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quest ions, nderstandour concerns,ccept your rgraciously nd to { ine tune the syster here ece:lour input r i l l a l lor theEoardo betterundprstanhthe c lub is on h is ssue.t r i l l a lsoa l lo r eachet0 havea feel for rhere heother lub erbers re cof ror . A syn thes i rnd ev ie r f t he nput i l l bepub lin the nex t ne ie le t te r . h is t ype of in te rchan'cur ren tigsues ' i l l becore regu la r ea tu re nners le t te r nd i l l hope{u l lyo : te rourgror th r a cfon't you please elp his interchangey ott ingdornquest ions,erar ls, rhatever,and rop t of f in the 0 r a t c lub n igh t .You an ign our ere f you rn t irnpu t i l I be rea tedonf iden t ia l l y{ reques ted .h rn

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lestern Strr'r Dine and Dirh (r c call it 0 I ll forshortl is alive rnd rcll rndhaggeningn theFinrncialDigtrict. This prst ronth e re t at Sutter's li l l onSushStreeti th: service :u excetlentnd he {oodgoodrithgenerous portion:. In frct, io good thrt yourhortess/coordinatorteffany aschosenutter's li l l for 0& D this ronth s relli at 12noon n hursday'tarch 5thet's their barbequeayand verybody'srvorita payday.

You rust contacte in rdvancef youplrn to attrnd(hore:f3 l - 6272i rcrk: 95f - 0280). he ricesshom rlorinclude: ntree, of{ee r tear rx, rnd i9.Entree8er-B-0 ibs/[hicken 8.50Ieriyati Sterk 8.50Fettuccine lfredo 7.50(i{ you rrnt chrrsecakeor derert, gleue rdd r0additional12.50 fo r the chiclen 0r tterl dinnmr rn d12.25or the ettuccinel

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Dirtrict ior tSD lub ndclur rerberuo met outsidrofi squrre drnce erperiencr o enhancrur getting o lnorone anothrr rnd to irprove friend*ipr. It ir :tronglysuggerted rnd yes, I hrve rpped fer tnucllerl thrt yout:ll rbout things other thrn 5qutre drncing. I try toselect renu iter; $ich cover e rinqt of individurlbudgets. o dete the syster rs been uccessful, r elseeveryones rfraid to cross e rndnot corplrin {couldha tbr possible) .Secruse ll of you hrve been so cooperrtiveboutkecpingyour 'reservrtion' lor D & 0 rnd re hrvenoterperienced nnec$Eiryo:t: becausef no-rhors, o roney

i: col lectedn rdvance.incel l r lcohol s at individur lerpenre,you lnor the cost rhenyou rrive rnd I coll:ctthe roney eforeunchr served. hrtmy proglr rn lmvrlhrnevr they nccd rithout rlot of comotion. hr rholrproc$l is painle:s, ut grert {un. (Crn herebr pl:*urrr i thoutpr in?lI{ yo shrvt not rt m lnom hrt you rr intrrut:d inprrticiprting in Dinr llichon r rrgulrr buic but nnt todo so, r irply { lrg re dom t clubor clru night . try toprrronrlly contrct thon rho rre on he pertnent' D Dlist. (lne ther hing rc dodish hrnre dine.

SQUARE UPby Haroldnd il l Bausch(reprintedro r 'ArericrnSquare rnce'lrrch 8f)

Ar yo u corplete r crll, imedirtelyertend ou rhrndrto touch handsith rdjoining rncerr.Thit rill hrlg you,and the other dlncers, o lnot $r t formtionyouar eno tin (line, llvel, and rill brttrr grepareou or thr thenext call. hproper et-up f a formtion r one luon forbreating oma squrre.ll you becoreconfured,do not turn rround. lloctrov:rentl ire formrd, 8y turning lround yut ruin yourchrnc of getting rtraightenedut. If you rr corplrtelylort, rtry rhere you rr rnd ook rround.Somonrry reryour probler nd oint o rhrreyo u hould r. Ergrcthalp.Ie al l ned i t f ror t ire to t ire, rndm r l l of fcr hclgfror tire to tire. It is begtnot to rperl, or trll mmon!$rt to doi bettrr to point, or gentlyguidc;By ytling,you interfere ith r l l of you hur ing thr nrr t cr l l .Remdlr , hrnd ignr lr , notvoice ignr lr .l l r cal l i r givrn r i th rhichyou rr not {mil i r r ,don't panic. isten lorely.0f ten hecal ler el lc you otto do hecal l , r f ter ht hrgsr id thenmr of thecr l l .If your squrrebreals orn,a populrr ry to gct brclinto thedances to hrve he ren quickly ohore, rke an ygirl rnd or r lines. If headsrce a qurrter rft rnd idera quartrr right, yo u can quictly djurt into linrr. Ih rpurposes this! of tena cal ler i l l put hedrncerrntoline: of four during the crll, and ou rn :trrt dancingrgrin. Perhrpsoumn't end p ith yourprrtnrrr, but your i l l nothave een tanding.Strr t thinkingof beinginside'or 'outgide'insteadlust thinking l themn's or foren'i prrt. Fror aves,exarple,t it 'centersrunror 'end:run'. It could e

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on! ttn rndone oun, but tcenter3tor tends'rouldst i l l becorrect .l{ you are setting up r squerpith trc caryexperienced ancers nd tro couples f n:rcr drncrsthe nefer drncers ecro3r fror erchother. Ihir rrydencer asen experiencedorner o helghir/hrr.Rt tirer, drncerr hesitrte o do crll, bxrurehaven't donet thet rey before.Trurt the crllcr rndout the call. It ray bene r o youbu t re expecthe clnors $rt he intend:. lf youdo hr crll, yo u re your prrt. If yo udon't ollor the crll, yoursqurrbr done efore ouget a good trrt.Lirtcn to thr crllr rndbrlirvr thr cllrr, lrrrrbtouch hrndr ith rdjoining rncerr t thr corplrtioaocr l s.

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OX EIIT 6OODAIICERThese ry: it Bterr thrt rmy lhinstrem rnddrncers re troubled y thr frct thrt they rr not drAdvanced. crn rcll underrtrnd or he y cel beclet's frce it - the rore roves ouknor, hr betterdyo u ilrp. fiight? lrong! Thrt ir the biggut frllrcsqurr drncing nd it ig cruring serious hrrr tact iv i ty. 0nceand or al l let 's t r t r thir r idicutouend pu t it rhere t bclongs in the nerrlst trrh brIhe nurber o{ lovese d:ncer nors hrs nothing o dorhether 0r not he is i 'good'dancer. ll othrr tb:ing equrl, a Plur drncer : no better hrn r lhinr

dancerand rn Advancedrncer is nobetter hrn rdancer, and so on. the rarl of r good rncer t onperforrs the roverhe knors oothly rnd ull rqrrdluthe prograr. (Callerlabhasvoted o rubstituta profo r 'level' becruseevel qlirs that soreoner highbetter than soreone lsr. Perhrpshir rill hclp rteheadlongush to Al rnd A2l. I ar not nying thrshould not g0 on to th: nrrt progru. After youbproficient at your current rogrrr,by all rernr givnert progrer try, if youarr so nclincd.But try innext prograr only if you re enjoyingourself ndhfun. Don't go on to rnotherprogrerbecruseou eeshould. heonly hingyou rhould'do n sryrredrncheve fun. And ererberhis: Do n't et anyonrel l yoyo u rre not a rquarrdrncrrb:cruse ouhrven't oneother program. llo ntter ilere or rhrt youdancc, ocertainly squarerncer.by Fred leiner, fror Prorenrderlagrzine, ongrt{ .Y.

0t 8E6tlttERLRSSESlly erperiencehu shom thrt mre drncerl nrc-reek Easic/lhinrtrerr course.forever, fter trn rcclas: , I fel t I ns being rld brcl by hr r lor p


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$ich the class rasprogressinq.star ted isit ingotherclubs (not classes) bout hree ires a reek.After ourronths o{ clrss and erding othHandbooks,hrd errnednot only the l la instrear al ls but al:o al l of thePluscal lr and sol euarter l ies.The point ir thet sor etdrncers aveboth the desire rnd the rbi l i ty to lerrnfaster thrn the others and there should e sore ay toal lor ther to rove at a fagterprce.Sincet rouldbeirpract ical to spl i t any lass nto a {astand lor group,a coupleof other ideas ight help.Thedea { havingthree claisei a reek s r verygooday to cut dornon heIengtho{ t i re needed. r lso feel thr t thenurber feessions eeded ould be cut n hr l f bygiving utBrcicHandbookst the verybeginningf thecours! , ccrugetis adr i t t ed ly i { f i cu l t t o re re rbervery th ingheca l le rteachesn anevening.he lusHandboolould egiven utaf ter about hree ronthsor l3 sesgions.hereould eerr ly sessions r reredial rorkshopsor thore eedingextrr help. I can't ee ny benef i t hr tever f drncingtl fainstrear or e yeer eforearrning lur . I do hink trculd be g00d o drnce Plus or a yearbefore oving oAdvrncedo give e di ncer hechanceo enioyhrt hehasIerrnednd o pol ish p he ough dger.byCuck aldr in,Chattrnooga,enner lee

OIIDIRECIII{EiETERAI{CERSPushing nd hoving ercorersoesn't erlly terch hrnything, but theynred o underrtandryrt:r of rignrrhich can eeffect ive.e can oint hr direct ionn rhthe nextcoursef act ion s l ikely to tr le plrce. f thir ln unoccupiedprce n the :xecut ion f r f igurhrtavrr prreon r unclrired rhould ccugyt rt onmcont inue he act ion. Xeepingn rot ion, rr ther tabroluteperfect iont r l l t i rer , should r thenare f gme. Should he squrrr pr t t r rn{r l l rpart , r i t for cr l ler 's direct iono reforr inrs, mveror colurnr r{ruur ing thedance, ult ivat ing senrr f huror r r grarset to a per{oruncef any ind. In try ing o crrryral ls as correct lya5 possible,e should ot orgrtfundarentalespector erchother.Shir ley ait inger, ings ark, {etYor l

OLYMPICS LASH Square ancingis to havea feature pot n theopeningceremonies f the XXlllrdOLYMPIADonJuly 8,1984.More ewsnextmonth.

