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<DIV>I personally don't think they should turn people away if they are not
dressed "appropriately." However, I don't think shorts is
"appropriate." But I saw women in western attire and they looked really
good. We lose some dancers because of the strict dress code. Which
is more important? I think the dwindling numbers of square dancers could
be addressed by a less stringent dress code.</DIV>
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<DIV>The food at the convention center was very good. If you went to the
advanced square dance rooms there was bottled water. Although I'm not an
advanced dancer, I went with friends and discovered this. Perhaps it would
have been too costly to provide bottled water for all.</DIV>
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<DIV>I didn't like the flooring on the upper levels either. I know it's not
possible to dance on carpet but there must be something better then the
rubberized flooring.</DIV>
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<DIV>It was my first National Convention. And it will probably be my last
unless I get a partner. There weren't enough single men and many single
men did not chose to wear the "solo" badge. But, I enjoyed being with
friends. I would consider going to a singles convention.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Kunstler Script" color=#0000ff size=6 FAMILY="SCRIPT"
PTSIZE="24"><B>Anne Barker...Phoenix, AZ</B></FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>