From sale at new-beat.net Tue Jul 1 09:04:32 2008 From: sale at new-beat.net (sale at new-beat.net) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:04:32 +0200 Subject: [Squaredancing] New release on New-Beat.net and Another-Beat.net References: <508944.38381.qm@web50211.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <88DD808DD03F4F8D9EF708130C8C6BD9@EMAILSTATION> Message-ID: <00ac01c8db7b$01c97760$0300000a@Kontor> Welcome to New-Beat and Another-Beat!! Our new release for July 2008 are: Singing Call Oh L'Amour - NB-504 (Vocal By Nils Trottmann). To buy our music, go to www.new-beat.net and press the shopping cart logo on the left hand side. New music on Another-Beat!! We are happy to say welcome to Diamond Records. Something To Talk About - DIM-201 (Vocal By Bronc Wise) To buy this music, go to www.another-beat.net and press shop just below the logo. Once again, welcome to New-Beat and Another-Beat, and thanks for your support. The New-Beat Team Nils, Bronc, James, S?ren & Carsten From music at square-dance.com Tue Jul 1 14:47:00 2008 From: music at square-dance.com (music) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:47:00 -0700 Subject: [Squaredancing] New Music from Rawhide Records Message-ID: <005e01c8dbaa$d943ed90$6801a8c0@DCM37D61> Hello All, Rawhide Records just released two new Hoedowns that may interest you. The titles are Theme from 'Jurassic Park' Hoedown and 'AJ' Hoedown. Both hoedowns are recorded in 3 keys, Standard Key, High Key and Low Key. Click to listen: http://www.rawhide-records.com/rawnew.html Also, check out the new Rawhide Web Site: http://www.rawhide-records.com/ Enjoy the music. Dick Waibel, Owner Jim Kline, Producer Rawhide-Buckskin Records Web Site: http://rawhide-records.com Listen to our music: http://www.rawhide-records.com/recordings/index.htm -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 27668 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/squaredancing_rbnsn.com/attachments/20080701/c77b21b5/attachment.html From remremington at hotmail.com Tue Jul 1 20:38:18 2008 From: remremington at hotmail.com (Rem Remington) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:38:18 -0700 Subject: [Squaredancing] Spokane comment... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Everyone, The comment below caught my eye and I wanted to field some questions: > >Spokane, WA won the bid for the 61st National Square Dance Convention > >to be held in 2012.> > > >> Doesn't look as an attractive place, I think.> Now let me say at the forefront, I am not intending to make this sound nasty to the writer or stir up mud, but just to investigate a perceived prejudice here. Did people NOT go to Wichita on a pre-judgment of some kind that Wichita would be no fun? Are casual comments like the one above, (and it looks like it is based upon no personal, accurate information about Spokane,) intended to harm a location's chances of attracting dancers? It is always easy to make a disparaging remark about someplace if you have no data and a prejudice. If I am wrong here, please correct me that you have been to Spokane, have researched Spokane or have some first-hand knowledge of Spokane. Maybe this is an indicator that the Spokane 2012 Committee has its work cut out for it to familiarize us dancers out here to the area and the entertainment available outside of Square Dancing, maybe? This all brings me to the real question I wanted to ask: What makes a "good" location for a national square dance convention? Amusement rides? Hollywood? Or a great climate, in a beautiful location with great facilities accommodating dancing? Or do we want/need entertainment outside of square dancing? Does access to the City make a difference? An international airport is not enough? Amtrak mainline not enough? Interstate highways that come through the most beautiful landscapes our nation offers not enough? What does make for a good NSDC convention sight? Or would having the most entertaining Callers, Cuers and SD related entertainment be adequate regardless of location? I know that just to go to a dance within 15 miles of our home we look at the caliber of who is on the program. Is this a primary consideration for a National? What would entice you to drive/fly/ride to Spokane Washington USA in 2012? (Or to Louisville or Detroit for that matter?) Its a good enough place for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships to return there in 2010 after having a terrific first visit in 2007 on their first event in Spokane. Maybe we should give them, and the other non-glitzy locations, a chance to promote themselves before we bash them, however unintentionally? You most likely did not mean anything bad, but I?ve seen how comments like this can taint a topic before it even gets a chance to get off on a good foot. I?ve visited Spokane for Expo 74, I also have been there for other events over the years too. I've driven through there on the way