1983 The Western Star

8/14/2019 1983 The Western Star

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Volume I l.larch 1983 Number I

FIRSTNNIVERSARYA Bit of History, Nostalgia & Reflection

lestern Star 0rncersidn't begin ith f i rerorts. t didn'teyenbeqin ith a {ul l squrre. ut t did strr t r i th f ivepeople, hree phantors i lense { purposend orestrongdesires.There es also a lrrge kitchensprcer shorthandbooln square ancingublishedn l95f and heusualhrggl ing hat occurs hen veryonehinks hey nor or oexecute cal l butnoone nors or sure.A ronth r tcrr inFebruary,reer e sevenpeople nd nxious o get underray:a5 thesongn Chorusinegoes'Al l e neededre thr rut icand he irror and hechanceo drnce'Ihe audioshops n San Frrnciscore el l equippedohendle 6rate{ul }erd concertbut very ir i ted rhen tcores o r ner ndsral l squrre ancelub. e { inal ly {ounda syster, pre-portable intage, that res relat ivelyinexpensiveut veryheavy. hanlso a rasterchargerrd repurchasedore recordsat Phil llaron's usty olt shopn0akland, strokeo{ lucksecuredreesprce t anA.C.T.studio onBeary ve.corpleteith r ir rorr) . l luradvert iz ingread: Coredanceo old avor itesndnerhits ' .le played :cords, onlysinging nes I don't hink ekner rhat hash as rt that tire) rnd e rouldchooseneortro to be the 'hot' record of the evening. ro o threeequeres horedup on those Friday ights hr t started nllarch 5 and ren througharly lay. e hadalot of {unan dput in alot o{ ef for t but re rer l ly hrdno drr of rhatsquare ancingms al l about. {el lor f ror l lendocinooras a t r rdit ional squarernce al lercare y a f r r nightsand cal led nd eve s our irst ql irpse t the arger or ldof squere rncing. hen ne ightEi l l Klein toppedy. leras a veryerperiencedquare ancer nd e offered o teachus - the lainstrear eries? ur record haseas coring o aclose.le roved o the central YllCA, he 2nd loor theaterlobby, and openedur sumer essionith th:'ee quares.tr i5 i very rccleratedession. e r l loredBil l one ournight for ten eekso teach s al l 68 ainstrear al ls l Theins t ruc t iones exce l len t . In add i t iono theca l ls ,E i l ltaughtus abouthecourtesies,hestructure r l l in al l ,the fundarentals { rodernestern qurre ancing. t resfror that interact ion, betreen egerstudents nd ededicatedeacher, hat esternStar eally becare squaredanceroup.

lestern Star fa5 busy in the fall ! [)ur secondlastarted r i th Ei l l teaching qain at nocost . Ie begasecond ight {or regulrr lubdancing. ndhen e putthe test the not ion hat one could anceith any thgroup that also taught squeredancng a5 de fned bCrl ler lab - i t ror led! Ie traveled o Denver nd tSacrarentond dancedith the gay lubs here, he l i lHigh Square: nd the Capitol i tySquares.n return,hosted ro dances ere rith DeveHappy'ler Year s ocaller. 8oy rere re nervous efore hose rnces! levhavingput on rnythingquite l ike that beforeeavesunersy or daysbeforehe start of the irst t ip. But hdences nd rorkrhopser egreat unand verycneada got ire rhich s a sure igno{ success.le '{ound' our cal ler that fal l . Yes, even n SFrancisco,t t r rct ing'r r terdy el ler o a gryclub s r dprospect. )ne has o rererberha t gayclubsare ner o thequaredrnca orld rnd hey re not sureho l to derl rith u{re plan to help her n this regardl. ore { our erberere at the CltCCarnivaln l{overberhen hey en ecroPhil Payton tho ha d been caller back n ller Harpshilel l , a hast i lyarrangedquire asput ogether, inda aand lestern Elect ic agreed o playbrckup, hi l ool thr ike and the crord loved t, festern tardid ts f i rsexhibit ionand a clubcal ler as ound. hi l hes eeni tu5 since and is current lyeachingurbeginninglrssre l l as ca l l ing fo r usonc lub igh t .H isca l l ing reaexprnds he dirensionof lestern Star u e rquare ec lub .Ihe terbers of festern StarDancersre a vcryspecgroupol people.Their hard rork, creat ive nergiessupport re responsibleor br ingingesternSterso rr one years ire. Their rr r th and r iendl inesss appafror sore of the ol lor ingpol ic ies hich ereadoptednthe club's by- lr rs: to prorote el orship, to pursuspir i t o{ coperat ion,upportnd osit ive ncouragrebe non-corpet i t ive,o avoidnternal ol i t ics ror div idthe club, and to enhancehe l i lestyle of gay enalesbianoren.I 'd l i ke to propose toas t o anexc i t ing ,un- f i land roduct iveecondear.


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DtlN'T T(]Pt1N'TLOI{[]IN:Ihat 's the ner l adoptedoto lor the lestern Star0ancers pon heir return {ror the 'Ftrst l lat ional aySquare ance ly- in ' . The Fly- in as hostedyThe outhFlor ida lustangs, SouthFlor ida ay quarernce lubtand ras t tendedy erbersrol Denver 'sl i le High quarestSeatt le 'sPuddletornqurresnd an rrncisco'srn esternStar Dancers. he Fly- in encorpaseddays { act iv i t iesthat couldhaveeasi ly een t ru reek t inerary or rost trs rel l es any ours f t ruly rerorablequareancing.I reel y began ponour arr va l at Ft . LauderdalAirport rhere re rere reet bya herd f llustangsageroget the eek 's c t iv i t ies nderay . 8u t t ras ork i r s t thousing ssignrentsere ade etreenhearr ival oungendbaggagelair i 'you three re stayingith Dernt ou hreeare r i th Robert ,ou ro areat l lyronsnd ou ro are i thJir . 0|( - nor hrt that 'soutof the ay ets pict upyourbagsand ereo{ l ' . A quick inner, ore etaquaintedhatrith your De n lother a terr lrter adoptedo identifyourrespect ive osts) , quick hangend hen t raso{{ to theCrossf ire or sore goodold squareancing. ndhere erere, less han hours f ter anding, 0gey quareancers{ror acrosshe countryoining n to danceogetheror the'First l lat ionalEay quareencely- in 'having ne eclofa good ire. [ }ur f l iqht alt i tude idn' tcorpareith thehigh fe exper iencedhat { irst night and thedayshat{ol lonedin {actsore { ushave et o touch orn.So began he reeks act iv i t ies, or should say'act ive-act iv i t ies ' .For rost to bed t { of 5 ar resn'tunusual, r get t ing pear ly o be eadyor thenextday,Sunday 00n as brunchor 50 at 0eansnd henoff to theCross{ ire t { to dance. Anddancee did. Thereereexibit ionsperforuedyeach f theclubs,0int er ibit ionsby al l c lubs, and ore eal H{ lT ancing.hen breal ordinner 38 o Jimy Jrnuarysor a sit dorn i nner, quickdance n thepart inqot and hen eci o theCross{ ire.ythen everyoneas accustoledo thevar ious lubstyles ndit rascool ing n hedanceloor.l londey reeteds i th poolsidehit chat,dancingn thegrassandisn't is ronderfulo be n Flor ida. ' That ightat the Crossf ire, hi le others eredancingnd eachingsquerfdancing, rerbers ror each f theclubs atheredand hashedut he orrat ion f 'TheNat ional ssociat ionfLesbian/6ayquare ancelubs'. i th that under urheltsre decide o forrulatesore enat ive lans or theupandcor ing l{at ionalReno ay odeo'n Augustopingo kickupourheels nd anre pa storr .I think i t fes Tuesdayhat he lustangsegano {ul lyrea l ise ust lha t danc ingoo ls fe in 5 .F .a re . A i te rV iscaya ,heJ .Deer ings te te ,e ins is tedndanc ingn theocean o eern ourDolphinadges.s he lustangsol i telynatchedror the shore,e dancedot o one ong ut o agoodhour { lavebreakingancing. ater hatnight e puttogeather n irprorptudancet a localbar {Richards).dance hich as nteruptedsboth lustangsnd estern tarDancersl irbednto vans nd eadedo a rol ler r ing o puton r delonstrat ionor 6ayRollerNiqht . Theree rere nthe r iddleof this hugeloor r i th outshoesat the equest

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o{ the lanagerent} , t telpt ingo danceo our usic hichras cor ing out o{ a corplet lynaudableoundyster. Thresponeeror thehard ore isco roudas ather ukerar- re l l t ha ts shor b iz . . . keep r i l ingand ick hoseeghiqherlhat doesone do 0n a {reeday?6o o l lar l inBeacexplore he Evergladesr raybe ake r ip to theKeysi uas is usua li th groupc t iv i t ies o re ne as o bea l i t ledif {ereni. [ ]neo{ our lerbers biked 0 i l es. In and fi t ' s se l { no t a bad dea, bu t { i t ' s in the ids t o { asevere hunderstorrne al a tendancyo getstranded!hethere fere t ro rho got involved n a hit and unautaccident, hough 0 ser ious niur ies ccured,t i l l not agood ay to spenda {ree day. I{ the l ustrnqs adnoscheduledheir reekly chatand her o getusback noui t inerary ha t n igh t i t ' s no e l l ing ha t u r ther roubrould heve eenound.As t ras, sore id a rorkshophileothers ent to a da nce al led by Jack asery,ho s arerber { Cal ler lab.l le l l i t rason he oad gain Thursdaye carcaravento 0rlando.CapeKenndedy,eing 0n ou r ey, ras a luststop, but as one of our rerberssaido{ the our, theboredorasonlysl ight lyovershrdoredy heexciterent . '[ )ur stayat thePar l irent ousen 0r lando, i l ledas he' largest gey resort ' rddedan interest ing ndingo thereek, ( lur Firdaynight exibit ion at their disco ound ssupr is ing he anagerenti th a requestor the ights o beturnedup rnd he ight shorstopedl he rored nioyeduperforrance, but ;e rere best received n theLevi/Leather/ lesternar here e dancediqht ly or ourornenoymnt.Fr idayand Saturdayhe t ire ras {oundo explorehelonder{ul or ld of 0isney y our ing pcot enter ndDisnlor ld. Ihera ras r lot of acreageoverednd 'r sure eonly ust touchedhesurface.Sundaysrr ival, hichcare l l to soonor sore, ound scatching {et last rays at poolside.t ras cor ing o aclose. Just one last dance n theparkingot i fe chos'6oldenl leror ies' s hat ras hat e fere eturningith tos. .At the rirport re saidou rgoodbysnd hanl-youso thellustangsho ade uch fantasticevent appen.{o r e knorhat the err 'SouthernHospital i ty 'eensl e lef t Flor idr i th sore doggies, ig sr i les, ner r iendshipsnd urnenoto Don'tStooDon'tSlorDornl

8ig hugs o thosehohandledheclub hi le so anyofus rere aray n Flor ida, special lyarryFr i tz, l t ike luraand Larry Foster, and of course har les ronqoshodid agreat j0b in putt ing the f irst fel lessons { ournera ins t rear lass ogether l ha t nerc lass as {an tas tgroupof people enthusiat icnd uickearners. ore ylednesdayiqht to angel nd elcore urner enbers. gnsends er love f ror Seatt lehere he's ancingpa storr i th thePuddleiornquares.leneed elp i th planninghe6ay Parade ndReno odeo.et us kno; f you anvolunteesore ire and nergy thankslAnd ora rord ror ourClub her if f :


