"OZZIE" AWARDS
Click here to nominate the Callers, Singing Calls & Record labels you think are the best.
Then mark your calendars for
April 16 2011
(the night before the 38th Annual Caller Lab Convention)
5-11 pm
The Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
THE VERY FIRST SQUARE DANCE CALLER AWARDS BANQUET, ROAST, AWARD PRESENTATIONS AND DANCE
This is going to be an amazing night and you, the dancers, get to choose who receives the very first
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What is a Square Dancer?
A Square Dancer is a person who knows his left from his right, but occasionally forgets it.
A Square Dancer is someone who has learned to do as he is told (by the caller), but doesn't always do it.
He is fanatical in his search for a good time, traveling miles in all kinds of weather, going places he would never go otherwise, spending all night on his feet which were killing him at work, and smiling happily all the time.
A Square Dancer speaks a language all his own. He calls his partner his taw, his honey, his date, darling or pretty little thing, and he promenades, sashays, weaves, circulates, dances, circles around the ring, circle or set.
He learns his dancing thru and thru: right and left thru, pass thru, turn thru, step thru, barge thru - and he must be agile enough to do such unlikely things as box the gnat, shoot the star, slip the clutch, pickup up a girl or shuck the corn.
If this description fits you, don't worry. Although it is practically incurable, this disease is not at all harmful, and most square dancers have a strong desire to infect other members of the community.
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How to Plant a Square Dance Garden
First plant four rows of peas:
Preparedness, Promptness, Perseverance, Politeness.
Next plant three rows of squash:
Squash gossip, Squash criticism, Squash indifference.
Then plant four rows of lettuce:
Let us be truthful, Let us be unselfish, Let us be loyal, Let us be thankful.
No garden is complete without turnips:
Turn up to volunteer, Turn up with a smile, Turn up with determination.
Let's all get to work on our garden!
Did you know: that coordinating square dancers is like herding cats
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"Friendship is a promise made in the heart. Unbreakable by distance.
Unchangeable by time."
MOTIVATIONAL SAYING:
T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K
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Quote for the day: “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." -Christopher Robin to Pooh
. For a fantastic video on leadership please click below.
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The Wiggin's frog tree
It was while we were enjoying our ice cream that his wife Pat told us they had just cut down a tree in their yard that was over 100 feet tall and instead of getting rid of the whole thing they had someone come in and carve some art out of the stump. Here is a picture of the art done in the stump left in their yard. Apparently while the man was carving the art they had people stop to watch.
Thank you Don & Pat for such a wonderful time. Next time we have to find a place we can stay longer to visit.
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