to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park and on our way to Silverwood Theme Park, not far from there. Somewhat to the south is the Snake River, and slightly west is the Columbia River and all of the recreation areas available in both locations. Surprisingly, there are a lot of things to do within walking distance of the proposed location, a plethora of fun things to do and see in both short and medium drives. As well as a ton of great places along the trail coming and going. One could have a fantastic adventure which could fill much more than a week or two of a vacation. Is it just that Spokane is not on the "mainstream" American pathway? Now I speak of Spokane, because I've been there. Louisville is an unknown to me. Short of good basketball, whiskey and horses, what's in Kentucky? I think I?d need to know more before expressing an opinion, one way or the other, publicly. Funds available, I would go to a National because of the Square Dance Program, and entertainment along the trail may be a draw, definitely, but should it be it the major consideration compared to providing exceptional Dance programs at the National Convention? Not trying to be a purist here and say only the SD events are important, but a dissection of why we go the a National and what we look for in the overall effort might assist planners and dancers to evaluate the allocation of funds and time for a relative unknown location like Spokane, Louisville, Santa Fe or Portland. What do you think? Rem Remington, (not from Spokane, but I have visited there.) . _________________________________________________________________ Enter the Zune-A-Day Giveaway for your chance to win ? day after day after day http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/ZuneADay/?locale=en-US&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Mobile_Zune_V1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/squaredancing_rbnsn.com/attachments/20080701/2c549288/attachment.html From shcaldwell at gmail.com Tue Jul 1 22:07:06 2008 From: shcaldwell at gmail.com (Sandy Caldwell) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:07:06 -0400 Subject: [Squaredancing] Spokane comment... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <535fd42a0807011907u26d01e3er547b14f4eb051370@mail.gmail.com> Hi, Rem We were at Expo 74, too. It was on our way when we moved to Seattle. Personally I want good dance facilities and a place to stay that's nice and also convenient. Now we would want a good campground, too. We won't do the shuttle from the campground again after doing that at Charlotte. What's available for touring doesn't really matter because our purpose is to dance. If we could add extra days for sightseeing along the way, that would be an added bonus. My husband doesn't have fond memories of Wichita from some business trips there, but that wasn't what kept us from going this year. A new job and a new location made that difficult. We can always find interesting things in any city. We used to go to festivals in Louisville and always enjoyed going there. We danced in hotels and at the convention center. The airport was so close, we didn't always need a car. Distance and the cost of flying has been the usual reason for us to miss a national convention. Maybe when we don't have to fit dancing around a job, we'll go to more of them. Sandy, temporarily in DC On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Rem Remington wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > The comment below caught my eye and I wanted to field some questions: > > >Spokane, WA won the bid for the 61st National Square Dance Convention > > >to be held in 2012.> > > >> Doesn't look as an attractive place, I think.> > > Now let me say at the forefront, I am not intending to make this sound > nasty to the writer or stir up mud, but just to investigate a perceived > prejudice here. > Did people NOT go to Wichita on a pre-judgment of some kind that Wichita > would be no fun? Are casual comments like the one above, (and it looks like > it is based upon no personal, accurate information about Spokane,) intended > to harm a location's chances of attracting dancers? It is always easy to > make a disparaging remark about someplace if you have no data and a > prejudice. If I am wrong here, please correct me that you have been to > Spokane, have researched Spokane or have some first-hand knowledge of > Spokane. > Maybe this is an indicator that the Spokane 2012 Committee has its work cut > out for it to familiarize us dancers out here to the area and the > entertainment available outside of Square Dancing, maybe? > This all brings me to the real question I wanted to ask: What makes a > "good" location for a national square dance convention? > Amusement rides? Hollywood? Or a great climate, in a beautiful location > with great facilities accommodating dancing? Or do we want/need > entertainment outside of square dancing? > Does