[Squaredancing] The 57th NSDC is now history
Jimbetsy at aol.com
Jimbetsy at aol.com
Mon Jun 30 23:48:15 EDT 2008
Here is what I wrote to Heinz in Germany:
Hello Heinz,
We were at the 57th and saw several people in non-traditional attire. One
lady danced in levis--she mostly danced the boy's part. I met her several
year ago when she was asked to leave a national convention as she refused to
wear traditional attire . I thought it was bullshit then and still do.
Of course some people want to push the limits just to see how far they can
go. In today's world in which torn levis, tattoos, and body piercing seem to be
the norm, maybe we are a last bastion of good taste.
On the other hand, square dancing is a party and we usually get dressed up
to go to a party. On some occasions, only a tuxedo will do. The NEC is free to
demand whatever attire they deem appropriate, but have eased up a lot. Maybe
we can come to a happy medium. At clubs, special festivals, and so on, we
can have "casual" attire. I like the long sleeved shirts for men and some sort
of skirt for women. At larger events, we might go to 'proper' or
traditional attire. Proper would probably mean no levis or shorts, just dressy
slacks, while retaining the long sleeved shirt for men. No tie, bolo, and so on
required. I think most people will see the beauty of some of the outfits and go
to them.
Betsy only wears the long prairie skirts, no petticoats, no crinolines, and
she looks just fine! She always looks nicely turned out--clean, well dressed,
AND comfortable.
On choice of venue for a national convention. When we have 6,000 people come
to Wichita, which has no natural draw, and know that they represent only the
tip of the iceberg of square dancers, we know we are doing something right.
There may be 60,000 or 600,000 dancers in the USA. They all have fun. Sure,
some of them are older and have been dancing a long time. Did you see the
large contingent of young dancers in Wichita? They were having a ball too. Of
course when they danced in a square with other young people, they were pretty
energetic, but they danced with older dancers too and seemed to enjoy it.
One last point. Square Dancing is not going to "DIE" It is too much fun. It
will certainly change to meet changing conditions. I know that I for one,
will dance for the rest of my life, as long as I am physically capable.
Jim Pead Livingston, Texas
"Your Rovin' Corner
In a message dated 6/29/2008 4:38:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
ljknews at mac.com writes:
At 4:47 PM -0400 6/29/08, M0220sr at aol.com wrote:
> We saw all kinds of attire at NSDC this year. Actually, we contacted one
of
> the leaders by email before we went so that my wife could find out if she
had
> to wear the traditional attire or not. She was pleased when she heard
that
> all kinds of attire were being accepted this year: regular attire with
> petticoats, long dresses, prairie skirts, 8-gore skirts, etc.
>From some perspectives that does not even begin to approach
"all kinds of attire".
--
Larry Kilgallen
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