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The Newsletter of Western Star Dancers, 584 Castro St-,Suite 480, San Francisco CA 941 1+2588. E-Mail: fe-lixl @ix.netcom.comA Contemporary American Square Dance Club primarilyserving the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.Subscriptions to The Westem Starare free to WSDMembers, $18 to others. Ads are complementary tomembers: commercial advertisers may contact us forpricing information.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish you alla Happy New Year! To the non-purists HappyMillennium.
As we begin a new year we also begin a new cen-tury - the 21". What changes will we see? The20ft Century brought many dazzling changes: theairplane, television, movies, VCRs, CDs, comput-ers, the internet, rockets, people on the moon, sat-ellites that reached other planets. At the beginningof the 20h century communications took days andnow we have almost instantaneous communica-tions. The world is no longer as big and as sepa-rated. What affects one place affects the globe.In the 20s Century we saw many wars: WorldWar l, World War 2, the Korean War, Vietnam,the Cold War, the Gulf War. Let us hope that thisnew century brings peace to all the areas oftheworld where there is conflict.
And what will this new century bring square danc-ing, particularly GLBT square dancing? Hope-fully, bigger and better things - more people, morefun, and more dancing.
Speaking of dancing, all events will be held atTemple United Methodist Church, ll l l JuniperoSerra Blvd. (at 196 Avenue). Also we must raisethe prices of our dances. With the increased costof callers and of the space we rvill raise the priceof admission to $10. Western Star members willget in for $9. With that said, on Saturday, March4th, 2000, rve have Vic Ceder to do our l8th Anni-versary Dance. Saundra Bryant was scheduled but
there were scheduling conflicts.
On Saturday, June 24r2000, the "Promenadewith Pride" preCLBT parade dance will featureDeborah Parnell from fabulous RanchoCucamonga.
On Saturday, September 23, 2000, the "Leatherand Lace" Dance will feature Grant Ito fromVancouver BC. Grant will be calling for us atour booth at the Folsom Street Fair. So plan ondancing there as uell. The schedule will proba-bly be the same as last year's.
The Purple class is doing well. Some of themare rather good at it too. Please come down andhelp angel. They may learn something from youtoo.
January 22,2000, brings the Purple Class Wel-come Pot Luck. Due to scheduling, we will beholding this year's at the Veranda Room of Fa-bian's Condo Complex. The Veranda Room hasits own bell, but the address to use is 601 Caro-lina Street (corner of I9h Street). Since PotreroHill is amaze of streets (streets stop and thencontinue 2 blocks later) a map has been includedon the flyer with the Muni routes. Again theBoard will supply the ham and a cake and weask the members to bring something to share.
For Nerv Year's make this resolution: to comeand dance. Remember, "Don't Stop, Don't SlowDown!"Yellowrocks,Felix
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Admin is t ra tor &IAGSDC RepDance Coord inatorTreasurerSecretaryBoard MemberBlue Class ArchangelDangle DivaWSD Newslet ter Edi torWSD Newslet ter Edi tor
Vests will be made by a woman in the Los Angelesarea. We will give her the measurements and shewill send us the backs. We will do the patch andthe rainbow and rhinestones and then send themback to her to complete. We hope to bring the vestsin under $50. We will start measuring them onIanuary 22.
Vernie Gallardo, Gino's mother, was presentedwith a Blue Western Star Badge that proclaimedher Club Mom. She helped us out at the CastroStreet Fair rvhen we needed the help.
Board Meet ing Highl ights
Novernber lSth Meeting:
The treasurer reported $716.17 in checking and$1097.06 in savings. We need to rvrite a checkfor EVRC for rent. At the Leather- the 50/50money was to go to Squares Across the Border(our sister club) for the Make Magic Conventionwe raised $76 but voted to increase it to $100.We have put in requests to the Petersen trust formoneys we laid out and we stillhave not re-ceived the check. We need this check to reim-burse our members rvho laid out the funds forthe Street Fairs.
The Purple class is doing rvell and all are enjoy-ing themselves. The Meet and Greet the Purpleclass is scheduled for November 20 all is inreadiness for the event. Carlos has scheduledDecember 12 and 19 for workshops at Live OakSchool at 12 Noon. The Purple Class WelcomePot Luck rvill be held January 22,2000 at Fa-bian's Condo Party Room.
The Holiday Party is scheduled for December I5at EVRC. Thanks to Midnight Squares rvhogave up their night. We will also have a GeneralMembership Meeting that night to discuss thenew vests and bring them up to date on all
Decernber l6th Meeting:
We have $593.24 in checking and $1097.06 in sav-ings. We made another rent payment to EVRC.
The Purple class is still doing well. We had 2 classmembers go to the workshop on Sunday and wehave another this weekend. We still need angels.The Purple Class Welcome Pot Luck is on trackand a flyer will go out in the next newsletter.
The Holiday Party rvent well. All the people whocame had a great time. The Purple class reallybrought some White Elephant gifts.
l8h Aruriversary dance will have a change in call-ers. We will be having Vic Ceder to call instead ofSaundra Bryant. This was okay with MidnightSquares whom is sharing the transportation costs.
Renervalswill go out inthe new year.