access to the City make a difference? An international airport is not > enough? Amtrak mainline not enough? Interstate highways that come through > the most beautiful landscapes our nation offers not enough? > What does make for a good NSDC convention sight? > Or would having the most entertaining Callers, Cuers and SD related > entertainment be adequate regardless of location? I know that just to go to > a dance within 15 miles of our home we look at the caliber of who is on the > program. Is this a primary consideration for a National? > What would entice you to drive/fly/ride to Spokane Washington USA in 2012? > (Or to Louisville or Detroit for that matter?) > Its a good enough place for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships to return > there in 2010 after having a terrific first visit in 2007 on their first > event in Spokane. > Maybe we should give them, and the other non-glitzy locations, a chance to > promote themselves before we bash them, however unintentionally? You most > likely did not mean anything bad, but I've seen how comments like this can > taint a topic before it even gets a chance to get off on a good foot. > > I've visited Spokane for Expo 74, I also have been there for other events > over the years too. I've driven through there on the way to Glacier National > Park, Yellowstone National Park and on our way to Silverwood Theme Park, not > far from there. Somewhat to the south is the Snake River, and slightly west > is the Columbia River and all of the recreation areas available in both > locations. Surprisingly, there are a lot of things to do within walking > distance of the proposed location, a plethora of fun things to do and see in > both short and medium drives. As well as a ton of great places along the > trail coming and going. One could have a fantastic adventure which could > fill much more than a week or two of a vacation. > > Is it just that Spokane is not on the "mainstream" American pathway? > > Now I speak of Spokane, because I've been there. Louisville is an unknown > to me. Short of good basketball, whiskey and horses, what's in Kentucky? I > think I'd need to know more before expressing an opinion, one way or the > other, publicly. > > Funds available, I would go to a National because of the Square Dance > Program, and entertainment along the trail may be a draw, definitely, but > should it be it the major consideration compared to providing exceptional > Dance programs at the National Convention? > > Not trying to be a purist here and say only the SD events are important, > but a dissection of why we go the a National and what we look for in the > overall effort might assist planners and dancers to evaluate the allocation > of funds and time for a relative unknown location like Spokane, Louisville, > Santa Fe or Portland. > What do you think? > > > Rem Remington, (not from Spokane, but I have visited there.) > . > > _________________________________________________________________ > Enter the Zune-A-Day Giveaway for your chance to win ? day after day after > day > > http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/ZuneADay/?locale=en-US&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Mobile_Zune_V1 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/squaredancing_rbnsn.com/attachments/20080701/2c549288/attachment.html > _______________________________________________ > Squaredancing mailing list > Squaredancing at rbnsn.com > http://rbnsn.com/mailman/listinfo/squaredancing_rbnsn.com > -- Sandy Caldwell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/squaredancing_rbnsn.com/attachments/20080701/e611bfd6/attachment.html From Anniebplus at aol.com Tue Jul 1 23:27:39 2008 From: Anniebplus at aol.com (Anniebplus at aol.com) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:27:39 EDT Subject: [Squaredancing] Spokane comment... Message-ID: Not to mention that a busload of people (if gas prices are as they now are) could take a side trip to see the fantastic laser light show on the back of the Grand Coulee Dam. People come from all over the world to see that. If I get to Spokane for the convention in 2012 you can bet I'll take that trip even though I've seen it every night for 4 months back in 95. Anne In a message dated 7/1/2008 5:38:59 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, remremington at hotmail.com writes: Hi Everyone, The comment below caught my eye and I wanted to field some questions: > >Spokane, WA won the bid for the 61st National Square Dance Convention > >to be held in 2012.> > > >> Doesn't look as an attractive place, I think.