wsd today 1989-1995

WSDTODAYEFEBR,UARY 22, 1989

W S D T O D A Y ' a c o m p l i m e n t t o t h e " W e s t e r n S t a r N e w s l e t t e r " , t a c k l e sc u r r e n t i s s u e s , q u e s t i o n s a n d n e w s . P u b l i s h e d e a c h M o n d a y a n dW e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g , W S D T O D A Y w i l l o n l y b e a v a i l a b l e a t C l u b a n d C l a s sn i g h t s . Q u e s t i o n s ' t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d .V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r

S Q U A R E D A N C I N G i s o f t e n r e f e r r e d t o a s a t s o c i a l d a n c e t a n d w i t hg o o d r e a s o n . T h o s e t w o c o m p o n e n t s , t s o c i a l t a n d t d a n c e t r e a l l yd e f i n e o u r a c t i v i t y . W e a t W S D v i e w t h e s e t w o c o m p o n e n t s a s t h e t w i np i l a r s t h a t h o l d u p o u r c l u b . A n d s o w e s t r i v e t o k e e p a g o o db a l a n c e b e t w e e n b e t w e e n t h e t w o . W S D T O D A Y h a s a f e w t i p s o n h o w y o uc a n m a x i m i z e b o t h o f t h e s e a r e a s a n d g e t t h e m o s t f u n o u t o f y o u rs q u a r e d a n c e e x p e r i e n c e . H e r e g o e s :

H O W T O M A X I M I Z E Y O U R S O C I A L E X P E R I E N C E Q u i t e s i m p l y , t h e b e s t w a yi s t o p a r t i c i p a t e . W e h a v e t w o s o c i a l e v e n t s p l a n n e d f o r t h ei m m e d i a t e f u t u r e , a n d w e w o u l d l o v e t o g e t t o k n o w y o u b e t t e r a t o n eo r b o t h . F r e e m a n ( a k a S t e f f a n y ) a n d R o n ( o n e o f W S D ' s f i v e f o u n d e r s )h o s t a n a f t e r n o o n c a r d p a r t y , f o l l o w e d b y f r e e s p a g h e t t i & b e e r r o nS a t u r d a y M a r c h 4 , E d ( o u r t r e a s u r e r ) a n d P a u l o p e n u p t h e i r h o m e t h ef o l l o w i n g S a t u r d a y , M a r c h 1 1 , @ 7 P l 4 t o h o s t a s p e c i a l W e l c o m e P a r t yi n y o u r h o n o r . C l u b m e m b e r s w i I I b e p r o v i d i n g a l l t h e f o o d a n dd r i n k s r S o y o u j u s t n e e d t o b r i n g y o u r s e l f ! T h e r e a r e f l y e r s o u t f o rb o t h o f t h e s e e v e n t s . P l e a s e b e s u r e t o p i c k t h e r n u p a s t h e y c o n t a i na l l t h e p e r t i n e n t d e t a i l s . R e m e m b e r ' F r i e n d s h i p i s S q u a r e D a n c i n g ' sg r e a t e s t r e w a r d t .

H O W T O M A X I M I Z E Y O U R C L A S S E X P E R I E N C E - W e ' v e b e e n t h r o u g h t h i sb e f o r e a n d w e r e c o m m e n d t h e f o l l o w i n g . W e k n o w t h e y w o r k t o h e l p y o ug r a d u a t e a n d t o b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f t h e c l u b .

1 . R E L A X ! E v e r y o n e i s n e r v o u s a t f i r s t . A l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e c a nb e a l o t o f f u n ; j u s t e n j o y i t .

2 . A T T E N D A L L C L A S S E S . I f y o u s h o u l d m i s s a n i g h t , p l e a s e c h e c kw i t h t h e c a l l e r , B o b o r B i l I , o r w i t h y o u r a r c h a n g e l s , R o d o rM a t t h e w , s o w e c a n h e l p y o u g e t c a u g h t u p .

3 . B E O N T I M E . I f y o u s h o u l d h a p p e n t o b e l a t e , p l e a s e c h e c k i nw i t h t h e a r c h a n g e l s ' s o t h e y c a n g e t y o u i n t o a s q u a r e r i g h ta w a y . D o n ' t w o r r y a b o u t b u m p i n g a n A n g e l ; t h e y w a n t y o u t o g e ta s m u c h c l a s s t i m e a s p o s s i b l e .

' 4 4 . L I S T E N T O T H E C A L L E R . W h e n t h e c a l l e r i s t a l k i n g r C l i v e h i my o u r a t t e n t i o n . Y o u a n d t h e o t h e r m e m b e r s i n y o u r s q u a r e w i I Il e a r n m u c h m o r e i f y o u a r e l i s t e n i n g .

5 . K E E P Y O U R T A L K I N G T O A M I N I M U M . I f y o u r s q u a r e i s h a v i n gd i f f i c u l t y , t r y t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h n o n - v e r b a l s i g n a l s . f f y o ut r y t o r e p e a t w h a t y o u h e a r d t h e c a l l e r S & Y r o t h e r s i n y o u rs q u a r e m a y n o t b e a b l e t o c o n c e n t r a t e o n t h e r e s t o f t h ei n s t r u c t i o n .

- S c o t t C a r e y** LATE NOTICE: Bob is back at Davies/Frankl in Hospital (room 211). His spir i ts are

good and it looks like a short stay. Cards and visits are welcomed!

WSDToDAYIFEERI|ARIf 2?, 1989 lssue No. Z

W S D T O D A Y T a c o m p l i m e n t t o t h e " W e s t e r n S t a r N e w s l e t t e r " , t a c k l e sc u r r e n t i s s u e s , q u e s t i o n s a n d n e w s . P u b l i s h e d e a c h M o n d a y a n dW e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g , W S D T O D A Y w i l l o n l y b e a v a i l a b l e a t C I u b a n d C l a s sn i g h t s . Q u e s t i o n s , t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d .V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r .

S a t u r d a y ' s d a n c e w i t h L a r r y W a r d w a s q u i t e h o t ! A l w a y s a c r o w dp l e a s e r , L a r r y e a s i l y w h i r l e d a n d t w i r l e d t h e f l o o r t h r o u g hc o m p l i c a t e d h a s h a n d h i g h e n e r g y s i n g i n g c a l l s . O u r n e w e s t m e m b e r sh a n d l e d t h e t n o h a n d s t t i p w i t h o u t n i s s i n g a b e a t K u d o s ! T h e r e w a s av e r y g o o d t u r n o u t , w i t h a l o t o f d a n c e r s f r o n E l C a n i n o R e e l e r s , F o g g yC i t y D a n c e r s , M i d n i S h t S q u a r e s , A n d C a p i t a l C i t y S q u a r e s i n a t t e n d a n c e- i t w a s g r e a t t o s e e g o o d f r i e n d s a g a i n . A t l l e f t t h e d a n c e w i t h ag o o d t i n e g l o w o n . A n d , o u r T r e a s u r e r , E d , m a d e a n i n i t i a l e s t i m a t e o fa p r o f i t o f $ 2 0 0 . 0 0 , w h i c h o u r t r e a s u r y c a n a l w a y s u s € . T h a n k s t oe v e r y o n e f o r a v e r y s u c c e s f u l e v e n i n g , a n d a s p e c i a l t h a n k y o u t oM e l i n d a f o r t a k i n g c a r e o f t h e d o o r . W e h o p e t h a t c a s t i s o f f s o o r r .

O u r P L U S c l a s s , w h i c h b e g i n s n e x t M o n d a y , w i l l f e a t u r e a n i n t e n s i v el o o k a t t h e 2 8 P l u s c a l l s - i n c l u d i n g A P D ( l f f P o s i t i o n D a n c i n g ) a n dD B D ( D a n c e B y D e f i n i t i o n ) . T h e c o u r s e w i l l c o v e r t Z i n s t r u c t i o n n i g h t sa n d 3 o u t s i d e c a l l e r n i g h t s a s w e l l a s w e e k l y w o r k s h o p s o c i a l s a n dw i l l c o s t $ 4 5 . 0 0 ( A r r a n g e m e n t s f o r p a r t i a l p a y m e n t c a n b e a r r a n g e dw i t h E d i f n e c e s s a r y ) . G r a d u a t e s c a n l o o k f o r w a r d t o b e i n g v e r yc o m p e t e n t P I u s d a n c e r s r j u s t p r i o r t o t h e N Y C o n v e n t i o n . C u r r e n t P l u sd a n c e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o p a y a n o m i n a l $ 2 . 0 0 f o r i n s t r u e t i o n n i g h t sa n d $ 4 . 0 0 f o r o u t s i d e c a l l e r n i g h t s t o h e l p d e f r a y e x p e n s e s . T h e r ew i l l b e 1 t o 2 f u l l P l u s T i p s e a c h I n s t r u c t i o n N i g h t .

B o b i s b a c k a t F r a n k l i n / D a v i e s H o s p i t a l , R o o m z L L , H i s s p i r i t s a r eg o o d a n d i t l o o k s l i k e i t w i l l b e a s h o r t s t a y . C a r d s ' c a l l s a n dv i s i t s a r e w e l c o m e d !

A b i g - . - e l c o m e t o D o u g S e u n d e r s ! O u r c a l l e r f o r t h i s e v e n i n g ' i s t h ec l u b c a l l e r f o r t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o L e v i s t a n d L a c e s ' . D o u g h a s c a l l e df o r u s s e v e r a l t i m e s i n t h e p a s t a n d w e t r e g l a d t o h a v e h i m b a c k .

B e s u r e t o p a y a t t e n t i o n t o S t e f f a n y t h i s e v e n i n g ! A 1 1 t h e d e t a i l sa b o u t t h i s S a t u r d a y t s c a r d p a r t y w i l l b e n a d e a t a n n o u n c e m e n t s .

l lF o l l o w i n g o u r g e n e r a l m e m b e r s h i p n e e t i n g o n M a r c h X , w e w i l l b eh o s t i n g a p o t l u c k r e c e p t i o n f o r o u r n e w c l a s s . A n d t h e r e a r e a l o t o fv e r y n i c e p e o p l e i n t h a t c l a s s t o m e e t ! W e , t h e c l u b r p r o v i d e a l l t h ef o o d s a n d d r i n k s . . p l e a s e c o o r d i n a t e w i t h P a u I , E d t s l o v e r r s o w e c a nh a v e a v a r i e t y o f g o o d i e s . P a u I t s n u m b e r i s 5 5 8 - 8 4 6 7 .

We ex tend our deepest synpathy to the f r iends and re la t i ves o f ThonasC o o p e r o f S a n F r a n c i s c o a n d K e n P o l l a c k o f N e w Y o r k ' b o t h o f w h o mpassed away th is pas t week. These two wonder fu l men and fe l low sguared a n c e r s w i l l b e s o r e l y m i s s e d .

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WSD ToDAYTltARcH 1, 1989 l s sue No , 3

W S D T O D A Y , a c o m p l i m e n t t o t h e " W e s t e r n S t a r N e w s l e t t e r " , t a c k l e sc u r r e n t i s s u e s , q u e s t i o n s a n d n e w s . P u b l i s h e d e a c h M o n d a y a n dW e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g , W S D T O D A Y w i l l o n l y b e a v a i l a b l e a t C l u b a n dC l a s s n i g h t s . Q u e s t i o n s , t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n de n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r .

L a s t w e e k w e l i s t e d s o m e l e a r n i n g t i p s t h a t c a n h e l p y o u m a x i m i z e y o u rd a n c i n g e x p e r i e n c e . H e r e a r e a f e w m o r e w e r e c o m m e n d .

T A L K T O U S . I f t h e r e a r e a n y p r o b l e m s , c o n c e r n s , s u g g e s t i o n s r o r i d e a s ,p l e a s e c o n t a c t y o u r A r c h a n g e l s R o d o r M a t t h e w , o r y o u r c a l l e r s B o b o rB i l l r o r a n y m e m b e r o f t h e C I u b . W e c a n n o t h e l p y o u e n j o y y o u r c l a s s i fw e d o n o t k n o w w h a t y o u a r e t h i n k i n g .

A S K F O R C L A R I F I C A T I O N . I f t h e c a l l e r i s n o t c l e a r o r i f y o u g e t c o n f u s e d ,a s k t h e c a l l e r f o r c l a r i f i c a t i o n o r g u i d a n c e .

B E S U P P O R T I V E A N D H E L P F U L . S q u a r e d a n c i n g i s a n o n - c o m p e t i t i v e , t e a mo r i e n t e d a c t i v i t y . B e s u p p o r t i v e a n d h e l p f u l t o t h o s e w h o m a y n o t b ep i c k i n g u p t h e s t e p s a s f a s t a s y o u . N E V E R s h o v e o r p u s h a n y o n e . Y o u ri d e a o f a s s i s t a n c e m a y b e m i s u n d e r s t o o d a s b e i n g a g g r e s s i v e . A s s i s to t h e r s t h e w a y t h a t y o u w o u l d l i k e t o b e t r e a t e d .

A R R I V E S O B E R . T h e e n j o y m e n t o f o t h e r s i n y o u r s q u a r e d e p e n d s u p o n y o u a n dy o u r c o o r d i n a t i o n i n p e r f o r r n i n g y o u r p a r t i n d e p e n d e n t l y a n d a c c u r a t e l y .P e o p l e w h o a r r i v e a t c l a s s i n t o x i c a t e d w i l l b e a s k e d t o l e a v e t h a te v e n i n g .

S O C I A L I Z E A N D D A N C E W I T H E V E R Y O N E . I t i s s t a n d a r d c o u r t e s y i n s q u a r ed a n c i n g t o d a n c e w i t h a l l t h e m e m b e r s o f y o u r c l a s s , n o t j u s t a s e l e c tf e w . T a k e t h e i n i t i a t i v e t o i n t r o d u c e y o u r s e l f a n d m a k e n e w f r i e n d s .D o n ' t b e a f r a i d t o a s k a n y o n e t o d a n c e . Y o u m a y b e n e r v o u s a b o u t a s k i n gs o m e o n e , b u t w e t v e n e v e r k n o w n a n y o n e t o r e f u s e t h e i n v i t a t i o n ,

R E V I E W . U s e t h e i n s t r u c t i o n a l b o o k l e t w e p a s s e d o u t t o y o u t o r e v i e wc a l l s y o u h a v e l e a r n e d a t p i e v i o u s c l a s s e s .

E T T I Q U E T T E I S I M P O R T A N T . E t t i q u e t t e c a n n o t b e o v e r - e m p h a s i z e d , Y o u c a n b ea v e r y i n t e l l i g e n t d a n c e r , b u t i f y o u d o n o t l e a r n t o o b s e r v e s t a n d a r ds q u a r e d a n c e e t t i q u e t t e , y o u m a y f i n d m a k i n g f r i e n d s d i f f i c u l - t . R e m e m b e r ,t r e a t o t h e r s t h e w a y y o u w i s h t o b e t r e a t e d .

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I {SD TODAY' a compl inent to the "Western Star Newsletter", tacklescurrent issues, quest ions and nerds. Publ ished each Monday andl{ednesday evening, I{SD TODAY wi l l only be avai lable at CIub andClass n igh ts . Quest ions , top ics , and op in ions are so l i c i ted andencouraged. Views expressed are those of the author.

Start ing March 20th (Mondays) and l larc.r ,* 22 (Hednesdays), WSD I{ ILL l , tOVETO THE Eureka Val ley Rec Center! The EVRC is located r ight next to CalaFoods on Co l l ingwood in the hear t o f the Cast ro . Our c lass t ines w i l lc h a n g e t o 7 : 3 0 t o 9 : 3 0 P M .

The YMCA has served us wel l for alnost aeven years and we leave witha lo t o f wonder fu l memor ies . But over the pas t year o r so , the sa fe ty o fthe Y area has beeone a cont inuing problen. Addit ional ly, our nenbershiphas long des i red a re tu rn to our ear l ie r s ta r t ing t ine o f ? :3O.

Like al l dance spaces our new home has pluses and ninuses. But we thinkyou '11 f ind the p luses to be nos t favorab le ! Park ing w i l l be d i f f i cu l t ,but we wi l l be very close to MUNf and in a nuch safer neighborhood. Thel{ednesday night hal l does not have wooden f loors, but i t is c lean andairy, and can accomodate 4 to 5 squares comfortable without the feel ingof danc ing in a huge barn . Our ear l ie r s ta r t ing t ime w i I I a l low us to endby 9 :30 * rh ich can ge t o r r r dancers home ear l ie r , o r to s top in the cas t rofo r a burger o r cock ta i l w i th f r iends be fore head ing hone. WednesdayNights w i l l be he ld in the 'Ar t Room' o f the EVRC, and Monday N igh ts w i l lbe he ld in the tAud i to r iumt . The Aud i to r ium has nooden f loors and thehouse po l i cy ig SOFT SOLED shoes on ly . The Ar t Roon is te r razo t i le anddoes not have any special footwear requirements.

PTEASE NOTE: The weeks o f Apr i l 10 and the 17 th , the EVRC wi l l be c losedfor f loor refurbishing. We have nade arrangements with the Y to returnfo r those four even ings on ly , in o rder to na in ta in the cont inu i ty o f ourc lass ins t ruc t ion . As you rn igh t suspec t , the cur ren t f rY f f t ines o f 8 :15 tol 0 : 1 5 w i l l a p p l y f o r t h o s e f o u r e v e n i n g .

ANYONE I{HO tt IGHT HAVE ANY DIFFfCULTfES with our new schedule' please aeeus r ight away. There nay be ways we can help to reduce any problemsr suchas an ear l ie r s ta r t ing t ine , tha t you migh t have.

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P L E A S E N O T E : T h e w e e k s o f A p r i l 1 0 a n d t h e 1 7 t h , t h e E V R C w i l lc l o s e d f o r f l o o r r e f u r b i s h i n g . W e h a v e m a d e a r r a n g e m e n t s w i t hr e t u r n f o r t h o s e f o u r e v e n i n g s o n l y , i n o r d e r t o m a i n t a i n t h ec o n t i n u i t y o f o u r c l a s s i n s t r u c t i o n . A s y o u m i g h t s u s p e c t , t h er r Y r r t i n e s o f 8 : 1 5 t o 1 0 : 1 5 w i l l a p p l y f o r t h o s e f o u r e v e n i n g .

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A spec ia l no te o f THANKS to .Ed & Pau l fo r shar ing the i r home wi th usSaturday n igh t fo r the WSD Quar te r ly Meet ing and our Pot luck Recept ionf o r t h e n e w c l d s s . E d & P a u l ' s g r a c i o u s h o s p i t a l i t y , t h e i r l a r g e a n db e a u t i f u l f l a t , t h e w i d e a s s o r t m e n t o f d e l i c i o u s f o o d s , A n n a ' s y u n m yt u r k e y , t h e l a r g e c r o w d o f 4 0 - 5 0 p e o p l e i n c l u d i n g m a n y f r o m W e d n e s d a yn i g h t t s c l a s s , C C T V I s n e w e s t v i d e o , a l l c a m e t o g e t h e r t o n a k e f o r aw o n d e r f u l a n d m e m o r a b l e e v e n i n g ; i L w a s a v e r y g o o d t i m e . O u r s t - r i n g o f' s o c i a i e v e n t s ' t h e p a s L f e w m o n t h s h a v e d o n e a g r e a L d e a l t o b o n d o l dt i m e r s , n e w m e m b e r s a n d n e w c l a s s m e m b e r s . D u r i n g L h e n e x t m o n t h s w e ' l lb e s c h e d u l i n g s o m e ' s o c i a l w o r k s h o p s t ; s o t h a t w e c a n c o n t i n u e t o g e tt o k n o w e a c h o t h e i ' b e t t e r a n d p r c i ) a r e f o r d a n c i n g a t C o n v e ' n t , i o n .

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I,.|ELCSE TO U.JR l.EL.l l-0€ llWSD TODAY, a conp lenent to the "Western Star News le t te r ' , tack les cur ren tissues , ques t ions and news. Pub l ished each Monday and Tednesday even ing ,I {SD TODAY wi l l on ly be ava i lab le a t C lub and C lass n igh ts . Quest ions ,top ics r and op in ions are so l i c i ted and encouraged. V iews expressed arethose o f the au thor .

Last Saturday we celebrated our ?th Anniversary! A speeial thanksand B i l I o f our c lass fo r a t tend ing our dance and fo r he lp ing ou tsoda sa les and the l i ke . The C lub eager ly looks fo rward to a l l o fc lass jo in ing us as fu l l uenbers a t the end o f June, and shar inggood t imes o f our 8 th year .

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Wet I l be a t tend ing the Ca l i fo rn ia S ta te Square Dance Convent ion , in SanJose on Apr i l 15 th . S ince the lowest leve l w i l l be fu l l l l a ins t ream, theclass members wi l l not have an opportunity to dance, however, there ares t i l l nany reasons to a t tend. Jus t by watch ing the aquaresr you can learnalot about the novenents and the f low of the dance; there wi l l be manyvendors se l l ing every th ing f ron c r ino l ines , to sh i r ts and square danceparaphena l ia ; and o f course there is the 'Grand March ' when the 251000+dancers narch in in a I I the i r f ines t ! f t s a l l qu i te a scene and we dont tth ink yout l l be bored. We need bo th cars and dr ivers - p lease see Scot t tocoord ina te our i t inerary .

G L O S S A R Y - - - - - -1 . B a s i c s : T h e f i r s t 4 9 c a l l s o n t h e s q u a r e d a n c e l i s t .2 . Ma ins t ream Program: The f i rs t 67 ca l l s on the square dance l i s t . Th isis the nost comrnon level of equare dancing throughout the world, and theent ry leve l fo r many danc ing oppor tun i t ies .3 . P lus Progran: 28 ca l l s in add i t ion to Ma ins t rean. Th is i s the nos tpopular program in the Gay square dancing coumunity, Square dancing alsos tar ts nak ing sense a t th is po in t in t ine .4 . Advanced Program (A l & A2) : About 76 ca l l s a re in these two leve ls . Thenen/ lad ies des ignat ions are a lpos t conp le te ly b lu r red . S ing ing ca l l sdec l ine and in tense hash work inc reases . Many dancers s top a t the P lusprogram and or wait several years before noving to Advanced.5 . C h a l l e n g e P r o g r a m ( C l r C 2 , C 3 r C 4 ) : B e y o n d A d v a n c e d . F o r t h e h a r d c o r e h a senthus ias t . I {ho knows how nany ca l l s , s ince th is p rogram keeps expand ing .

The above programs are indeed PROGRAMS. They each have their ownindividual approach to square dancing and their own individual pluses andminus. They are not levels in that an Advanced dancer is BETTER than al la ins t ream dancer . What i s impor tan t i s tha t you are a p ro f i c ien t dancerat whatever program you choose to dance.

6 . IAGSDC: The In te rna t iona l Assoc ia t ion o f Gay Square Dance C lubs . I {SD isa found ing rnember o f th is o rgan iza t ion wh ich was fo rned in 1983 and nowhas over 30 clubs in the United States and 2 in Canada. Pronounced "YAG-SUH-DIK ' ' - - - -Scot t Carey

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WSD TODAYT a conp lement to the "Western Star News le t te r " , tack les cur ren tissues , ques t ions and news, Pub l ished each Monday and Wednesday even ing ,I {SD TODAY wi l l on ly be ava i lab le a t C lub and C lass n igh ts . Quest ions ,top ics , and op in ions are so l i c i ted and encouraged. V iews expressed arethose o f the au thor .

This coming Saturday we start our Apri l l {orkshop/Socials schedule( t f y o u d i d n t t g e t a f l y e r l a s t w e e k , b e s u r e t o p i c k o n e u p t o n i t e ) ,w i th Bas ics 2 to 4PM, fo l lowed by a po t luck f rom 4 to 6PM. Af te r d inner 'we '11 be do ing a lo t o f Ma ins t rean danc ing , bu t i f there is su f f i c ien tnumbers and in te res t wet l l be g lad to inc lude some more Bas ics . Th is i sa l l h a p p e n i n g a t J o h n t s a n d m i n e ' s h o m e , 3 l D o u g l a s s r a n d h o p e t o s e ey o u t a l l t h e r e .

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Dance Convent ionr in San Jose onnext week.

Our bes t w ishes to GOLDRUSH who w i l l be per fo rming a t the L .A . Gay Rodeoth is coming weekend.

Freeman and Max andeven ings . We have towith the SF Dance &

Cntte are taking attendance each Monday & Wednesdaysupply an attendance roster as part of our contract

Drama program, wh ich makes our EVRC space poss ib le .

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1 . T I P : N o r r n a l l y a p a t t e r c a l l f o l l o w e d b y a s i n g i n g c a l l .2. THE CONVENTfON: The yearly convent ion of the IAGSDC that attractsapprox imate ly 700 dancers f ron the U.S. and Canada. Th is year 's convent ionwi l l be he ld in New York C i ty and the thene is "Pee l the App le . " I {e havevideos of the past three convent ions i f you would l ike a rough preview.3 . BANNER STEALfNG: The prac t iee o f a t tend ing another c lub ts dance andsur rep t ious ly renov ing tha t c lub 's banner , thus necess i ta t ing & ransomnote spe l l ing ou t appropr ia te pena l t ies fo r the re tu rn o f the Banner .4 . T A W : T h e c a l l e r t s p a r t n e r .5. FLY-IN: fs a weekend dance and social event sponsored by an individualc lub or hos t ing c i ty , bu t usua l ly a t tended by menbers o f o ther c lubs f romaround the U.S. and Canada. Th is year r a t the end o f Apr i l r San Franc iscow i l l b e h o s t i n g t h e i r f i r s t F I y - I n .6. HOEDOWN: UsuaIIy a Saturday night dance ( just for dancing' noinstruct ion). A hoedown can be at one, two or Dor:e programs. REDLIGHT/GREEN LfGHT refers to al ternat ing t ips between two programs and STARTfPS refer to just one or two addt ional t ips at a progran not included asa main par t o f the dance.

f hope las t weekts and th is week 's g lossar ies he lp you to know some o f thl ingo. t{e hope we don't loose you in our conversat ions when rf ,e use sone ofthese te rnsr bu t i f we do , dont t hes i ta te to ask us to exp la in . En joy yourclass and dancing with us, and we hope you wi l l st ick with us through

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by Patty White

The California State Square Dance Convention is coming to San Jose on April 15, and the Golden

State Roundup over l{emorial Day weekend. These are gigantic straight dances, a lot of fun,

and not to be missed if you're a square dancer! Several of us are going, and we especially want

to make sure our newer dancers get to go - if you can drive or need a ride, see Scott-..

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The square dance scene is a large one, with over 25,000 clubs, fantastic callers, wonderful peopleand great dancing all over the world. WSD follows a plicy of building Gay square dancing andof interfacing with the straight dance community as well. We are a part of the larger community,and can participate in all the fun this world of square dancing offers!

As one of the first Cay square dance clubs any,where, WSD is building a bridge for others tocross. We've been building this bridge, attacking the barriers that keep people from having funtogether, slowly but surely. Nlany straight people don't realize that they deal with Gay peopleevery day. Ga1' square dancers may be the only' openly Gay people they've come in contact with.As we all know, people tend to be afraid of things that are strange to them, and some straightfolks fear that Gayness poses some sort of threat to their lifestyle. But as they get to knowthat we're people they have fun dancing with, those fears subside (there was a time, not longago, when straight callers wouldn't erren call for us - barriers really do crum-ble!)

So we want to make ourselves popular and sought-after dancers! To do this, everyone needsto know the customs of the straight square dancing sub-culture wetre visiting: these are thesame do's and donrts we've heard before, but they take on much more importance as we go fromour own relaxed atmosphere to the more structured straight dance scene.

The basic principle is that the visitor (in this case, that's us) alwaysfollows the customs of thehost - and this goes for styling, dress, floor courtesies, everything. Letrs start with styling:

STYLING: You'll find a wide variety of dance styles - from sedate dancing, almost like a minuet,to VERY high-energ), kicks and twirls thatrll keep you hopping to catch up! Many straight dancersdon't even style at all - they feel that styling corrupts the smooth flow of the dance. Don'tbe fooled because their stt'le of dancing looks a little dull - there are some \ERY good dancersout there, people who are always in the right place at the right time, smoothly holding squarestogether and making everyone else feel great 'cause they think they did it!

For those who haven't been to a straight dance before,offer tips to help reduce those "first-time" flutters (likedance?t') Parts of this are from my own perspective, and

A few clubs actually disapprove of styling - perfectlylarlies (L0L?s, especially-EiFlike to be twirled (hardis to take your cues from others in your square - if inothers doing it!