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CANWE TALK.ABOUTPLUSIe sure can. Firr t ;e hrve rn rr t ic lr byRurchatututely defines he PIug Prograr nd lestrrn Strr'rapproachnd fol lor ing that re hrve the rult r of thequestionairehich re distributedhr other uet including

e resonse o soreof the questionsha t youegked. lerselerp in rind that there are no ight rnd rrong nlr$sconcerninglus. I t is a corplex ssur and hedebrtrconcerningt is constrntn the rrgcr squrre enceor ld.The correct 'ensrer' is probablyhat onr hichrcrl: bertj" ':'n :'o'lHEPLUS RI]BRAII:RIEXDR t)E?byRuss ing

This ronth {ind g erternStarbeqinningtr racondetof 'AcceleratedPlus'mrkshops,nd lro introducingoreplus cal lc into the generr ldrncing0n club night .(actur l ly, Bi l l Carrol l beat s o i t byur ing racl 2 onFebrurry , and Vicki oods sedDiarondgt theFebruaryl0 dance.l So it seers a good ire to pu t ou t ry ornlnsrers to sore of the rore cotlon quertionson thesubject .hese restr ict ly ry om opinionsn he subject .I. IHAI S PLUSIIYIAYIn recentirer , throughaller lrb, thr dr f ini t ionr ndtrachingordcr of :quare enceallr hrvrbrcom xtrerelystandardized.here re 28Plus el ls i thry heve enerr l lyround up being ssignedo the PlusPrograror onr of troree50n5:l) Ihey consist of r r r r ie: of Br ic/ l l r inr t rer cr l lsstrung together n en intererting prttarn nd heraforuclnnot be trught pr ior to thr mrl ir r 'bui ldingblocl 'cal lg. This crtegoryould ncluda racup hr in,Relry hcDeucy, pinChainhe 6ears, nd Coordinrtr, rong thrrs.2 l They re re la t iv r ly s i rp le c r l l r $ ich m l r r rpopular i th cr l l r r r and rnceruhrn hr l la inr t r r r r r l l r ,rnd thrreforu rvebern ssignedo r lonr priority in thrtmching rrqumcc.Crl r in thir cr t rgorymuld ncludrSingle [ irc le Io f i l rve, {Anything) ndSpread, nd(f lnything)nd ol l .2. THY EARI{LUSPlus is by {a r the rost pogulrr evel n thegenerrliquire drnce comunity rith thon rhohrvr brrn ragulrrlydrncing or at leart e yeil or tm. For hc rontho{F:brurry, 'SqurreDance-lhere?',he mgrzine rich nrverl5 r directoryor drncesn f lor ther r l i fornir , i r tcd 12pr r t i r l o r fu l I f l r ins t rem ance t ,2J P lu r d lnc t , If,dvancedances nd 2 Challengr ancerihe lrrch rsuel igts 18 ul l or part ial lr inr t r rardancl: , 7Plurdlncr l ,3 Advancedanceg nd Challrngr ance. orboth onthr,there rer? lore Plur drncr thrn rll thr o thrr levelrcorbined, nd this ir typicr l . nyonr ho r intrrutrd in

goingout to drnrc r i th the r t raightclubr ror t imt ire r i l l f ind their r rnge f choicer rert lyexprndknor ingPlus. l lor t dancecertur ing el l knorn al lr r rat the Plug level. flore to the point, rort of th r Ptrlls rr r rlot of fun; rogt of the roracorpleronlr hlrul ly nice f lor to ther rnd r inc: thry rka ongcorpletr, thr drncershrvr a chenc o iu:t rovr torusic for alhi lr , r i thoutconstrnt lyt raining o heanex t a l .3. HOISOOIIHOULOEOPLEEARI{TUSThrre ic nocut-and-driedntrer heref lot drpenhor {requent lyomone: drncing. onvent ionr lhinkinthrt people hould rnce t llainstremrvel fo r . yeso to get corfor t rblr r i th r l l the cr l l r f ror r l l possible osit ionsbefore errning orenf mter ir l ,thi: is alsoassuringhat theyare dancingnce rc:kle:s. If yo u lre drncing ro or rore ir:s r mek, r lot easier o learn orenercr l ls rhi le st i l l sol idi{your llaingtrear.Th e rost irportant thing r to goprce yo u enjoy, becru:e f it rtopr being un hr $point is lor t . Don't is l burn-outurt to lerg up ithJoner ' i Plug i l l r t i l l be hrrenext onth, ndnrr t yfe: tern Star 'r presentapprorchr to grrdur l ly ntrothe rore populrr lurcr l l r into the lr inr tm port ioClub night s0 thrt rerberr crn ge t r nrpling rithfeel ing excesr ivelyushed. he rc r i l l br garredoreal i ty that not everyoner rble to br there vrry inclub night rnd thrt corpetrnt hinrtrem drncaruhalrays be rble to danc: n the raior i ty of t ipr .'AcclerrtedPlur' rorkrhop r corprrrblr o r Plur clgcrred lor thore ho mjoy drncingrequentlynd errnp r raterial 0n r rceklybuig. Sincehe uount o{ Plus t ire that crn be t r ten on Club ight i l l r lrerain l ir i ted {every t ire i l ner beginnrr ' rcgrrduates,heir needs i l l be alen nto conr iderrdrncerr rho learn the full Plus progrerhouldhainterest in going o othrr c lubs and utside anrrekly '{ul l Plus'eveningas een onsideredn thefor hrtern Star,but t cert r inly r noton hr inrdhor izon.A fer c losingords. .I heven't rsled $ether peoplr hould othrr o lAtlYPlus, { it doesn't appcno intrrert thar. 0bvioI l i le it ry::lf , but I hogrno onc :rlr grenurudalong rith sorething hey don't enjoyr or md e o:orehor inadequatef theyhrvan'tbcenhe {irrt onbloct to col ect r l l the latestcrl c. At lmternSie're continurlly trying to juggla he needr f neremre experienced rncrrr rnd frequent nd infredrncer:. Ie knor ! crn't keepll of the drncerr rppof thr tire, but hopetullye cln do t fl09lof th r tI f rhat rc 'r ! doing cn't ror l ing for your ct urrbout ti mybr n crn ranegotiate.

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Th emjority dorant to purrue IU:!l l I people o not mnt to mve nto Plu: rt tftir tim.?, ll peoplr ere rt llrinttreu rnd ould itr to ltrnPlus t Club ight.31 6 progh ndicrted hl y rill be rlinq th r Acc:lrrrtrdP lu rc lu r .l) 7 proplr rr currrntly t thr lull Plur rvrl.ln rrgrrd to the Club's pgrorcho thr Plur Progrur .: ,an rcclerrted lmr on Fridrynightr rndr slor tcrching nclub nights rith tro full Plur tipsr t! found veryfrvor:bleegruent:

Stonglygree: lt .Agree: 13 .lleutnl! 3Di:agr:e: 2Stronglyiragrer:.And r receivrdhe folloring courntr an dquutionrit. T00 fi0Rl F l|lTlctFofl8mD DEASThr borrd s a lr:yr intrrcrtrd in redrrr lnputf re rru'r c lub run orgrnizr t ion f ter r l l , Set t inghrt inputthorevrr, ir rnother story. |r trird rn 'input-bor'dtichrr 3 out every club rndclur night or ovrr four ronthgthere rrs one eBponreuring hrt tirr. Iheprlmry rearonlor 'f,an Ir Tall ?' is to spurgrerter nterest n iglurlthat {ace hecluband opefullyt rill be roru ruccersfulthrn the ' input-box'.8ut plmse be fr ir , theprst ronu:lctters hlve nnouncedhrt re muldbr roliciting yourinputonPlus2, IIIAT ABOUT PLUS AIICE(lft HOSERR|!UATIT6R{III HEACCELERAIEOLUSLASS?

le held ona for thr lut clu: (thougher r thrn on riqurre rttended)and rill rgrin holdonr or thacurrentc gc.3. FRIDAY5 RBA DISIIIEverynight ir 'bld' fo r rom proplr. hr lrrt clurrr s h:ld on r Thursdryight o re rre not comitted o on rsingla n ight of the ruek or erchclrsg. In bothcrueg henight cholrn l: based n hr 'bert' night or thr grmtcrtnudcr of attrndp:. Since r rrr holdinghur clum: onr feir ly rrgulrr brsis, you ron't hlve o nit too ongunt i l thenextone.I, I D{II{'T(ilil THEDIFFEREICEETITEiLUSIDS'TRTERTIESlc r i l l put l i rh r ' f lyer ' d:rcr ibing hr curr lntquartrr l ier by thr end { thic ronth.Sincequrr t r r l i rs 'chrngeevery qurrter {hencehe nuel th:y dono t publishenydercriptive andbools,5. PUSHLUST CLAES.T I{EEDSI{]RE{1T6A[68 LAITII{6,Agreed. i l l Hanzel,ike rany r l lerr , rar ant i-glus.The Club, hotever, s pro-plurl e rhould at e this rorerlear to thenar classand o our ntructorg.6. PEfiHRPS ITTR{INCETHEI PLUSITSTRUCTI|IT/IALI(THRUOfiT|IRE|1TIIE PMT.

