[Squaredancing] Truly wonderful square-dancing promotio

[Jim Maczko]

Received information from Duane and Marilyn Olson - Presidents of the Square Dance Federation of Minnesota, Inc. of a unique promotion of Square Dancing.  We felt it worthy to make all dancers aware of this information.

 

Jim Maczko - Chairman of the Governing Board
ALLIANCE OF ROUND, TRADITIONAL AND SQUARE-DANCE, INC. 
Post Office Box 712918
San Diego, California  92171-2918

 

619-295-2635

 

jmaczko at san.rr.com 


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    Just wanted to pass along the information in the e-mail below.  What a unique promotion of square dancing.  As we understand it this same show will continue until Christmas at various locations around the Midwest (Mankato, MN; Denver, CO;  Rapid City, SD; Bismarck, ND; Fargo, ND; Sioux City, IA; Omaha, NE; Des Moines, IA; Milwaukee, WI) to name a few.  As far as we know this same square dance routine will be included in all of those shows.

    Duane & Marilyn Olson
    President, Square Dance Federation of Minnesota, Inc. 


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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 9:54 PM
Subject: Truly wonderful square-dancing promotion


Thanks to Bob and Velma Wolff,  thirty-six Westonka Whirlers saw an incredible endorsement and promotion of square dancing this afternoon!  Where?  Lorie Line and her Pop Chamber Orchestra presented her 2005 Holiday Extravaganza at the State Theater in Minneapolis.  What a show!  For two-and-a-half hours, the sold-out theater clapped, cheered, and rang bells as Lorie presented her theme this year:  "My Favorite Things."

Near the end of the first half, Lorie formed a square and they squared danced to a Christmas tune!  Yes, they actually did a square dance with Tim, her husband and narrator of the show, calling the dance as well as calling the dancers the Westonka Whirlers!  When he called "teacup chain," we broke into cheers!   The performers on stage knew the "real"  Westonka Whirlers were there!  

 

How did they learn to square dance?

On the back of the program, Lori listed a special thanks "To the real Westonka Whirlers who taught us how to square dance one beautiful fall morning.  That was a very memorable day."

In actuality, it wasn't the Whirlers who taught them how to dance--it was Dick Rueter.  The Whirlers provided a square so he could work out a routine for them and have some dancers to perform his choreography at Lorie's dance studio and then be "angels" for them.  We had a ball!


And now 47 audiences will see an example of square dancing that is professionally done and looks like so much FUN!





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