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Wednesday, I'll talk about some basic floor courtesies (like not passing an open square, etc)that our Basic class need to know, too, even though they're not ready yet to dance

"i th" Con-

vention. Then next Monday, we'll get down to the nitty-gritty on what to wear, same-sex coupiegfielding people's curiosity (and sometimes hostilitl ') about your Club affiliation, tne i'iinltesCorner" and other relevant stuff!

WsD Eouav!April 5, 1989

HO!.J TO BE POPULAR AT A GAY - OR STRAIGHT - SQUARE DANCE (PATI 2)

by Pat ty Vlh i te

WiLh three b is square dancing convent ions cominq up, now is the t imeto remind everybody what and what not to do when you ' re dancing wi thfo lks you don' t know - and fo lks you do know, too! There are secretsto be ing a "un i ve rsa l squa re dance r ; " t hey ' re ca l l ed :

SOUARE DANCE ETIQUETTE.

This is someLhing we haven' t pa id too much at tent ion to in teachingour c lasses, and we real ly should, s ince observ inq these customgis what enables dancers a l l over the wor ld , even f rom di f ferent coun-t r ies, to have fun dancing wi th each other . They ' re the foundat ionfor the whole soc ia l s ide of our hobby, and they work to make dancinglmore fun in your ob/n Club as wel l as when you ' re dancinq wi th peoplef rom other p laces.

There a re l o -o -onq l i s t s o f do ' s and don ' t s a round ( I ' ve go t a coup lesomewhere, and I know Scot t does, i f you want them), but there arejus t , a f ew rea l I y bas i c common-sense th ings tha t ' l I he lp you r popu la r -i t y t remendous ly w i thou t memor i z ing a I i s t o f ru les !

Under ly ing everyth ing is the idea of respect inq the other person.Square dancing is a cooperat ive act iv i ty , not a compet i t ive one._I_t takes eight people working toqether to make a successful square.No mat , ter whetheryou consider vourseTFthe best dancer around, you ' I Inever get througrh a t ip wi thout cooperat ion f rom the other 'p lop lein you r se t - - - you r square i s no t a p ia " " f o r you to show o f f as anindiv idual ; ra ther , i t 's where each of the e iqhL contr ibut ,es to createsometh inq tha t no t one cou ld do a lone !

Remember that each person in your set has something to contribute(however l i t t le i t may seem to you) and each deserves your acknowledge-ment that , h is contr ibut ion is va luable to you. when you happen tobe a good dancer in a very weak square, just get through i t gracefu l ly ,and consider the chal lenge of pu l l inq an ent i re square through a l lby you rse l f , wh i l e l e t t i ng a I I t he res t o f t hem th ink they ' re do ingqreat ! You don' t measure up to the chal lengre i f you communicatea d isgusted at t i tude to those hapless souls who were unfor tunateenough to end up in a square with such a nerd.

Respect ing the ca l rer is more impor tant than many of usf rom the s tandpoint o f your own popular i ty ! whether theynot ' o ther peopre in your square might actual ly preferto the ca l ler than Lo l is ten to you (can you even ber ieve

rea l i ze ,say so ort ,o I is teni t ? )

(cont inued next week)

Apr i l 10 , l 9B9

HOVJ TO BE POPULAR AT A GAY - OR STRAIGHT - SQUARE DANCE (Part 3)

by Pattl ' White

WHAT TO WEAR: At big straight dances, 'square dance attire' is absolutely required, and you

have to dress as your biological sex (these folks are not ready for gu""-s in Drag!) Men wearslacks or new jeans (button all the buttons!) and long-sleeved Western-style shirts (the reasonfor this, according to tradition, is that ladies dontt like to grip hairy, sweaty arms- I personally

have never EVER objected to gripping a hairy sweaty arm, as a matter of fact, the hairier andsweatier...ah, but to each her own!) I'd recommend not u'earing a hat. Also, I suggest not wearingearring,s or rhinestones, as you will definitely be looked askance at!

Ladies have to wear dresses, preferabli' with crinolines and definitely with pettipants, and everl'-one should wear sturdS' comfortable shoes (the floors may be cement).

SQUARING UP: Almost ali straight dancers dance as 'normal' couples, and they mostly squareup that wa!, - get a partner before you head for the floor. It 's considered grossly' rude to pre-arrange squares, so if you simply must dance with a particular couple, loiter around next toeach other on the floor before the tip starts, then ailow any other two couples to join you.If . '-ou alway's square up with the same friends, especially in )'our own Club, -"-ou'll definitelybe seen as unfr iendly, which is exact l l 'what ure don't want, so dance around!

SOLO SECTI0N: Big straight dances always have a's ingles corner, 'where unattached dancerscan find partners. There are alwa5's extra ladies who are dt'ing to dance - there is no lackof partners for a single man at a straight dance! Some of these ladies are LOL's, but don'tlet their age deter you - some of them are good dancers.. .and et iquette requires that solo mennot sit out urhen solo ladies are rvaiting to dance!

DEALING \\rlTH CLjRIOSIT\': lVhen y'ou're standing around squarecl up before the tip starts, peopleusual l l ' look at each other 's badges and make smal l talk about their c lubs. Wear y,our taOee,and be prepared for occasional awkward questions...l can usually handle these by saying brighly,"wh1'-, we're one of the San Francisco clubs!" I then turn it back to them by continuing withouta breath, "And I see .vou're a member of the XYZ squares! Have you been dancing iongii sythat time, hopefull.u-, tf 'e tip will have started. Get the idea? Practice vacuous conversation.It helps in all kinds of straight social situations!

lf you just keep people talkine about themselves, they donrt have time to really grill you aboutwhy 5'ou aren't dancing with one of San Francisco's straight clubs - then, afiei youiur n"o ugood time dancing together, it doesn't matter an5,how.

You may encounter people who know WSD is a Ga5' club and don't know how to handle it. Ifthe-u-'re friendl)', )'ou can say, "oh, yes, we're a fun club and we do have a lot of Gay members!"and invite them to come dance with us, then turn it back to them with a question about theirclub. once in a while, there'll be someone who knows exactly what WSD is, and doesnrtljffiit one bit, in which case he might refuse to dance with you. Just get away as quickly as youcan and find a nice square to dance in.

SANTE-SEX COUPLES: Although people do do it in a very few straight clubs, it is unheard-of atNlainstream and not common at PluslPeople object to Ueing confused about their positions -they tend to orient themselves to having ever5, other person in a petticoat, and a pair of pantswhere a petticoat should be will confuse lots of people. So if 5,su do it, only do ii in a ,qu"r"you know is very strong, and then only do it i. ' 1'ou've cleared it with everyone in the square,and THEN only do it if you're sure the caller isn'i usine -"-ou for his pilot square!

AND ANOTHER THING: I t rs fun to switch'sex r) les'dur ing a t ip, i f your whole square wantsto, but CALLERS HATE IT. Be sure, if you mus.- do it, that the caller isn't sighting off yoursquare!

wst)::=-- =I E E -

EouavE

(to be wrapped up on Wednesday)

Apr i l 10 , l 9B9 WSr) EouAY!HOW TO IE POPULAR AT A GAY - OR STRAIGHT - SSUARE DANCE (paTI 4 )

by Patty' White

What i've tried to do in these last three issues of WSD Today! is give everyone an idea of whatit's like to go to the big straight dances that are comlnt up - the California State Conventionand the Golden State Roundup. The tips on courtesy aren't just for going to straight dances,though! These things lvill work at our own San Francisco Fly-in, our New York Convention, visitingother IAGSDC clubs, like Foggy City and El Camino Reelers, and in our own Club and Classes.

The point of square dance courtes), is to make things rvork for ever),body. When the folks aroundr-ou are feel ing good, y 'ou' t l have more fun, too!

So, to cont inue, this issue is bi ts and pieces I forgot to mention before.. .

BE GENTLE! You don't have to have a gr ip l ike a vise; and i f y 'sur." used to swinging athlet icyoung men around on the dance f loor, remember that the ladies (and lots of gents as rvel l ) prefernot to be swept off their feet!

N10RE 0N SQUARiNG LiP: When squares are f orming, always join the closest one; never pass anopen square! And never EVER lear, 'e a square once y'ou're in i t , e i ther before or dur ing a t ip,except in case of death or comparable emergency' (of coLrrse, i f the cal ler is del iberatel l ' mixingy'ou up, that 's di f ferent!)

I i you don't want to dance i ,vhen squares are forming, LEi\E IHE R0Or"l l The cal ler wiLt t r l ' toi i l l a l l the sqr-rares, so the whole f loor may be kept rvai t ing for you - and they r ,von' t be happy'about being kept r ,vai t ingl Think about i t - y 'ou don't i ike i t ei th6, rvhen someone's being coyanci wanls to be begged.

DANCE LEVEL: Appraise your dance level honest ly. Everyone dreads gett ing stuck in a squarewith someone who thinks he can dance a ievel higher than he real l l ' can! At big dances, thestrongest dancers usual iy gravi tate towards [he front of the hal l - and often these people aren' tpart icular l) ' to lerant of others who break up their squares just because they're ignorant of theirown capabitities. The place to Learn is in 1,'our orvn Club or at a workshop or in a square ofyour own f r iends who are there specif icai l r- to help you through. I f the f loor level is above5'ou, and you want to dance, make sure y'ou do it in a square of very good friends!

DRINKING: Square dance custom is that you don't dr ink before or dur ing a dance for the obviousreason that I 'ou have to be coordinated to square dance. We are more tolerant of dr inking, atConventions, than straight dancers. Alcohoi or drugs at or before a dance is absoiutely disapprovedof - DO NOT D0 IT!

VENDORS: Bring money, check book or credit cards. There wi l i be vendors at these big dancessel l ing almost everything imaginable from autograph books to i icense plate frames to yel lowrocks, etc. Also fun badges and LOTS of cr inol inesl

Remenber, we' l i car pooi to the State Convent ion this weekend; see Scott to arrange to dr iveor r ide; and Class members are welcome to come along. Though ) 'ou' l l not be able to dance (therewon't be a Basic Hal l ) , i t ' l l st i l l be a lot of fun to watch and shop!

REwttXOfR: N{ainstream cl'ass starts on April 19, and runs for l0 weeks, so thebe Jr-rne 14. Graduation will be June 21. The cost for the Mainstream class isdue on June 26 (however, money wil l be happily accepted on the 19th, too!)

iast c lass wi l l$30, which is

I.ISD TODAYApr i l 17, 1989

HERE ARE A FEl.l WoRDS FRol,t EDDIE Sl' ' l ITH, ADHINISTRAToR

Attn: Class and Club l ' lembers

!o iqt r i .d. of . the probl em but

of these teens.has a lwayswant ing to

encouraqed the fr iendship/comoanionshioqreet v5ur f r iends with h 'shoi . r of

l, lestern Star Dancers has alwavs

reason

At our new dance sDace (EVRC). the manaqer aoproached me with a concern.I t seems as thouqh' the ieenair i r rs (macho-"toubh quys") sel l . dea' l and useI t seems as though'the ieenalers (macho-"toubh guys") sel ' l , dea' l and usedruqs on the s te6s and ' in th6 o lavqround of the- f ic i i t tv .

'Thev have f f id

EGt rid of thb problem but the-v-have not been succesiful . The manaqerdruqs on tne s teDs and ]n tne D lavqround 0 t l ne tac l l l t r v . l nev nave Tr retoGt rid of thb oroblem but the-v-have not been succesiful . The manaqeris i f ra id tha t a p l 'ob1em might a r ise by our hugg ing and k iss ing in f ro i l t

tha t wou ld resu l ta f fec t ion . I see

' t n.JUST A WORD TO THE WISE: BEMIGHT BE A TIAY TO AVOID

RIGHT IN FRONT OF THESE TEENS. ITS ITUAT I ON . ATTUOUCU UE DO OUTNUI,'IBERFOR US OUTSIDE.

l nno

i ts members reqard inq the showinq o f a f fec t ion .However , . I . go . tn in t ! t ' . ! t t m igh t be good ideaHowever , I do th jnk that i t mjqht be good idea not to have qreat k iss jnqscenes i iqht in front of these-teens.- I 'm thinklnq in oartTdlTaFlFoTt-

up. They migf i t lo 'se their

The manaqer of EVRC does not plan to pol ice us.would neVer consider that Western Stai ' Dancers

I t 's for sure that Ishou ld th ink about po l ic ing

ght there or theym]qnt a t racK vou a t vour car . tn ]s nas naDDeneo Derore ln rn lsne ighborhood. - I t ' s Tor sure they know what 'k ind o f ne ighborhood they are

scenes r ' rqnt ]n t ron l o t Inese teens. t 'm In lnKlng ]n par l lcu luo. Thev miqf i t l o 'se their

cool /cont ro l becausb they are on drugs 'and s t i r t i f iqht theremiqht a t tack vou at vour car . Th ' is 6as haooened befo ie in th isneiqhborhood.- I t 's Tor sure thev know what 'k ind of ne iohborhoo

COO LA BAD

THEil, THEY I,'|AY CH??SE T0 UAIT

Edd je Smj th , Admin is t ra to r

When I f j rst heard about the feel ings expressed by the EVRC director, myin ' i t ia l react ion was to sav "No wavl l . le bhould be-able to do whatevei wirwant ! " . I t took me a l ' i t t ]e wh i le - (and some input f rom o thers ) to s topand rea l i ze a few th ' inqs .A l though th is ' i s ou r o in ne ighborhood , i t i s rea l l y the i r " tu r f " to wh ichwe are-the newcomers. They f iave been' there longer- than us. I t ' is natural6 resent newcomers in youi ' space.| . le don' t want to feel that we alwavs need to be lookincr over our shouldersbut we probably do need show some taut jon wi th these tdens. (Anoccas ' ioha l "He] lo " m ' igh t he lp to b reak the ice . ) In speak inq v l i th someothers, the jdea came-up that we might want to have CUAV (C6mmunity Uni tedAqa ins t V io lence) come to c lass n iqh t and q ive us some po in te rs on how tob6st protect our ie lves whi le out af id about- in " the neighborhood". I f youfeel tnat i t would be benef ic ia l to have CUAV come to ipeak with us,please say something to Scott , Freeman, or mysel f .Anna D.P.S. I f you wou ld l i ke to express your v iews, p lease see Scot t , Pa t ty , o rme. Remember tha t space is l im i ted so p lease be br ie f .

, t i l I fED! Someone to be resDonsible for merchandis inq at HSD. Thiswou ld en ta i l such th inqs hs ar ranq inq w i th Caro lvn- to have ves ts made(Th' is needs to happen Very soon!) l mif ing arrangLments for new T-shir ts,and f ind ' ing i tens o f merchand ise wh ich wou ld be- fun fo r WSD members tohave such Is muqs , fans , e tc . Respons ib i l j t i es wou ld no t be l im i ted tothose ment ioned'and would require Someone who eniovs tak ' inq care ofde ta j l s . I f ygq th ink th js dou ld be someth ing y6u-wou ld e t joy do ing ,p lease see Scot t r igh t away.

Anna D.

t.lSD TODAYApr i l 19 , 1989

A CORRECTION

Last weeks } lSD Today stated that the new Mainstreamclass beq' ins on June 19 at a cost of $30.00 for tenweeks ani l money is due on June 26th. In fact , thec lass beg ins Apr i l l9 th and money due on Apr i l 26 th .

t.lSD TODAYApr i l 19, 1989

HERE ARI A FE!|, IdORDS FROfi EDDIE SHITH, ADMINISTRATOR

Attn: Class and Club llembers

!o gq t r id o fi s i f ra id tha tof these teens.

At our new dance space (EVRC), the manaqer approached me with a concern.I t seems as though ' the teenagers (macho- " tou fh guys" ) se l1 , dea l and usedruqs on the steDs and in the pla.yqround of the-faci l i t .y . The.y have tr i

" ) se l1 , dea l and usei l i t y . They have t r iedccess fu l . The manaqer

I t seems as though the teenagers (macho-"tough guys") sel l , deal and usedruqs on the s teDs and in the o lavqround o f the- fac i l i t v . Thev have t r ieToEt r id of thb oroblem but the-v-have not been succesi fu l . The manaoer

teDs ano rn tne D lavqround o t tne tac l l ' t t v . lnev have t r ' tethb probl em but the-v-have not been succesi fu l . The manaqera phoblem mjght ar ise by our hugging and kissjng in f rof i t

Western Star Dancers has alwavstha t wou ld resu l t in want inq t ,oaf fect ion. I see no reason-whv

the fr iendship/compani onshi pfriends w'ith a shoi.r of

encouraqedqreet vdur{h is shou ld

The manaqer 'o f EVRC does no t p lan to po ' l i ce us . I t ' swould neVer cons' ider that l . lestern Stai ' Dancers should

for sure that Ith jnk about po l ic ing

i ts members reqardinq the showinq of af fect ' ion.However, . I . 9o . t t r i nf !n. ! j t mi gh{ be good ' i deaidea no t to have qrea t k iss inq

r r . - -However, I do th ink

cha

' t n.JUST A t l0RD T0 THE WISE: BEI,IIGHT BE A I,IAY TO AVOIDTHEIVI, THEY T,IAY CHOOSE TO

Eddi e Smi th, Adm' in i strator

scenes r iqht in f ront of these-teens.- I 'm thinklnq in oartTcuTai-E6ou[up . They mi96 t tobe the i rthe a rea where the poo l tab le ' i s se t up . Thev miqh t lo3e the i r

cool /control becausb they are on drugs'and st i r t 5 f ight there or theym' igh t . a t tack yog.? t your car . . . Th js 6as happened be fo ie in th ism' igh t a t tack you a t your car . Th js has happened be fo ie jn th isne ighborhood. I t ' s fo r sure they know what k jnd o f ne ighborhood they are

COOL RICHT IN FRONT OF THESEA BAD S ITUAT I ON . ALTHOUCH IIE

,IAIT FOR US OUTSIDE.

TEENS. ITDO OUTNU14BER

When I f i rst heard about the feel ings expressed by the EVRC d' i rector, myin i t ia l reac t ion was to say "No wav l l . le bhou ld be-ab le to do whateve i w i :want ! " . I t took me a l j t t le wh i le - (and some input f rom o thers ) to s topand rea l i ze a few th inqs .A l though th is i s our o i ln ne ighborhood, i t j s rea l l y the i r " tu r f " to wh jchwe are-the newcomers. They 6ave been' there

' longer- than us. I t is natural

6 resent newcomers in youi space.l le don ' t want to fee l tha t we-a lwavs need to be look inq over our shou ldersbut we probably do need show some Laut ion wi th these t6ens. (Anoccas ioha l "HeI lo " migh t he ' lp to b reak the ice . ) In speak inq w i th someothers, the idea came up that we might want to have CUIV (C6mmunity Un' i tedAqa ins t V io lence) come to c lass n iqh t and q ive us some po in te rs on-how tob6s t p ro tec t our le lves wh i ie ou t a i ld about - in " the ne ' ighborhood" . I f youfee l tha t i t wou ld be benef ic ia l to have CUAV come to Speak w i th us ,p lease say someth ing to Scot t , F reeman, o r myse l f .Anna DP.S. I f you wou ld l i ke to express your v jews, p lease see Scot t , Pa t ty , o rme. Remember tha t space is l im i ted so p lease be br ie f .

t lAf i fED! Someone to be resDonsib ' le for merchandis ' inq at WSD. Thiswou ld en ta i l such th ' inqs hs ar ranq inq w i th Caro lyn- to have ves ts made(Thiq needs to happen Very soon!) i mif ing arrang6ments for new T-shir ts,and f indinq i tems bf merchandise which would be-fun for l . lSD members tohave such Is mugs , fans , e tc . Respons ib j l j t i es wou ld no t be l im ' i ted tothose ment ioned-and would require bomeone who enioys takinq care ofde ta j l s . t f VgV th ink th is r iou ld be someth ing y6u-wou ' ld e i l joy do ing ,please see Scott r ight avray.

Anna D.

t.lSDApri I

TODAY23, 1989

APRIL IN PARADISE:THE RITES OF SPRING

The Schedul e

Fr idav Aor i l 28 th :re-7:30p.m.

Reqis t ra t ion and ' "Meet and Greet " a t theCoFra] 2140 Market Street

. 8 :00 p .m. - l 1 :00 p .m.Mainstrean / Plus Dance "A" Star Tips $8w/Sandie Bryant Crystal Bal l roomSan Francjscan Hotel 1231 l , larket St. (at 8th)

Saturdav Apr i l 29 th :reOp.-Cl Dance w/C2 Star Tips $5

vt/ Saundie ' Bryant- l17 D- iamond(L ive Oak Schoo l )

. ? iOQp. a iOQp. -Advanced Dance w/Sand ie (L ive Oak)$5

. 12:00p. 2:00p. - Intro to Advanc'eA w/ JohnnyThe Corral

. ? r30p. 4 :30p. - In t ro to P lus w/ Johnn je (Cor ra l ) $5. I t lQb . 9 :OQi2 . - D jnner Crys ta l .Ba l l room, (See Fr i . f

.8 :00p . 11 :30p . Ha ' ins t ream/P lus Dance w/Advanced Star Tips w/ Sandie and

331^iy.;.?illl'1,33'll?T at theSundav Apr i l 30 th :

. l l : 30 a . l : 0Op.Po t luck Brunch 0 Mat t M. and Ne i l S .1232 Masonic Ave. - 431-6385S.F. DANCERS: PLEAST BRING A DISH

. l :00 - 5:00p lL:lo8[.nce to Dance" w/Johnnv' and Sand je (a l I I eve l s ) ' a tLive Oak School $5_

BASIC DANCERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DROP IN AT ANY SESSION TOt ' tEET PEoPLE AND HELP oUT IF THEY CAN. (N0 CHARGE, 0FcouRsE ! )

TODAYr989

In order to cont inue to provide an exci t inq dance exoer ience as wel l asmain ta in a cont inuous so t ia l .p rogram, we n6ed the he lp o f one.and-a l l . - One waythat you can help is by keeping your eyes and ears opbn for what is going on.Sometimes we get so busy doing-things that we forget to ask for help do' ingSometimes we qet so busv dothem! I'Jeekenil workshooi arthem! I ' leekeni l workshoos are a wav of heloinq out. These are orovided to-heloyou increase your danc ing ab i l i ty -as wel l 'as-prov ide everyone i r i th anoooortunitv to qet to known other class and club members. I f vou are

t.lsDApri l 23,

rtunity to get. to kn6wn, othei class and club members.

vou neeo I-out" whi I e

br ing food

s enouqn room tor a square to 0they f ra i t the i r turn ' to dance.for a pot luck lunch or d inner ,

I f vou wish to encouraqe oeoplethat-great but not neceisai 'y . '

some room torA l l

l'.ngl o

In case you hadn ' t heard , the F i rs t San Franc isco F ly - In i s tak ing p lace onApri l 28:30! In addi t i6n to the dancing, you' l l hale the opport [n i ty to meetsQuare dancers f rom al l over the country. Several of our out-of- town guestsare s t i l l i n need o f a p lace to s tay . Some peop le don ' t know ahead o f - t imewhether or not thev wi l l be ab' le to at tend and 3ome mav need olaces to stav.As of Saturday mor-ning, we had 167 people registered ( ibout 6b out-of- townErs)and more on the way!

-} le may not be'able let-you know'who needs a place unt i ' l '

the ' las t minu te bu i we need-some ex t ra o laces- " ius t incase" . } , le a lsb need vourhe lp in o ther a reas such as a t the doo i 'and he lp ing to run the 50 /50 ra fT le .I f you wou ld l i ke to he lp in any o f these areas b le ise le t Edd ie o i me know.I f you or someone you knbw have-not yet reg' isterbd, today wi l l be the last dayto reqister for the fu l l weekend. I ' le must not i fv the hotel of our dinner totalno later than 9 a.m. Tuesday. After tEi l dancei we be on a "per session"5a- i l$8.00 for Fr iday ni i r t r t . $10.00 foi Saturday niqht, and'$5.00 forworkshops and Sunday af tern5on.(See f lyer for schelu ' le l )NOTICE: Matt l ' , | . and Nei l S. have of fered their beaut i fu l home in the Haiqht foruse f i 'F a oot luck brunch on Sundav morninq. l . le are askinq al l of our Saf iF ranc isco C lub members to b r inq a b runch fvoe d ish to sha ie . Le t ' s show ourguests some real San Francisco-hospi taf i ty ' ! '

Recent lv . l ' l a r ie and I d iscovered a qrea t l i t t le qe tawav o lace in South ShoreLake Tahoe. l ' le found a group of caSins, each witn i ts 'o i , rn k i tchen, locatedw' i th in wa lk inq d is tance o f the cas inos and the beach. | , le wou ld

' l i ke to

orqanize a iu iket of qambl inq and beaches for the last weekend of Seotember.Co i t wou ld be aoorox i f ia te lv $90.00 fo r the weekend (o lus qambl inq mohev! ) .Th is wou ld a lso ' inc lude a i jAe t r ip (op t iona l ) to th 'e ex t iaord in i ry Gr6v i r r HotSpr ings Poo ls (A 45 minu te d r i ve ) . . I f you th ink you wou ld be in te rbs ted jndo ing th is , p lease contac t me or f ' l a r ie .

0n Fr iday & Saturday l4ay l2th & l3th, Westerntwo n iqh ts o f danc inq w i th Pau l Waters . So. .

S tar Dancers w i l l be-br ing ingyoutwo nighfs of danci i rg wi th Paul Wateis. So. We need vour helo!F reemai l . i s look jnq f6 rsomeDeoDle tobe , 'ResDons iu f f iF reemai . i s look jnq f6 rsomeDeoDle tobe , 'Resoons ib f f i r va r iousaspects o f these.6vents . Thbse 'Capta ins wou lg be . respo i rs ib le fo r the fo l low inaspec ls 0 t Inese even ls . Inese uapta lns wou lo De responsrD le to r Tne to l low lnqfuhc t ions on bo th n igh ts : Door / Sebur i ty ; ha l l se t -up 'and take down; sound; andrefreshments. (Decor i t ions is alreadv sboken for.) There wi l l be a meet inq forrefreshments. (Decori t ions is alreadv sboken for.) There wi la l l .uRespons ib i l i t y Capta i l l l qn tue iOay a t 9p.p . . l t "The Chi

meeting fora l l "ResDons ib i l i t v Capta ins" on Tuesdav a t 80 .m. a t "The Ch icken Ranch" .That 's Fi"eeman'r p lace'at 225 Sanchez (-near Har(et) . I f you are interqstThat 's Freeman's place at 225 Sanchez (near l4arket). I f you are interested inany of these posit ions or have any questions, please cal l Freeman at 43L-6272.

IilOTICE: Robert Green (glednesdav lliqht Class) vill b coordinatinq vithCarolyn to order 9lestein Star D'anceFs' vests. In order to qet thlen in tire forconvention, the order vill need to go in very soon. He na{need your help todo this. Be on the look out for rpre infornation in your llSD Today aN clubnights. His number is 441-4818.

Anna D.

APRIL IN PARADISE:THE RITES OF SPRING

The Schedul e

Fr idav Aor i l 28 th :re-7:30p.m.

Reqis t ra t ion and. "Heet and Greet " a tCoFral 2140 Market Street

the

. 8 :00 p .m. - 11 :00 p .m.Ha ins t ream / P lus bance "A" S tarw/Sand' ie Bryant Crystal Bal I roomSan Franc iscan Hote l 1231 Harke t

Tips $9

st . (a t 8 th)

Aor i l 29 th :. l0 :30 12 :30p. -C l . Dance v /C2 Star T ips $5

w/ Saund ie 'Bryant - 117 DTamond(L ive Oak Schbo l )

. 2 ;00p. 4 :00p. -Advanced Dance w/Sand ' ie (L ive Oak)$5

. 12 :00p. 2 :00p. - ln t ro to Advancba w/ Jo l inny $5The Corral

. 2 :10p. 4 :30p. - In t ro to P lus w/ Johnnie (Corra l ) $5. 6 :30 i1 . 8 :00f . - D jnner Crys ta l 'Ba l l room (See Fr i . f' 8:00p' 11:too' Ill l;::: 'gi:1.'i,Bl'i i u{,'0,e andJohnny - Crysta ' l Bal I room at theSan F ianc jscan (See Fr i . ) $ !A

Sundav Apr i I 30 th :. l l : 30 a . 1 :00p .Po t luck Brunch I Ha t t M. and Ne i l S .'