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8e good, r you ayneedo postbai l l 6ood uysear 'S.0.nare trgs, rererber heir .S.D.bandanas,rr iveon iretand l isten to the cal ler . The rdguys ostbai l rhen heSher i{ decides hey've ronged.Everyoneeeds o 'beoutside he larn eoleof the ire rndyou hould ecide orhor ruch out s ideyou enaf{ord o be1.25, 1.00r 5.00tf10 ,00or t25 .00? a i l roney i l l bego ingn toournersound yster und ndsoyou' l l needo ihinkabout or uchyou cen contr ibute ver he nert ourteeneekr. henyourcaught, iy upor face he kengarooourt l

I l l Ct l l { i lECTI0t{i th nercal ls re f requent lyear Hhydidthey c rea te ha t ca l l? t has hesare esu l t : { i . e , r i ti s equ iva len to ) a ca l l a l readyn hebooks , 'There ar e at least tro responseso the questiondependingn one'e frare of r ind. ( lne nsrer s that ranyauthorsere not arare f thechoreographicquivr lencef acal l and, hence, onoteveneelize hrt theyhave reatedan equivalento an r lrerdy er ir t ing cr l l . Evenveryexper iencednd pro l i f i c ca l l r r i t e rs can e l l in to h istrap. Horever, his rsponserobablyoes ot ddresshe{undarental uest ion ince there are cl ear ly cal ls infrequent se hat areequivalentsnd he act is rel l lnornby rrnycal lersand ancers.Ihe betteransrers probablyhat soreoneonceived{ atra{f ic pat tern hat they consideredo be nterrst ing ruseful, or both,and avehepattern nare.Typical lyheyused he cal l r i th a group { dancersnd oundcceptrbleresponse. rant ing hat , rhy rouldor shouldhatcal l beaccepted{ i t is recognizedo beequal r equivalentoanother al l or ser ies of cal ls? l lore peci{ icr l ly, hyshou ldCa l le r lab ons iderr p icka c r l l t ha t s equ iva len tto another al l (or ser ies o{ cal ls l {or a euarter lySe lec t ion?In a rord, the ensrer s dancabil i ty. lany al l : inf requent nd regular se oday, t r l l levels,haveore orless sirple equivalents t the sele levelor at anotherleve l . ln mny ca ies c r l l i s s i rp lya corb ina t ion{ t rocal ls, In other ca5e5 ro cal ls raybeequivalento oneanother hendoneror one ormtion0r errrrngerentut notrhen done ror enother.Eoth al ls raybe requent lysedand their equivalencei l l notbe { tctor . The ir tueo{the rore corpl x 0r corpoundal i s usurl y that i sprovides dancerper iencehat s sat is{ying. hrt s theius t i f i ca t ion . e t ' s ook t a fe r exarp les .Perhaps he sirplest end best lnorn equivalencesbetreen tar thru and sl ide thru. Star hru s theoldercal l . In {our of the sir possibleancerrrangerentshece l ls a re exac t lyequ iva len t .n theo ther ro ( in rh ichsare-sex ancers re facing) star hru s not al lored utsl ide thru s. Ihussl ide hru s clear ly he ost verset i lecal l . Horever, rculdvrntureo say hrt is not he easonthat i t rasconceivedr accepted,n this case think hrtsl ide thru survived nd erhapsven are bout ecauseftro factors. ]nes that s l ide hrual lorseitherhando b eusedon the next cal l and heother s that t is rarelyused at lls 0r ES level, rhendencersre frcing he sare5er. Sl ide thruappearso begainingn usage.ut rould

be againstel ir inat ing star thru becausehehandouoffers secur ity or peopleust learning. lso he abseof handcontactesults n anant i :ept ic rncehat is, forany , ess a t is f y ing .0ther exarplesbound.rornorral ines he ever opuload the boat ts equivalento strr thru. Is i t popubecauset gives a dif {erent esult ror other- than-nl ines { inc lud ingnver tedines l?Cer ta in lyo t !A t thePllevel, load the bort is done r irar i ly f ror norral ineThat is rhy I use hecel l and suspectost cal lersuse{or thesaie erson!hedancersike to do t .Relay he deuceys equalo al l eightcirculr te r icBut rho ould uggestl i r inat ing t on hat basis? alsois r choreographicero) oercept or the unof doingti t of fers nothing. lut terrheels r ight and e{t thruplladies hr in. ho needst?Touch ne quarterndcur l ique f fer an nterest ingastudy. I t is our opinion,supportedy f requencyostat ist ics, that touchone quarter s gaining ast cur l ique n frequency{ useand, nded, as robablyasit by. Ihey ere equivalent xcept hen ol lored y, aro l l . (espec ia l l yu r l ique) .That d i f f e rences cer ta inot irportrnt . That einghecase, hosehospeal gaia euarter lySelect ionecauset is equivr lento sorethalready0n the bools rould hrve,of cours, een qaitouch one quarter .Yet he ert of t i re hrs rhotn hrt tnex idea is verypopularrseful, nd ay even eplaceo lder qu iva len t .l l rny other exarplesanbe ound. lurmin point s ththe v i r tueso f a per t icu la r a l a recer ta in ly o t iexclusivelyo i ts choreographicer i t . l lanycr l ls esuggestedor Caller uarter ly elect ions.ore reselec{or t r ial ona nat ional asis.Thoseho ish to part ic ipin theevaluat ionrocessre ree o doso. lany al ls ato receiveacceptance.i equivalenceo sore ther aenters nto the ai lure, hen obe t . Past xper iencshorn hrt equivalencean ork n eitherdirect ion. i ththe old or the nef cin becorehepreferred,}u robservair that the Caller labgS proqrarorkspret ty el l . I{relect ion s e poor ne, t diessoonerr lr ter - usu500ner.

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CALLERLABUARTERLYELECTIOI{SFirst 0uarter 983l lainstrearndPlus evelsItAIIISIREAIIevell . Chain orn he ineiFror frveor 2 facedine: Ihecentersrade' hi le theendsadjust asnecessery,hen l l courteryurn o end n facingcoupes.2 . D iv ideo a Co lu rn iFror quarter agi The entersin rave) astof{ 3/4, rhi letheoutsidesivide nd ouch/4. Endsn colurns.3 . D ix ieDerby :Fror facing coupleslDixie style o a reye, hen heends{old and step {orrard, hi le the centersrrdeand pread.Endsn 2 facedine .1 . 6 r a n d p i n iFror a str t ic square, f ter 's ides{ace':Headsassheoceen, pin the top, star thru, step orrard,Cali forniatr ir l , and rol l to f rce each ther. l leanrhi le,hesidesback eray 3 steps, face n, ralk {orrard step: ,dosado,and star thru. Thenheheadso hesides art (back rayetc.) , rhi le the sides do theheadsart (passheoceanetcl. Repeator total s{ 4 t i res thru. Endsn a stat icsquare.5. l l inqe nd lut ter :Fror a l ine or r ight-handavelAl l hinge. Therai lersforr a 2 drncer t r r r i th their outside andsnd urn /2rhi le the leadsold and ol l . Ihoseurninghestarpickup the outsideand f inish as n a f lut terrheel r reyersef lut ter . Endsn facing ouples.6 . L inear yc le :Fror feye r l inel Al l hinge. Thenhe eadersoldand l lf in ish a tag the l ine by ralking {omrd-passingnnershoulders. Ihen al l peel orrrd the nnershoulder.Endsin fac ing oup les .7. Red ot !Fror a lef t arr turn ith partner, r facing he ight handlady i A l l r igh ta r r tu rn /2 r i t h the igh th rndady , e f tar l turn {ul l r i th partner, ight err turn /2 r i th corner,and return to partneror a courtesyurnor to fol lor ther rex t a l ,

PLUS evel1. Track oA DiarondiFror colurns! he l and 2 dancersn thecolurnsrack2,rhi le the 13and { dancersirculateo reet n thecenterand astof f 3i4. Endsn diuonds.2 . I i n g :Fror box circulate. Tander ouples,tc! Ihe eaders /4z0o l , rh i le the re i le rs ox i r cu la te nd / l in . Endrn{ac ing oup les .

Etiquette, a definition: C0tlVEilTl0l{ALREOUIREIIEI{TSST0soctAL 8EHAVI0R, RoPRTETTESF C0NDUCISESIAELISHEDilAIIY LASSR t]R I{Y]CCASI(IN,"Plersesubr it quest ions nd omentsnsuchConvent ionrequirerents 'hat you ray haveo: l lz. Et taKett ,C/0ThelesternStar,223Sanchez,an rancisco,a,9f111Dearlz. Et taKett !I ar e personner o the rorld of square ancing. arlearning he rolans' ole. l ly.probleroncernsy prr tnersrho are learninghe ale role. lhenevery partnersr ir lle into hore posit ion hey spin te s0 hard nd rst Iusua l lyend p a l l ing n to henex t quare . t ' s d i f { i cu t tenoughearningo dancen ry assignedqurre. Ihrt shouldI do?Signed!ust otr l ly t r isted.Dear .T.Hold n,Hold nlSquare ance t iquetteequireshat hepersonlrying herale, 0r lead ole should ivesupporto their partnersta l l t i r es espec ia l l yh i le in d i rec t hys ica lon tac t ,espinning. Thereforeer ind our artners{ this and indlyadvise her {a good r if t k ick o theshinusually or ls)that the speedo{ their spin us t equal he :prn of theirsupport . Ihis should l lor you o rerain i th in the rareof yoursquare.PO PLUSYOUR POSTOFFICE, LUS''IN THE HEARTOF THE CASTROUSPS,UPS, nd Express erviceLocal,National,WorldwideKeyCut t i ng RubberStamps.Stat ioneryPLUSTelephone nsweringService584CASTROSan Francisco,CA94114(415) 64-5888Everything the Post Office does anda whole lot more!en@E@

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A xord o al l you er ainstrear ancergiSquare ancings reant to be fun, goodexercise ndsociable, Don't expect o beable o learn quareancing0n the f i r s t n igh t . I knor ou i l l a l l { lash-backo horersy it res in GRADECH[I{}L,nd { youdon't erelber neof your {r iends s bound o rer ind ou. FORlT I I IAI I'T THE AIIE,Also you r ight keepo thesare ole {ranor roran) nt i lyou {eel corfor tableith the f irst s ixtyeight ,or so,calls. Rererber, orever, o changehe P05lTI0t{headl0r f2 and sides 13or l4) . You i l l rant o be ble o doal l the basic sir ty eightstepsror a nurber { dif ferentstrr t ingposit ions.0h Yesl l Pleaseon't orget o sr i tchsquares.his is asocial eventand i t is P00RTI0UETTEo rerain i th thesrre squere l l n ight . So be sociable nd r itchyoursquaref tereach reak.Rererbero square-upvery hanceou et. Practiceil ltake ou ar.HAPPYEUARESOYOU.Love, Et taXett

' lesternStarDancers''sb lack ranso le )rhite (roransole)r i th rhinestones.' f , S.D. ' bandanasgray ransole)black roransole)

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Badges tl . iAngelhelpingi th beginners)Barndanc ingn r br rd)Sand{ leadancingn thesandR. l .P . danr ingn igh tsn a ro r )Dolphindancingn theocean)Erasshopperdancingn thegras)l loonl ighterdancingnderhestars}l{ ight r l (dencingt ip r{ ter r idnight)Shoeale dancingn thestreetor prr l ing ot)Roverdancingver1,000i les fror hore)Road unnerdancing0 i les f ror hore)Cl ipend nrp rdge olderPlease order at c lass/club ight 0r by rai l (spart iculr rs and include pryrent plus 231 to cpos tage/h rnd l ing) .

