ulla Figwer, Curt & Tammy Worlock, Info: John & Peg Kincaid 301-935-5227 E-mail: [email protected]

� September 22-24, 2017 - 47th Annual Palmquist Palm Springs Round-Up, IV-VI, Palm Springs, CA, Curt & Tammy Worlock; Info: Sandi Finch, 714-838-8192 or [email protected]

� October 6-8, 2017 - Autumn Round A Rama, Dundalk, MD, Featuring Bill & Carol Goss with evening cueing by Ron Rumble; Info: Ron Rumble at 908-330-1701 or [email protected]

� October 20-22, 2017 - Autumn Spectacular, IV-VI, Woodburn OR, Curt & Tammy Worlock, Dave & Kathy Vomocil-Baumhardt cueing; Info: Suzette Juhring, 503-931-0407 or [email protected]

� November 17-19, 2017 - Fall Fling by the Sea, III-IV, Request Pre-rounds, Garibaldi, OR, Randy & Marie Preskitt, Randy Lewis & Debbie Olson; Info: Randy Lewis, 503-318-8831 or [email protected]

� November 24-26, 2017 - Harvest Holiday Festival, IV-VI, Dallas, TX, Jim & Bobbie Childers; Info: Kathy Ellis 972.897.2079 [email protected]; www.harvestholiday.com

� December 29-31, 2017 - 20th Annual New Year’s Weekend, IV-VI, Stardust Dance Center, Plant City, Fl, Randy & Marie Preskitt, Curt & Tammy Worlock; Info: [email protected] 813-431-3235 http://curtandtammy.com/events.cfm

2018 Events � January 20-25, 2018 - Colossal Week of Rounds, IV-VI, Stardust Dance Center, Plant City, Fl, Bill & Carol Goss,

Kenji & Nobuko Shibata, Curt & Tammy Worlock, and Star Cuer Ron Rumble; Info: [email protected] 813-431-3235 http://curtandtammy.com/events.cfm

� February 2-4, 2018 - Cactus Capers, V-VI, Mesa, AR, Curt & Tammy Worlock; Info: JOYce Brenton, email [email protected] or 480-654-1567; or Eleanor Tracht, email [email protected] or 480-325-1054

� February 16-18, 2018 - Beach Ball, IV-V, Request Pre-rounds, Garibaldi, OR, Randy & Marie Preskitt, Randy Lewis & Debbie Olson; Info: Randy Lewis, 503-318-8831 or [email protected]

� July 11-14, 2018 - ICBDA Convention #42, III-VI, Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center, Tulsa, OK; Info: website www.icbda.com

http://nmr.chem.umn.edu/round-dance/Starfest_2017.pdf

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Dance Event Reviews -Teaches & Dances for Events Since the Previous Issue

December 29-31, 2016 - 19th Annual New Year’s Weekend, IV-VI, Plant City, Fl David Goss & Ulla Figwer taught: Bittersweet Faith – VI Rumba by David Goss & Ulla Figwer Everything Blue – VI Foxtrot by Bill & Carol Goss Curt & Tammy Worlock taught: Try To Remember – VI Hesitation/Canter Waltz by Ron Rumble Later, Alligator – V+1 Jive by Ron Rumble

January 13-14, 2017 - Black Tie Affair, V-VI, Mesa, AZ Curt & Tammy Worlock taught: Later, Alligator – Phase V+1 Jive by Ron Rumble Try To Remember – Phase VI Hesitation/Canter Waltz by Ron Rumble All The Way Home – Phase IV+2+1 Waltz by Christine & Theron Hixson

January 21, 2017 - Winterfest, Cypress, CA Bill & Carol Goss taught: One Call Away – V+2 Rumba by Bill & Carol Goss

January 21-26, 2017 - Colossal Week of Rounds, IV-VI, Stardust Dance Center, Plant City, FL Bill & Carol Goss taught: One Call Away – V+2 Rumba by Bill & Carol Goss My Baby Just Cares for Me – VI Foxtrot by Bill & Carol Goss Curt & Tammy Worlock taught: Can’t Stop The Feeling – VI West Coast Swing by Curt & Tammy Worlock Cinderella – VI Hesitation/Canter Waltz by Curt & Tammy Worlock Kenji & Nobuko Shibata taught: Yira! Yira! – Phase VI Tango by Kenji & Nobuko Shibata

January 27-29, 2017 - Oregon Mid Winter Square & Round Dance Festival, Albany, OR Sharon & Casey Parker taught: Trust In Me – Phase III+1 Tango by Sharon & Casey Parker I Gotta Know – Phase IV+2 Jive by Sharon & Casey Parker Until Tonight - Phase V+1 Rumba by Sharon & Casey Parker