> Now let me say at the forefront, I am not intending to make this sound nasty to the writer or stir up mud, but just to investigate a perceived prejudice here. Did people NOT go to Wichita on a pre-judgment of some kind that Wichita would be no fun? Are casual comments like the one above, (and it looks like it is based upon no personal, accurate information about Spokane,) intended to harm a location's chances of attracting dancers? It is always easy to make a disparaging remark about someplace if you have no data and a prejudice. If I am wrong here, please correct me that you have been to Spokane, have researched Spokane or have some first-hand knowledge of Spokane. Maybe this is an indicator that the Spokane 2012 Committee has its work cut out for it to familiarize us dancers out here to the area and the entertainment available outside of Square Dancing, maybe? This all brings me to the real question I wanted to ask: What makes a "good" location for a national square dance convention? Amusement rides? Hollywood? Or a great climate, in a beautiful location with great facilities accommodating dancing? Or do we want/need entertainment outside of square dancing? Does access to the City make a difference? An international airport is not enough? Amtrak mainline not enough? Interstate highways that come through the most beautiful landscapes our nation offers not enough? What does make for a good NSDC convention sight? Or would having the most entertaining Callers, Cuers and SD related entertainment be adequate regardless of location? I know that just to go to a dance within 15 miles of our home we look at the caliber of who is on the program. Is this a primary consideration for a National? What would entice you to drive/fly/ride to Spokane Washington USA in 2012? (Or to Louisville or Detroit for that matter?) Its a good enough place for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships to return there in 2010 after having a terrific first visit in 2007 on their first event in Spokane. Maybe we should give them, and the other non-glitzy locations, a chance to promote themselves before we bash them, however unintentionally? You most likely did not mean anything bad, but I?ve seen how comments like this can taint a topic before it even gets a chance to get off on a good foot. I?ve visited Spokane for Expo 74, I also have been there for other events over the years too. I've driven through there on the way to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park and on our way to Silverwood Theme Park, not far from there. Somewhat to the south is the Snake River, and slightly west is the Columbia River and all of the recreation areas available in both locations. Surprisingly, there are a lot of things to do within walking distance of the proposed location, a plethora of fun things to do and see in both short and medium drives. As well as a ton of great places along the trail coming and going. One could have a fantastic adventure which could fill much more than a week or two of a vacation. Is it just that Spokane is not on the "mainstream" American pathway? Now I speak of Spokane, because I've been there. Louisville is an unknown to me. Short of good basketball, whiskey and horses, what's in Kentucky? I think I?d need to know more before expressing an opinion, one way or the other, publicly. Funds available, I would go to a National because of the Square Dance Program, and entertainment along the trail may be a draw, definitely, but should it be it the major consideration compared to providing exceptional Dance programs at the National Convention? Not trying to be a purist here and say only the SD events are important, but a dissection of why we go the a National and what we look for in the overall effort might assist planners and dancers to evaluate the allocation of funds and time for a relative unknown location like Spokane, Louisville, Santa Fe or Portland. What do you think? Rem Remington, (not from Spokane, but I have visited there.) . _________________________________________________________________ Enter the Zune-A-Day Giveaway for your chance to win ? day after day after day http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/ZuneADay/?locale=en-US&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Mobil e_Zune_V1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/squaredancing_rbnsn.com/attachments/20080701/2c549288/attachment.html _______________________________________________ Squaredancing mailing list Squaredancing at rbnsn.com http://rbnsn.com/mailman/listinfo/squaredancing_rbnsn.com **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/squaredancing_rbnsn.com/attachments/20080701/8fe92c99/attachment.html From Jimbetsy at aol.com Wed Jul 2 00:52:35 2008 From: Jimbetsy at aol.com (Jimbetsy at aol.com) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:52:35 EDT Subject: [Squaredancing] Spokane comment... Message-ID: Sorry Folks, My bad! I understand from a member of the NEC that they have a great facility, and terrific enthusiastic committee, and good leadership. Of course I wish them nothing but the best. After all, I will there if I am alive and walking. One of the Spokane people told me that they are getting the convention center for FREE! Powerful incentive! I have a