IHE ftSIERllSTAR s theronthlynersletter f the esStar Dancers, gay/ lesbianquare ance lub in Franc isco ,Ca l i f o rn ia .opy ead l ines the 28 th o{ronth precedingate of issue. Subscr ipt ionr ice: 1ppr yeer . S ing lecop ies i l . 00 pa, l la i l ing ddresSanchez ,an ranc isco ,Ca.4114 {15} 64-613{ .Editor : ScottCareyArt Director! ack endr ickCorputeri on ouglassIn th is ssue il'tS/0Snd S/09i hil PaytonP 's I ' s : E t taKet t0n he Road RonDouglassAnniversaryScottCareyStandardquereanceotat ionnd Forret ions!i l l KIeSquare-Up:y Bi l l Davisi epr intedror 'SquareDan0f{ ic ir l publ icat ion { theSets n OrderArer ican qDanceociety.

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Imt c0loll-\Di.tg1'l13 0F squlRu D,1t{0lli0f Tbou ohalt square ckrcc only fo r the fun vhloh t\oe rt:iI lfbC i:t 1t.

II Thou sbelt no t bo a snob, cons!.der1n6 thysclf toc gcocl todance rith an y and a,1-1,eitting ou t the rnlxt,ro, or leor-lngo squrie vhose rrerqbcrt thou tioereerututrvorthy of thy tclents;fo r the 6o


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WESTER STAR DANCERS

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fl WeJrefinr5nR*Vo1ume I Ap r i I l9a3 Number 2

PHILPAyTt]N,ESTERT{IARDA|{CERSLUBALLER"Don't read on re' is not one l thore quareanceencot landrents,ut the otto of l{elHarpshire,hehore tateo f Ph i l Pay ton , a r t le t t , popu la t ion200, as ike os tsral Arer i an torns, rhere the tornsfol gatheredverySrturday iqht {or a goodold barn dance or in thispart icularcase f irehal l dance.t ras he50'sandPhil asrel l es rost o{ Arer ica asdancingo t radit ional quaredancing. f tera st int in theNavy, hi l returnedo Eart let tand to a ner type o{ squeredancingi lodernesternorConterporaryquare ancing. e joined the l l t lashingtonValley Storpers nd raduatedror their rainstrear la:s nI975.Ph i l speaksond lyo f tha t c luband he i rca l le rHappyHarry rot t i "They ere an rct ive and energet ic roup,t rave l ing to dancesand do ing any soc ia l ac t iv i t iestoqether.hlhen rovedo San rancisco,rent o a coupieo f c lub : , a ie r t i les . Bo th f these lubs ad u i te b i t o fan o ider ro ld h ich eersyp ica l { San ranc isco .ndheyd id no thavehec lub p i r i t I nas sedooso or a year nda ha l f I d idno tdoany quareancrnq .

l l ,S .D, : lha t i s your op in ion f squere ane i rgn SanFranc ico?Ph i l ! "Therere10 o 12squareance!ubsn San ranc isco(about 50 n theent ireBay rea) orever,here res0niny

Profile:nterviewwithPhilPoytonac t iv i t ies n the c i t y tha t ros tpeop leon ' t end o qinto squar ancing nt i l their later years. t seerso bsonethingo do in your ret irerent ears. ut his is np a r t i c u l a r l yr u eo { C a l i f o r n i an g e n e r a l . '

Last l(eror ial Day eekend,hi l rent o theannual oldState Roundupt the iv ic Eentern San ranciscoherehret the SanFranc isco ebe lsnd as nv i ted c io in thec lub . l |e 's beenn i th iher s ince nd s cur ren t lyeachtheir beginning lass, lestern Siar ret Phi l at theCCarnial rhere a hastry arranged quare ut togethedenonstrat ionance i th Phi l cal l ing. | |ecarebyHestStar the fol lor ing l londay nd e'vebeen njoyingis gocr l l ing and ns t ruc t ion nd h iE congen ia le rsona l i t yen thus ias t icuppor tince .lJ .S ,D. :o ou n ioy a l l ing?Ph i l : ' l s ta r tedca l l ing backn i lenHarpsh i ret ho teand carpgrounds,sual ly hey ere unnights r one ighs tands . love o ca l l and ou ld ove o do t f u l l t i r e . 'H.S.D.: hat do you see square ancing f {er ing to 6peopl?Ph i l : 'Soc iab i l i t y ,f i r s t and o re ros t . ndts ava i lato everyoneits not an el i t ist act iv i ty. I t crossesabarr iersi ige and econor icsor exarple. t 's a veinexpensivect iv i ty. And t appealso a diverse rouppeopl.f .S.0. : hat doyou hinko{ Iestern tarDancers?Ph i l : " l en ioyhe i renergyeve l .Theyre notcorp lacthey are x i l l ing to do rany th ings nd oout o var iodances.I ' l .S.D,: or bouthe {uture or 6ays nd quareancing?Ph i l l nYoua l rays ave e lneop leon ingn to San rancs0 lestern iarshouldont inueo gror,but n thenextye0r t ro I t h ink hes izeo{ thebeg inn inglassesi l l beothe dveragexo squares. l{at ionnidehere s a long ay o gI rould l ike to see the l{at ional ssociat ionecole eac t i e and proro te quare anc ing cross he count r{eaturestory in the Advocateouid ea good tart . Ihe


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are reny 6ays n sral l to rediur sire torns hat squaredancing ould ea great ct iv i ty or and n thecontext f anat ionalassociat ionhey r ight be oreencouragedo star tthe i r o rn c lubs . n the nex t { ive years e r i l l seetrerendousrorth n this area."l .S.D.:Do ou aveny ecorrendat ionsor squarelncers?Phil : ' l {ot to rush throughhe level s. Youarenota'bet ter ' dancer eceuseou knor orecal l : . Bet ters notnecessar i lyhe sare as ore. I { i r r ly bel ievehrt Plus sthe level to dancet. But ererberrquareancings funii t 's nocardinalin f you r soteonelse akes l istake. 'Thanksh i l .

Thanls or your nice note and 'the lestern tar . ' Thenerslet ter as yery interest ing,Soundsike you l l hadgreat ire in Flor ida.l ln{ortunately,'ve had to discont inuequere ancelessonsi ust notenoughnterest orn ere, t leastnor. Ihaveorgenized danceroupeor country/resternhat i l ldosore quaren erhibit ion nd opehatcreatesnterest .Troupesaie is 'The Iron Spurs." leaseokeep s onyour rai l ing ist , and on'thesitateo contact s hen our:n torn.Regards,obSan iego , a l i f .Ed. : Congratulat ionsn he orrat ion f your ergroup ndbest r ishes and ooduck o the ronSpurs! le hopeo seefou thi: sulterat theReno ayRodeo.r raybe e{orehen;llesternStar rould be glad o bringa squerer so dorn oderonstratequere ancing nd build sole nterest{ yourould be interested let us knor. leant iree r i l l besureto keep ou n henerslet terai l ing ist .

Just received our nerslet tern the ai l and t rasa realn ice a r t i c le . . . The lus tangsi l l be hav ing ts f i r s tgrrduet inglass { nefsquareancersoret irc ext onth. . .l{E have ro setsgraduatingndon ast llondayllarch 4) ehad three etsdancing.he hird set asa r ired set , . , I arsending ou the art ic les hat I haveoundn thebarboolsheras boutheFly- inand o say hanks. eepn touch.Ken igenovaSouth lor ida{ustangsEd. : Thanksga inor a l l t he unand a la rader ien F Io r ida .le ' l l beanxiouso hear boutheupcor ingraduat ionarty.by the r iy r the qrouphat ecen t lytar tedn Por t landsgo ings t rong nd have ina l izedhe i rnare i theRose i t yRarblr :.n

' t l fe 'd l i ie to hear rooyou! Pleaseend our et ter to" the l les te rn ta r ' , 223 Sanchez ,.F .Ca l i {94114.0rropthero f f a t the ron tdesk t C lub r C lass ish t ,2 IHE ESTERIITAR

I.S.D. ATTHECAPITOLITYSEUARESITIIIVERSARYOEDOII{{)neof the highl ightsof lesternStar 'ssocir l schedres the CapitolCity Squaresnniversaryoedornn larch1The EarbaryCoastCloggers nlivened he event ith theenergy.This trip geve us enother pportunitYo reet aknot other Eay and Lesbianqulre rncers ndbehosted

fel lorship. The l ive cr l ler ras one o{ our {requ{avorites, Dave Happy'l{er Year, and he seered o bdel ighted s usual i th al l theenergy. he ain hat pououtsidenotrithstanding,e rorkshopped,ancednd cue arquite proudo{ the level hat esternStrr hrs achieveou r yeer together.The lestern Stars ith rhor I travefpre hostedby a charuing nd fescinating obKoski. )qroupvisited 0n our return r ip theSutter 's or tand hre{urbished tate Capitolhich or anyoneho ikes histoand or architectures a rust . e ereelrays ookingorrato other occasionEike this to share o et 's rererbehostas el l rhen heyal l core o see s.Ed. notei Just n cese ou aven't iscoveredhe un hatin store {o r you hen ouset out rith othersquare ancepleaseplan on ioining us on our next t r ip and eeyoursel{ .Te'd i le to thanlHank ickrrdor organizinghtr ip to Sacrarento.ndour hats o{{ to theCapitol iSquaresor putt ing 0n such en ercel lenthoedorn.lsthanks o Art Katz ho as anexcel lentost o the esteStars hat I t raveledith.

l larch oared n l i le a l ion, and rather et one oThankso all rhohave ravedhis endlessain and ade0n l londay nd lednesdayights. te celebrated ur irsanniversaryt Club night f larch7 r i th good ancingndgood ire. le had a cake ecoratedith 'Don'tStop,DoSlon Dorn"and n honor f our irst year ogetherhe irsissueof our ront lynerslet ter i t thestreets hordoyl ike i t? le a lso ub l ishedurc lub i rec to ryh ich i l l bupdatedga in h is Juneand per iod ica ly f ter ha t ,ThLesniak couredhe rarketolace or a cooler o e can serve unch Thrnks hor.The Board { Directorsddressedheclubon londaylar2 l r i t h a quar te r lyepor t . he lub s hea l thy i sugua