Purple ClassPot Luck Dinner
We rvill be holding the Purple Class Pot Luck Din-ner on Saturday, January 22 starting at 7:00pm.Due to scheduling, rve rr.ll be holding this year's atthe Veranda Room of Fabian's Condo Comolex.The Veranda Room has its oun bell, but the addressto use is 60 I Carolina Street (corner of I 9h Street).Since Potrero Hill is amaze of streets (streets stopand then continue 2 blocks later) a map has beenincluded on tlre fly'er u,ith the Muni routes. TheBoard rvill supply the ham and a cake. The mem-bers are asked to bring some side dishes &/or des-serts to sharc. Conre spend somc time sith ourne\\'est potential membcrs. Renrember nc\\' mem-bership is cr i t ical to the cont inucd l i fc of the clubl
New Club Vests
As I 'ou al l knou'b1'nou,, the nrcmbcrship votcd tochangc thc club vcsrs to something lightcr. TheVests u'il l bc madc b1 a u'oman in thc Los Angclcsarea. We u'il l givc her thc nteasurcnlcnts and sheu'ill send us thc backs. We u'il l do the patch and therainbotv and rhinestones and then send them back tohcr to complcte. We hopc to bring the vests in under$50. We n'il l start mcasuring for them on Januar),22 and on Mondar,s of class until the ned of Febru-ary. We ask that 1,ou bring a check or money for adeposit of $25 fir 1'our vest. We u'il l have a numberof opportunities for you to be measured for vourvcst.Remember it is YOUR responsibilitv to come to oneof the scheduled fittings. The woman isonly making them once, so if 1'ou nrissit 1,ou sill bc out of luck.
Crack the Crab
As you start marking you new calendar & planning1,our budget, be sure to include coming to this year'snational convention. "Crack the Crab" u.ill be heldin Baltinrore, MD overthe 4th of July u'eekend. If-vou have not registered 1'et, do so no\\'. If you needa registration form there are alu'avs some on the in-
formation table. If 1,ou have registered, do not for-get to book vou hotel nou'.
The National convention is certainll,something notto be misscd so plan & budget nos !
What's Your Thoughts ??
As we are all aware the club is dwindeling.However, any club is only as active as its mem-bers. We need & WANT to hear from yOU!Why aren't you participating? What wouldmake you want to participate again?
Please contact any boardletter editors and voiceyour opinion or write anote and we'l l publish i t .Nothing can changewithout input.
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The Newsletter of Western Star Dancers, 584 Castro St.,Suite 480, San Francisco CA 941 '142588. E-Mail : fe-l ixl @ix.netcom.comA Contemporary American Square Dance Club primari lyserving the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.Subscriptions lo The Western Sfar are free to WSDMembers, $18 to others. Ads are complementary tomembers; commercial advertisers may contact us forpricing information.
Yes, this wi l l be Western Star 's 18th Anniver-sary! And we wi l l celebrate i t on Match 4, 2000.The Board of Directors hopes that you wi l l comeand celebrate with us & cal ler Vic Ceder at7:30pm at Temple United Methodist Church (seef iyer for al l other detai ls). We wi l l have ful l Basic(class level) , Mainstream, Plus and an AdvancedStar Tip. Remember this year for the f i rst t imewe have had to raise pr ices for a dance to $10 fornon-WSD members and $9.00 for WSD mem-bers. Come and meet the new class memberswho wi l l be attending their f i rst dance. We askthat you br ing a l i t t le food to share.
The Board of Directors would l ike to thank al l thepeople who came and made the new class feelwelcome at the Welcome Pot Luck for the PurpleClass. There was plenty of food, fun and fr iend-sh ip . Thank you a l l . The Board wou ld l i ke to pub-l ic ly thank Fabian Alvarado for lhe use of theParty Room.
I would part icular ly thank the Purple Class fortheir f ine representat ion of Western Star at MostHoly Redeemer Church. We were asked to givea learn to Square Dance to their Renew 2000group. Since i t was on the same day as FoggyCity 's Valent ine Dance we asked only those peo-ple who could not dance at the Valent ine Danceand that was lhe class. They did wel l in helpingpeople learn the basics of square dancing. Theyalso did wel l in the demonstratron square that wedid for them. We wi l l be asked back to do an-other in September or October closer to our newclass start date.A reminder to al l our members, please send back
your membership renewals by March 30,2000. We have to have a count due toIAGSDC rules. They require a count as of thatdate. Reminders wi l l be sent out by March 1Oth.
We have included a "Grack the Crab" Balt imoreConvention Registration Form. lf you registerbefore May 7 the fee is $160 after that date i twi l l be $175. So register ear ly. l f you have al-ready registered for the Convention it is time tostart making plans & reservations for airfare &the hotel .
Also remember that we have a new vest andwe must get ypur order by March 30, 2000.{See more specif ic information inside this news-let ter.)
We hope everybody wi l l have a happy St. Patr ick 's Day.
To our Christ ian members we wish for you aHappy Easter.
To our Jewish members we wish you a HappyPassover.
Don't Stop! Don't Slow Down!
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Who's Doing What
Fel ix F Admin is t ra tor -&IAGSDC Rep
Fabian A Dance Coord inatorBob L TreasurerGino G SecretaryCar los M Board MemberFabian A. Purp le C lass ArchangelSteve S Dangle DivaKathy H WSD Newslet ter Edi torMar ie M WSD Newslet ter Edi tor
Board Meet ing Highl ights
The December 1999 and January 2000Board meetings basical ly talked about thesarne things. In one case we talked aboutthe event and at the next the results oftheevent.
As of January we had a total of $2,001.51 inour accounts. The purple class is doing welland should graduate on t ime. The WelcornePotluck, in December, was discussed as towhat we needed to get for the potluck. Weneed napkins, tablecloths, the harn and thecake. We hoped that many people wouldcome. In January, we discussed the successof the potluck.
In December we discussed the success of theholiday party and how the new class reallygot into the spir i t of i t .
We then discussed the vests. We wouldstart taking measurements lor the vests atthe Potluck and then every Mondav thereaf-ter.
We then discussed who would be responsiblefor what at the l8h Anniversary Dance . Wedon't have to worry about the caller since he ismaking arrangements for himself. We then dis-cussed asking the members for food at thedance to feed those who come. The board willget the cake as it always does.