ThePlur ip r rre duignedor thor $o rre rlrmdyPluc. To do rrll thrur leforuhrndould chot yordrqurte nrtruction nd chmt hePlurdrncerr f r tto drnce t thrir progril, Tro Plus tipr r nightnther rodert portion { r 2 rnd /2 hour vrning, r rPlur crllr rrr introducedf courn h:ru ill br roruPdrncingor rl l .Thr {olloring quutionr/rommtrf drfrrrd toSrnrrrl lhcting in llrrchl plun givr thu rronsi rrti onf

l l Theclub lrcls cootinuityn training. u loointcrert n the club. I rouldila r rrgulrr qurl i fcrller to mintrin club rtrbility in trri ning. ltrr ining ith qurrtr ly3lectionr.2l ls needore raining. qrld e errning t lort ner crll per rc:k rnd prrcticing nd r-prrcticinqreek.3) 8uy edhrtc or theBnu'rprrt.f) lould l i le to hrveclub night fror 7:30o 9inrtnd of 2 l/2 hourr.a a anexl month ;Cti lE IALl(ncrt ronth ill focuron hir nurlrttrr.

IHE |ESTERI TARs the ronttrlynerrlrttcr o{ futrrn Sdrncur, r contugonry Ar:ricrn Squrrc rncrclub n SFrancisco,Crlifornir. lertern Strr Drncrrss r mrbrrTh elationrlesrocirtion f Legbirn/6ryqurrr rnceClubSubscr ipt ion:10.00 eryear, inglecopic:11.00 r.Copy trdline: he 28thof rrch ronth.llriling rddresr: 23Srnchez,rnFrancirco, r. 9fllf.Phone:fl5l 86f-6131Advert is ingrtes! l l l prge 10.00,l2 g4a f20.00, u135.00.Editor!ScottCrruy

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An l ta l i rn op t r r , 'E l i x i r o l Love , ' i th anEng l ishtranrlrtion, ras perforuedn tloverbcrt the lusicHtll bythe [ incinnet i 0perrCo4any,hi lr l i : tening o the corsat the star t of thesecondct, Jurr deElasir ,Eenrrr lDirector l tha0pera,nvir ioned rqurrrdrnce.Th: l83l set t ing rrs t r rnr f r r red ror l f l r rer ' r holeand vi l l rge near l l i l rn, I t r ly, to r cr t t l r r rnch nd i ldfest tom 0n the Trxac rnhandle.hrcastof chrrrctr r rfere changedror r quack octor o a trrveling edicinel lnr r farr orner o e r lncher 's rughtrr ,n rr ry of f icrrto a calvalry ergrrntnd poor crrantto a love-sickcorboy.A rquaredrnce ecare naturr la d d i t i o n . .

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ADDRESSMAINTENANCE ORMWSDmaintains i ts address informat ion as conf ident ia l in format ion.In o rde r t o be l i s ted in the Club 's D i rec tory , you must comple teth is form and return i t to the Cl-ub secretary .P lease note that a l l membership data wi l l be updated wi th th isform; however, only the i tems of informat ion whj ,ch you author izew i l l be pub l i shed . I t i s , there fore , necessary to i nd i ca te "yes"or "no" for each i tem rvhich you wish to appear in the Directory .Obvious ly , i f you indicate that you do not want your name publ ished,no i n f o rmat i on q i ven wi l l be re leased .

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fl WeJrefilr5raR*VOLLII"IE ? AF.R L /MAY l c l 84 NUMBER

TheFirst Internotionol oy SquoreDonceConventionIno word: fxhiloroting!

A SEAITLEIARYbyChrisAndersonled./Ihursi 8e t teeth cleaned.Fidget hrough rk. Runhore.,Prcl. Hurry. at.Hurry.Cr l l tar i . Hurry. 01(, ob,rr r you :atisfied? l{ot re ge t to trit in the Trantbaytrrrinrl for rn hour.Bus ver o 0aklrnd. l lookbrcl atthc city l ightr - lookt l ike prr t of r rodel ,R SF lo{ten dif f icult to put intoprrrpect iveror rn rngleofdrprr ture. l The rr in, Druntsn theclubcar. Theleeper.Srr l l . Corfor t rble.Crn' tsee uty: t . Explorehr r leeper(but tons, abla, clotet , bunlt , usic hrt doetn' t or l . )Rerd.Tr y o rleep.t{rrt All - XlmathFrllt. lhert coloredrndtcrpe;ulefogr rtretch roir o{ evenly spaced reer to infinity -lookr cold, :urrer l . l lountain; f inr l ly. Iater fal lg.Breakfastn the :nodr if ts. Hey, ob, t looksust l ikeic ing! (Duh.)i l laret te Vr l ley.Port land. rru. Logs. :hpi les fror l l t . St . Helrnr . acom. or ing. eat t le. Bobgets dib: on Seatt le - hr rar thr Sprc: eedle ir r t . lRr in . The o te l . l f ee l l igh t lyg iddy) hrckn . ( l r t h i :bui lding oving?) he r00l 0hrygod,hir ain ' t no ir tyf i ve do l la r a n igh t oub le l ou 'd e t te r on f in t l l t ' r0l( , 8ood derf let ' : er t . (Are c hrving n rar thqur lr?l(lnr hnburger, friu, lrnll, crte - 112.00. a tter dea:llc0irt. Eacl to the roor. 20thFloor.Ee tured o beingnerr the rindor {rhrt doyo u ern t opens???}ood ight,8. Slrep ight . (euit ocl ing, he nin r ide r ovrr . )Fr i i Up err ly. Ielk to ronorui l ,Clmn i ty l Fizzy ir .Thc ronorai l r idr . lhat convent ions this - theyal l looll ike l ibrrr irng. TheyARE ibrar ians rnybookrorrorthhi; ralt cen spot one r t 100 prcer) .Brgel i th rppl:but ter (don't l in sore kind o{ c ircus brrn. The prcel{redle, o{ course. aci{icScienru enter the out:ide sbetter th:n the inside.PikeStreet arket very ungry.Fish. Crndy. -Shir ts. l lonnd crndles. ire o getbrck.Stop rt floolrcrth's f or col dmdicine.Shomr.Shrvr.Pu t0n r rga l ia . Ca l l t he e leva to r .6o ing o :n?Pran '8 'pl are.

f:30Pft lhrre did rll therepeoplr ora ror? Sign nglt yourbedgr,Serttle6ry guide,T-Shirt, chedule, rr[ostureg. Rrinbor ctrve3. ringe:.Vrstr. Hrtr. ' l] id I tiit right? Look t those rinolinrsl r rure hre mrly bcouldn't f nd anyone, heydrove? idyouge t ry remgle go t in at {!00. llurplanee{t anhour ndr hrlf lrtaHrs ilnyonr een ur quipmnt?hendid Floridaget n? Henyone een Foster?Did Scott andRon et n? lr rnyhere fror SoCrl? reeranhipped tetfrny hcrdof tire three boxes. here'sCrp? here's enni: . i Eart l r Ehere? Rein! Ihrre'r Crrolyn?' Line upr tm couptogrthrr. 'J!!nr, that guy s hot. . . rondrr irt clubdrnnr rith?' Ie clruln into thr brl roor. Club rgSmll strge. Tha chorur rt one end.0 Crnrdr.ThrStSprngled anner. nvocrtion. Hirzoner perls. Squrrr'Seattle' - everyonegetr through.0pening yr n'Soreirere0var the Rain bor' ruddenly, rerlizr I 'r Seatte.lntroductions.Elmr rnd Prul. Thry roundnlrvo6uest cal err. Ii p/brmkt i p/brmt/t p/brerk/tig/lestern lear t i p/brerk/tp/Cl ggerr/ti /bruk/tip. t'r idnight . Specir l rer t - rpit f i re huh fror Prul. 'gonn. relt. Ho r rr thr Suic rndPlurgroupr? till goitoo. fref ron l Theru re umrr of r rild poolprrty on h28th f loor. Uprtr ir : nor in the 3rd loor room.St idrncing o recordr, ic i l ron. Tipibrul/ t ip/brer l / t ip. it 'r 3:30All. ly fret revolt rnd crrry .!, proterting,bed.Seti Brealfast. Plur mrlrhop: t 9!00Afl.6rt theral0:00. l{ot hungry or lunch.Stop n br ief ly r t Introll/S rorkshop.Phil rorkr ther for 3 hourr,coveru rl f ollainstrem. lere's en mpty roor rith recordsnd rouequiprent. et 'g drnce.{ iceEnglirh er:on err rer inrE of l{rncy Culp.Dancerell. Tinyorientrl rcran Ru5?els o be half pet t icoatsioves o t r ir l . Erck utr ifo r beer and blab, Buy prograr nd ortr. Al l g:ttinhungry.Dish. Trlk. Sore have a {e r rxtrr dryr an degoingo B.C. lucly hm. Tir : to get erdy.Eiqht of us quare p n a croded levator. ag r l lU9 to ?8,dorn o'8' , back p o 3, Trrcl I l (Crpl ! y