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arethe jus t s l iqh t ly n t l reb lack inanc ia l l y . he chedu leorspr ing nd ulaers a busy ne o say he eastrhorever,

t,l.s.D. stJRR0tJNDNEHBE6lNt'tER,R. CHARLESIERCE,FIERATTENDiNOFU|tlILLEDERF(]RIIAiICE.Ne are pret ty rel l orqanrzednd edicatednd re ookinq{orrard to a cont inuednd uccessfulror th, he irst feryearsa l any c lub are the nos t i { { i cu l tones boy , rethere hurdlesand obstacleso overcore!ts ronderfulhatr e have 0 a n y ' b u i l d e r s ' h e r et t heg r oundl o o r e v e l .Te a re look ing orardses t ruc tu r ingIub igh t ta r t ingth is Junen order o encorpessl l I eve ls i danc ing ias ic ,l{ainstrear and Plus and to providegooddancing ndins t ruc t ion o a l l a t t he eve l ha t hey ant o dancet .A l :0 , re are in the negot ia t iontageor a nerbeg innersc lass to s ta r t th is l lay . Thrs lass i l l f o l lo r Ca l le r labrecomendat ionsn lengtho{ class oreclosely. he lassn i l l bea 1 5 eek ourseor Bas ic ca l ls th ru 8 ) and i l lbe {ol lored by a second5 reek oursen {ul l l la instreutca l ls 49 h ru68) .P leasencourageour r iendsho ant ojo in us o contac t s o r anapp l ica t ionor r o r you an ickthese o r ls up at the f ront desk .Th is nex t lass i l lprobably e onThursdayightand e arehopingo have i l lHanze l , n exper ienceda l le r , eachhec lass , )e ta i l si l lbe {o r thcor ing . iub igh t ppearso be ov ingo lednesdayn igh t rhere t r i l l hope{u l ly e t t le n {o r so te i re i reneed our nputhere rhatnight ouldbeyour re{erence?In caseyou don't knor urBoardf Directors, ere retheir nares sho; e haveesponsibi l i tesiv ided plFinancesion ouglass,LarryosterEx te rna lec , iRon, au l imer rannHa l l ,Equ ip t . i a r r y , l i ke lu ranC a l l i n g , I e a c h i n g ia u l , l i k eInternal ec; cot t arey,Rogererry

Special ventsi oger, ennisic lenAesthet icsi oger, ennisPlease alk to the Eoard erbersaboutanyquest ionsrcoments ou r igh t have .A lso re so l ic i t le t te rs o thenersl t terSpecial hankso LarryBrorn ndEhar les rongosnd lsoRogerPerry {or get t ing al l our equiptrento clasE/clubevery reek. t is a vitei servicehat o{ten etsover looked.l lar i l l i lson hes done lot of ror l on heRenoayRodeondre area l l go ingo rea l lyapprec ia teha tcore h is Augus t l !Do you belong o a club or e grouphat rould ike toenjoy square ancingor anevening?esternStar ould ove

to core and deronstrate r teach.Also, i iou ouldikehost e squere ancingarty, ererberhat heclub'ssoequiptrent ,ecordsnd ancersre eadyl

So very of ten have otedhat level heads' tep n akeep hings going, rhen t eppparshat re areheadedordisaster. recal l he irst Caller labonvent ionattend5o rany ash taterentsere ade ur ing pen essionshareal ly fes rorr ied that sore ool ish teps ouldbe akHorever, t the { inal reet ing o{ theconvent ionhen gatheredo rake f inal decisions, easonrevai ledndrorr ies rent {or neught.ty aith in cal lersas a thole restor d.He ree oo n clubs hat {ool i :h erarks re ade, erhpoor judgeient s used, but usual ly efore isasterakover, ooler eadsrevai l nd hedisasters avoided.So rany of us have een oncernedborit he rashof nand r0re corp l ica tedr l l s . Ca l le r lab lacedheca l lsdif {erent progrars o t ry and br inq order. l i tness tprogrers ror Basic,lainstrean,Plusnd l l the ay o CIhis rasaneffor t to givedancers choice, nd o help havoid anceshat rerenotbeing al led or their group.For severalyeers or, ranyof us ronderedf re had aany headray r i{ re had at ters orse,Nor beleivee astart inq to see realprogress.t f i rst , everyoneantejurp into higher evels;noone antedo becal led iusrainstreardancer. 'But nor re ere seeingbig crorddances dvert ised s rainstrear S. lainstrearives ss tab i l i t y re need nd he0uar te r ly e lec t ionsreg iv ingthe var iety re al l rant . (This asalso ncreasedy belin the tS/0Srograr.)I real ly ar irpressed! ecent lyn l l innesotacal ledl ' lS/PS ance hat had about50squaresancing. t theethey asled e to add ne ip o{ Plus evelcal ls. e onlyhabout en squaresor that . The iggest ancesight norathe tS/eSances,I give the l l innesotaolksa big paton heback or tray they areprorot ing quareancing. giveanotheratthe bacl to ourofn lebraskaal lersand he area ounclor they arp headedn the sare irect ion. t is t irereal ize that i{ re rant squareancingo cont inueo grre rust providedancingor al l , even0r thosehocandancero, three r {our ires a reek.lly orn daughterevee food or thoughtecently.Sheher husbandere avidsquareancer5,ut herhusbandojob rhere they ould nlydancen eekends.atherhanup a l l t he i r f ree t i re r i t h squareanc ing ,hey r i faray. Shesaid, Dad,e sure ould ike to squareanceyou have lr ryssaid hat o keep pon hecal ls, you hodance t leas t nce reek , nd e jus t can ' tdo ha t . ' Juhor ranydancersave e drivenaray?Hor any housandsorould re haveoday{ they ould eep pbydrncing nctr ice a ronth?Caller lab roze the f ls cal ls lor three year5, aylonger. lor t is up o us, cal lersand lub eaders,o taadvantage{ th is s tab l i l i z ingn f luence ,nd u i ldon t .knor i t can edone, nd real ly bel ievee arestart ingd o t .

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I 'tAII{STRTA}IEVELSOUAREHR UAIIILV:Star t ingor ra t ion {ac ing oup lesSquare hru: Facingdancers0in r iqht handsndpull by.Turn in one quarter (90degrees),oin le{ t handsnd ul lby. (a half square hru has been orpleted.) urnn onequarter {90 degrees)nd oin r ight handsith facing ancerand pu l by . (A three quarter 5quare hru ha s beencorpleted.)Turn n one uarter 90degrees),oin le{ t handsand pull by but do not urn. (a ful l squarehruhasbeencolpleted. Var iat ions f square hru raybespeci{ iedy{ract ionsor by thenurber f hands,.g. squarehru hreequerterss thesare 5squerehru hree ands,tc.Lef t Squarehru: Si r i lar to squarehruexcepthat t isstar ted r i th the Ie{ t handand hands re alternatedaccord ing ly .hen a le l t squarehru is requ i red ,le { tsquarehru" ust bedirected.SHII.16HRU AIIILY:Start ing orrat ion oceanave r alaro.Sr ing Thru: Those ho can, urnby he ight one alf (180degrees),hen those hocan, urnby he e{t one al{ {180degrees). f ' r ight ' is not specif iedrecedinghecorrandto s r ing h ru , t i s a r igh ts r ing hru .(alaro) Sr ing Thru: Everyoneurnshal{ by he ight , theneveryoneurnshal{ by he e{t . lhen e{t sr ing hru s f roran alaro forrat ion, eyeryoneurns half by he ef t , theneveryoneurnshal{ by he ight .Lef t Sr ing Thru: Those ho can, urn by he ef t one r l f(180degrees),hen hosehocan, urnby he ight one alf{180degrees} .f le i t s r ing th ru s requ i red ,t rus tbespec i { ica l lyi rec tedle { t s r ing hru . 'RUNAiILY:Start ing omat ion- any tro dancerorrat ionn rhich hedirecteddancerasa shoulderirect lyadjacento theother

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Thedancersork ogethern ' tander ' ;t ha t s , t he ra i l inqdancersol lol the lead ancers.hosen the ight "t racko(dancern theg i r l ' s pos i t ion)ove i ng le i le to the e f t ,counterclockr ise,tayingo the nside f the hedancersnthe le { t ' t rack" (dancersn thenan 's os i t ion} ,ho oves ing le { i le , c lock r ise , o the r igh t on heouts ide . heroverent ont inues s in a double ess hru, unt i l thedrncers heve reacheda half - t rg {orrat ion (paral lelr ight-handceanaves).

Etiquette, a definition: 'COI{I/EI{TI0t{ALRE0UIREIIEIIISS 0socrAL BEHAVIoR,R0PRIETTESF C0ilDUCISESTABLISHED|| Al{YCLASSRF{lR t{Y CCASI0il. 'PIeasesubrit question:and coments n suchConventionalrequirerents' hat you rey haveoi lll. EttaKett, Ci|lTheIestern tar ,223Sanchez,an rancisco,a.941140n he quest ionsf Angels!Dear lz Ket ,

I ar e nrr squereancer. ccasional ly,el l of ten, getthe cal ls ncorrect r several { us n the squrreust don'tget el r ight . l{or there are hese dvancedancers.K.A.Angels?ho ere there to 'help'us. Soret ires,el l o{ ten,theseAngelsre RUDE.hey ush, hove,ndyel l at us. Thisis ros td isconcer t ing .. I ge tp issedf { . I ran t o learnand I appreciatehe idea f Angels. only ish thrt theyrere rore courteousi can'tpay t tent iono therand hecal ler oo. hat doyou ecomend?Signed: isconcerted.Dear is,PleaseBEARith theseAngels 'i .e. gror l brckdur inghebreak .Nor: Squrre ance t iquette equires, r ight sayderands,that there is onlyone od theCaller / lnstructor.e etspaid s0 he gets listened o. It is to that person VEflY0llEr i l l turn to {or instruct ion. requesthatyouEEARithour Angels nd only ean o advisehat re have adno imto sendher o Angel chool.t hrsbeen n he ob raining{or ther. ln addit ion urclub s nerand lainstren ancersare anxious o get you ner class eoplep o f lainstreudrnceevel -THEft0REARTI{ERS0 DAIICElTH D0tl'TYOU }t0t.Angels re there o gent ly, i lent lyand ovingly uide oundur ing nstruct ionand to directyou i th yourquest ionsothe cal ler . hank ou or your et ter . I hopeheAnglesearyour concernsnd ererberhrt i t is l ike {or ther hen heyare Iearning ner later ial or lhen they scre[ up asoccas iona l lyhey o .R igh t nge ls l ?And ol a rord or our ravei i ng ancerslI havebeengett ing ruch correspondencen he subiect {ETI0UEIIE oncerning ARTIIEROLitY rhen dancingn's t ra igh t ' squareanceroups .he o l lo r rng dv ises g ivenas recolrended ehavir ccncernig partner ig rhr e at'n0n-6ayosquareanceunc t ions il . i t j s s tandardt ique t teo t a a i imr o reno s r t ou t ,Pieasesk her o dance.

2, I{ there arenot enoughoren,you ay dance s a saresex coupleibutpleese sl thosen your quaref theyhavany object ions r i f i t rould onfuseher, beforehe star to { the ip ,3. Pleaseingle ith theother rncers s ruchaspos: ibland onotdances a group.l lany ndividuals ave xpressedonfusionn he scarfcolocode.Perhapshis I i t t le l imer ick {ror a devotedeeder i l l he lp :

Ahsay an'tyasee?I 've a gray car{ o gleanlhrt 's i t rern??Jel ly 8ern.lhy! I 'r theren {or this scene.Ahsaydoyouknor?I 've a blaclscarf n tor .Ye sSeuthln t ruth.I ' r the oran or this shor.signedi oETIcICEIISEnd edicatedo ourcal ler .