In January we discussed Most Holy Re-deemer's asking for our help in a Learn toSquare Dance. We noted that i t was on thesame day as Foggy City's Valentine Dance andif we did it we would have to do it with theclass only as not to take anybody away fromthe dance. It was agreed to do it with thec lass.
The February meeting wil l be at Geno's, theMarch meeting wil l at Felix and Bob's, and theApri l meeting wil l be at Carlos'.
Mainstream Class
The current Purple Class wil l begin Main-stream on Monday, March 6, 2000. If youhave not been angeling the class so far, thiswil l be a wonder opportunity to "brush up" be-fore Convention, as well as, i f you are planningto take the Plus class in the fal l . I t wil l alsogive those who have been angeling a break.
New Club Vests
As you all know by now, the mernbership votedto change t l ie club vests to sornething l ighter.The Vests wil l be rnade by a woman in the LosAngeles area. We wil l give her the measure-ments and she wil l send us the backs. We lvi l ldo the patch and the rainbor.v ancl rhinestonesand then send thenr back to her to conrpleteWe hope to bring the vests in under $50. Wehave had a nurnber of opportLrnit ies fbr you tobe measured for yoLrr vest. J'hose of you whohave not been measured and sti l l want to ordera vest must do so by Nlarch 30th. I f you cannot make an event to be r-neasured, then youmust send your own measurentents and a de-posit of $ 25.00 to the club address bel 'ore thedeadline. The measurernents needed are.l) From the bottorn of your col lar down yourback to length yoLr wish your vest.2) Frorn shoulder seant to shoulder searn3) Around your chest.Remenrber the r.vornan is only nraking therlonce, so i f you miss i t you wi l l be out o f luck! ! !
Cracl< t l re CrabConvention
This year's National Convention "Crack theCrab" wil l be in Balt ir lore, MD. Over the 4thof July weekend. l f you have not registeredyet , DO SO NOW! I f you need a regis t rat ionform it is r ight here in the nervsletter for you.How rnuch more convenient can it get!?l
If you have registered, do not forget to bookyour hotel and air reservations. The sooner thebetter.
CRACK'TI IE CRAB
"Crack thc Crab," this vcar's Intcrnational Convcn-tion u'il l bc hcld in Baltirnorc MD ovcr the 4th ofJuly rvcckcnd. This is a n'ondcrful cvent at w'hich tomcct danccrs from all ovcr thc country and oftcnsomc fronr othcr countrics. You will ccrtainly nrakcncrv friotds u'horn 1'ou u'il l trcasurc for I'cars toconrc. For thosc tlrat havc attcndcd prcvious con-vcntions vor,r u'il l not only ulcct ncw fricnds, but gcta chancc to scc nrany fr-icnds rnadc at carlicr con-vcnt ions. Thc Convcnt iorrthc opportunity to dluccdiffcrcnt callcrs.
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mrlly nc\v fricnds frorn around thc country that youu'il l trcasurc for a long tinrc to conrc. For thosc u4rohavc bccn y,ou knorv thc Convcntion is a goldcn op-portunitv to soc old fiicnds and rnakc nov oncs. If
1'ou havc not rcgistcrcd 1'ct, do so now'I'hc NetiorralConvcnt ion is ccrtainly somcthiug not to bo nr isscdso platt & buclgct norv! l
What's Your Thoughts ??
As we are al l aware the club is dwindeling.However, any club is only as active as i ts mem-bers. We need & WANT to hear t iorn YOUIWhy aren't you part icipating? What wouldrnake you want to part icipate again?
Please contact arry board rnelrrber or t lre news-le t ter ed i tors and vo ice your opin ion or wr i te anote and we'l l publish i t . Nothing can changewi thout input .
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IAESDCTtunh,@tbWarning: i t a in ' t easy!l f you answer a l l quest ions correct ly , le t the edi tor know. (Seethe"How to Reach Us"sect ion in the credi ts) .Answers appear at the bot tom of the page.
1. The f i rs t ad for gay square dancing appeared in a Miamigay magazine in December of what year?a. 1976b. 1977c. 1978d. 1979
Z The f i rs t organized gay square dances were held in Miamiat what locat ion?a. the basement of a churchb. a communi ty centerc. a gay bard. a home
3. At which gay rodeo in 1982 d id square dancers f rom sev-era l gay and lesbian c lubs dance together for the f i rs t t ime:a. Phoenixb. Albuquerquec. Renod. Denver
4. Stumptown Stomp is a f ly- in for which c lub:a. Capi ta l Ci ty Squaresb. Magic Ci ty Diamondsc. El Camino Reelersd. Cot ton Pick in 'Squares
5. Which convent ion changed dates due to problems wi ththe or ig inal fac i l i ty :a. CrossTrai ls in the Desertb. Cast A Shadow in the 5unc. Track 2 Chicagod . Whee l and Dea l ' 97
6 . The f i r s t f l y - i nwas he ld i n t 982 i nwh ichc i t y :a . M iam ib. San Franciscoc. Por t landd. Denver
Z Wh ich conven t i on co inc ided w i th a l ea the r conven t i onheld at t l re same host hote l ia . Peel the Appleb. Remake the Circ lec. Track 2 Chicagod. Stars,Thars,and Cable Cars
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8. SquareUp Magazine 's f i rs t issue was publ ished in:a. 1993b. 1994c. 1995d. 1996
9. The IAGSDC was or ig inal ly named:a. The Nat ional Associat ion of Lesbian and Gay Square
Dance Clubsb. The Nat ional Associat ion of Gay Square Dance Clubsc. The Internat ional Associat ion of Lesbian and Gay Square
Dance Clubsd. The Associat ion of Gay Square Dance Clubs
10. In 1993, a gay and lesbian square dance tour took p lacein which country?a. Englandb. Japanc. Russiad. Sweden
1'1. The LGCWSD (Lesbian and Gay CountryWestern SquareDance) E-mail l ist was created in February of what year?a.