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a sidist?) r there brdgr or thr t? Shoulde redr l lThe brnquet.Chili. Bated eans. orn n he cob.Cornbread.BDeibs. BBe hiclen. ob's eet quir t r hir on beascot. Everyonen their fine;t - fo r fingrr food.Trk,Isk. Applepandordy.o{{ee. est ironir lr . lobodyir tens.Evrryone usher bacl o rrsh their hrnds rurtrchrr, ipr,c h i n r l .Srturdrynight . This ir r l rost a blur . Thporen'rSquare. Prul/Elrer ,Fist ful of [ r inol ines, Honkyonleueen.Cloggers.hinstrear. Plur. Advrnced.hr egtrrnStrr clur rlrberr rrr drncin qull llrinrtrmr - lool rtther gr inl Prul/Elrer er ! afrr id o{ t r r / fmthrrr for' l lonly Tonk uaen' thir becors he unofficirl there ongof the convrntionnd r rrquutrd rgrin rndrgrin. Firtfulof Cr inol ines r ings t to l i fa. l lore cloggerr . r t ryOecl ine n her rotorcyclr r inol ine: corpletr i th hr t ,crop, handcuffs,lr ry Piclford' : lut hr lr r , rndpr intrdgogqlu - clogr in on t i l : t to hulr . Fir t {ul of Tirbn.llrrgie Shef{irld is in hyrtrricr. I iet her rtomchhurtrtomrror. Hoott, hollerr, chllrl, rtorpinq faet, mrtd:ncing. he r l lr rur t br pulr ing. lnrenvir ionrhe holrhotel rer l ing t ire l lke r Dirneycartoon.hr f loor rJmrtd. Frul, Elrr r , Happy,ic, Jrn, r l t , Trdd, ndru,Prui, EIrcr , hppy . . rcrr l rorr ! I ip/brml/ t ip lbrnh., r t 3:30AltElrer (brrr n hrnd) as eminedo cr l l rndprr ty - anothcrqurre oin:ur r t 3:13 n PJr,bathrobu,sr imuits, teddy errs.At l :10 Hrppy i l r to rmr out hrlast four sguiresndcal lr i t quits. {o rpm rf t r r thr t .le rl l ret ire.Suni Brert{ast . e rre lr te. Are eatedt Prul/Elrar 'rt rblr . Everyones 3hy. Af ter brealfut r r r i t rnd ipcoffm, rort leave. Picturrr. Autogrrphr.Prul/Elrrr/llrrgie, Crrolyn, 8ob nd , r fet othrr rit rndchat. P/t rre vlry crndid bout heir initiel {mru. Th rururl virlonc of rtrrcotyp:r. Frars ebout thr burinerceffectr. Ferrs rbout crlling rithout E?rcuei. heycmemyrry. Tookbrllr, and they go brcl to f rce r rudneckcrord but re norhrve ro rtrong lli*.At the ganenl reeting r! becore hr InternrtionalArgocirtiono{ 6ry SqurrrOrncrlubr. Ihecreroniu rndrith a frrvrnt 'next yrar n lhnvrr!'Sundry ftrrnoon.P/E erch callrr'r rorlrhop for ur'guiner pigs' i t ig r r ixedblersing l i le neinghor href{ects {or 'Strr lar l ' rere done}. he ood c rer ioug rtru: rrtistr' rorlrhop,not a party.Therc roplr ove hechr l lenge, e go backupstr ir : to gt t rndy for theevening. top.

Ston cloudr rnd r doublerinbor n thr Eut. 0r hucom o theErenldCity.2l hungry unchkinrdescendrithout erervrtiongl nthe 'Red Robin' . A brnquetoor s raadyn f ive r inutes.Ie gorge.Sundry,8:00 Pll. . . e fer have one. nly m gu:rtrf ror the strr ightS/ l l or ld. Tire or those r idgrsater.Squarrup . Honky onl eueen. eul/Elrerll to ourrclver.Ihry cr l l and al l and r l l . Ihe uphor iaas bit tersmetcounterpoint .lr rgie r ies.P/E id erch th:r ( rndul) . .. their Eyeear ebright, too, lherr'r nevrr nothcr irsttire. flur eyes tre too bright. Theycall ro lrte they? THE NESTERN STAR

actur l ly run out thedoor af ter :hrking andrith r ll r give ther a big 5/D ThaarnlYou! ' l ler t i re rc r ibegin by facing AIAYro r the honoreec,lithout stopor slwing dorn they run out, jurp into Agner'eepaJpEderey. llo onr seem to feel lite drncing nyr6 'n i h t .l lon. /Tuesi Repact.Soctr rre handled t l r r 's lengDidn't evenus! the foot bath. Ik, Schol l e lovevRrin. Eoodbyeladi:onHotel.Tar i . Rain.The rr in. 0ur ide brcl. I i l laret te Val leys ditml. The unsetsbere tm the rountains.Porer frilure rhile Bob s on throne. Reeda book. lorning ndgunrhinen 0atiandbur. SF tperkles ncue. ui. I r r re hore. t tr l :15Rert.Read.Clars onight .

Direc ory Ass s onceby Freeran trrper

lhe np i edition of the egternStrr Dancerr irecis out l 8e sure o pict upa copy t c lubor clr : r nigThe Directory s avei lable o r l l c lub ndclrs: relbilether or not yo u re listed in it.I rould l i le to thrnl there peopleor their crelfor t in product ionf thir edit ion!8obAtr i t for t r lthe ghotognph n the cover ndhrving t deyelogcdPrtterson or proofrudingl rn d Snhrr I Jmrr $omnrging partner rllored m to run hl 0irrctoryonf r r 's reproduct ionchines sing he n'r prprr .R:rerber to corplete rn Addresr laintmrnc F


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$enever in{orration hrngesr i {have everyone dd yo u to theirinfomat ion ich is ruthor izedcolurn.Heres the irst updrte:Johnlichol:on155Hancoclt . 13s.F. 91i l f(horeohone)13l- 7231(rorkphone)635-5100Bo brr df0 Buchanrnl ls.F. 9fr02(hore honel 3l - 5797LAIIBDAEUARESC/0Doug rrnet t cr l ler)6f l f {9thAva.Rivardrle,lrrylrnd 20737{J0l} 86f- 6979r reet everyrdngdrynight

you ubrequentlyirh tocopy. e' l run rlfor publicationn this

0earFriend:,0n behrlf o{ all o{ ur et K0EI} rould itr to thrnlyou for helpingu! lnrrer plrdgrphonu t Frrtivrl 1981.lith your help re ranagedo lign up22,32Jedlrr lhopledgedgrrnd otal of f ! ,279,130.00! lle hope hrt youhrd r goodim rhilr you err hrre.Al l of our str f f rnd reguler 'volunterrrer l ly rnioyedrorking rith you. fe hopr o :el :ore o{ you grin rt ourAugu:t ledgeert ival.

Ihank you fo r your comitrent to qurlity trlevirioprograming.fith rrn regrrdr,Itiri RosenblrttVolunteer o-ordinrtor

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Thr Srn FrrncircoFr ir rould l i te to thrnl 0rvJerry, 8aby, Lee, Ierry rnd Chuck { the csternSDlnc:rr {or voluntrering hrir rupport or our voluntparty 0n Apr i l 27. i thout heir help ith roving r inour ner of{ice, re could nrver havr gotten theprrtogether.This is the l ind of generor i tyhrt re lneedingor the Fr ir thir yerr , p:oplr ho re r i l l ing rork togetherndge t thing: done.Editor's notei lhr Frir proroter intrrrstion betrseparrtegroups nd peopl*, cutting crogc he inesrrce, sex, age nd conoricg.he y till need olunteeerper irnce oern't mtter u ruch rnthur iu. Andt r chlnce o mrt r i th r rult i tudeof pro{ar ionalsn tCity rnd gainsomvelurblr xprr ience.hy not contr ito this valuable roiect? r a portrcr ipt , r r rr plcuto lnnouncphrt lutr rn Ster i l l br drncingt thr Fthis verr

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WS DSUMMER SESSIONM A Y J U N E J U L Y A U G U S T

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(Payable by laay 15)* Includes l. lednesday CIub Nights thruAugust following Graduation at theend o f Ju l v .