Rererber o sguareup every chanceouget. Practice illteke ou rr .Happyquereso you,Love, t taKettPO PLUSYOUR POSTOFFICE, LUS''IN THEHEARTOFTHECASTROUSPS,UPS,and Express erviceLocal,National,WorldwideKeyCutt ing Rubber tamps.Stat ioneryPLUSTelephoneAnswering Seruice584CASTROSan Francisco,CA94114(415) 64-5998Everything he Past Affice does anda whole lot more!E @EW

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festernStar Dancersn conjunct ioni th PhilPaytontl lho ld a Ca l le rs /Teacherslass nFr idays .he xac ti re andplace i l l bedecidedy hose ishing o at tend.Ihe class ni l l run or I to l0 reeksr orever,ue o theheavy chedule{ dancinqn thenext ouple f ronthst laynot bepossibleo have class very r iday. orevere r i l lkeepissed ayso a r inirur .The class i l l shor oleof the oolsavai lableo cal lersand teachers nd i l l explainhe sight"rethod { cal l ing.Sight cal l ing is the ostpopulerethod f cal l ingused ycal lers and teachers, heavy rphasis i l l beplaced nproperchoreographynd all studentsi l l be equiredochoreographeveralhash"ips and o cal l ther or the estof the group o dance o and er i t ique af terrards.Theapproved al ler lab rder { teachingi i l be horoughlyoneover and studentsi l l be e0uiredo 'teach'several al lsto the es to { thec lass .For this to besuccess{ule need r inirur o{ I students.Anyonenteres tedieasedv ise h i l .The lass an eg in se00n s e have nougheopieigned p.

6ARA6EALE:AIURoAY,APRILAHelp raise roney or thenet ound yster lPIeaser inga; ly donat ionso club/classr to Rsn ndScotts.hegaragesa ie r i l l s ta r t a round0:0041 i .le r i l l bedanc ingigh tthere on the sideralk and at a party later thata{ternnon/evening.lan 0n attending nd eetsore { your{el lor dancers. he Fr idaynightbefore, pr i l 5 at 7130tthere r i l l bea pr ic ing arty o prepareor the ale; thoserho cole get { irst crackat al l the reasuresnd aughs.Corehelp and ave real ly un ire. Address:on Scotts,223Sanchez' l larket} hone:64-6134.

IALIF0RfllATATE oUAREAttCE0ilVEilItoil,Ar {0SE; PRIL23r24r25Pleaseontacts {or detai ls.

C[]IIIN6P:JUI{E: une s the ronth for the 6ayFreedoray arade.ler i l l be in the paradequareancingorn larket t reet lAnd e ni l l a lso host a ' l lat ionalDancenhat eekend.eneedyour helpl Contact hi l Payton r Dennisicten ndvolunteerour nergieslAUGUST:EI{06AYR0DE0983.This year the *l{at ionatAssoc ia t ion{ Lesb ian /6ayquareancelubs"i l l r ake t sdebut n Renoi th lo tEo{ squareanc ingnd orkshopsi thal l o{ the clubs f rop aroundhecountry. veryonehoulds ta r t p lannrngor to a t tend h is very pec ia l eekendUestern tar i s putt i q together corprehensie travel

packagencluding ransportat ion,ccorodat ionsnd icketDetai lsas re get closer to the drte. l leant iree hapurchased50 grandstandeats ( in the shade). theickpr ice {or the fourdayss i40.00/person.heseicketscbe regervedor i th a 25X eposit .f you ave nyquest ifeel f ree o contact s.

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SummerTips:qncing,lnstructionGoodTimes*suilltEREsst0l{iClub night roves o lednesdayights. n {act , t r i l l belednesdayights hruDecerber.he essiontartsJune rndconc ludesugus t 1 . A to ta lo { l { n iqh ts . i re s 7 :30 ol0:00Pll . ocat ions theCentral . l l .C.A.heatreich s onthe secondloor. The s at 2?0Eoldenate near onesllrrketl l : rbersPr ice! une t I .00/ t l ight July hruAugust25.000rr es a special ackaqeor JunehruAugust25.00. thisequals f1.79lnight i iquare dancing erainsyour bestentertainrentalue)Clubn igh t i l l have anc ingnd ns t ruc t ionor a l l i I n JunePhil r i l l be cover ing he lai nstrearal ls49 hru68.Forthe ner graduateshis r i l l be anextensiono theBasiclevel c lass heyarenorcorplet ing.orcurrent lub erbersthis is a good hanceo reet ourner rerbers nd ecore venbetter l la instrear rncers. e t i l l a lsoscheduleorePlusstar t ips dur ing heevening.n JulyandAugust lubl iqhtr i l l star t at Basic evel and concludeith PIusevel.Rereber, l l Club erbers an t tendhenerbeginninglassr i t h B i l l Hanze lreeo f charge .

}6AY REEDOITAY ARADE:fe r i l l be n theparadehisyear l lu r on t ingenti l l s ta r to ff r i th the banner or the ' l{at ionalAssociat ion{Lesbian/6ay quareDance lubs' The rerber clubs, noitotal ing ten! , r i l l besendingheir o:nbannersnd s anyo{ their dancers s hey an. hesendividual annersi l l{ol lor behindhe lat ional annernd hen ur ruck i th thesound yster. Al l o{ thedancers,ror aroundhecountry,r i l l fo l lor - square ancing,nd quareancingogether ll le 've chosenAll dancingogether ' sour here,The ightbefore,Saturdayune 5, e hosta very pecial quareancer i th th ree ca l le rs , spec ia l xh ib i t ionsnd 5oregooddancing

TREi{t]{ATI(IIIALAYR(lDEtl:August, 5, 6 and7le had hopedo have l l of the inal detai lsavai lableothis nerslet ter ,but planningor this large f anevetakes alot o{ t i re rndso hedeadlineasr issed.Horevby the r iddle ol l lay, re r i l l haveal l the nfonat iavai lable. leant ire e'd l i le to keep ou p o date ith br ief synopsis Please ereber hat the inal forr t i lprobablyontainole evisions.RonBrerer s coordinet ingnd andl inghe CountryDaFest ival ' for theRodeo.apitol i tySquaresnd ,S.D., hare the of f ic ial representat ivesor the {at ional ssn. ,erith Ron up in Sacralento n lay rhere e presentedideas and Ronpresentedis anda viableprograrashasout. Roni l l rorkout heoff ic ial proqrer nd ou il l hait as soonas te do. Therei l l besqurre ancingnaniqhts as rel l as rorkshopsn Basic,lainstrear, lusAdvanced.here i l l be square ancersror elevenluaround he countrylAnd here r i l l be anequal rraycloggers, m steppers, ounddancers nd restern stydrncers. e r i l l a l l beshar ingamrder ie,ancingnd ot ires and gett ing to knor ach ther et ter . his 'CounDance est ival" s goingo bea very pecial xper ienchopeo dancei th al l of you here!Accorodat ions:.S.D.has reserved5 oors,at the { i l to0nslor and l6ll6rand. he rice unsaround 60.00/persoothe three nights basedondouble ccupency.he l6ll un sl i t t le rore but includes heir stageshor,The oors ava i lab lena f i r s t core , i r s t serv as is .Tickets: leaseee henot ice n this let ter ,Transportat ionle are rorkingona charter us r a larcarpoolHelp: Youbet! le could ure 5e our elp n gett ing hal l together. f you haveany specialalents, nergt ire, please et usknor.Yourel lor squareancersi l l bgra te fu l .


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alrays he congregat ion.ndf 6od, achosith cheescr inol ine-srathedotherhoodern't your cup of tearcould alraysdance. Fror y perspect ive,t ras rpossto bebored.Ihe convent ion{fered ro things n gener0u5rousquare ancing nd r iddle-class rer ica. I had orgorha t t ras ike o t r i r l a r ids t he a i th {u l .Thecultural hiqh point o{ the holeaf fair ras he6l lr rch, held Saturday ight in theauditor iur ,Everyelse shutsdorn lor this spectaclea gooday o insattendance). luEters f lestern Star people ot tebalcony. e had coie to bear itness, l thoughonekner hat to expect. Phi l had rarnedus i t rouldgodar{ul.Ihecontestants,ops,part ic ipants, nteredarryinqhident i fy ing lacards. Theyaarchedn tro colurnseither side o{ the hal l and eredirected orn heceaisle, bordered y beaus nd bel les n black nd el lA{ter narchinghe lengtho{ theauditor iur ,hey eres ing le i le in to inesdornhes ide f t hehr l l , Excethe costures,he generalevelof obesity, nd heeveege of the larchers, ou rouldhavehought rasantrack eet .I t ras {ascinat iono ratchi rarches lrays engencertain arountof porp. Everyonce n r rhi le yourrould spasr ror thesuddenlacerent{ l i re green, rorange, inkand ellor ight nert o one nother.Therno hopeor coordinat inghecostures. t is squaredagreatest lair to f reedor- any olorgoes, nd he ori t the bet ter . Ihat , plus hestrangexior eqardinsize and kir t height , ere n ful l bloor. Thisobservnever seen s0 rany oversized utus rasqueradsquaredancekir ts.Ihen again, las rer indedhat rost of theseadies redur ing he cr ino l iner lze f the a te40 'sand 0 's , hpror rasn'tcorpleteithouthorsehairr inol ine. Sopertheru'r s i i l hopr lor romthing hrt f om. Angenerat ionr t ro and e' l l knor { i ts iust a phase.A{ter al l the rarchers ad beenproper ly orral ledintroduct ionsnd thankyou'sol lored. Theseitualsrarr ly relcored. I t 's not easyputt ing n his kindoshor ask udy r l l ickey), lor hestegeasset,As re al l rose ror ourseats, hestrrs and t r ipes nstate f lag rere si lent ly rarchedorn heent ire engthe hall and brought o the stage y ro r i l i tants,s i lence as hr i l l inq . Le t t no tbesa id ha tour lagdnot ins t i l l r espec t nd at ten t ion . he i r rase lec tBut then they spoi led t al l , this grandorent f ds i lence n a see of co lo r , by rec i t ing he P ledgAl leg ianceyes , I ) ID e re rbert l ) and inq inghenatanther. I lookedor quakingol l ies,but hry ere ootrainedo shor heir ruepinko olorr .At this point , I rasgurehose raf tyold organizegorng o spr ing supr ise uest ppearancey BralRobeus. Ihe feel of the evening as becore ne of sr ight-r inqed xaltat ion, { "our country,ove t or lei t ' that I ras disappointedhat here erenohyrnasernonso corp le teyv is ion .Alas, i t nai t i re to return o ournat ional ancingby0ur Ronniel, nd as the f loor spreadutand tarte


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dance, he irony o{ this LSDcolorspreadlor ingon hef loor belor star ted o hi t re. l ' ly cont ingentroi thebalcony, od love 'et , had aintainedorposurend ecorurth roughout .here is n0 t r i tt e r ing o r g igg l ingh .e l l ,alrost none. Hor re ranagedot o break orn orpletely,nor here's rystery or you.lJn{ortunately,here rasno ire {or us o {orr a discussiongroup, or the dancing ad begun gain. And hat, ryf r iends ,ascer ta in lyor th hepr ice f adr iss ion .A grandarray o{ cal lers asonhand.BySaturdayveningthe cal lers rere so nuleroushat hey erebeingotatedFverv ive r inutes. Ihis constantlur of cr l lers ade orercit ing dancing, l though ole of their sexist rerar lsrankled o badlyhat I had o restrr in yself ror st ickir igry f inger in ry routh. Too bad the ferale al lers adnothing o counter i thi they certainly eld heirorn nevery ther espect.Tro things rade lestern StarDancersutstanding.e rerethe only ren roving our hipsas uch s he oren, nd erere arong he very {er in Levi 's. lhen as he a st t i reyour evi 's erecontroversial?And hy ras t that 90l l f thepart ic ipantseredo beover50 0r under15? I felt l ike lestern tar as i l l ing thegreat divide. l lusthave orethingo do i th beingooyoungor tooold.[Jne inal note of interest , any estern tar erberserecorpletely verdosednCokey eek's nd, n large ersuredue to Scott 's f requent ours f a talk inq endingachine(on ly n Santa la ra ) . he ec t ha t t rasanent ic inga levoice urging you to rake your select ion robably adsorethingo do r i th i t , I hopehat hesighto{ : ix rentalk inq and oking r i th a vendingachine aveheSan osefolks sorethingo t i t ter about.Tryas e r ight to keeplor prof ie, those San Francisco ibes burst {or thperodi al y.lestern Star is de{ initely on the cut t ing edgeof thesquaredancinget. I t 's great l As long s get o corebacko San rancisco.