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b. 1992c. 1993d. 1994
'12. The f i rs t MoonshineTip was held at which c lub 's f ly- in in
19917a. Desert Valley Squaresb. TheWi lde Bunchc. DenverRainbeausd. F inest Ci ty Squares
13. The f i rs t Gay Cal lers Associat ion (GCA) Cal ler s School wasconducted at which convent ion?a . A l l Jo in Handsb. Promenade Along the Rockiesc. CrossTrails in the Desertd. Peel the Apple
1 4. The Bradleys ' t rademark appearance at our annual con-vent ion inc ludes:a. the theme song from Petticoat Junctionb. a l l fami ly members ident ica l ly dressedc. a proc lamat ion f rom Mama Jod. a demonstrat ion of l ine dancing
15. The Henzel recru i t ing program or ig inated in which c i ty?a. Los Angelesb. San Diegoc. 5an Franciscod. Chicago
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Western Star 's lSth Anniversary Dancewith Vic Cedar
30th - 2nd "Pass the Sea 2000" with Ron Masker,Deborah Parnel l , P. Cirrnathan & R. NelsonFinest City Squares - San Diego, Ca
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7th - 9th "Pace Spectacular" lv i th R. French, B. Rubright,CJ Srnith & A. Uebelacker - Cloverdale, CACall. Narrcy (4 1 5 -47 9 -7 076);e-mail : Nshelton@prodigy. net
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The Newsletter of Western Star Dancers, PMB 480, 584Casko St., San Francisco CA 941 142594. E-Mail: fe-l ixl @ix.netcom.comA Contemporary American Square Dance Club primarilyserving the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.Subscriptions lo The Westem Slar are free to WSDMembers, $18 to others. Ads are complementary tomembers; commercial advertisers may contact us forpricing information.
Happy Gay Pride! Yes we are moving intothat time of the year. Which means that thisyear is almost half over. Where does the timego? Gee, when I was younger, I don't re-member time going this fast.
We have two important events scheduled inthe month of June. The first is the graduationof the Purple '99 Class on June 5. This eventwill be held at the Eureka Valley RecreationCenter at 7 .30 PM. It will be held either inour regular room or upstairs if they are work-ing on the floors. As of now, the floors arescheduled to be worked on the first twoweeks of June. However, WSD wil lbe darkfor the rest ofJune due to the floor sanding.We will meet again on July l0 when the Pur-ple Plus Class begins.Our second event in June is The Promenade
Wtlt Pride '00 Dance our annual Pride DayDance held on Saturday, June 24, 2000 atTemple United Methodist Church, I I l1 Juni-pero Serra Boulevard at 7'.30 PM. O'rr callerfor this dance in none other than DeborahParnell (Barbie! Barbie! the first runner up inthe 1999 Honky Tonk Queen Contest).(Deborah is changing her name to DeborahCarrollbut for the next year it will be Debo-rah (Parnell) Carroll). Yes Barbie herself will
be here. It should be a lot of fun and wehope that you wil l join us.
The vests have been orderedand will be here by the begin-nine of June.
We do have one item with which we needyour help. The Eureka Valley RecreationCenter may be closing for a year for updat-ing and earthquake retrofitting. We need tosee if any of you know of a place we canmove if we need to for our Red '00 Class.Ifit does not happen this year, then nextyear. So look around and see if there is aplace where we can do this. Thanks.
Don't forget that the 2000 ConventionCrack the Crab is coming up. We have in-cluded an application for the convention andhope that you willjoin the many of us whoare going.
Lastly, I would like to thank all of you thatexpressed your well wishes to me when Ihad my heart attack. The expressions ofwarmth and concern made my day andhelped me recover. The expressions fromoutside our San Francisco Community sur-prised me but they too helped. The expres-sions from Foggy City and others alsohelped me. Although I won't be able todance for a while I will be around to takecare ofbusiness and get us ready for ournew class. Again thank you, you all helpedme recover. I can truly say that SquareDancing is friendship set to music.
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Pride Parade Contingent
There wi l l again be a Square DancingCont ingent in the Pr ide Parade th isyear coord inated by Chr is Phelan, amember of Western Star & Foggy City.l f you would l ike par t ic ipate p leasecontact Chris at er [email protected] cont ingent number and whereto me wi l l be announced at the Pr ideDance.
Remember:the more the merrier ! !
Recipe for Chocolate ChipPeanut Butter Cookies
By popular demand, here is the recipe for theChocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies that Alanbrings when it is his turn to supply goodies onMonday Nights.
Set oven at 350 degrees.
Cream together:112 cup butter or margarine112 cup peanut butter
Beat in112 cup white sugar112 cup brown sugar
Stir in1 egg1/2 teaspoon vanil la1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon baking powder1 cup flour (preferably pastry)chocolate chips (your choice)
Arrange by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet. Pressflat with a floured spoon or mark with a flouredfork. Bake untilfirm (about 10 minytes).
Mainstream Class
The current Purple Class will graduateMainstream on Monday, June 5,2000 justin time to be ready to enjoy the Convention.Please come and celebrate with them!
Dark Nights
As happens each year, the Rec Center willbe redoing their floors the beginning of JuneTherefore, Western Star will be dark onMonday, June l2th, l9th & 26th We willalso be dark for the holiday, July 3rd.
So we hope to see you raring to go againon Monday, July f0th!!! That day wil lbegin our Plus Class.
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IAEIDC CoMnruto feature on IAGSDC trivia would be completewithout a section on conventions.With sixteenbehind us, and many more a l ready p lanned,
each convention has facts, f igures, events, andfacil it ies that are all oart of the flavor of that
year's gathering.Of course,the numbers and statistics can't
capture the spirit of any convention; however,they canprompt us to recallsome of the memories and experiencesthat we may have had.