February 10-12, 2017 - Cactus Capers, V-VI, Mesa, AR Bill & Carol Goss taught: One Call Away – V+2 Rumba by Bill & Carol Goss My Baby Just Cares for Me – VI Foxtrot by Bill & Carol Goss

February 17-18, 2017 - Houston Round Dance Festival, Houston, TX David Goss & Ulla Figwer taught: Bittersweet Faith – VI Rumba, by Dave Goss & Ulla Figwer Mermaid in the Night – V West Coast Swing, by Dave Goss & Ulla Figwer

February 17-19, 2017 - Beach Ball, IV-V, Garibaldi, OR Randy & Marie Preskitt taught: The Water Is Wide V – V+0+3 Slow Two Step by Randy & Marie Preskitt Randy Lewis & Debbie Olson taught: Later, Alligator – Phase V+1 Jive by Ron Rumble



Recent Choreographies - ICBDA Member Choreographers, Phase III and Above, Since Last Issue

BOLEROI Love You, VI by Hiroshi & Masae Hagiwara

Marry Me, IV by Jim & Kathie Kline

CHAHippo 5, V by Peg & John Kincaid

Light Of The Stable, III by Jim & Kathie KlineQuizas Quizas Quizas, IV+2+1 by Takao & Setsuko Ito

FOXTROTI’ve Got A Crush On You, IV+2 by Chuck & Sandi Weiss

My Baby Just Cares for Me, VI by Bill & Carol Goss

HESITATION CANTER WALTZCinderella, VI by Curt & Tammy Worlock

Try To Remember, VI by Ron Rumble

JIVEBayou Boogie, IV+0+2 by Zena & Ernie Beaulieu

Can’t Get Enough, V by Bill & Maxine RossEvery Heartbeat, IV by Bill & Maxine Ross

I’m On My Way, III+1 by Annette & Frank WoodruffI Gotta Know, IV+2 Jive by Sharon & Casey Parker

Later, Alligator, V+1 by Ron RumbleMovin’ and Groovin’, III by Bill & Maxine Ross

Teacher’s Pet IV, IV+1 by Christine & Theron HixsonToday Jive, V+0+1 by Mike & Mary ForalWhat Is Life, VI by Bill & Maxine Ross

MAMBOYou Can Do Magic, IV by Jack & Sharie Kenny

MIXED500 Miles, IV+2 Rumba/Two Step by Annette & Frank Woodruff

Dear Future Husband, III Single Swing/Two Step by Bob & Mary Townsend-ManningGirl Of My Dreams, III+2 Foxtrot/Jive by Chuck & Sandi Weiss

Let’s Marvin Gaye, III+1 Foxtrot/Slow Two Step by Annette & Frank WoodruffUgly Christmas Sweater, IV Foxtrot/Slow Two Step by Jim & Bonnie Bahr


PASO DOBLEA Nocturno Espanol, IV by Bill & Maxine Ross

El Cordobes, VI+0+2 by Bill & Maxine RossPasolindo, V by Bill & Maxine Ross

QUICKSTEPOh Charlie, V+1+3 by Jim & Bonnie Bahr

You Do Something Quickstep, V+2 by Hiroshi & Masae Hagiwara

RUMBABittersweet Faith, VI by David Goss & Ulla Figwer

Candle In The Wind, V by Bill & Maxine RossI’m No Angel, VI by Bill & Maxine Ross

Last Thing On My Mind, III by Bill & Maxine RossOne Call Away, V+2 by Bill & Carol Goss

The Water Lets You In, IV by Bill & Maxine RossTu Amor, IV+1 by Paul & Linda Robinson

Until Tonight, V+1 by Sharon & Casey Parker

SINGLE SWINGLovin’ Machine, III by Bill & Maxine Ross

SLOW TWO STEPHallelujah, IV+0+1 by Jim & Kathie Kline

TANGOLittle Darling, V by Bill & Maxine Ross

Malena, VI by Bill & Maxine RossOld Town, III+0+2 by Bill & Maxine Ross

Tango Espania, IV+0+2 by Bill & Maxine RossTrust In Me, III+1 Tango by Sharon & Casey ParkerYira! Yira!, VI Tango by Kenji & Nobuko Shibata

WALTZDisney Girls, III by Bill & Maxine Ross

Conquest Of Paradise, V by Bill & Maxine RossE Pari Ra, VI by Bill & Maxine Ross

If I Were A Painting, IV+2+1 by Michael & Regina SchmidtIn Your Eyes, IV by Bill & Maxine Ross

Live For Life, III+1 by Hiroshi & Masae HagiwaraTruly, IV+2+2 by Lee & Irene Rogers

WEST COAST SWINGCan’t Stop The Feeling, VI by Curt & Tammy WorlockMermaid in the Night, V by David Goss & Ulla Figwer

Recent Choreographies - Continued...

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