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F W'g#rfin5rnR*Vol urne 9 Janua ry 1989 Number I
DON'T STOP! DON'T SLOW DOWN!
HAPryE EEG
Ntr,
W e ' r e g e t t i n g I 9 8 9 o f F t o ar u n n i n g s t a r L w j t - h a n a l I -o u L c a m p a i g n t . o g e L a n o L h e rg r e a t c l e r s s s t r t r L e c l o n J a n1 1 ! F l y e r s a l ' e u p a l l o v e r - ,m a i I i n g s h a v e g o n c o u t ; n o wf o r Lhe Gl te r i I I a r s< l t ta res !O n J a n B , w e ' I 1 s t . a r L a t 2 5 OH a r t f o r d ( v t o r ) < s l t o p c a n c e l l e df o r L h i s d a y ) a r t d r l o c l u e r i l l as q u a r e s t i I l 4 P M . A t , 4 , w e ' l Igo to t f re saus . lge f ; r r : to ry f o r 'd i n n e r - c a I I S c o L t o r B i I It o j o i n t l r e g r o u p .
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t r y i n g t o a l I d r e s s p r o f e s s -i o n l l y i n b u s i n e s s s u i t s .
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I t h ras w i th g rea t p leasuret h a t a s A d m i n i s L r a t o r o f W e s t -e rn Star Dancers I p resenLedat the December quar te r ly meet -i n g C e r t i f i c a t e s o f A p p r e c i a t i o nfor the work and he lp tha tt h e s e m e m b e r s h a v e q i v e n t h i sp a s t y e a r :
Freeman Stamper fo r hos t ingt h e l a r g e s t f u n d r a i s e r i n1 9 B B a n d f o r m a i n t a i n i n g t h em e m b e r s h i p d a t a b a s e , a s w e l la s f o r p r o d u c i n g t h e D i r e c t o r y ,
B i l l W h i t , e f i e l d f o r t e a c h i n ga n d a s s i s t i n g n e w a n d o l d d a n c -e r s s o t h a t t h e y c o u l d e n j o yt h e f u n a n d f e l L o w s h i p o f s q u a r ed a n c i n g .
S p e c i a l m e n t i o n w a s m a d e o fRod Mor re l - l - , Yvonne Wong andA l m a P a y n e f o r t h e i r h e l P a sA r c h a n g e l s - A n d a v e r y s p e c i a lt h a n k - y o u t o A n n a D a m i a n i f o rh e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s i n t h e P a s ty e a r a s a t j - r e l e s s w o r k e r f o rW S D - a s a B o a r d M e m b e r , C a l e n -d a r P e r s o n ( b r i n g i n q m a n y n e wa n d i n t e r e s t i n g c a L l e r s ) , h e I P -i n g w i t h e x t r a w o r k s h o p s , g e t -t i n g f r e e s p a c e f o r t h e g j . a n tc r i n o l i n e S e w i n g B e e , a n d g e t -t i n g s p e c i a l c l a s s a n d r e h e a r s a ls p a c e a r e o n l y a f e w o f A n n a ' sc o n t r i b u t i o n s .
T h a n k s a l . s o g o t o D a v r o G a r r e t t ,o u r o u t g o i n g W S D t r e a s u r e r ,f o r m a n y h o u r s o f t e d i o u s l a b o r ;a n d t o o u r 1 9 B B S e c r e t a r y ,J o s e p h G r a f , w h o h a n d l e d m o u n d sof paperwork f o r us th j - s year .
B o b B e l l v i I l e w a s p r e s e n t e da C e r t i f i c a t , e o f A p p r e c i a t i o nt h e n e x t n i q h t i n f r o n t o fh i s c l a s s f o r g i v i n g o f h i m s e l fs o t i r e l e s s l y t h a t o t h e r s m i q h tI e a r n f r o m h i s t e a c h i n g .
T o a l ] t h e p e r s o n s s o h o n o r e d ,p l e a s e k n o w t h a t y o u r c o n s t a n te f f o r t a n d h e l p t o y o u r C l u b
i s g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d -
DO PASO by Les Go tche r
(The f o l l ow ing a r t i c l e o r i g i n -a l l y appeared i n V iewpo in t ,a ca l l e r s ' no te se rv i ce /news -le t , ter f rom Germany. I t i srepr in ted here, cour tesy ofJames Ozan ich , f rom Amer i canSquare Dance, Vol . nreOc t .obe r 1988 . )
The story goes that Pappy Shawwas inv i t ed to E ] Paso , Texas ,a quest o f honor for a larged a n c e f e s t i v a l . There he sawthe Texas s t y l e o f do -s i - do .Th is was a con t i nuous pa rLne rIe f t , co rne r r i qh t , e t c . , some-t imes go ing on f o r a cons ide r -a b l e l e n g t h o t i m e . Becauseother par ts o f the count ryh a d a d i f f e r e n t f o r m o f d o -s i - d o a n d b e c a u s e P a p p y w i s h e dt o u s e b o t h o f t h e m , h e c a l l e dthe Texas fo rm the do paso,i n h o n o r o f t h e n o s t i n d c t t y ,a n d i t h a s b e e n k n o w n b v t h i sn a m e e v e r s l n c e . O f c o u r s e ,t he f i gu re t oday i s s imp l ypa r tne r l e f t , co rne r r i gh t ,par tner cour tesy turn to endthe movement .
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Agnes Smi th o f Sea t t l e , oneo f WSD 's f ounde rs and co -cha i ra long w i th Doug McPherson o fthe f i r s t IAGSDC conven t ion ,and square dance r ex t rao rd ina i rewas back i n S .F - v i s i t i ng he rroots between Chr is tmas andNew Year ' s . t^ le wish her thebes t du r i ng 1989 !
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E d C o n l e y h a s a s s u m e d t h e o f f i c eo f W S D T r e a s u r e r , t a k i n g o v e rf rom David Garret t , - B e i n ga Club t reasurer is a toughjob , and o f ten a thank lesst .ask - not many people canhand le a l l t he p ressu res -Dav id ' s i n t eq r i t y and pe rse r -ve rence enab led h im to do at ru l y p ro fess iona l j ob fo rus i n 1988 , and f rom Lhe Lookso f i t , Ed i s go ing t o be con t i n -u ing t . he t rad i t i on !
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O N : THE ROADby Anna Damian i
Th i s f a l l , I was f o r t una teto be ab le t o v i s i t w i t h somesquare dance f r i ends i n Wash ing -ton, DC and Vancouver , BC.Bo th t r i ps gave me an oppor t -un i t y t o dance and l augh w i thfo l ks t ha t I don 'L ge t mucho f a chance to see .
Wash ingLon , DC was t . he s i t eo f t he l a rges t d i sp lay eve ro f t he Names P ro jec t eu i l tt ha t weekend - Ove r 8 ,000 pane l swe re d i sp layed . I t l Jas a week -end f i I l ed w i t h t ea rs and l augh -te r . On F r i day , we un loadedboxes , ca r r i ed wooden p lanks ,and l a i d ouL m i l es o f wa l kways .ThaL n iqh t E t t , Deb and I wen tt o a conce r t a t L i nze r Aud i t o r -I U m - S i nqers and comed j . anse n t e r t a i n e d u s a n d m a d e u sI a u g h .
S a t u r d a y b e g a n a L 4 A M o n t h eF l I i * - - -g 1 r - t p > c . F o i i o w i n g t h e l a s t -m i n u L e d e t a i I s , w e u n f o l d e dt h e q u i l t b y t h e f r o s t y l i q h to f d a w n . T h e r e a d i n g o f t h en a m e s b e g a n , a n d c o n t i n u e dt h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y . T h e e v e n -i n g f o u n d E d , J o h n . F r e e m a n ,E t t , P a u l , K e n n e t h a n d m e o na c a n d l e l i q h t m a r c h a r o u n dthe t^ lh i te House and the E I L i pset o t h e L i n c o l n M e m o r i a l . T h o u s -a n d s o f c a n d l e s s h i m m e r e d I i k es t a r q 6 r o u n d t h e r e f l e c t i n gp o o l j t h a t s i q h t w i I I r e m a i ni n m y h e a r t f o r y e a r s t o c o m e .
O n S u n d a y a f L e r n o o n , w e t o o ka t r i p th rough t .he Na t i ona lArbore tum. La te r . I f oundf o l k s f r o m D C L a m b d a S q u a r e s ,C h e s a p e a k e S q u a r e s . a n d v a r i o u so t h e r I A G S D C c l u b s f o r a n a f t e r -n o o n o f d a n c i n q t o t h e e n e r q e t i cc a 1 I i n g o f D a l e H o d g e . M o n d a yb r o u g h t s i g h t s e e i n g a n d g e t t i n g' e a d y t o c o m e h o m e .
Thanksg iv ing weekend foundme in Vancouver , v i s i t i ng mem-bers o f ou r s i s te r c lub , SquaresAcross the Borde r . I t wasthe i r ann ive rsa ry f l y - i n week -end - Che ry l , J i l l and I d roveup f rom Por t . Iand through ra inand snow f l u r r i es and a r r i vedjus t i n t ime fo r danc ing toq rea t ca l l i ng by Anne Uebe lac -ker -
On Sa tu rday even ing . t hey p re -pared a sumpLuous pot luck,wh ich was topped o f f by themost i nc red ib l e assor tmento f d e s s e r t s I ' d e v e r s e e n !
A f t e r t h e f e a s t i n g , w e w e r et rea ted to a show wh ich showedo f f s o m e o f t h e t a l e n t e d m e m b e r so f o u r s i s t e r c l u b -
L a t e r , A n n e w a s j o i n e d b y S t e v eE d l i n , a n o t h e r f u n C a n a d i a nc a l l e r - T h e e v e n i n q v / a s t o p p e do f f b y a v i s i t t o " M s - T ' s "( a l o c a l w a t e r i n q h o L e ) f o rs t i l l m o r e d a n c i n g a n d s o c i a l -i z i n g .
Sunday uJas a chance to v i s i tw i t h s o m e o f m y C a n a d i a n f r i e n d sa n d s i g h t s e e i n V a n c o u v e r -l ^ le heard some h is to ry abouth o w t h e C a n a d i a n C l u b s c a m ei n t o b e i n g .
S o m e o f t h e f L y - i n s c o m i n gu p i n c L u d e t h e R a i n F e s t i v a li n S e a t t l e i n F e b r u a r y , t h eM i a m i a n d D e n v e r f l y - i n s i nM a r c h , a n d a s p e c i a l a p p r e c i a -t i o n w e e k e n d h o s t e d b y A n n ea n d J o e U e b e l a c k e r a n d M i k ed e S i s t o i n T o r o n t o o n M a r c h3 ,4 and 5 . ( A n n e , J o e a n dMike a re pay j . ng a l I t he b i 11 . s ;a l l we have t o do i s ge t t he re )
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be ing to ta l I y aware o f eve rys ing l e t -h inq p r i n t ,ed i n t heNews le t t e r w i I I f i nd h i s / he rpe rsona) , l i f e exposed in thesepages to the p ru r i en t i n te res tso f f e l l o w m e m b e r s - P I e a s eb e a d v i s e d t h a t t h i s m o n t h ' st e s t q u e s t i o n s a r e o n l y e x a m p l e so f w h a t m a y b e e x p e c t e d . ( B o a r dm e m b e r s w h o a r e n ' L p r e s e n ta t a L l W S D f u n c t i o n s a r e a l s of a i r g a m e f o r t h e T e s t . )
1 . E x a c t l y w h a t w a s S c o t t C a r e yc a r r y i n g i n a P l a i n B r o w n W r a p -p e r a t I B t h / C a s t r o ?
2 - W h a t h o t y o u n g m a l e i s b e i n gk e p t b e h i n d b a r s a L B o b a n dC h r i s ' s ?
3 . W h y d i d D e n i s e a n d l o v e rG a e l d r o p o f f a n a i r m a t t r e s sa t S c o t t a n d J o h n ' s ? ( A r eS c o t t a n d J o h n k e e p i n g s o m e o n e ,a n d i f s o , w h o i s i t ? )
4 . I s R i c k & M o n t e & E d d i e ' sp l a c e r e a l l y a s u i t a b l e e n v i r o n -m e n t f o r t w o y o u n g l a d i e s a tt h a t i m p r e s s i o n a b i e a q e ?
5- What .ever happened to Marg-a r e l M e a d e ?
6 - t ^ , lho broke h is indus t r ia ls e w i n g m a c h i n e o n w h o s e h e a v yL e a t h e r s t u d d e d G - s t r i n q ?
9 . Why was a ce r ta in C Iub Admin -i s t ra to r on h i s knees a t IB th /Castro on Chr is tmas eve?
10 . Wh ich square dance r con t i n -ues to ma in ta in a l onS-d i s tancere la t i onsh ip w i th a non -dance r( remember the Por t lanFconven-t i on ) , and i s t he re more t hanone?
11 . Wha t co -A rchange l u ras caugh tba re l y hang ing on to a ba rs too la t t he Bad lands on Chr i s tmasEve?12 . Wha t News le t t e r Ed i t o rwas seen coming ou t o f a s t ranqebJoman 's house a t 2 am? (Shec la imed i t was he r s i s t . e r . . . )
13 . Wh ich c l ass member madea susp ic ious t r i p t o the Eas tCoas t ( os tens ib l y Lo v i s i th i s ch i l d ren )?
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c a n y o u h a n d l e t h i s j o b ?S e e o r c a l I y o u r c a l e n d a r b o y ,S c o t t C a r e y .
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Scot t and John were hosts atthe i r home on Doug lass S t f o rthe WSD Chr i s tmas Po t luck andDecember Genera l M e e t i n g .Once aga in , WSD members andc lass members proved tha t theyn o t o n l y c a n d a n c e , t h e y a l s oknow how to ea t - the foodw a s d e l i c i o u s ! A t t . h e m e e t i n g ,Scot t ta lked about our newC l u b n i q h t f o r m a t a n d p r o m o t i n go u r n e w C L a s s , a n d w e a I s ot a l k e d a b o u t p e o p l e t o c o n t a c tt o i n v i t e t o t h e H o m e c o m i n g lD a n c e . A n n a g a v e t h e s e d e t a i l sf o r t h e F l y - i n i n A p r i I ( s e et h e f l y e r a t t a c h e d ) : I t ' s5 4 0 f o r t h e w e e k e n d i f y o ur e q i s t e r b e f o r e M a r c h 3 1 , a n dS45 a f t e r . T h e r e w i I l a l s ob e i n d i v i d u a ] p r i c e s f o r t h ee v e n t s a v a i l a b l e . T h e r e w i I 1b e d a n c i n g s t a r t i n g F r i d a y ,A p r i I 2 8 w i t h a m u l t i - l e v e Id a n c e . T h e r e ' l I b e S e r - u r d a yaf te rnoon workshops and a Satur -d a y n i g h t d i n n e r - d a n c e , a n dSunday a f te rnoon workshops,t o o . A n n a w i l l h a v e r e g i s t r a -t i on fo rms a f te ro f t he yea r .
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B i ] I reminded everyone thatt he Janua ry 2 I - 22 m in i - r e t r ea ti s f o r bo th C lass and C lubmembers ( see t .he f I yer wi thmap to the Mar in Head landsa t t ached . )
Lee Chand le r b rough t h i s f r i endLor ra ine to i n t roduce us tothe new Tupperware fund - ra i s ingidea - wa tch fo r t h i s as ou rf i r s t f und - ra i s i ng e f f o r t i n1989 !
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The honor of t .he belat .ed Dec-ember b i r t hday goes to Har lanKer r , December 18 . H e g o tb i r thday q ree t i ngs i n pe rsona t t he Chr i s tmas Po t luck !
January b i r t . hdays a re :
Chr i s Anderson , Jan 1Edd ie Sm i th , Jan BA Ian F - Ha l l , Jan 10James Ozan i ch , Jan 10Joe Cov ing ton , Jan 11Tom T r i pp , Jan 13Leon J . DuBo i s , Jan 25Re i sa G l i c kman , Jan 27Peter K. l^ ionq, Jan 29
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Che l sea Bay lo r ,E d d i e S m i t h , A d m i n i s t r a t o r ;J a m e s O z a n i c h ; J o s e p h G r a f ;R o d M o r r e L l ; S c o t t C a r e y ; P a t t YWhi te -
O t h e r R e s p o n s i b l e F o l k s : E dC o n l e y , T r e a s u r e r ; Y v o n n e W o n g ,A I m a P a y n e a n d R o d M o r r e l I ,A r c h a n g e l s ; G a i I C - , I A G S D CR e p ; C a r o l y n M a t t h e w s , V e s t -m a s t e r ; J a m e s O z a n i c h , B a d g e -m a s t e r ; J i m H e a d , S u n s h i n eQ u e e n ; S c o t t C a r e y , C a l e n d a r ;D e n i s e Y o u n g , N e w s l e t t e r d i s t -r i bu tor ; Pa t ty l , lh i te , News I e t te rE d i t o r -
S u b s c r i p t i o n s t o T H E W E S T E R NSTAR are f ree to VJSD members ,$ 1 8 t o n o n - m e m b e r s . A c i v e r L i s e -mencs are compl imentary tom e m b e r s ; c o m m e r c i a l a d v e r t i s e r sm a y c o n t a c t u s f o r i n f o r m a t i o n .
A d d r e s s : W e s t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s ,S 8 Z - c a s t r o s t . , S a n F r a n c i s c o ,C A 9 4 T I 4 . A '
SdTt +goDisc la ime r : A I I t ypos , om iss i onsand inco r rec t i n fo rma t ion a rep rov ided by the Powers o f Dark -ness , and a re no t t he fau l to f t he Ed i t o r i a l S ta f f . t heBoard, or anyone e lse i .n anyway assoc ia ted w i th i ^ lSD.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * x * * * * * * * * * * * *Las t mon th ' s Mys te ry Dancergave pe rm iss ion to revea l h i sname on ly i n ano the r l anguage ,S O :
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ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUR NEXTGET-TOGETHER: CCTV, your squaredance v ideo home compan ion ,now o f fe rs ren ta l se rv i ce fo rt he i r eve r - i nc reas ing co l l ec t i ono f v i deos , i nc l ud ing C ross f i r e ,t he wo r l d ' s f i r s t squa re dancem t n r - - s e r l e s . Rates a re S1per day or $S per week fore a c h t a p e . Contact Scot t orJ o h n f o r d e t a i l s , 8 6 4 - 6 1 3 4 .
WESTERN NECK-SCARVES: Watchfor the new ra inbow ones !I a l s o h a v e a w i d e s e l e c t i o no f s o L i d c o l o r s t o c o o r d i n a t ew i t h a n y o u t f i t . . . R o d , 5 6 7 -2692 .
WANTED: Pho tos , memorab i l i a ,and h i s t o r i ca l a r t i f ac t sany momgp tos . o f Wes_ te rn S ta r . . .espec ia l - t y t hose da t i ng f r om1985 to the presen" t ; to beused in comp i l i nq a sc rapbooko f WSD h i s t ,o ry . P lease ca I IAnna ,767 \ .
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BEGIN YOUR NEIJ YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS NITH SOUARE DANCINB!FOR FUN, HEALTHY EXERCISE, AND A RENET{ED SOCIAL LIFE
WSD T.IELCOT"IES ALL PAST AND CURRENT CLUB AND cLAss I'IET.IBERS ToOUR HOi,,IECOI'IINE DANCE, JANUARY 4, },JITH eTtT,Ie UEBELACKER!
ALTERNATING CLASS AND PLUS LEVELS SO ALL CAN DANCE _ SPREAD THE hIORD
THEN CONTINUE NITH US ON hJEDNESDAYS FOR OUR NEW BASIC./ I . IS CLASSOR JOIN US AS CLUB NIGHT T'IOVES TO I ' IONDAYS FOR PLUS INSTRUCTION & REVIET{
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A HOMECOMING DANCE
CELEBRATETHE OLD YEAR OUT
ANDTHE NEW YEAR IN!
ANNE UEBELACKERCTASS LEVEL & PLUS
JANUARY 4
8:15 - 10:15
GOLDEN GATE YMCA
ALL CURRENT AND PAST DANCEFS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND MEET THENEW CLASS MEMBERS AND SEE OLDFRIENDS AND RENEW FRIE VDSHIPS.
A KIA{E A^{D qtEENof 'te{Et{oMECoMr^{E DAetgE
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A%IL 28 - 30, 1989
FIRST ANNUAL FLY-INAND IAGSDC BANNER DANCE
ALL OF US IN BEAUTIFUL AND FRIENDLYSAN FRANCISCO, THE CITY BY THE BAY,ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRSTFLY.IN AND IAGSDC BANNER DANCE.coMrNG THIS APR|L 28 - 30, 1989. WEHAVE JUST BEGUN PI.-ANNING FOR THISTERRIFIC AND EXCITING WEEKEND, BUTWE CAN SAY A FEW THINGS RIGHT NOW.WE WILL HAVE TWO GREAT AND OUT-STANDING CALLERS -OUR LONG TIME FRIENDJOHNNY PRESTON, ANDCHICAGO'S FABULOUSSAUNDRA MCELROY-BRYANT.
OUR THEME IS..APRIL IN PARADISE ITHE RITES OF SPRING''
AND FEEL FREE TO READ INTO IT ANY.THING AND EVERYTHING THAT YOURHEART DESIRES!!! WE ARE PLANNING ONDANCING AND WORKSHOPS FROM MAIN-STREAM THRU CHALLENGE. WE AREPI-ANNING FOR HOUSING AND ALL OFTHOSE NICETIES. BUT MOST OF ALL, WEARE PLANNING ON SHARING OUR GOODTIMES AND OUR FUN CITY WITH YOU.MAKE YOUR PLANS TO COME NOW!
FOR INFO WRITE: SAN FRANCISCO FLY-IN COMMITTEEP.O. BOX 14324SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114
lw sakasvMARIN HEADLAI\DSJAI\UARY 2I & 22, 1989
WSD RETREAT FOR 1988 CLASSGENERAL CLUB INVITED
MRINSTBERM IUOHKSHOP(rui th PLUS Tl PS)
BEG I NN I NG I O:OO R.M.(ERRI I ER TO STOBE GERR)
HEADLANDS INSTITUTE
OVEBNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONSPLUS 3 MEALS
(SATURDAY LUNCH & DINNERSUNDAY BREAKFAST)
$35.00 - PAYABLE BY JANUARY 16LIMITED SPACE - RESERVATIONS A MUST
(FIRST TO PAY, FrRST TO GO)
MONEY OR CHECKS TO:BILL WHITEFIELD250 HARTFORD STREET #6SAN FRANCISCO. CA 941 14
THERE WILL BE DESIGNATED DANCE TIMESAND
DESIGNATED FUN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER TIMES
MR. & MISS MARIN HEADLANDS TO BE CROWNED
BRING WARM CLOTHING,FOR WALKS ON THE BEACH, NIGHT BONFIRES, ETC.
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MARIN HEADLANDSGolden Gate National Recreation Area
WESTERN STAR DANCERS'WEEKEND DANCE WORKSHOP RETREAT
FROM SAN FRANCISCO, TAKE THE ALEXANDER AVE. EXIT TOWARDSAUSALITO. FOLLOW SIGNS TO FORT BAKER. WAIT FOR THE 6 MINUTESIGNAL AT FORT BAKER TUNNEL, THEN PROCEED ALONG FORTBUNKER ROAD, THROUGH THE ARMY RESIDENTIAL AREA, TO THEYOSEMITE INSTITUTE HEADLANDS CAMPUS TRUNOFF, TO THE RIGHT.THERE IS PARKING JUST BEFORE YOU REACH THE BUILDINGS.