1232 Masonic Ave. - 431-6385S.F . DANCERS: PLEASE BRING A DISHTO SHARE

. l :00 - 5 :00p "Las t Chance to Dance" w/Johnnv' and Sand je (a l l l eve ls ) 'a tLive Oak School 55_

BASIC DANCERS ARE ENCOURAGID TO DROP IN AT ANY SESSION TOl,rEET PEoPLE AND HELP oUT IF THty WISH. (N0 CHARGE, 0FcouRsE ! )

t.lSD TODAYApri l 25, 1989

I In order to cont inue to orovide an exci t inq dance exoer ience as wel lma in ta in an ac t ive soc ia l p roqram, we need" the he lp b f one and a l l .that you can help is by ke'epi f rg your eyes and ears open for what isl leekend workshoos are one wav of heloinq out. These are to helo vouvour dancinq abi l i tv as wel l -as orovide-evervone with an oooort i rn i tvknown other-c lass aird c lub membe'rs. I f vou i re interested' in host i i r

One way9orng on.r ncreaseto get to

you I elgug room tor asquaretdrn toI unch or

dance.di nner,

and some room for others "han-q ou t " wh i le theV wa i t the i rple to br ing food foi a pot luckI f vou wish to encouraqe oeoole

thi t great but not nedesiary.

In case you hadn ' t heard , the F i rs t San Franc isco F ly - In i s tak ing p lace th isweekend!- You' l l have an opportuni ty to meet square dancers f rom-al l over thweekend!- You' l l have an opport! ! i ty to meet,square f rom-al l over the

arehs o lease le t Edd ie o r me know.

countrv and Canada. But . wb 's t i l l have some fo l 'ks that need a o lace to s tav.As of ilonday, we have 178 people registered (about 70 out-of-fri@llrui-m-5ron the wav! l le mav not be ab le ' le t vou know who needs a o lace unt i l the last

count rv and Canada. But . wb 's t i l l have some fo l ' ks tha t need a o lace to s tav .As of i londay, we have 178 people registered (about 70 out-of-ft i@llrui-m-6'reon the wav! - l le mav no t be 'ab le le t -vou know who needs a o lace un t i l the las tminu te (d i re to las i m inu te a r r i va ls ) -and we a lso need somb ex t ra p lacesminute (due to las t mil l . : . . ^ l : - : - ^ ^ l l r r ^ ^ r - -

ar r jva ls ) -and we a lso need somb ex t ra p ' lacesyour he' lp ' in other areas such as at the dojus t in iase" . I ' l e a lso need vour he lp ' in o ther a reas such as a t the door and

6 lo inq to run the 50 /50 ra f? le . I f ' vou wou ld l i ke to he lp in anv o f these" . ' tus l rncase" . we a lso need vour ne lD ' rn o tner a reas sucn as a t the d00r ah6 tp ing to run the 50 /50 ra f? le . I f ' you wou ld l i ke to he lp in any o f theseareas o lease le t Edd ie o r me know.As vou have orobab lv heard a l readv . there is no bas ic danc inq schedu led fo r theweekend. Hoi . rever, i f several basi i dancers at tend, we wi l l isk the cal lers todo a spec ia l Bas ics t ip jus t fo r you ! There w i l l , o f course be no charge! l , lew i l l be us inq the Cor ra l as a meet ' inq o lace fo r square dancers so th is miqh ta lso be a qo6d weekend to qo ou t fo r -a ' l i t t l e two 's tepp in ' .NOTICE: Mat t M l andNe' i l S. haie of fered thejr-beaut j fu l home in the Hajqht for lse fo-r a pot luckbrunch on Sundav morninq. l . le are askinq al l of our San Franc' isco Club'membersto br inq a "bru-nch tvpei l d ish to share.- Let 's show our quests some real SanFranc js6o hosp i ta l i t y ' ! A l l square dancers a re we lcome! ( fn is inc ludes ourf r iends in Bas jc c lasses as we l l . )

Recent ly . l ' l a r ie and I d iscovered a qrea t l i t t le qe tawav o lace in South ShoreLake Tahoe. I ' le found a group of caSins, each wit t r i ts-oivn k i tchen, locatedwi th in wa lk inq d is tance 5 f the cas inos and the beach. } le wou ld l i ke toorqan ize a ' iunket o f qambl inq and beaches fo r the las t weekend o f Seotember .Co5 twou ld6eaoorox j f ra te lv$ lo .00 fo r theweekendTh is wou ld a lso ' inc lude a i ide t r ip (op t jona l ) to thb ex tFaord in i ry Gr -ov6r Hot|Rl i ngs . Pqol s ( .A beaut j f u l 45 mi nute. dr i ve) . I f . .you thi nk you woul

-d be

in te res ted in do ing th is , p lease contac t me or I ' l a r je .

)lestern Star Dancers fnvftes fts Jledenesdav Niqht Class to ioin other classaN Club nenbers for a niqht of dancingviih Piul jlaters (Fii. fs full Plus aNSat. vfl l h class levelsl. j le vould l ike to do everythihq ve can to nake vourfirst 'biq dance' an exreTience to rerenher. So..... ' . Jte'need vour heto!F reenan i3 look inq fo r ,so IeDeoD|e to fu ,Resoons ib i l i t f f i i ousaspects of these

-events. Thbse'Captains vould be resw'nsfble for the foltwinq

functions on both nights: Doorl Seicurity (taken); hal) set-up arrld take dotrn; -

soud; aN rdFEshrelnts. (Decorations fl itso sw*en for.) lhere vitl tu a'reetinq for all 'ResponsfDf l i tv Captains" on Tubsdav llav 2N at 8o.n. at'TheChickeh Ranch'. Thal's Freena'n's'place at 225 Sanchez (near llarliet). If youare interested iq_4ny of these positions or have any questions, please callFreeman at 437-6272.

ll0TICE: Roturt Green Olednesdav NiqhtCarol yn to order Jlestein Star D'anceis'8th and llednesday llay 10th. Cost villRobert's number is 447-4878.

coordinatinq vithgs Uill .b oln lloday llayIy t35-tn per vest-.

Class) vi l l bevests. Fittinbe approxinate

Anna D.

wsD =E=ouay!Xlal, I, 1989

WSD TODAY!, a complement to THE WESTERN STAR, tackles current issues, questions and news. pub-l ished Ntonda), 'and \ i lednesda) 'evenings, WSD TODAY! is alai lable only at Club and Class nights. Ques-tions' topjcs and opinions are soiicited and encouraged. Views expressed are those of the author.

by Patty' \[ 'hite

I was so proud to belong to a hosting Club when all our guests had such a wonderful time at theFli,-in! And I was so proud of WSD because man)' of the very best dancers on the floor learned todance at WSD! And most of all, I WAS S0 PROUD 0F 0tlR MAINSTREAIU AND PLLjS CLASS MEIUBERS!

A class is actually a cloistered and safe experience - l 'our ability and desirabilitl as a square danceris never realll ' tested until you dance to other callers with people from other Clubs. So a big dance,like the "Rites of Spring," is reallt ' a rite of initiation for you. \-ou all passed with fll ' ing colorsand rhinestones and spangles!

Now vou've experienced the frustration of being in a square with someone who can't dance the level.i u'as proud that I'ou all recognized when the floor level was bel'ond )'ou arrd went out and formedsuicide squares so ):ou could dance and learn and break down and get back dancing without infiictingthat frustration on other dancers!

Now you've had the thrill of know'ing it was !'ou q;ho kept a square from breaking dou'n. I thoughti 'd burst u ' i th pr ide when two of you in the Plus class pul led six r ier) 'weak people through one o1'Saundie's challenging IIS tips. but it rvasn't the fact that -v-ou danced so much better than thelthat uras impressi 'ne - i t was the fact that THEY never real ized vou were doine i t !

Nou: you ma! hi lve fel t the special humil iat ion lou feei when someone l 'ou don't even know is impat ientwith i,ou - and how it feels u'hen !'ou goof and somebodl' grins and u'inks at 3'ou and iIiF )'ou throughl

\on that r"ou \ ie seen f i rst-nano t i iat l \SD ciatrcers are ai l lortg ' t j rc s ' rrui lg€Si un t i re i ' iooi (af i r l io lr : ,eitheir level) , I can explajn something that might not 've made sense before - which is, l lOW \ '01-r C0TT0 BE THAT \\rAY. Bob and Bi l i couid've talked t i l l the: 'were blue in the fac:e and not gotten i t acrossas wel l as Saundie did when slre started cal l ing tr ick} ' Nlainstream - ! ou could see f or I 'ourselveshow many peopie can't handle calls from an unusuai position (you mal have been surprised when some-one couldn't do a half-sashal'ed Square Thru!) \'ou don't break down u,hen the caller gets creat ir,,e- and thal, 's because WSD starts teaching AII Posit ion Dancing r ight at the beginning of Basic.

WSD's teaching phi losophy is to take a l i t t le longer during classes to bui ld in the APD concept arthe start, because we think it builds stronger, more flexible dancers.

You know, periodicai l l ' , WSD class members get concerned because another Club's classes are goingfaster - the)"ll be halfwal' thru Nlainstream before !!'g_Ig through Basic! Naturally, the gther peoplecan't resist being a iittle (or more than a iittie) coildEEending, utich doesn't help our iiIG'J setf-confidence at all. (Remember last December and January u'hen we u,ere going through that?)

we could get classes through faster if u,e taught it "r'anilia" lthat's a condescending straight termfor very simplistic "gent-on-the-left-ladi'-on-the-rigtrt" dancing) and then just let dancers learn ApDfrom dancing later on. Some Clubs do that, obviously'- that's why people get out on the floor unpre-pared for challenging darrcing. But if I had ever had an5' doubts about the wisdom of doing our wat.,they would have disappeared FAST when I saw our classes dancing this weekend - I knew we did itright! GREAT DANCING!

-

Darrell Anderson ishis friends all over

crit ical iy i l lhere and not

i navisiting

convaiescent hospital in Sanoften. . . I think he'd reallv

Leandro, and very lonell, ,, ; 'happreciate cards,

Fairmont Convalescent Hospital15400 Foothitl Btvd

San l,eantir.l, CA 9S4TS

F0RCET: - IVS and Plus Workshops- WSD Vest fittings next

at Anna's on Saturday,Monday'and Wednesdav.

DON'T May 6. 621-0862.

TTST}Eouav!ivlay 3, 1989

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b)' Patty White

ABOUT NEW YORK AND BADGES - Usually, when peopie graduate from Mainstream Class, if they wantto join WSD, they pay their pro-rated dues at graduation and we order a rhinestone badge, whichtakes about three weeks to arrive. This time, though, there won't be enough time for the badgesto come between graduation and NY, so. . those students who definitely are going to NY, and whodefinitely are joining WSD, can pay their half-year dues ($12) on Wednesday-, tVay 10, and we'll orderthe badges right away so you can get them in time for New York! Students who arentt going to Conven-tion can join at Graduation and the badges wili arrive as usual - this is just to get rhinestone badgesfor this Convention!

FIRST CHANCE!with the CIubMainstream and

The Paul Waters danceand with visitors fromClass level Plus tips!

on Saturday the 13th is our MS Class's first chance to danceother Clubs, because itrs going to be

"@

It's in a lovely new Hall - there are issues of THE WESTERN STAR, WSD's newsletter, on the tablefor you tonight, with directions on the back page. Everybody please be sure to note that the otherdance (the Friday night one) is full Plus, and nobody should try it without having completed the plusClass. Paul's a super caller and iTFgoing to be a super dance!

FOR OUR MAINSTREAM CLASS - There was a 1ot of confusion for the Class before you (some are yourAngels norv) and I want to explain something to prevent the same thing from happening for you- Duringtheir MS Class, they discovered that Foggy City's MS Class was doing fancier styling and seemedto be getting to be better dancers sooner, so naturally they were worried that maybe they werenrtas good as the FCD class, or maybe WSD wasn't teaching them right.

NOT T0 WORRY! What actually was happening is thatand the students learn things at different times.something called All Position Dancing (npO]l-ftntthis all along - that's when you do a call notthe-rightt position, but also half-sashayed, and youations) It does take longer to get through the Calls

Many Clubs, including Foggy City, wait to work this APD concept until the Class is actually dancingPIus or Advanced. We teach this way because we think it builds stronger dancers in the iong run;but there's nothing wrong with doing it the other way. Eventually, everyone who works at it willbecome a good dancer.

tutother thing that happened for that Class is that there were a few people trying to get them tojoin Foggy City instead of Western Star, and they got the impression of a lot of rivalry betweenthe Clubs. This is just not the case - there are a ver,u- few people in each Club who dislike ridividuatpeople in the other Club, but almost all of us are friends and we dance together all the time.

In San Francisco werre all lucky because we have both Foggy City and Western Star to dance intwo whole Calendars crammed with other things, toot Ang therefs Midnight Squares for AdvancedChallenge dancing. Gay square dancers in most cities don't have the choices available that we do.

If some of you eventually should decide that you prefer Foggy Cityrs dance style and activities, itrsokay. You don't need to feel wierd or secretive about it! Whatts important is that you join the Clubyou feel most comfortable with and then support your Club! All Clubs need help - itrs a lot of workbut a lot of fun to help run one!

WSD and Foggy City teach their classes differently,WSD has always placed a very early emphasis on

from the beginning of Basic. (You've been doingonll' from the standard rgent-on-the-left-lady-on-

do calls from all kinds of different starting form-because we work 'em to death!

andand

DON'T FORGET: Workshops this weekendWSD Vest fittings nextSOFT-S0LED SHOES next

at Anna's, andMonday and Wednesdal', andWednesday!

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ST. PAULUS LUTHERAN CHURCH

GOUGH STREET at EDDY STREET(ln the basement)

PAULWATERS

MAY i2 THFRIDAY

7:30 - 10:00

HEA\A/ DUTYTAKE NO PRISONERSII

PLUS

(rF YOU ARE NOT SECURE tN PLUS,PLEASE JO|N US ON SATURDAY)

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7:30 - 10:30

CLASS LEVEL

MAINSTREAMAND

CLASS LEVEL

PLUS

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OUFI DEEFHST COI{DCILENCES ANN SYFIF 'ATI - . IY TO THE F jRIENDS AND RELAT]VES OFDAf1RELL A|{DERSOf{ t iJHO FAS$ED AbJAY CIN l '1AY 511{. DARREL-L WAii Af. l ACTIVE f ' lEf ' l tsEROF WSD" I .{AVII ' IG SERVED ON THE ttOARD OT: DIREI]TORS AND I 'JUMERCIU5 CI4TTEEASSIGNI"IEhIT'5 $II ' ICE I I IS $RADUATION II ' I T 'HE: SIJI ' I I ' IE:R OfT 1?84." HH WA$ ALSO AM E N F E R O F ' T H E S N L J A R E D A N C E I . . I A I s I ] N C O ] { I { I T T E E - T H A T F . U T - T O G E T ' H E R O U RI-IEI"IOfTABL-E FERFORFIAI.ICE A'T' THE {:Lfisl I 'IG CEREF1NN I ES OF GAY GAI'1E:s I I -W E W I L L I , I I 5 5 H I S E N T H U S I A S T I C . C A R ] N G A N D A C " T i V E N A Y S . F A T , I i L Y I " I E } " I B E R SREOUE:ST 'THA] - ANY IN-MEI" IOfT IUI ' I DONATIOI {5 }38 : I " IADE TO EI -THf i f l CANCEF CIR AIDSORGANIZATIONS, BCITH OF WHICH I l / lRREL- . l . t ^ ,AS ACTIVE IN AS TAJELL AS SOUAREDANCING. THIS WHHI . : :END'S DAf ' ICE! ] N I I . .L . BE Df :DICATED TO HITJ MEI - IORY,

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WSD. ALOT{G td ] 'TH THE $CIU"TH FLORIDA I ' IUSTANGS. F ,UDDLETOI{N SOUARES (SEATTLE}AT. ID CAF, I I 'AL CITY SGI IJARH1S (SACRAI , IHNTO) , AhID I IEW YEAR'5 RESiOLUTIONS (LA)ARE THE FIVE FOUNDING I " IEME(ERS Of : THE IAGSDC (THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONoF 6AY SGIUARE DAtiCH CLUHS). IN FACT WE WEI{E

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SOUARE DANCE CLUFS ARCIUND IN 1983 h IHEN TI {E IA65DC WAS STAF|TED IN MIAMI , ATT H E V E R Y F I R S T F ' L Y * I N . T O D A Y T H E R E A R E O V E R . ] 5 C L L ' 8 5 A C R O S S T H E I J S A N DCANADA, INCLLJDING NEUI CLUFS IN sAN D]EGO. EURE} . .A . AND PH]LADELF,HIA T 'HATB E G A N T H I S Y L . A R ,

L A T E R T H A T Y E A R ( 1 9 8 3 ) " N A N Y O F U 5 A T T E N D E D T H E ' C O U N T R Y D A N C E F E S T I V A L 'AT fHE RENO ROtlEU, t^,E HAD TO SHARE L.I : | '4ITED DANCE l ' I f . lE AND SPACE NITHCLOG6ER5" ROUND DAT'ICERs. FOLFI DA}{CERS, AND MOREi BUT WE ALSCI HAD OURFIRST EXECUTIVE AND GENE:RAL I4E: I ' IBERSHIP IAESDC t ' lTGSi . THUS T l {E IDEA FOROUR OWN CONVENTION WAS FORN. SEATTLE VOLUNTEERED. AND TWO FUDDLETObINEREDOUG | ' ICP|{ERSON Al{D AGIIES Sl" l IT} i BECAI' IE THE CO-CHAIRS. AGNES WAS ONE UF IA|SD'SFIVE FOUNDERS, WHo HAD JUST MOVED TO SEATTLE. sHE AND DOUG, NITH GREATNERVE A l ' . lD VISICIN, | "1ADE THE FIRST CCI l {TACTS WITH NA' f IONAL CALLERS ANDCONTRACTED WITH A HOTEL FOR ROCI I '4s . DANCE SF 'ACE AND BANOUET FACIL IT IES. NONEOF HIS HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE AND I lO ONE EVEN P{NEW HOW I"1ANY WCIULD ATTEND.I T N C I R I , i E D ! I N F A C T I T N A S T H E ' B I G B A N G " F R O M W H I C H A L L O U R F U T U R ECONVENTIONS HAVE SPRUN{ i , 'PEEL THE APPLE' CELEBRATES CILJR SIXTH ANNUALCONVENTION AND ALL THE HERITAGE. FUN AND GROWTH THAT THAT IMPLIES.

TREAT'YOURSELF T 'O A I ' IEMORABLE VACATION, FOR GREAT DANCING AND THE CHANCE TOI" IEET OTHER DANCERS Ff tOI ' l ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BUILD NEW FRIENDSHIFS. THECONVENTIOf { CAN'T BE BEAT, AND NE:N YT]RI . : : FROMISES TO BE E. I IGGER AND BETTERTHAN ANY.

T O N I T E . T O C E L I ] R A T E T H E U F ' C O I 4 I N G C O V E N T I O N " W E " V E G O T S H O W T U N E s . A R A F F L EF'OR F 'REE REGIS-TRAI ' I I ] I { (C IR HTJNHTARY EOUIVAL-ENT) " T I . IE CONVTjNTIOI { CALL 'PEEL HEAFF'LE" . AND AI .L I . I iNDS f iF IFJFORI{ATION TO HELP YOLJ GET SET LJP.

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WESTERN STAR DANCERSPRESENTS FOR TWO NIGHTS

ST. PAULUS LUTHERAN CHURCH

GOUGH STREET at EDDY STREET(ln the basement)

PAULWATERS

MAY 12 'T

HFRIDAY

7:30 - 10:00

HEAVY DUTYTAKE NO PRISONERS!!

PLUS

(rF YOU ARE NOT SECURE tN PLUS,PLEASE JOIN US ON SATURDAY)

MAY 13IHSATURDAY

7:30 - 10:30

CLASS LEVEL

MAINSTREAMAND

CLASS LEVEL

PLUS

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by Patty White

THANKS to everyone who worked on the two Paul Waters dances last weekend! Freeman coordinatedthe hall responsibilities so that people who helped switched off nights and everyone got to danceone night or the other. Decorations, equipment schlepping and setup, door security, drinks, andall the other things you need to do to put on a dance were handled by Don, Marc, Gary, Brandon,Clark, Freeman, Russ, Patty, Anna, Scott, Monte and Rod. Ron Farv6, Bob Bradshaw's lover, alsohelped, and lots of people pitched in to put away chairs, etc.

ABOUT THE ST PAULUS HALL: We're planning more dances for this beautiful hall! One thing everyoneneeds to be aware of is that the hallways leading to the bathrooms are open to the playgroundbehind the church; and the playground is accessible from the street. The St Paulus folks told usto be aware of who's supposed to be at our dance because nobody else is supposed to be in thebuilding (they may have had strange people wander in from the street before). So just watch forany strangers in the future and let everyone know right away if any problems arise!

ANOTHER THiNG ABOUT THE HALL: For anyone who drives and parks on Gough - the far left lane,next to the church, is a freeway-only lane, and if you get to the end of the block in that lane,you have to go onto the freeway and then it'll take forever to get back (believe me!) lf you parkbeside the church, you have to time your departure very carefully to be sure you can get out intothe center lane so you can continue on down Cough. You can't see the traffic coming toward youfrom the next block up on Gough until they're already on your block, so you have to time it withthe tights and watch for cross-traffic turning onto Gough. Beware!

A QUESTION CAME UP: Someone in the WSD Plus class asked me Saturday night whether WSD wouldever give a single-level dance which would automatically exclude some members who dontt dancethe level. The answer I gave him is no, we wouldn't give a lone dance that wouldn't offer all ourmembers a chance to dance. We arranged with Paul to call the heavy-duty Plus dance as a specialtreat for our advanced Plus dancers who are aching for a real workout since most of their dancingis Class-level Plus and Class-level Mainstream at Club dances. But we wouldn't have given it withoutthe Class-level dance right along with it so that everyone had the opportunity to dance!

lncidentally, for those of you who were working the hall on Friday night and may sometimes nothave had the faintest idea what was going on on the floor - that was pgy heavy-duty Plus. It justdoesn't come much harder. But the reason it sounded like Paul was calliru so FAST is that he wasgiving a call, then very quickly talking the floor through it AT Tm SAME TIME THEY WERE DOING IT.This is called "directional calling" and it's used a lot when people are in very unusual starting posi-tions. Itrs a feature of APD calling, and is just a faster, real-time version of being walked througha call l ike Bob and Bill do with you.in class.

DIRECTORY UPDATES: Leave any corrections and additions on Freeman's machine. He'll give themto me and Itll put them in the next issue of THE WESTERN STAR in a form that you can ;asily addinto your Directory!

SATURDAY SCHEDULE CLARIFICATIONS: Workshops at Anna's, 12-2 MS, 2-4 PLUS. potluck at Andl, &Randy's, 332 Paul Ave, Mtn View, at SPM for those who are going to the ECR Roger Loney dance.RanCy & Andy's #: (415) 961-7504, Anna's #: 621-0g62. Anna says people going to the poiluck canbring their hot or cold things to her house for keeping if theyrre going South direcfly from theworkshop. CARPOOLING: Scott?s arranging it. See hin tonight or Wednesday nieht.

ROCER LONEY DANCE: This is the first full Plus-level dance for ECR's Plus class who just graduated.Our Plus class will be all the way thru the Plus calls, or almost, and Scott checked to be sure itwould be okay to bring our Plus class people. .YES! If it turns out to be a little beyond you,not to worry! Just partner up with a full-Plus WSD dancer (WSD full-Plus dancers be sure to partnerup with our Class people!) and we'll do fine - if 'uuorst comes to worst, we'll all make suicide squares,

mrrg 22. l3E5 WSI) roDAY!WSD TODAY, a complement to the "Western StarMonday and Wednesday even ing , WSD TODAY wi l lC l a s s n i g h t s . Q u e s t i o n s , t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n se n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e

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OH CANADA! TODAY IS VICTORIA DAY IN CANADA. AND SO IT IS ONLY FITTING THATWE CELEBRATE THIS EVENT TONITE SINCE OUR SISTER CITY CLUB IS THE SQUARESACROSS THE BORDER. WE HAVE A CARD THAT WE WILL BE SENDING ALONG TO THEM;PLEASE BE SURE TO ADD YOUR NAME. OUR SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP, THE ONLYONE IN THE IAGSDC ALTHOUGH THERE ARE HOPEFUL RUMBLING OF OTHERS, BEGAN IN1 9 8 4 W H E N A G R O U P O F W S D ' E R S V I S I T E D V A N C O U V E R A F T E R T H E S E A T T L EC O N V E N T I O N . ( R U S S H A S A L L T H E J U I C Y D I R T O N T H A T T R I P ! ) . E A C H C L U B G R A N T SHONORARY MEMBERSHIP AND A BADGE TO VISITORS WHO DANCE AT A REGULARLYS C H E D U L E D C L U B N I T E . A N D S P E A K I N G O F C A N A D A , I T S N O T T O O E A R L Y T O M A K EN O T E O F T H E 1 9 9 0 C O N V E N T I O N , A P R I L 1 2 T H R U 1 5 T H I N V A N C O U V E R !

A B I G W E L C O M E T O N I T E T O O U R C A L L E R B I L L H A N Z E L . B I L L I S N O S T R A N G E R T OWSD; HE TAUGHT OUR 4TH BASIC/MS CLASS AND CONTINUED AS OUR PRIMARYCALLER/ INSTRUCTOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MANY OF US LEARNED TO SQUARE DANCEU N D E R B I L L ' S T U T E L A G E I N C L U D I N G B O B W H O , W I T H B r L L ' S H E L P , W E N T O N T OBECOME A CALLER IN HIS OWN RIGHT. THANKS BILL FOR ALL YOUR HELP ANDFRIENDSHIP THESE MANY YEARS AND WELCOME BACK AGAIN.

WE RECEIVED A FLYER OF JOHNNY PRESTON'S CALLING SCHEDULE, ONE HE MAKESA V A I L A B L E A T A L L H I S D A N C E S A N D I T W A S N I C E T O S E E T H A T S F ' S F L Y I N A N DTHE NEW YORK CONVENTION WERE BOTH L ISTED.

I F Y O U ' R E P L A N N I N G A S I D E T R I P T O P H I L L Y I N C O N J U N C T I O N W T T H T H EC O N V E N T I O N y O U C A N C O N T A C T A L A N L A U F E R A T ( 6 0 9 ) 3 9 4 - 1 3 7 1 . H E I S T H E M A I NCONTACT FOR THE ' 'TNDEPENDENCE SQUARE' " AND ALSO THEIR CALLER/ INSTRUCTOR.ALAN BEGAN DANCING WITH THE SO. FLORIDA MUSTANGS AND THEN MOVED TO NJ ANDD A N C E D W I T H T H E T I M E S S Q U A R E S . T N A D D I T I O N T O P H I L L Y , A L A N I S A L S OTEACHING SQ. DANCING AT THE NEW PRELUDE BAR IN NEW HOPE, PA (A LARGE GAYCOMMUNITY ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF PHILLY) . ANOTHER NEW CLUB IN THEW O R K S ? S P E A K I N G O F T H E I N D E P E N D E N C E S Q U A R E S , O N E O F T H E I R M E M B E R S , S T E V E ,J U S T M O V E D H E R E T O S F A N D W E ' R E P L E A S E D T O W E L C O M E H I M A S A N E W M E M B E R O FI .JSD.

THANKS TO RANDY AND ANDY FOR YET ANOTHER WONDERFUL POTLUCK SATURDAY NIGHTBEFORE A GREAT BANNER DANCE. WE HAD ABOUT TWO SQUARES OF WSDERS ENJOYINGTHE CALLING OF ROGER LONEY AND THE HOSPITALITY OF THE EL CAMINO REELERS.

FREEMAN CALLED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A REPORT FROM THE REHOBOTH BEACH RETREATSPONSORED BY CHESAPEAKE SQUARES - I ' A F A B U L O U S T IME WITH MORE THANI 2 O P A R T I C I P A N T S ! ' ' L E T S H O P E T H E Y D O I T A G A I N A N D W E A L L G O .

