[Squaredancing] RE: [Square-dancing] Re: funny clothes

[ljknews]

At 8:56 AM -0400 7/22/05, ljknews wrote:
>At 5:42 AM -0400 7/22/05, James W. Spinks wrote:
>>Group,
>>
>>I have been a SD'r (Square Dancer) since Sept. 1966 when I
>>was a Junior in HS. Below describes how I became a square
>>dancer.
>
>
>>The Square Dance attire adds to the fun of square dancing. The thing
>>I most HATE is people who show up in BLUE JEANS and Blue Jean Shirts.
>>I have seen BOTH Men and Women at dances in BLUE JEANS. A matter of
>>fact there are TWO couples in one of my clubs that have several MATCHING
>>Blue JEAN outfits with "TIE-DYE" patches on the knees and elbows and
>>pockets of the jeans and shirts.
>>
>>The WHOLE purpose of Square Dancing attire is to eliminate the FALSE
>>impression that MOST Americans have that Square Dance is a Back Road
>>Rural "HICK" activity.
>
>That is an interesting historical look at the origin of the funny clothes.
>
>In the Boston area many people have never even seen a farm up close.
>Overcoming the idea that it is a lot of work to go to a square dance
>(as distinguished from a lot of work to square dance) has become a
>more important need.  Remember, we are competing with activities where
>people do not even have to leave their home.

I apologize for not getting this into my earlier post, but to urban
folks today, the "funny clothes" coupled with the "hick" reputation
of square dancing make people think those clothes are farmer style
clothing.
-- 
Larry Kilgallen