CONVEI{TIONTJPDATE
LETTER#3
POST AND PRE CONVENTION TOURSEnclosed is a flier detailing some of the tours and trips that can be combined with your attendance at PEEL TI{EAPPLE. We hope that this will help make your trip to New York a memorable experience. It is important that youmalie your travel plans early. Call (800) 221-6574 toll free for all travel arrangements.
DAY TRIPPERSWe will also be offering several sight seeing trips for non dancers who would like to see the sights and tour aroundManhattan instead of dancing. These tours will be available to all during the convention; complete information willbe included in a later uodate letter.
NEW YORK HOSPITALITY; TD{ES SQUARES will be offering their apartments to put up as many dancers as possible, both before and
after the Convention. New York apartments are not noted for their space, but we will do the best we can. TheSheraton Centre will offer convention rates to all attendees for several days before as well as after the actualconvention dates. The rates they offer are quite reasonable for a mid town first class hotel. We encourage everyoneto stay at the Sheraton Centre Hotel during PEEL THE APPLE as we must meet a certain committment of roomsto avoid extra charges for the use of the ballrooms. Hotel reservation forms and housing forms will be sent to youin Februarv.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS IN NYC . 1989
Thursday, June22 TIMES SQUARES Club NightGay Callers Workshop, Part I
Friday, June 23 Pride Week Square DanceGay Callers Workshop, Part II
Sunday, June 25 Gay Pride ParadeThunday, June 29 "Trail-In" Dance
Theatre PartyFriday, June 30 PEEL TFIE APPLESaturday, July I PEEL TI{E APPLESunday, July 2 PEEL TFIE APPLEMonday, July 3 PEEL THE, APPLETuesday, July 4 Celebrate the Fourth in NYCWednesday, July 5 Theatre PartyThursday, July 6 TIN{ES SQUARES Club Night
Registration Form
Name:
Address:
City:
Telephone: (__ )
Club Affil iation:
State/Prov._Zip
Sex: M trI
Dance Level You Expect to Complete by Convention Time:Basic Mainstream_ plus_ 41_ A2- C1_ CZ-
Registrat ion (Unti l June 1, 1999): $60.00 . (After June 1, 1989): $65.00
Please Make check Payable to: Times squares convention
Mail to: Peelthe Apple . P.O. Box 1229, Ansonia Stat ion . New york, Ny . 10023
Registration Form
Name:
Address:
City: State/Prov. zip
Telephone; (_ )
Ciub Affil iation:
Sex: M F-
lDance Level You Expect to Complete by Convention Time:lBasic Mainstream_ Ptus_ A1_ AZ- C1__ CZ_I,Regis t ra t ion (Unt i l June 1, 1989) : $6C.OO . (Af ter June 1, 19g9) : $65.00
Please Makg check Payable to: Times squares convention
Mail ' lo: Peelthe Apple . P.O. Box 1229, Ansonia Stat icn . New York, NY . 10023
SAUARE DANCING
IT IS:
ISN'T
EXCITING, CRAZY AND WILD: Kick up your heelsur i th a roomful of people having a real ly good t ime.SOCIAL: You don't need to bring a partner, andyou change partners often enought to meeteveryone.
FUN & CHALLENGING: Learn new moves, remember old ones. lt 'sthe best game you've played since you were a kid.POPULAR: They're doing i t in Miami, Atlanta, New York City,Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, Denver, Los Angeles and lots of othercities. With 35 GAY Clubs and GAY Square Dance Conventions, youcan have a ready-made social scene wherever you travel.
ADDICTIVE: CAUTION - TRY lT, AND YOU'LL LIKE lT!
CLASSES HOSTED BY WESTERN STAR DAI{CERS(A club for Gay men, Lesbians and their f r iends)
Beginning Glasses - Wednesday Night - 8:15 to 10:15Start ing January 11
Central YMCA,First
220 Golden Gate, San Franciscotwo (2) classes FREE
EAUARE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL BOB: 864-4s94 / EDDIE: 431 -2054
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DONT STOP! DONT SIOW DOV/N!
YOU JUST HADTO BE THERE
If I'ou notice fellow members:
.-.Wandering around looking for Joshua
...Muttering about the terrible things they'regoing to do to the bodies of the "loungers"
..-suddenll' dancing better
...trying to buy' the negatives of picturestaken bt' other members
...and generally acting srspicious,
lon't be alarmed; it's just because they.;ent to the }larin Headlands retreat.
Endless jokes and silliness are only a partof the special feeling that grows amon8,people at a retreat - the camaraderie isborn of shared confidences, quiet insightsand acceptance of people on a differentplane: shl' people seem to be out fronta l i t t le (sometimes a lot) more; cri t icalpeople seem a little more tolerant...newfriendships form, old friendships deepen.
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HAVE YOUSEENTHISCHILD?
4ls) 681-2970N.$vlE: Joshua Jeremy Zachary McDade DOB:6,/2'7
Renew your membership or siCn up rightawa)' (form is attached). The mailing listfor the March newsletter will be madefrom the membership roster as of Feb-nrary 20. Someday people will pay big moneyfor these newsletters, so don't be left out!-lolo'cl4oFflol
FEBR,TJAR.\ ' NC)TES !
Be sure to mark your calendar for theGames par t ! 'a t Anna's on the l l th andthe Exploratorium field trip on Sunda)',the 19th! AI\D AT LAS[! A DEFINIIVESIATEI\IENT ON DANCE PRICES: Feb 6, 13,and 20 uill be $2 for g1g'one, and Feb21 (Doug Saunders calling) will be $4 foreveryone. The 25th is $7 for everyone.
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People who s,erentt at a retreat, evengood friends, iust cantt ever share in thosespecial memories; sometimes I've felt soleft out when the talk turns to Cazadero.
A TUOTIJER. 'S PLEA
Dear friends,
I am writing to ask for your help to findmy son Joshua who disappered on Januar),22, 1989 from the Marin Headlands. I amafraid he ma!' have fallen into the handsof SDr cultists who sere there too. Itis very important for us to find him imediat-ely as he is on drugs. I am heart broken.please call if you hear anything.
Yours truly',
Carol McDade*Square Dancing
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I WENT TO BED WITH THE ANCELS,AND I WOKE UP WITH LESBIANS!!
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That was the kind of retreat it was. Sorryif you missed it, but there is another beingplanned for this fall. Bill Whitefield andBob Bellville organized this one at theIrlarin Headlands lnstitute, and they don'tcome an)' better for fun and relaxation- thanks again, Bill and Bob!
It $'as a pleasure for Club members tomix uith some of the neu' graduating classmembers, and it s'as great to have Andyand Randt', new WSD members, with us fromthe Peninsula.
We worked on Mainstream, Plus and Al(at least, thel ' drug me thru A1.. .) Pattytlhite and Max Robb shared the honor (?)of being elected Mr. Marin Headlands, andthe Ms. lrlarin Headlands title went to MissSteffany Stamper.
This class is to be congratulated for (almost!)completing the Mainstream course, andwe hope to be seeing, them at the neu'Club nites. The), will be learning Plus,and we u,ill be workshopping the Pius listas uell as dancing full Plus tips. Thet'are a lot of fun ! I hope WSD will q'elcomethem and not be shy about talking to them- remember, you were neu' in the Clubat one t ime!
A brand-new Beginners' class on Wednesdaynights is going very q'el l in Bob Bel l r , i l leand Bi l l \ [ 'h i tef ie ld 's capab]e hands, andall are encouraged to come and angel thisgood-looking group of people. Joining Rodas archangel is Matthew Snyder, a newMainstream graduate.
Last month, I inadvertently' forgot to mentionthe contribution of three great womenin WSD: Denise Young for reproducing ourNewsleter and org,anizing the garage sales,Gai l C. for being the editor of last year 'sNeusletter and her input to the Board,and last but certainll ' not least, Pattl 'White for her work on the giant petticoatused in the Gay Freedom Day Parade.
The San Francisco Fly-in is being plannedand the dance committee is composed ofpersons who are all members of all threeclubs in the Cit l ' . . .so donrt think that just
one club is puttrng thrs t'ly-in on! However,if -v-ou see what looks like one club beingin control, that is the volunteer staff,and we hope that WSD folks will help outon various committees that are being formednow. If you would like to help in an:q?Igglly, please see one of the dance com-mittee members (l am one of them).
This year is really beginning to take shape,so don't be left out of the fun - comeand join us! Remember,
Last month's M)'stery Dancer was Rod ltlorrell!,|s,ft ,k&ploF,f rF***&l('kt* ***XololotoloFlolot,ls{ak**rlopf
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Our neq' Plus Class starts Monday, March6, and lasts through June 19. This includes12 instn:ction nights and 3 caller nights.The first three Mondays of each monthu'ill be instruction nights and the fourthMonday will be caller night (the callernights gill continue to be red-light/greenlieht with the green light at class Pluslevel.) The class uill finish just prior tothe New York Parade and Convention.
The cost for the class uill be $45, payableon or before lUarch 6 (arrangements canbe made uith Treasurer Ed Conley for install-ments in case of hardship). The $45 classfee does include both the instruction nightsand the caller nights.
Members uho have previously completeda Plus class, but q'ho are not dancing atClub level, mar- sign up for the class. Thecost c'ill be $45, and will guarantee youclass member status, so that you can'tbe bumped from a square.
,vlembers who are alread)' dancing at Pluslevel are encouraged to dance on Mondaynights. This is a Bood chance to workshopand renerl your skills, and of course tomake neu' friends! The cost will be $2on instruction nights and $4 on caller nights.Red light e,'ill be full Plus (again, greenlight c' i l l be class Plus level).
Also available soon will be a new t!'peof dance pass. This one c'ill cost $20 andgives you 522 worth of dancing (this isa 10% discount). The card will be markedin $2 increments, and will be punched oncefor instruction nights and tu'ice for callernights. As usual, the dance pass $'on'tbe good for special dances.
Vou'll be able to trade in your old dancepasses for credit on the nelt' ones, or forcredit towards the Plus class fee, as soonas the new Passes are available.
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HAPPY t{Ew \EAR, DARLIN'S! Hope y'allhad a rest from classes & stuff durinfthe holiday season, and that yer all rarin'and ready to roar into these last monthsof dancin' before the BIG PARTY over inNew York City this coming July.
ln browsin' through 8lt them wonderfulnewsletters that all of yer clubs send outevery month, I hoticed that some of youkids love to cook. Sometimes there's arecipe or two fitted into the regular stuffof schedules, anouncements and who's datin'who! So, I thought, ttweUa, dear, whatthis squaredancint community needs is agood old-fashioned COOK BOOK, packedtogether with all them wonderful reciPesfrom all them imaginative cooks. I cameup with the idea of FROM THE KITCHENOF. a collection of recipes and thelike from members of the squaredance com-munity! So that's what I'm gonna workon this spring.
BLT I NEED }trLP FROM ALL OF Y'ALL! Ineed recipes from all of you to put intothis thing. So tet out yer finest incuisinal cullinary conception, and fasterthan y'all can say ttsoupts on!", I'll beoff and runnint! Hope y'all enjol' doin'this. So take care and be well, my darlin's!Bl'e fer now.
Wella's trying to do this as a benefit forthe IAGSDC and have the books ready forsale at the Convention - I told him I'llcoordinate it for the Ba)' Area Clubs.S'ill get a flyer out soon - watch for it!Meantime, dig out Grandma's divinity recipe!DETAILS TO FOLLO$' SOON!
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This month's test questions are drawn froma wealth of material collected by' yourEditor at the Marin Headlands Retreat.
l. Who was photographed in the act ofmolesting the Barbie dolls?
2. Who confirmed every'one's suspicionsb1 u'earing his rhinestones into the shower?
3. ll}lo took Patty's undies (it's not funny!)
4. Whose feet were seen over the partitionin what appeared to be a compromisingposit ion?
The very best tidbits, of course, have beenretained by the Editor for possible futureuse in buildine her retirement fund. Alldancers who suspect they may be featuredin future columns as a result of indiscreetactivit ies at the Retreat may contact theEditor to negotiate payment plans.
HAPPI/ NE\v f 'EAR,I(A\D PASS THE BLACK-E\ED PEAS!)
1989 got off to a great beginning...-,anks to Bill Shitefield and his honey,Gary. About 40 people staggered over totheir home (after who-knows-what kindof New Year's Eve parties!) to watch footbatl.socialize and eat gallons of black-eyedpeas and cornbread. People came and wentthroughout the da)', relaxing and eatingand eating and eating.
Agnes Smith sas visiting from Seattle andI saw lots of people I haven't talked toin ages and ages. The football game waspretty good - but mostly all I wanted tosee Eere the cheerleaders. Thanks again,Bill and Gary, for starting my new yearout right - good friends, good food andthe 49ers! - Brenda Sta.{ololol4ofolololo|ololofi
GOLD RUSH is looking for dedicated andenthusiastic new members!
GOLD RUSH is a bay area tay square danceperformance troup. 9e perform at gayrodeos, charity benefits, find raisers, learn-to-square-dance nights, and other functions.Our membem come from all the area clubs:ECR, FCD, MS and WSD. Se're looking forstrong square dancers interested in highenergy, Ngh precision darrcing (and intensepracticing about once a week).
If you're interested in joining us and wouldlike to find out more, contact Randy Clarkeat (4tS) 961-75M or Eddie Smith at (4tS)621-6408. Se are sorking on routines forthe current year, so please contact ussoon for more information.
THE WESTERN STAR is the newsletter forthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarill' servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Subscriptions to I]{E WESTERN STAR arefree to S'SD members, $18 to non-members.Advertisements are complimentary to members;commercial advertisers may contact usfor information.
Street, Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94114.
Disclaimer: All typos, omissions and incorrectinformation are provided by the powersof Darkness, and are not the fault of theEditorial staff, the Contributors, the Board.or anyone else associated with WSD.
The Board: Chelsea Bal'lor; Eddie Smith;James Ozanich; Joseph Graf; Rod Morrell;Scott Carey; Patty White.
Sho's Doing What:
Administrator: Eddie SmithSecretary: James OzanichTfeasurer: Ed ConleyVestmaster: Carolyn MatthewsBadtemaster: James OzanichSunshine Queen: Jim HeadArchangels: Rod Morrell, Yvonne Wong and
Matthew SnyderNewsletter Distributor: Denise YoungNewsletter Editor: Patty White
WESTERN STAR DANCERS
PRESEA'TS
7T[T ANNIVEIi,SAIRY DANCE
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MARCH 18SATURDAY NIGHT
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tt Anne Uebelacker called a great dance(as she always does), but something happenedto mar an otherwise lovely evening. ASuest was at the mike trying to make anannouncement and everyone in the roomsimply ignored her. Seven squares of peopleseemed determined to convey their disdainfor her message.
I was embarrassed for all of us and terriblysorry for her as she tried unsuccessfullyto make herself heard over the din.
It uas inexcusably nrde behavior for WSDmembers, (even though they are accustomedto according the same treatment to theiro$n Callers and Board members during ClubNite announcements.) And it was inexcusablyrude of the other guesrs who, like WSD,are square dancers and ought to know better.
What an example to setShame!
for our class.- Patty White
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To new WSD member Doug Eldridge....
To Yvonne Wong and Alma payne, who'vebeen together for eighteen years!
To our wonderful Class who just graduatedto Mainstream on January 23t
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Doug Eldridge27 GermaniaSan FranciscoCA 941T1H: (415) 854-3095Member date: Jan 89
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It's been about a year since my last letterto WSD and a total of about 16 monthssince I arrived in Tokyo. It has indeedbeen a Sreat adventure and promises tobecome even more so as will be evidentfrom what fcllows-
Recently I joined lnternational Friends,the only social gay group I know of here.Membership is relatively small, considering
that the equivalent of the entire Population" California lives within a 3O-mile radius
downtown Tokyo, and turnover seems-..gh. Nevertheless, there's a core of regulars,and af:er my 3rd meeting and attendanceat the Christmas party, I 've decided toacquaint the group with square dancing;if there's support, I'll organize a class.
I have one Japanese friend here who isnot a member of IF, but sa\r' square dancingat a bar in Seattle during a New Year'svisit to your side of the Pacif ic. He hasexpressed interest in working with me.
There is one other guy I haven't met whoasked for information about the upcomingconvention from the club leaders who didn'thave an)'. Thanks to the regular newslettersI get from you, if he calls, you ma)' seehim in New York, and he may make ourduo a trio here now if we can onlyround up five more, we'd have a square!
Sell, I do miss square dancing, but organizinga club here is a bit daunting to say the
'ast. Help!!! I don't real ly know whatneed or where to get it. I do remember
a chap who published a booklet on howto start a club.
But first, I think I need something tikea videotape of sguare dancers having agood time and maybe putting on a goodshow to share with the group here at amonthly meeting.
And second, I think I need a cassette tapeof some kind of beginner's lesson, or adance involving simple calls so I couldgive the Broup a sample of what it's liketo actually dance themselves, i.€., whipup some real enthusiasm!
This is all very fuzA to me - but if thereis enthusiasm, I c,ant to be able to keepthe ball rolling, so to speak. Alas, I can'tcarry a tune, but there are others whocan, but call a square dance?
Any help, advice, etc. you can give wouldbe very much appreciated. Needless tosa)', I will be happy to reimburse you anyexpense, postage, etc., within limits, toget things off the ground. Ttren if wehave to buy a set of recorded basic lessonsor whatever, I'll have to go to the groupfor help.
I fear renting space to practice here maybe ver1, expensive, but Irll cross that bridgewhen I (we) come to it. Squares acrossthe sea?????
Happl' New Year, from the Land of theRisineSun' %Yilsi l ,4
Feb 10-12: Foggy City DancersRelreat at Wildwood, $125 fortheweekend - limited space callJohn Tallerino 586-2748
Feb l7-19: Seatt le Fly-in"Rain Festival"
March 3-5: Toronto Fly-ln. TriangleSquares ( the new kids anniversary)with Ann Uebelacher and Mike Desistocalling. Toronlo, Canada
March 10-12: PACE Weekend
March 10-12: 'Chain the Glade'South Florida Mustangs (the oldestkirCs) Anniversary Fty-ln - Miami
March 18: (Saturday Nite) WSD7th Annlversarv Dance wi thPaulWaters cal l ing
March 24-26: Bocky MounlainRainbeaus from Denver having'Ponderosa Promenade' 5thAnniversary relreal, at CampLaForet in Colorado's Black Forest(near Colorado Springs).
March 24-29: Sq'edish Callers(See the art icle)
Apri l 1: El Camino Reelers(tentative) Caberet
Aprl l 7-9: PACE Speclacularin Napa
Apr l l 14-15: Cal -StateConvention (slraight) San Jose
Aprl l 28.30: San Francisco Fly-ln-April in Paradise - The Riles of Spring"'Johnny Preston and Saundra McElroy-Bryant" will be calling all levels lhruchallenge.
May 19-21: Chesapeake Squares -Baltimore, 3rd Annual'RehobothBeach Party'
May 20:Saturday Nile ElCaminoBeelers Banner Dance, Palo Alto'Roger Loney" calling.
May 26-28: Golden State RoundupOakland
June 30 - July 3: PEEL THE AppLEtTHE BIG ONE'6th annuailAGSDCconvention in New York Cily, hostedby Times Squares:lolololololok:lololololo*
S \ V E D I S H C A L L E R S !
ln March, I will be hostingtwo callers fromSweden, Stefan Sidholm and lngvar Pettersson.The), will be calling five dances in theBay Area around Easter (unfortunately,none for WSD or the other gal' clubs)-
I would greatly appreciate your supportat any one of these dances. They' are"straight" dances, e.e., you'll have to danceby their rules if you attend; however, thisis a rare opportunity for you to dancewith two foreign callers who are young,energetic, and in my opinion, very good!
The chart below gives you some details;flyers with all the specifics will be availablesoon. lf ),ou have questions, please Siveme a call (41S) 851-5689. Mark your personalcalendar now!
Fri March 24 Petaluma Plus/AlSat March 25 Palo Alto AlMon ltlarch 27 Dublin PlusrAlTue March 28 San Jose Plus/AlWed March 29 Belmont Plus
Thanks,
James Ozanich
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I need your help in recapturing WSD history.I am trying to put together a WSD scrapbook
which depicts the many events of the past.
If you have an!' photos, flyers, or othermemorabilia for the collection, please callme. Thanks!
- Anna D.(H) 621-0862(w) s45-7671
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rn ad i j l t ion to a l l the regu la r \ lo r rda \ s and\ \ ednesda, . s . lnd Ben Go ldbere on the : - th lB u t d o r r ' t J u s t t a h e ! o u r E d r t o r ' s u o r d f o ri t - s e e S c o t t ' s c a i e n d a r f o r t h e d e t a i l s :
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\ o r k , C o n r e r r t i o n L p d : t e = J r . H e ' l l 0 e t € t l r r - r ! ,th is in fo rmat ion to us \ e r ' " sc r \ i r .
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Chelsea is the chairrrerson for our ne\\ Br -laus commi t tee . I f )bu have an i suggest io r is .p lease br ing them, u r i t ten doun, to heror to me. The commfil6ltilT-Ensider alireasonab le suggest io r r - . ideas a t the i r n ree i i r ig :in tne near iu tu re .
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Af ter the membership meetinS, u'e ask themembers to br ing a covered dish for a pot luck( \ IEET & GREET a t 1 , EAT a t 8 ) a t Ed 's .T h e B a s i c ( S p r i n g ) c l a s s ' l i l l b e o u r g u e s t s .
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r la rch , I c i l l be hos t ing tuo ca l ie rs f rom- . .eder r , S te fan S id f ro lm and lngrar Pet te rsson.I f re i . u j l l be ca l l rng f i ve dances in theBa.. Area around Easter (unfortunatel l ,none fo r \ lSD or the o ther ga t c lubs) .
