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The last time we sent to the National Convention, we had to choose
between dancing and visiting some of the sites. If we wanted to do
both, we either had to change clothes in our van, or just dance in the
challenge halls. We were staying too far away to run back during the
day. We didn't get to do as much dancing as we would have without the
dress codes. I need to learn to ignore the rules, I think.<br>
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Sandy<br>
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<div>In a message dated 6/28/2005 10:22:31 A.M. US Mountain
Standard Time, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cmbaker@tiac.net">cmbaker@tiac.net</a> writes:</div>
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size="2">I did encounter one person who is better known than I who <br>
was told that she couldn't dance squares dressed as she was (not in <br>
square dance clothes), but dressed up (she had been working a vendor <br>
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<div>This was one of the things the Tony Oxendine brought up at
a recent seminar. He feels that we are chasing away new dancers by
requiring them to look a certain way. We have lost 80% of dancers in
the past 20 years. We have to do anything and everything we can to
attract new dancers and closing the door in their face because they
aren't dressed properly is not the way to do it.</div>
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Anne Barker</div>
<div>Phoenix, AZ</div>
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