Beyond that, it 's interesting to observe some of the statisti-caltrends. Of the 16 IAGSDC conventions, 12 have been held
in theWest .Eight have been held dur ing or near the U.S.
Fourth of July holiday.Three cit ies - Seattle, San Francisco,
and Portland - have been brave enough to host two con-
vent ions.(Vancouver wi l l jo in the l is t in 2001).
The first Fun BadgeTour was held at San Francisco's Stor
Thru the Golden Gatein 1986.Searchinq for wavs to keep the
attendees entertained,TomTripp and Eddie Smith came up
wi th the idea to"h i re a couple of buses for a couple of hours
and cart convention attendees around San Francisco to
dance at various tourist spots."Thirteen years later, the event
is as popular as ever.The first Golden Boot Award was oresented to Art Smith in
1983 at Puddletown Square's graduation ceremony.Art was
so moved by the spirit of the event that he decided his
Golden Boot Award should be passed on to future genera-
tions.With concurrence from Puddletown Souares and the
IAGSDC,ATt made the first convention award at Denver's
Promenade Along the Rockies.
The first HonkyTonk Queen contest was held at the first
convention, A ll Join Hands, in Seattle 1 984. The contest was
created as a response to"HonkyTonk Queen,"a singing call
done by two of the featured callers, Elmer Sheffield and Paul
Marcum.
Convention
AllJoin Hands
Promenade Along the Rockies
Star Thru he GoHen Gate
Explode the Rose
Cross Trails in the Desed
Peel the Apple
Norfistar Pmmnade
Cast a Shadow in the Sun
Diamonds in fte Desert
Remake the Circle
Stars and Squarcs Forever
Track 2 Chicago
Slars, Thars, and Cable Cars
Wheel and Deal '97
Weave he Rose
Lights, Camera, Linear Action!
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April6t, 1984
May 25-27, 1985
August 22-25, 1986
July 3-5-1987
May 19-22, 1988
June 30Juty 3, 1989
April 12{5, 1990
May 23-26, '1991
Juty 3-5, 1992
July 24, 1993
July 1.3, 1994
May 26-29, 1995
July 3S, 1996
Ju ty 11 -13 ,1997
July 2-5, 1998
July 1-5, 1999
Location
Seattle, Whshington
Denver, Cobrado
San Fnancisco, Califomia
Portland, Oregon
Phoenix, Arizona
New York, New York
Vancouver, Bdtish Columb'n
Miami, Florlja
Ahuqueque, New Mexico
Seattle, Washington
Washington, D.C.
Chicago, lllinois
San Fnancisco, Califomia
Las Vegas, Nevada
Portland, Oregon
Los Angeles, Calitomia
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Madison Hotel
Executive Tower Inn
Shenton Palace
Hilton Hotel
Sheraton Scottsdale Resort
Sheraton Cenlre Holel
Hotel Vancouver
Fountainbleau Hotel
Ahuqueque Convention Genter
University of Washington
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Hyatt Towers
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Sands Expo & Conv. Center
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Best convention: AllJoin Hands
Best HTQ contest: New York, Peel the Apple
Eest Convention forlaying backand meeting people:Arizona in the giant hot tub
Best entrance by a new club: NewYork when the entire clubminus two showed up in Denver
Best meal: Vancouverwith the appearance of the queen
Best Fun badge tour: San Francisco - StarThru the Golden
Gate - and real badges too!
Best hotel: San Francisco - in the Sheraton Palace (1 986) -
wooden dance floors!
Best Grand March: Remake the Circle - Seattle l l
Longest board meeting: Denver: several hours in the day
and then for three more hours in the evening!!!
Best swimming pool: Miami and the tropical garden pool
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Promenade Along the Rockies
Star Thru he Golden Gab
Explode the Rose
Coss Tralls ln the Desed
Peel the Apple
Nortstar Prcmenade
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Dhmonds ln he De.se.t
Remake he Circle
Shrs and Squarcs Forcvet
Track 2 Chicago
Shrs, Thars, and Cable Cars
Wheel and Deal '97
Weave the Rose
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Council Crest, Mount Tabor, Cathedral Park, PittockMansion, Pioneer Courthouse Square
Scottsdale, Ptroenirq fuizofla State University, Squaw Peak
Linmln Center Phza, Cathednl of St. John the Dline, CilyHall, Battery Park, Gnnd Central Station
Stanley Park, Madr,lihn Phdetarium, Regent College,Queen Elizabeth Par( Robson Square
Cultural Phza, Miami Beach, Deco Dstricl, Bay Fronl,Coconut Grove
Sandia Tnm, Coonado State Monumenl, Tquex PatK OHTown, Civh Plaza
The Locks at Commodore Park, Space Needle, WestlakePark (downtown), Volunteer Park (Capitol Hill)
lwo Jima Memorial, Pentagon, Lircoln Memorial, CanadhnEmbassy (on Canadian soil)
State ol lllinob Building Phza, Federal Phza, MontroseHarbour Area, Adler Phnetarium, Buckingham Fountain
Ferry Buihing, Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Legion ofHonor, Golden Gate Patk, Castro Street
Universily ol Nevada, Liberace Museum, Ethel M ChocolateFactory, The Fremont Experience
Fod Vancower, Pittock Mansion, Intemational Rose TestGardens, Pbneer Square, Rose Quarter
Santa Monim Beach, UCLA, Hollywood Boulevard, WamerBrothem Sludros, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
No award presented
The South Florida Mustangs
Dave'Happy" New Year
Scott Carey
Ken Pollock
Freeman Slamper
Kad Jaeckel
Harlan Ken
Keith Snowdon
Anna Damiani, Stan Boyden,Bill St. John
Lub Tones, Bill Eyler
Anne Uebelacker
Carol Roberts
Kns Jensen
Ric Gonzalez, Mike Staples
Paul Waters
Stella North0alhs
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Sybil Presley
Pam Oemonium
Tammy Whynotte
Layona Davenpon
DominQue Foulainbleu
Carnina Putanta
Moolina
Donna Matrix
Lois Carmen Denominalor
Elvis
Virginia Hamm
The Christmas Belles
Muriel
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"Promenade with Pride '00 with Deborah ParnellTemple United Methodist Church, San Francisco- Western Star Dancers
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The {7th Annual Gonvention of thelnternational Association of Gay Squarc Dance Glubs
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Charles Center Travelr{00-999-TRAv (8728) or 410-962-10r I
Registretion Fee Schedule:July 6, 1998 - July 4, 1999.........July 5, 1999 - May 7,2000.........After May 7,2000 and at the door........................$175Non-Dancers registation............. ..........$80
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Summertime! And the livin' a'int easy. Wehave many things that seem to need to betaken care of during the summer. Elections,Plus Class, Preparing for the Folsom and Cas-tro Street Fairs, and ultimately our new Fallclass (Red '00) .