REMEMBER WE ARE DARK NEXT MONDAY NITE, BUT, WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER ATF R E E M A N ' S , T A I L G A T E B R U N C H P O T L U C K , 1 1 A M P R I O R T O T H E T R I C Y C L E R A C E ( 2 2 5S A N C H E Z @ M A R K E T ) . A L S O N E X T W E E K E N D I S T H E A N N U A L N O . C A L I F . " R O U N D - U P "EXTRAVANGANZA AT THE OAKLAND CONVENTION CENTER, FRI THRU SUN (TAKE BART TO1 2 T H S T R E E T ) . Y O U M I G H T W A N T T O R E V I E W P A T T Y ' S W S D T O D A Y A R T I C L E S F R O ML A S T M O N T H ( I N T H E B I N D E R ) I F I T W I L L B E Y O U R F I R S T E X C U R S I O N T O AS T R A I G H T D A N C E . M A N Y O F U S W I L L B E T H E R E A T L E A S T S A T . N I T E _ H O P E T O S E EY O U ' A L L A S W E L L . . . I T I S A L W A Y S G O O D D A N C I N G A N D G O O D T I M E S .

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W E ' D L I K E T O O N C E A G A I N W E L C O M E S T E V E ( A F O R M E R I N D E P E N D E N C E S Q U A R E SM E M B E R ) W H O R E C E N T L Y M O V E D H E R E F R O M P H I L A D E L P H I A .

FREEMAN IS BACK FROM THE REHOBOTH BEACH RETREAT SPONSORED BY CHESAPEAKES Q U A R E S , T H I S P A S T W E E K E N D - I I A F A B U L O U S T I M E W I T H M O R E T H A N T 2 OP A R T I C I P A N T S ! ' ' L E T S H O P E T H E Y D O I T A G A I N A N D W E A L L G O .

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WSD TODAY!, a complement to THE WESTERN STAR, tackles current issues, questions andnews. Published Ivlonday and Wednesday evenings, WSD TODAY! is available only at Club andClass nights. Questions, topics and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressedare those of the author.

by Patty White

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NEW YORK: An urqent message from the Convention Committee: Anyonewho's going and has not yet e i ther reg is tered or made hote l reserv-at ions, or bot ,h . .PLEASE do so immediate ly ! (The Commitbee aredesperate for people to get their amanqements made because theyhave not yet fu l f i l led the i r min imum room commitment wi th theho te l l .Conven t ion Upda te #6 w i I I be he re soon .

GARAGE SALE: Cal l Pat ty to arrange for home p ick-up of s tuf f .( I can ' t sch lep s tu f f on Sa tu rday , t hough , so i t ' l I have to beeven ings t h i s week - (H ) : 581 -2970 , (w ) : 561 -6005 . ) Sa Ie i s a tFreeman's , 225 Sanchez, 10-4 th is Saturday and Sunday. ANyTHINGis acceptable (you never know what wi I I se l l a t a garage sa le! )

WORKSHOPS: Also happening at Freeman's this Saturday are the work-shops . I 2 -2 i s P Ius , 2 -4 MS.

GRADUATION PARTIES! Both classes graduate before ConventionP lus on the 19 th and MS on the 21s t . V i ck i Woods i s ca l l i ng fo rthe Plus Graduat ion!

OPINIONS, ANYONE? Announcements? Classif ieds? WSD TODAY! is theplace to get the word out! See Scott or Patty to get your i teminc luded ! (A l so , i f you 'd ac tua l l y t i ke to p roduce an i ssueo f t h i s e rud i te pub l i ca t i on , we w i l l no t re jec t you ! )

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Ju I y 17 , l 9B9 \VSD TODA\ ' !

WSD TODAY!, Aevening, and isand encouraged.

complernent to THE WESTERNavailable only on Club andViews expressed are those of

STAR newsletter, is published eachClass nights. Questions, topics andthe author.

Nlonday and Wednesdayopinions are solicited

by Patty White

HIT THE DECKS! This is the weekend! John'shosting the potluckrworkshop at his home inSanta Rosa - everyone's invited, so if you needa ride, or have space in your car, call yourCar-pool Pooh-bah (Scott, naturally!)

MEMBERS: Please get one-on-one with our newmembers and Plus Class - hey, wait a minuteWAIT JUST A MINUTE! I just want you to TALKto tem about Monday Club nights, make surethey all knorv Club night is MS/Plus and they'respecially invited. Also, we want 'em to knowthat Eric Henerlau'll be calling on the 3lstfor all of us!

T-SHIRTS: Anna says she'll be bringing the t-shirts to the Eric Henerlau dance for peoplewho want to get one then ($10) or you cansee her before that if you just can't wait anotherday to join the elite, stylish, intellectual groupof fabulous dancers who are currently' showingoff their magnificent physiques in these exquis-ite designer t-shirts.

"Now, I know it looks like all glamour to you,but square dance callers are really just folks!"Want to learn about calling? We have a callerapprentice program getting started now! Noexperience is necessary to get started - BobBellville is having the first of his "caller workshops''on the 29th. This is really a great chance tolearn about all phases of calling - from handlingthe equipment, planning an evening's programand selecting music to the actual mike workwith trash and singing calis to the differentcalling styles and techniques. Caller apprenticeswili get to help our callers Bill, Bob and Eddieand will have increasing responsibility for CiubNight programming. Scott's very involved withthis, so see him if you'd like to join up!

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complement to THE WESTERNavailable only on Club andViews expressed are those of

STAR newsletter, is published eachClass nights. Questions, topics andthe author.

Nlonday and Wednesdayopinions are solicited

by Patty White

HIT THE DECKS! This is the weekend! Johnrshosting the potluck/workshop at his home inSanta Rosa - everyonets invited, so if you needa ride, or have space in your car, call yourCar-pool Pooh-bah (Scott, naturally!)

PLUS CLASS NIENIBERS: All the old members aresupposed to be talking to you but in case theydon't - Nlonday Club Nights are alternatingNISTPIus so there's dancing for everyone - joinin on lvlondays for extra dancingt-ln6ko don'tforget that Eric Henerlau is calling MSz'pluson the Stst -Jn'e of our favorites, h-ets smart,challenging, high-energy and he can sing, too!

T-SHIRTS: Anna says she'll be bringing the t-shirts to the Eric Henerlau dance for peoplewho want to get one then ($10) or you cansee her before that if you just cantt wait anotherday to join the elite, stylish, intellectual groupof fabulous dancers who are currently showingoff their magnificent physiques in these exquis-ite designer t-shirts.

"Now, I know it looks like all glamour to you,but square dance callers are really just folkslrtWant to learn about calling? We have a callerapprentice program getting started now! Noexperience is necessary to get started - BobBellville is having the first of his "caller workshops''on the 29th. This is really a great chance tolearn about all phases of calling - from handlingthe equipment, planning an evening's progfamand selecting music to the actual mike workwith hash and singing calls to tlie differentcalling styles and techniques. Caller apprenticeswill get to help our callers Bill, Bob and Eddieand will have increasing responsibility for ClubNight programming. Scott's very invoived withthis, so see him if you'd like to join up!

DRAG QUEENS: Part of the price you pay, forbeauty is having to schiep extr.a clothes aroundand then losing some because you forgot totake 'em all with you when you lef t ! Well,it's happened again - someone left a nice pairof white running shoes after Graduation. Sosee illax to get your shoes back and see Steffanvfor lessons in Drag logistics.

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BILL HARRISON, NATIONAL CALLER. CALLS l,tS./PLUs THIS SUNDAY AT ST. PAULUSLUTHERAN CHURCH. 7:3O TO IOPI'I. $6.00. A 6REAT }IAY TO trLOSE YOUR hIEEKEND!

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JERRY JESTIN, NATTONAL CALLER, CALLS HS,/PLUS SATURDAY AU6 19 AT ST, PAULI S. i

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Wednesday, August 9, 7989 Today's Todayis by Tony

WSD Todoy, a complement to the Western Star Newsletter, is published mch Monday and Wednesday and is aaailableonly at club or class. News, information, thoughts, and opiniors from the membership are solicited. Views exprased arethose of the author.

Where were you all on club night? There were a dozen or so dancers in attendance including class members Gary,Mark, and Philip. Russ King worked us through a couple of tips composed of fairly simple Plus and Mainstreamcalls, but arranged in tricky patterns. It's surprising how different a simple call like chase right can feel whendone from an unfamiliar position in the square. Next, Anna took us through some Plus level couples work (fourpeople in the square, no phantoms). This is a great way to learn to dance by definition. Very challenging and lotsof fun! Remember, club nights are for eueryone,long-time members and new members alike. There's no need towait until you graduate from Plus class before attending a club night dance. So dust off your soft-soled dancingpumps and trot on over to EVRC. Be there and be square!

Bill Hanison, a nationally known caller, called a Mainstream/Plus dance for WSD Sunday night at St. PaulusChurch. Bill is a fun, high-energy caller and really kept the three squares of dancers flyr^t at a furious pace. Thesuccess of this, the first dance of our "Hot Summer" dance prograrm auters well for the series.

National caller |erry Jestin calls a Mainstream/Plus dance on Saturday, August 19, also at St. Paulus church,corner of Cough and Eddy streets. St. Paulus is a wonderful space for square dancing and, except for some of usgay urban cowboys, could almost be mistaken for the inside of a grange hall rather than a church auditorium.

Ron Masker, club caller for the Times Squares, will call for WSD on August 21 at the Eureka Valley RecreationCenter (EVRC) and Eric Henerlau, one of the Bay Area's best callers, will call the following club night, August 28,also at EVRC. Everybody, please come!

WSD will hold a quarterly general meeting on club night, August 14, at EVRC. I urge everyone to attend becausenominations for the 1989 WSD election will open that evening. Russ King is chairing the election committee.Please see him if you are interested in running for the board yourself, and/or would like to nominate someoneelse to run. Any dues-paying member of WSD is eligible to be a candidate.

A discussion of possible changes to the club by-laws will also be held at the general meeting. Please come. This isyour club and you owe it to yourselves to come and be involved!

For Sole

One Poir of Sony Speokers. ModelSRS-0.l5lmpedonce: I ohm, Power Copocity: 25W(Nom).50W (Mox).

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To purchose or for more informotion contoctPotty White

(415) 681-2970

Plus Closs Workshops:

Sundoy Aug l3: ol Anno's, 132 Hortford, 2-4 pm

(Even if Anno is unovoiloble, the workshop willstillbe held, Russ King presiding. Come olongl)

Sofurdoy, Aug l9: ol Eddie's,250 Hortford, Noonfo2pm

I^7SD TOI)A\' !

August t4, 1989 by Pat ty

WSD TODAY! is a complement to THE WESTERN STAR, and is specidl lypubl ished for those peopre who come to crub and crass n ightsso i t ' s on l y ava i l ab le a t C lub and C lass . Con t r i bu t i ons a re we lcome!Views expressed are those of the author.

TONIGHT: Welcome to ou r own Andy Shore , who ' s ca l l i ng f rom ? :30t i l l 8 : 30 !

Then , we '11 have the quarterly General Meeting.

JERRY JESTIN DANCE: This Saturday, Jerry Jest in is ca l l ing adance fo r us a t S t . Pau lus , 7 :30 to 10 :30 . Je r r y i s a na t i ona lca l l e r , known fo r h i s smoo th s t y le . .

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PLUS LIORKSHOP: This Saturday, noon Lo 2 at250 Har t ford.

CLUB NIGHT REMINDERS: Ron Mascker, Timesbe here nexL Monday the Zlst, and the weekEr i c aga in !

Eddie Har t ford-Smith ' s ,

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THAT 'S ALL , FOLKS!

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WSD TODAY! i s des igned spec i f i ca l l y f o r t hose peop le who a t tendC lub and C lass n i gh t s , so i s ava i l ab le on l y a t C lub and C lass .Contr ibut ions are welcome ! Opin ions expressed are those of theauthor .

Thanks to CIub Cal ler Andy Shore forMonday - Andy ' s rea l l y deve lop ing h i sh i s l ove l y s i nq r i ng vo i ce !

PLUS WORKSHOP: Noon to 2 on Saturday the 19th,Sm i th ' s , 250 Ha r t f o rd .

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Club n ights the 2Is t , Ron Mascker , T imes Squares ca l ler , a t EVRC;and the 28 th . E r i c Hener lau , a l so a t EVRC.

RUNNING FOR THE BOARD? Nominat ions are open now. See Russ Kingto nominate someone or p lace your name in to candidacy. Nomineesare reminded to g ive Russ a "campaiqn s tatement" for the VoterInformat ion Pamphlet by the 28th ( i f they want the i r sLatementi nc l uded ) .

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E V E R Y O N B w h o w a s a b l e t o a t t e n d S a t u r d a y t s d a n c e a t S t . P a u l u s rh a d a g r e a t t i m e d a n c i n g t o J e r r y J u s t i n f r o m N e w M e x i c o G o o dc a 1 l e r ! G r e a t v o i c e ! T h e r e w e r e t i p s a t e v e r y o n e ' s 1 e v e 1 ,M a i n s t r e a m a n d C l a s s P l u s a s w e l l a s s o m e F u 1 1 P l u s T i p s . W e h a dv i s i t o r s f r o m M i d n i g h t S q u a r e s , E 1 C a m i n o R e e l e r s , F o g g y C i t y ,( t o n a m e a f e w ) . I f y o u w e r e n t t a m o n g t h e 4 0 - 5 0 t h e r e , y o u

m i s s e d a r e a 1 l y g o o d t i m e .

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" c a m p a i g n s t a t . e m e n t r r t o R u s s i f t h e y w i s h i t t o b e i n c l u d e d i nt h e V o t e r I n f o r m a t . i o n P a c k a g e w h i c h w i l l b e u r a i l e d o u t w i t h t h eb a 1 l o t s .

T E E A T R E l o v e r s , t h e r e a r e a f e w a v a i l a b l eN i g h t T h e a t r e R h i n o c e r o s g r o u p . I f y o u ' r es e e F r e e m a n b y W e d n e s d a y , A u g u s t 2 3 .

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Club and Class n ights , specia l lynights. Contributions are welcome;of the author.

August 28 and 30, 1989 Pat ty

SHINDIG THIS WEEKEND: Scott and John are hosting a Iabor dayworkshop social on Sunday, September 3. Workshop from 1 to 3,hanging out from 3 to 5, potluck from 5 to 7 (bring somethingfor the BBQ), then a l l the very la test f l icks in the i r newly-redecorated v ideo theatre!

TELL-A-FRIEND: I f you te t l two f r i ends abou t t he new c lassstar t ing the l -Bth, and they each te l l Lwo f r iends, then weonly need one more person (count ing you to angel ) to make asquare !

IT 'S NOT TOO LATE: Lo s iqn up for Anna and Mar ie 's Tahoe l " /eekendGetaway !

THE BIG FOUR-O crept up (or perhaps 'barre l led down' wouldbe a bet ter way to say i t ) on Eddie Har t ford-Smith last week.To commemmora te th i s ausp ic ious occas ion , t he Ed i to r wou ldI ike to of fer these words of encouragement : "T ime marches orr ,and when i t ' s gone . . B ro the r , i t ' s qone . "

ICAMPCAZ: The September 15 deadl ine for CAMPCAZ at on ly $09is coming up fast ! The pr ice goes up to $gS af t ,er that .

BOB BELLVILLE's home recover inq f rom his eye surgery; everyonep lease he lp keep h im i n t ouch w ibh ca rds !

.THAT 'S ALL , FOLKS!

PS: DARK! Monday , Sep tember 4 rWSD goes da rk . P lus c lass con t i n -ues on the 6th.

PPS: Note on the ca lendar that SepLember 11 is the Last MondayCIub Nigrht , wi th Ben Goldberg ca l l ing. The 4ext CIub Nightwi l I be Wednesday, September 27 wi th Nate Bl iss- f f i l ing- Except

for CIub Nights , PIus Class cont inues on Wednesdays.

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i . F i r : l l L t p c : n e o f E t i l l ' g " I n v i t e A S q u a r e " c a r r j s a n d f i l l i t o r - r ' t . I t h e l p sr - - - 'L ' - ' ' - ' - f en minr - t te t : f r 'o r r c 'L t r sche lcJ t - t les ; \ f - rLJ 'Lh in f , : absr r t r * igh t pec lp l .e :L( l:1 L. LJ L r:( l:. t:' d-

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3 , Le t , t i i ? h r i gw l , : r r c : t , t s t r su t vou r i nd i . r i c l ua l e { f c , r t g ; . Ne "11 l i s t ' t he . l n i i n " t ^ l f i t )' 1 - c i r Ja , v " a r r cJ h t - t i l t J c l L t r c i - r t npa ien fn r ; r I ; r r oe ne lw c lags ; " S : l x g i c l l . r i r . r r *$ ' : t r n rn r -e !

SEPT 1A AND 25. THE FIRST Tl r l0 NIGHTS OF CLASST ARE FREE. EVERYONE IShIELCOT,IE TO CHECK IT OUT FOR THEF,ISELVES AND SEE HOW T,IUCH FUN IT IS.

Sep t I L , 1989 \ ' S D T O D A \ ' ! by Pat ty

WSD TODAY!, a complement to THE WESTERN STAR, is publ ished eachCLub and i l ass n iqh t and i s on l y ava i l ab le then . Con t r i bu t i onsare welcome, and v iews expressed are those of the author-

BEN GOLDBERG'S CALL ING TONIGHT!

ELECTIONS: Don ' t f o rge t t o t u rn i n you r ba l l o t by 8 pm Wednesday .Resu l t s w i I I be announced Wednesday n igh t a f te r t he po l I s c l -ose .

BOARD MEETING: Old and new board members p lease note the f i rs tcomb ined Board mee t ing i s a t Pa t t y ' s , l - 910 - 34 th Avenue , SFa t 7 :30 nex t Tuesday , Sep t l - 9 . C ross s t ree t i s Or tega ; p leasepark on Or tega i ns tead o f 34 th . 6BL-2970 .

BOB BELLVILLE's back in Davies but hopes to be out by the weekendhe 'd app rec ia te ca rds .

CAMPCAZ: the reduced-pr ice deadl ine Iooms threateningly on the15 th ! A f te r t ha t t he p r i ce fo r reg i s t ra t i on goes up f rom $69to S85, so DO IT NO\^ l ! ! !

N E \ ^ 7 C I - A S S P R O I V I O !

GUERILLA SOUARES: We ' I l - be do ing gue r i l l a squa res tw ice th i scomingr weekend - on Fr iday about 5 pm at the Castro Street Muniand then af t ,er the Saturday workshop at Anna's . We need at IeastLen peop le fo r t he who le t ime in o rde r t o do Guer i l l a Squares- e iqht to dance, one to handle the boombox and one to hand outf l ye rs . I t ' s much more e f fec t i ve i f you can ac tua l l y dance , bu tyou 've goL to have ten t ,o do i t ! So everyone p lease come out( f i gu ra t i ve l y speak ing , o f cou rse ) and show 'em wha t we can do !

This past weekend Anna, Freeman, Gary, Marc, Pablo, Rober t (andRandy) , Rod and Scot t , gave out bunches of f lyers around the Castro.Edd ie took ou r new "subs tance - f ree env i ronmenL" f l ye rs to theCas t ro Coun t ry C lub , and says they were ve ry we l l r ece i ved !

STUFF TO HAND OUT: There are f lyers and th ings on the l i teraturet .ab le to take and hand ouL -

1 - F l ye rs - g i ve to you r f , r i ends , pu t up i n t he l aundromat , e t c !

2 . B i l l ' s " f nv i t e -a -Squa re " ca rds a re t he re t o f i t I ouL - j us ttake a few m inu tes to th ink abou t e iqh t peop le you know tha twe cou ld i nv i t e to c l l eck ou t ou r c lass !

3 . Take some WSD bus iness ca rds fo r you r wa l l e t - t hey come inhandy w t ien you need to pass a long pe r t i nen t i n fo to impromptudates. Remember our mot to ' f A VISD business card in every home"and ge t ou t t he re and do i t !

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T H E N E I ^ l B O A R D : T h e n e \ ^ / 1 y - e l e c t e d B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s - A n n a , F r e e m a n , J o e ,M a x , R o d , S c o t t a n d T o n y - m e t v r i t h t h e o u t g o i n g B o a r d l a s t n i g h t f o r t h ef i r s t o f t h e t w o j o i n t m e e t i n g s b e f o r e t h e o l d B o a r d l e a v e s o f f i c e . O n et h i n g t h e y t a l k e d a b o u t w a s l e t t i n g t h e r e s t o f W S D k n o w w h a t t h e B o a r d i sd o i n g . S o W A T C H T H I S S P A C E ( a n d a l s o t h e Q u a r t e r l y S e l e c t i o n s ) t o s e e w h a tt h e y ' r e u p t o I

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A N E W S U N S H I N E Q U E E N : J e f f h a s v o l u n t e e r e d t o t a k e o v e r a s S u n s h i n e Q u e e n ,n o t a m o m e n t t o o s o o n s i n c e a c o u p l e o f m o n t h s o f b i r t h d a y s a n d c e l e b r a t i o n sh a v e l a n g u i s h e d u n c o m m e m o r a t e d l I n t h e p a s t , s o m e t h i n g s h a v e b e e n m i s s e db e c a u s e e v e r y o n e t h o u g h t t h e S u n s h i n e Q u e e n j u s t a u t o m a t i c a l l y k n e we v e r y t h i n g t h a t w a s g o i n g o n l N o w , t h a t ' s e x p e c t i n g D i v i n e c a p a b i l i t y o f o u rS u n s h i n e Q u e e n , s o m e t h i n g w h i c h s h o u l d o n l y b e e x p e c t e d o f A r c h a n g e l s . J e f fw i l l h a v e t o r e l y o n a l l o f u s t o 1 e t h i m k n o w w h e n w e h e a : : o f s o m e t h i n gh a p p y f o r o n e o f u s - a n a n n i v e r s a r y o r w h a t e v e r - a n d a l s o w h e n s y m p a t h v o rg e t - w e 1 1 c a r d s o r c a 1 l s a r e i n o r d e r .

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ANV INPUT F 'OR CA} IPCAZ? New ideas? Now 's the t ime to se t i t , up w i tL r Anna l

I.ISD TODAY !September 27, 1989

t{SD ToDAY!, a complement to THE }TESTERN STAR, tackles current issues, questions,and neys. Publ ished l t londay and fednesday evenings, f lSD TODAY! is avai lable only atC lub and C lass n igh ts . Ques t i ons , t op i cs , and op in ions a re so l i c i t ed andencouraged. Views expressed are those of the author .

t ' lel come Back Nate !This even jnq we we lcome back Nate B l j ss ! To some o fNate has caT led fo r us many t jmes in the pas t . Overhowever , h j s schedu le has made h jm unava i lab le to us .we lcome. You are in fo r a rea l t rea t !

you he may be a new ca l le r .the I as t coup l e o f years ,

P lease g ive Nate your warmest

There w i l l be no workshop th is weekend.

Remember: The Basic Class cont jnues on l londay nights f rom 7:30 - 9:30. Come downand meet the new cl ass !

} lE WILL BE DARK 0N WEDNESDAY oCToBER 4TH.( THAT IS NEXT WEDNESDAY.)

Anqe ls ! Max w i l l be soeak inq to vou ton iqh t about h is conceot fo r anqe ls fo r thec l i ss (Mondav N iqh ts ) . ( l . Jh i t do-vou ca lT a q rouD o f anqe ls?- - - - a b6vv? a covev?hoard?- No, ihatvs nir t i i . . .aha, i B-e-nd-OT) l ' l ix ib lookj f ig for a band o-f commit t6dangels-members who are able to make a commitment to support these new dancers bya1f iays be ing there to he lp them. Th ' i s w i l l enab le the in ' to ge t a fee l ing o fbe' lo-ng' ing ai lO give them sbme cont inui ty r ight f rom the starf .

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Sunday, 0c tober 8 th I .JSD wj l l b r ing you Dave Towry . He w i l l be ca l f ing fo r us a t6p .m. i9p .m. The dance w i l l take 6 l i ce a t Sa in t

-Pau lus Lu theran Churc f i wh ich js

loca ted a t the corner o f Gough and Eddy. There is p len ty o f s t ree t park inq in thearea. There w i l l be p len ty 5 f danc jng- fo r everyone f rom-Mains t ream to P lu3 . P lease

l: i l "!Camp Cazadero is raoidlv aooroach' inq! Jo' in us for a weekend at camo l ' ike none vourmother ever sent yo i r to - . The weeke iO inc ludes s ix mea ls and two n jbh t ' s lodq in6 .Severa l par t ' ies a ie p lanned and some are ye t to be p lanned. t ie w i l l "have dand ' in { fo reveryone f rom September 's c lass members t -o Advanced. Chr js Ph j l l i ps f rom the SSuthF lo r ida Mus tanqs w i l l be our ques t ca l le r fo r the weekend a lonq w i th severa l c lubca l le rs . Make-your p lans now" to jo in us . Reg is t ra t jon fo rms 5re ava j lab le a t theinformat ion tab] e.

W. t l . tn S ta r Dancers 'T -sh i r t s ane ava i lab le fo r Durchase th is even inq f rom me. Thecos t ' i s $10 .00 fo r 100% co t ton sh i r t . t . l i t h the Fa l l season se t t ' i ng i f r , these sh j r t sare s ty l i sh and comfor tab le . Buy severa l - remember , Chr is tmas is -com' ing soonerthan ybu th ink !

has o f fe red h is serv ices to o rqan ize a sor t o f Western Star Aux i l ia rv toas the "Ye l lowrockers" . Ron w iT l he lp to d i rec t those peop le who, fo ireason, d [€ no t danc ing ' in ac t ' i v j t ies wh ich he lp to suppor t Western StarSee Ron i f you are in t6 res ted .

Ron l ' leadebe knownwhateverevents .

LOTSA LOVE AND YELLOWROCKS!

Anna D.

\ ' S D T O D A \ ' !Octobe r 2 , 1989 b y P a t t y

Hi ! This is your f i rs t issue of I , ' ISD TODAY ! , which is publ ished everyweek on C lass n igh t t o keep eve ryone up - to -da te on wha t ' s go inq on i nWSD, the C lass and square danc ing i n genera l . The re ' I I be exp lana t , i onsof square dancing customs, gr lossary i tems wi th new terms, and t ips onhow to ge t t he mos t ou t o f t he c lass - . - a l so , answers to ques t i ons(don' t be shy about ask inq ! ) AND c]ass members ' adver t isements - t .h isis the p lace to get your announcement ouL to everyone - see me or yourArchangel Max to get someth inq publ ished in WSD TODAY!

To star t out , a word about our substance- f ree envi ronment - as you know,WSD is a square dance and soc ia l c lub. One of the o ldest , square dancet rad i t i ons i s t ha t you don 'L d r i nk a l coho l (o r do d ruq rs ) e i t he r be fo reor dur ing a square dance or c lass. (L ike most cour tes ies, there is areason for i | - , and a very good one - you need a l l your facul t ies (menta land phys ica l ) to square dance. ) From the beqinning, t^ /SD has observedth i s square danc ing t rad i t i on on C1ass and Dance n igh ts . We even havean o f f i c i a l C Iub po l i cy o f no t se l l i nq a l coho l i c beve rag res a t ou r dances .

When you star t go ing out and dancingyou '11 f i nd t ha t S t ra i ghb C lubs a ret radi t ion, whereas many Gay squareabou t i t .

in the larger square dance communi ty ,qu i te r i q id abou t ma in ta in ing th i sdancers are somewhat more relaxed

Sodas are a lways avai lab le at WSD funct ions, and where the purpose isas much soc ia l as danc ing - l i ke a t po t l ucks , p i cn i cs , conven t i ons andreL rea ts - a l coho l i c beve rages a re o f ten se rved as we l l - Neve r the less ,when the purpose of the funct ion is pr imar i ly dancing or Iearn inq (asa t a Dance n iq rh t , C lass n ighL o r workshop) , WSD adheres to the t rad i t i ona lway : no a l coho l , e t c .

ABOUT ANGELS: Angels are CIub members who help the ca l ler teach by f i t -I i nq i n t o make fu l l squa res and demons t ra t i ng s teps i n C Iass . Theycan help you qo over the s teps beLween L ips, too. Angels are very wel l -in tent ioned, and they want so badly for you to learn that they someLimesget carr ied away and t ry t .o teach themselves: then they can get so noisytha t you can ' t even HEAR the ca l l e r . I f you have a cho ice be tween l i s ten -ing to the Ange ls and l i s ten ing to the ca l l e r , L ISTEN TO THE CALLER!