I u oulC great l i apprecrate your supportat anl one of these dances. Thel' are"s t ra ;gh1 ' ' dances , e .e . , y 'ou ' l l hare to danceb : t f r e r r r u l e s i f ) o u a t t e n d ; h o u e r e r , t h i sis a rare opporluni t l for !ou to danceu i th tu o forergrr cal lers u'ho are ) 'oung,^ - ^ - ^ - . i - . - ) : -Eucr E t r r rL , <uru r r r iT t . r Op l f l rOn, t 'e f1 gOOdl
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l n c l u d e d a r q s i r m e a l s a l o n g n j t l , t u o n i g l r i slodg ing . Regrs te l b : Sep lenrber l5 fo r on l :569 fo r the neehend. (La te reg is t ra l io r ,be t ins Septembe: l t ' fo r S !5 . ) \ lo l 'e in lo rn ia ' jo i r
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Star 's Ann jVersar ) Dance, and thought l ' dl a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t ) t o g i r e a l i t t l e b a c k -ground inf ormat r on
Scot t i sh Count r i danc ing has been the pr imar i
fo rn , o f g roup soc ia l danc ing in Scot iandfor cer i tur ies. \ l though rnan\ of the dancepa l le rns c lose l i resemble square dance ca l l sar rd fo rmat ions , the foo tuork i s ver l d i f fe ren t .krrou r i ' i t the correct footuork and hou tophrase t l re mo\ ements to the mus ic i s con-s idered as impor ta r r i in do i r rg the f iguresat is knou irrg their choreog,raph) . Thereis a lu a r s i r r e mus ic a l t l re ueekend dances- z1 leas t a f rdd le r and a p iano p la ) e r ,Sr rd somel imes up I o ha l f a dozen mus ic ransf o r l a r g e e \ e r r l s ( l r e g r e l t o s a ) t h a l u e ' l l
be danc i r rg 1o recorded sound a t the demc ' ,b u i l h a l ' s e c o n o n r j c r e a l j t : f o r ! o u ! ) T h e r et : r ro cue ing o f the dances . bu l a b r re fr e r i 'a l o r u r i t ten erp la r ra i ion is usua l l lp ro r rded. and the t i ck ie r dances are taughtin aCrance a t the var ious ueekn igh t c lasses
t l r . : r ' m o S l o f t l r e d a r r c e r s a l s o a t t e n d . B e c a u s et f re r e i s no cuer l rg . ma l ch i r rg the mo\ ement sto the mus ic i s abso iu te l t essen l ia l . I hadb e e : r . s q u a r e d a : r c i r r g f o r s i r t e a r s u i t h o u te \er k r rc r * ing ' r \ f r31 an e lgh l -bar phrase is- I i rad lo lear r r rea l fas l a t Sco i t i sh .
B : t l i e 191( r ' s , bo th Scot t i s f r count r ) danc ingBrrd {mertcan square dancing uere in dangerof dt ing oul. Regional dance forms decl ined,estecial l \ in urban areas. The big c 'or ld-
u ide c raze uas jazz danc ing - i t sas neu,
fun, energet ic, and t 'ou could do -vour ou'nth ing ( )ou a lmos l d idn ' t need a par tner ) .Ar id l f ! 'ou u ere the ptoprietor of a dance
hal l , tou could croud the maximum number
of people into the minimum amounl of space.
Fortunatel l for square dancing, the automobi lemagnate Henr) Ford thoroughll detestejazz, and began the square dance revir,ui th his book "Good Morning: Af ler a Sieepof T\r'entt'-five Years. Old Fashioned Dancingis beinB revived bl l '1r. and ttlrs. Henn Ford."
Iv leanu'hi le. in Scot land, Jean } l i l igan andYsobel Steuart founded the Rol al Scott js i lCountr) Dance Societ l for the purpose ofpreserving Scot land s tradi t ional dance forn,.Thet tr acked dou'n and publ ished as mari!of the older dances as thel cou. ld frnd,man) da l ing f rom the la00 's , and s ta r tedc lasses in the cor rec t technrque fo r dornethem.
S ince the lg lo 's , square danc ing has cont inuedto er o l r e a t a fa r r l5 b r isk ra te . Th is hasits. pros and cons. One of the things thatmost attracts me to Scott ish dancing isi ts sense of histor l . I can go to a danceprett) sure that there ui l l be at least afeu dances on the program that m) mother 'sgreal-g,reat-grandparents could hare dancedto. But in the rush to keep up u' i th modernlasle, contemporarl American Sguare Dan.has c leaned house and scu t t led f i sure l 'onll read about in books, such as ilie "Grape-
r ine Tu ist" or the "Ratt lesnake Tu ist . t ' anddances like the "Arkansas iii,:etle}"
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Cir l I Lef t Behind Me" that m) father 'sgreal-grandparents might hare danced tounder the slars, c'hile across the oceanml mother 's ancestors s 'armed up the njghtu i th "De ' i l Amang the Ta i lo rs " o r " i \ i r s .Macleod of Raasa5."
Dorr 1 go t o \er i \ or '1 , . u r l h rh i r res ' i o i res nr i \ ' . r I r - rf rc ,n. l or r r b: rdge I See F t 'eet t .a l S l at r r le il o 8 e 1 r l e \ \ o r r e s p r ! 1 i r r .
THE ['ESTER\ STAR is the neu's]etter forthe \lestern Star Dancers, a contemporarlAmerican Square Dance Club primarill serr ingthe San Francisco Gat and Lesbian Communit l .
Subscriptions to TllE WESTERN STAR arefree to USD members, $18 to non-members.Adrert isements are compl imentar) to members;commercial advert isers ma\ contact usfor information.
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AN AFTERNOON CARD PARTY & DINNER
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1989
223 SANCHEZ ST., SF (THE RANCH)(not to be confused with the Chicken Ranch)
HOSTED BY:Ka^{DouErAss
(wsD F)UNDER & OWNER OF THE RANCH)
rxrrMsN|,TAMFrK(STEFFANY'S ANGEL & OWNER OF THE CHICKEN RANCH)
SCH EDU LE:3 00 - 3.30 Meel & greel, draw for seat ing3,30 - 4:30 1st game (rncluding inslruct ion)4 30 - 4.45 Break, record scores, draw lor seat ing4 45 - 5:45 2nd game ( including instrucl ion)5 a5 - 6 00 Break, record scores, draw lor seal ing6 00 - 7:00 3rd game ( including instrucl ion)7 00 - Drnner & awards
DINNER:WE wi l l provide spaghett i & beer.YOU provide a smal l salad or breadl l you w ish someth ing o ther than beer , b r ing i t .
GAME RULES:1. There wil l be lhree di i lerenl games.2. You don'l need to know how lo play. An under-
standing ol the meaning of 'lrick", 'lrumps", and1hand" is helpful. lf you don't know these lerms,come al 3 p m. for lhat instruction.
3 To play al a parlicular time, you must be presentPROMPTLY at the start ing t ime. l f you want Ioreserve a spot for one game, cal l the inlormationnumber. You can reserve only one game; al lothers are firsl-come, firsl serve.
4 ll your rules don't match our rules, we play byour rules.
5. Al lgames are played as singles & you wil ldrawa number to determine your table partners loreach game.
6. COME TO HAVE A GOOD TIME! The awardsare nol serious, but lhe lr iendships are lor real
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PLAY CARDS,THEN JUST COME FOR DINNEB.
CALL FREEMAN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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Herewith is the call PEEL THE AppLE. If you have questions please conract Howard fuchman (20 I ) 433-96i3. pleasehave your caller/teacher teach it to all members of your clubas it wil l be used at the Convenrion.
9't" 6"lQ/p Headsi sides square thru 4 - righr and lefr rhru - veer lefr - ferns wheel - cenrcrsright and lefr *ru and roil the girl away with a l/2 sashay - double pass rhru
".?ez/ 'Vrbt*r'; peel off male lines - cross trail rhru - men srar righr (rhe apnle) - lad.iespromenade (the gFelen)
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A) Swing B) lrft arm turn to a thar C) Do-pas-so2) Look for the (original) corner
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DONT STOP! DOIVT SI.OW DOWN!
NEW HOME AT LAST!
Come do the 'Ole Soft Shoe' with \ [ 'SDl
We've founci a greai neu place to dancei
I t 's the Eureka Val le) ' Recreat ion Center onCol l ingu'ood (see the f l t 'er for a map).
A neu s ta r t ing t ime, too - 7 :30 P l l , bo th onNlondai Club/Pius Class ni tes and l \ ;ednesday'Basic Class ni tes.
We ' l l be go ing back to the r rYr r fo r tu 'o weeksApr i l (check the Ca lendar fo r da tes and t imes) ,
_,en back to Eureka Val iel ' for good.
We'11 st i l l have Saturday dances at the "\ ' " ,fo r a n 'h i le a t leas t .
ONE HITCH: the folks at Eureka Val lel are vert 'concerned about their nice wood dance f loor,so in order to use this space, we have to fol iou'their ruies - and thet ' require soft-soled shoeslSpecificall-v-, this means sneakeE, runnGE-lho?s,or suede-soled dance sl ippers - N0 B0OTS, HEELS,OR. CO\]POSITIO]\r S0I FQ - nnf o 'pn .a3ular leatherso l es .
The shoe restr ict ion appl ies onl l , to l r londal 'n j tes, but ) ou might want to u'ear cush jon),shoes on Wednesdal,s, too, because the \ \ 'ednesdavroom lras hard terrazo floors.
This is the start of a whoie new era for WSD,u' i th our new home r ight in the middle of ourCommunity ' . i t took marathon negot iat ionsto arrange this, but we're sure i t ' l l be worthi t ! So tel l y 'our fr iends: remind ever! 'one aboutthe neu' place, the new t imes, the neu' shoes
I u ,e ' re a l l se t t led in l
Your Board and Callers,
Bi l l , Bob, Chelsea, Eddie, James, patt l ' , Rodand Scot t
Yel lou' Rocks to those who helped make ourSeventh Anniversar5 Dance a b!g success! Theatmosphere was romantic, u ' i ih subdued l ight ingeffects and special decor created by Jim Head,Thom Lesniak and Richard Simonel l i . I t le l indaNapier took care of the door^, Patt i ' White thebuffet table, John Conlei ' set up chairs andhandled video. A big thank ] " .u to Goldrush,who never disappoint us. And to Russ King,who brought his other dance club to demonstrateScott ish countr l ' dancing. Thanks also to SuzieWong, our Grand Duchess, for taxing t ime fromher bus5' schedule to come ard congratulateus - rve ' re look ing fo rward to . - rav ing her backdancing rvhen her reign is overl) Don Grecoand Bi l i Catel t ' f rom our Basic Class came towatch and sta) 'ed to help, tool
For those who were asking, Paul \l 'aters is fromThousand Oaks in Southern Cal i iornia. We hopeto bave him here for the barrrer dance nextV E A T I
Two ar t i c les , b ) 'Anna and Edd je . o f fe r g l impsesof the Toronto F i t ' - in . . . there 's a le t te r f romL) 'nn \ l cCas land o f the Wi lde Buncr . . .Anna 'slook ing f o r h is to r ica l anecc io tes . . .Wel la Ba lsantin Vancouver is assembling an I .GSDC cookbook,so check the f l yer . . .CAMPCM IS COMING. . .u 'o rk -shop socials are neru to our prcgram - see theca lendar . . . the San Franc isco F l l - i r i s happen ing . . .S teve Ra i ' tek i s mor ing to the Cr i f rom Ph i lade l -ph ia . . .and i f ! ' ou re go ing io \eq ' \ ' o rk , s ignup for the Twi l ight Cruise!
It was my f i rst f l i - in and thel tveren' t gent le
r r , i th me a t a l l tHa l le lu jah) !
I was going al l hours of the dal 's and nights( just as I had Planned).
I t a l l s ta r ted u i th the n i teorv l f l i gh t f rom San
Francisco to Pit tsburgh leaving oniy 45 minuteslate. With Anna Damiani bv- my side as a sleep-ing companion, we 8ot 1, '2 hour 's sleep bef ore
being awakened bt ' the f l ight cre\\ ' so they' couldserve us d inner (a t 1 :15 AI l ) ! A f te r tha t , s leepwas over for the tr ip. Anna and I discussedthe past, present and f t t ture of Western StarDancers.
Arriving in Pittsburgh Thursday verrr!' earlY',ue went outside and admired the snow - l i t t iedid we know trhat was ahead! We cl imbed intoa puddle- jumper and - s lowly- made our wayto Toronto. The Customs there gave fuina ascare: the! ' had sort of waved her thru, butI was gett ing the 3rd degree! Lucki l l ' , theyd idn ' t search m) bags , o r I m igh t s t i l l be there !
Iai t ing for us on the other side were HarlanKerr and Anne Uebelacker, and we were offto SHOP! we'd promised ourselves that we'djust look that f i rst day, and that 's al l we did
but two shoppers get very hungry out inthe cold and snorvl Trust ing to guides that ourhosts had mai ied us, we made our way to abarrcafe cal ied CHAPS for lunch (great burgers!)
Late in the afternoon, I cal led my' host- to-be, Andy' Chong, a nice man who had al l k indsof sight-seeing info I 'd asked for. Andy andI went to the Community Center uhere the dancewas to be he ld . The C lub 's Beg inn ing C lass\vas going. Thel' \\rere a fun group, u'ith eyesso u' ide open thel ' swung and dived al l overthe f loor! We pul led some thru as Angels do.
Mant ' people from past Convent ions started pouringthru t l ;e door, and the evening dancing real lygot underway, ui th Harlan cal l ing.
After the dance, Chris (a Toronto host) tooka group of us to one of the town's popularhot spots, a bar cal led B00TS (a large discowith smalier rooms to get away. from the blareof sound) and after a few drinks, several ofus went to a "leather" bar, RA'*TilDE. I didn'tsee one piece of leather, but the juke box
was country u'estern. I t \uas late on a Thurs-day night, but those of us from out of tow'nwere Bett ing acquainted, so tve didn' t mind.The bars close in Toronto at I AM. but voucan have co f fee in them t i l l 2 .
Fr iday morning, I got up br ight and earl5, , toget a good start on sightseeing at the Art Cal lery 'of 0ntar io (rvhich also contains the Henr5' NlooreSculpture Center and the Crange, a restored1840 's house) . Hav ing fu l f i l l ed mt , cu l tu requota for the day-, I decided to check on Torontosleaze - - ' -es, even on a Fr ida,r af ternoon, sleazecan be found by a tackl ' tour ist !
I came to surf ace with a smile on my' f acejust in t ime for the f i rst t ip of the dance atSt . Luke 's Un i ted Church- A lo t more peop lehad arr ived from al l over the States and Canada,and a pot luck awaited. This dance was a four-way af f air with Anne & joe l -rebelacker. I r l ikeDeSisto and Harlan Kerr each taking turns withus.
After the dance, we went to a bar cal led TRAX.I t had about 5 la rge rooms - each u , i th i t s
own music - each room with i ts own feel. Il i ked th is bar a lo t ! Aga in , they had to makeus leave!
Saturday morning, I got a phone cal l invi t i .me to go to Niagara Fal ls, as I had been hint i r , -very strongl."- that I would love to go (l belier,,ethe statement by Harlan q,as that i u,ould doanything to Co). Les Hol louay' (an Americannow l iv ing in Canada) was kind enough to dr i ' , ,eMike DeSisto and me to the Fal ls. I had neverseen pictures of the Fal ls in u' inter - i t isver! ' d i f ferent- looking in the snow and ice!We had a great t ime. \ l ike and I shared a
f lask I 'd brought along - he is quite funn5,,and the three of us had a eood time!
We got back just in t ime to go to dinner atBUMPKINS, a very popular place with a mixedcrowd, where we had our oun private room,and I had the pleasure of s i t t ing at the Cal lers 'table. ( l mean after al l , ) l ike and I had spentthe da5'together at Niagara Fal is for Heaven'ssake - eat your heart out, Cathy!)
Then off we went to the Community Centerfor the Saturday ni te dance - this t ime theAdvanced dancers had their ori n room. I u'entin once for a l i t t le peek and got drug into
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an A2 square (since I 've- only been thru A1,and that a long time ago, I was amazed athow wel l I did!)
4ftei^ the dance, I u 'ent to a bar cal led CLUBCOLB\' . This place had male str ippers (yum-lum!) Thel ' ran out of coat hangers as theplace \r 'as packed-packed-packed (dr inkingage is 19 and the oldest in the crowd werearound 22). After a slou look around, I headedback to TRAX for last cal l .
SundaS' morning Brunch was at P.J. IUELO\*S,u ,h ich u 'as no t rea l l l read l ' fo r such a la rgenumber of dancers. Af ter wait ing a long t imet0 be served, , t r ,e went to the last dance. atthe Church Street Publ ic School. The fourca l le rs aga in had the i r wa1 ' r r , ' i th us ! Su i tcaseswere al l over the place, because many wereleaving that af ternoon. A lot of dancers saidthat they' u 'ould see us at the S.F. Fly- in andwere lookjng forward to vis i t ing our City.
Nobody'' said an5,thing about what \r'as to happenafter the dance for those staying longer, so-0 - 0 . s l e a z ) ' t i m e a g a i n l I t ' s a m a z i n g h o wpopular you can be when you're the new face!
Up early Monday, morning to pack and sa5' good-bt 'e to my' host, who real ly didn' t see me thatmuch, as he doesn't l ike bars. We had dancedtogether at e\rery ' dance, though.
I met Anna for the tr ip to the airport : theb ig shocker - Your f l igh t has been cance l led .Snou' and ice had closed Pit tsburgh (you mustreal ize we never u'anted to go to Pit tsburghanl 'u 'at ,) . Af ter an hour, and changing terminals,and changing air l ines, we got off the goundand made i t back to our beloved City by theB a i ' - t o b e m e t b t ' M a r i e , w h o h a d s p e n t h e rt ime kn i t t ing l i t t le boot ies fo r Anna ( t knowTi t made me s ick , too) . - Eddie
Bet te r p rac t ice these - Johnn) ' and Saund ia ' l lp robab l l ' ca l l them a t the F ly - in !
CloverFlow: From a Trade-85 formation, t l teoutfacers Cloverleaf whi ie the infacers PassThru. Then the new orrt f acers Cioverleaf whi lethe new infacers Pass Thru.
Hang A Right, /Left : From a completed DoublePass Thru formation, the lead coupie go r ightor lef t as the cal l directs, then do a couplesc i rcu la te . The t ra i l ing coup le s tep fo rward ,then go the same direct ion as the leads, butwith no couple circulate, to end in 2-facedl i nes .
L- '"nn asked me to share this in the neu'slet ter:
C R O S S F I R E G O E S \ ^ / I L D EI N A L B U Q I . J E R . Q U E !
Sunday, February' 19, Crossf i re I and I I u 'asthe center o f a t ten t ion o f the Wi lde Bunchin Albuquerque, New l t lexico - another exampleof the creat iv i ty that comes from the mindsof square dancers! We wi l l spend many' s leeplessn igh ts wonder ing jus t what i s in E l l io t t ' s \ \ ' i l l ,and what does Smiley real l l ' have to smile about?Is Madame going to sign a contract for Charmin?We can't u 'ai t for Crossf i re I I i !
In 1985 I graduated from lvlainstream with WesternStar. I remember readrng an art ic le '* ' r i t ten
by Russ King in the Neu'slet ter about " \ t ihat
Square Dancing Means to l t le." At the t ime,I thought i t s i l ly. But I understand now.
Sguare dancing gives me the opportunit \ tohave fun, laugh, learn, and u'ork u' i th a wonderfulgroup of people. The support I receive fromsquare dancers is great! And no\\ ' , s ince mor ingawa) from San Francisco, I ' r ,e learned whati t means to have Square Dancing brothers andsisters al l across the United States.
Square dancing gave rne a kei to a * 'onderf ulgroup of people in Albuquerque, the Wiide Bunch.I am so thankful that I met Carl Hammond whoinvi ted me to ml ' f i rst square dance lessonat Western Star. I appreciate the club for support-me through Basic and Mainstream.
I was so happy' to spend t ime with FreemanStalnper and Doug Eldr idge this ueekend, intent lS,vieu' ing Crossf i re I and I I , laughing, squaredancing and eat ing good \ew Mexican food.We have a good t ime here in Albuquerque. Thesquare dancing is fun, the people \l 'arm .andfr iendl l ' .
I hope ! 'ou can come visi t us sometime, especial \for our Bal loon Fiesta Fl t - in in 0ctober. i \1alyou cont inue in your success.
Sincerel l '
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O i N T ' H E R . O A [ ) A G A I N !
u' i th Anna Damiani
, he weekend of lvlarch 2-6 found Eddie andme in the lovel-v- c i ty of Toronto. Neither ofus had ever been there and i t was Eddie's f i rstf l : - in (he caught on fas t ! )
I met rnt ' hosts, Br ian Wilding and David Town-send, at the dance on Thursday night. I t wasthe Triangle Squares graduat ion night, theirf i rst f ly- in, and the f i rst t ime most of themhad ever danced with anyone other than eachother! Needless to sal ' , some of the newer dan-cers were a bi t nervous, with nearly 60 out-of - towners and more exci tement than an! 'oneknew what to do w i th !
\ \e soon forgot to be cold and sett led in fora weekend of fun in T.O. ( that 's Toronto, Ontar io)!
The announcement u'as made that Eddie tr ouldbe quite wi l l ing to do an) ' thing to get to NiagaraFa l ls . Wel l , Sa turda5 'morn ing , Edd ie and MikeDeSisto set of f for the Fal ls, thanks to Les'shosp i ta l i t y . I doubt tha t Mike w i l l ever be thesame af ter experiencing Niagara Fal ls u ' i th aman who wears a Mountie in his ear!
foronto turned out to be a very exci t ing tot tn.The subwa! ' , streetcars and buses al l connectto form a very eff ic ient t ransi t system. Nluch
of the scener! in Toronto seemed verl ' famil iarto me - I was informed by a member of a f i lmcre\r that I came across that Toronto is thelocat ion for man) scenes that are al legedlyf i lmed in the l - .S. The architecture is a stud) 'in cont ras t , w i th some very o ld bu i ld ings s tand-ing next to ver l ' modern ones.
Fridal ' and Saturday brought a l i t t le shopping,a i i t t le s igh tsee ing , a I i t t le snow, a l i t t le ra in ,and a lo t more danc ing !
A quest ion that I was never able to get a sat is-f a c t o r y ' a n s w e r t o w a s " H o \ t ' d o y o u k e e p } ' o u rface from freezing?"
After the last hurrah on Sunda5', I had theopportunit-v to get together with Chris, Andrew,and several other Tr iangle Squares, along withRon Goodman of Chi-Town and Ett f rom Balt imore.Thet spoke to me about the formation of theirespect ive Clubs. (There are some great stor ies
rut there!) We then watched Episodes I andI l of CCTV's "Crossf i re".
A l l in a l l , i t was a weekend tha t w i l l no t besoon forgotten. I t u 'as another opportunity tomeet square-dancers and make neu/ friends.Next stop - Denver and the "Ponderosa Prom-enade! " - Anna
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Steve Raytek, of the lndependence Squares,is moving f rom Phi ladelphia to our f air City 'on IVat, 10. We're iooking forn'ard to welcomingSteve to WSD!
He would l ike to locate a room from June on,pre ferab ly Noe Va l le ) 'Cas t ro a rea . He 's a isolooking for temporart' work. He has data base/computer/administrat ive assistant ski l ls.
Steve can be reached at 24l I Spruce Street,Ph i lade lph ia , PA 19103, (215) 732-5117. A f te rMay 10 , p lease ca t l (a15) l7 l -3093. FY l , S te l 'eis a good f riend of John lVcCormick-
TI{E $. 'ESTER\ ST{R is the ne\\ ,s let ter for the\\ 'estern Star Dancers, a contemporart AmericSquare Dance C lub pr imar i l l ' se r ' " ' i ng the S* .Franc isco Ca l a r rd Lesb ian Communr tv .
Subscr ip t ions to THE WESTER\ STAR are f reeto \ \ SD members , S 18 to non-members . ldver -t i sements a re compl rmentar l . to n rembers , c0m-merc ia l ac i r re r t i sers may contac t us fo r in fo rmat ion .
Address : Western Star Dancers , 534 Cast ro S t ree t ,Su i te 480, Sa l Franc isco , C{ 94114.