We get back form convention and we startour Plus class. This year Ron Hirsch hasagreed to teach the class. We need angelsagain to help out and frll our squares so comeon down on Mondays and help out. Thenumber of angels we received for the PurpleClass really helped.
Our second item is elections. We are lookingfor a few good people to run for office.There are seven spots on the board that needto be filled. If you are interested please con-tact the board.
Our big event in June is The l.eather andI.ace '00 Dance our annual Pre-Folsom StreetFair Dance held on Saturday, September 23,2000 at Temple United Methodist Church,I I I I Junipero Serra Boulevard at 7:30 PM.Our caller for this dance is Grant Ito. Grant isan up and coming caller in the GCA and has alot of energy. The dance should be a lot offun and we hope that you willjoin us.
Speaking of the Folsom Street Fair, we again
will have a booth at the fair. We will also bedancing in front of the booth so please comeout and spend an hour with us dancing andhelping to d out flyers and sign people up.We have requested some time on the Coun-try Western Stage for demonstrations.Grant lto will be calling for us live at postedtimes. Other times we may have impromptudancing to tapes of Deborah Parnell Carrolland Mike DeSisto.
The following week is the Castro Street Fairand we will have a booth there. Again danc-ing and handing out flyers and signing peo-ple up for Red '00 will be going on so pleasetry to spend an hour with us. Dancing tolive callers and tapes.
T he vests had a setback by the death oftheperson making them. We have found a newperson to make the vests and he will be hereto measure you. The vests run from XS to5XL and then measured up the back forlength. If you have ordered on please behere on July 3l for a fitting at Eureka Valleyduring Plus class.
Again we ask help on this item. The EurekaValley Recreation Center will be closing fora year for updating and earthquake retrofit-ting. We need to see if any of you know ofa place we can move if we need to for ourRed '00 Class. So look around and ;ee ifthere is a place where we can do this.Thanks.
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Summer is ended and fall is upon us. If welived in the east or Midwest or in other partsof California, we could look forward to thechanging colors of the leaves from green tobrowns, yellows and reds.
I am only sorry for one thing and that is thepassing of our Secretary and friend, GenoGallardo Those who knew him wil l missGeno's energy and easygoin{ personali ty. Wewil l miss him on the Board because he addedso much Some of you know that we madehis mother the "Club Monr" and at the funeralshe asked if she would have to give her badgeback and we said no and the she would al-ways be the Club Mom. I would l ike to thankall of the members of Western Star who at-tended either the viewin-e or the funeral. Thefamily knew how much we cared for him. Wehave heard from the family, and more tragedyhas struck, Geno's mother's sister had diedand his brother was in a car accident that willleave him on disabil i ty for the rest of his l i fe.
Reminders first! Elections are proceeding andallbal lots must be returned by September 20at 8PM. Either mail them or bring them tothe center by that date. Also September 20,2000 will be a General Membership meetingwhere we will give a State of the Club andelections results announced.
As to the fall schedule, we have 4 big thingsscheduled. On Saturday, September 23,2000, We have scheduled Grant Ito to callfor our annual Leather and Lace Dance atTemple United Methodist Church. This yearwe have succeeded in getting it listed as anofficial event of Leather Week! lt will ap-pear in allthe listings of events. (Next yearwe will try for our Pride Dance.)
On Sunday, September 24,2000, we wil lbe hosting a booth at the Folsom Street Fairadvertising our new Red Class. We needvolunteers to staffthe booth and dance.Grant will be calling at the booth. Timeshave not been worked out but will be an-nounced at the dance the niqht before andprrsted at the bootir.
On Sunday, October 1, 2000, we wil l behosting a booth at the Castro Street Fair forour new Red Class. Again we need volun-teers for staffing and dancing. Ron Maskerwil lbe call ing. Times wil l be posted at thebooth.
And our last itern, Ron Masker will beteaching the Red Class. The Red Class 2000will be starting on November 6, 2000 andintro nights wil l be on October 16, 23, and30. ifyou have any people that you knowwho would be interested please bring them.Spread the word around! We would love abig class. Also try to mark some time onyour calendar to help angel at our new class.
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As we are a l l aware the c lub is dwin-d l ing. However , any c lub is on ly asact ive as i ts members. We need &WANT to hear f rom YOU! Why aren ' tyou par t ic ipat ing? What would makeyou want to par t ic ipate again?
Please contact any board member orthe newslet ter ed i tors and vo ice yourop in ion or wr i te a note and we ' l l pub-l ish i t . Noth ing can change wi thouti nput .