couple of other remarks. Square Dancing is not dying! I remember when the movies "died" because everyone was watching TV. I remember when Major League Baseball "died" following the players strike. Several other examples might come to mind, but in each case they got their act together and made their activity attractive. We have got to do that. There are literally THOUSANDS of people near every square dance club who NEED square dancing. They are not dancing because we dancers have failed them by not showing them square dancing. We must not fall into the trap of "all my friends" are too old, and I have asked them. In that case you need some new friends. I ask my doctor, the druggist, my cop on the block, church members and everyone I meet about square dancing. The dialogue goes something like this: "Who do you square dance with? I mean what square dance club? " "I don't. Haven't since junior high." (with great feeling and sadness) "I'm sorry! You are missing out on the most fun there can be!" I tell how "they" kept square dancing from me for 50 years, but I found out about it and I was like a rabbit down a hole! Never looked back. Not going to. When I had dinner tonight at a restaurant near where we dance, I talked to two waitresses about learnng to square dance. When I was in the hospital I talked with everyone who came into my room about square dancing. Everyone is a prospect! Now my pet peeve: Square Dancing is too Lily White." We dancers have failed Afro-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and every other group by not bringing them into this fun activity. We have got to get off ur butts and recruit. Jim In a message dated 7/1/2008 10:28:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Anniebplus at aol.com writes: Not to mention that a busload of people (if gas prices are as they now are) could take a side trip to see the fantastic laser light show on the back of the Grand Coulee Dam. People come from all over the world to see that. If I get to Spokane for the convention in 2012 you can bet I'll take that trip even though I've seen it every night for 4 months back in 95. Anne In a message dated 7/1/2008 5:38:59 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, remremington at hotmail.com writes: Hi Everyone, The comment below caught my eye and I wanted to field some questions: > >Spokane, WA won the bid for the 61st National Square Dance Convention > >to be held in 2012.> > > >> Doesn't look as an attractive place, I think.> Now let me say at the forefront, I am not intending to make this sound nasty to the writer or stir up mud, but just to investigate a perceived prejudice here. Did people NOT go to Wichita on a pre-judgment of some kind that Wichita would be no fun? Are casual comments like the one above, (and it looks like it is based upon no personal, accurate information about Spokane,) intended to harm a location's chances of attracting dancers? It is always easy to make a disparaging remark about someplace if you have no data and a prejudice. If I am wrong here, please correct me that you have been to Spokane, have researched Spokane or have some first-hand knowledge of Spokane. Maybe this is an indicator that the Spokane 2012 Committee has its work cut out for it to familiarize us dancers out here to the area and the entertainment available outside of Square Dancing, maybe? This all brings me to the real question I wanted to ask: What makes a "good" location for a national square dance convention? Amusement rides? Hollywood? Or a great climate, in a beautiful location with great facilities accommodating dancing? Or do we want/need entertainment outside of square dancing? Does access to the City make a difference? An international airport is not enough? Amtrak mainline not enough? Interstate highways that come through the most beautiful landscapes our nation offers not enough? What does make for a good NSDC convention sight? Or would having the most entertaining Callers, Cuers and SD related entertainment be adequate regardless of location? I know that just to go to a dance within 15 miles of our home we look at the caliber of who is on the program. Is this a primary consideration for a National? What would entice you to drive/fly/ride to Spokane Washington USA in 2012? (Or to Louisville or Detroit for that matter?) Its a good enough place for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships to return there in 2010 after having a terrific first visit in 2007 on their first event in Spokane. Maybe we should give them, and the other non-glitzy locations, a chance to promote themselves before we bash them, however unintentionally? You most likely did not mean anything bad, but I?ve seen how comments like this can taint a topic before it even gets a chance to get off on a good foot. I?ve visited Spokane for Expo 74, I also have been there for other events over the years too. I've driven through there on the way