[al ler lab recent lyconcludedts eleventh onvent ionnPhiladelphiand asa result he ol lor ing hangesave eenmde o theCa l le r lebis t s :l ls - gS Hingeand luiterhas een roppedutal lother uarter lyelect ionserain.P Ius . . . . . 'Exp lodeand ' f ro roceanaver n ly l asaddedsa p l u s a l l .Plus 0S.. . . Zinq and Track o a Diaronderedroppednd' I rackand ny th ing ' resdded.Advanced5.. , Double ourPleasureasdroppedutCrossDouble ourPleasureelains. l l in i-busynd inear ct iona l o e ra in .TheDef in i t ionsor 'Erp lodeand" ndTrackand ny th ing"areas o l lo rs lExp lodend , . . . ( f ro r oceanaves) l l dancerstep or ra rdand urn l l4 in to {ace he cen te ro{ the i r o r ig ina lfoursore , i t hou t s topp inq l l ihen take the 'any th ing"corrand. (Rightand Left Thru, Star hru, LoadheBoat,e t c .

Don'tor{et,unesmembelshhenetumonthr hosehoraduatednDeceSo the cal l roult be explodeand tarThrui r 'ExplodeandLoadheBoat , ' t c .Trackand Anything. . .f ror colurns)The{0. and colurdancersn eachcolurnprorenadebout/2 ray roundheouts ide as n Track l nh i le 's i ru l taneous ly rhe2 t r r i l ingdrncers n each olurn irculete orrard ne osit iono forrr ini- raves (a box circulate our lorel. Fror here, anr i thout stopping, hecentersake hedesignrtedAnythinconend. (scoot rck,Hinqe,alk rndOodqertc.)So hecal l rculdbe Trrcl andScoot ackr ' tc.Cr l ler lrb recent lvconcludedts eleventh onvent ionnPhiirdelphiand as result he ol lor ing hrngesrve eeradeo theCa l le r labis t s :l ls - 0S Hingeand lut terha:bern roppedut r l lother uarter lyelect ionserain.Plur 05. . . . l ing and Trrck to a Dimonderedroppedn"Trac l nd ny th ing ' rasdded.Plus. . . . . 'Erplodernd' { f ror oceenrvesonlyl rs eddeda p l u s r l l .AdvrncedS.. . 0oubleYourPleasurers droppedutCroDouble ourPleasureerains. l l in i-busynd inear ct ioalso arain.The Def init ions or 'Explodeand'and TrackandAnythinareas ol lors!Explodend . . . . ( f ror oclan aves) l l drncerstep ortarand turn Ll l in to f rce the centerof their or iginfoursote, l i thout stopping l l then t rkr the'anythincomand. (Right rnd Left lhru, Strr Thru,Loadhe Boaetc .

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So the cal l rould e exglodeandStar hrui or 'ExplodeendLord heBoat, ' tc,Tr rc l andAny th ing . . . ( f ro ro lu rns ) he o. and co lu rndancersn eechcolurnprorenadebout/2 rry aroundheouts ide as n Track ) rh i le ,s i ru l taneous ly rhe2 t ra i l ingdancersn each olurn irculateorrard ne osit iono fornr ini- raves (a box circulate oursorel. Fror here, andr ithout stopping,hecentersake hedesignatedAnything"comrnd, scoot ack, inge,alk andDodge,tc.)So hecal l rould e Iract and coot ack, ' tc.

P 'S nd 'S . . , . . ETTAE T T :Etiquette, a de{inition: 'C0tlt/El{TI01lALReqUIREllEllTSSTLSI]CIALEEHA'/I[]R,ROPRIETIESlF CIII{DUCTSESTABLISHED1{ANYCLA55R {lN ilY]CASIO}I.Plerse subrit ouestions nd coments nsuchC0llVEllTl0ttALRE0UIREIIEIIIS'ha t yo u ray haveoi llz. EttaKett, C/0ThelesternStar,223 anchezt. ,San rancisco,a. 94l l{ .S { ] I I E S U P P O R T F | l R :I E H T N E S S .Drrr llz. Krtt:I hrvr beendancing t rainstrear qurre anceevel orsrvrrr l ronths. of ten indrysel{ n r squarehich tar tsoff doinqel l and tayinqogether,e circ le o the ef t orr ight r ! exrrples, nd thrn al l ing part n the iddl eofthe drnce; solethere etteene squarehroughou randclovrr leaf igure. Ihatcan edoneo preventhis?Sign :d iToo oose To o oooon.Drrr Too oooosei|r hrve hrd any uest ionsnd omentsn heproblersi thrr ise fror squarerhrt forr their iguresoo oosely.The best possibledvise can ive o squrre ancersf al llevels concerninghis s to keephose quaresight . Justrs circ le to the lef t 0r r ight presents good isableaf fect i a starproranader clover leafortat ion ustpresenttheir respect iveorr ,This r i l l nothappen,orever,nlessheeightpeoplen therqu:re try relat ively loseogether ie. t ight .As in exuple! rhen cor ing nto a rave orrat ion,ouchhrndsi i l only lor a spl i t rorent . F0Rlt | |ATAVE.Corplete hat f igure. It r i l l surpr iseou or his br ie{corplr t ionof each igure r i l l centre ou nd l lor you osucessful lyove nand orpletehenext igure.Doing50 requires hat ) ,ou ale srel l srooth huf f le- l ikesteps. lor l theEALLSf your eet. Youi l l { ind hatyoucorpleteeach igure rore apidly, onnectoreeasi ly i thyour le l or dancers, reak-dorness, and increase ourenjoyrent{ dancing.50000 erelberkeep hat square iqht , and our t t i tudeloose. Haveun.Si nedEtta et t .4 THEESTERI{TAR

Renoodeoicketsvailablehru|I.l , lestern tar haE reserved 50 grandstandeats - inshadelTheseicketsareavai lableo ISI} erbers nd oclubsof the f lat ionalAssociat ion,nd to any nteresquere rncers.TheRodeo as special lydiscountet ickets for sguare ancers. he pr ice is 130.00regpr ice is t40.00)or the ul l Rodeoackage.ou ay esyour ickets or i th a 110.00eposit .fr } DOI{T'TELAY;ICKEIS1UST0OI IA FIRST tlITEASISrr

SATUR|)AYlAY{: Board f directors eetingSUIIDAYlAY5: 1.S.0.Squereanceeroor 'Dignity 'SATURDAYtAY l: l .S.D.Squareanceeroor '0therlays'l l0l{DAYtAY 3:Eeneralerbershipeeting t ilub night,IEDNESDAYiA Y25: ERADUATI{IIi|t the Y, 7i30 o 10!0there r besquare!THURSDAYlAYzhi The next beginnerslass tarts.CaBi l l Hanze l .eehe lye rs o r de ta i l s .FRIDAYlAY27 IHRU UI{DAYlAY30: 60LDEI{IATER0UI|DUPihere in SanFrancisco t theCivicAuditor iuti th Iotcal lers, dancingt al l levels nd ronder{ulrper iEveryonehould l rnonattendinq.JUIIE : See you at Club{ight or the start o{ the Susession!

rTTSPECIAL{OIICErrFOR H{]SEFY{]UH(lHA|/EEEIIPLAYI]{6(ltl|(EY':lhy not rejoinus his rumer?f you eel outof i t brcyou haven'tdancedn arhi le, take a lookat thesusrhedule. ou' l l f ind rainstrearnstruct ionhru unedancingnd instruct ionror basic hruplusdur ing ulyAugust. his is an excel lent pportunityo re{reshknor ledgend tert dancingqain.e hopehis :chedulenrouregeou to return re l iss you!! core anceithager.THE ESIERI{TARs the ronthly erslet ter f the esStar Dancers, gay/ lesbianquiredance lub in Francisco,Cali{ornia.opyeadlines the28th { the precedingate o{ issue. Subscr ipt ionr ice: f10.0year. Single opies!l .00 ea. l la i l ing ddress:23SanSan ranc isco ,Ca.4114 415) 64-613{ .Editor : ScottCareyArt Director: ack endr ickCorputer ion ouglassin th is ssue :Squarep!PhilPayton0n the Road gaint Tale f fuoCit iesor Relay he eP 's& e 's l E t taXet tADVERTISIN6ATES:l/ f PA6El0.00l/2 PA6E20.00FULL A6E35.OO

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GrqduqtionCongrqtulotionsl l :30 Pi, Eraduat ions over utnot henightand esl{er beersat the Rarhideoundsreat. r rnt to keephefun enerqy { the night f lor ing, henightgoingnd, {there's eight square ancersn this brr I rantone oret ipl I t rasa ronderful raduat ion.oeshis rern { inr l lylnor ry r ight f ror ry lef t? tel l , here'3y diplom ror theCollegeo{ Le{t AllerandesndDosados!rondrr hrt thatcoxboy ropped gainst he rall over here,or soraurblnsophist icr tes t theElephrntr lk, or ry far i ly rould hinkof ry diplorr - r hokeyiece l paper erhaps?ell thr trould your veteran 0perr gorr , disco dencer and:eri-ner-laver avehought boutt four onths go?The end of c lass . the hr i l l of thr t { i rst per{ectsquere hru our, heagonyf the eet i hose uicldinnerslulped dorn in order to qe t to Dolores trert by 7:J0Pll,those rustrat ionsf brer l ing orn squrrr r being rokrndorn by others. Yes, yes thir is a teat rport . t t rkeseight to rake a sguare,nd orty grertpropleo mle thafun class re had and l l the ourrer ndPhil o r rke or

the cararder ie { gradurt ion ight ,0n heother rnd, tonly takes a fer r ischeviousndividualc o plrn th' in i t ia t ion t ips ! ' By the ay ,$ r re is thev ideo I t rnto see ysel{and pecial ly r {er others.0kay, one rore beer or the nightcap nd a frl rore mga. bl ind{olded encers nd chrescaken thr f loorl larshal lplaying he pirno .3 te care p o thr r t rqc receiveour diplons rndbadge: ihr t mr nicr - I hrvpnreceived nythingike thrt in r long ong im. l lorhrveret 50 anyspecirlpeoplen e long im, nor ro rrny purangel.The last sr ig o{ beer. ls there l i f r dt : r gradurt ioHere'sa f inal toast o theansrero thrt qurt lon. . Yuits a great drnceon, i ts a f rnta: t ic ixer, i t giv:r ur l l e nei ident i ty and pensetdoors theyehouldaasled le to deliver the comencerentddrestl n o Clunight ,squareancer.