ABOUT THE ARCHANGEL: Max is .your c lass ' Archangel , Ieader of your Bando f Ange ls , and Don i s h i s Ass i s tan t A rchange l . The i r j ob i s t o makethe c lass go smooth ly for everyone. They coord inate the admin is t rat ivec lass th ings , he lp the ca l l e r , make su re eve ry th ing ge ts announced tha t ' ssupposed to be, he lp you p lan par t ies i f you wanL, and wi l l subdue over-enthusiast ic Angels i f necessary! Max has a personal ta lent for mora lsuppor t , t oo . i f you have any p rob lems , see h im f i r s t !

ABOUT CALLERLAB: I t ' s t he i n te rna t i ona l ca l l e rs ' assoc ia t i on . Many yea rsago, square dancers in each area of the country d id d i f ferent ca l lsthan in other p laces, so nobody could dance wi th anyone e lse wi thoutIea rn ing a who le nev , / se t o f ca l l s . Then the ca l l e rs fo rmed Ca I le r l ab ,wh ich es tab l i shed va r ious p rog rams cons i s t i ng o f ce r ta in ca l l s ( you ' I lbe learn ing the Basic and Mainst ream programs in the two secLions ofth i s c1ass . ) Now, dance rs a1 l ove r t he wor ld fo l l ow the Ca l l e r l ab p ro -g rams , wh ich means tha t you can dance w i th 'em even i f you can ' t t a l kt o ' em !


I ' S D T O D A \ ' !October 9 , l - 989 by Pat ty

WSD TODAY! isWSD. Questions,

published every Class night tocomments and contributions are

keep everyone up-to-datewelcome! See Max or Patty

on what's happening into get something included.

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GLOSSARY:

1. TIP: Normally a patter call followed by a singing cali.

2. BASIC: The first 49 calls on the Callerlab square dance list.

3. MAINSTREAM: The next 20 or so calis on the lst (sorry, ths typewrter doesn't make i's most of thetme!) Ths is the most common dance level throughout the world, and is considered entry level,because there are very, very few basic level clubs

4. PLUS: The next 28 calls after Mainstream. This is the most popular dance program in the Gaysquare dance community. Western Star Dancers is a Mainstream and Plus club. To join WSD asa member, you have to be able to dance the Mainstream program. Most people eventually wantto go on and become Plus dancers, and WSD offers Plus classes and dances (but Plus is not requiredfor membership).

5. ADV/\I\ICED and CHALLENGE: You'll hear these words, but WSD does not offer classes or dancesat these more advanced programs. The gents/ladies distinctions are almost completely blurred.There's more emphasis on hash, and less on singing calls. There are thousands of cails in theChallenge programs. When you hear someone say, "C-1" or ttc-4tt, theytre referrng to one of theChallenge levels.

6. HASH: This is the term we usually use for "patter" calling.

7. HONORS: Eddie taught you about this already - this is the custom of bowing to your partnerand corner before the dancing begins. Itts one of the courtesies that square dancers ever)'wheredo. We'll be incorporating more courtesies into our dancing activity as we go along-

B. PROGRAMS: The Basc, Mainstream, Plus, Advanced and Challenge programs are commonly calledlevels, but thatrs actually wrong because it implies that a Plus Dancer is necessarily more proficientthan a Mainstream dancer, etc., which isn't necessarily so. These are indeed plggIBB!, becausethey each have their own indiividual approach to square dancing, and their own pluses and minuses.It's important that you be a proficient dancer at whatever program you choose to dance.

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ABOUT LEARNING: People learn at dfferent rates, and each person learns faster at some timesthan others.One very common feeling new students have is frustration if they "just can't getit" as quickly as it looks like some of the others can, or as fast as they think they should. Welldon't feei alone - we've all been through it, and know how you feei when it happens. DO NOTDESPAIR! If it happens toJou, don't give up - talk to Max, or me, or another Angel you feelcomfortable with. More on this later!

AB0[J"I SQUARING UP: There are very sociai aspects to squarng up, and courtesies for how to doit, which Irll get to in a near-future issue. For now, just be aware that you shouldn't alwayssquare up with the same peopie. The callers will be mixing you around, anyhow!

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THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!

O c t o b e r 1 1 , 1 9 8 9 WSD TODAY! by Pat ty

WSD TODAY! is publ ished eachpart ic ipate on those nights.are those of- the author.

Dance and Class n ight speci f ica l ly for those whoContr ibut j .ons are welcome, and opin ions expressed

WASHBOARD: We're having a washboard afterwards tonight in the patio in front ofEVRC, to talk about any confusions and aggravat ions over the Nate Bl iss dance,b a d g e s , v e s t s . . . . a n d ? ? ? ? . E v e r y o n e r s i n v i t e d .

LETIS PARTY: HRH Scott Carey and taw John Conley, AKA Burl &invite you to watch the opening game of the world series aton Saturday, October 14, at their home, 31 Douglass Street,donat ion for the PLzza r:un.

Myrt.le Wood, cordially5 PM (gane s ta r ts a t 5 :30)864-6L34. BYOB and a

MARK YOUR CALENDAR for Thursday, October 19 - wer1l kick off our CAI'IPCAZ weekendwith a no-host reeept ion for our cal l -er Chris Phi l l ips (South Flor ida Mustangs)and his lover Jim, at Splattersr (Mission between First and Second Streets) at 5PM.

HALLOWEEN PARTY on 30 October - this Monday party is for bcth Class and Club; it 'spr imari ly for party, not teaching, so dress up, br ing food, come and meet everyone!

INTERESTED IN developing and marketing a line of WSD nerchandise? Freeman's the Boardl iaj-son to set up a cmtte. . . therer l- l be detai ls to fol low in a future issue, but i fyou have some ideas, see him now!

NOTIONS! Anna's looking for smal l decorat ive doo-dads for one of the part ies atCAI '{PCAZ - scraps of r ibbon and lace, sequins, foi l paper, f r inge, feathers, etc.Check your drawers for stuff l ike this and get i t to her!

ARTISTE NEEDED: Wel l , actual ly, you donrt have to be a ful- l - - f l -edged art iste, butwhat we need is some si-gns to put along the route to CMPCAZ so we dontt lose anyonein the boonies at one of the forks in the road-- see Anna to have your artworkiurmortalized as parE of the CAMPCAZ paraphernalia!

DROP BY ANNATS anytime after 6:30 on Halloween evening for munchies and last-minutecostume adjustments before we .hi t the streets in the Castro for gor i l la squares. .Plan on heading out about 7:45 or 8PM.

CAIL FOR VOLUNTEERS ! In an ongoing effort to Let more club members be j.nvolved in

I ,JSD act iv i t ies, volunteers are welcome to join two new committees - anyone interested

in serving on a committee to merchandise var ious WSD i tems, please contact Freeman'

and anyonl wnotd l ike to serve on a committee to set up a t 'Col lege for Angelst t , please

contact Max.THATIS AIL, FOLKS!

O c t o b e r 1 6 , 1 9 8 9 I^TSD TODAY: b y P a t t y

I^ ISD TODAY! is publ ishedw h a t r s h a p p e n i n g i n W S D .Ques t i ons , commen ts r ands o m e t h i n g i n c l u d e d .

eve ry C lass n igh t t o keep eve ryone up - to -da te onO p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r .

c o n t r i b u L i o n s a r e w e l c o m e l S e e M a x o r p a t t y E o g e t

POP OUIZF r o m t i m e t o t i m e , w € r 1 1 h a v e p o p q u i , z z e s t o a s s e s s y o u r s k i l l l e v e l a n du n d e r s t a n d i n g o f s q u a r e d a n c i n g . P l e a s e t a k e t h e s e q u i z z e s v e r y s e r i o u s l ys i n c e I s l a v e o v e r a h o t w o r d p r o c e s s o r p u t t i n g t h e m t o g e E h e r . S t u d e n t s w h og i g g l e a n d s h r i e k h y s t e r i c a l l y w i l l b e f l a i l e d w i t h a n o s t r i c h f e a E h e r . N ofa i r chea t i ng - ans l t e r s on nexE page . The re i s on l y one ques t i on t on ighE :

1 . W h a t d o e s a J a p a n e s e c a l l e r s a y t o g e t h i s d a n c e r s t o a l l e m a n d e l e f t ?

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u t : " ' ) 1 b t ) l = , r r z 1 " / r - .

b . " H i d a r i u d e o , n i g i t t e , h i d a r i m a w a r i n i i p p e n . M o E o d o o r i n i , m o d o r u . "

c . " A l l e m a n d e 1 e f t . "

d . S o m e , a l l , o r n o n e o f t h e a b o v e .

RECEPTIONI No hos t recept ion fo r CAMPCAZ ca l le rO c t o b e r , 5 P M , S p l a t t e r s t ( M i s s i o n b e t w e e n F i r s E

HALLOI,\rEEN PARTY: Monday, 30 October, party fors a m e D l a c e a s c l a s s .

C h r i s P h i l 1 i p s , T h u r s d a y , 1 9a n d S e c o n d S t r e e t s ) .

b o t h C l u b a n d C l a s s . S a m e t i m e ,

T h e c o r r e c E a n s w e r i s c - a l l e m a n d e l e f t l T h a t t s b e c a u s e t h e c a l l s i n M o d e r nh les te rn squa re Danc in fa re t he same a l l ove r t he wo r ld . ( r ' v i lE i rd i t sa idt h a t a l l c a l l i n g i s d o n e i n E n g l i s h , b u t I d i s a g r e e , s i n c e " a l l e m a n d e l e f t ' r ,t t s e e s a w y o u r t a w t t , t ' h e a d l a d i e s c h a i n t t , e E c , c a n h a r d l y b e c o n s i d e r e dE n g l i s h l s o p e o p l e w h o s p e a k E n g l i s h a r e n ' t a t a s i g n i f i c a n t a d v a n t a g e . . )

W h e n y o u ' v e c o m p l e t e d t h e M a i n s t r e a m p o r t i o n o f t h e c l a s s , y o u r l I b e a b l e t os q u a r e d a n c e a l l o v e r t h e u . S . , E u r o p e , J a p a n a n d A u s t r a l i a , t o n a m e j u s t afew p laces . They even do th i s i n Saud i A rab ia (no t t he Saud i A rab ians , Ehough ;t h e A m e r i c a n s i n S . A . s q u a r e d a n c e . )

O f c o u r s e , m o s t o f t h e s q u a r e d a n c e c l u b sb road range o f s t y l i ng and ene rgy l eve l -y o u ' r e a d d i c E e d , y o u g e t i t w h e r e y o u c a nfo r rn ing eve ry yea r l )

a r e S t r a i g h t c l u b s , a n d t h e r e r s abut danc ing is danc ing , and whenget i t . (4 !d more Gay c lubs are

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There are two th ings tha t enab le square dancers co t ranspor t the i r hobby where-e v e r t h e y g o - o n e , o f c o u r s e , i s t h a t w e a l l k n o w t h e s a m e c a l l s . T h e o t h e r ,equa l ly impor tan t , i s tha t the soc ia l cus toms are the same in every squared a n c e h a l 1 .

Probab ly everyone has had the exper ience o f be ing uncomfor tab le in some soc ia ls i t u a c i o n - b e i n g u n d e r d r e s s e d o r n o t k n o w i n g q u i t e h o w t o m a k e c o n v e r s a t i o ni n a g r o u p o f s t r a n g e p e o p l e - w e l l , a n y d a y s o f f e e l i n g s o c i a l l y i n a d e q u a t ea r e o v e r f o r a l l o f u s l e t a s q u a r e d a n c e , t h e s o c i a l p r o p r i e t i e s a r e v e r yfew and easy to remember:

Under ly ing every th ing is the idea o f respec t ing the o ther person. Squared a n c i n g i s a c o o p e r a t i v e a c t i v i t y , n o t a c o m p e t i t i v e o n e . I t t a k e s e i g h tpeop le work ing together to make a success fu l square . No mat te r whether you ' rethe bes t dancer a roundr your l l never ge t th rough a t ip w i thout coopera t ionf rom the o ther peop le in your se t . your square is no t a p lace fo r you tos h o w o f f a s a n i n d i v i d u a l ; r a t h e r , i t t s w h e r e e a c h o f t h e e i g h t c o n t r i b u t e s E oc r e a t e s o m e t h i n g t h a t n o t o n e c o u l d d o a l o n e l

One o f Ehe o f f i c ia l square dance cour tes ies i s to SMILE NO MATTER WHATHAPPENS. Somet imes th is i s a lmost imposs ib le ; never the less , tha t TJTt ra t i sexpec ted in th is soc ia t env i ronment . There w i l l be t imes dur ing the c lass(and a fcerwards , too) when yout re go ing c razy because someone e lse in yoursquare keeps mess ing up a ca l l

A11 the ways o f cop ing w i th th is invo lve ad jus t ing your o r^ rn a t t i6ude. How-e v e r y o u d e a l w i t h i t i n t e r n a l l y , w h a t y o u d o i s s m i l e , m a k e l i g h t o f t h em i s t a k e , " 9 _ g g w l r a . t y o g c a n . t o h e l p t h e o t h e r p o o r p e r s o n n o t f e e l s o b a d . A sy o u a r e s m l l r n g ( t h o u g h y o u ' r e a l l o w e d t o c l e n c h y o u r t e e t h r n e n t a l l y ) , t r y t oremember tha t nex t t ime i t may be you whors des t roy ing the square , and thagp e r s o n y o u h e l p e d b e f o r e w i l l h e l p y o u . ( f f n e d o e s n ' t , h e r s s i m p l y a n e r d . )

Another o f f i c ia l square dance cour tesy is to L ISTEN TO THE CALLER. Th is i se a s y t o r e m e m b e r , t o o . A f t e r a l l , y o u ' v e p a i d t o b e h e r e t o d o w h a t t h i sp e r s o n i s t e l l i n g y o u t o d o , s o g e t y o u r m o n e y r s w o r t h . R e s p e c t i n g t h eca l le r , too , i s impor tan t f rom the s tandpo in t o f your own popu lar i t y ! I ^ the thert h e y s a y s o o r n o t , t h e r e s t o f y o u r s q u a r e m a y a c E u a l l y p r e f e r t o l i s t e n t ot h e c a l l e r t h a n t o y o u ( c a n y o u e v e n b e l i e v e i t ? )

(more nexL week )

by Patty

CMPCfrZ /s Q/r(As of LPlvl tllednesday;

Cazadero has confirmed that they're ready for us, and all systems (that we know of) are

car caravan will leave from Scott & Johnrs between 9 and l0 on Fridqy fo3 everyone who cango that early.

The Splatters' r'eception for Chris Phillips has been CANCELLED because of the condition of thefnancial dstrict.

Scott will have any late-breaking news on his answering machine.

Don has painted several sgns for the turns on the road to CAMPCAZ. Watch for these fluorescentorange and green crnolines with WSD and an arrow on them.

By now,, everyone should have Sotten a reg packet from Anna wth cAIvlpcAZ directions. In caseyou ddn't, here they are (Don's sgns wll Ue atong ths route):

Turn of f Hghway 101 four mi les nor th of Santa Rosa at River Road.Fo I l ow the road th rough Fu l ton , Guernev i l l e (where i t becomes l16 )and Monte l t io . ' I 'h ree mles beyond. tv tonte Rlo, tur i r r lght onbo CazaderoRoad at a l lreen and whte sgn marked, "Cazad,ero. " pioceed to the townof Cazadero. Just beyond the town, take Lhe r lghb fork onto Klng RidgeRoad (another sgn is post ,ed here) . Contnue about four mi les on KingRidge Road to anot ,her s ign. Turn le f t on ths road which leads in toCamp Cazadero (bwo m les ) .

EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE - Resources can be mobi l ized wlbhln WSD to helpmembers wtro ' re in t rouble because of the earEhquako. .p lace bo s tay,eab , emergency f i nanc la l he rp , sch lepp lng possoss lons , e t c . sco t , tcan set t ,h ings in mot ion, and see pat , ty to get ads in to WSD TODAYand THE WESTERN STAR.

DON IIILL BE LOOKING F'OR A NEW PLACE TO LIVE BECAUSE HIS APT hIAS DESTROVED.

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October 23 , 1989 \^7Sl) TODA\' ! by Pat ty

WSD TODAY! is publ ished on Class n iqrhts to keep everyone up- to-dateon wha t ' s happen ing i n WSD. Op in ions exp ressed a re those o f whoeverwr i t es i t f o r t ha t n igh t . Con t , r i bu t i ons a re we lcome! See Pa t t y o rMax to get someth ingr inc luded.

BERT SWERER, our gruest ca l ler for ton ight , is s tuck across the Bay,so we'1 l have h im over as soon as we can arranqe i t a f ter the Br idgeis func t i ona l aga in !

BE MORE OUTRAGEOUS THAN USUAL at the Halloween party next Monday night!

SOME GLOSSARY TERMS:

TAW: The ca l l e r ' s pa r t ne r .

FLY-IN: A weekend dance and soc ia l event g iven by one or more c lubsn a host ing c i ty , and at tended by dancers f rom other Clubs n then the US and Canada. The San Francisco Clubs gavq one last Apr I ,t he re was i us t . one i n A lb r ro r re rc rue - and more a re cominq uD a l l Lhet ime !

THE CONVENTION: Once a year , one of the IAGSDC ( Internat ional Assoc-at ion of Gay Square Dance C1ubs, o f which I^ ISD is a member) Clubshos ts a Conven t ion . Usua l l y abou t 600 -800 peop le a t tend . Nex t yea r ' sConvent ion is in Vancouver in Apr I . We have v ideos of severa l pastConven t ions , so you can see wha t ' s i n s to re !

ON SQUARING UP:

I a l ready ment ioned about be ing sure to dance around and not aLwayssquare up w th the same peop le . . o f cou rse , i n t he c lass , t he ca l l e rsmay mix you around for some teachingr purpose. The of f ic ia l e t t , iquet tefor a dance is that you a lways jo in the c l -osest square - in otherword.s, you don' t wander around the f loor

-6ff ing out the squares

to see wh ich one you may wan t t o j o in !

Another very impor tant th inq about be ing squared up s that onceyou' re in a square, you never , ever leave i t for any reason exceptdeath or some comparable emergency!

A GLAZED LOOK in the eyes of a c lassmate or angel may ind icate incom-plete recovery f rom CAMPCAZ. Please be to lerant o f these people th isweek . They ' I l p robab ly be okay by nex t Monday .


October 25,

WSD TODAY!par t ic ipatea re we lcome!

1 989 I^7S]) :TODA\Z !

is publ ished on Dance n ightson those n ights . Quest ions,Opin ions expressed are those

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SD CLOTHES FOR SALE! KarI Anderson has a wholese lec t i on o f l ad ies ' SD c lo th ing fo r sa le - Hesays these are very n ice th ings - dresses,pe t t i pan ts , b louses , c r i no lnes , eLc . i nvar ious s izes. You can arrange to see themeven ings th i s week ; ca l l h im , 864 -6214 .

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JOE SOBIESIAK has landed an excel lent new posiL ion, which is great forh im, but noL so good for I^ ISD s ince the new job wi I I demand so mucho f h i s t ime . Rea l i z i ng he won ' t be ab le to devo te fu I I ene rqy andt ime to l^ lSD, Joe has submit ted h is res ignat ion f rom the Board of Di rec-Lo rs . Th i s means we ' I I be hav inq an e lec t i on ; Russ K inq r w i I Ichai r the e lect ion cmtLe, but no deta i ls are f i rmed up yet . P leaseconsider running for the Board i f you are able to serve. More in fowi l l fo l low in THE WESTERN STAR and I ,JSD TODAY!

WORKSHOP CHANGE: The workshop scheduled for this weekend has beenpos tponed t i l l Nov 4 . 1 l - - 1 w i I l be P lus , and 1 -3 w i I l be t he f i r s tBasic workshop for the new c lass. Locat ion to be announced at theHal loween Par ty on Monday.

BRING FINGER FOOD TO THE HALLOWEBN PARTY for Club and Class on Monday,Oc tobe r 30 , EVRC, 7 :30 -9 :30 !

THE WESTERN STAR may possbly be la te. Here are ca lendar remindersjusL i n case :

NOV 1: t iSD IS DARK ( f i rs t Wednesday of month)

NOV 4: Foggry Ci ty Annversary Dance, Hal I o f F lowers, GG Park

NOV 5 : CALLERSHOP! Bob Be l l v i l ] e ' s q r i v i ng the f i r s t o f a fou r -par t workshop for begnningr ca l lers , f rom I2-3 at Har t fordHouse- F lyers on the tab le, cost is $10 per s tudent forLhe four sess ions. Angels wI I a fso be needed for new cal lersto p rac t i ce on . .

NOV 11, 12: GARAGE SALE at Freeman's , ca l l Pat ty to get your s tuf fsch lepped , 681 -297O.

HALLOWEEN ON THE STREETS OF 'IHE CASTRO: Prepare for Gori l la Squaresin the Castro at Anna's ( last -minute costume adjustments, munchies,e tc . ) a round 6 :30 on the 31s t . P lan on h i t t i nq r t he s t ree ts abou t 7 :45 . .

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October 30, 1989 I^ISD TODAY! by Patty

WSD TODAY! is published on Class nights to keep everyone up-to-date on whatrshappening in !,ISD. Opinions expressed are those of whoever writes it on anyparticul-ar evening. Contributions, questions, announcements and ads are wel-eome! See Max or Patty to get sonething included

WORKSHOP! Class, your first Basic workshop will be this weekend, Nov 4, frour 1-3 PM.lle have these workshops for the classes so you can get extra practiee, more individ-ual attention and intensive work on particular calls. . .Attendance is not required,but this is a chance to dance more, and you definitely should do the workshops ifyou have to miss any class t ine! Locat ion TBA tonight!

PLUS WORKSHOP: Plus workshop also Nov 4, fron 1l-1 PM. Location TBA ight !

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SQUARE DANCE CLOTHES FOR SALE! Karl Andersonhas a whole select ion of petrs SD outf i ts forsale! He says these are very nice things -dresses, pett ipants, bJ-ouses, cr inol- ines, etc.In var ious sizes, S-M-L and 12-13-14. You canarrange to see theur; cal l Karl , 864-6214, 183Eureka, l t6.; t *xx*x? t : t * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * rk* rk :k* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * :k

GORILLA SQUARES PREPAMTION PARTY TOMORROWNIGHT: Bring your costume and urakeupready for Hal loween Gori l la Squares

munchies and help with your hairdo,a r o u n d 7 2 4 5 o r 8 : 0 0 .

to,{4nats around 6:30 tornorrow night to get6-n the streets of the Castro. Therer l l becorset, etc. Plan on hi t t ing the streeLs

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,i?n""H l le sugge:L b:: iaging ycur f lnery to Anne's and changing there, rather than,. .rolk ingl ' .+[1 -

to Anna's in Drag. Also, i t ts good to walk with someone instead of alone.NJt,r/ UI r - Anna has pett icoats in the three basic colors: white, purple and si lver lame, i f

anyone needs to borrow one (she did rnention, however, sonething about bLood beingspi l led in case of damage to the si lver lame one. . ) Anna also has skir ts & blouses.

Can anyone br ing a makeup mirror to Annars? I{e need addit ional I 'stat ionstt in casea who le bevy o f beaut ies shows up need ing nakeup. . . .

IN CASE THE WESTERN STAR IS LATE: Here are calendar reminders:

Nov 1: WSD is dark

Nov 4 : C lass and P lus workshops, P lus f rom 11-1 , Bas ic f rom 1-3Foggy City Anniversary Dance, Hal l of Flowers, Golden Gate Park. See the f lyer!

Nov 5: CALLERSHOP! Bob Bellvil-l,ers giving the first of a four-part workshop forbeginning cal lers, f rom I2-3 at Hart ford House, 250 Hartford. Flyers on thetable, cost is $10 per student for the four sessions. Angels wi l l - also beneeded for the new callers to pract ice on.

Nov 11, l2z Garage Sale at Freemanrs, 225 Sanchez; cal l Patty to get stuff schlepped,

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n", ,* onto your partner l ike he's rhe lasr you' l - l ever have! A senttehand-hold works for almost everything, and lets you make fast adjustments when anunexpecEed cal l comes up.

TONIGHTTS EVERYONETS CHANCE to meet both Cl-ass and Cl-ub, so square up with someoneyou donrt recognize (which shouldnrt be hard to do at a Hal- i -oween party!

November t ' 1381 LJSD TODAY! by Patty

tdSD T0DAY! is publ ished on Class n ights to keep evenyone up- to-date on uhat tshappening in hJSD. 0pinions expnessed ane those of whoeven r,rnites i t on anypant icu lan n ight . duest ionsr ddSr €rhhouhcementsr e tc . are welcome! See l lax onPatty to get something included.

BASIC IIJ0RKSH0P: Saturd€lr Nov 11. l to 3 Pfl at Hartfond House' P50 Hantford.

EL CA|1INO REELERS ANNIVERSARY DANCE: El Camino has specia l ly inv i ted a l l theLJSD Basic Class membens to attend thein founth anniversary dance in Palo Altoth is cominq Satunday evening ( thene wi l l be c lass- level t ipst ) Anniversanydances are State 0ccasionsr af ld th is wi l l be your f i rs t oppor tuni ty to at tendone (ours isnt t t i l l l lanch) . A lso vour f i rs t chance to dance to anothencal1en - c lubs a lu,ays t ry to schedule super ca l lens for Annivensary dances. 'and they have booked Debonah Parnel l for th is one!

Andy Shone and Randy Clanke have invited evenyone to their home in l lountainView fon a pne-dance pot luck. F lyer 's on the tab le wi th deta i ls & d i rect ions.

hJet l l canpool i see Scot t to make arrangements.

DANCING TTPS!

SUICIDE SdUARES: Somet im€Sr eSp€cia11y when youtre learn ing a proQramrtheret l l be a dance on a t ip that you know you i ront t know a l l the ca l ls fon.f t ts rea l ly gr is ly to end up in a squane of people who ane upt ight because ygkeep messing upi so i f you want to dance. ' the th ing to do is to get togetherwith othen people who ane in the same boat and for:m a SUfCfDE SdUARE. Theobject is to just keep dancing - you a l l knour youtre going to bneak downanyhow' so you just see horrr fast you can recoven and keep on dancint!

CHECK OUT Y0UR SdUARE: The thing that NOBODY ever admits to you is that theycan' t nemember who the in connen is ! Yet that ts of ten the caser and not on lywith new dancens.' eithen!

You have to come up with a system to help you rememben whots where in yoursquane. Fon nowl dontt bother nemembering everyone - just stant by neallyconcentnating on who youn partner and corneF dper and whene home is. Everytime you qet home.' check it out.

IT 'S HANDY T0 KNOIJ THAT., a t Basic ' v i r tua l ly eveny t ime an Al lemande Lef t iscalled' youtne supposed to do it t^r i th the person who u,as your conner the lastt ime you were squared up. At least once eveny dance' thenets a square breaksdown because someone al lemande left-ed urith the urnong person! If youtne justs l ight ly out o f pos i . t io f l r lou may be able to save your sguare by LOOKINGAROUND - i f your corner is somewhene nearbyr tn! to maneuver to al lemande withthat persoi l r Bnd everyone e lse may fa l l in to p lace.

IdHAT AB0UT REC0VIRIN6 0NCE hJE'RE BROKEN DOldN? Eventually- ' you'11 know fromexper ience whene youtd be at the end of a ca l l i f you hadnt t broken down inthe middle of i t . For exampler Promenade usual ly sends you home. So i fyoutre wandening anound in a broken-down state. ' keep l istening! hlhen thecallen says to Promenade (or Right and Left Gnand.' or LJeave the Ring) ' 'evenyone can just qet home quick and be ready to go wi th the next ca l l !

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November 8 , 1989 WSD TODAY! by Pat ty

WSD TODAY! is publ ished every Dance n ight for thepeop le who pa r t i c i pa te on those n igh ts . Op in ionsi t any g iven n ight . Contr ibut lons welcome! See

enlighterunent and entertainment ofexpressed are those of whoever wr i tes

Pat ty to get something inc luded.

PLUS WORKSHOP: Th is Satqrday 's P lus workshgp- loca t io4 , to bq announced ton igh t . . . /1Qttil-zt /{ta;rr- c.t?74&'t2 / { az-TAr7a4- Bzx4..4-)@

EL CAMINO ANNIVERSARY DANCE: is this coming Saturday, November 11. Flyers on the table,Randy and Andy are hav ing a po t luck be fore the dance, Scot t ' s a r rang ing carpoo l ing !