D isc la imer : A l l t ) ,pos , omiss ions and incor rec tin fo rmat ion are prov ided b : the Pou 'e rs o f Dark-ness , and are nor the fau l t o f the Ed i to r ia l S ta f f ,the Cont r ibu tors , the Board or an !one e lse assoc-ia ted w i th \ t vSD.
Who 's Do ing \ \ 'ha t .
Admin is t ra to r : Eod ie Smi thS e c r e t a r l : J a m e s O z a n i c hTreasurer : Ed Con ie ! 'IAGSDC Rep: Jason Fonta ineCalendar Bo1: Scot t CareyE l e c t i o n s C o m m i t t e e : J a s o n F o n t a i n e , J r m H e a d ,
Les l ie Lauc je rda le , Russ K ingVestmaster : Caro i l n \ la t then sB a d e e m a s t e r ' l a n e s O z a n i c hSunsh ine Queen: J im HeadC a l l e r s : B i l l \ \ ' h i t e f i e l d , B o b B e l h i l l eArchangel: Rod \ lorrel l
Ass is tan ts : \ la t thew Sn i der , ) lax RobbAt tendance: Freeman Stamper , l la r RobbN e u s l e t t e r D i s t r ! b u t o r : D e n i s e \ o u n gNeus le t te r Ed i to r : Pa t ty Whi te
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The Board : Cf re lsea Bay ' lo r , Edd ie Smi th , JamesOzan ich , Pat r i Whi te , Rod } lo r re l l , Sco t t Carey ,
liI impApri i 's my-stery dancer was cult ivat ing a
wrist even at a tender age!
February's Nl-vstery Dancer was Anna Damiani l
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E\ERYONE GOiNG TO NEW \ 'ORK piease set intouch with Jason Fontaine, our IACSDC rep.He 's coord ina t ing w i th the Convent ion Commi t teeand keep ing t rack o f th ings . (415) 42 I -1 -90 .
I was si t t ing in Hamburger Marr"s in Vancouverwith Anne Uebelacker, Bi l l Bader, and Tom,when we got onto the topic of Club history.We started talk ing about how our di f ferentClubs u'ere formed.
I t occurred to me that there are some real lyinterest ing stor ies there - in vieu, of this,I ' r 'e decided to attempt to capture them inthe form of a historv book
Oler the next year, I '11 be inten, ierving anyoneu;ho was invo l r ,ed in the fo rmat ion o f an) ,c lubor of the IACSDC.
If ) 'ou pian to be in San Francisco, or in Neu'York for Convent ion, please iet me knowm) tape recorder and I can arrange to meetyou. l f you knos o f anyone e lse who f iguredin the start of one of the Ciubs, whether they'recument15' dancing or not, please have themcontac t me.
i 'm anxious to hear from an! 'one with a tale
to tel l (preferabl l ' t rue!) \ 'ou can reach meas fo l lows:
Do 5'ou remember there u'as a t imeWhen the fr iendly handclasp dou,n the l ineIn a Right and Left Crand, or a Do-Pa-So,Would f i l l t 'our heart u ' i th an inner glou' ,
And made I 'ou feel that ! 'our Square Dance ir iendsWere friends indeed and not pretend?
Can you - Remember?
Do !'ou remember to sai' hello,To nod and smile around as 5'ou go?
0r do ! 'ou dance with a deadpan face.So concerned with poise and grace
That you can' t even see that great big gr inComing ),our way in the set you're in?
Smile - Remember?
Let's remember - it says right hereln Lesson One --
Square Dancing is all for Fun.Don't look so bored and far awal ' .
Laugh a bi t . Come on, be gay.You' l l f ind you have more fun that war !
Won't y 'ou - Remember?
(Author unknou'n; repr inted from Local SquareDance, San Diego, Nlarch 1987)
The f irst annual San Francisco Square Dance Fly-In wil l be heldover the weekend of Apr i l 28-30. I {er I l be having excel lentcallers for high-enerlfy dances and square dance vgrkshops, and wevi I I be featur ing a deluxe d inner dance in the Crysta l Bal l roomof the newly refurbished San Franciscan Hotel. Square Dancersfrom other clubs throughout the United States and Canada areal ready s ign ing up for th is na jor event , and your l l have thechance to meet , dance, and p lay v i th a l l o f them. Now, a l l youhave to do is s ign up! P lease regis ter i rnnrediate ly , and, i f youwould l ike to rea l ly get to knon an out-of - towner , p lease of ferto p lay host to one, two, or Dore.
REGISTRATTON FORITT fREOUIR-ED)
YOUR NAME :YOUR ADDR.ESS:YOUR PHONE :
YOUR CLUB :YOIJR LEVEL :
Wou1d you l i ken e a t ? :
( _ ) Houe, ( _ ) O f f i c e
l la inst ream PIus Al A2 Cl . C2 C3 (Ci rc le)
a deluxe vegetar ian meal , or do you prefer rea lVegetar ian Dleat-Carn ivore (Ci rc le)
HOST/HOSTESS FORII{ (OPTIONAL).
I f you nould l ike to of fer a p lace to s tay to one of our fe1 lowsquare dancers who s i l l be coning in f rom out o f town, p leasef i l l out th is foro, too. You' l l be able to rea l . ly get to knowyour guest , and wer l l bet your l l have a lo t o f fun.
Would you l ike your guest toShould your grrestDo youDo you haveCan you house
be: Dlale Feuale Doesn t t-Matter: Smoke Not-Smoke Doesnr t -Mat ter: Smoke Not-Snoke: Pets No-Pets: One Trro This-Face-Seats-1\r 'elve
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Specia l Considerat ions
PLEA^SB return your registration and optional host/hostess fo:-n assoon as poss ib le v i th your reg is t rat ion fee to Eddie Sni th , Galenworhan, oF Anna Daniani at l{estern star, or to Ken Kalstein,Harlan Kerr, or Doug Eldridge at Foggry City, o! by US Uail to:The San Francisco Dance cornrn i t tee, p .o. Box L4324, SF, cA, 94114"Checks should be payable to The San Francisco Dance Cornmittee.
BECAUSE OF WORK BEING DONE AT THE CENTERIN APRIL 10, 12, 17 & 19 WE WILL RETURN TO THE
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Send your favor i te rec ipe , & long w l th your nane , address , squaredance c fub ,and ohone number shou ld f need to con tac t you . whe l "Prom The K i t chen o f t "i s oub l i shed (hope fu l l y by the New York conven t ion ) ' I w i l ,L send yoy ^compl ime l ta ry goby o f i he -cookbook t Au tograp feq , o f course l P lease be c learl -n your rngred ie i r i s and measurements when wr i t ing ou t your rec ipe . We don ' t
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DONT STOP! DONT SI-OW DOWN!
NOTES FR.ONI OTJRA D M I N I S T R A T O R .
Congratulat ions to Nlax Robb on his elect ionto the \l 'SD Board of Directors. All three people
u'ho ran for the posit ion were good candidates,and I hope the)" l l a l l consider running againi n t h e F a l l .
\ lar, uho's in our current Plus class, u ' i l i br ingne\\ ideas to the Club. He has alreadl ' shownthat he 'sagood uorker and tha t ' s a good s ign l
A bie thank-) 'ou to the elect ion committee,. l im Head, Lesl ie Lauderdale, Piers Greenhi l land Russ King. Their work is real l l ' appreciated.
\\ e're luckl' to get Paul \['aters back again fora double-header on l t la l 12 and 13. The PlusClass alread) knou's the hardest Plus cal lsRelat ' the Deucey and Teacup Chain, so the
Saturdai night dance '* i l l not be borirrg! The\ lainstream class q, i l l be dancing u, i th the Cjubf or the f i rst t ime on Saturda5', and ,*e hopefor a big turnout for this weekend hoedown!
Suzie \ long is having a \ l 'estern Nite Fundraiserior the AIDS Food Bank at the Corral on Sunda-r ' ,\ ]a l
- f rom 7 to 10P)'1. As of press t ime, we
dorr ' l knou the cost, but there' l l be entertainmentand f ood and mai'be some square dancing ifenough of us shou up. Tu'o-stepping for sure!
Be sure to start stacking up stuff for the GarageSale a l F reeman 's on June l0 -11 ! And p lan no t lfor a u i ld ueekend in October uhen CA\IPCAZcomes to ursDl
E\ER\'0\E cOlNG T0 NEW YORK please get intouch u,i th Jason Fontaine, our IACSDC Rep.He's coord inat ing u ' i th the Convent ion people,has al l the latest information. and needs toknou uho's going, 421-1790.
\lestern Star Dancers is working out the detaiisof a proposal to The Corral for a series ofSundal afternoon learn-hou,-to-square tea dances.All the particulars are not known yet, but TheCorral is excited about our proposal!
Currentll ', the proposed dates are SundaS's, June4 and 18, July 16, Autust 6, September 17 andSeptember 24. l[ 'atch for fll 'ers, liSD TODA\'!and the next issue of THE WESTERN STAR forspecif ics.
The purpose of this series is for S'SD to givesomething back to the Gal ' communit l whi leretaining a full program of instruction anddance for the Club. The concept is that eachtea dance u' i l l a lwa5's introduce the same f i rstnumber of calis, but end with one or tu'o differentsinging calls. These dances are designed forpeop le uho want to t ry 'a l i t t le square danc ingwithout becoming squarahol ics! [ 'e are goingto where those people are. not t r f ing to br irrgthem to us.
I t 's conceivable that a group of dancers ma)'form as a sub-group of tr|SD who have a l.imitedknou, ldge of cal ls, but s l i l l enjoy the act iv i t l 'per iodrca l15 . I f peop le w ish , the l cou ld expandtheir square dancing bl ' jo ining one of \ tSD'sbasic, 'mainstream classes.
t le ' l l need fun- loving angels. This is an act iv i t l 'for the sh) and unini t iated ( l ike lou- impactaerobics). So tel l ! 'our fr iends. Dust off yourboots i f you haven't danced in awhi le and getinvolved in these tea dances!
.ref iect ions on the State Square Dance Con-ren t ion in San Jose, Apr i l 15 , 1969.
i\ SD TODA\ ! is a new communications mediumior our Club which publ ishes inf ormation ofar i immediacy that would be useless i f deiay-edfor the next edi t ion of THE WESTERN SIAR.Prior to the State Square Dance Convent ion,Patt5 \ \nrte wrote a four-part saga on howto attend a sraight square dance. I thoughti t tas erceltent and covered ever] ' point whichover six !ears of squaring up has taught me.L,raper ine has i t rhat there was some corlcerntnat her pointers u,ere too closeted.
Personai l t ' , I don' t need a iot of bei ls, u 'hist ies,and simbols of m)' homosexuai i t ) to feel thatI have contr ibuted to straight societt . I goto square dances to dance - straight and ga).in n r ) e rer5da1 I i fe I do no t rns is t tha t peop leroSprscl me because I anr ga! ' ; I insrst that peoplerespect me because I am a person of u'orth.
\ \ t ren I am in a square, I bel ieve that I achieverespect bl f i rst demonstrat ing that i am a squaredancer. i do ml best, and I expect the othersto oo the same. \ lhen thel ' see that I haveachiei 'ed tne same object i r e as thel ' , then \ i 'ecan start to respect each other as personso f u o r t h .
Qur te honest ly , 959o o f the t ime when l 'm a ta strarght dance, i do not care about the otherpeopie in the square from the point of long-term commitments of f r iendship. I probabi lu i i i no t see them agarn un t i l we bo th a t tenda straight square dance fest ival . I want onl l 't i rai t f re5 u,ouid be pleased to nave me in theirsquare again because I demonstrated that Iu i rs as good a dancer as thel ' . Once that hasbeerr establ ished, we can proceed to e\aluateeach other 's worth as people and sqe uhetheror not ue '*ant to pursue a fr iendship.
I tai . .e a great deal of pr ide in present ing ml 'sel fin a square and having the others wonder aboutthis \ lestern Star Dancers., I don' t have "SanFrancisco" on ml' badge, so I must alwal's teilpeople u'here I dance. Not rran!, people wouldever bei iere I am straight, so they have toknou: ( i ) a gat ' , Ql an unknown ciub tand bel ieveme, straight dancers knou' the names of justabout ai l the other clubs) and (3) hum, mustbe a ga) ciub. Ihen, when out oi the blue,I c jarrce just as t i iey do and hare added to theirpleasure i rr the square, i have created a posit iveimage for rnl club and for me.
I propose that every Western Star student shouidbe required to take a f ie ld tr ip to a largesraight fest ival pr ior to being al iowed to ruate from Mainsrearn. \[ e as ga]' peopleonly a minute cl ique irr the gfeater square danceworid. \ le did not create thrs form of danceand constant l t ' take the dance forn as approtedby Cal ler iab. We need to be au'are that ueare ever-so-smal l in square dance hearen andthe best we can do is borrou the dance anduse i t in our communit l .
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Editor 's note: \ \ 'atch for ref lect ions on the straightdance experience from some of our newer membersin '*SD T0IJAY! at Ciub and Class ni tes.
As usual, Scott has set up a fui l calendar forus for Nlay - classes, uorkshops, Bill Hanzelcal l ing, tu 'o dances with Paui \ laters cal i ing,and a Nlemorial Dal ' Tai lgate Brunch. Also noteon the Calendar that ECR's having Roger l -one-,-cal l , and we' l l carpool to the dancel Tfre C. ' .State Roundup's coming this month, too!there are art ic les b5, 'Anna, Eddie and Free,. .- . . , .Check out the flyers.
ARN1-lN-ARM is an organization which arrangestransfusion credits for P\\A's through an accountat l rv, in l {emorial Blood Bank. The} 're havinga dr ive r ight now; to obtain credits for wholeblood or packed cel ls, cal l Penni at 863-9?30and leave this information on the machine:
P[ 'A's ful l nameHosp i ta l , C i t ) 'Date of transfusionNumber of Units
the information is confidential, of course. Leave)'our phone number onll, if you u'ish confirmation.
I f you donate blood, ! 'ou can give credi 'the Arm-in-Arm account at Iru'in. The ac,number is 027!18000. There mat be donor requrr c-ments; I suggest cal l ing Penni before ! ,ou donate.
At our neu dance space (EVRC), the manag,erapproached me u'ith a concern. It seems thatsome teenagers (macho "tough gu!'s") sell, dealand use drugs on the steps and in the pla)'groundof the fac i l i t i ' . The! 'have t r ied to ge t r id o fthe problem, but have not been successful.The manager is afraid a problem might ariseb: our hugging and kissing in front of theset eens.
l[ estern St ar Dancers has alu'a5's encouragedthe fr iendship'companionship of greet ing yourfr iends ui th a shou' of af fect ion. I see no reasonuh) this should even be considered for change.I u ould feel conrpel led to discourage an" '-oneuho even suggested tha t we s top .
The manager of E\RC does not plan to pol iceus. l t 's for sure that I u 'ould never considerthat ['estern Star Dancers should think aboutpol ic ing i ts members regarding the showingof a f fec t ion .
Hou'ei er, I do think that i t might be a goodidea not to have great kissing scenes r ightin fr?il-of these teenmticr;iarabout the area where the ping-pong table isset up. They' might lose their cool,control becausethel ' re on drugs and start a f ight there, orthel might attack you at r-our car. This hashappened be fore in th is ne ighborhood. I t ' s fo rsure thel' knou' u'hat kind of neighborhood thet''rei r r .
S0, JUST A UORD T0 THE ['lSE: BE COOL RIGHTI\ FP.O\T OF THESE TEE\S - IT I \4AY BE A SA\]T-) A\OID A BAD SITUATION. ALTHOUGH \T'E DOOI T\L UBER THE\], THEY I\1ICHT \\'AIT FOR USOL' ]S1DE.
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A \ T O T H E R V I E W P O I N T
bt futna Damiani
\ l 'hen I f rrst heard about the feel ings expressedbl the E\RC Director, my ini i ia l react ion c 'asto su') , "No u'a5l l ie should be able do do u'hat-ever ue uant ! " I t took me a l j t t le wh i le (andsome inpul from others) to stop and realizea feu th ings .
Alt i rougtr this is our ou'n neighborhood, i t isreai l l their " t rFf " to u'hich we are the neu -comers. Thei have been here- longer than u,ehare. l t is natural to resent newcomers in yourspace.
Se don't want to feel that we alwa)'s needto be looking over our shoulders, but we Probabll'do need to show some caution with these teens.(An occasional "Hello" might help to break theice. )
\ie might want to have CttA\r (Communitl' UnitedAgainst Violence) come to class night and giveus some pointers on hou' to best protect ourslr-eswhile out and about in "the neighborhood."If l'ou feel it would be beneficial to have CUAVcome to speak with us, please let Scott, Freemanor me know.
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AN\ ' OTHER VIE\^ /S?
lf you'd like to offer something' pro or con'to this discussion, write i t up and give i t toPatty, Scott or Anna for THE IIESTERN STARor WSD TODAY!
Spring cleaning? Save those throu'-au'a)s unt i lJune 10 and 1l for another of our garage saleslSame format as alua5's:
- Bring treasures to 225 Sanchez an)'timeon Saturda) or Sunda)'
- I t lake special arrangements to br ing i temson Fridar evening, June 9 (u'e have noplace to slore them longer than overnight)
- Unso ld i tems on Saturda l 'q ' i l l be s to redovernight and the sale continues on Sundal'
- Al l unsold i tems at the end of the saleon Sundal q ' i l l be given to Community '
-Thr i f t .
I f someone out there who has access to a truckor van-t ;-pe vehicle u' i l l volunt eer, t r 'e canhave a pickup service from \our home. Everri f the vo lun teer (s ) i s 'a re unab le to be ava i lab leFr idar even ing or Saturda) fo r p ickup, ue s t i l lneed a truckish vehicle to cart the unsold treas-ures to Communitl ' Thrift about 4PlU on Sunda]'.
As alu'a5's, anl'one wanting to u'ork the saleneed onl5' to stop by for au'hile and push merch-andise. Our expert displal ' gueens u' i l1 provideconstant l t ' changing exhibi ts. More informationand detai ls u ' i l l appear next month!
A few u'eeks ago, Freeman and I had the oppor-tun i t l ' to t rave l to Denver fo r the "Ponderosa
Promenade" Flr - in.
After a smooth t l ight over the Sierras and theRockies, t* 'e arr ived at Stapieton Airport tof ind m)' hostess, Karen, await ing us. We wentc\er to the gate uhere Freeman was to meethis host (and col lect Steffanl ' aI the baggageclaim) and headed into town.
At the house, u'e got sett led and got read) 'fo r the eren ing 's fes t i v i t ies . Karen had a fewti) ings to do, so i went shopping (of course!)in tne oid Denver shopping area.
I later met Karen and off we went to an eveningof dancing,! \l hen ,*'e arrived at the hail, we\\ el 'e gl 'eeted bf some old frrends and somene\\ faces. After feast ing on a truly lusciouspol l r -rck, ,*e danced to cal ler Bud Bennet. i 'mnot sure if he u'as quite readl, for the energl,uhich uas packed into every Tea Cup Chainbut he sure seemed to have a good t ime ( lknou I did! ,1
Al"ter the dance, weioca l ua ter ing ho lesexcess energl !
r,ent of f to one of theto square dance off that
Saturdal morning dau,ned br ight and clear. \ l 'epacked up the car and headed for the woods( l i te ra l l l ) , head ing tow,ard the B iack Fores t ,just nortn of Colorado Springs. V'e arr ived atCamp La Foret in t ime for lunch.
After iunch, \ , ,e were treated to workshopslerr b: [ - teoorah Parnel l . This was fol ]owed bya tr ip to the Carden of the Gods. Here I u 'asfascinated bt rock ci imbers who hung on touai is of red rock in places where there appearedto be nothing to hold onto! Looking at therock formations, u 'e each found some verl 'unusuaipiciures in those rocks. This was also a chanceto shop for some lndian art and see authent icInd ian c ra f ts .
The Saturda5' night dance was a chance to hearDeborah do some of her ver) ' best rout ines.\\e had an Easter Bonnet Parade (thanks, ioe!)and danced a lo t !
After the dance, we got our PJ's and sett ledin front of the f i re to play "Spin the Bort le"and auard pr izes fo r an l 'good reason. A f te rauhi le u'e sort of dr i f ted off into smal ler groupsfor some catching up on old t imes and gett ingbetter acquainted u, i th neu fr iends.
One o'clock found Karl , Bi l l , B.J. and me dancingto some Ed Foote's hardest Advanced two-couplemater ial . l t 's t imes l ike this when you real izeho'*' hopelessly addicted to square dancing o-can become. After awhi le, Cricket volunteeto do a l i t t le round dance cueing. Pretty so.. .we realized it was af ter two in the morning!khowing that i t r*as t ime to cal l i t a night(u'e were ail nearll ' asleep), we rounded upa few remaining bodies and did a f inal
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Easter morning was bright and sunny; and afterbreakfast, the Easter bunn-u- came hopping outof the woods to tel l us that he'd lost his eggsand needed some help f inding them! After u 'e 'dfound the eggs, $e loaded up the cars andheaded back to Denver for a real l l ' n ice brunchat Dick Rydet l 's house. l lere we sat in thesun, relaxed and enjoyed wonderfui homemadewaf f Ies!
A f te r leav ing D ick 's p iace , we uent over toCharl ie 's Bar for a i i t t le last-minute dancing(l knou,, enough is never enough!) \ lhen ue'ddance t i l l \ r 'e couldn' t c iance an), ionger, ue\r 'ent to a local eater l , . This ga'u e us a chanceto winci down af ter the q'eekend's actn r t ies(and sa."- some goodby'es).
Nionday morning, brought another round of goodb'to m! ' new fr iends Karen and Eva. Eva an(headed for the bus uhich wouid take herschool and me to the airport.
Wel l , another weekend of dancing with neu'square dance fr iends had come to an end. I 'mIooking foru'ard to other f ly ' - ins in ci t ies whereI 've never been!
New Clubs are start ing up al l orer the place!The Sequoia Ocean \l 'aves are in Eureka, CA,there's a new Club in San Diego (does an) 'onehave the part iculars?), John McCormick's tr) ingto start one in Toky'o, the Chuckanut Squarp.are in Bellingham, Washington, (an_"-one krwho to contact?), the Independence Squarare in the Phi ladelphia area, and there's interestin reviving a club in \ l ' ichi ta, KS.
An IAGSDC Cookbookput together by MissWella Balsam
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A netr \['SD shirt is in the offing. The designis being created bl lv lark Care), one of curFriends, and Tom Tripp is handl ing shir t orderand pr int ing. You're sure to l ike this new st) , le- i t ' l l be a high-neck, 1009o heavy-weight cottonu' i th long sleeves and elast ic ized cuffs. i l 'atchfor i t ! I t u ' i l l cost about $9, and plans areto introduce i t b5' ear l l ' June.
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tA e're looking for someone to be responsiblef or merclrandising, at \ [ 'SD. This would entai lsuch things as making arrangements for neu'T-shir ts and f inding i tems of merchandise thatu'ould be fun for WSD members to have, suchas rnugs, fans, etc. Responsibi l i t ies would notbe l imited to those mentroned and u'o ' l ld requi l 'esomeorre u'ho elr jo) 's taking care of detai is-
1 f !ou t i r ink th is uou ld be son)e th ing I 'ou 'denjol doing, please see Scott r ight awa)'-
FREE WATERBED: Ttris is an old-style waterbed(the kind without baffles). Has heater and frame-Keith or Clark at 584-436?. (Queensize)
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FOR SALE: One ticket to Phantom of the Opera,and one to Les Miserables in N\'. Call Claire,86 1 - 19?9.