General Membership Meet ing
September 20 ,2OO0 w i l l be the nex tGenera l Membersh ip . The meet ingwi l l be a t the Eureka Va l ley Rec Cen-te r on Co l l ingswood. l t w i l l s ta r t a t7 :30pm.
As th is i s e lec t ion n igh t , i t i s yourperfect opportuni ty to let the newBoard members know what YOU wantto see go ing on the c lub dur ing theupcoming year .
Everyone Can Help -Red Class Start ing
One of the easiest ways EVERYONE canhelp the c lub grow is gett ing new people tojo in a c lass . You can do th is by inv i t ingpeople you know who might be interested.You can do advert is ing by leaving f lyers inplaces you go anyway - grocery stores,laundromats , shops , e tc . . . . And you canass is t w i th the s t ree t fa i rs & guer i l lasquares used by the c lub to he lp v isua l l yadver t i se the new c lass .Ron Masker wi l l be teaching our newclass. The Red Class 2000 intro nightswi l l be on October L6,23, and 30. Classwi l l be start ing on November 6, 2000.Help spread the word around! We wouldlove b ig c lass .
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Red Class Archangel & AngelsNeeded
Geno was going to be the Archangel forthe Red Class. A l though we are surehe wi l l be there in sp i r i t , we need tof ind an Archangel to be there in per-son. So i f you are wi l l ing and ab le tovo lunteer to be the Archangel for th isupcoming c lass PLEASE contact aBoard Member and vo lunteer . l t doesnot require a lot of work, but i t doesrequi re dedicat ion to be at the c lassevery Monday night.
l f you can ' t promise every Mondaynight , be sure to mark some t ime onyour ca lendar to he lp angel our newclass as often as you can.
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In conjunction with the Defenders/San Francisco we are doing our third an-nual Intro to Square Dancing for the Leather Community. lf you know someLeather Folk or are a member of one of the Leather Groups, e.g. , Golden GateGuards, Knights of Malta, California Eagles, Phoenix MC Club to name a fewinvite them to come on September 16th. Please remind them that at conven-tion the Leather Tip is the largest specialty t ip. We also need you to help an-gel that night. Please come down and help us that night and bring yourfriends.
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Angels: We need you to dust offthat HALO and come dance!Where is your HALO? Find i t , Put i ton, and come DANCE!! Come meetnew friends and help the next generationof square dancers learn to dance. lf i thas been a long time here are reminders:What are angels? They are the wonder-ful people who volunteer their t ime to en-sure that a class has the best possiblelearning experience.Angels provide the new class memberswith their f irst real look at the club (sinceclass members don't generally see theinstructor as a club member unti l aftergraduation). How angels behave andtreat the new dancers, and other angelswill affect class members' decisionswhether or not to join our club. Angelsare also role models. No matter what theinstructor and club try to communicate tothe students concerning etiqLrette, atti-tudes, or sty l ing, c lass members inevi ta-bly take their cues from what they seethe angels doing. So i t is important thatangels be extra careful to provide goodrole models Smile, be enthusiast ic, andenjoy the dancing. Be friendly & courte-ous and have FUN.
Volunteers areNeeded
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Al l members o f Western Star Danc-ers shou ld have a l ready rece ived inthe mai l your ba l lo t fo r e lec t ion o fthe Board . Remember a l l ba l lo tsmust be returned by 8:00pm Sep-tember 2O,2OOO in order to becounted .Please contact Kathy or Marie i fyou did NOT receive a bal lot .
Can Anyone Help??
YES! Anyone can help! As you wi l lnot ice f rom the ba l lo ts we do nothave as many candidates as we haveBoard pos i t ions. l t is too la te to beadded to the ba l lo t , but i t is NEVERtoo la te to vo lunteer .
l f you can ' t do a whole Board pos i -t ion contact any Board member andvolunteer to do a par t , a pro ject , atask e tc . . .
l f everyone does SOMETHING thec lub wi l l rea l ly be great .
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"Zoom to the Beach" - N{. Dee, T. Miller,f ) . Resnberger & D. Wil l iams- Shoreline Squares, Long Beach, CA
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"Pass the Sea"-Finest City Squares - San Diego, CA (619) 286-8920
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Dear member,
First the flyer advertising our dance had the wrong date in it. The correct date isSeptember 23 as it is on the calendar. Please substitute the attached flyer of theblue one. Remember the map on the back is correct .
Second, remember to vote. Votes are due by BPM September 20 at the Generalmembership meet ing.
Third, September 20 is the General membership Meet ing. Please try to make i t .
Fourth, we need volunteers for staffing the booth at the Folsom Street Fair andthe Castro Street Fair. Please let us know what block of t ime you can help usout. Remember, we wil l be dancing at the fair and we need dancers. Thetentat ive t ime wi l l be 12,2,3 ' .3O and 4:30. Thanks for the help. Signup sheetswill be available Mondays and at the General Membership Meeting.
Fi f th, our new Red class wi l l begin on November 6. Intro Nights wi l l be onOctober 16,23, and 30. Please come down and help us out on those nights andif you know people who would l ike to dance please direct them to us.
Sixth, we would l ike to have Gueri l la Squares on October 14 and 21 from 12noon to 2 PM. We need at least 10 people. These dances have been veryhelpful in f i i i ing our class. We will have sign up sheets at lMonday Ciass and theGeneral Membership Meet ing.
Seventh. October 2 is Graduation day for our Plus Class. Please come downand celebrate with us and them. We will be having cake and punch.
Hope to see you at one of the functions that we have.
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Once again it is the holiday season. On behalf ofthe Board of Directors of Western Star I rvish youHappy Thanksgiving, Happy Chanukah, HappyWinter Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Krvan-zaz, and a very Happy Nerv Year!