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Ed. note: Last issue '0n the ffoad' {eaturednarticlerr i t ten by Larry Brom $o revieledheCali{ornir tateConvent ion.n responseo thrt ar t ic le re receivedhefol lor ing {ror Russ ing, hich s anotherietpoint f Theconvention.Point/Counterpoint?lthough oth of theceart ic les revier theConvent ion,hey lso atchhe one fthe Eolden State Rounduphich res in a Eentr ini-convent ion.' t surcel l $o at tendedheConvent ionrthe Roundupr rho i l l be oining s or thenext ir i l r rtype l eventi l l enjoy uss'somentsllel l , yes, he8ig lne. . . I don't norhor uch t had odo rith rir:ing the 6rand hrch n San on (a fr r o{ u:arr ivedunfashionablyr te 0n Saturdryightof the9tateConventionlut, ry over-al vier of the reelend eingsorerhatdi{ferent thrn the one xpressedy ourertimblecorrespondentlr . Brornn last ronth'srsue, thought'dpu t in a fe: goodords or flr. rnd lrs. lliddleArerice orrather, l l iddle Cali fornia) .Underneathhe polyerter ndcr inol iner here ras a Iot of f r iendl inessnd lot o{diversity. I hadn't beenhere or rore hrna fer r inuterFr idaynight rhen round p n e squereith a very hort ,yery spunky oung oren rho eitherhadn't eard bout rd idn ' t g ive dun rbou t i l l X le in 'sx io r h r t i t ' r r l r r ysthe ran lho init i r tes thevar iat ionsihe orent dosadores cal led, eram rentup or a highlandl inq, end oe ohe hod idn ' t o i th the lo r .Srturday fternoon,t theA2 orlrhop or Al dancers,hereleren't enougholen o goaroundl oquestionf violatingthe standard t iquette y et t ing nyof ther i t out .so rhichol thrse eopleook ike they an rndlemle-talecouples ithout getting tense 0r {rorrel confuscd?elucled out prettyerrlyl six of us and ro young ren ro rLongBeachndRedondoeach,hose oyfriendsrre off riththe Challenqeancersrhent coreso rorent iciec versusdancing t your hiqhest ossibleevel,squareancersreg:neral lypret ty ruthless).Theyereboth gedo dancingthe ren's part rhen necessary, nd thouqht t ;as inincredible ick to be dancingith ren hocould o he

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roran'E ole. hen askedne f ther o be y partnernlater t ip, she said, very goodnaturedlyutnot i thopercept ion, l hope ou ancehecan's artas el l asydo the oran- 's."ancinghe oran's art n a predor inastraiqht square as a bit r0re int ir idat ing a fer t iplater , especial ly i th one bur ly characterhoannou' l ' r l { 0Tgonna r ing ya ! ' r bu t everbodylse Nas ep leasant ,nc lud ingbenusedoungan hoen loyedt ingn eq u i t e b i t .Sa tu rdayigh t , i n the P lus a l l , I dancedl te rna te lsevera l ips r i t h a love ly ounglackoran in a s i tptaste{ul rhite cr inol ine} nd ernotherrho ereparto{large black club ror LosAngeles.ikeseverel lubsr hhad brought ore roren han en, s0 hey er eVERYlrdsee us. As the rother told le later ' ' l t ras urenihaving ou extra ren tonight i i t ' : not ruch un henhave o iust sit and atch. 'As hedaughterold anotheour rerbers. 'You don't se er to have eny oren n yogroup,do youl ' At t ract iveyoung oren onot end o part iculary ensebouthesehingsi heniceprr t is, threal ly don't cere, i Iong syou're ol i te,and on't t0n their {eetor use herronghand na star through. hare there to dancend aveun,and he ore en hereproport iono thenurber { roten, hebetter heir chrnere to dobothi { re 're not nterestedn exchrnginghnurbers f terrards . . rel l , you an'thrveEVERVTHleast i t lorces the other en o be bit roreat tent irnd i{ iore o{ the esschivalrousnlg ln' t a{{ord o baschoosey,t 's just toughuck,guys!I didn't core ar iy {ror the reelendith any art icuconcept ionf the ' typical ' squaredancer,eyondshaappreciat ionor the general qurredrnce rrdit ioHopeful ly,e can contr ibute orething{ ourom to thtrrdit ion, but there's also a lot re crn eern ror tpeople ho havesustr inedt this far r long.Certr inlyrajor reison or our nvolvelentn squrre ancingg ththe forr i tself supports rore posit ive, coopera{r iendly kind of social nteract ionhan r 've encounalserhere.e shouldn't et sole of thesurface r tacauseuB to stereotypehe roreconventionalanclrl,arore than le'd rant to be stereotypedurselves.lt takeight to rake a square's iust anotherayof sayinghre're al l in this together, nd e'd better earn o ga longf re ' rego ingo ra le he ho le h ing o rk .

First let le thankal l of those hocontr ibutedo tgerage a le ackn Apr i l . e d idn ' tge ta chanceo renour thanls n the f lay erslet ter . l l those ontr ibuand the excel lentalesobbyFreeranaised ver 500f i th the inescol lectedy sher if is l ichael tokrsndXStutzranand the proceedsro l the 50/50 ot saddedn,noi haveover t700,00 orards the purchage f r sosyster. A nersoundyster i l l a l lor Phi l o real ly ix ausic and his cal l ing and hevolureo br ingusa higenerqy, lerrer ound . e rest i l l t1800.00hort (yer his a bigproject) , o f you an hinkof any deasor frai:ers let us nor. leant ireeep ontr ibut ingo the50


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IEAI'I0RKS 8y FosterI loult i i ike to take his spaceor sore ersonalor lentson the subiectoi IEAII0RXS.s e areal l arare, unesthe aontho{ the Lesbian/6ayr ideCelebrat ion.here rerany peop le , laces ,ssues, nd h ing : o bece lebra tedya l l o f usdur ingh is ron th .For a l l o { us rho e la te o the o r ld os t lyonana l ros texc lus ive lynd iv idua l o lop lane ;o r a l l o { u : rhochoosethe so lo spor t o r nospor t , h is .b r ings nerand xc i t ingreason or ce lebra t ion .e have eco leuccess fu l ,on i f ied ,cooperat ive/conpet i t iveean relbers. Perhapsrny of ushavenot hought{ oursquareancef{ort t in thoEeerrs,I cer ta in lyd idn ' t un t i l i t rasbroughto ry a t ten t ionysevera lf ourc lub eabers .Cons idern e igh t ha inhrouqhi th jus t you i os t ib le esb u t l e t ' s i a c e i i - i t x i l l r e a l l y n l y o r kv i s u a l [ yi t hyou plus seventhers. t is the eare{{ort hat r ikes herea l i t y o { sp in ha in nd xchangehegears . henoo herers the c iub dress ,badges , nd dues .A lso ons iderhecoopera t ivef {or t takenbyyou nd our e l lo rdancersobr inq you and then to rhatever evel of dancinq oupresent ly n l0 f i t hecha l lengef eachnd iv idua lrp rov ingand developingt their ot tn peedhile shar ingheteachknors r th thoseof lessexper t isea l l t h roughchanne lo{ ' coopera t iveconpet i t ion . 'igh t nd iv idua lsor r ing nesquare, severalsquares orr inq one club. And n SanFranciscoe haveseveralsuch square ance l ubs achof fe r ingun ique ly i f {e ren t t ruc tu reseet ingheun ique lydr{{erent eeds{ the Lesbian/Gayomunity,To ai of usi leaa lerbers, Teal leadersand learr -Congradulat ionsn the IEAI i 0R|(Sl happyelebrat ionoa l l c l us and ray e con t inueTos t reng thenhe ies andEreakheCha in5 . "

RO6ERTRRYI{ D EI{}IISICI(EI{Both RogerPerry and Dennis icken ere part o{ thenotor ious Eangof Five' that star ted Hesterntrr ; theothers rere Ron Douglass, cot t Carey,andAgne: r i th.Agnes oved o Seatt le back n JanuaryndnorRogerrs

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noved o l l iani. [ontraryo ruror, hey erenot sentex i le because{ con f l i c t s i th theBoardl D i rec to rsrere proroted nd trans{eredn their jobs. e r iss tboth but at least e knor hat re r i l l see her ron iret ine aE Agnes s dancing i th thePuddletornquareRoger i th the SouthFlor idalustangs.oqer 'snthuand hard rorkgot hi: c lubo{f theground,nd edesrand rade our large cluh banner nd our club vestirparted hiE penchantor rhinestonesnto theaesthlool o{ Iestern Star. 'Roger,rhatare e goingo dorhen our rhinestonesal l of f ourbadges?'i l the estStar 0ancersish you he bestof luckl l 0enniss her

P ' 5A N D' 5 , b v ' 1 r ,TT A( E I TEt rque t te :Convent iona lrequ i renentss o socra l ehapropr ie t ies f conduc t ses tab l ishedn any lass f ,iny occas ton .Dear t t aKet t ,I ' r con{used,' l re r l l y l i k ing es te rn ta randpeople cont inue o reet . I love o partylYou nor for sure! Horever, take quareancinger iously lsoseers o re that n class ore onot dance s ser iousI do . l l y ra in ob jec t ive s to corp le te rho le ipcelebrate f terrards. re e f irst a social lub i th sqdancing or at terpts there at l as a catalyst? r are 5ouere dance lub { irst r i th social concernsor aerber?(rhinelStonedo DeathDearStoned,Ever gror ing r i th the f lor , I t i l l addre:shaconsider re he ro irportant ssuesn yourque3t ionit coles to the ssue { displayinger iousneas,rchofhas hiE orn rey of doing this, rhi le soreof us nee"ac t ' se r ious , thers reab le o c lo rnaroundus t a l i tand yet are also ser iously nvolvedith rheteveredoing. ly point here s sore { us ray appearore erthan re are or be roreser ioushen e appear.herel in i t s , o f course ,o { re c lo rnaroundo uch e d iseveryones'oncentrat ionevel and break dorn hesqth is r i l l no t ro rk . Concent ra t ions a pr io r i t yandconcentrat ions necesseryur ing ny ip regardlessfIevel o{ dancing. f there s roor or l ight heartedlet i t be. To he secondssuelearea squarernce{ irst and a sociable quere encegroupby our de f in i t ion , )ur p r io r i t ies are i r s t to squareanceparty,and lrays nioy urselves.