F0UM: Various serving dishes:
Mauve plastic boul (left at Anniversary dance- it had dip in it f or chips that $'ere in abasket ) Pat t l ' has i t , 681-2970.
9 X 15 PYREX baking dish - left at Scott& John's at the Christmas Pot luck ( l think i tcontained some type of decadent chocolatecake). Scott & John have i t . 864-6134.
9 inch round white baking dish (Sonn\ ' , isthis yours?) Scott & John have i t , 864-6134.
Caroly'n and Robert uill be taking orders f orC iub ves ts on Mal '8 and 10 . There 's a S10deposit to order a vest - the total cost u ' i l lbe betu'een $35 and $40.
Everl'one $'ho has a vest should wear it tothese "Neu York, Ner,r, York" theme nights toshou off. we don't see marLv people wearingthem to Club very often an)'more, u,hich iskind of a shame, because the] ' re VER\' snazz\ -looking ( in ) ,our Editor 's opinion).
For our ne\\'er members' informat ion, the lestsare the closest thing WSD has to an "off ic ial"Club outf i t ( } 'ou're not required to get one,though).
Carol t 'n needs 2 or 3 people to assist in theseu'ing of the vests - here's a chance to learnhou' these beaut i ful things are created! Al lyou need to be able to do is basic seu,ing, andrunning a seu'ing machine. Please call Carol),nat 285-2897 to volunteer.
(Editor 's note: Freeman wore his vest to theSan Jose convent ion - he looked great and Iwas anno!,ed with myself for not wearing mine!)
The tuo Paul \ I 'aters dances, IUa), 12 and 13,ui l l be at St. Paulus Lutheran Church ParishHal l , at 950 Gough in The City. The entranceis on Gough, between Turk and Eddy'. A signto the r ight of the doorwat ' says i t 's the ParishHal l . Publ ic Transportat ion: Get off the subwayat \ an Ness and take an!' bus going north toTurk. \ \ 'a lk 2 blocks west to Gough. I f dr iv ing:the St. Paulus folks say you can park on Goughon u'eekends. Cough is one-wa)' going south.
AT LAST! (and not a minute too soon!) The rWSD Directory will be published very soFreeman's almost ready to go to press uitnit, hoping to have it ready by mid-l[ay- TheDirectory is free to members.
THE WESTERN STAR is the newsletter for theWestern Star Dancers, a contemporary AmericanSquare Dance Club primarily serving the SanFrancisco Gay and Lesbian Communitl'.
Subscriptions to THE WESTERI'I STAR are freeto \ \ 'SD members, $18 to non-members. Advert-isements are complimentary to members; com-mercial advertisers may contact us for information.
Address: Western Star Dancers, S84 Castro Street,Su i te 480, San Franc isco , CA 94114.
Disclaimer: Al l typos, omissions and incorrectinformation are provided by the Powers of Dark-ness. and are not the faul t of the Editor ialStaff, the Contributors, the Board or any'oneelse associated with WSD.
Who's Doing What:
Administrator: Eddie SmithSecretarl': James 0zanichTreasurer: Ed ConleyIACSDC Rep: Jason FontaineCalendar Boy: Scott Carey'Vestmaster: Carolyn MatthewsSunshine Queen: Jim HeadCal lers: Bi l l Whitef ield, Bob Bel lv i l leArchangel: Rod Morrell
There's no room for a Ml'stery Dancer this morand N0B0D\' (not even Lee Chandler, u'ho ho.f igured out al l the others) guessed that Apri l 'sIvb'stery Dancer was Keith Hendersonl
r* SD is looking f or someone to manage dancehal l arrangements - this is not organizing dr inksor schlepping teams, but rather act ing as WSDl ia ison w i th peop le who have ha l l s ava i lab le .The person u' i l1 work closely with Scott , ourCalendar Bol, to coordinate hal l and cal lerbookings, and ui l l be responsible to contactthe halls, check them out, make financial andaccess arrangements, and learn al l the Hal lrules, then ensure that ['SD f ollows whateverrules the Hall people have about floors, noise,clean-up, etc. The person should have goodcommunications skills to handle booking andcontract arrangements and to iron out misunder-standings should thet ar ise. Please see ScottCaret' if you're interested, 864-6134.
It's realll the last minute for New York arrange-ments. Convent ion Update +*S f lyer is at tached.
I trorkshop t imes for Jul l 'have been switched
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WSD Club Nites u'il l be DARK the week beforeand the week after Convention u'eekend.
Check the Calendar for al l the things happeningat Scott & John's on the 1-th! There' l l bea f l ! 'er at Club.
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The San Francisco Fll -in was a smash successfrom al l reports! I had the pr iv i lege to workuith a dedicated committee that worked u,el ltogether and proved that ! 'ou can never starttoo soon or plan too much in detai l . Specialleadership from Anna Damiani, Doug Eldr idge,and Galen Workman made the work for ever!'oneelse so much easier. Others besides ml selfwho composed the committee were Ken Kalstein,Don Morton, Andy' Pergakis, and Harlan Kerr.
Special help on the Fly'-in came from RichardSimonelli, Marie Mohr, Cathl Springford, Hollis0reenwood, Mary Pat Powers, Jim Head andDon Greco. To Matt Messner and Neil Sechan,rvho opened their home for a great brunch0n Sunday, a very- special thank-you. Andof course a thank-y'ou to Saundra McEIroy-Bryant and Johnny Preston who gave wingedfeet to the dancers who attended the Fli.-in. Performing groups who added to the festiv-ties were The Saddietramps, Cold Rush, andhe Barbar,v- Coast Cloggers.
I had the good fortune to once again meetand over the weekend to host Alain b,nzardfrom NYC, a great gul'and a fun dancer!
June is graduation month and Western StarDancers has TWO CLASSES ENDING. so of coursethis means T\l'0 GRADITATION PARTIES! ThePlus graduat ion part) ' is June 19 and theMainstream part) is June 2I. Come and jointhe Club for both nights of fun and dancingat the Eureka Valley' Recreation Center (pleaseremember - no hard soled shoes).
\[e had two great nights of dancing u,ithPaul Waters and introduced the Club to anew dancing area: St. Paulus Lutheran ChurchParish Hall. The space is a good size, hassome parking in the area, and the hall feelscomfortable. Our challenging Plus night proved:
1. \ 'ou can' t miss several months of dan-cing and not expect it to shou, on thef l oor,
2. Just because you have taken an Adrancedclass doesn't mean you knou plus.
I suggest that some of -v-ou should come IoClub nights and get back into shape quick!
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by Freeman Stamper
Steffanl' was unable to attend the ChesapeakeSquares fly-in, but she sent me, her sponsor.Did I sa)', "f ly-in"? I meant to sa!' mini-convention. Between 7:30 PM, Friday, May19, and 3:00 PM, Sunday, May 21, there were23 hours of dancing/workshops, Mainstreamand Plus with a l i t t le Al.
What started two years ago as a little excur-sion to the beach for this then-new BaltimoreClub, doubled in size between the secondand third !ears from 60 part ic ipants to 125.
Except for Cheryl from portland, Dennis andJeff from Sacramento, one person I did notmeet from Chicago or Cleveland, and me,the only other person not from Baltimore,Washington, D.C., or New York City was ourbeloved cal ler Chris Phi l l ips from the SouthFlor ida Mustangs.
The Atlantic Budget Motel, just I't? blocksfrom the ocean, is a charming motel withthis one carpeted conference room. My' anklesgot a little sore from trying to catch upwith m! body while doing spins and turns.He: , i f tha t ' s a l l ) :a go t , tha t r5 2 l l l . ' a go t lThe room is bursting at the seams with about10 squares! Ever5'one seemed to just joinin the good t imes with minimal complaining.I t was a structured weekend, but la id-back,with Lou Papowsky of Fairfax, \' irginia, andChris Phillips calling some good hash forjust-graduated Mainstreamers through just-completed Al-ers.
I arr ived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesdaynight, Nlay 11. Thursday night, Chris Phillipswas alread! in town, so he called a 2-hoursession of Al for the people who had justcompleted their c lass. Just Ett , Hon, fromBaltimore called me in San Francisco to tellme about this dancing and left directionsto the Lost & Found bar. I called her backto let her know that I needed no directionsas I was the first person ever mugged goingto the bar when it first opened in 1973.it seemed au'fully wierd square-dancing ina bar where all I had ever done was discoboogie and perform in drag!
Friday morning, my chauffer hosts Tom &Warren, Maury' (the immediate past presidentof Lambda Squares) and I left D.C. for RehobothBeach. We stopped in St. Michaels, Maryland,for crab cakes for lunch. Returning homeon Sunday, two carloads of us stopped in theMaryland state capital of Annapolis for aseafood dinner (no pun intended).
Ett, Dave and Russ did an excellent job ofcoordinating the weekend's events. Theremust have been about 200,000 door prizes.Since Baltimore considered this weekend tobe their banner dance for the IACSDC, theChesapeake Squares were able to give sizedonations to the New York Convention Contee and the Association. Next year is alrea.ry'planned.
S I L V E R L A S T A R S A L O O r y. I ' O O P E N S O O N !
by Jim Head
Well, Buckaroos, for those of you luck"'- enoughto have experienced the last Club La Star,doesn't it seem like yesterday that our tulled,tinseled and twinkling finale made !,ou gapein awe or stand on )'our chairs and cheer?
l lel l , my' fr iends, that was actual ly Novembero f l98r -
) iow, i t 's t ime for history to repeat i tsel f .I t 's not a moment too soon to once againbegin planning for that peripatetic extravaganzaof a fundraiser to (hopefuily) hit the boardsin 0ctober.
We need to schedule a date ver! soon,before doing that I need to get an idea uho-'savai lable to assist in putt ing this show on.For the Si lver La Star Saloon to open i tsdoors, we need stagehands, lightine coordinators,set designers and choreographers (we're talkingsimple, but stunning. In short, simpl! stunning).\['e need folks to rustle up some vittles andsome fo lks to serve 'em. a l l o f thosepeople without whom a function cannot function.
PLUS - the main attraction - TALENT!
Actualll ', nerve, guts or chutzpah more thantalent, but I want singing, dancing, comedl',drama, rope tricks, cattle branding - whicheverMuse moves you. .Star turns or ensembleacts. The theme is WESTERN, so how muchmore basic can we get? But remember, theSilver La Star Saloon isn't just ANY honky-tonk; it 's a dive !'ou can bring !"our auntDa is l 'Be l le to - i f she isn ' t a l ready in thechorus line!
So, don't be branded a coward. Call Jim{169-994'7) and let's set a spell andaround a few ideas. Everything is as looseas a tumbleweed right now, so all ideas arewelcome!rlo|<{olololplololoF :loF*
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G O I N G T O A D V A N C E D ?
Whenever an Advanced Class starts somewhere,the question comes up for Plus dancers, newgraduates and "old hands" alike: should Igo to Advanced now, later, never? We'reabout to graduate a Plus Class, so peopleare wondering about Advanced. Here's whatseveral WSDers say about this (more people'sideas will be in future issues):
B0B BELLVILLE: I think that Plus should bea stopping point for awhile; new Plus graduatesshouldn't go on right now, but should dancePlus for at least several months to solidifytheir ski l ls, and to let dancing the cal lsbecome easier and more automatic.
Too man!' people rush on and end up poordancers because thei didn' t take t ime torealll ' dance the level - and each level canbe chal lenging rvi thin i tsel f . For a new Plusdancer, more cal ls would only be confusingat th is po in t .
BILL WHITEFIELD: I would sa) ' this appl iesto qry. level, llainstream up: To realll ' learna le 'u 'el , 1 'ou need to take the t ime to enjol 'i t , to p la ) ' w i th i t ! \ ' ou shou ld dance i t '
for at least 6 months or a !'ear - eachlevel of fers much more chal lenge than justiearning the cai is, i lu i _\ uu l r i iss uui urr alot of the fun if you rush on before ]'ouha'u'e fun with the level you've alread), learned!
EDDIE SNIITH: There's no need to go to Advanced,But i f a dancer does want to go on, I thinkan! one should wait a minimum of 6 months.preferabll' a ) ear, after-TilTuating at Pius.They' need to dance Plus for at least thatlong to cement their knowledge of Mainstreamand Plus.
A\NA DANIIANI: To advance or not to advance?There is no simple answer. In fact, the questionof whether or not to move on to Advancedseems to pose a whole new set of thingsto think about.
The first thing to remember is that onceyou have completed a class is when you canreally start to play! How many of ),ou havescreamed "You can't do that!" when hearingWheel and Deal from facing lines? Do !,oufeel a little insecure doing a Spin Chainand Exchange the Gears from left-handedwaves? These are only a minute fraction ofthe possible variations to some calls whichyou have already learned.
Think about what your reasons for wantingto rnove on to Advanced might be. Is it becauseyou think it 's the "cool thing to do"? If that'sthe case, -v-ou should consider that the Main-
stream and Plus halls at any Conventron orFly-in are the most popular among dancersof all levels.
Is your reason for wanting to move on toAdvanced due to a feeling that knowingcalls might make you a better dancerifeeling is that what makes you a better danceris knowing the calls which you have alreadyIearned and knowing them very well, notlearning more calls. To me, a better danceris someone who is a proficient Mainstreamor Plus dancer and not merely an adequateAdvanced dancer.
Here are a few questions for you to thinkabout before making your final decision:
- Do I know the correct definition ofal l cal ls, Basic through Plus, $i thoutprompting?
- Am I comfortable with dancing bothparts, Basic through Plus, no matterthe cal ier or the pace of the dance?
- Am I able to easilt ' and accurately'execute al l cal ls, Basic through Plus,from new and unusual positions eventhough they' may not be the "standard"posit ion?
if the answer to an! ui t i rese quesi iuan!thing other than a resounding "\ 'ES'very honest with ) 'ourself ) , then i t is m)belief that this is probably' too soon for 1'outo consider Advanced.
ROD I\IORRELL: This u'ould apply- to an!,one,at an! level - Do y'ou uant to rgal l l ' badl l ?And do you honest l l ' feel that you're a strcngPlus dancer? If so, !'ou should go on, butif not, you should wait, and strengthen y'ourdance level. \'ou can always go to Advancedif ! 'ou f eel l ike i t later. ( l danced at PIusmore than a y-ear until I f elt realll ' strong,before going to Advanced.)
FREEMAN STAMPER: Should a new Plus graduatego immediately to the advanced program?
No. At WSD, we take students from Basicthrough Plus \r,' ithout a break. Personally,I don't even favor that ilTangement, but that'sa fact of life. To De a proficient squaredancer, you must be able to respond to callsquickly. Only practice quickens your res'time. If you know the calls, but do not re.quickly, you stil l break down squares justas though you don't 'even know the cal ls.
Square dancing is not an IQ test. Give y'ourmind a rest and learn to pial' with the calls
A \^/EEKENDthrough Ph.rs. As was demonstrated at thePaul Waters take-no-prisoners Plus dance,there is more to coordinate than a column.What's the hurrl,? Afraid square dancing willcease before y'ou learn it all? Even if itdid cease, what will you do with all theeducation? Take some time to learn whereyou are in a square through all the Plus G'ilfnot just that you are in a square.
PATT\' WHITE: A lot of people are flockingto Advanced now, and for what seem to meto be the wrong reasons - I was one of them.Ml' friends were doing it, and though I wasn'ta strong Plus dancer, I guess I thought thatgoing to Advanced would somehow providesome outward sign that I was really' competentat Plus (whether it was mostl5 peer pressureor just m) ortr;n thing I don't knou,).
fuiywal,, Advanced was just stress for me.The calls, which are not actually' any' harderthan Mainstream or Plus calls, ,,r!ere vert'hard for me to learn. The reason. u,hich Ididn' t real ize at the t ime, is that APD isthe context at the Advanced level, and ! 'ouhave to knou those rllainstream and Plus defin-iEons in 1'our sleep! I t 's no fun at al l toslar,e over something, f eel ing inadequate al lthe t ime, when y'ou just don' t ha' , 'e the back-I,round.
So for dancers who are considering Advanced,I 'd suggest real l i ' honest i t ' appraising ! 'ourdancing level, using, Arr; la 's cr i ter ia to judee
! 'our APD ski i l . And i f 1.ou're real l t , a sol idPlus dancer, go ahead; but don' t do i t unlessyou're read5'.
On June 30, the reign of the current SunshineQueen wi l l come to an end, af ter one I 'earof birthdal' and anniversar)' greetings, thankyounotes, and even congratulat ions on a bir thor two.
The job requires semi-legible handu'riting,the ability to sound sincere when you haven'ta clue who you're writing to; also, a cursoryreading of "Miss Manners' guide to ExcruciatingliCorrect Behavior" is helpful but not v i tal .Expenses for cards and postage will be coveredby the Treasury'. Remember, at WSD, titlesare their own reward.
Pretenders to the throne may, phone Jim Headat i69-994'.
The weekend of October 20-22 promises tobe one that all will truly remember! Thatis the weekend that we'll be going to CampCazadero. It is located about 8 miles northfrom the old Cazadero Music Camp (whichsome of you will remember from past retreats).
Camp Cazadero offers many amenities whichwere not available at the old Cazadero. Someof these include such things as showers withhot and cold running water (!) in each cabin,ffin't it?) and realdoors. The main hall has a polished hardwooddance floor, created especiallt" for dancing.
There is also a large outdoor platform designedfor square dancing, which is located underthe giant redwoods. The area surroundingCampCaz offers miles of hiking trails, streamsand a 300-foot waterfal l .
Past retreats have always been a chanceto dance, party, relax, and part)'! \[ 'e havehad Margarita parties, cocktail parties, sha'i '-ing c ream par t ies (ask Ste f fan) 'about tha t ! )and parties for absolutely no reason! This
-"-ear promises to be just as much fun! I heart l r n ! t l " , n - o a v i c f c 2 n n q c i h i l i t v A f a f a t U ! O U Se
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I t ' s no t too ear l ) ' to beg in p lann ing how y 'ouwill decorate your cabin in order to enterthe cabin decorat ing contest. (Just remem-ber that we won't be able to use hammersand nai ls in the wal ls this t ime!) There u' i l la lso be a chance to vote for lVr. and Ms.CampCaz. (Will the Hairdresser from Hellhelp the contestants to Prepare?)
ln add i t ion to a l l th is exc i tement , ue ' l l a lsodance! There will be workshops during theda)' on Saturday, and evening dances on bothFrida-r' and Saturday evenings. Our specialguest cal ler wi l l be Chris Phi l l ips of theSouth Flor ida Mustangs. Chris has been cal l ingfor about 13 J-ears, and current l l 'cal ls forJack Lasrt' 's club, in addition to being theClub Caller for the illustangs. This will beChris's first time calling for Western Star.
The weekend will begin on Fridar eleningand continue to Sundal' afternoon. Your regist-rat ion wi l l include 6 meals (dinner Fr idaythru lunch on Sunday) and 2 nights' lodging.Al l _this for only $69.00! The pr ice wi l l jumpto. $85.00 on September 16, so i t is to,vouradvantage to register early! We will, hou,er,,er,gladly accept more money' if you wish.
Sb register now for CampCaz! \'ou won't u,antto miss this one!
I N M \ / O P I N I O N
b"u- Freeman Stamper
There are two issues which are never broacheddirectly but which are the underpinnings formany discussions at Western Star. So here'sone this month; another to follow next month.
Ever heard these statements before? "squaredancing is fun." "Are we having fun yet?""lt doesn't make any difference if your squarebreaks down as long as you're having fun."So, is WSD a dance club or a social club?
The ultimate answer is that we are both.However, many people fail to see how thesetwo elements work as partners, sharing separatet ime-f rames. I think of their relat ionshipas overlapping circ les such as the fol lowing:
ln this diagram, A = dance; B = social ; andC = conf l ict . One can ver! , easi ly think ofarea C as the true overlapping of the tu,oelements, but i t is the area where the "warr ing"groups coni i ic i .
WSD is a square-dance club. We teach squaredancing. As a club, v!e neither teach norexecute two-step, bal l room, contra, disco,or an)' other tl 'pe of dance. Our primar)' rea-son for existence is square dancing. Squaredancing ma), look simple, but i t takes pat ience,pract ice, and concentrat ion for eight peopleto work as a unit to complete the dancef orm.
By the ver!' fact that we are a club madeup of voiuntary members seeking social contact,the social element of WSD is very, importantto each of us individually'. Because we areindividuals, we have di f ferent social needs;some need just the exercise and some needan extended family. All of our social needscan be met by WSD if we plan for socialact iv i t ies.
There are many reasons for the conflict area.Some examples are:
- I would rather be some other place,but my lover wants to be here.
- I 'm bored.
I reallS, prefer social interaction, butrt's nice to have a little exercise every oncein a whi le.
The conflict area manifests itseli in talkingin the square so that others cannot concent_rate or hear; taking the attitude that I'mright and you're wrong; ignoring the assistanueneeded by someone else; refusing to dancewith certain people; and the tist goesThe conflict exists because square danrequires human contact. When we crave tr._.social interaction more than we wish to contrib_ute to the square dance form of dancing,something has to give. And that, my friendi,is usually tempers.
When we come to dance, we should put ourentire effort into dancing. When we hosta social, we should expect only to socializewith each other. When we realize that danceand social are separate elements, then areaC can become cooperation, not conflict. Wecan cooperate because we have used our socialtime wisely' and learned to care about theneeds of others in the square.,k f rpiof *r|of {okrloloFf rFFlolo|<*rloFrlotot<*rlaFrlokrlolok*rlol<'k
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0n Sunday, June l8th, -vou' l l have a chancef 3 6 2 r t i n i 1 2 f o i n a n " l n t r . . t t o C a l l i n g ' r ur q . ! i v - r r r v
shop. I t wi l l be taught by Bob Bel lv i l l ,his garage at 250 Hartford Street. from T2to 3 PM.
Bob u'il l work with Western Star callers andinstructors as well as interested club membersto help them decide i f they have an interestin developing their skills as callers and orinstructors.
For those who wish to go on to develop theirski l ls as a club cal ler, Bob wi l l begin teachinga callers' workshop on an ongoing basis begin-ning in late July. ln addit ion to studyingsome of the basic concepts of calling, Bobwill help callers prepare materials for useat Club nights. He will also help callers tofeel more comfortable in working the soundequipment. In order to help make conductingworkshops and classes easier, such thingsas knowing when to stop the record or tapeand when and how to workshop a call willbe included.
fuigels who are willing to come help bf' fisquares will be very much needed and aptiated!
For more information, call Bob at 864-4594or Anna at 621-0862.>lo!**{olclololololololololololololololololo}{ol{olcf g:lolo}gg:lolc
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It 's the Big Four-O for Ken Kalstein, whois giving a dance to celebrate this auspiciousoccasion! Ken had a difficult time schedulinga hall, and the only time he could get unfort-unately conflicts with WSD's Quarterly GeneralMeeting - Saturdat' evening, June 1?, from7:30 to 10 at St. Paulus. ftlarlan will be callingalternating Plus and Mainstream, with Advancedstar tips) Happy birthday, Ken!:ldofi**:lololo|<* >k*Xok*Xep$<***'lololel<:lololo|rlololoft ***
D O N . T T O S S I T !L)ONA ' I 'H 1 ' I ' !