This January l" will mark the official beginning ofthe nerv millennium and the start of the 21"'Cen-tury. One thing we must bring into this nerv mil-Iennium and century is our love for square danc-ing. We must be participants in the events of theyear from our dances and those ofthe other clubsin the Bay Area to the annual convention beingheld next year in Vancouver, BC ,Canada. Wemust be vigilant in our pursuit of what we love orelse it too will fall by the wayside like many otherthings (the pet rock comes to mind). So let uskeep the love that we have for Square Dancing byparticipation and finding new people to share ourenjoyrnent and to replace those that have gone be-fore us to prepare a place for us in that Big SquareDance in the sky.
First I must apologize to all the people who hadbirthdays in September and October. It seemsrvhen I put the dates on the calendar I reversed themonths so the birthdays in September were actu-ally in October and Octobers in September.
Class. The Open houses have been very suc-cessful and we hope to have a big class whichmeans we will need many angels. Please come
' dou,n and help these students as you werehelped.
We also invite you to attend our Annual Holi-day Party and White Elephant Gift Exchangeon Wednesday, December 20 at the Eureka Val-ley Rec. Center (100 Collingwood) at 7:30 PM.All u'e ask is you bring a plate of goodics and apresent. All gifts should be under $10 ands o m e t h i n g y o uwish on your worsttackier the gift the
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nextvear. OnMarch 3,2001 forour l9t 'Anni-versary Dance we have Todd Fellegy. Todd isfrom Connecticut and in addition to doing adance for us will be doing one for MidnightSquares. For our Promenade with Pride Danceon June 23, 2001 we will have the fabulous BilliVanilli aka Bill Eyler from New Mexico. Forour Leather and Lace Dance on September 29,2001 we have Darren Gallina from downtownI-nmpoc, Califomia. Darren will also be callingfor us the next day at the Folsom Street Fair.
We hope that you will join us for the holidayparry, our dances and for other events. We arein the process of planning our 20ft AnniversaryParty for 2002. Suggestions are welcome! Ourplans have not been finalized and it will probablyinclude a full weekend of dancing from Fridaynight to Sunday afternoon. We are in the proc-ess of negotiating with callers for that weekend.It u'ill be the first weekend in March 2002.Please save that weekend.
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Annual Hol iday Party
The Annual Hol iday Par ty and Whi teElephant Gi f t Exchange th is year wi l l beon Wednesday, December 2O at theEureka Val ley Rec. Center beginn ingat 7 :30 PM.
We ask you bring a plate of goodies toshare. As wi th most o f ouract iv i t ies , th i s o ne has as l igh t tw is t f rom usua l ho l i -day par t ies . Everyoneshould br ing a g i f t w i th ava lue o f under $10. Thetwis t is when you p ick a g i f tanyone whose turn comes af-ter yours can "s tea l " yourgif t so the tackier the gif t the
Anyone who has attended this funct ionbefore knows i t is NOT to be missed.So p lan to be there for the fun! !
As you get your new calenders and plan outyour vacation time for next year do NOT for-get to make plans to attend this fantastic event.
Unlike many of the other conventions, this oneis close enough you can even drive to it if youhave the time.
And what a great & easy thing for people togive you for the Holidays, money toward yourvacation to Canada! {A few hints never hurt. }
If you need more details you can pick them upany Monday night class when you come to an-gel, at our Holiday Party or call a board mem-ber.
Whatever you do -
DONT'T MISS TFIE FUN!!!
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is the18th Annunl IAGSDC Convention
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Angels: We need you to dust offthat HALO and come dance!(part 2):
Angels are not teachers. This is perhapsthe most common misconception that causesproblems. Angels' primary teaching functionis to teach by example -- to be in the rightplace at the right time. One important thingyou can do is to establish hand-holds afterevery move. This not only helps the studentsmaintain their orientation in the squares, i t isa very good habit to develop. It is alwaystempting to explain something your square isnot gett ing, and the students wil l often askyou to do this -- but you must resist. I t di-verts the students' attention from theteacher, and one of the nrost importantthings to learn in beginner class is to l isten tothe caller.
Sometimes iou can clarify a simple point iorstudents between t ips; this is f ine, but notwhile the caller is at the microphone.
Another diff icult point is just how much"help" you should give in gett ing dancersinto the right place. Dancers, after all, mustlearn to do the moves on their own. To gen-t ly guide someone through a maneuver i fthey have a momentary lapse of memorymight be okay, and sometimes one can helpby indicating nonverbally where a personshould go, but we accomplish l i t t le by push-ing or pull ing a dancer through an actionwhen he or she doesn't know what was sup-posed to have been done. It is better to let asquare break down rather than to use toomuch force getting people into the rightplace. Broken down squares are an indica-t ion to the instructor that the dancers arehaving problems.
Be careful not to embarrass any dancer. Doencourage students; let them know that allbeginners make mistakes and that things getbetter with practice. Also, angels do some-times make mistakes, too, and it is good toadmit to them cheerfully; it makes the stu-dents less tense about their own mistakes.
Club styl ing is always a third major sourceof contention. It is important that beginnerslearn the calls without the f lourishes we l ikeso much. The teacher wil l introduce our clubstyl ing at appropriate t imes after the calls aremastered. Angels must use only the styl ingwhich has been taught to the class. This isnot always easy. How many of us even re-member how to do a do-sa-do without aHighland f l ing? But i t real ly is very impcr-tant. Students are going to want you toteach them "how it 's done" belore they havemastered the call , but you should resist thetemptation.
And some random addit ional advice:. Square up with everyone. Seek out
the weaker students and ask them todance. Make sure that students arenot sit t ing out.
. End conversations promptly whenthe teacher begins. I f you are notdancing, keep your conversations faraway from the dance area.
. Lend a hand cheerfully if you areasked to help with sound equipmentor refreshments.
. Keep an eye out for security prob-lems or danqerous situations l ikespi l ls . .
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