CLUB NIGHT (WEDNESDAYS)$3 0O/NrGHror$ 3 5 . 0 0 / s E S S r o N(Payable by I'lay 16)

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AI,L WORKSHOPS,DANCES AND ANY

PARTTES, ETC. AR E FRNE. THERESPECIAL EVENTS. CLASS NIGHT ISIS A SEPARATE CHARGE FOR T}IE MONT}IT'ALWAYS FREE TO CURRENT CLUB ME},IBERS

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ALFREDTIEELITZ(}LLECTI(II{T l.{}.It.A,6a i ti I I be larding r tour o{ thi c ronderfulcol lect ionon l lay 27at l :15 Fl l .Here's grertchrnceolearn rore about hrse orl:. {l s there badgtor rqurredrncing n a lluseur?Hey, and noerbarassinguestionsei her.

SISTERITY LUBby Freeran terper

0n April 10, S| ) ook nother irst rtrp {o r 8ry rquarudancing andperhapsquare ancinger iodl.Af tera groupof lSDergancedhat night n Vencouver,r i t ishColurbia,rith 'SquaresAcross hr Border', r nrl r:socirtionnrcreeted.Each lub rutur l lyadoptedheother lubas t rS is te rC i t yClub .Ihe nine mrbers fror lettern Star lho tere inVencouvernd the ten terbers fror Squrrm Acrosr heEorder i l l exchangeerberrhiprdgar,ndic: t ing hry rrehonorrry elbrrs. Ihore prople fio rrr chrrterhonorrrytBrbPrsr:lSDi AlrnHall Errt Hobbr0ennir loplinr CaplorrnFreeran tuperRurr ingReisa l ickmn ScottCrreyRonDouglarrSEUARESCR(ISSHE ORDERI

Al n Crrol Drvid El inKevin llurrry Strn ThurperIony f i l l ia rFror nof on, en y erber ho dancesith the otherclubat r c lub {unct ion i l l receivpanhonorrryerberrhipbadgeror theSisterCityClub.

AIDS iloSoUAREAilClr{6byP:ul limernnn

Ercerpts ror the fol lor ing r t ic lr apperredecent lyin a 8ay erer nersletter (o r challenge rogrrr gurredancerc. hr 'CroggtomRag' ir an ndcpendenthrllenqenerslet ter publ ishedby Andrea ul lar , rho is r lsopre: idrnt of l lor thrrn al i fornir ACEPrcif icAlsocir t ionof Challengenthusirstsl .Abouta half doren lrbersof lesternStar, t idnight$quares, nd FoggyCity rttend PACE'sonthly hallengedanc*i severel o{ u! belonqo thegroup. he eopleehave ret rnd danced ith there havebeenextretelyfriendlyi any rhohave esentedur presenceave t leastkept their rouths shut. fe have eenold, horever,ha tsore peopleave oicedheir resentrentsehindurbacks.Andreaul ler 'sart ic lems epparent lyrorptedy his:4 "THE WESTEI1NSiTAR

'Besidesthe usual inter hol idayor. ies aboutlcolds, reightgain,andhrngovers,or eo{ us n thesqudance omunity ave lsobeguno be concernedbout nprobler notn sAIDS.' l t has een st iratedhat as any sone n l0 in tgeneral opulat ion re, in fact , 'gay. ' Evenn a vconservativeopulation uch as squaredancers,e rurer l ize that since not ALt horosexualsave hoserbandonhat rel l- inorn closet, te probablynknotcore into contect i th a fair nurber f gry and esbpeopl.' f i lso quite probables the fact that sore f thsarepeople ananddoenjoy quere encing,'To a fer dancers,his t i l l be n untenableituat i8ut ro: t of usr barr inq he ell-publ ic ired I | lS crrou ld be r i l l ing to pr r t i c ipa te t leas t n thegenc iv i l i t y of danc ingogether .{Ed. l{ote: l ls. Ful ler at this point n herart icdiscusseshe hyster ia urroundingIDSndquotesavher l th o l f i c ia ls . She nc ludeshe o l lo r ing uoter"Cosropoltan', l{overber ssue, rhich sulrarizes hat t ude.

"You can't get AIDS ror a bathroor r a srirripool i Firu lgland rosquitoes ose 0drnger, nd eitdoesshar inga soda i th a gay r iend. I f such, . repossible. . the patterno{ the unfoldingpider icolook u i te i f f e ren t ."For rost people,heonlyprecaut iono tele rgaiAII )S s to exerciseescret ionsicl in choosingetgerper tners . '' . . .Perhapshe nert i re re do Sr ing r a Riand Left 6rand t a rquere lnce, e r i l l be orepropconcernedbout he real r isks o{ in{ect ione fecehandfu lf f lu o r co ld i ru r l '

ROUND-UP UESTIONSThoseho at tendedast year i l l tel l you hat t an eventnot to be issed. reat rncing nd oodireThose f younhoere ner o thig rill undoubtablyavesrrp question:ha t re did last yearbeforem attendedour {irst tire, I hope hat I canansler or eo{ thques t ionsn th is a r t i c le .

l. VIEHP0IilT:he Square anceorld is a rather argeor ith 25,000 lubs acrosshecountry,i th rany antacallers, good eople nd anydances. ssquare ancersare part of this larger comunity nd re shouldvourselves f the fun tire: rnd opportunitiesha t apresent nd $ich interest us. ISD fol lors a pol icybui lding6ry 3quiredancing nd o{ inter f rc ingith tstraight squeredanceae rell. l lany l us have ttcnnulerous traight drncegand oI course r hrveha dacont inueo havr rany t r r ight cel lers r l l for the cluAs one of the irst 6ay lubs ut here, c arebui ldinbr idge or others o {ol lor . le {eel i t i r extreirportant o bui ld hi: br idge lor ly and ol idly. lanthe dancers ut there probrblydonot eal ire hat hdeal r i th 6ay people veryday; e ray vlry rel l be


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f i rst openly aypeoplehat heyhrve ore n contrct i thand, es re al l knor ror ourorn ni ly erper iences,earcin def inr telybe their in i t i r l react ion. s heyget otnor us dur ing he next {er years,drncingith us teventssuch as he Roundpan dat otherdancesn theBryArea, alot o{ that fear r i l l subside.er rould notrecomendha t youprotastoutsideith banneru,ut dogetin there and ancei th these eoplend f they sk, tel lther hat esternStarDancerss pr irar i ly a 8ayClub.2. SAIIE EI [0UPLES:bviouslys e groi arger, e r i l lbe dancing ale sex couple:oreand sre. e did at theRoundupast year,probablyhe irst 6ry squrre ver l8utconsider lso - et t iquette equires hrt s ingle orenshouldnotsit out f there reertra en.Thereas lraysbeen alot rore io.en thrn len, and soreof these al srrrely ge t to drncei sore .ay core or the Roundpandnevprdance ore than one t ipl Youight f ind r steadyprr tner ior the eekendight oi f thebet, rndmkea goodner fr iend as rel l . Et t lquette lso requires hatyour ingle is ruch sposr ible, nd re{errblyutside { youror n club. I{ fe squareup li th eech thar ost of thereekende r i l l def inately eseen: rude ndun{r iendly,Final ly, the t r r ight ror ld r ured o r i .e rexcouplrsnddrnc accordingly,hry r ight not obJrct o tro 6ryproplrdrncingbut they r ight oblect o becor ingonfusedbouttheir dancing. { you ance are-sexouple, leasr heckr i th the people n your squere irst to see f i t t i l lc luse ther nyproblersn dancing. oui l l f ind thrt m nydancers, ho rant to dance PIIAl l Posit lon ancinglndnever ge t r chrnce ill gravitrte torrrds you. Ihe

llainstrearHall rill have rany nererdencerl r :o thexi l l be unsure f anything net '1 there r i l l be r :sproblers n the Plus hall rheredancersre or e cureolthe i rdanc ing .3. ATIIRE: oren fear cr inol inesusur l ly, dressesorsure, llen reilr slacks (re di d rcrr blue eanr rs t yearand shir t usual ly i th a resternie. f iost lubs i l l reatheir c lub outf i t . At the StateConvent ions,ou annattend { not in 'propersquare ancett ire ' i I donrecr l l guch not ice t theRoundp est yerr . I t is up oyou i l you rant to reke n ssue l i t , i t r ight help ov ie ra l l o { th is asa cos tu re lI. I |}AIICEHE {IIIAI{'SARTI D|III'I (}I{}I ULLAITSTRElhinstrerr has onlysevenr l ls rhicharestr ict ly def ineby sexl I t is not hrt dif f icult to drnceheothrr oleand I think you r i l l not ice hat rostclub erbers anPrirar i ly re aredealingith reyerspenre f direct ionEut here is rhere al l those r inol ineseal lyhelpfyor i l l { ind i t i rpossibleo get ost l The ottor ine heris also the ansier to the otherquestions no t knorinfull llainstrear. You needo rake he udgemnt ourceli{ the level is ray aboveourhead ouehould ot drncrper iod. f the evel s stretchingou ndyou fe r ir t inga fer cal ls butnotcausinghaosi tay n - you' l l leari t r r ther quickly. Therr i l l be crkshopsur inghc drthat rhouldbe orthyour i le. I f i t r al l too uch, rl lthe J2nd RoundUp rill be here geinnrxt lluorirl Dr ythere ic n0 earono rugh quareancingf i t i : crusinyouanxietyi ererber ee pt Ftll{.