SHOPPING OPPORTUNITY! I t rs f i rst come, f i rst served, as I ISD puts on another fabulousGarage Sale at The Chicken Ranch, 225 Sanchez, from 10-3 on Saturday and 10-4:;GAay.The early arr ivals wi l l have the opportunity to select t reasures from one of the mostamaz ing ar rays o f s tu f f ever assembled j -n San Franc isco ! Th is ec lec t i c co l lec t ionfeatures art i facts accumulated by Patty over a Li fet ime of Dynarnic Col lect ing, as wel las noteworthy i tems contr ibuted by other i l lustr iousÎÎester4 SEar Danceps.

taldr atfur"czzt lFor those steel -wi l led indiv iduals who can res is t the urge to buy, buy, BUY, contr ibu-t ions to the Sale can be brought any t ime on Saturday or Sunday. Remember, the ear l ieri t comes i n , t he more t i r ne i t ' 1 l be on d i sp lay and the more l i ke l y i t r l l be SOLD fo r t hebene f i t o f t he WSD co f fe rs !

Proceeds from this Garage Sale wi l l go to defray expenses for our Anniversary Dance nextspr ing, so werl l be able to have the dance for a nominal charge. So CONTRIBUTE STUFF!

Ca1l Pat ty to arrange to have your contr ibut ions schlepped to the sale (p lease note thatI do no t sch lep p ianos o r re f r i ge ra to r - f r eeze rs ) , 68 I -2970 .

As usual, i tems which havenrt been snapped up by 3 PM on Sunday wi l l be offered at thet rad i t iona l Lavender L igh t Spec ia l , f rom 3 to 4 PM, fo r on ly 25cents each!

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LOOKING FOR A GREAT ROOM.MATE? CLASS MEMBER TOM SHAIÎ IS HOPING TOMOVE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, PREFERABLY WITHIN THE CASTRO-EUREKA-NOE VALLEY AREA. HEIS LOOKING TO MOVE IN WITH ONE OR MORE OTHERS IÎHO..AI,READY HAVE A LARGE PLACE, AND CAN PAY UP TO $6OO/MONTH FOR RENT ANDUTIL IT IES . I n case you don t t a l r eady know Tom, he ts easygo ing , i ndependen t ,f r iendly, responsi .b le, wi th a great sense of humor (a1so inc l inedtowards the ha rd se l l ! ) He ts i n te l l i gen t , non -smok ing , non -d r i nk ing andve ry s tab le . I n te res t s i nc lude mov ies , mus i c , pho tog raphy , ou tdoo rs ,wr i t ing, eat ing out and 0F COURSE square danci -ng! Tom is a professionalp ianis t and makes h is l iv ing doing g igs and pr ivate par t ies - h isrepe r to i re i nc ludes Co le Po r te r and Sho r^ r mus i c ! He f11 need space i nh i s new p lace fo r h i s up r i gh t p I -ano (Ed . No te : anyone who ca r r i es a

p iano a round w ich h im has de f i - n i t e l y go t t o be s tab le ! ) Ca l1 h im , 626 -7108 .

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Monday, November 13, L989 WSD TODAY! Editor: Freeman Stamper

DIRECTORY ASSISTANI. Please add Paul Grimes to your Red 89 ClassDirectory. We try to be perfect, but sometimes we are humbled with amistake.

Paul Grimes458 Frederick StSan Francisco, CA 94LL7H: (41 -5 ) 387 -8454

IPOKING FOR A GREjAT ROOI{I{ATE? C1ass Member TOII SHAT{ is hoping to movewithin the next two months, preferably within the Castro-Eureka-Noe VaIIeyarea. Hers looking to move in with one or more others who already have alarge pIace, and can pay up to $6oo/month for rent and ut i l i t ies . In caseyou donr t a l ready know Tom, hets easy-going, independent , f r iendly ,responsible, with a great sense of humor (a1so incl ined towards the hardsel l ! ) Hers in te l l igent , non-smoking, non-dr ink ing and very s table.Interests include movies, music, photography, outdoors, writ ing, eating outand OF COURSE square dancing! Tom is a professional pianist and makes hisl iving doing gigs and private part ies--his repertoire includes CoIe Porterand show music ! Het l l need space in h is new p lace for h is upr ight p iano.Ca I l h im , 626 -7LO8 .

JUST-BASfCS TIIANKSGMNG WEEKEND DANCE--JUST FOR YOU! WSD is sponsoring aBasics dance on Saturday, Novernber 25. There wil l be no t ips except forthe Basics proqram. Other Bay Area clubs are also planning to part ici-pate.You wil l be able to dance every t ip. There is a potluck dinner prior tothe dance. You may bring anything you wish, but are encouraged to bring amain dish. THERE Wrr.r. BE NO FACILITY AVAILABLE TO COOK. }IARI{ING ABILfTYWILL BE LII.I ITED. Sodas wil l be available for a donation. Any questionsabout food should be d i rected to Ron Meade, 553-4079.

6 :30 8 :00 Po t l uck8 : 00 l-0 : 00 Dance ( $4/person dance fee)St. Paulus Lutheran Church950 Gough St , San Francisco

Plenty of s t reet park ing; easy publ ic t ranspor tat ion access.

EL CA}{INO REEI,ERS DANCE. ThanKsseemed to enjoy themselves. TheBen Goldberg, who called one PIusthe dance; perhaps there are someyou have questions.

to al l those from WSD who attended. A11caller for the November 25 WSD dance i-s

t ip . Let rs ta lk about your exper ience atsquare dance etiquette issues about which

GARAGE SALE. Was a good success this past weekend in front of The ChickenRanch. Tota l sa les was $650.79. Thanks to those of you who contr ibuteditems, purchased items, and stopped by for encouragement. Business wasvery brisk on Saturday; Sunday was a rough day, both weather and sales.Loud applause for Patty and Anna for sticking it out the entire day bothdays. And an enormous thank you to Moisha from Foggy City, who happened byright at the close of business on Sunday and volunteered to haul the unsoldgoodies to Community Thrif t . Patty was most rel ieved. Freeman was up solate on Saturday night (not what you think) that he slept through the alarmand the door bells for two hours. Patty was frozen from the two-hour wait,and Freeman d idnr t even fee l rested.

More about the Thanksgiving Basics dance next week.

l { ednesday , November 15 , 1989 I{SD TODAY ! Edi to r : F reeman Stamper

CONGRATULATIONS! P lus p rog ram g radua tes . Ton ' i gh t ends you r f o rma l c lassse t t i ng ; howeve r , you r ' l ea rn i ng has on l y j us t begun . You r ha rd wo rk hasb rough t you to a l eve l o f compe tence o f wh ich Wes te rn S ta r i s p roud .

| {ELCOME, V fCKI I {OODS. V i ck i has ca l ' l ed fo r WSD fo r seve ra ' l yea rs , hav ingbeen t he regu la r P lus ca l l e r when we began t o o f f e r P lus danc ing on F r i dayn ' i gh t s a t t he "Y " tw i ce a mon th . She i s known fo r he r cha l l eng ing hash andbeau t ' i f u l s i ng i ng vo i ce . Don ' t

' l e t you r m i nd wande r t on i Sh t j us t becausei t ' s g radua t i on o r you may f i nd you rse ' l f f ee l i ng as t hough you a re i n l e f tf i e l d .

NO MORE I {EDNESDAY CLASS--NO MORE ANGELS. Ton' i ght ends Wednesday n i ghtc l asses . WSD i s da rk nex t f . l ednesday , bu t beg inn ing November 29 eve rvone whoa t t ends V {ednesday n i gh t danc i ng w i ' l

' l pay $3 f o r n i gh t s w i t h c ' l ubca l ' l e r s / r eco rds / t apes and $4 f o r n i gh t s w i t h gues t ca l l e r s . Wednesdays w i l lbe a comb ina t i on o f danc ing and wo rkshopp ing - - l ea rn ing hasn ' t ended .

HARD HASH. Many o f you a re aware tha t V {SD i s sponso r ing the second "Take NoPr i sone rs " P ' l us dance i n December . I t ' s i n t ended t o be rough , w i t h noapo log ies . On Wednesday , November 29 , t he re w i l l be a t i p o r two o f ha rdhash as an i n t r oduc t i on t o t he December dance . Then , oh Wednesday ,December 13 (be fo re t he dance on F r i day , December 15 ) , we w i l l have an en t i r eeven ing o f ha rd hash wo rkshopp ing and danc ing .

JUST-BASICS THANKSGIV ING I {EEKEND DANCE. WSD ' i s sponso r ing a Bas i cs dance onSa tu rday , November 25 , be ing ca ' l

' l ed by Ben Go ' l dbe rg . O the r Bay A rea c ' l ubs

a re a ' l so p l ann ing t o pa r t i c i pa te . The re i s a po t l uck d i nne r p r i o r t o t hedance . You may b r i ng any th i ng you w i sh , bu t a re encou raged t o b r i ng a ma ' i nd i sh . THERE I { I LL BE NO FACIL ITY AVAILABLE TO COOK. WARMING ABIL ITY YT ILL BEL IM ITED. Sodas w i ' l

' l be ava i l ab1e f o r a dona t i on . Any ques t ' i ons abou t f ood

shou ' l d be d i r ec ted to Ron Meade , 553 -407 9 .6 :30 8 :0O Po t l uck8 :00 10 :00 Dance ($4 /pe rson dance f ee )S t . Pau lus Lu the ran Chu rch950 Gough S t , San F ranc i sco

GARAGE SALE. l { as a good success th ' i s pas t weekend in f ron t o f The Ch ickenRanch . To ta ' l sa l es was $650 .79 . Thanks t o t hose o f you who con t r i bu tedi t ems , pu rchased i t ems , and s tOpped by f o r encou ragemen t . Bus iness was ve ryb r i sk on Sa tu rday ; Sunday was a rough day , bo th wea the r and sa les . Loudapp lause f o r Pa t t y and Anna f o r s t i c k i ng i t ou t t he en t ' i r e day bo th days .And an eno rmous t hank you t o Mo i sha f r om the Foggy C i t y Bas i cs c l ass , whohappened by r i gh t a t t he c ' l ose o f bus iness on Sunday and vo lun tee red t o hau lt he unso ' l d good ies t o Commun i t y Th r i f t . Pa t t y vJas mos t r e ] i eved . F reemanwas up so ' l a t e on Sa tu rday n i gh t ( no t wha t you t h i nk ) t ha t he s l ep t t h roughthe a ' l a rm and the doo r be l ' l s f o r two hou rs . Pa t t y was f rozen f rom the two-hou r wa i t , and F reeman d idn ' t even f ee l r es ted .

AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS PLUS GRADUATES!

WSD TODATIN o v e m b e r 2 0 , 1 9 8 9 by Pat ty

WSD TODAY! ishappen ing i nS i ven n i gh t .

p u b l i s h e d o n C l a s s n i g h t sW S D . 0 p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e dC o n t r i b u t i o n s a r e w e l c o m e I

to keep everyone in fo rmed about what 'sare those o f whoever wr i tes i t on any

S e e P a t t y t o g e t s o m e t h i n g i n c l u d e d .

BERT SI ! |ERER is our Sues t ins t ruc to r ton igh t l Ber t has ca l led fo r us manyt imes in the pas t , and he was our cho ice to be your f i rs t gues t ing t ruc tor .WELCOME, BERT !

CAN YOU BETIEVE IT? An er rop . . .P lease cor ree t your C lass d i rec to ry - SamK o h l e r ' s w o r k p h o n e n u m b e r i s 2 9 6 - 2 2 3 3 .

A CHANCE T0 GM SOMETHING BACK to the Community. Project Open Hand needsvo lun teers to de l i ver and serve food over the weekend, Wednesday th roughS u n d a y . I f y o u c a n h e l p , p l e a s e c a l l B e t h Y a t e s , 5 5 8 - 0 6 0 0 1

I T ' S T H I S S A T U R D A Y ! W e s t e r n S t a r ' s v e r y f i r s t B e g i n n e r ' s H o e d o w n a n d P o t l u c k ,p o t l u c k f r o m 6 : 3 0 t o g P M , D a n c e f r o m I t o l 0 P M a t S t . P a u l u s L u t h e r a nC h u r c h . T h i s d a n c e i s e s p e c i a l l y f o r y o u , a n d y o u ' 1 1 b e a b l e t o d a n c e e v e r yt i p ! B r i n g f o o d , a n y t h i n g y o u l i k e , i u s t r e m e m b e r , T H E R E I S N 0 W A Y T 0 C 0 0 KANYTHING a t the Chureh, and on ly VERY l in i ted warn ing ab i l i t y

T0 GET T0 THE CHURCH: I f you ' re coming on pub l ic t ranspor ta t ion , f rom theCast ro o r Downtown take the Subway or the -8 Marke t to Van l legg , t rans fer to aVan l less bus and ge t o f f a t e i ther Eddy or Turk ( I can ' t renember wh ich onehas the s top) . WaIk two b locks West to Gough. The en t rance to the Pan ishl Ia I l i s ha l fway down the b lock be tween Eddy and Turk on Gough.

I f y o u ' r e d r i v i n 6 , b e a w a r e t h a t G o u g h i s o n e - w a y g o i n 6 S o u t h , a n d t h a t t h eIe f t -hand lanes ( imned ia te ly nex t to the Church) HAVE to 6o on to the f reewaya p p r o a c h . S o , i f y o u p a r k r i g h t n e x t t o t h e C h u r c h , w h e n y o u l e a v e y o u ' I lhave to move over two lanes imned ia te ly in onden to 6o South to l lanket S tneet .Y o u h a v e t o t i m e t h i s m o v e t o a v o i d G o u g h S t r e e t t r a f f i c .

REMINDER FOR ANGELS: WSD is DARK.on Wednesday, November 22 , because EVRC isc l o s e d f o r t h e h o l i d a y

No.r. .b". 27, 1989 @ @!

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I,ISD TODAYI is published onhappening in WSD. Opinionsgiven night. Contr ibut ions

Ctass nights to keep everyone up-to-date on whatrsexpressed are those of whoever wri tes i t on anyare wetcomel See Patty to get something included.

The ou ts ide wor td doesnr t know the joy you share ; and to me, th isComrnunity realty and truty is inspired by square dancing; you showthe t rue mean ing beh ind i t , and I rm b tessed fo r the oppor tun i ty toca l t fo r you . - Ben Go ldberg

What a great dance! And a greet pottuck - over 50 diners enjoyed a wide arrayof gourmet goodies - thanks to al l the chefsl ten squares whir led and twir ledto superb ca l l ing by Ben Go ldberg ; he kept t t te pace f l ve fy , s t re tched thenewer dancers (and some old-t imers, too) with tandem couples and APD, mixed usa l t up w i th sca t te r p romenades, and even added ' rR ip and Snor t l ' l

And there were lots of experienced dancers sharing in that speciat enthusiasmand energy thetrs atways present with the neerer dancers!

Now tha t you tve had the chance to meet the o ther C lubs t c lasses and have anink l ing o f what yout re ge t t ing in to , can you see why some o f us a re hooked?

I . ISD 'g Red89 Bas ics c tass d id us a l l p roud! You looked grea t ou t there on thedance f toor .

When I was f i rs t learn ing to square dance ( t t r i s i s Pat ty ta lk ing) , I rememberthinking that my Angels must have sorne superior abi l i ty because i t al l seemed( to me) to be so easy fo r them ( I jus t knew they must have been danc ing fo ryears and years). Then I found out that some of them had been in the Ctassjust before minel oro You KNow THAT soME oF youR ANGELS ARE JUST A FEI.I MoNTHSAHEAD 0F YOU? B i l t , Brandon, C lyde, Don, Gary , Jack , Ken, Pab lo , Marc ,Ph i l ip , Rober t , Ron, S teve and Tony were in the Ptus C lass tha t jus t g raduateda coupte of weeks ago. These guys deserve special congratulat i .ons and thanksfor the i r he lp when they werenr t even th rough be ing o f f i c ia l s tudentsthemse lves I

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YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED our cotLect ion jar for the Henry Shernoff Mernorial Eund;there 's a f l yer bes ide i t . . . Henry was a WSD member , and or ig ina l l y ourcontr ibut ions went to the Food Bank, but no!{ wer1l be donat ing to oEherchari t ies too. Anna has put more information on the f lyer.

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IT|S 7:30PM. DO YOU KNOW IIHERE YOUR CORNER IS?

WSD TODAY:

November 29 , 1989 by Pat ty

I4 'SD TODAYI conta ins in fo rmat ion spec i f i ca t l y o f in te res t to those who a t tendon Dance N igh ts . Op in ions expressed are those o f the auEhor . Cont r ibu t ionsare we lcomel P lease see Pat ty to ge t someth ing inc luded.

TAKE NO PRISONERS PLUS - On Friday, December 15, Paul Waters wi l l again cal l an igh t o f super -hard P lus a t S t . Pau lus . t le ' re hav ing a t ip o r two o f hardhash ton igh t , and an en t i re even ing o f i t on Wednesday, December 13 , as anin t roduc t ion to th is type o f danc ing . For those who th ink they wou ld l i ke tog ive i t a t ry , th is i s an oppor tun i ty to see whether you rea l l y l i ke i t be foreyou spend t ime and money on this dance. (We dontt expect that everyone wi" l ll i k e i t ; t h i s s t u f f d o e s n r t a p p e a t t o e v e r y o n e a l l o f t h e t i m e . ) F o r t h enon-masoch is ts among us , therers the Saturday N igh t Dance (Deceurber 16) , whenPau l w i l l ca l l fo r a l l h rSD programs Bas ic th rough P lus !

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CAPITAL CITY SQUARES is hav ing the i r Beg i -nners rhoedown and po t tuck onSaturday , December 9 . . . They came in fo rce ( in the ra in ) to our wonder fu lB e g i n n e r s t d a n c e l a s t w e e k e n d , s o l e t t s a l t g o a n d s t ! f f i t t h e i r c t a s s !S c o t t t s a r r a n g i n g c a r p o o l i n g f o r W S D , a n d t h e r e r s a f l y e r o u t .

MI^I FORMAT TONIGHT: Tonightrs thewer re swinging into the Dance Nightworkshopping and dancing - unt i l wen i g h t s w i l l b e e i t h e r g u e s t c a l l e r s( $ 3 p e r n i g h t ) .

THE HENRY SHERNOFF MEMORIAL FUND JaTFood Bank and other chari t ies throughwith more informati ,on.

f i rs t Dance n igh t a fcer P lus Graduat ion , soprogram format, which is a combinat ion ofs ta r t a new c lass on Wednesdays , Dance( a t $ 4 p e r n i g h t ) o r c l u b c a l l e r s / t a p e s

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i s ou t ton i .gh t - we ' l l be donat ing to theth is e f fo r t . Anna has prepared a f l yer

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GEMRAL MEETING: Wednesday, December 6 i s our Genera l Meet ing , the f i rs t inS c o t t r s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . H e t . 1 1 b e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e S t a t e o f t h e C l u b , a n d t h ed i rec t ion wet re head ing fo r the t90 ts . Our ner { res t Board member w i l l beintroduced, too. Everyone should 1et our Board know what we want for ourCtub, and th is i s the t ime to do i t . The meet ing i . s UPSTAES a t EVRC; rherewont t be any danc ing , jus t the neet ing ; then a f te rwards , we can a l l go ou t tod inner in the Cast ro .

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CHRISTMAS PARTY: I t rs Wednesday, December 20 - we '11 have our t rad i t iona lg i f t exchange fo r those who want to ($5 l im i t ) , bu t the res t i s a l l verynebu lous r igh t now - de ta i l s a t the Genera l Meet ing !

THATTS ALL, FOLKS:

December 4, l -989

Heirers whatrs happening in WSDwrites i t on any given night.

WSD TODAY!bY Patty

today! Opinions expressed are those of whoeverSee Patty to get your contribution included.

CAPITAL CITYTS BASIC HOEDOWN THIS WEEKEND! Werre carpooling to thepotluck/hoedown in Sacrarnento this coming Saturday the ninth. . . if you candr ive or need a r ide, p lease see Scot t for WSD carpool ing!

DANCING TIPS: Lots of p i t fa l ls can get you out o f pos i t ion and d isor iented!Sornehow, you have to figure out a way to remember your geometric position inthe sguare at any part icular moment. Most of us use our orientation with thewal ls o f the hat l to do th is . . . You have to d isc ip l ine yoursel f to not icewhich d i rect ion youtre fac ing BEFORE you do the ca l l , and make sure yourrefacing the right way AFTER the call . Some examples:

DO-SI-DO: You end up facing the same wav as before (you realIyhave to watch the walls i f you do the Highland Fling, l ike at ahoedown. The regular do-si-do is less l ikely to get you out ofpos i t i on ; t ha t ' s why we make you do i t i n c lass ! )

'( squARE THRU THREE:) vou end up facing your corner., { r ; + - - \

"\ fgquARE THRU FouR) You end up facing tbe opposite wa!.l frorn where you were*factng:-66-f6re the square thru. And, you I re standing next to your

par tner . f f you were r rnormalr r before, yourre r rnorrnal r r now, and i f youwere hal f -sashayed before, yourre hal f -sashayed now.

Think about the ca l ls you know, and th ink of them in these terms. . .somecaIIs, i t makes a difference shere you were in the start ing formation:

SWING THRU: If i trs a regular swing thru from a right-hand wave, and ifyou were an End, your l l end up as a Center fac ing the same wal l . Buti f you nere a Center , yout l l on ly be able to turn oncer so yout l l endup as an End facing the opposite way.

MORE ON RECOVERY: Back in the very olden days (only I can remember back thatfa r , even B i l I Wh i te f i e ld can r t , o r a t l eas t he c la ins he can r t ) a s inge rnamed Theresa Brewer sang:

As a si lver do1lar goes from hand to hand,Wel l , a woman gtoes f rom man to man, be l ieve me. .A woman goes from MAN to I,IAN!

So, pets , dont t forget - you go f rom MAN to MAN! In a s ing ing ca1l , look whoyour corner is whenever yourre sguared up. In the next sequence, your l le i ther go home wi th your par tner or your corner . . .but i f you break down, justgo home. You wontt be with the correct person for the next f igure, butyour l l be able to keep dancing.

THE BEST THING TO DO if you break down in hash is to MAKE LINES. Herers how:Everyone get home fast once you realize youtre broken down. Then the headladies step over to stand beside their corners, facing the same direction asthe corner. The head gents just step to the right to stand beside theirpar tners. Cal lers recognize th is s ignal , and most wi l l put the whole f loorin l ines, ca l l UP TO THE CENTER AND BACK, and yourre dancing again!

C/r4/a- a)zd"f.r@AffiVfza(LcQ-tuffiW'.-

WSD TODAY!December IL 1-989

Herers whatrs happening in WSDwrites it on any given night.

by patty

today! Opinions e:(pressed are those of whoeverSee Patty to get your contribution included.

BERT WILL BE BACK! Bert Swerer will be our Guest Instructor again on ttre18th...runor has it that herll be doing some Christmas-theme things. Also,werll have punch and cookies and anything else anybody wants to bring.

TWO IIIESSAGES FROIT{ FREEIIT,AN:

L. There will be dancing for newer dancers at Vancouver! Please takeand read a registration info packet - theyrre either on the literature tableor the stage.

2. The South Florida Mustangs are giving the Convention in ,91, andtheyrre already planning for it - theyrve sent us a questionnaire, and wouldIike everyone (both Club and Class) to fill it out. Herers how: pretend ittsl-991 and yourre a square dancer and the Convention is next nonth do thequestionnaire as though you were considering going but hadntt quite made upyour rnind. Freeman will collect them. The questionnaires and pens areeither on the table or the stage. Thanks!

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THE RUN FAUILY: Callers use these a lot to get you into different positionsbetween bigger calIs. Eventually theyrll be autonatic, but now they can beconfusing! The caller will always teII you wbo is to do the running, butnonrt always say whom to run around!

The basic move is just to walk half-way around the other person. Envision arace car on a track you change your facing direction as you !to, but youdonrt actually turn around. Think: t tBun, Race carrr.

ENDS (OR CENTERS) RIJN: If yourre an End, you just run around the nearestCenter, or vice versa.

BOYS (OR GIRLS) RUN: They can call this from lines or waves or otherformations. ff youtre the Boy and youtre supposed to Run, and if yourreon the end, itrs easy because you bave to run around the Girl whors nextto you on the other side.

But i f yourre in the center instead, yourre next to two gir ls, so howdo you know which one to Run around? Consider that the otber Boy alsohas to Run around a Girl. . .in order to give hirn the opportunity to dosor you have no choice - you have to run around the Girl who is farthestfrom the other Boy!

HALF-SASHAY: Dancers forget this one because ROLI"AWAY is called more often.The right-hand dancer just slides forward and in front of the teft-handdancer, and they both adjust so that theytve switched posit ions.

A SUGGESTION FROI{ BILL: Read that little handbook! A few minutes reviewingthe definitions may save you from a mistake that breaks down your sguare!

THATIS ALL, FOLKS!

December 13 1989

Heref s whatrs happeningwrites it on any given

WSD TODAY!

today. Oplnionssee Patty to get

9J Patty

expressed are those of whoeveryour contribution included.

in I'ISDnlght.

MESSAGE FROM FREEI{AN: The South Florida Mustangs are plannJ.ng the t91 conven-tion, and have sent us a questionnaire, Herers how to flLl it out: Pretenditrs 1991 and Convention is a couple of months away - do the questionnaire asthough you were considering going but hadnft quLte made up your mlnd. Freemanwill- collect them. Questlonnaires and pens are either on the table or the stage.Thanks !

VAI.ICOUVER REGISTMTION INFO PACKETS - Freeman hasVancouver Convention lnto packets for us - please

conplled all known lnfo on thetake and read.

in store Friday night.

Level thru Plus for everyone. 7 z 30 toshare.

TONIGHT ls hard Plus to give us a taste of whatrs

FRIDAY NIGHT: Paul tr'Iaters calls "Take No Prlsoners Pl-us" for llSD masochists.7 : 3 0 t o 1 0 : 3 0 , S t . P a u l u s , $ 6 .

SATURDAY NIGHT: Paul calls Septeurber Class10:30 , S t . Pau lus , $6 , b r lng good ies to

NEXT I'IONDAY, the 18th, Bert Swererrs calling for the C lass .to b r ing , Jus t

I{erll have punch andcookies, and anything else anybody wantsphere. At EVRC, class t ime as usual.

a little party atmos-

NEXT WEDNESDAY, the 20th, Plus Danclng at EVRC, the usual time and WSD ChristrnasGift Exchange for everyone who wants to. Linit $5 on giftil.

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If this WSD TODAY! seems less coherent than usuaL, ltrs because your Edltor wasbit ten by a Cat and ls on more drugs than she usuaLly ls.

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December 18 , 1989

Here ' s wha t l ^ lSD 's up toauthor on any g iven nght .

WSD TODA\ ' !

today! Opnions expressedSee Patty to qret somethng

by Pat tyare those of the

nc luded .

BERT 'S BACK:

INVITATIONS: Two ho l i day pa r t i es ! NEW YEAR'S EVE a t Sco t t and Joho 'S ,31 Douglass features the premier of a ner^ , v ideo of Window to the Starswi th the only-par ta l ly -expurgated footage of CAMPCAZ, showng yourfel.Iow Class members and Club members in varous decorous and undecorousposes . The re ' s a f l ye r . AND OPEN HOUSE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY a t B i l land Gary 's , 25O Hart , ford Street , #6; drop by any t ime between noonand 8PM. Bi I l and Gary a lways have the t rad ib ional Southern f ix 'ns-b lack-eyed peas and c.ornbread.

NO CLASS on Chrstmas Day and New Year 's Day, c lass s tar ts aElan Jan8,

Maryn Head lands mn i - re t rea t on Jan 27 -28 , 1990 !

DANCNG TIPS

CROSS TRAIL THRU: There are a few cal ls that ' I l break down whole squareso f P Ius dance rs , because they a ren ' t , ca l l ed o f ten and peop le fo rge tthem, and th is is one of them! So you may be the only one in yoursquare who can ac tua l l y do i t ! The de f i n t i on s s imp ly : "Pass th ruthen ha l f - sashay . " Tha t ' s a l l t he re s t o i t . I f t he ca l l e r doesn 'Lgve the next ca l l , you just s tand there unt i l he does.

The st icky par t s when the nexL ca l l is A l lemand Ler f t . You know youhave to do an Al lemande Lef t wth your Corner , but where is the Corner?Norma l l y , t he ca l l e r w i l l t e I I you to A l l emande Le f t be fo re you f i n i shthe Pass Thru. Notice that each of you is movngr either to the rqhtor to the le f t dur ing the Hal f -sashay.

tJhat you do is contnue Lhe movement, away from your partner. The personwho is moving to the le f t k ind of curves around counter-c lockwise,the other person c lockwse. Miraculous ly , your Corner (who has beensecret ly Iurkng in the next couple) wi l l appear - curv ing around towardsyou !

