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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">R. S.
Matthews:</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I read
your message with great interest, as anything that can be done to introduce teen
dancing is an important undertaking. I myself began dancing as a pre-teen
and danced with teen clubs and have continued my involvement with the activity
now for more than 50 years.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Currently there is a new program to teach square
dancing in schools that has proven to be very successful. The California
Square Dance Council Youth Advisory Committee, with the assistance of a $1,000
grant from the ARTS-Dance Foundation (Alliance of Round, Traditional and
Square-Dance, Inc.) has developed a program entitled "Square Dancing 101."
This package contains four CDs with "up beat music" that the kids of today can
relate to, complete with recorded instructions for introductory level
instruction. In addition the binders come complete with written
instructions, photos and lesson plans that the school teachers can utilize to
indoctrinate their students with, what we considers to be true "Modern American
Square Dancing" rather than the stereotyped version that most of us were
subjected to when we went to school.<I> <o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></P>
<P><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Square Dance 101 - A Teacher’s Guide to
</SPAN></I><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:Street><st1:address><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Teaching
Square</SPAN></I></st1:address></st1:Street><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
Dancing,” </SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">focused on the ease of
teaching square dancing in the classroom, and showcased a wide selection of hip
music sure to entice youth to participate. The teachers who, even if they
currently offered square dancing as part of their curriculum, were eager to find
music more in tune with what the kids are listening to today enthusiastically
embraced the “new” music.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This
Square Dance 101 program book sells for $49 plus shipping of $10.00 and is
available through </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Send
orders or inquiries to: </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Kwik
Link/Square Dance 101- c/o </SPAN><st1:address><st1:Street><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">479
Leoni Drive</SPAN></st1:Street><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">,
</SPAN><st1:City><SPAN
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Beach</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
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- Attn: David & Susan Cleek - </SPAN><st1:phone o_x003a_ls="trans"
phonenumber="$6504$$$"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(888)
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/ email: SD@rvh2o.com; <A
href="http://www.squaredance.org">www.squaredance.org</A> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have also taken the liberty
to attached the order form to this message.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This
program has been introduced to school instructors at the 2005 and 2006
California Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance where
teachers purchased this program and are using it in their curriculum here in
California.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best of
luck with your endeavors and please keep us posted as to your
progress.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim
Maczko - Chairman of the Governing Board<BR></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ALLIANCE</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> OF ROUND, TRADITIONAL </SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">AND</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> SQUARE-DANCE, INC.<BR>Post Office
</SPAN><st1:address><st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Box
712918</SPAN></st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">San Diego</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">California</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">92171-2918</SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><st1:phone o_x003a_ls="trans"
phonenumber="$6295$$$"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">619-295-2635</SPAN></st1:phone><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="mailto:jmaczko@san.rr.com">jmaczko@san.rr.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=M0220sr@aol.com href="mailto:M0220sr@aol.com">M0220sr@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Squaredancing@rbnsn.com
href="mailto:Squaredancing@rbnsn.com">Squaredancing@rbnsn.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:36
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Squaredancing] Square Dancing
at Schools and promoting Teen Clubs</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12"><BR><BR>Group:<BR><BR>In the middle 80s for about five years I was
the club caller for a teen square dance club in southern Louisiana. If any of
you have done likewise you know it can be a challenging yet rewarding
experience. <BR><BR>I remember all the fun things the teen club did in
the past but I also remember all the troubles involved when kids didn't always
get along and tempers flared. Thankfully the good times overweighed the
bad. <BR><BR>Teen clubs in our area sometimes had a bad reputation in
that "they are too rowdy with all the kicks and twirls and yelling they do.
" "They hurt my ears. " "I almost fell last time when a teen tried to
twirl me." I put a limit on all the kicks and crazy "fun" things
they did in a square only if we visited an adult club. At the club they
danced their way on regular open tips but listened and were attentive
when we did workshops and saved the "wild things" for after the
workshop. A lot of my teens frequently followed me when I called at
other clubs. All I stated was that if any of them were in a mixed
adult-teen square, they were to dance in a "normal" way, no kicking steps,
lavish twirls, etc. The other rule was that they were to be polite and
treat all adults with respect. In their own squares, away from the adult
squares so as not to interfere, they could do what they wanted.
They abided by that and the reputation for our club and the other teen club in
the area changed in that the people in the adult clubs didn't cringe or have
scowls on their faces when teens walked through their door. <BR><BR>The
ultimate achievement for that teen club was when they danced at the New
Orleans' World's Fair in 1984. We had so much fun! All the kick
steps, twirls, yelling and whooping, etc. brought the spectators from far away
to find out what all the noise was about! :) It was a great day for
promoting square dancing and those kids certainly did their part.
<BR><BR>I have been contacted by a teacher at a junior high school about doing
something with square dancing at the school. What she is mainly looking
for is a regular club to come in and give her music students a demonstration
of square dancing. That would not be a problem as the club we dance with
frequently does demos for nursing homes, etc. I could handle both the
calling and cueing a round or two for the demo.<BR><BR>But I also see this as
a possible opportunity to return teen dancing to our area. We used to
have two teen clubs in our area but all of them are gone now.<BR><BR>What I am
requesting is a response to this group email (and a copy to my personal
address---m0220sr@aol.com) giving information about promoting teen square
and/or round dancing in schools. Who should I contact? Who are the
callers/cuers deeply involved in teen clubs? Brochures to send
for? Music kids like....especially this part. What music do kids like
that can be used for teen dancing and would any of the record dealers have
suitable music?<BR><BR>I have no idea where all of this will lead but if
something can be achieved to bring teen dancing (square or round) back into
the local area, I'm for it.<BR><BR>Please send info.<BR><BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>R.
S. Matthews</FONT>
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