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THE ESTERIITARs the ronthlynersletter f legttrn Stardrncers, a conterporrry rericrnSqurre rnce lub n SrnFrancisco, al i{ornia. esternStarDancerss a rerber flhe Nat ional ssociat ionf Lesbirn/6eyquareancelubs.Editor :ScottCrreySubscr ipt ion:10.00 eryerr ,s ingle opies 1.00 a.Copy eadline: he 8t hof e:ch onth.l la i l ing ddressi 2JSanchez,rnFrancirco,r , 9l l l l .Phone:f l5) 861-613f

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0n ry lunch hour this reel I rent over o the PublicLibrrry and found rn interestingpiece of Squrre rncehir tory rhich I 'd l ike to chrre i th you.Accordingo oneriter (S . Foster Dmon,Th aHistory f S qurre rncing')cr l l ing res inventedroundhe irc peopleer: pr irar i lydancing ontra ances,hich ere consideredrench. uringth: rar, l{er Englanderrept on rith thr contru, rnddevelopedei rnd creative variation: but ro:t of thenat ion efused o dance nything English' .Homvrrhesquares equiredcorplicated erorization and rere toorhort ,hencehedeveloprentf cal lerr .Arer icanlTorard he turn of the centuryheolderdanceorrs;ere being replaced i th rodern r l l rooldancesnd ereoften denigratedn the cit ies. The {ol lor ing iece frhyr inghash rs held up for r idicule n the fu0Step'ragazineof bal lroor dancing n 1898.That r i tercomrntedi Ihis ir thesol id ruth - I havr t tended nyr prr ty in the CedarBralesn Texrs,here hey el ledevenorse han hicl '

AN DAHOAL T6it yo' l i t t le r rgehenserdy,I rot 'er outuponhe loor-Lineuo here, ou ussesl teadyl

Livelynorl [}ne oupleore.Shortyl hedhat old sorbrero,Bronco,ousehat c igaret te.Stophatcusgin' ,Caserero,'Forethe adiesl lor , al l set lS' luteyour adies, l l together!Ladies ppositehe sme-llit the urber ith your eetherslEalancel l , ln ' : r ing your ere!Eunchheheifers n the iddle;Circlestagsand o-se-do!Pryat tent iono the iddle!Sringhe r roundrndof f yo ugo !Firgt our orrardlEacko plrc* lSecondellor shuf{ le act lllor you'vrgo t t dorn o cuer-Sr ing er t i l l their t rot terscrrclr lEentsl l r ight a-hrel nd oeinglSr ing er, kisr 'm i{ you in-0n o nrrt and eep -goin'

T i l l you i t y r r pardr g ' in !6ent: o center;adies roundel 'Frora basket i alencel l !lhir l yer grl: to rhere ou ounderHold er to you { theykicl lLadieseft hando your onnies!Alaranl randight and eft lEalancel l , an' sr ingyerhoneys-Pick er upand eel their he{t !Prorenadeike skeeryrt t le-Balancel l rndsr ingyersreets!Shr le er pur l rn ' lake el rr t t le ll(eno Prorenadeo sert:llor, grented t could u6e sore mrl tomrdr nclusl rngurge ut I l i ke i t l Espec i r l l ySr ing ! r , k i r t ' ! rSguarepanyone?

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WelcomeNew Members[ )neof the ost grat i fy ing xper iences,onrono iustaboutevery neier dancer, s the real izat ionhatyourab i l i t y as a square ancer , no t ing heca l lsand ouroveral l react ion ire, havegrrdual lyrproved nt i l oneday you f ind yourself ready'for graduat ion.raduat ionnight , rhich seered o far of f that irst c lass hen ous t rugg ledi th le { t a l le rande,s here f6raduat ion ight comeloratesxo rportant ventsnthe l i fe of every quareancer. irst , i t mrks he orralend to your days a5a nerer ancer.t is the a: t nightthat your class r i l l reetasa group.t is t i reniqhtyou

are ararded diplora n recognit ionf your ard orkandded ica t ion ,nd your acqu is i t ion f r r l i l l t ha tshou ldbr ing you a lot of enjoyrentor the est o{ your ife.Second ly ,t s ign i f ieshes ta r to f anerc i t ing e tcareeras a ful l- f ledged ancer. raduat ionightshouldn no ayrean heend f your unas a dancer.'So rhat happensfterrards?'s r comon uest ionrornerer dancerssgraduat ionighiapproache:.el l , rost o{the act iv i ty t i l l centeraround hc club hat you oin.Although lubs {ol lor rany standardshat have ore ode{ inesquare ancing, achclub,and here renurerous'straight ' c lubs and severalgay'c lubs n theBay rea,r i l l have heir orn personali ty 'rnd prograr 'that heyoffer to their rerbership.e hope, { course,hatyour i l l cont inue i th Hesterntar,Andn that regard, ferrords bout urclubare n order:lestern Star Dancerss operatednd overnedy tsorn rerbership nd guided y our By- lars. lurBoardf0irectors s elected y and ror thegeneralerbership.eare non-prof i tand l l ronies ol lectedo o pay or ruchth ingsaE ha l l ren ta l , ca l le rs ' f ees , qu ipeent ,adges ,pub l ic i t y nd in i l ia rc lubexpenses .Our c lub n igh t i s everyednesdryigh t . he e io r i t yof the evenings devotedo rainstrear.e also eachhep lus prograr n a gradua l as is ndnc lude o r 2 fu l lolus star ips. At presentheclub eatures i thera guest

ca l le r 0 r i s run by hec lub tse l f . A t the as t genreet ing, horever, he renbershipequestedheboarlook toxards heh i r ing f a c lub a l le r ta r t ingn 19Ihe dance ee {o r c lub n iqh t is f3 .00 /n igh t . avai lable,at thestart of each { the hree sessionsa discount pass {or t35,00 hich is approxirat?.00/ni ht.Ihe club holds special eekend ancespproxiraevery4 to 6 reeks nd hich eature guest al ler . heis an addit ional harge or these ances.e t ry to pspecial at tent iono decorat ionsnd efreshrentsor thedrnces nd uests reespecial lyelcored. heseancean irportant part of oursquareanceicture nd o r ither is to r iss alot of funof being squareancea lso do a var ie ty { o ther c t iv i t ies ,nc lud ingo t lupar t ies ,d ine and d ish and rave ls o dance: i t h tclubs. Ihe high poi t of the yPar r the annInternat ionalaySquareanceonvent ion.l lanyof you ave robablyot iced urclubvestr hiis a traderarkf theclub. lost erbers esireo tear vest , but i t is notcorpulsory.he ecisions up o eindividualaerber.The vests are usually eservedspecial ccasions,lnces r presentat ions.Thereare t ;o requirerentsor rerbershipn lestStar. The f irst is thatyou ancet the ainstrearevand thatyou aintain hatprof ic iency.s esternStarhoff ic ial ly sponsoredhis current lass, e areextendb lanke t nv i ta t ion o theent i re raduat inqlass o coand j0in the club. hesecondequirerents thatyoucurrent n your dues, heclubdues ave een et by general erbership t t12.00/yearnd redue t thestaof eachyear. As a graduat ionrerento this class,have aived any dues or the erainderf this yrar.other ca5e5 uegra proratediererberhrt c lubduesnot he saleas hedanceeeJus t as the c lub has e r ta inespons ib i l i t ieso trelbership. ach ancerssuresertain esponsibi l i t ie


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thr club. The club is nostrongerhrn hc contr ibut isnsradr byerch erber.Eacherber houldr i l i r r i :e hirselfr i th the By- lars s soonas possiblr ; rarn rho theoff icers are; being i l l ing to run for the Board fnor inated, nd to seryedi l igent ly i f you re lected.Addit ional lyhere are any inor choreshat rust bedonefror t ire to t ire in order to krep the club unningeff ic ient ly i you should tpect to contr ibute our r i rsharen th is egard .fe hope hat this ansfersany l yourquest ionslcreal ize that there ere other uest ionsnd opehatyour i l l feel f ree to ask thu. He r lso hopehet hroughlestern Star re can continue o keep qurrrdrncing nenioyable,holesore,r iendly nd nspir ing ct iv i ty.Yourcontr ibut ionsre needcdo help heclubcont inuro grornatural lyand unexploitedn the or ing earsnd o helpal l those hoseekhecpportunityor f r iendship,unandharrony.Rererber,r iendships squareancing'sreatestrerard.Resource roups

Real iz ing th r t t he c lub has r nu l t i - t ie redresponr ibi l i ty o i ts rerbers,ro rerbersade proposalto the Board f I } i ectors (or e progrn to i ncreasecomunisat ioni th ner rerhers nd o increaseheClub'sknor ledgei the needs f i ts rerbers. he roposalasrade by Cap loranand FreeranStarperand the tsorrdacceptedheir o{{er o deve!opnd lplerent heprogran.For ran t o { a na le , the proqrar as in i t ia l l yintroduced r Star l lards. he serant icg { 'rards'and'guard ians 'go t !n the ayof pcs i t i ve ssoc ia t icn ,o heprogrer g noi knom aE Resourceroups ith theClubrerbersbeing eaders f sral groups.There ere l9volunteerso be leaders, hich reates roups{ t lo orthree redurtesith eacheader.l lost of the rpsourreeaderset nnSunday,uly22,fo r a con t inen ta lruncho d iscussheprugrar "t i : t hea i r o { the prograro have rpec i { ic ocus u t o rena inf lex ib le for each eader o respondn each roup s tneedr o behand led .h i le h is progr r rs probab lyeededin severa l reaso f theClub ,t i : be ingn i t ia ted r i t hthe Ju ly 3 l g raduat inglass . hepr i ra ry b jec t ive{ theprograr s to ass is t hegraduat inglassn rak ing neasyt rans i t ion ro r c lass o c lub .Theeadersreava i lab leoansier quest ions,ntroduceher to other lelbers, ndd iscussar t icu la reedss hey r ise .