I f t he ca l l e r doesn ' t g i ve the nex t ca l l t l l a f t e r t he Ha l f - sashay ,you ' I I be s tand ing the re facng ou t , wa i t i ng fo r t he nex t ca l I whchcould be anyth ing that you can do f rom your out - fac ing poston- I fi t happens to be Al lemande Lef t , Iook around in the d i rect ion awayfrom your par tner , and there ' I l be your Corner look ing around foryou !


WSD TODAY!Deeember 20, f989 by Patty

IIOLIDAY PARTIES ! TI,I0 PARTIES f or New Years f or I'ISD'ers and Class - Scott and Johnare hosting New Year's Eve at their home at 31 Douglass.' . .the newest Window to theStars premiers, featuring CAMPCAZ attendees in various states of consciousness. .AND Bil l and Gary are again having their Nernr Yearrs Day Open House, with the trad-it ional SouLhern fix'ns blackeyed peas and cornbread - drop by anytime between12 and 8PM!

WSDrs DARK ti l l Jan 8, when Class resumes on Monday nights at EVRC.

Jan 10, f i rs t Dance Night of the nehr year .

Jan 15, DARK because of Mart in LuLher King 's b i r thday, EVRC closed.

NEW DANCE PASS ARRANGEI4ENTS: As part of our ongoj.ng (and never-ending) assault onpaperwork pro l i ferat ion, the Board decided last n ight not to sel l Dance Passes anymore - wer11 nake l i fe a l i t t le easier for the beleaguered Treasurer , who won' t haveto deal wiEh the confusion they always cause. But those passes currently out wil lcont inue to be honored for both $3 and $4 Dance Nights. . .

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NOTES FROM THE BADGE MASTER! ! ! ! !

Featured th is month are:

SANTA DANGLE: You earned th is one when vou at tended the Paul Waters Dances. . .

COCKTAIL DANGLE: First mentioned last month, this Dangle was earned by anyone whocould sti l l dance after fMargaritavil lerr at CAMPCAZ.

SAN FRANCISCO BAR DANGLE: This one can be used instead of your Club badge tohang you r o the r dang les on . . .

CRINOLINE DANGLE: Requested by many, it is now in stock and is earned by dancingin a cr inol ine or pet t icoat !

BADGE CLIPS: These snap or clip onto your dancing outfits and wil l save wear andtear on the c1oth.

There are l i tera l ly hundreds of Dangle designs. I f there is any one yourd l ike toorder , p lease see Monte at any Class or Dance n ight . Most Dangles are $1.00each, wi th SOME specia l orders s l ight ly h igher . . .

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This is my last WSD TODAY! for awhile - wetve worked out a rotation system, so otherfolks have a chance to ply their literary ski-lls, and starting in January, WSD TODAY!will have a new author each week! As always, though, you can get something includedby leaving a message on my answering machine - Ir11 see that your contribution ispassed a long to whoever rs wr i t ing the nex t ones . . . .

THAT I S A],L, FOLKS !

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WSD Tc,i:1,_1vJanuarv 8 , 1990

llere's rhat's happening rt lestern $tar Today, Opinions erpressed are those ofnecessarily those of feotern Strr Drncars. If you riah to express your 0m opinionsrho tle editor is for nert *tel or offcr yorr om scrvices as 'cditor of thc rcel'.

bv Max

the 'editor of the recl' lnd notcontrct Patty or $cott to find out

Class Change -- Because we were unable to hold class on Monday,Januarry L, and are unable to hold c lass on Monday, January 15, Mart inLuther King 'e Bi r thday, we wi l l have a c lass n ight on Wednesday,January L7 , f o r a l l who a re ab le to a t tend . The re w i l l be a coup le o fp lus t i ps fo r C lub members .

Basic Workshop - - There wi l l be a Basic Workdhop at 250 Har t ford onSaturday, January 13, f rom Noon to 2:00. Great oppor tuni ty to workout some of the rust that may have accumulated over the Hol idays andget your dancing sk i l ls sharpened back up.

Min i Retreat - - Just a l i t t le over a week to make your reservat ionsfo r t he Mar in Head lands M in i Re t rea t , i t ' s on l y $35 .00 fo r mea ls andlodging and a great t ime - - bes ides dancing and workshopping therew i i l be a l l k i nds o f f un and games inc lud ing the Second Annua l Md . andMr. Mar in Headlands Contest and Coronat ion.

Pot Luck - - Star t th ink ing about your favor i te rec ipe for the Red '89

C lass po t l uck a t Ed Con ley ' s on Sa tu rday , January 20 . Ed l i ves a t 79E lg in Pa rk , t ha t ' s j us t sou th o f Marke t a t Marke t and Oc tav ia .There 's a lways lo ts of grood food at WSD pot lucks - -Come socia l izew i t h t he c l ass !

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"Happy New Year , Everyone! I 'm not ab le to be at c lass for a fewweeks - - be back as Eoon as I can, though t i I l then, mind yourteachers and s tudy those de f i n i t i ons and have fun danc ing ! l ove ,Pa t t y "

T ip t i ps - - One o f t he bas i c cou r tes ies o f Square Danc ing i s t o f i l lthe nearest vacancy when squar ing up. I t is considered rude to walkpas t a vacan t pos i t i on to j o in a " favo r i t e " squa re . A Iso , danc ingw i th the same peop le a I1 the t ime reduces the l ea rn ing s i t ua t i ons aswe l l as l im i t i ng t he soc ia l oppo r tun i t i es ava i l ab le when danc ing w i t hmany d i f f e ren t peop le .

I f someone in you r square i s go ing the wrong d i rec t i on o r doesn ' t seemto unders tand the ca l l , t r y t o mo t ion them to the co rec t pos i t i onwi th your hands or eyes rather than t ry ing to push them into theco r rec t pos i t i on - - push inq f requen t l y adds to con fus ion and doesn ' the lp anyone .

WSD TodayJanua r^v 10 , 1990

Here's *hat's happening at testern Star Today. 0pinions expresred are those ofnecessarily those of lestern strr Dancers, If you uish to exprecs your oyn opinionsrho the editor is for next reel or offer your om services rs'editor of the reel ' ,

by Max

the 'editor of the ueek' and notcontact Patty or $cott to find out

Class Chanqe - - Because we were unable to hold c lass on Monday,January I , and are unable to hold c lass on Monday, January 15, Mart inLu the r K ing ' s B i r t hday , we w i I I have a c lass n igh t on Wednesday ,January L7 , f o r a l l who a re ab le to a t tend . The re w i l l be a coup le o fp lus t i ps fo r C Iub members .

Basic Workshop - - There wi l l be a Basic Workshop at 250 Har t ford onSa tu rday , January 13 , f rom Noon to 2 :00 . Grea t oppor tun i t y t o workout some of the rust that may have accumulated over the HoI idays andgre t you r danc ing sk i l I s sha rpencJ back up .

Min i Retreat - - Just a l i t t le over a week . to make your reservat ionsfo r t he Mar i n Head lands M in i Re t rea t , i t ' s : on l y $35 .00 f o r mea l s andIodgingr and a sreat t ime - - bes ides dancing and workshopping therew i l I be a l l k i nds o f f un and g iames inc lud ing r t he Second Annua l Mq . andMr . Mar in Head lands Con tes t and Corona t i on .

Po t Luck - - S ta r t t h ink ing abou t you r f avo r i t e rec ipe fo r t he Red ' 89

C iass po t l uck a t Ed Con ley ' s on Sa tu rday , January 20 . Ed } i ves a t 79E lg in Pa rk , t ha t ' s j us t sou th o f Marke t a t Marke t and Oc tav ia .The re ' s a lways l o t s o f good food a t WSD po t l ucks - -Come soc ia l i zew i t h t he c l ass !

George Lany i , a i ong t imesquare dancer known to manyWSD members, d ied on Monday,January B .

"Happy New Year, Everyone!I ' n no t ab le to be a t c /assfor a few weeks -- be back assoon as f can , thoush t iT lthen, mind your teachers ands tudy those de f in i t ions andhave fun dancing! love,Pa t t . v . " (She a lso sends th iscar toon . )

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lGLtrtG to the Red '89 Class on Wednesday night. When you are first learning to dance, longperiods of non-dancing inpede acceleration in

'learn'ing. You have had only one l.4onday n'ight

in the last four h,eeks, and we uant you to dance. Tonight will be rnrst'ly class level vrlrrk,but there will be sorne ful1 Plus dancing for the Club nrenlcers. You w'ill be learning somenewrmterial this evening, but it will all be repeated on lvlonday. So let those class rnenbersr.v,l.ro are rrct here know they are not behind should you hear that concern.

The RED '89 CI-ASS Pot Luck is at Ed & Paul's hone this SatuFd€ry, starting at 6 pm with dinnerbeginning at 7:30. Place: 79 Elg' in Park, SF. |GAR RED. Pick up a f ' lyer for directions.Club rnetfiers bring the food; class rnenbers are our guests. So wfrere did this Red '89 stuffccrne from. f,le stole the idea frorn Rocky l,buntain Ra'inbeaus, Denver, @. Their classes haveal'l had narnes which are the colors of the rainbcxr. Their different passes through thespectrum becorne shades of the basic (get it?) colors. WSD gave their idea a twist and addedthe year to the basic color so that we never have to dec'ide rfrat shade the color is.

MARIN lfADLAtOS MINI-{IETREAT registration deadline is th'is evening. If not rece'ived withregistrat'ion, full paynrent is due by the Pot Luck this Satur&y. Registrations receivedafter this evening will be on a first-corne, space-ava'ilable basis. Pick up a flyer for nnredetails and directions. This retreat is GEARED TO{ARDSCtR CN-ASS, a'lthough the Club rnenbersenjoy participating, too. Historically, the Club had not provided bountifu'l opportunitiesfor the students to interact outside of class. The past couple of years this has beenchanging. You're certa'in to enjoy this re'laxed weekend. This one's for yor.r!

The IAGSDC ALTERMTE DELEGATE position is open, and the Board 1s so'liciting volunteers. Yourrust be a current rnerber of the Club and be planning to attend the IAGSDC Convention 'in

Vancouver in April. This position is inportant as training to becore jnvcrlved in theadnin'istrative affairs of the Internationa'l Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. Your nnstinrnediate responsibi'lity js to attend the Execut'ive Board nreeting in Vancouver of Fridaynorning, April 13 (but it's Good Friday), and to be prepared to take the position of Delegateshou'ld the need arise. If you want to know npre, talk with any Board rnerber. Scott, theWSD adninistrator, wi1l collect the nanes of a'l'l those interested'in the position, and theBoard will nake a decision by mid-February. If you like this square dancing stuff and wantto become 'involved in international corrnun'ications, this is a great p'lace to start.

GRAFHIC ARTIST TALENTS are needed to assist in preparing WSD's ad for the IAGSDC ConventionProgram. Th'is needs to be c,onpleted at least within a npnth. If you want to help, pleasesee Freernan. Don't be bashfu'l abqrt your talents; you need not be a conrnercial artist.

And speaking of @tIlENTIOf.l AN, catch the flyer on the Internat'iona'l Bu'l'letin Board. Theyare inexpensive (especially the message ads) and are a sure-fire h,ay to know that your namewill be'in print. Besides, you help defray Convention costs for the Vancouver Corrn'itt€e.You need to act falrly pronptly on this. STTDENTS and O-tB ltCl€ERS should fee'l free toparticipate. And best of a1'1, you can buy an ad just to show support but not go to theConvention.

MAW STAR DEzulES in February on l'4cnday nights. Watch for it! All you don't uant to knowabout v*rat to do in square dancing. A slight twist in etiquette lessons.

MAII.ISTREAI{ CLASS TO BEGIN SmN. That rneans that the class fee for the second part of yourcjasses will be due'in February. So you want to go to the mini-retreat and cont'inue withl"la'instream class but have a tight budget? Well, we can't have extended payrnents for themini-retreat, but feel free to discuss a personal payrnent plan for your class fee with theClub treasurer, who just happens to be Max Robb, your archangel.

tffi(Sl# THIS 9\T[RDAY is still on. A good tirne to get'in sorne extra dancing, hav'ing beenforced to miss three of the last four lvlonday nights. Oobr.rebs are spun qu'ickly. Every personwho square dances has the sarne problern. ltlcon-2 pm at 250 Hartford St.

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by Anna D.

| lSD T00AY!, a cornplement to THE IIESTERN STAR, tackles current issues, guestions, andnews. Publ ished Monday and f lednesday evenings, l lSD T00AY! is avai lable only at Club andClass n ights. Quest ions, topics, and opin ions are sol ic i ted and encouraged. Viewsexpressed are those of the author.

Hi! I would l ike to take moment to thank Ed & Paul for host ing yet another wonderfult . lSD pot luck on Saturday n igh t . For those o f you who missed i t , -you missed a chanceto qbt to know some of the-members of the Red- '89 Class and to 'c i tch uD on thelat6st gossip. There were some great dishes and good dish! Thanks again Ed andPaul !

As .you_have probab ly heard by now, the l ' l a1 jn Head lands Ret rea t wh ich was or ig ina l l yschedu led fo r nex t weekend has been cance l led due to insu f f i c ien t reg is t ra t i6n . I -hope we can p lan another fo r some t ime a l j t t le la te r .

Scott and Johncourse! ) o f theon the I eft) on12 noon. BY0B.down to Castro

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inv i te you to jo in them in cheer ing on the 49 'e rs in the i r de fea t (o fDenver Broncos. You arq. . , invi ted to come to 3811 - l6th (Last houseSuper Bowl Sunday (Jan 8?nd). You may plan to arr ive any t ime af terK icko f f i s a t 2 p .m. A f te r the N iners w in , we w i l l p robab ly head

to jo in in the ce lbbra t ion as we d ' id las t ye i r .

Coming up on Tuesday February 6th, is a Dine and Dish at the Hot and SpicyRestai l raht at Markei and Peai l . i t r is is a chance to share a sumptuous' 5 Lourse meala long w i th a chance to "d ish" those who aren ' t there . Be there br be fa i r game.

n' ight , l . lednesday, February, 7th, the "Di ana Ross of Square Danci nq"Bryan t - w i l l be ca l l i ng a C lass - l eve l and P lus dance a t S t . PauTus Churchand Eddy. There w i l l a lso be a bake sa : le tha t n ' iqh t . The proceeds f romsale wi j l go to help defer the costs of the | . lSD 8th Anniver iary Dance.

Speaking of the the Anniversary Dance, don't forget to mark your calendar forSaturda!, l ' |arch 17th. Paul Maicum (from Hermita6e, Tennesee) w' i11 be cal I ' inq amemorab' le evenjng and he' lping l . lSD to celebrate the "Gay Njneties".

Sacramento w' i l l be host inq a dav of workshoos. acal I ed by a Sacramento caTl er nimed Jet Robbris.wi l l be coord jnat ing the carpool for the pot luck

pot luck, and an even ' inq dance'Our "car .poo1, guru" , S6ot t Carey,

ano even lng oance .

0n Saturday , February 24 th , we w i l l be hos t ing a Banner Dance. So what 's a BannerDance, r ' i qh t? I t ' s dance wh ich is used as a means o f ra is ins monev to suooor t theupcoming IRGSOC Convent ion and the IAGSDC j tse l f . A t th is d ince , f re w i l l ' bein t roduc jng a ca l le r who has never ca l led fo r a Gay c1ub. H js name is Ken Car ro l l .P lease p la f r on jo in ing us in suppor t o f Ken and th i r In te rna t iona l Assoc ia t ' ion o f GaySquare Dance C lubs ( lAGSDC) .

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 , 1990 By EDDIE

WSD TODAY, a comp l imen tpub ' l ' i shed each Monday ando r c ' l ass . I npu t f r om thea re those o f t he au tho r .

to the "Wes te rn S ta r News le t te r , " i sWednesday and i s ava i ' l ab l e on l y a t c l ubmembersh ip i s we ' l come. V iews expressed

rrYou are now standing at the foot of the mountain about to being the climb which leadsyou to the second plateau of your square dance experiencelr' Oh please, how dramaticcan we get?!?

Seriously though, Bill and I both want you to know that we think you are an outstandingclass (that includes you Angels, too) and we hope you're enjoying learning to square danceas much as werre enjoying the teaching experience. Tonight werre diving in head firstlearning your first Mainstream calls. Now don't think this means you can store thosefirst 49 calls away in the"attics of your mindsfr to collect dust. Square dancing continuesto build on the structured foundation that is built during the previous class(es), sobasically tonight itrs "Back to the construction site and get to work!"

Donrt forget "Dine & Dish" tomorrow evening, 7:00 p.m., at Eg$$lgiSI. The specialmenu that is being offered sounds wonderful and the rrdishrf is guaranteed to be of thehighest calibre. Many WSD members have been high-qualityrrdishersrr for years -- so jointhem for dinner and pick up a few tips from the masters.

Club Night this week is "An Evening With Saundra Bryant.rr There will be Class level aswell as Plus level dancing from 7:30 to 9:30 at St. Paulus Lutheran Church. And as abonus, as if we've already dance off those holiday pounds we acquired just a few shortweeks ago, there will also be a Bake Sale that evening. The proceeds of the sale are todefray costs of the Anniversary Extravagance that is presently iri the works. So for sucha worthy cause, forget about your figure and "munch outlrr that night.

My goodness (No comments, thank you!), this is an active week! If yourre not doinganything special this Saturday and since it's just too early to being Spring cleaning, whynot spend the day square dancing with those crazy kids from Capital City Squares andPrime 8rs in Sacramento. The have planned a full schedule of wgrkshops, a potluck andhoedown on the Mainstream Class and Advanced Class levels to begin at 12:30 andcontinue until 10 that evening. Many of us know from past experience that squaredancers in Sacramento know now to party.

With this schedule, rrDonrt Stop, Donft Slow Downlrr really doesnrt seem to be possible thisweek. Have a great one!

WSD TODAY !

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 , 1990 By EDDIE

WSD TODAY, a comp l imen tpub l i shed each Monday ando r c ' l ass . I npu t f r om thea re those o f t he au tho r .

t o the "Wes te rn S ta r News I e t te r , " ' i sWednesday and ' i s ava i ] ab l e on l y a t c l ubmembersh ip i s we ' l come . V ' i ews exp ressed

If you're reading this issue of WSD Tg9g, you are obviously at club night -- "An EveningWith Saundra Bryant.r' All of tfffi6.EE7; danced to Saundra bef ore know this is sure tobe an evening full of high-energy, exciting square dancing. Donrt forget to partake at theBake Sale table tonight! The proceeds of the sale will be used to defray costs of theAnniversary Extravagance that is presently in the works.

Remember, if yourre not doing anything special this Saturday, think about spending theday square dancing with Capital City Squares and Prime 8's in Sacramento. They haveplanned a full schedule of workshops, a potluck and hoedown on the Mainstream Class andAdvanced Class levels to begin at 12230 and continue until 10 that evening. Scott is onceagain handling the often times thankless chore of coordinating rides/car pooling for thisexcursionl see him if you need a r ide or have room for more in your vehicle.

News Flash! We'll soon have a new shopping emporium to relieve us of our hard-earnedmone)r. "-eowboy Countryrrra new wesiern-store, wil l be opening February l5 (they'rehoping) at 2352 Market Street (r ight under Captain Video!). The owners are two coupleswho have actively supported the gay Western community for many years; let's supportthem with their new venture.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

Print Media Production Manager. SF social, dance organization seeks energeticindividual as print media manager. I f you are a frustrated Stephen King or JackieColl ins; i f you can create interest and excitement out of dry facts; i f you enjoy keepingone ear (or both) tuned in for little tidbits of news (more commonly known as gossip); ori f you just have hours of spare t ime on your hands, this is the posit ion for you. Litt leexperience required; great benefits package(?)!!! Al l interested part ies should contactScott Carey.

Election Committee Member(s). Due to a recent, unexpected vacancy on the Board,Western Star is currently seeking individuals interested in serving as the Electioncommittee for the Special Election to be held in accordance with WSD By-Laws. TheCommittee is responsible for coordination and presentation of candidate information tothe membership, distr ibution and collection of ballots, and calculation and announce-ment of election results. I f yourve been wanting to contribute more to WSD but felt youdidn't have quite enough extra time to actually serve on the board, this may be theperfect job for you. All interested part ies should contact Scott Carey.

March 17 is just around the corner, which means it 's not too early to start working onthat "just perfect" outfit (Su" Ng5llggU above) you want to wear to the AnniveriaryDance. With Western Star's reputation for knowing how to throw a party and having PaulMarcum call ing, this is guaranteed to be one of the major square dance social events ofthe year. Don't let t ime get away from you, start planning today!!!

WSD TODAY !February 12 th

WSD TODAY! i s a Monday and Wednesday n igh t pub l i ca t ion conta in ing top ics ,tr iv ia and t idbi ts. I t doesn't get mai led out. The editor du jour for thisthis week is Scott . I f you would i ike to put in your two cents, WSD TODAY is str ict l l 'the vier"-s of each author ' , then please see Scott soonest for avai lable openingstart ing this Spring.

Anna, Patty, John and I had a pleasant dr ive up to Sacramento Saturday night for amuch fun dance cal led by Jet Roberts. He projected lots of energy and fun and hadjust a wonderful voice that you could have danced to al l n ight. Actual ly some dancedto him at least al l day as we met up with many class members, Art and BiI l , Michael,Todd and Tim, and Gordon who had gone up for the afternoon MS workshop. We arelooking to schedule Jet Roberts for a dance here after the Convent ion.

After the dance we passed on going to tFacest and, stomachs growi ing, drove over toSacratomatos nearest fast food outlet. We soon discovered that all of them close theirdinning hal ls at 10pm and force you Lo eat in your car in the parking lot . . . wel l !smal l wonder, that is where al l the act ion is. We shared the parking lot with 6teenage prost i tutes, 2 low r ider type cars and 1 stretched white and gold l imoobviously owned by the local drug lord. As we munched on our fr ies and Pattyplayed with her teenage mutant ninja turt le pin, al l k inds of deals were going downaround us .

Gary, Pablo, Mark, Anna and Marie (and others I 'm sure) are headed to LaLa Landthis coming week for the Golden State Squares/Tinseltown Fly In. We're al l enviousbut we' l l wish you al l a good t ime anyv" 'ays. PLEASE nothing but al l the unvarnishedtruth when you return. And speaking of t r ips, Freeman is off to Rio for carnival forthree weeks this coming Saturday. . . speaking of envy!

Saturday February 24th WSD wi l l be host ing our next dance. As usual i t wi l l be atSt. Paulus Luthern Church, Gough and Eddy, from 7:30 to 10:30pm and there rr ' i l l bealternat ing t ips at MS class and Plus programs. What is not usual is that there is aextra purpose for this dance - i t is our Banner Dance. Banner Dances are heldthroughout the year by many IAGSDC clubs and the proceeds are spl i t to benef i t theIAGSDC and that year's Convention Committee. Our caller is Ken Carroll from theSouth Bay and this will be his debut calling gig for our community. Sooooo lots ofreasons to mark this date in a big red circ le on your calendar.

March 17th: WSD 8th Anniversary dance! with Paul Marcum! Need we say more?!

I 've been busy lately working on Crossf i re IV ( For new folks, Crossf i re is our ownhomebrew square dance mini ser ies on video!) and i t looks good for i t to premierjust pr ior to Convent ion. And the stars, honey, have never shinned more br ight ly!

Kudos to Ed Conley who made his cal ler apprent ice debut the other Wednesdaynight. Good show!!

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WSD TODAY! is a Monday and Wednesday night publ icat ion containingand t idbi ts. I t doesn't get mai led out. The editor du jour this week iswould l ike to put in your two cents, WSD TODAY is str ict ly the viewsthen please see Scott soonest for avai lable opening this Spring.

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I t is with deepest regret that we note thepassing of tsob Mann this afternoon at the Coming Home Hospice. Always a great witand ever fr iendly and helpful , Bob made many fr iends with the square dancecommunity here after moving from NYC, where he was one of the founders of theTimes Squares. No detai ls of amemorial service have been announced at this t ime.

We are looking for a few good men and womenl We need volunteers to run the specialelect ion for the Board vacancy created with Tony resignat ion. Of course we alsoneed interested members to run for that posi t ion. Addit ional ly we need to f i l l theclub Secretary's posi t ion (not necessari ly a Board posit ion) as wel l as al ternate repfor the IAGSDC (Freeman is our current rep). Please pi tch in! See Scott toni te i fposs ib le .

Anna, Patt l ' , John and I had a pleasant dr ive up to Sacramento Saturday night for amuch fun dance cal led by Jet Roberts. He projected lots of energy and fun and hadiust a wonderful voice that you could have danced to al l n ight. I t was great thatman)' of our class members attended including participating in the afternoonworkshop. We arelooking to schedule Jet Roberts for a dance here after theConvent ion. After the dance we passed on going to 'Faces' and, stomachs gro'* ' l ing,drove over to Sacratomatos nearest fast food outlet. We soon discovered that all ofthem close their dinning hal ls at 10pm and force you to eat in your car in theparking lot . . . wel l ! smal l wonder, that is where al l the act ion is. We shared theparking lot with 6 teenage prostitutes, 2 low rider type cars and 1 stretched whiteand gold l imo obviously owned by the local drug lord. As we munched on our fr iesand Patty played with her teenage mutant ninja turtle pin, all kinds of deals weregoing down around us.

Gary, Pablo, Ron, Mark, Anna and Marie (and others I 'm sure) are headed to LaLaLand this coming week for the Golden State Squares/Tinseltown Fly In. We're allenvious but we' l l wish you al l a good t ime anyways. PLEASE nothing but al l theunvarnistred truth when you return. And speaking of trips, Freeman is off to Rio forcarnival for three weeks this coming Saturday. . . speaking of envy!

Saturday February 24th WSD wi l l be host ing our next dance. As usual i t wi l l be atSt. Paulus Luthern Church, Gough and Eddy, from 7:30 to 10:30pm and there wi l l bealternat ing t ips at MS class and Plus programs. What is not usual is that there is aextra purpose for this dance - i t is our Banner Dance to benef i t the IAGSDC and theConvent ion. Our cal ler is Ken Carrol l f rom the South Bay and this wi l l be his debutcal l ing gig for our community. March 17: WSD 8th Anniversary dance! with PaulMarcum! Need we say more?!

I 've been busy lately working on Crossf i re IV and i t looks good for i t to premierjust pr ior to Convent ion. And the stars, honey, have never shinned more br ight ly!

Kudos to Ed Conley who made his cal ler apprent ice debut the other Wednesdaynight. Good show!!

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W S D T O D A Y I i s p u b l i s h e d s p e c i a l l y f o r p e o p l e w h o a t t e n d C l a s s a n d D a n c e n i g h t s . . . s e eP a t t y o r S e o t t o r M a x t o 5 e t s o m e t h i n g i n c l u d e d . 0 p i n i o n s t o n i g h t a r e P a t t y ' s .r i * * I * * * * * * * l * * I I t * r * t I I I * * I r * l I r r * I * r * * T I I I I * { * r * I I * * r r I . r * I * * I r r * r r * I I * I r I I * r * i t * * *

CONGRATULATIONS, WSD Mains t rean C lass dancers ! You d id us a I l p roud in Vancouven l

AI i ID CONGRATULATIONS, Tom Tr ipp , IAGSDC Cha i rperson fo r 1990-91!

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PAINTERS? Rick Wtree le r i s look ing fon a person w i th sone pa in t ing exper ience to dos o m e i n t e r i o r p a i n t i n g i n h i s s t o r e , . . c a I l h i m , 6 2 1 - 6 4 0 9 .

LES MISERABLES TICKETS: Tom Shaw has two t ickets for the I PM performance on May 3f o r s a l e f o r S 3 5 e a c h . S e a t s a r e f r o n t r o w i n t h e b a l c o n y a t t h e C u r r a n . . . c a I I h i n ,6 2 6 - 7 I 0 8 .