I t i s a lmost t ime fo r the June 10-11, 1989,WSD Garage sales. A volunteer who has accessto a truck or van-ty 'pe vehicle is st i l l neededso we can have a home col lect ion service( i f you have smal l things, cal l Patt l , 681-29-0, but her car won't hold large i tems).Even if the volunteer(s) is, are unable to bearai lable Fr idat 'evening or Saturdal ' for pickup,we st i i l need a truckish vehicle to cart theunsold treasures to Community' Thrift about4 PIU on Sundal', June 1 1. Please call meat 431-62:2 if you or a friend of )'ours canhc lp .
Same format as alway's.
- Bring treasures to 225 Sanchez anytimeon Saturdal' or Sunday'
- Make special arrangements to br ing i temson Fridal evening, June 9 (we haveno place to store i tems longer thanor ernight)
- Unsold i tems on Saturda), wi l l be storedovernight, and the sale cont inues onSunday
- Al l unsold i tems at the end of the saleon Sunday wi l l be given to CommunityThri f t .
As alwal 's, anyone wanting to work the saleneeds only to stop by for awhile and pusnmerchandise. These are alway,s f un, so planfor a good t ime!
- Imogene CharleneThe Chicken Ranch.431-6212(but you can call me Freeman)
The new WSD shirt is at the printers. Thedesign was created by Nlark Carey, one ofour Friends, and Tom Tripp handled shirt orderand printing. You're certain to like this newsty' le. I t is a high-neck, 100qo hear '5 '-weightpreshrunk cotton, with long sieeve and elasti-c ized cuff . The shir t wi l l cost S10 and wi l lbe available f or sale shortll, ' af ter June 4(the daf the printers return from vacation).
The shir t is s i lver in color with neon pinkprint ing. Below is a not-to-scale drawingusing a greatl! reduced cop)' of the actualartu 'ork ( ,1,pclcgies for the fashion i l ! ' - rstrat i ln!)
THE WESTERN STAR is the newsletter for theWestern Star Dancers, a contemporary AmericanSquare Dance Club primarily serving the SanFrancisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Subscriptions to THE WESTERN STAR are freeto WSD members, $18 to non-members. Advert-isements are complimentarl' to members; com-mercial advertisers may contact us for information.
Address: Western Star Dancers, 584 CastroStreet, Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 941L4-
Disclaimer: All typos, omissions and incorrectinformation are provided by the Powers ofDarkness, and are not the fault of the EditorialStaff, the Contributors, the Board or any'oneelse associated with \ IsD.
Who's Doing What:
Administrator: Eddie SmithSecretary: James OzanichTreasurer: Ed Conlel'IACSDC Rep: Jason FontaineCalendar Boy: Scott Carey\;estmaster: Carol!'n NlatthewsSunshine Queen: Jim HeadCal lers: Bi l l Whitef ield, Bob Bei iv i l leArchangel: Rod Morrell
Assisiurris. liaithre* Snyciei, l ' ' iax Rubl'Attendance: Freeman Stamper
{ssistants: Lee Chandler. lVax RobbBadgemaster: James OzanichNeu'siet ter Distr ibutor: Denise Young\ewsletter Editor: Patt i White
The Board: Cheisea Ba)'lor, Eddie Smith, JamesOAilcF,-Vtax Robb, Patty White, Rod Morrell,Scott Carey
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TIME IS GETTING SHORT
The July Fourth weekend is a heavy travel p€riod in the Northeasl Ffights into New York ar frrlling up, especially with thec:rseni. c.:rike st Fes'e;n. Tnp 'N Travel, o:u. ofircial ra;el -gancy, has greai coitrEri..io,r,aies ioi arrJone coming io FEELTHEAPPLE. There is no minimum number of club memben required for this fare and you don't. have to travel as a group. In the USyou can call Trip 'N Travel ar l-800-221-6574, n Canada call l-718-934-1700.
REGISTER NOW!!
I fyouhavenotyetregisteredforPEELTHEAPPLE,doitsoon! I t isveryhelpful forourplanningifweknowhowmanydancen will be here for the Convention., The registration fee increases to $65.00 on June lst. Please register at yotu earliestconvenience!
FUN RADGE TOUR
The Fun Badge Tour will srart at 9 AM on Monday, July 3rd. Busses will leave from the front of the Sheraton Centre Horland head "uptown, downtown 'n all 'round the town" to take you on a whirlwind tour of Manhattan. This is bound o be one ofthe highlighs of the Convendon. The cost is $15 and the registration deadline is June lsc A regisradon form is enclosed. Signup roday!
Individual tickes witl be available for the IAGSDC Banquet - $40.00. Tickea for a single day of dancing will also beavailableforthosewhocannotattenddlof0reConvention.Individualdanclngis$20.00per&y. Danceticketsmaybepurchasederch day at the registration desk. Individual tickets for the Banquet must be purchased in advance. I*t us know the number oftickets you need and your choice ofentree - chicken, fish or vegetarian.
Fr.l Th. Anole r Fntl Officr Bor 1229 Amnnia Station. Nrr r/nr* NY f0n?l
,DAYTII\{E TOURS
Enclosed is yet another sign up sheet - this tinrc for the wonderful welking tours of New York that will be available foryou to rekg. Since they take place at the sarne time as the afternoon workshops and dancing, the tours are basically designed fornon dancers. However the Gay Old New York Walk seems to us o be the perfect way tJo spend the afternoon of the Fourr.t"July. Tour Greenwich Village in the afternoon, and LOAD THE BOAT that eveningl! The deadline to sign up for rhe roun ,June I sL Each tour coss $ l0 and will last about2 hours. PLEASE NOTE: space on the toun is yglf lirnited and will be allocated-on a frnt come first served basis. Don't delay, sign up today!! If you want a tour that is not listed, let us know and we will mapour your route and provide public transponadon maps and directions, before June lst only.
Please sendyouclub banner to Sheldon Greene,Afartment#10-C, -{5West l4rh Sreet, New York,NY, l00ll soirwil l arrivehere before June 2lst- We plan to display all of the club banners in the lmperial Ballroom. Your banner 61151 get here by June2lst or we cannot guarante€ that it will be on display. Please make sure that is has flaps, tabs, or such so thar it can be easilyanached to a wire.
1LAST CALL . LAST CALL 'LAST CALL . I ,AST CAI , I , .
LOAD THE BOAT is nearly loaded!! It seems to be morc popular than we had anticipate4 so send in your deposit ($25)or full payment ($50) soon. This is the last call for Housing Requess. This is the last call for PEEL THE APPLE registradonat $60.00, soon it goes up to $65.00. Make your hotel reservations soon; the cut-off date is June 2, from then on reservationsare on a space available basis. It is going to be an exciring time in New York City - don't miss our. If you wish to place anad in the official program - see the enclosed rate sheet. At this time all tickets for rhe theatre parties have been mai.led out j{the balance due on the tickes was received- If your tickes have not arrived, please make sure that you did send in the balancedue. If you did" DO NOT PANIC, just drop a note to Theatre Panies and we will check it out!
.SIC H EDULE INEOB N{ A TIOIY
PEEL THE APPLE officially begins at 5 PM Friday, June 29th when the regisration desk opens for business. There willbe a cash bar, rwo-step dancing, and entenainment, so plan to be here to register early and get in on the fun right from the startSquaredancingwillstartatS,andwillfeaturesomeoftheoutstandingcallerswehaveselectedfortheConvention. Eacheveningas soon as the scheduled dancing ends, there will be what we are calling the CLUB CALLERS FESIVAL. This is a showcaseforallof thewonderfullAGSDCClubCallerswhogivesomuchoftheirrimeandskillsandenergytotheirclubs. Dancingwillcontinue as late as there are callers and dancen!! : ,
There will be various workshops each morning starting at 10, a break for lunch and an afternoon evenr, such as an IntensiveI-evel Workshop, a Surprise Caller's Dance, and lntro Workshops to enable you to get a taste of a higher level. Other specialevents include: Saturday - the Grand Meeting; Monday - Fun Badge Tour and the Closing Dance, the off icial end of PEELTHE APPLE. There will be exhibition dancing by various clubs, panies and events hosted by otherclubs, rime to jusr relax, andperhaps explore the area around the Hotel and dine at one of the fine restaurants nearby.
The final event of the celebration will be the Fireworks Cruise, dining and dancing aboard a ship sailing on New York Harborduring the evening of July Fourth - the perfect time and place to relax and to visit new and old friends, and to start making plansfor 1990 in VANCOUVER!!
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S tar t ing w i th th is ed i t ion , THE WESTERN STARu i l l be publ ished using a new format - only 'those things that al i members rreed to ki ,ou'w i l l be inc luded: ca lendar , f l yers , dead l inesand ads.
Th is i s par t o f my ' e f fo r t to o r ien t WSD's pub l i c -a t ions to the aud ience, ra ther than t r ) , ing tocram every' thing into one neu'slet ter (which,l ' \ ,e d iscovered, peop le , don ' t read anyway. )We alread) have WSD TODAY!, with announce-ments and th ings o f in te res t to those who a t tendClub and C lass n i tes .
i s Fa l l , a new WSD pub l ica t ion w i l l mat (erts appearance - the WSD QUARTERLY SELECTIONS.I t u ' i l l have ar t i c les o f genera l in te res t , andu i l l be mai led to the ent ire membership andt0 a i l IAGSDC Clubs , bu t i t w i l l no t con ta inany announcements or deadl ines that everyoneneeds to know about. (That way, people canread i t at le isure ( i f they, choose to read i ta t a l l l ) w i thout miss ing ou t on an l th ing c r i t i ca l .
What I envision for the QIj , {RTERLY SELECTi0NSis art lc les ab'out issues that concern seuaredancers in general and Western Star Dancersin part icular. As an IACSDC Club, WSD's danceaqt iv i t ies ar^e geared to maintaining our hobbyu r th rn the Cay- and Lesb ian Communi ty , . I t ma iseelil that our concerns are unique becauseof that interact ion - but most of the issues\\'e f ace as square dancers arise in the largersquare ciance community as wel l . Square dancingis a cross-cultural hobbt, and Clubs everywhere- Gay and straight, American and foreignwrest le with things l ike this:
What is a good mix of teaching, dancing andsocial act iv i t ies ior a Club?
.-iow can we satisfy our dancers' need for chal-enging dancing and st i l l have a program forall our dancers?
How do you get more people to help with thework of actual ly running a Club?
Should the off icers be the people who are actual l t 'doing the work, or should Club of f ice be arecognit ion for past service?
How do -vou select and maintain a dance leveifor ) 'our Club?
Whl do oto membet 's siop pari ic ipat i ; la, :ndwhat do you do to get them back?
Should the Club's emphasis be on retaining oldmembers, or on teaching neu' ones?
What do you do about members who get rust land don't "brGI up", so they lower the CIubdance leve l?
How do 5'ou deal with members who are rude?
i would l ike the QUARTERLY SELECTIO\S r0ref lect our thoughts on issues l ike these.
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Your art ic ies may be about any subject of inter-est to square dancers. They ma:. ' be ei ther rer ieusof other art ic les or personal opinion essa) s.Freeman's art ic ie on the social , 'dance aspecisof Clrrb (THE WESTERN STAR, June, 1989) andthe art ic les on going to A-l (same reference)are good examples of QUARTERLY SELECTI0\Smater ia l .
You ma) 'submi t as many ar t i c les as you u ' i sh .Each may be any length you consider necessar! 'to present your topic. I expect that each ofyou wi l l provide your ver), best wri t ing forour QUARTERLY SELECTIONS.
I would l ike this to be the classiest publrcat ionWSD can produce. Accordingly, the art ic lesshould be in good taste and with al l facts correct.A l l a r t i c les w i l l be by- l ined .
I wi l l publ ish al l art ic les and essaJ,s exact l !as ) 'ou submit them. Although they'11 be retypeOinto QS iayout, I wi l l not modify ' !our grammar,spel l ing, punctuat ion or style. (There was acomplaint about the heavy -handed edit ing of
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THE WESTERN STAR, so I ' l l t r t ' i t th is way.)The quality of the QTTARTERLY SELECTI0NS willbe ent irely dependent upon the qual i ty of art ic les
mi t ted .
-Jase type your art ic les, and put on the t i t leand your name as you want them to appear.Keep a Xerox of what you give me.
The deadl ine for art ic les for the Fal l '89 Edit ionof WSD QITARTERLY SELECTIONS is July 31. Pleasebe sure to give them to me in person or topersonal ly put them in m), mai lbox ( i910 - 34thAvenue in The City, between Ortega and Pacheco).Don't mai i them either to mv home or to WSDrsmai lbox ' - Pa t ty
WSD Board elect ions are coming up this Fal l .See Russ King if y'ou want to rLln or to placesomeone's name into nominat ion.{+rkrf *oF&Frkr|rf *A***{o|rf**rlokrl.lk*)t<***&f rk*rk*rlelok
T0 THE IUYSTERIOUS PHONE CALLER: M""- giftsin communicat ion are channel l ing, TAROT cards,crystal bal ls and astral ra!s. Fiber opt ics obscureterrestr ial communicat ions. I do make houseca l ls . P lease ca l l fo r an appo in tn ren t .
THE WESTERN STAR is the newsletter for theWestern Star Dancers, a contemporary American
Square Dance Club primarily serving the San
Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community-
Subscriptions to THE WESTERN STAR are free
to WS0 members, $18 to non-members. Advert-
isements are complimentary to members; com-
mercial advert isers ma! ' contact us for information
Address: Western Star Dancers, 584 Castro
Str sui te 480, San Francisco, CA 94114-
Disclaimer: Ai l typos, omissions and incorrectfiTormati.on are provided by the Powers of
Darkness, and are not the faul t of the Editor ial
Staff , the Contr ibutors, the Board or an) 'one
e lse assoc ia ted w i th WSD.
Who 's Do ing What :
Administrator: Eddie SmithSecretar) ' : James OzanichTreasurer: Ed Conlel'IAGSDC Rep: Jason FontaineCalendar BoY: Scott CareY\iestmaster: CarolY'n NlatthewsSunshine Queen: Avai labieCa l le rs : B i l l Whi te f ie ld , Bob Be l lv i l le
Attendance: Freeman StamPerAssistants: Lee Chandler, IMax Robb
Badgemaster: James OzanichNewsietter Distr ibutor: Denise YoungNewsle t te r Ed i to r : Pa t tv Whi te
The Board: Chelsea Ba5' lor, Eddie Smith, JamesdZanlcF, lax Robb, Patty White, Rod Morrel l ,Scott Carey
Weather? Cruld be hot, could be fog? Yes, see Scott
lvlap on Rweise Side
wilt tfu (zgen[try MAR,-EMITALTLLE returrL out of tfu mist fikcEKIEADoog{again tfrk year? /ou'[[ fiaw to 6e tfrcre to ,titruss trti-smiracfe of miracfes for yourseff.Witt tfie 14ood famify spread out a[[ mter tfit area ond stand tatt?Witt tfu Erailzy famdy [are sfiozu tfuir faces again tftis yeor?
SEND YOUR RESERVATION To: WESTERN STAR DANCERS584 Castro, Suite 480
San Francisco, CA 94114
Enclosed ls a checUmoney order for g(please do not send cash)
Name:Address:
City:
Check box fo rVegetar ian D ie t
phone:
I need a ride: Y"s _ No _ lcan go on (day and tjme)
Yes Please stde how m to leave on (day ard time)
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Sesteru Star laucersl)our 6ub for tlwrough
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!Flus Class !
This Summet, continue your square dance instruction,or refresh your skills, with WSD's Plus class (the mostpopular program of gay square dancing). The Plusprogram consists of 27 incredibly fun and exciting calls.
Wednesday nighs - July 12 thru Ostober 11/ l t - : - L . - \\ r J l l r S l r D , /
$40.00 payable on 12th or 19th of July(Financial difficulties? Please discuss with our ClubTreasurer, Ed Conley)
Eureka Valley Rec Center - 7:30-9:30 pm
Angel? Angels are always welcome (no charge)
Sesteru $tar Dancersl)our duh for funong
lClubNightDancing !This Summer its time to Dance, Dance, Dance !
Monday nights surring July l0 :
$3.00 per night$4.00 per night (Guest Caller Nights)Eureka Valley Rec Center, 7:30-9:30
"Red Light / Green Light" - lvlainstream/Plus
Mondays will be an exciting mix of club callers andapprentices, records and tapes designed to keep youdancing as well as improving your skills. Additionally,the last Monday of the month (or there abouts) we'lifeature a guest Caller:
July 31 - Eric HenerlauAug 2I - Ron Mascker (from NY's Times ftuares)Aug 28 - Eric Henerlau (returns)
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Saturday July 15 - Annual Angel Island Picnic
Sunday July 23 - Hitthe 'Decks' at John Vo$'s1l-5pm Hot Summer Poduck &
Workshop in Santa Rosa
Sa$rday Plus Workshops shrting August 5th
Sunday Sept 3 - Scou & John's Hot SummerIabor Day BBQ & Workshop,3l DouglassWeekend
Fri - Sun - Retreat at CamP C^azaderoOct- 20frt-22nd
And wt to me d+nding o br tvircd q liule !dn& get !
ilsstsru $tar laucersThe efuh f or Newer Ootrcgrs
NewEasie i*ffainstrea,m
Class StartsSeptemberl8thMondayNights
Part 1 - Sept. lEth thru Dec. lEth (Basics)
Part2 - (Basic reviewi}4ainsBeam) January thruearly April
lditional details, including all of our guerilla squareyr omotional activities, will be forthcoming
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SUMMER IN TTIE CITY
. IULY 15SATURDAY - 7TH ANNUAL
4TH OF JULY PICNICAT ANGEL ISLAND
*AUGUST 6
7 : 3 0 - 1 0 : 0 0 / S U N D A YBILL HARRISON
(National Caller / Baltimore)AT ST. PAULUS
* AUGUST 217 : 3 0 - 9 : 3 0 / M O N D A Y
RON MASCKER(I, 'ROM NEW YORK "TIMES SQUARBS")
A' I 'EUREKA VALLEY
ST. PAULUS LUTHERN CHURCHGOUGH ST AT EDDY ST.
EUREKA VALLEY RECREACNON CENTEBCOLLINGWOOD AT 18TH ST.
(BEHIND CALA)(SOFT SOLE SHOES ONLY AT THIS HALL)
OCTOBER 20 - 22 / CAMP CAZADERO
-LnJULY 31
7 : 3 0 - 9 : 3 0 / M O N D A YERIC HENERLAU
AT EUREKA VALLEY
AUGUST 197 : 3 0 - 1 0 : 3 0 / S A T U R D A Y
JERRY JESTIN(National Caller / New Mexico)
AT ST. PAULUS
,\wAUGUST 28
7 : 3 0 - 9 : 3 0 / M O N D A YERIC TIENERLAU
AT EUREKA VALLEY
D I R E C T O R Y A S S I S T A N C E
U p d a t e s t o y o u r 1 9 8 9 W e s t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s D i r e c t o r y( r e m o v e , f o l d t n h a l f & i n s e r t ' i n y o u r D r r e c t o r y )
a s o f : 6 / 1 9 / e g
C U R R E N T M O N T HNew members who join from the Class the last
ADDITIONS part of June wi l l be in the Update in the August
STEPHEN S RAYTEK ISSUE.
3 3 C o l I i n g w o o dS a n F r a n c r s c o , C A 9 4 1 1 4H : ( 4 1 5 ) 8 6 4 - 6 4 0 6M e m b e r D a t e : J u n 8 9B t r t h d a y : D e c 2 2
C H A N G E S
K A T Y C A R R E L2 1 9 4 M e d f o r d A v eR e d w o o d C r t y , C A 9 4 0 6 . 1( 4 1 5 ) 3 6 4 - 9 2 5 5
P R I O R M O . N T H S
A D D I T I O N S
D E N I S E J . Y O U N G3 1 3 V a l e n c r a S t * 1S a n F r a n c r s c o , C A 9 4 0 6 1H : ( 4 1 5 ) 8 2 4 - 1 7 6 8M e m b e r D a t e : J u l B oB t r t h d a y : A u g 1
J O S E P H S O B I E S I A K , J R1 0 7 0 C h u r c h S t f 3 1 8S a n F r a n c t s c o , C A 9 4 1 1 4H : ( 4 1 5 ) 2 8 2 - 5 4 3 1Membe r Dat - . . : : - l t : , 3 lB t r t h d a y : J u n 2 2
P A U L D U N C A NP O B o x 7 0 1 2 8S u n n y v a l e , C A 9 4 0 8 6H : ( 4 1 5 ) 9 6 1 - 1 9 5 5W : ( 4 0 8 ) 7 3 0 - 7 5 5 5M e m b e r D a t e : M a y 8 9B t r t h d a y : A u g 2 1
R I C H A R D E S I M O N E L L I2 5 O R o o s e v e l t W a y * 1 AS a n F r a n c i s c o , C A 9 4 1 1 4H : ( 4 1 5 ) 6 2 6 - 6 6 2 0M e m b e r D a t e : N o v 8 7B t r t . h d a y : M a y 1 B
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The Convention news is that WSD members wereall over the place, in the best possible way:
LEON DUBOIS came up with the great news thatan IACSDC Convention had its first all-blacksquare. A proud moment to be repeatillE-iiand again, we hope!
FREEMAN STAMPER was awarded the Golden Bootaward. Steffany accepted for him and was visiblvmoved by the honor.
MARIL\T\ MARTINYAK was elected president ofthe IAGSDC, a firsi for a woman.
TOM TRIPP was elected Secretary of the IACSDCgain.
ANNA DAMI,{NI was elected Administrator forthe Gay Callers' Association.
B0B BELLVILLE was made an Honorary Memberof "G0LDRUSH."
DON GRECO (SADIE) received Honorable Mentionin the "Honky Tonk Queen" contest the'd justgraduated from Mainstream and will be big comp-etition next year).
Callers ANDY SHORE, BILL WHITEFIELD, B0B BELL-VILLE, CHRIS BOLTON, HARLAN KERR and RICKWHEELER and our good friends in "GOLDRUSH"all made good strong impressions on the crowdsduring their sessions with the microphone.
SCOTI CAREY and JOHN C0NLEY and their crew/actors have developed quite a following withthe "Crossfire" series. Many are asking aboutit and looking forward to the next installment.
tsILL WHITEFIELD brought "BARBIE" to the EastCoast and has the pictures to prove it (shevas all over the Bie Apple)!
Our sister club t'squares Across the Border"presented a beautiful new banner to the IAGSDCto show the love and affection between thedancers of our two countries. They also had
the list of callers that they've signed for theIACSDC 1991 Convention and it's got namesyou know and love!
Ivlike DeSisto and Johnny Preston came with theirwives for a WSD midnight showing of "CrossfireIll." Actually, they had to try twice due toa mixup in scheduling, but they had a ball!These two great callers had several sessionswhere they called together and put us throughwild tips. It was hard to tell who had the besttime, the callers or the dancers.
The dancing and energy level was high. It wasgreat as alwa)'s to discover new callers forus to dance to; my favorite was a man namedClenn lVatthew (from the East Coast).