IHE |ESIERiI IAR s the nexslet ter { the {esterntarDancers, contelporaryrer icanSquare anceCIub ndrerber of the nternat ionalsSociat ionf EaySquareanceCi bs .l la i l ing ddress l 84Cas t ro t .Su i te 80San ranc isco ,a .?4 14Phone l415) 64 6134Subscr ip t ions t10 .00 /yearAdver t is ings basedn ?0.00 /paqe

? THE NESTERhISTAR

I)IIIEAIII) ISHbySte{fany trrperI} ine and Dish i l l return o Sutter 'sl i l l , 77BaStreet , San Francisco,nThursday,ugust 6,at l2 nIf you r ish to at tend, ou ust et Stef f rny nor yCnightonAugust5.The pr ices or the ent rees e lo l nc lude , su3co{ fee r tea , ax , and ip .8ar -8 -0 ibs t9 ,00Bar-B-0hicken 9,00Ch ic lenr lad a l i {o rn ia8 .25Ier iyekiSteak 8 . 50If you ish dessert { carrot ake, lease dd 2.50 oaboverount,hich also ncludesax and ip.Remrber i l l l iquor is no-host nd is paid orserved. he pr ice of the lunch i l l becol lected sarr ive,See ou herel

n lL/rymPrcs{ repr in tedro l 'Squareanc ing 'une 984)

As re see i t , thesquareanceace or the0lyrias uph i l la l l t he ay.Thosen charge ,horeograpferE sirply not knor ledgeablebout quareancingthey ree l ly an tedasa la rge roupf ind iv idua lso feye appealing atterns0n the ur i . Squareancersohavebeenpleasedo provide ny urber f rel l t raincos tu red ancerso g ivea { i r s t - c lass er fo r rancef tcount ry 'so lk dance . n fo r tuna te ly ,he ro po in ts { viust never ot ogether.le 'resorry.Eoth he0lyrpicsquareancingouldhave enef i ted.

CALLERLAB olds lth(Repr in tedron 'Squareanc ing 'une 98{ lin a rost irpressive eet ing ore han800 elbethe Iniernat ional ssociat ion{ Squrre anceallerth is pas i Apr i l a t t heCh icagoyat t egencyo te l .the there:6ood eachings FarReaching,ost o{ thepsubiects overedn the three days o{ reet ings iaround ne phase f the sciencei teachingr rnotBas ic is t s re re on ly changedl iqh t ly i t h a fe r crerored ron he lainstrearar i ly groupingshat t i l l rl i t t le i rpac t on the to ta l l i s t , and i th one oveadded o the Plus prograr,hecrossingule rasdro

n i th one r inorexcept ionnd ssent ia l l yhe acko f echangeseeredo rei lect hedesires f thecel ler / leato rove n o other oncerns.A l thoughl l pas tCa l le r lab onvent ionsave e roon the prob leos f qa in ingnd e ta in ingancers ,gpercentage { the t ire, this year, tas directees tab l r sh ing gu ide l ines {or ro re thorteacher/ leadershipn training nei dancersnd seerethods f creat ing roedernd ore accesEibleroqral' lai strear.Caller lab elbers, nd here reeppror irately,40ther scattered round he or ld, al l haveheopport


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and rre encouregedo serve none r lore of theon-goingco l r i t t ees .Th is ear ore han a l f o f t heConvent ioni rer is devotedo comit tee rork r i th year-roundct iv i tys la tedor ros t .Bob VanAntrerp as eappointedo servenother earas Chairran { the Cr l ler lab oardf 6overners,ervingnith hir on the Execut ive omit teeare Cal Eolden,Vice-Chairran,lor l Cross, rnieKinneyndDonil l iarson,JohnXaltenthaler nd Herb genderi l l cont inueo serveasExecut iveecretaryndAsEistantxecut iveecretary,Ihe covetedl i lestone rard,Caller lab's ighest onorfor serv ice o the ac t iv i t y , h is year ent o J i r l layo ,f i r s t Eoard ha i r ran { Ca l le r lab , l i les toneasa lsoararded o the late Jir York hose ar lye{for ts or thegrolthof squareancingereacknor ledged.Oneo l the rany igh l igh ts{ theEleventhasa l i veshon ea tu r rnghe {our ca l l ing re rbers { t heRed ootrecordabe l . hey i te ra l l y , b roughtdorn theouse ' . .I n t ro insp i ra t iona la lksat thes ta r to f t he eet ingsand at the t inal banquet,hairranrnAntrerp umed pthe ooals of the orqanizat ionhen ecal led pon veryrerber to do his or hersharen upholdinghe deals ndgoa lso{ Ca l le r iab . ( }ur s logan GoodTeach ings FarReach ing 's f r r io re than us t e t te rs n c lo th ign .I t 's a re r inder o a l l o f us o do hebes t ob e can obr ing nerdancersnto this qreatand onderful ct iv i tysothat they arenot onlyable o squareanceutaresquaredancers goodgquare ancers in everyeaning f therords.

Reportsror theApr i l 1981 onvent ionIhe recent Caller labConvent ionas hescene{ ruch

ac t iv i t y re la t ive o the var ious as ics rogrars .heref le res ign i f i can t lye r changesh ich ou ld eeoo ind ica tethat Caller lab erbersand the dancers re inding heex is t ingprogrers rogress ive lyas ie ro I ve i th . Herearesore f thechanges.I t res voted o delete the crossing ule ror thede l in i t ions o { a l l Ca l le r lab rograrsror the Bas icthroughChallenge rogrars. he ef init ionsor cross unand cross old should ave een djustedo ref lecta r ightshoulderassingct ion.Ihe rev ised e f in i t ionor c rossun here fo reas helast sentenceo read s ol lors!fhen he act ive ancersrebothfacingn theEere irect ion,heyrove o r ra rdn a ser i - c i r c le , asseach ther nd hen old torard heinac t ive ancer .I t i s noted hat the changei I not ef{ect thedef in i t ionof r ross t ra i l t h ru rh ich on t inueso read :'STARII116FORIIATIOl{FACII{6OUPLES"Dancersass hru. The ight hand ancerrossesn f rontof partner o the ef t rhi le the ef t hand ancerrossesbehind artner o the r ight . The ndingosit ion f thedancerss dependentponhenext al l , As ndicatedereby he de{ init ion, heroverents a lef i shoulderass.

I,IA{STREAIIROERAIII|AIIBESSeveral hangesere ade n he lainstreerrografol orslt00l l (42' t as previour ly00l lFAlt lLY42).SUBSTIIUbeenelir inated. OUCI|t iE UARTER47) aspreviouslyao{ the T0UCHAlt lLY46}. he err Touchonly} hen saloneadded ound-al ikeon{usion.URII AC|(Al l lLY1Coup le r ck t rac l l3b) has een l i r ina ted nd hes inf i le type of turn back ut n its place. RAt lDOUAR2hav ing rev ious lyeen 251nor fo l lo rs r igh t rnd ethru. STEEP0UARIER41)Previouslyhis ras basic 2the lainstrearrogru. t nor ol lors FLUTTERII IEEL{3}.THE REEZES ONlith thesechanges, aler lrb has frozen heBaPrograr or a per iodo{ fouryears i th nochangesomde un t i l t heCa l le r l rb onvent ionn 1?88. heh ins t rPrograr s adoptedor a per iod { fouryears utdurth is per iod , ' la ins t rearuar te r lySe lec t ion a l l s h rmet approprate cr er a ray beaddedo the hinstrProgrm. lo other changesaybe ede nt i l the r l ler laConvent ionn 1988.