SPII{ HAIIIHRU:Oe{init ion:Erch nd nd he adiacententer ancerurnhalf (180degrees),he ercenterr f each ceanavethree quarter : 270 eqrees)o rrke a neroceanaveacthe set . The tro centersof this rave urnone alf (degrees)o re{orr he aveacrossheset. The ro outpairs o{ dancersf thecenter ave or urn hreequa4 THEESTERI


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pot i every it t le bit rdds pand ho nort youmy f inr l lyr in a f te ra l lfestern Star puton ro deronstrat ionsn l layand e'd l iketo thankPhit rho did rn excel lentob planninghc rusicand cal l ing. { lur idea for theseypeof eventss not ogresenta highly ol ishedxhibit ion erformncelets frceit that 's not our stylel, but ather o shot hat squrredancings l ike and then get the rudiencep nd r l inqtheir handat i t . Thisapproachor led ery el l at Dignityrhere re hrd seven queresancingndat 0ther rys rhcrere had {our . le 'd l i ke to a lso hankhe o l lo t inq eop lerho representedesternStrr at these eronstrrtisnt nd hocontr ibutedo the success:l ike l luranr aul imerranntRussKing, HankRickard,Larry Brom,LrrryFosterr ackKendr ick, teveBrorning,Srot t Careyt on ouglarsrurtStutznn, and Lrrry Fr i tz. Oiqnity ik:d usgo uch hrtthey have nvited us back o doanent ireeveningnJulyt 1

le all hada super ire at thr annual oldentrte Roundup.Ihe cal l ing and thedrncingere hebest.Sincettendingthe State Convention,he Roundupnd nuteroustrrightdances roundhe8ay rea, herord s strr t ing o rake herounds hat lestern Star : indeed 6ayclub. HottYlr, eencounteredit t le i f anyproblers itheron hedancelooror dornstairs here re had our 'of l ic ir l ' Rounduglubportrait ia len. A rord of congratulat ionss in order orthe dancersho rade he 6a ySquare g' t the Rounduplhef irst t i re an ent iresqurre f $ay eopleancedogether.The history raking eight rere: RichardColeran, r r ryFoster, Roger l i l ler , Johnl icholson,lar l l i lson,FreeranStarper,Tadd agqoner, ndRic i lson. By he ayr asperthe decision ade at thegeneraleet ingr e arepursuingthe poss ib i l i t yo f io in ing theNor therna l i {o rn iaqur reDancessoc ia t ion .Larry Brornset up a real lynicegoodbyeinneror Br ianPorcher ho lef t lor Desloines, oger erry ho ef t forl l iar i , and PieterVan outenho has eadedacko Boston.Hope o see heraqa in t t henex tEay quareancely - in .Thankso Char lesnd he ate rL i l l y Cafeor thecr ispandef { ic ien t e rv ice nd oodood nd tbes .Ihe ner beg inn inqiass is s ta r t ingo se t t ledorn ndedon ' t have heexac t igure o r ,bu t here s c lose o foursquares not bad for the Surrer onths hen any eoplehave rave lng and vacat ion lans . I ts a grea t roup ipeop le i th a lo t o f en thus ias r .e re re par t icu la r lypleasedo see four roren ioini one o{ ourgoelsr toencourageore roren o get nto squareancingnd e look{orrard to the day rhen e have t leasta ful l squarefforen. Bi l l Hanzels {antast ic ehindhe icrophone:oodjobl Coreby 0n Thursdayightrand rurh pror lear heother role, or just have goodire dancing. ererberlrsrn igh t s f ree o a l l re rbers .The Boardoi Directorsacancyue o Roger 'sepraturearf i l led by f l ike l leehanho raselected y acclarat ion.sLarry Fosterput t soeloquent lyrlelcoreand ood uckl 'For those of you lho haven'tead ourBy-Lur elrct ionrTHEESIERII TAR3

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for the ful l board i I be in Septerber,5 recerbdif ied at the general eet ing.Addit ionalopies fBy-Lars anbeobtainedt your equest,f le 'd also l ike to thank l l o{ theclub erberr hoherake Brrduat ion ight co antast ic. thinkeveryoneasuper ire. And ast but not least , re rant o raspecialnote of appreciat iono Phil , fe had ot asketo teach his last c lass,but rhen t becue pparenthe club rerbers ere not goingo beable o rdequteach he clrss, Phi l ras ight there o lenda ruchnehrnd. To teachheclass eant hatPhi l had o giveupregulrr tednesdayightclubdancinqith the San rrncRebels. hig ig iust one of the rany exarplrsoi cont inuousnd teady upport hi l hasgiven o theclubto rh ich e say Ihank-you ! 'A f inal note! lestern Star is a nercluband as l l problers hat nerclubshave. ts radeup o{ peoplend there r i l l be r istekes ade. e arenot r pol ishedctprobably everi l l be. But e dogetbetterand et ter ;c lub has grorn an incredible rountn i ts f i rst year i l l do s0 again dur inghis year,There reseveraspots but rany strongones: a strong vis ion,clearposit ive goals and a lot of people ut t ing heir t i reenergy nd brains into theclub. e area far i ly of sqdrncers i f you ave orplaintsi ar t ic ipatel

DearRontI rent to take his opportunityo thenk ouagain s ras al l theother uyshoperforredt theHoedornatuI 've heardnothingbut goodhings bouthepartyanr ls ruch o your f for t and art ic ipat ion. leasehantPand he other el lors or re and hecomit tee.A lan re id0ther ays


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SEUAREHRU:Deiinit ion:Facing rncers oin r ight handsndpull by.Turn n one quarter90degreesl,oin le{ t hrnds nd ullby. (A hr lf sguerehru hrcbren orpletad.)urnn onequarter 90degree: lndoin r ight hand:i th {acing rncerand pull by . (A three quarter squrre hru hu becncorpleted. lTurn n one quarter 90 drgreer} ,oin lr l thands nd pull bybutdonot urn. (A ul l squarehruhubeencorpleted. lVar iat ionsf squrrehrumy bespeci l iedby f ract ionsor by thenurber f handt, .g. , :quarehruthree urr terss theseleassquarehru hrerhandr, tc.S ty l ing :Sty l ing hou lde i r i la r to th r t in r iqh tande{ tgrand.Corners hould e rounded {{ rather han ull ingthrouqhnd oing squire i l i tary turn.

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Don'tor[et,unesmembershheneturnonthor hosehoraduatednDeceDefinit ion: (Al The ead ancerseelof f rndmve orrardin a quarter irc le n their orn oursoreo f inich rs endsof i ner oceanrv! , u thr t r r i l ing drnclrr t :p r t r r iqhtforrard, tale rdjrcent hrnds rnd urn threr qurrterr(270degre:rl to end eE center: of the net rrve. (B )Th: mddancer: eel of f 15 tha trui l ing drncert tepstnightforrard and tale adjacenthandt. Everyonror s fen thrtop.

(lI{EI(IREI{CLElIIERA|'UATI{]IIle rould litr to thantStrveErorningho ookcrre o{ thephotographyt Errduetion. r rll of you trrr undoubtabknor Steve allo mde a vidao of the evrning.e rill beshoring he video thig coring mrhnd rt thr Pre-Prradrorlrhop.Se ryou here!

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YMCA THEATRE2ndflr) 220 GOTDENGATErr CALLERS/TERCIIERSiIiSSrl {esternStar Oancersn coniunct ioni th Phi l Paytonouldl i ke t o ho ld a Ca l l e r s / I eache rsl asso r t hose i sh i nq opursuehis areaof S quare ancing.The c lass r i l l sho r o reo { t he oo l sava i l ab l eo ca l l e r sand t eache rsnd i l l exp l a i n he s i gh t ' r e t hod f ca l l i ng .S igh t ca l l i ng i s t he ros t popu la re t hod f ca l l i nqused yca l l e r s and t eache rs .A heavye rphas i si l l bep laced nproper choreographynd al l students i l l be requi redochoreographeveral "hash' t ips and to cal l ther {or therest of the group o danceo and r i t ique af terrards,Theapp roved a l l e r l ab rde r f t each ingi l l be ho rouqh l yoneove r and s t uden t si l l be requ i redo ' t eachuseve ra l a l l st o t he es t o l t he c l ass .For this to besuccessfule need r inirur o{ I students,Anyonenteres tedleasedv ise h r l . hec lass anbeg in ssoon s e have nougheopleignedp.

The ca lenda rs a t en t a t i ve chedu le .l easeon { i rn e t a i l sa t C iub r C lass ' hgh t r ca l l us a t 804 6114 .J U N E7 . I 9PRE-PARADE{ORT.SHOPiEEI(El{D22] SANCHEZAT TARKEI}64 6I ]4F r rday rgh t : - l 0P l l r o rkshopSaturda'yay: 1? 6Pl1Barbeque/5q.anceSa t u rdayrgh t :P r rade n t t eesl tg .Sundayav i l ? - ' r o r kshopsSunCayrgh t i7 : i 0 Boa rdl t g .6 THEESTERiITA R

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SATUROAYUNE5PAfiA0EAi{CE,: oPil , . l l .C.A.SUNDAYUI{E6PARADE:OIN UROIITIII6EI{T??POST.PARADIARTY?I'IONDAYUL Y{THOF ULYICI{ICIiAI{GTLSLANDSATUROAYULY3II .S.D. DEIIOiISTRATIt]NOR I6}IITYA U 6 U S I, 5 , 6 , 7r REITOATIOilALAY {]DEO*TheRodeos a hoot i housandsf gay eopleaskingn iun and in good ires. This year the Rodeoil l par t i cu la r ly xc i t ing or squareancers .i t h theaddof the 'CountryDance est ival ' to the Rodeo rogcloggers, ro- : teppers,altzers, ountryancersnd qdancersi l l have o ts o f oppor tun i t yo dance lhe ischeduleas otbeenull ly norkedut, hotever,here be squareancinghursdayight hruSaturdayight .SqDrnc ing nd or lshopsn a l l leve ls i as ic ,la ins t rearand Advancedil l beon ap,And l l squareencersanforrard to reeting nd ancingith their corpatr iotscthe count ry s ros t i { no ta l l c lubs i l l be here !Dn iss i t l A l l t hedeta i lso r theRodeoan eobta ineScot t t C lub r C lass iSh t r byca l l ing 6{ 6134,

Renoodeoicketsvailablehru [.Si lesternStar has reserved150 grandstandeats - in shrdel lhese t ickets are avai lableo lS0 rerbers nd o clubs ol the l ia t ional Associat ion, nd to any nteresquaredancers.The Rodeo as specia l ly d iscountedht i cke t s {o r squa re ance rs . he p r i ce i s 110 . 00regp r i ce i s t 40 . 00 )o r t he u l l Rodeoackage .ou ay resyou r i cke t sno r i t h a 110 . 00epos i t .rTTDONT'TELAY;ICKEIS1USI0 OI I FIRSI Oi lEASISr}REI1EIIBERIE IIUSI KIIOI{ Y THE I{D tlF JUIIE F YOUPLANNIN6O ATIEI ID.iHE IESTERIIIAR s thenonthly erslet ter f the lesStar Dancers , 6ay iLesb ianquare ance lub in Franc isco ,Ca l i io rn ia ,opy ead l ines the 28 th o fnon th reced inga te o f i ssue ,Subscr ip t ionr ice : 1pe r yea r ,S i n g l e o p i e s :1 . 0 0e a . l l a i l r n gdd r esSanchez ,an ranc isco ,Ca.411{ 415) 64-6134.td i to r : Sco t t a revAr t D i rec to r :ack endr ickConouter ion ouolassI n t h r s ssue iSquareplLar ry os te r0n haRoadi u:s(rngFeature:nonynousP 's& 0 ' s iE t t a e t t

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