This was one convention where dancers' feethurt from dancing and sight-seeing. New Yorkdid not disappoint the IAGSDC. Thel' were readyand ever)'thing seemed in order. The Times Squaresdid their job well. Bravo!
Nominatrons for the 1989 WSD election will openat the quarterly meeting on August 14, andwill close on August 28. Ballots will be mailedout as soon as possible after the 28th, andresults will be announced either September13 or 20.
Russ King is chairing the elections committee'Please see him to nominate someone, or lethim know if you want to run.
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WSD w i l l be o rde r i ng soon newbus i ness ca rds wh i ch w i
' l ' l ' l ook I i ke
the samp le t o t he r i gh t . Thesew i 1 ' l be ava i l ab le a t C lub f unc t i onsfo r you to take a few as You needthem a t no cha rge t o you .
You can now o rde r you r own Pe rsona lwSD bus iness ca rds . I n t he samp le ,t he s i ng le l i ne w i t h t he t e l ephonenumber w i l l be rep laced w i t h twol i nes : you r name and you r phonenumbe r .
The cos t i s $30 f o r 5OO ca rds ( t ax i nc l uded ) . I f pay ing w i t h a check , makei t - p I i iU te - t 6 - *es te rn S ta r Dance rs . Send you ro rde r t o :
Wes te rn S ta r Dance rs , I nc 'ATTN: F reeman S tamPer
584 Cas t ro S t , Su i t e 480San F ranc i sco , CA 941 14
PRINT the i n fo rma t ron as you w i sh i t t o appea r on t he ca rd - - i nc l ud ingcap ' l t a l i za t i on , punc tua t i on and spac ing
THE WESTERN STAR is the newsletter for thellestern Star Dancers, a contemporary AmericanSquare Dance Club primarily serving the SanFrancisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Subscriptions to THE WESTERN STAR are freeto WSD members, $18 to non-members. Advert-isements are complimentary to members; com-mercial advertisers may contact us for information
Address: Western Star Dancers, 584 Castro Street,Suite 480, San Flancisco, CA 94114.
Disclaimer: AII typos, omissions and rncorrectinformation are provided by the Powers of Dark-ness, and are not the fault of the EditorialStaff, the Contributors, the Board or anyoneelse associated with WSD.
Who's Doing What:
Administrator: Eddie SmithSecretary: James OzanichTreasurer: Ed ConieyIAGSDC Rep: James OzanichAlternate iAGSDC Rep: Freeman StamperCalendarBoy: Scott CareyVestmaster: Caroly'n IVatthewsSunshine Queen: AvailableCallers: Bill Whitefield, Bob Bellville, Eddie SmithAttendance: Freeman Stamper
Assistants: Lee Chandler, Illax RobbBadgemaster: James OzanichWESTEzu{ STAR Distributor: Denise YoungWESTERN STAR Editor: Patty White
The Board: Chelsea Baylor, Eddie Smith, JamesOzanich, Max Robb, Patty White, Rod Morrell.Scott Carey
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This Summer its time to Dance, Dance, DanceI
Monday nights starting July 10 :
$3.00 per night$4.00 per night (Guest Caller Nlights)Eureka Valley Rec Cente r , 7:30-9:30 (soFr soLE sHoEs oNLy )
"Red Light / Green Light" Mainstream/plus
Mondays will be an exciting mix of club callers andlpprentices, records and tapes designed to keep youdancing as well as improving your skills. eooitionally,the last Monday of the month (or there abouts) we'lifeature a guest Caller:
- Eric Henerlau- Ron Mascker (from NY's Times Squares)
July 31Aug 21Aug 28 - Eric Henerlau (returns)
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PRESENTS
SUMMER IN THE CITY
JULY 317:30-9:30/MONDAY
ERIC HENERLAUAT EUREKA VALLEY
AUGUST 67:30-10:00/SUNDAY
BILL HARRISON(National Caller / Baltimore)
AT ST. PAULUS AUGUST 197:30-10:30/SATURDAY
JERRY JESTIN(National Caller / New Mexico)
AT ST. PAULUSAUGUST 2I
7:30-9:30/MONDAYRON MASCKER
(FROM NEW YORK "TIMES SQUARES")AT EUREKA VALLEY
AUGUST 287230-9:30/MONDAY
ERIC HENERLAUAT EUREKA VALLEY
ST. PAULUS LUTHERN CHURCHGOUGH ST AT EDDY ST.
EUREKA VALLEY RECREAITION CENTERCOLLINGWOOD AT 18TH ST.
(BEHTND CALA)(soFT soLE sHoEs oNLY AT THIS HALL)
OCTOBER 20 - 22 / CAMP CAZADERO
Gambl e !
We ARE PrnHrurHe A WEexeHo AT TAHoE (Souru SHoRE)
THT WTExEI IO t l ILL INCLUDE SHARED AccOMODATIONS AT SOMEFULLY-EQUIPPED CABINS RIGHT NEAR THE CENTER OF TOt . lN( lnnnox.$30/c lnrn) , A soAK l r GRovER Hor Spnlrues ($S; , BUFFETDINNER ($41, AND GAMBLING (as MUcH $ ns you DARE). Tora l cosrIs ABour $30 ( tHcr-UDING SHARTNG GAS AND nnenrrnsr) EAcH.GnMnLlNe FUNDS ARE, 0F couRsE, EXTRA. [ . lE |nLL ARRANGEcARPOOLING. PInru TO LEAvE S.F. BY 6I . I I . ON Snr. SEpr.31 ANDRETURN 0N Suruolv, OcroBER lsr By 8p.m.
THE CASINOS ARE A SHORT l . lALK FROM THE CABINS AND SO IS THEBEAcH. CnNIrus ALL HAVE THEIR Ot lN KITcHENS AND BREAKFAST NOOK.THEnT IS PLENTY TO DO IF YoU GET TIRED OF enMgLINe!
Clg t rus sLEEp cAN sLEEp FRoM Tt lo T0 FouR pEopLE, s0 THE cosr pER
PERSON I . I ILL DEPEND ON HOI . I MANY PEOPLE SHARE A cABIN. IT YOUHAVE A eREFERENcE 0F t lHo (on Hot l MANv) vou srAy wITH, pLEASE LETus KNow. Ip you wtsH T0 HAVE youR owN cABIN, L tE l i lLL ATTEMnT r0ARRANGE THAT.
IF YOU t . l lSH TO JOIN US, PLEASE FILL OUT APPLIcATION AND RETURNOR PASS THE INFORMATION TO ANNA OR MINIE I I IO LATER THA}I AUGUST15. THIs l t ILL ALLOw US TIME TO MAKE THE RESERVATIONS.
CALL ANNR (415) 62L-0862 0R MARrE (415) 572-9804 FoR MoREI NFORMAT I ON.
NAME PHONE
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WESTERN STAR DANCERSPRESENTS
BILL HARRISONfrom
Maryland
Sunday August 6, 19Bg7:30 - 10:00PM
Alternating Mainstream and Plus
St Paulus Lutheran ChurchGough & Eddy Streets
San Francisco
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WESTERN STAR DANCERS
FALL RETREATocToBER 20 - 22
FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CAMP CAZADEROA i,IAP TO THE CAMP WILL BE AVAII.ABLE AT A IATER DATE.
PRICE
PRICE
BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15 - $69
AFTER SEPTEMBER 15 - $85
|NCLUDES 6 MEALS, CAB|NS, DANCING, HtKtNG, ETC., AND LOADS OF FUN
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WiIt tfu tcgendnry fiv{A gA I'TA'VILLE retunl out af tfic mbt tifutsxJEADOU){ogain this year? /ou'[ fiaae to 6e tfrzre to aitnzss tftismiracfc of miracbs for yourseff.*litI tfu "l'lood famity spread out al[ aur tfrc arco an[ stanl ta[?'t'lilt tfic tsratrIcy family dare sfrout tfuir faczs again tfris year?
SEND YOIJR RESERVATION TO: WESTERN STAR DANCERS584 Castro, Suite 480
San Francisco, CA 94114Check box forVegetar ian Diet
Enclosed is a check/money order for $
Name:
(please do not send cash)
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Part2 - (Basic reviedMainstream) January thruearly April
EUREKA VALLEY RECREANON CENTERCOLLINGWOOD AT 18TH ST.
(BEHTND CALA)(soFT soLE sHoES ONLY AT THIS HALL)
BRADLEY BELL
l{hat is BRADLEY BELL? BRADLEY BELL is a personal te lephone d i rectoryo f squa re dance rs and the i r f r i ends who a re e i t he r nembers o f 8aysquare dance c lubs o r who jus t wan t t o be l i s ted i n t he d i rec to ry .The l i s t i ngs a re , f i r s t , by s ta te o r coun t r y ; second , by c i t y o f t hec lub ; and ' t h i r d ' a l phabe t i ca l by f i r s t name o f a I I t he subsc r i be rs .L i s ted i s you r nane ' add ress , home phone nunber , and b i r t hday . The rea re no c l ub a f f i l i a t i ons i nd i ca ted t o avo id t he con fus ion o f peop lebe long ing t o more t han one c l ub .
Who pub l i shes BRADLEY BELL? Members o f t he B rad ley fan i l y , t ha t ' swho . So wha t ' s t he B rad ley f an i l y? A g roup o f peop le who a re c l osef r i ends who a re conmi t ted to square danc ing , bu t who know how to havefun . We a re members o f t he Shady Res t Dancers who a re f romHoo te rv i l l e ( nea r P i x l ey ) . The f an i l y members who a re ac tua l l ypub l i sh ing BRADLEY BELL a re ( i n o rde r o f age - -ou r beau ty i si nde f i nab le ) :
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l { e b e l i e v e s t r o n g l y i n t h e c o m m u n i t y o f g a y s q u a r e d a n c i n g . l { e a r e Xv e r y s o c i a f p e o p l e a n d , t h r o u g h B R A D L E Y B E L L , w e h o p e e a c h o f y o u w i I I =b e a b l e t o k e e p i n t o u c h w i t h o t h e r s w h o m y o u n e e t a t c o n v e n t i o n s a n d :f l y - ins . d
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Df o r a m e r e $ 4 . Y o u c a n - l , i s t a d d i t i o n a l n a m e s a n d b u y m o r e md i r e c t o r i e s ; j u s t L o o k f o r t h e p r i c i n g s t r u c t u r e o n t h e o t h e r s i d e . F
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R e n e m b e r , w i t h B R A D L E Y B E L L , " Y o u a r e j u s t a y e l l o w r o c k a w a y . "
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CAROL ROBERTSKEITH SNOTTDONBRINN SHITI IBARRY JONES
A p p r o x i n a t e l y T v e n E y - O n e l l o u r s ( 2 1 h r s . ) p e r l e v e l
T e n t a t i v e l y p l a n n e d f o r S u n d a y A p r i l I 5 t i r
SEND YOUR RESERVATION TO:WESTERN STAB DANCERS584 Castro, Suite 480
San Francisco. CA 94114
Enclosed is a checlVmoney order lor $(please do not send cash)
Name:
I need a ride: Yes
CAMP CAZADERO
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PRTCE BEFORE SEPTEMBEB4\- $69
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Saturday, September 9
for SQIJARE DANCING
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$10 for the day
ADViPLUS 2-5pm
Dinner 5-7pm
BASICzMS T-9pm
ADViPLUS 9-10pm
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sponsored by:
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for housing and more information
(7O7) 444-2775
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THE [ . lEEKEI ' ID b I I LL I NcL UDE SHARED AccOI ' IODAT I ONS AT SOMEFULLY-EQUIPPED CABINS RIGHT NEAR THE CENTER OF TOI , IN(aenRox.$so/cnnrH), A soAK AT GRovER HOT spRrNGS ($s; , BUFFETD I NNER ($E1 , AND GAt . lBL I NG ( Is I ' IUcH $ AS YOU ONNr ) . TOrNL coSTIS ABOUT $30 ( INcLUDING SHARING GAS AND BREAKFAST) eacH.Gat ' tg l tHe FUNDS ARE, 0F c0uRSE, EXTRA. l ^ lE t , t tLL ARRANGEcARp00L I NG. P l1 ru T0 L EAVE S. F . By 51 . x . u i S r i . 3 rp i . 3 i ANDRETURN 0N sUru0aV, 0CT0BER IST By 8P. t l .
THT cAS I NOS ARE A SHORT wALK FROI '1 THE cAB I NS AND SO I S THEBEAcH. Cae I Ns AL L HAVE THE I R OI ' IN K I TcHENS AND BREAKFAST NOOK .THrnr rs pLENTy ro Do IF you cET T IRED 0F eamer tNc !
CagIHs SLEEP cAN'SLEEP FROM Tt lo TO FOUR PEOPLE, SO THE cOST PERPERSON I .J ILL DEPEND ON HOI . I MANY PEOPLE SHARE A CABIN. iT YOUHAVE A pREFERENcE 0F r , lH0 (0R H0r . r MANy) vou s rAy f i t rH , pLEASE LETus KNOl , t . I r Y0u TJ ISH T0 HAVE y0uR 0HN CABIN, tdE l ' l I LL ATTEt4PT T0ARRANGE THAT.
I r y0u f , . t t sH T0 J0 tN US, pLEASE F ILL 0uT AppL IcATI0N AND RETURNOR PASS THE INFORMATION TO AHruN OR MARIE I I IO LATER THAN AUEUSTI5 . Tx Is I . J ILL ALLOI . I US T IHE TO MAKE THE RESERVATIONS.
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FRIDAY, OCTOEER '.'7:fi, PM TO MIDNIGHT - ALBITQUERQUE SOCIAL Ct.l lB
Registralion A - l0 PmL Suppcr Bullct,CouniryrTVertem & hu1* Dancing. SI-IELBYDAWSON arrd BILL EYLER calling in two halls.
SATURDAY, rcTOBER 145:ff1AM TO 9:fi) AM - ALBUQUERQUE BALLOONI''ORT
Exprierrce the Btlldt Fkxta Marr Acterukn!fn krt air balloorr.-rrrt to be miseed! lrave fromASC fcx Balknnport burtet. Bus ride io cile ertra
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15NOON TO 5:fi) PM - LOS AMICOS STABLES
An afterncnn o[ rquare darring lo the calling ofSHELBY DAWSON ard BILL EYLER at l-rxArnigrr Sl,abks. Hayri<Jes included wilhn'gistratkrn; horschack riding for an addilionaicharge.
5:(I) PM TO 7:fi) PM - RESTALIRANT RAIDDinner on own (rxrl in rcglslrali<n). A Wiltle sgnlwill be sclt'cted for our dining dt'slination.
7:(I) lM TO MIDNIGHT - DANCE T]LL YOU DROP!ASC - Mainslream lhrough Arlvanctl S<lrrart'f)ance & Country/Wcsk'm [)lnct'
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TO HELP US HELP YOU, PLEASEFILL OUT AS COMPLETELY AS P'OSSIBLE
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ROYAL tNN MOTOR HOTEL (soD 2643s854119 Central NEAlbuquerque, NM 87lm
tncated nert to the Albtrquenque Scial Oub, thL hotelhas very reasonable rates. The hotel will Fovidetrarsprrtatlcn lo arxl from thc airport (thrce milee).
Il you chmx lo sto! ln on Albuquaquc n(ilctlhotd. plarv-make rcwrmlims ASAP. as tfiis ur*ad is a *lloullhrouglrout lhc entire cily.
Quc'slkrns about holcls:
ALBUQUERQUE SOCIAL CLUB4O2l Central NE (505) Zs5{n87
HOSTED HOUSTNc
( ) | would like to rtay wirh a rn€mber of the WildeBunch.
( ) Mal" ( ) Pcntrle ( ) NoPrelercnce
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Arrival:Airline:
Flight Number
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Departure:Date:
Err Tirne:
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( ) | em rtaying with r rnmbct of th" WILDEBUNCH and will need traruportation to and fromthe airpoA
( ) | will rrrange other rctomrnodatbru andhaneportation.
CONTACTS: HOUSIN9TRANSPORTAfiONMaxine U. or Betty F. (505) 899-8&/6
FOODBonnie Crumpler
DANCINGSill Eyler
HORSE RIDESTerry Wilder
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OCTOBER, 1989
NOTES FROM SCOTT
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o u r B a s i c / l { s c l a s s o n S e p t ' 1 8 . A l t h o u g h s o n e o f t h o s e w i l l ' n o t s i S n
u p f o r t h e c I a s s , o t h e r s w i 1 l l n o d o u b t , b e b r i n g i n g t h e i r f r i e n d s .
t h i s M o n d a y f o r o u r s e c o n d f r e e n i g h t . A I t i n a l l , w e a n t i c i p a t e a b o u t
f o u r e q u a r l s a n d o a y b e e v e n 5 f o r o u r " R E D t 8 9 " c L a s s . B o r r o w i n E
h e a v i l i f r o m t h e R o c t < y l l t . R a i n b e a u s i d e a , T , e ' v e t a k e n t h e c o l o r o f
t h e f i r s t s t r i p e o f t h e r a i n b o w a n d a d d e d o n t h e y e a r t o S i v e a
c l e a r e r d e s i g n a L i o n t o t h i s c l a s s . P r e v i o u s l y o u r c l a s s e s h a v e j u s t
r o l l e d a l o n g f r o m o n e t o a n o t h e r a n d b e c o m e a b l u r ' ' ' d i d y o u k n o w
t h a t t h i s i s W S O ' s 1 4 t h c f a s s ? M a x i s o u r a r c h a n g e l a n d h e h a s n a n y
w o n c i e r f u i j . c i e a s , i n c i u c i i n x s u P e r a r r 8 , e i ' s ' t h a t m a k e a c o n m i i n e n t L o
a n g e l o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s ' D o n i s a s s i s t a n t a r c h a n g e l a n d ' o f c o u r s e '
B i l I a n d E d d i e a r e o u r p r i m a r y i n s t r u c t o r s . B o b w i l l b e b a c k c a l l i n g
w h e n h i s h e a l t f r p i " k s u p a n d , w e ' r e 8 1 a d t o r e P o r t t t h a t n i E h t b e a s
e a r l y a s t h e f r r s t p a r t o f o c t o b e r . I n a d d i t i o n , w e p l a n t o b r i n g i n
S u e s t c a L l e r s , s u c h a s B e r t S ! ' e r e r o n t h e 2 3 r d ' t o g e t o u r n e h r e r
d a n c e r s u s e d t o a r ' a r i e t y o f c a l f e r s r i g h t f r o n t h e s t a r t . T h i sp r o n i s e s t o b e o u r b e s t c l a s s e v e r l
P f u s G r a d u a t i . o n h a s b e e n n o v e d t o N o v . 1 5 t h . D u e t o i L l n e s s e s a n d
E u ' t r m e r v a c a t . i o n s , a n o n g o t h e r f a c t o r s . T h e d a t e o f O c t 1 1 t h ' w h i c h w a s
o n l y a g u i d e l i n e t o b e g i n w i t h , w a s f e l t t o b e u n r e a l i s t i c i n n e e t i n g
o u r P r i o a r y g o a l - - t o b r i n g t h e a v e r a g e d a n c e r t o a v e r l ' c o m P e t e n t
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8:00 - 10:O0 - .Leam the Other Role' (M/S) Part I wilh Apprentice Callers.
'tO:00 - t t:00 - "Learn the Other Role" (M/S) Part ll with Chris
Lunch . 'Advanced Dance (Fun A2) with Chris Phillips
Easic and Plus Workshops wrth Apprentice Caners (lncludes Review tor September
Ctass and APD and Quarterlies for Ptus)
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NOVEMBER, l989
STATE OF TI{E CLUB THIS NOVEHBER 1989
T h e Q u a k e o f ' 8 9 w a s t h e m o s t e a r t h -s h a k i n g e v e n t o f O c t o b e r l A l t h o u g h af ew nrembers had a rough t i rne ( Don I os th i s w a l l s a n d h a s t o m o v e ) , m o s t o f u sd i d o k . I f t h e r e a r e a n y m e m b e r s t h a tn e e d a s s i s t a n c e , p l e a s e l e t u s k n o w -t h e r e a r e c o n s i d e r a b l e r e s o u r c e s i nI . ISD tha t can be pu t i n to p lay . TheE V R C a n d S t . P a u l u s a r e b o t h s t r u c r u r -a l l y s o u n d , E o o u r c l a s s e s a n d d a n c e sw i l l c o n t i n u e a s s c h e d u l e d . O u r b i g -g e s t p r o b l e m w i l l b e a c o r r n u t e o n e , a sd a n c e r s a n d c a l l e r s f i n d i t d i f f i c u l t
, t o m a k e W S D e v e n t s . T o e a s e t h i s' s i t u a t i o n , w e ' d l i k e t o o f f e r o v e r -
n i g h t h o u s i n g f o r o u r g u e s t s f r o mS a c r a m e n t o , t h e E a s t B a y a n d t h e p e n -i nsu la f o r ou r dances i n November andD e c e m b e r . I f y o u c a n p r o v i d e a p l a c et o B t e y , p l e a s e l e t u s k n o w .
W e ' d l i k e t o p a s s a l o n g t o y o u a n de x p r e s s o u r a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r t h e m a n ye x p r e s s i o n s o f c o n c e r n a n d o f f e r s o fh e l p t h a t w e ' v e r e c e i v e d f r o r n f e l l o wI A G S D C C l u b s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r v a n dC a n a d e . I t c o n f i r m e d o n " " , g " i n t h a tt he squa re danc ing co runun i t y i s i ndeeda f a m i l y .
The t isr ing of CAXPCAZ proved to bef o r t u i t o u e : i t w a e g o o d t o g e t o u t o ft he C i t y , eway f ro rn t he non -s top rned iacove rege , and reconnec t w i t h ou rf r i ende . Lo te o f r a i n rne l l owed usou t , and l o ta o f na rga r i t as d imred ou rq u a k e a n x i e t i e a l T h e r e r e r e p l e n t y o foppo r tun i t i es t o so rk on ou r Bae i c , MSa n d P l u e a k i l l e a g w e I I a s t oe o c i e l i z e . I t n a e a g o o d t i n e - a n dt re have the v ideo to p rove i t l We , rep lan r i ng on a Thankag i v i ng ehow ing .
You r new Board me t tw i ce i n Oc tobe r ,B t e r t i n g w i t h a W e d n e s d a y n i g h ts e s s i o n w h e r e w e l a i d o u t t h e i s s u e sfac ing the C lub and then con t i nu ingw i t h a n a l l - d a y S u n d a y s e e s i o n t h a tb e g a n t o d e v e l o p a c t i o n p l a n s f o r t h ec o m i n g y e a r . I t ' e a p l e a s u r e t o b e ap a r t o f t h i s y e a r ' e B o a r d ; t h e r e i s al o t o f v i s i o n , i n s i g h t a n d c r e a t i v i t ya n d w e a l l w o r k t o g e t h e r w e l l . O u ra c t i o n p l a n , o r a g e n d a , f o r 1 9 9 0 i sabou t 50 pe rcen t comp le ted and we w i l lb e p r e s e n t i n g i t t o y o u a t t h e n e x tG e n e r e l M e e t i n g . A s a l w a y s , f e e l f r e eto con tac t eny Boa rd member w i t h you rq u e s t i o n s , c o n m e n t s o r i n p u t . T h a n k s .