to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park and on our way to Silverwood Theme Park, not far from there. Somewhat to the south is the Snake River, and slightly west is the Columbia River and all of the recreation areas available in both locations. Surprisingly, there are a lot of things to do within walking distance of the proposed location, a plethora of fun things to do and see in both short and medium drives. As well as a ton of great places along the trail coming and going. One could have a fantastic adventure which could fill much more than a week or two of a vacation. Is it just that Spokane is not on the "mainstream" American pathway? Now I speak of Spokane, because I've been there. Louisville is an unknown to me. Short of good basketball, whiskey and horses, what's in Kentucky? I think I?d need to know more before expressing an opinion, one way or the other, publicly. Funds available, I would go to a National because of the Square Dance Program, and entertainment along the trail may be a draw, definitely, but should it be it the major consideration compared to providing exceptional Dance programs at the National Convention? Not trying to be a purist here and say only the SD events are important, but a dissection of why we go the a National and what we look for in the overall effort might assist planners and dancers to evaluate the allocation of funds and time for a relative unknown location like Spokane, Louisville, Santa Fe or Portland. What do you think? Rem Remington, (not from Spokane, but I have visited there.) . _________________________________________________________________ Enter the Zune-A-Day Giveaway for your chance to win ? day after day after day http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/ZuneADay/?locale=en-US&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Mobil e_Zune_V1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/squaredancing_rbnsn.com/attachments/20080701/2c5492 88/attachment.html _______________________________________________ Squaredancing mailing list Squaredancing at rbnsn.com http://rbnsn.com/mailman/listinfo/squaredancing_rbnsn.com **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Obviously it came from California, as they use the term "hoedown" (but not the term "square dance"). -- Larry Kilgallen From squarekopp at gmx.de Thu Jul 3 10:55:47 2008 From: squarekopp at gmx.de (squarekopp at gmx.de) Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:55:47 +0200 Subject: [Squaredancing] Spokane comment... Message-ID: <20080703145547.68820@gmx.net> If my memory serves me, about 30 years ago a young exhibition group named SILVER SPURS (?) from Spokane toured Germany. Not MWSD but a wide variety of dance styles. And some folksongs. The girls sang soprano, high high, but sweet and angeline. All in all, this gives me a good impression regarding Spokane's relation to square dancing. Yours squarely Heiner Fischle www.squarekopp.de From BOBBSHARP at aol.com Thu Jul 3 11:42:45 2008 From: BOBBSHARP at aol.com (BOBBSHARP at aol.com) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:42:45 EDT Subject: [Squaredancing] Spokane comment... Message-ID: squarekopp at gmx.de writes: If my memory serves me, about 30 years ago a young exhibition group named SILVER SPURS (?) from Spokane toured Germany. The Siver Spurs from Spokane, WA were a great team exhibiting many folk dances and western squares. Their leader, Red Henderson, conducted a very comprehensive dance program throughout the Spokane school system and the best students were rewarded with the opportunity to travel the country during the summer months. I did not know that they toured Europe. I helped sponsor this exceptional troupe several times when they appeared in CT for the benefit of local square dance clubs. Bob Brundage **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/squaredancing_rbnsn.com/attachments/20080703/7bacd830/attachment.html From cynde at twistercom.fi Sat Jul 12 00:28:49 2008 From: cynde at twistercom.fi (cynde at twistercom.fi) Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:28:49 +0300 (EEST) Subject: [Squaredancing] A1 Blast class In-Reply-To: <20080703145547.68820@gmx.net> References: <20080703145547.68820@gmx.net> Message-ID: <1100.69.76.162.26.1215836929.squirrel@www.twistercom.fi> For any of you who may have heard about the blast class for A1 in Kansas City, It is a total sucess! There are four squares and we had so much FUN! (so far-it continues tomorrow) Caller Mike Kelly is a fantastic teacher, so we really 'get it,' and I heard other people saying the same thing. I'm sure we will run into some blank out time before the wekend is over but that's to be expected. The local people here in Kansas City are really fun-loving nice people, too! Thank you, thank you, thank you, especially to Nasser, too who got the whole ball rolling! ox Cynde in Kansas City usually from Finland, getting ready for bed with a smile on her face