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<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV>From: "Ken Robinson" <<A
href="mailto:kenrbnsn@rbnsn.com">kenrbnsn@rbnsn.com</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: <<A
href="mailto:squaredancing@rbnsn.com">squaredancing@rbnsn.com</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 9:13 AM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: [Squaredancing] Discussion on the National in
Charlotte</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>> Now some negatives:<BR>> <BR>> The rubberized plastic floor that
was put over the carpet was hard to <BR>> dance on at first and it
rippled in spots. I heard that some round <BR>> dancers tripped on the
ripples.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>The round and square dancers tripped on the ripples,
and the corners of the squares which raised up in some areas. The round
dancers have less of a problem since we generally pick up our feet to
step. A lot of square dancers were taught to shuffle rather than walk when
dancing and have more of a problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>> <BR>> The convention organizers really should speak with the
restaurants and <BR>> fast food places near the convention to make sure
they can stay open <BR>> in the evening. There was a small shopping
mall not far from the <BR>> convention center and almost all the fast
food places were closed by 5 <BR>> PM.<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>The cafeteria across the street from the convention
hall adjusted their hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday and extended their
breakfast and lunch hours. They normally closed at 2:30 PM, but for the
convnetion they reopened for dinner all three days. The food was good and
reasonably priced, but the wait in line was sometines an hour or more.
There were at least three other restaurants that I know of within a block
of the convention center that were open for dinner.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>> <BR>> Ken Robinson<BR>> Hillsborough, NJ / Baltimore,
MD</DIV></BODY></HTML>