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o F o g g y C i t y D a n c e r sa n d t o E l C a m i n o R e e l e r s , b o t h o f w h o ma r e c e l e b r a t i n g a n n i v e r s a r i e s t h i smon th l wSn i s l ook ing fo rwa rd toc e l e b r a t i n g w i t h y o u a t y o u r d a n c e s o nthe 4 th and l l t h o f Nove rnbe r .
T h i s f a l l o f f e r s a l o t o f d a n c i n g l B e
su re t o check the ca lenda r f o r t hed e t a i l s . O n e e v e n t I ' d p a r t i c u l a r l y
l i ke t o men t i on i s ou r t tNewer Dance rs tHoedown" on November 25 a t S t .P a u l u s . t l e ' r e i n v i t i n g a l l t h e n e w e rd a n c e r s f r o m E C R , F C D a n d C a p i t a l C i t y
t o j o i n u s f o r e s o c i a l p o t l u c k a n dd a n c e ( s e e t h e f l y e r i n c l u d e d ) . T h i s
w i l l b e a n e x c e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t y t omee t t he new fo l ke end a ta r t t hebond ing p rocess be tween them and the
sque re danc ing comnun i t y , and tha t r s ab i g p a r t o f w h a t s q u e r e d a n c i n g i s a l l
abou t . So , a l t hough the re won t t bea n y c a l l s a b o v e B a s i c , i t r i l l b e agood t i rne - Bee you there l l . te t re
asking Club rnernbers to br ing t 'm8in
d ieh " t ypes o f f ood eo tha t ou rco rm lu t i ng guee te cen more eas i l ya t t e n d . T h a n k s :
DON'T STOP: DON'T SLOW DOI|N: - Scott
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F O R S A L E : P e t ' s o f f i c i a l s q u a r e d a n c eb l o u s e s , s k i r t s , d r e s s e s , s o m e r u f f l e dp a n t i e s a n d c r i n o l i n e s , a l l r n a t c h i n g .Var ious s izes , S-M-L and 12-14-16.C a 1 1 K a r l A n d e r s o n , 8 6 4 - 6 2 L 4 ; I 8 3E u r e k a S t , / 1 6 ( t 9 t t r a n d E u r e k a ) ., r * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * i k * * *
DONIT TOSS IT : DONATE IT :
G e t r e a d y f o r t h e N o v e m b e r 1 1 - 1 2 W S DG a r a g e S a l e i A s u s u a l , i t w i l l b e a t2 2 5 S a n c h e z . T i m e s : l 0 - 3 o n S a t u r d a yand 10 -4 on Sundav .
A v o l u n t e e r w i t h a c c e s s t o a t r u c k o rv a n - t y p e v e h i c l e i s n e e d e d s o \ . r e c a nh a v e a h o m e c o l l e c t i o n s e r v i c e ( i f y o uh a v e a n y a m o u n t o f s m a l l t h i n g s , c a l lP a t t y , 6 8 I - 2 9 7 0 , b u t y o u c a n r t g e rv e r y b i g t h i n g s i n t o h e r c a r ) . E v e ni f t h e v o l u n t e e r ( s ) c a n ' t b e a v a i l a b l eF r i d a y e v e n i n g o r S a t u r d a y f o r p i c k u p ,w e s t i l I n e e d a l a r g e v e h i c l e t o c a r tt h e u n s o l d t r e a s u r e s t o C o n r m u n i t yT h r i f t a b o u t 4 P M o n S u n d a y .
B r i n g y o u r s a l e a b l e t r e a s u r e s t o2 2 5 S a n c h e z a n y t i m e o n S a t u r d a y o rS u n d a y . T h e e a r l i e r t h e b e t t e r c h a n c et h e y ' I I b e s o l d I
M a k e a r r a n g e m e n t s w i t h F r e e m a n t ob r i n g s t u f f F r i d a y e v e n i n g , N o v e m b e ri 0 ( t h e r e ' s n o p l a c e t o s t o r e t h i n g sl o n g e r t h a n o v e r n i g h t ) .
E v e r y t h i n g n o t s o l d b y 4 P M o n S u n d a yw i 1 l be g i ven to Co rmnun i t y Th r i f t .
E x p e r t d i s p l a y q u e e n s w i l l c o n s t a n t l yf u s s o v e r t h e m e r c h a n d i s e t o c r e a t et a s t e f u l a r r a n g e m e n t s .
A s a l w a y s , a n y o n e w a n t i n g t o w o r k t h es a l e c a n s t o p b y f o r a w h i l e a n d h a w kw a r e s . P l a n f o r a g o o d t i m e l
Imogene Char lene( y o u c a n c a l l m e F r e e m a n )
The ChiE- te" Ranch , 43I-6272**************** :k**********************
LOST AT CAMPCAZ:
C a s s e t t e t a p e e n t i t l e d " S i n g a l o n g s " -p l e a s e l o o k f o r i t l - F r e e m a n , 4 3 I - 6 2 7 2***************************************
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR VACANCYhISD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Because o f a ma jo r change i n h i sschedu le due to a j ob change , JosephSob ies iak has s tepped down f rom theB o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s . A s p e c i a l e l e c -t i o n w i l l b e h e l d i n N o v e m b e r t o f i l lt h i s v a c a n c y . N o r n i n a t i o n s w i l l o p e no n M o n d a y , O c t o b e r 3 0 a n d c l o s e a t t h eend o f t he even ing on l . I ednesday ,N o v e m b e r 1 5 . I f y o u w i s h t o n o m i n a t ey o u r s e l f o r a n o t h e r C l u b m e m b e r , o r i fy o u h a v e a n y g u e s t i o n s , c o n t a c t t h eS p e c i a l E l e c t i o n C o n r m i t t e e a s s o o n a sp o s s i b l e : R u s s K i n g , P i e r s G r e e n h i l lo r E d d i e ( f o r m e r a d m i n i s t r a t o r ) S m i t h .* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ? k *
THE WESTERN STAB i s t he monrh l y news-f f i e s t e r n s t a r D a n c e r s , ac o n t e m p o r a r y A m e r i c a n S q u a r e D a n c eC l u b p r i m a r i l y s e r v i n g S a n F r a n c i s c o ' sGay and Lesb ian Cormnun i t y .
S u b s c r i p t i o n s t o T H E W E S T E R N S T A R a r ef r e e t o W S D m e m b e r s , $ t g t o o t h e r s .Adve r t i semen t s a re co rnp l i r nen ta ry t om e m b e r s ; c o m m e r c i a l a d v e r t i s e r s m a yc o n t a c t u s f o r i n f o r m a t i o n .
A d d r e s s : W e s t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s , 5 8 4C a s t r o S t r e e t , S u i t e 4 8 0 , S a nF r a n c i s c o , C A 9 4 1 1 4 .
D i s c l a i m e r : A 1 1 t y p o s , o m i s s i o n s a n dl ; r . r " " t - i n f o r m a t i o n a r e p r o v i d e d b yt h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s , a n d a r e n o tt h e f a u l t o f t h e E d i t o r i a l S t a f f , r h eC o n t r i b u t o r s , t h e B o a r d , o r a n y o n ee l s e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h W S O .
The Boa rd : Anna Damian i , F reemanS t a m p e r , M a x R o b b , R o d M o r r e 1 l , S c o t tC a r e y , T o n y L o n c i c h .
W h o ' s D o i n g W h a t :
A d m i n i s t r a t o r : S c o t t C a r e yS e c r e t a r y : T o n y L o n c i c hT reasu re r : Max RobbC a l e n d a r : A n n a D a m i a n iS u n s h i n e Q u e e n : J e f f P a r s o n sIAGSDC Rep : James Ozan i chA l te rna te IAGSDC Rep : F reeman S tamperV e s t m a s t e r : C a r o l y n M a t t h e w sB a d g e m a s t e r : H o n t e R o u s hArchange l : Max RobbN e w s l e t t e r D i s t r i b u t o r : D e n i s e Y o u n gN e w s l e t t e r E d i t o r : P a t t y W h i t e************************************* :k**
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featuring the sensational
SorundraBryantSaturdag, Nouember 4, 79897:3O to l0:30pm
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Tickets:$g h advance$g at the door$zo Club Sponsor
CALLING ALL CALLERS
join
Western Star Dancers' own
BOB BELLULLE
for a
Four Part Callers School
Sunday, November 5thSaturday, November 18thSaturday, December 2ndSunday, December 10th
at
The Garage at 250 Hartford Street
$10.00 (to offset the cost of materials)
12 noon to 3:00 p.m.
Call Anna (6Zt-0862) or Bob (964-4594) to Register.
(You may pick up a copy of the course syllabus on any club or class night at
the EVCR.)
Chow Down & Squ*reUp!
Anotlher IPot-lluelK-at the home ofRandy Clorke & Andy ShoreVenture down the penninsulofor ECR's 4th Anniversory DonceSoturdoy, Nove5:3Opm-ish332 Poul AveMountoin View
Please bringa main dish,side dish,salad, ordessert to share.
Reelers
Deborah Parnell 18 h odvancecollino Plus le ot the door*nn iaroirra a 12 closs memberctass tarct tuslc StorTlps 120 club sPonsor
Saturday, November 11, 19898-11 pmSt. Andre\ /s United Methodist Church4111 Alma, Palo Alto r.',ho.r/ror
We'Il supplythe drinks,plates, napkins,etc.
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Directions to 332 Paul Avenue, Mountain Mewlf lost: call 415-961 -75M
From San Francisco:Take 101 South to E5 South (Cupertino, Santa Cruz) toEl Camlno Real North (Grant Road exit)Tum Rlght at light onto El CamlnoTurn Rlght at light onto CalderonTurn Left onto Paul (two streets past STOP sign)332 is about half a block down on.the right
From San Jose:#1: Take l0l North to 237 West to El Camlno Real
Turn Right at light onto El CamlnoOr Take 280 North to 85 North to ECR NorthTurn Right at light onto CalderonTurn Left onto Paul (two streets past STOP sign)
332 is about half a block down on the right
From nearby:
From Castro Street in Mountain View,
Take Church Street South (East) 4 blocks to Anza(Church is between El Camino and California)Left on Anza to Paul
Rlght on Paul, 332 is on the left
ryCOME JOIN US FOR THE
PLUS GRADUATION PARTY
NOVEMBER 15
WEDNESDAYTT:30r9:30
4N €V€NING Of PLUS D4NCING
PLEASE BRING FINGER FOOD
EUREKA VALLEY RECREATION CENTER
COLLINGWOOD AT 18TH ST.(BEHTND CALA)
(soFT soLE sHoES ONLY AT TH|S HALL)
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DAI.ICERS OF ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME
GUEST CALLER
BEN G@LDBERG
SATURDAYNOVEMBER 25
6:30 - 8:00POT LUCK AND SOCIAL
8:00 - 10:00DANCE
DOOR FEE: $ 4
SUGGESTION: SAN FRANCISCO TO BRING MAIN DISHour oF rownRlo,t'l'J:r1?E
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SOFT DRINKS AVAILABLE FOR A DONATION
ST. PAULUS LUTHERAN CHURCHGOUGH ST. AT EDDY ST.
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DECEMBER, 1989
NOTES FROM SCOTT
trThe outs ide wor ld doesnt t know thejoy you share, and to me th is Com-muni ty reaI ly and t ru l -y is inspi redby square dancing; you show thet rue rneaning behind i t , and I rmbl -essed for the oppor tuni ty to ca l lf o r you . ' r Ben Go ldbe rg
What a great dance! And a greatpo t l uck ' ove r 50 d ine rs en joyed awide array of gourmet goodiesthanks to a I I t he che fs ! Tensquares wh i r l ed and tw i r l ed tosuperb ca l l i ng by Ben Go ldbe rg ; hekept the pace l ive ly , s t re tched thenewer dancers (and some o ld- t imerstoo ) w i th tandem coup les and APD,rn i xed us a l l up w i th sca t te rpromenades, and even added t tRip andSnort ! r r Our nev/ c lass members aswe l l as those o f Cap i ta l C i t y , E ICamino and Foggy Ci ty seemed to behav ing t he t ime o f t he i r l i ves . . .I th ink the evening opened the i reyes to the b igger wor ld of squaredanc ing . And the re were l o t s o fexpe r ienced dance rs sha r ing i n t ha tspecia l enthusiasrn and energytha t r s a lways p resen t w i th thenewer dance rs . Thank you to Ron ,who o rgan ized the po t l uck and ,a long wi th Anna, kept the sodasf lowing; to everyone for p i tch ingin to help c lean up af terwards, toMo i sha (o f FCD) , A r t , Pab lo andPatty for their extra kitchen dutyand to Russ who handled the door .And in the sp i r i t o f Thanksgiv ingwe should a l l take a moment to g ivethanks for the Gay sguare dancecomnuni ty and how i t has enr ichedour l ives in so many hrays.
Cong ra tu l a t i ons ! ! ! ! ! Ou r P Iusc1ass , t he fC lass o f t he Quake r ,
graduated this rnonth, and theydeserve a lo t o f recogni t ion forthe i r hard work and dedicat ion.Werre pr ive leged to have suchwonder fu l people (and suchacconpl is l fed dancers ! ) in wsD.Kudos to a l l o f them and to Bob andBi l l and Eddie who brought thema long th rough a l l t he ca l l s , t heAPD and DBD, the d i f ferent danceIoca t i ons and schedu les , a l l t heups and downs, and of course - theQuake (even more ups and downs! )
Check ou t t he ca lendar the re rsp len ty o f ho l i day danc ing andsoc ia l i z i ng i n s t o re ! one even t I f despec ia l l y l i ke to po in t ou t i s ou rgenera l rneet ing on December 5thour newest Board mernber wi l l beannounced that n ight (be sure toge t you r spec ia l e lec t i on ba l l o ti n ! ) and we ' I I be repo r t i ng on anddiscuss ing Club business in somedeta i l . Wi th the new Board now infu l l operat ion, and wi th the newyear coming up , t h i s w i l l be anexcel lent oppor tuni ty for a l l toexp ress the i r i deas and des i res aswe head in to 1990 . Th i s mee t ingw i l l be d i f f e ren t f rom p rev iousones , ds i t i s no t be ing he ld i nconjunct ion wi th a Dance n ightwe can concentrate on the businessat hand and then after the neetingwe can aI I have d inner together inthe Castro.
On beha l f o f a l l t he Wes te rn S ta rDancers , he re rs w ish ing you andyour loved ones the happiest o fhol iday seasons and best for thenew year . . . Thanks for a l l yourfun and sp i r i t ; he re rs to more th i srnonth, and to a l l the joy andshar ing to come in L990 .
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1990 MEMBERSHTP RENEWALSby
'Freeman Stanper
All Western Star club nernbershipsand publ icat ion subscr ip t ionsexp i re on Dec 31 , L989 . I nc tuded i nthiS Edit ion of THE WESTERN STAR isa membership renewal form for l-990.Club dues are $Zf . Those wish ingonly to subscr ibe to Western Starpub l i ca t i ons need send on l y $ re .(Subscr ibers have no vot ing r ights ,are not l is ted in the CIubDirectory, and receive no reduct ionin fees when of fered to Clubmembers. )
To ensure that you are inc luded inthe Directory, you rnust return yourrenewa l f o rm by Februa ry 28 , L990 .Th is i s vou r respons j -b i l i t y . Fo rsome reason, there were severa linc idents dur ing the 1989 renewalprocess where ind iv iduals fe l t theyhad not been proper ly reminded torenew thei r memberships. A l l WSDmembers received the same not ice
rr reminderr r ar t ic les and membershipforms in successive issues of THEWESTERN STAR. f t is unfor tunatethose inc idents happened, so p leasetake the t ine now to return yourmembership renewal .
Beg inn ing w i th the March , 1990issue of THE WESTERN STAR, onlythose renewals and subscr ip t ionswhich have been received byFebruary 23 can be assured thatthey wi l t receive the I ' larchma i l i ngs . (Yes , t h i s da te i sear l ier than the date to ensureinc lus ion i n t he D i rec to ry . )
PERSONALS
IPST AND FOUND: be ige j acket , inSt . Paulus af ter the Dance November25 , Pa t t y , 68 ] . -2970 .
GREAT ROOI'IMATE ! Class rnember TomShaw wants to move in with othersin the Castro-Noe-Eureka VaI Iey.Profess ional p ian is t ! Conplete wi thupr ight p iano! He can pay up to$60O/non th . Tom, 626 -71 ,08 .
PET|S SQUARE DANCE CIOTHES! XarIAndersonrs se l l ing some very n iceladiesr sguare dance th ings - f rompet t ipants to dresses, var iou,s i zes and s t y l es . Ka r l , 864 -62 t4 .
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THE l rESTERl l STAR is the rnn th ty nevs te t te r fo r theUestern Star oancers, a conteflporary Arnrican SquareDance Ct lb p r imar i l y serv ing San Franc isco 's Gay andLesbian Ccrnfi i ty.
Subscr io t ions to THE gESTERX STAR are f ree to IJSDnernbers ard t18 to others. Cqrnercia[ advert isers maycontac t us fo r in fo rmat ion .
D isc ta innr : A t t t ypos , o tn iss ions and incor rec tin fo rmat ion are prov ided by the Porers o f Darkness ,a r d a r e n o t t h e f a u t t o f t h e E d i t o r i a t S t a f f , t h eCont r ih . r to rs , the Board , o r anyone e tse assoc ia tedr i th 9SD.
Address: gestern Star Dancers584 Cast ro S t ree t , su i te 480San Franc isco , CA 94111
USD Hot t ines : (115) 86 l - -6131(415) 521-0862
fhe Board: Ama Damiani, treefian Starper, Hax Robb,Rod l , lo r re t l , Sco t t Carey , Tony Lonc ich .
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FARD ABCHAIIGEL: NEWSLETTER
| ) IRECTORY ASSISTAI I CEUpdatss to your 1989 lestErn Slar 0rncers 0irectory(renove, fo ld in hal f I insErt in Iour 0irectory)
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TD RA}IOALL75 Ora lay 10206San Frrnc isco, CA 9{131f t : ( {15 )82 { -0950lenber Dr te: lov 85
DOIIALD R ORECO JR730 i lrh srSrn Frrnc isco, Cl 9{111} | : ( 1151801-021 tl : ( 1151626-8505llerber 0rte: Jul 89Er r l hday : l p r l 3
EDTARD IOC|ISquares Acrose the SorderVtncouver, 8C CrnrdaHorro ra ryl leaber 0ate: Jul 89
GARY t ORAY3i7 i loe StSan F r rnc i sco , CA 911 l {H : ( { 15 )621 -6506l : ( 115 )565 -2918l lenber 0ate: Ju l 89Bir lhday: l lov {
JIII IORT|.lltD3769A Amy StS ln F runc rsco , C i y l ! l !| t : ( {15 }28? -0206l : ( l l 5 )273 -3938l{enber 0ate: f lov 85S i r thday : Jun 1 i
JOSEP|t SOBIESIAI( , JR1070 Church ST ,3 l8San F ranc i sco , CA 9 { l l 1H : ( 115 )282 -5137lerber Or te: Jan 89B i r thday: Jun ?2
KE}|ttETH H (ERR JR111 fe l l es ley Crescen t l 3 } lRedrood Ci ty , CA 91062H: ( 115 )307 -87 {1f : ( { 08 )725 -8911lsrber Dr te: Ju l 89E i r thday : l ug 5
(RIS I Al|oER$0r{2r96 rsth stSrn t r rnc i sco , C l 91 l l l} | : ( t l 5 )626 -10 {9l : ( {15 )677 -6900lsrber 0ate: Ju l 89I i r thday: lov 28
illRilrAcl|AD0317 lloe StSrn Francisco, CA 9{1t {| | : ( 115 )021-E506llenber Drte; Jul 89Bir thday: l t l r 6
IIORGAII l|C(EllZIE?5r5 Roosevel t lveRichrond, CA 91801| | : { 115 }?36-8898l : ( {15 }515 -5317lferber Drle: Jul 89E i r thd l y : Ap r ?6
PAELO CAIIDETARIA{ ld f lugo StS rn F ranc i sco , CA 91122H: ( 115 )56 { -6612f : ( a l 5 )133 -1111lenber Date: Ju l 09E i r thda t : i an l 3
PAUL DUIICA|iP0 8ox 70128Sunnyvale, CA 91086
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Pl{ITIP STOVER53i r l rh sr r5Srn Francisco, CA 91103l l : ( 115 )626-6087l : { { 15 }62 t -0 {18tlerber 0rle: Jul 89Err thday: Sep 23
RICIJARD T SIIIOI{EItI250 Roosevel t hy t l l$an F r rnc i sco , C l 9 {111l l : { {15 }620 -6620llerber 0ale: t lov 87Eir lhdty : f lay 18
ROBER] OREEIIl37 l Greent ich StSrn Frrnc i rco, CA 9{109h : ( { 15 } l { l - { 818f : ( {15 ) {28 -3311flerber 0rte: Jul 89Bir thd ly : Jun 2 l
NOT ilEADI{352 rSth StSln Frrnc isco, CA 94l l {l l : {115)553-a079f : ( 115 )105 -2 {13lerber Drte: Jul 89Bir thd ly : Sep i
STTPITE|l S RAYTEI33 Col l ingrood StSrn Frrnc isco, CA 9{111} | : (115)8$l -6106llenber Drte: Jun 89Bir thday Dec 22
STEVE IIEYER3906 l r r t in 0rSrn l lr teo, eA 91{03H : { 115 )570 '5192f : (108 )865-6540lenber Dr te: Ju l 89Eir thday: Jan 7
IOIIY OUIILEAVY3906 l lar l in 0r$n l lal,eo, CA 9{103l l : { {15 }5 r0 -5192l : ( l l 5 )595 -1111Ierber Dr te: Ju l 89B i r thdry : 0cr , 2 l
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XATY CIRREL?i9{ ledford AveRedrood Ci ly , CA 9{061i l t5)36{-9255Sunnyvr le , CA 9{086
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BARRY BARLOI58{ Casi ro St t?01San F ranc rsco , C , l 91111|1 : { 115 )255 -81 ;3
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YJI t OATELY?69-A Co l i rng rood S tSan t ranc i sco , CA 91 1 11Hr (115 )021 -9357l : ( 115 )296 -1680l lerber Date: Ju l 89Br r l hday ; Ap r 20
CURI VAIIII I IE550 Church St l1San F ranc i sco , CA 9 {111H : ( 115 )552 -1885l : { {15 )891 -9680llerber Dlte: Dec 82
Dilt snt0|t559 A lv l rado S tSan Fruncisco, CA 9{111H ; ( { 15 )6 {7 -1100lenber 0sle: Aug 898i r thday: Aug 0{
DEITISE J YOUIIO' i V r l enc i l S t l l; Frunci8co, CA 91061
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PRESENTS
P4UL W4T6RSRETURNING FOR ANOTHEF NIGFIT OF
TAKE NO PRISQNEFS
PtusFNIDAY DECE|I/IBER "iJ 5
7:3O - 10:30(IF YOU ARE NOT SECUHE AT PLUS LE\/EL,
PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY NIGI{T)
W$DIHn,ISTMH$ DHNIESATUHDAY DECEMBER 16
7:30 r 10:30
SEPTEMBER CLASS LEVEL THRU PLUSPAUL WATERS WILL CALL BOTH F{IGF{TS - EACH NIGHT