CHAI{EEsI{ THE LUS R(IERAIIIhe {ol lor ing Plus teaching rder as approvePh iade lph iaas t year on a one eer r ia l bas is asbeenacceptedne perranentasis.You il l note hat tcal l LI i IEAR YCLEhich fes droppedron he lainstrOuar te r ly e lec t ioni s t has been ddedo thePlus iand placedbetreeneacuphainndPingPong irculatthesuggestedeachingrder.In i t s re ro o ca l le rs ,Ca l le r labta tes :P leasel i l iyour ca l ls to the adver t isedrogrer . o o tuse caf ro r a l i s t o ther than adver t isedn lessou a lk t rorkshopt { irst . I f conduct ingPLUSorkshop,leuse only PLUS ALLS.f conduct ing lorkshopor PDancers ho lant rore, please label the torksappropr ia te ly ,o not rush thedancershroughhe isbut rather l lor ther o enjoyhpexper iencef var iat i; i t h in th is l i s t . Checkhedef in i t ionse fo re t tenpto teach ro l t h is iE t . P leaseonot ush n to heneg r o u p i n gf c a l l s ' .I t nrs urther esolvedhat ( l) to helpprorote rosquare anc ing s i t per ta ins o rus ic and odylo[al ler lab noradopts na perranentasis he ir ing o{ tPlus Easics orked utovera per iod f three ears ndias fur ther resolvedhat Caller lab dopthePlusprogs ty l ing te rns es per ranentt y l ing gu ide l ines . n hla t te r , t he Cha i r ran { t hes ty l ing omi t tee rgedh'For thepurposef unity, hestyl ingcor l i t tee ecomthat a l l Ca l le r lab e rbersake consc ien t iousf fo r tinc lude t y l ing as a s ign i f i can t a r t o f the eacprogra l " .

AI)DTIOI{ALESOLUT{]}ISThe ound anceomi t tee f Ca l le r labi l l be ssu ion a one eer r ial basis, neasy qulre ancer 's Roo{ the 0uar te r 'nh ich i l l bepub l ishedn D i rec t io6uidel ines erslet ters.Those resentat the eet ingCh icagolso aqreedhat heper iodor in i t ia l Ca l leaccred i ta t ionechangedror f i ve to s ix years .THE WESJTERNiTAR


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Notionol folk donceA recent report in theSan ranciscoxar ineruoted ep.l lornan l ineta (I)-San ose) ho s urging Houseaneloapproye b i l l t ha t ou ld es lgna tehe quareences thenatonal olk dance.* Ihe t i re is r iqh t lo r add ingh is un ique lyre r icandance o the l i s t o f those u l tu ra l ra i t s h ich ake pour na t iona l e r i lage , .as ihe lany thn ic i i iesha tcorpror ise ur great nat ion develop caron ifestyles,cus to rs nd is ions ,hey avehr red n th is express ion{pa t r io t is r , ' esa id .The Senateas l readypprovedheb i l l i ac t ion n theHouses s t r l l pend ing .Florido Fly- InEACKYPOPULAREI1AIIDFLORIDALY-II{98 5

l lhen hey sa id , ' f ou . , , , . . ' i f e i r red ta te lyep l ied'Yesl ' (you al l knol hor responsivelustangs re tose t is ly l ) Then e thought bout t rnds? id ' ' f ou ld e$at?' ' lould te be havi g another l - in?' ; laE the

question hat flas askedat theDance ssociat ionleet ingheldn i l l ! 'fhere: n South lor idafhen: Beqinningaturdeyeb,t6 , 1985

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JULYt , 1984At the last quarter ly eneraleet ing everalssueserepresentedo the erbershipor their reviex.The ol lor ingresu l t serecorp i iedron heba l lo t s :l . C lub a l le r i0 fo r noc lub a l le rI f o r a c lub a l le r med ia te ly15 o r a club a l le ra t thes ta r to f t hen8H ear.2 , Ha l lo reen i l6 in {avor o{ ho ld ing cos tu re /par t yn igh t a t c iub nh ichr l i s onHa l lo reenhis year . { re rein {avor { l i r i t ing thedanceo the a ins t reaneve l .3. [azaderoi overnhelningavoro{ holding retreatatthe Russian iver gainhis year, heCaraderolusic arpr i l l be the oca t isn ihesecondeekendn 0c tobers theda ie i t he cos t r i l l be i45 .00h i rh nc ludesentcab iniodq ingnd l l f ood . lo re e ta i l s i l l be o r thcor ing .4 . Hos t inqhe n te rna t iona lonvent ion ;4 {avored9.86;l iavored 987.l le rou ld l i ke to thankourneres i oardenbers ila r rel leisel, ChrrsAndersonndKenlieror,al l rhohaving eencant r ibu t ingubs tan t ia li re and energyo theClub , iecouid rrdlyask or bel ie: 'Boarderbers,hanksl

(Repr in tedror 'Square anc ing 'u ly 98 f lDear ditor :I t i s a regu la r o rp la in tn Le t te rso theEd i to r hthere is n0 accorrodat ionn square ancing or th"occasionaluancer ho cannot t tend clubonce reeThis dancer ays, ' l fhenI core o a dance f ter a ronaveryoneE do ing er h ingshat h rven ' t earned ' .his not quite correct . hey redoing hings hat everyr rs taughtbu t tha t theoccas iona lis i t o rhas a tu raforgoten.8ut crn it beany ther ay?ho hasbeenunninghclub rhi le the once-a-ronthrncer asbeen tay? eonho devote ore than ne ighta reek o the club.A clis runby hepeop lehopar t ic ipa tend i l l re { lec t heinterest and esires. ven club hat s runasa businby a cal ler r i l l cater o thecustolersho crn be el iupon o shor pevery eek,not o theoccrsionalrop- i{ lne regular s rorth four ires a once-r-ronthrnces i rp le do l la rs and cen ts ,bec ides e inga lo t t oencourag ingo theca l le r .Square anc inqs do ing . t i s no t ike te lev isrhere oreonelse s paida bundleo do t {or you.

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llore and tore re areseeing r t rc les bouthe acko{soc ia l ac t iv i t ies n the c lubs .e hear bout re - fo r redsquares , f lack o { r ix ing in thec lubs . a le tay hesocial part of square rncing, nd ou ave othinqorethan dr i l ls and contests,He knor hat s not hr t tadesquaraancingreat.ln sevral o{ our egular lubs, hecluboff icers avealrays had the cal ler ove ouples,r evenen0r rolen,a { te r the f i r s t nurber { a t ip , bysay ingore th ingikethis, ' l i l l a l l the headcouplesleaseove o anothersquarer ndqetacquaintedith thedancershere?' l r al lthe renr, or 'r l l the roren, 'This s donero or threet ires dur ing heevening.f that s notyour avor ite ayof gett ir i ,g ancerso reet and etacquainted,ou ightI i le to t r y thenex t dea .In our torkshop lubs, te havedancersror ranydif ferent clubs. fe I ike to haveherget acqur inted,ndi le donot ike to see hesare ourcouples: l t rysogetherin the sire spot on the { loor, so e cire up i th thisider, Ie uBr t ro drcks of cards. Count henurber lsquerese have resent,ry e haveen. Thene takeoutten dif {erent cards, usualy fror the lce on dotn,distr ibuteone deck to the ren, heother o the oren.Then or one ip of theevening,e sey Findyour artnerand your quarey ratching our ardo. l l theacesn onesquare, l l thekings n one quere.he ro rcesof heartsarea couple,he ro diarondsogether. 'I t he lps l t he ca l le r t i l l say , Iheaces reoverhere , the k ingsover there . ' t i s a fas t ayo f r ix ing ,and i t alrays see.s to be one { thehighl ights { theevening.e feel yery stronghat at a rquare ance, l lshou ld e cons ideredqua l ,and l l shou lde i l l ing todancen any Quaren he loor.

0n another ubject ,cal lersareoften onfrontethe prob le lo f one dancerrv ing prob leand av ile rve the square ,e rhapshey u l led lusc le , otd is l ipped nd e l l , o r xha tever .heca l le ro f coursei l lconcernedhen he seessoreonealk outof a squarhe lped o the s ide l ine .ha t shou ldedo? hou ldeand ask the prob le l?Usua l ly fee l t i s be t te r o kcal ng, becausef he stops that person etsal l a t ten t ion , nd usua l lyhe /she ou ld pre fe r no t h reveryoneooking.So unless t is sorethingf a raconcern ,keepiqh toncr l l ing ,Onenight re rere in the iddleof a peppyashrhen one of the foren lost her r ig. The holesqgathered round er, I kept al l ingand oone ut hersquere nel anything bout t , she put t onagaicont inued ancing. { I had topped,hinkhorerbarrshe ouldhave een.Do you dancers ver tale t ire to tr lk to your :end ask for sore o{ your favor i te nurbers?oueshould.He/sheppreciatesnor inghichnurbersre aa hit r i th the dancers.t helps ir prograr anceyou I i ie. I also enjoy he ay dencers,hen hey eenjoy a nurber, ake t a point o turn otard hecaand app leudr i th a s r i le ) r { te r a nurberhey r r t i cuen joy . ' ye o f ten ca l led I ne i nu lber , nder ingfrould be the ype hedancersike, rnd hen hey lapraise their hends bit higherhan orralas heydosknol I 've foundanother oodnurber. I f , horevereceivesnlypol i teapplause,tnor t needsore orkA{ te r a l l , ca l le rs re ry inghard o rake hedanhavea goodt ire, nd e rant o knor hat heyenjoy.o { ten Ea id ha t rhen c lub s a successt is the eof no t ius t thecr l le r ' se{ {or ts , ut hedancers 'ntoo . I t i s so rue hata c lub here hedancersea l lyinvolved nd shor enthusirsr s a joy to at tend r c(or"Square rnc ings not us t a ca l le ren ta r ta in ingta groupact iv i ty here veryoneust bepart of the acand artof the un.

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