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SPECIAL ELECTIOI I : l {ominat ions open Wednesday fo r our spec ia l e lec t ion to f i I I thev a e a n t s e a t o n t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s . C a l 1 E d d i e ( H a i [ h t ) S n i t h , 7 6 8 - 1 2 3 4 ; P i e r sG r e e n h i l l , 7 7 1 - 5 3 9 6 ; o r L e e C h a n d l e r , 0 4 8 - 1 8 0 0 t o n o n i n a t e s o m e o n e o r l e t t h e n k n o wyou t re in the runn in6 . WSD Red 89 c lass menbers who are becoming nenbers a ree l i g i b l e t o n u n a n d n o m i n a t e l T h e r e g u l a r e l e c t i o n s w i l l b e i n t h e F a I l , s o t h i sshor t - te rm might be jus t per fec t fo r someone who is unab le to nake a long te rmcommi tment a t th is t ime. And espec ia l l y fo r a new nember , th is i s a chance to junpr i g h t i n t o t h e v e r y h e a r t o f r u n n i n 6 o u r C I u b . . .

GRADUATIONI The Red 89 C lass Mains t rean Sraduat ion is nex t Monday, Apr i l 50 , a tE V R C . E v e r y o n e i s i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d t h e i n i t i a t i o n r i t e s , a n d C l u b m e m b e r s p l b a s eb r i n g f i n 6 e r f o o d .

P O T L U C K : E v e n y o n e ' s i n v i t e d t o S c o t t a n d J o h n ' s o n S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g , A p r i l 2 8 f o rf e s t i v i t i e s t o c e l e b r a t e t h e R e d 8 9 C l a s s G r a d u a t i o n . T h e e v e n i n 6 w i l l s t a r t w i t hB Y O B c o c k t a i l s a t 6 , d i n n e r ) l I b e s e r v e d a t ? , a n d t h e n a r o u n d g : 3 0 w i l l b e t h ePREMIERE SHOWING 0F CROSSFIRE M So br ing food and hang ou t a t SgI l - l6 th S t ree t onSaturday n igh t (very las t house a t the end o f l6 th S t ree t , 2 b locks f ron upperC a s t r o , 8 6 4 - 4 1 3 4 ) !

REgEPTION FOB BOB BELLVILLE

C h r i s A n d e r s o n h a s i n v i t e d a I I o f B o b ' sf r iends to Har t fo rd House fo r a reeept ioni n B o b l s h o n o r o n S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 2 8 , f r o nl 2 t o 3 .

l"|ay 7, 1990 YTSD TODAY! Editor : Freenan Starper

WSD TODAY! , a corplenent to THE TrESTERN STAR reusletter, tack'les current issues, cltestionsand neus. Pub'lished only when there 'is Club activities on I'tonday/Vledresday, it is availableon'ly at the activity. Qtrestions, topics, End opinions are so'licited and encouraged. Viewsexpressed are those of the author.

And a great big HI THERE Al.D I{ELCC|G to Ben Col&erg, our caller tfris evening. Yo.r sl'rouldremerber dancing to him, but if not, yo"r're gonna' feel good about yo.rr dancing when you'retfrrough this evening. Ben is torking witfr Bi'll Fhnzel in coordinating the callers for tfrePl{A benef it dance in August. He's been a good friend to fie gay oormJn'ity for nnny years.It's good to have you with us again.

lbminations for the vacant Board position are stil1 op€r1. This is your last chance tonqninate sonpone else or yo"rrself . Rsrrenber that you m,rst be a nerfier of the club by havingyoJr rnenbership dues paid. This is true also for being able to vote in tfre e'lection.Tonight is tfre dead'line for Red89 graduates to pay their rnenbership dues and be included inthe ba1'lot d'istribution. If you don't rernefiber wtrether or not you have paid, check with l,lax,the Treasurer, or Freenan, tfe data base fiEnager.

Rsnerber to tel] your friends and acqtnintances about the new Bas'ic/Mainstream classbeginning June 13. June 13 and 20 are free nights. V{atch your ca'lendar for al1 the prcrrcactivities be'ing planned and rmke a specia1 effort to participate.

See Scott, the carpool Pooh Bah, if you are planning to olinterested 'in going to thel{ortfrern California Roundup. (ffe rerminder of tfris edition is dedicated to tl're first ofa three-part series aboLrt attending Roundup. ) Scott needs to knor if you have a car to carrypeople and if you need a ride.

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o.t ATTEIOIIG A STRATGHT DAiG WITtflrT FRETEN)rIS \q.A STMIGT{I (PART 1)

This 'issue and the nexb trtp issues of V{SD TCDAY! will feattrre sonE pointers and ohservationsabo;t attending a straight scpare dance for your very first tire. These issues arererrcrkings of a series wtrich Patty hhit€ prepared in Apri'1, 1989.

The hbrthern California Roundup is aluays t,lerpria] Day vreekend and is being held in SantaRosa this year. f{SD will be carpooling to Roundup on Saturday, l{ay 26. }itrile it will

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and feel like the IAGSDC convention, r+orkshops are not as extensive. You will be able todance only at the highest program for r.frich you have corpleted classes. Being "pu'l1edthrough" a few calls you don't krrcrv conld be disastro"rs. The Club doesn't have tire toschedu'le a learn-tfre-other-role class; frouever, if you are planning to gp to Roundtrp, youwi'l'l need to dance your correct bio'logica'l ro1e. Use tfre next three Mondays to orchestratessre tips wkrere you can dance your biological role 'if you are not currently doing so.

The square dance scene is a large one, with over 25,000 clubs, fantastic callers, trcnderfulpeop'le and great dancing all over tl're r^prld. WSD fol]ows a policy of building gay sqraredancing and of interfacing w'itfr the straight darrce cqrrun'ity. V{estern Star fns been buildingthe bridge of interfacing since its beginning in 1982. Attending Round.rp is our uay ofpract'icing tl"ris interface, drtd we lrave had considerab'le success in producing qua'lity dancerswtp are noticed and respected.

Roundup will L@( AID FEEL 'like

any gay dance you have already attended. There are t'ipsconposed of hash, a sing'ing call, and a break. You wi]l see a crinoline on every hirtBn, so,since tfrere is1itt le i f any "gender-bending," yorr ' l ' l not have diff iculty remerbering wtrois dancing uhat ro]e. As at any convention, Roundup rotates tfre callers through the variousfnl1s each l"rour. And it goes on alnrlst al1 day, rnt just three lrcurs.

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The BASIC PRII-ICIPLE is that the visitor (in this case, that's v{e the gay ccnmrnity) almysfol]orc the custsrs of the host (tj,tat's tfp straight conmrnity who has organized Roundrp).Boring to the custsrs of tlre host app'l'ies to styling, dress, floor courtesies, evenything.Let's start with styl ing.

ST\'l-IlG: Yo.r'll see a wide variety of dance sty'les--frqn sedate dancing, alnost like aminuet, to very high-energy kicks and twir'ls. l"hny straight dancers do no styling since tfieyfeel it corrupts tJre srnroth f'low of the dance. Don't be fooled because their style looksa1ittle dtll; there are some very good dancers out there--peoplewhoareahnys in tlre rightplace at the right tine, snoothly hold'ing sqrares together and rnking everyone else feelgreat 'cause they tfrink they did it!

A few c1ubs actual1y disamrove of sty'ling-perfect'ly innocent twir'ling for exarp'le orcircl ing to a' l ine withotrt t fre taught circle and end-dancer t*r ir l . Scrre ladies (LOL'sespecial ly) Oon't l ike to be tw' ir]ed (hard to be' l ieve, but tnre!). Sffp LOL's don't mindtlp twirl but don't get to do it often, so their balance ray be off. BE CffiTAIN tiat YtlJare in control wfren you twir1 tfre rsren. The nnn may never twir'l vrcnrcn, so don't pu1l hisj<r'ints out of socket by twir'ling yo.rrself .

The th'ing to do 'is to take your cues frcrn otlrers in your scpare. IF IN m,BT, .l|ST mN'TSTYIE until you see tl're otfrers doing it. And if sonpone does a styling you've rrct done, justdo your best to fo'l1or.l. You cor"r'ld catch on the seond or third tine through, and you m'ightI i ke i t .

I|{AT TO IEAR: At straight dances, "square dance att'ire" is abso'lute'ly req.rired in tfreclotfring of your bio]ogica] sex. (Yes, Steffany, tfre Brad'leys, and Sybil m,lst all stayhcme.) Uer wear s'lacks or nen jeans (button a]] the buttons) and longrsleeved shirts,preferably western, witl'r a corplinBntary-co'lor western scarf (not really required). yilqrpnm;st vrear dreses, preferab'ly with at least a srm]'l crinoline and definite'ly wjtlr pettipants.Everyone shou'ld uear sturdy, cqnFortable sfroes (tfte f

'loors nay be cenent). @rrboy boots are

perfect'ly acc@tabie for rpn, but you' I I see a lot of rpn with soft-soled shoes(cqrplirenting their polyester trousers). Hats are not acceptab'le. Rhirestone jewelry isa no-no for wcrnen as it snags, but yotr will see rhinestones on ren's and vsrcn's c'lotl"ring,just not excessive anpunts.

Faif ing to observe the "sqJare dance attire" reqtriranent rmy resu'lt'in yo,rr being asked toleave the ha'll. Such as, a mixed-sex couple who uas vrearing the biologically correctc]othing uere dressed in cute white sailor costrrEs. The cosilres were well received at tJrel{estern Star retreat, but t}rey were rot permitted to dance at Roundup. And, it is rpt po'liteto point at or visibly snicker about a]'l the oouples'matching outfits.

l,bre next week,

May 14, 1990 WSD TODAYI Editor: Freeman Stamper

WSD TODAYI, a complement to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter, tackles current issues, questionsand news. Published only when there is Club activities on Monday/Wednesday, it is availabie only atthe activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed are thbseof the author.

BERT SWERER is our caller this evening, and it's always nice to have him and his charming wife,RONDA, with us. You may have noticed their names in your WSD membership Directory sincb theyare honorary members. Welcome.

Remember to tell your friends and acquaintances about the new Basic/Mainstream class beginningJune 13. June 13 and 20 are free nights. Watch your calendar for all the promo activities beingplanned and make a special effort to participate.

THIS FRIDAY, May 18, JOIN THE FUN at Scott & John's home for the candy sticking party, 7:30 p.m.at 3811 16'th Street, SF. We'll be attaching candy to the flyers to be distributed at guerrilla squareattacks to promote the new class. Bringing a beverage would be nice.

You have already received your ballots for the election for the vacant Board position. Bil Blades,Gorden Dreyer, and Greg Osmon are the nominees. All three have just gone through WSD'smainstream graduation. lf you don't know them, look for them and introduce yourself. And, it isperfectly permissible (even strongly encouraged) to ask them why they are running for the Board. ltreally isn't a popularity contest you know.

See Scott, the carpool Pooh Bah, if you are planning to or interested in going to the Northern CaliforniaRoundup Memorial Day weekend. (l'he remainder of this edition is dedicated to the second of a three-part series about attending Roundup.) Scott needs to know if you have a car to carry people and if youneed a ride when we carpool as a club on Saturday, May 26.

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oN ATTENDING A STRAIGHT DANCE WTTHOUT PRETENDTNG YOUR STRA|GHT (PART 2)

This issue and the next issue of WSD TODAYI will feature some pointers and observations aboutattending a straight square dance for your very first time. These issues are reworkings of a series whichPatty White prepared in April, 1989.

Underlying everything is the idea of respecting the other person. Square dancing is a cooperativeactivity, not a competitive one. Your square is not a place for you to show off as an individual; rather,it's where each of the eight contributes to create something that not one could do alone. Rememberthat each person in your square has something to contribute and each deserves your acknowledgmentthat his/her contribution is valuable to you (however little it may see toyOU). When you happen to bein a square where all or some of the other dancers have less proficiency than you, just get through itgracefully. There is always another set when you can square up with different folks.

SQUARING UP: Almost all straight dancers dance as "normal" couples, and they mostly square upthat way, so get a partner before you head for the floor. (l'hat's different from the way we do it.) lt isconsidered bad etiquette to prearrange squares (even in the gay community), so, if you simply mustdance with a particular couple, loiter around ne)il to each other on the floor before the tip starts. Moveto the dancing area together and allow any other couple(s) to join you.

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When squares are forming, always join the closest one; never pass an open square. And never everleave a square once you're in it, either before or during a tip, except in the event of an emergency. lfyou don't want to dance when squares are forming, LEAVE THE ROOM. The caller will try to fill all thesquares, so the whole floor may be kept waiting for you.

lf you always square up with the same friends, especially in your own Club, you'll be consideredunfriendly, which is not what Western Star wants to project. Spread your good dance ability aroundand "show off'for as many other dancers as possible. Every square appreciates a strong, competentdancer even if your strangers when the tip begins. You won't be strangers at the end.

SOLO SECTION: At big straight dances, there is always a'singles corner" where unattached dancerscan find partners. (l-his is also referred to as solo or half a pair, and you will see people wearing littlebadges that say "solon or are the shape of half a pear.) There are always extra ladies who really wantto dance. Etiquette requires that solo men not sit out a tip when solo ladies are waiting to dance. Don'tbe deterred by a polite refusal of your offer, fust ask someone else. There are many reasons which arenot homophobic why the person did not want to or could not dance with you. For example, the personis really at the dance with a partner but just happens to be sitting in the solo sestion with a friend or theperson has already been asked to dance and is waiting for the partner to pick them up.

lf you are nervous about this, just hang out by the solo section during the first tip and watch who isasked to dance. When they return, ask for them to be your partner for the next tip. lf you arrange apartner before the beginning of the tip, it is best that you stay with the person and create a little idleconversation. Try these out: "Have you attended many Roundups?" "l've just started dancing, howlong have you been dancing?" The weather is acceptable as conversation, as well as the drive up,where you live, and how nice the person looks. Just remember, this is not psychoanalysis and you maynever dance with the person again. HOWEVER, lT lS AN ABSOLUTE MUST that you escort theperson back or wait to be escorted back to where you were before you squared up.

More next week. . . .

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May 21, 1990 WSD TODAYI Editor: Freeman Stamper

WSD TODAYI, a complement to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter, tackles current lssues,only when there is Club activities on MondayTlffednesday, ft ls avallaHe only at the activity.are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed are those crf the author.

questions and news. PublishedQuestlons, topics, and opinions

REMEMBER: We're dark for danclng at the EVRC next Monday, Memorlal Day holHay, May 28.

REMEMBER: Next Wednesday, May 30, ls our Open House here at E:I/RC at 7:30 p.m, Please bring finger foods. Tell yourfriends. lt's an intro to square dancing as well as an Introduction to Westem Star Dancers. We've sent out several hundredflyers to organizations in the gay communky. Should be an exching evenlng.

REMEMBER: This Wednesday, there ls guerrilla squares danclng at 5 p.m. at the Gastro Muni Metro (Harvey Milk Plaza).We just seJ up a boom box and dance when large groups of passengers are exiting the statlon and have nondanclng peoplepass out-flyers. Wear whatever you wish-the idea ls to let folks know you don't have to be square nor western to squaredance. So, come In your work drag.

REMEMBER: Next Monday ls the Tailgate Party to kick off the Great Trlcycle Race. Sadie (assumlng she's over themeasles) and Ma< are competing. (Honestly, I thlnk she should lust use an eyeliner pencil and darken allthose little spotslike freckles and get over lt, girlfriend.) lt's potluck brunch and brunch beverages beginning at 11 a.m. at Anna's, 132Hartford, SF. Look for the tailgate. (Would we lie to you?) Guerrilla squares danclng on Gastro will occur later (as in,whenever later).

You have already received your ballots for the electlon for the vacant Board posltlon. Bil Blades, Gorden Dreyer, and GregOsmon are the nominees. All three have Just gone through WSD's rnainstream graduation. lf you don't know them, lookfor them and introduce yourself. And, it is perfectly permissible (even strongly encouraged) to ask them why they are runningfor the Board. lt really isn't a popularity contest you know.

REMEMBER: See Scott, the carpool Pooh Bah, if you are planning to or Interested in going to the Northern CaliforniaRoundup Memorial Day weekend. (Following in this edition of WSD TODAY! is the conclusion of a three-paft series aboutattending Roundup.) Scon needs to know if you have a car to carry people and if you need a ride when we carpool as aclub on Saturday, May 26.

REMEMBER: This week and weekend are full. We told you at the beginning of your classes that we would teach you todance. We never said anything about giving you time to rest. Seriously, though, the Club plans a full schedule from whichyou may choose. You do not have to do everything in order to remaln a member In good standing In all honesty, there'snot much you can do to become a member not in good standing other than not pay your dues, and then you're not amember In the first place.

ON ATTENDING A STRAIGHT DANCEli]iil;',,tlo,*O YOU,RE sTRAIGHT (PART 3)

This issue of WSD TODAY! is the conclusion of some pointers and observations about attending a straight square dancefor your very first time. These lssues are reworkings of a series which Patty White prepared in April, 1989.

SAME-SEX COUPLES: Until you get through Advanced and into Challenge, you will almost never see same-sex couplesoutside the gay community. People object to being confused about their positions, and everyone else outside the gaycommunity spend as much time concentrating on whether they're wearing a skirt or pants. That's why the gay communitycan produce better dancers-we concentrate on position and definition from the beginning rather than gender identifiers.But, you can't change their education in one dance or in a weekend, so lust don't do it.

When there is an absolute need in the straight community for all students to dance, some students dance the opposlte role.This is almost always two women, and the 'gent'will wear destinctfue clothings. This is not a choice (as in the gaycommunity); thls ls a necessity.

lf you feel you must or bust dance as a same-sex coupe for some rsason, do so only in a square you know ls very strongand only after you have asked permission of everyone In the square. And then only if you know for certain that the callerisn't using your square as a pilot. (A pilot square is a square about which the caller makes written or mental notes aboutcouples and couples' homes and which he uses intermittently to make adjustments for problems on the floor.) These rulesare true also for opposite-sex couples dancing switched roles (called arky).

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SWITCHING ROLES DURING A TIP: Don't do it unless the entire square agrees that you can. Most people don't reallyenioy your doing so, and most callers fnte lt. Again, lf you absolutely must orbust, be c6rtain you're noiln the cailer's pilotsquare.

DEALING WITH CURIOSITY: lf you are out of the closet, you won't have any problem in sating tf6t western Star Dancersis a gay club-if they indicate theydon't know your club. We've been aroudd.long enougfr thit the oldies probaHy won'task. lf you feel uncomfortable saying'gaf In mked company, try Patty White's finesse:

-nVe're one of the'San Frdncisco

clubs, and I see you're a member of the [XYZ Squares]. Have you been dancing long?' She suggests practicing vacuousconversation as an aid !9 many other straight sochl sftuations. Once you're In the square and wbiting-for the t|p to start,the other.couples probably won't create much conversation. DO INTRODUCE YOURSETF to all otherJln the squ-are. Afterthe introductions, people usually just pleasantly smile at each other hoplng that all d you can get through ttreiip.

What do yog say when they ask when is your dub nlght? The truth. Beglnnlng In June, Western Star will have two classesrunning each week with a strong weekend dance program through the end of the year. Invite them to attend your Plus classon Mondays

DANCE PROFICIENCY: .Appraise your dance proficbncy honestly. Everyone dreads getting stuck in a square withsomeone who thinks he/she can dance a program higher than he/she really can. lt's no different than at youi club-tnestrongest dancers usually gravitate towards the front of the hall. lf you must or bust dance a higher prograh than whereyou are proficient, take a square of vour friends with you. Convention ls a place to shine and dance witn many people andto many callers. Dance your best program so that you feel proud and allthose whh whom you dance feel privileded.

DRINKING: The gay community is more tolerant of drinking at conventions than the straight community. Don't drink or usedrugs before or during the dance.

VENDORS: Bring money ad/or check book aM/or credit cards. You'll see stuff you've never seen before. And, yes, theguys can buy crinolines and such, but you better be good at stretching the truth. lf you need some advice, ask someonefrom Western Star who has had experience.

REITTEMBER:. Square dancing is fun. You shouldn't do_things that will cause you to be stressed nor should you do thingswhich you believe might cause others to be stressed. See you in Santa Rosa!

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r la ] - 30 , 1990 WSD TODAY! Ed i to r : F reeman Stamper

l fSD TODAY! , a complement to T I IE WESTERN STAR news le t te r , tack les cur ren t i ssues , q t res t ionsand new-s. Publ ished only when there is Club act iv i t ies on Monday/Wednesday, i t is avai labieonly at the act iv i ty. Quest ions, topics, and opinions are sol ic i ted and encotrraged. Viewsexpressed are those of the author.

WELCOME!

Western Star Dancers is pleased Lo have you join us for our Open House this evening. Youshould know more about us and squaring dancing in general by the end of the evening. Butmost of al l , yotr shotr ld have fun.

How wi i l yott know a WSD'er when you see one? We're wearing a biack badge with our nameon i t (pius a few rhinestones on the points of a star). Square dancers are badge nuts.Some wear more t ,han others, but you can .elways count on a name badge. Ask us quest ions;i f one doesn ' t know the answer , (s )he can probab ly re fe r you to a C lub member who does .

Modern western square dancing is organized into programs: Basic, / lv lainstream, Plus,Adr .anced (A1 and A2) , and Cha l ienge lC \ , C2, C3, and C4) . (You ' ] I p lease pardon us whenlve sl ip into oid jargon of referr ing to the proqrams as Levels. Old habits are hard tobreak. ) Tir is str t tct t t re is under the leadership of an internat ional associat ion known asCal le r lab . Gay square danc ing is jus t a subgroup o f the b ig p ic tn re , and Western Star i sa part of the gay square dance community providing square dancing in the Mainstream andPlus programs.

l{hy is there ga} ' square dancing? Because otr t-of-bhe-c}oset lesbians and ga1- men are notreadi l l ' accepted sociai l t ' in the rest of the square dance worid. There are two majord i f fe rences be tween Lhe gay l rnd s t ra igh t comnrr rn i t ies . (1 ) We don ' t care what sexes dancetogether . (Z \ We are no t coup les or ien ted . Another d i f fe rence wh ich is no t re la ted tosquare dance "et iquette" is that the lay community dances with greater, joyotrs abandonlegard less o f age. (No exp lanat ion o f fe red . )

\ {es te rn SLar Dancers has a s t rong ed t rca t ion program and an ac t ive hoedown ( rvhat we ca i la special dance) and sociai caiendar ' . The opt ions are plent i ful , but Lhe choice is yours. Wethink of ourself as a family and provide opportunit ies for the members to knorv each otheroutside the dance act iv i ty. We do not rush our classes because we know that the betteryou feel about yottr dance abi l i t f - upon graduat ion from the var iotrs programs the longer;"ou wi l l remain a part ic ipant in square dancing, and hopeful ly a member of WSD.

Gay square dancing is coordinated by bhe IAGSDCDance C lubs) . Formed in 1982, Western Star i s oneassociat ion which now has a membership of overUn i ted SLates and Canada.

(Internat ionai Associat ion of Gay Squareof the f i ve found ing member c iubs o f th is30 gay c iubs and re ia ted groups in the

Rumor has i t thi l t a del ightf t r l o ld t :haracter from Lhe square dance world rvi l l be stoppingby lhis evening. Her name is Maw Star, and we hope you wi l i sense the honor of herpreserlce. But a ferv

"vords you shouid l inorv about l Iaw Star. She is a ret i red teacher.and

rv idorv o f a legendar l ' ca l le r who he lped shape the square dance movement . T ime ( r r 'e can ' tsa) - " l lge" s ince she doesn ' t seem to unders tand the rvord when asked) has le f t t re r r ,v i thmuch i^ ' isdom about al l i rspects of square dancing, but woeful iy u ' i th l i t t le taste. Her vis i tsare infreclr .rent as sh.: has an act i r-e i t inerar l- t ravel ing to speak rvherever sire car) forceherself to be heard. \ r :e can only sa.y that she wi l l be Lrere r"hen she gets here.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES in rvhich y 'ou ' .v i l l be inLerested . ' r re:) ie r " Bas ics c lass beg inn ing Wec inc-sc i r l l ' , J t rne 13 (no fee L :harged f i l s t 3 r r " r ' t? i rs lP icn ic on \nge i Is land ( )n Ju l ) ' I ( rve Ie r r r - t t ;n t . i re f i rs t i ' e r r ' ; . ' Iboa t , s i l l l ' j )N e r r ' P l t r s c l a s s b e g i n r r i n g N { o n c i a } ' , , I r t n e - l ( f e e i v i l l b e c } r a t ' g t ' t l o n t ' i . r s t r r ' e e l i )

Pl , . : l tse . jo in ,rs rut i br. inq ,r l ' r ie nr l ' ) r t - l ' . ( ) . I f : , 'otr ( ]&r) ' t . jo in r t : . r i p ieas(. ' t et i : 'ot t t ' i r iends.

h|SD TODAY !MONDAY JUNE 4, 1990

WSD TODAY! isalways solicited

published andand the views

made available for our Monday & Wednesday nightexpressed are solely fhose of the author Ihis issue

activities. lnput isis by Scotf.

WELCOME TO THE PLUS CI-A,SSI There are some 25 cal ls in the PLUS program:

ALL EIGHT SPIN THE TOPCHASE RIGHTDIA}IOND CIRCUI^ATEFLIP THE DIAHONDLINEAR CYCLEPING PONG CIRCUI.A.TEREMAKE THE THARTEACUP CHAIN

ANYTHING & SPREADCOORDINATEDIXIE GRANDFOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBORLOAD THE BOATREI-A,Y THE DEUCEYSPIN CHAIN THE GEARSSINGLE CIRCLE TO WAVE

ANYTHING & ROLLCROSSFIREEXPLODE FAMTLYGRAND SWING THRUPEEL FAMILYTRACK 2TRADE THE IIAVE3/4 TAG THE LrNE

The PLUS Program is an exceedingly popular program in the IAGSDC Communi ty and wi th goodreason : I l os t o f t he p rog ram comb ines o r enhances the US ca l l s and , w l t h a sho r te r l i s t , i tdoes not make the extensive demands that a Mainstream or Advanced or Chal lenge curr icu lundoes . Many o f t he ca l l s a re 64 bea t , showy and l o t s o f f un . And some new fo rma t l ons ( such asD iamonds ) a re i n t roduced tha t add war ie t y & cha l l enge . Edd ie w i l l be ou r p r imary i ns t ruc to r .He wou ld l i ke t o open the c lass t o a l l ou r newer ca l l e r s as we l l , so i f you wou ld l i ke t opa r t i c l pa te p lease con tac t h im . He w l l l coo rd lna te m lke t lme and t i p ass ignmen ts and toge the rve can a l l have a coope ra t i ve l ea rn ing expe r i ence th i s summer . B i l l w i l l be by f r om t ime tot i m e , b u t h e p l a n s t o c o n c e n t r a t e o n t h e B a s i c s c l a s s .

The c lass f ee l s $40 .00 - p l ease see Uax i n t he nex t week o r two to make pa ) rmen t . Ou r WSDc lass ph i l osophy i s unchanged : t he c l ass f ee pays fo r comp le te APD, DBD ins t ruc t i on i n t hePLUS p rog ram - no t f o r a se t number o f weeks ; t he c l ass w i l l no t be rushed (pa r t i cu la r l ys ince i t i s sunmer c l ass w i t h peop l -e l n and ou t due to vaca t l ons , e t c . ) and w i l l f i n i sh whenthe inst ructor determines that the dancers are competent wl th the PLUS PROGRAM; addl t ionalvo rkshops w i l l be o f f e red ; and a l l ou r weekend t ype hoedowns w l l l o f f e r t l ps a t t he PLUSc l a s s l e v e l .

As you a l l know by know, s teady at tendance and a commitment to the 1-earning process wi l lg rea t l y add to you r enJoymen t o f t he c l ass .

One th lng tha t i s changed f rom MS c lass l s t ha t t he re w i l l be no 'A rchange l ' ; s i nce a l l o ra t l eas t mos t a re now c lub members ve a re a l l i n a sense a rchange l s . Any ques t i ons , conce rnso r i deas shou ld be b rough t t o t he a t t en t i on o f Edd ie o r any member o f t he Boa rd .

F ina l l y , wha t shou ld a lways be f i r s t , "HAVE FUNI I l "

Good news f rom the LONE STAR STATE, Square Dance demos are p lanned for June 15th at a l l theloca l ba rs and such , so l f you r p lann lng to be tha t way p lease con tac t C r l cke t t ( 503 -733 -8 4 3 9 ) o r H a r l a n d ( 5 1 2 - 6 9 4 - 4 6 9 9 ) a n d t h e y w i l l p r o v i d e f r e e b l l l e t i n g . R o c k y M t R a i n b e a u s F l y -i n ( Ju l y 20 -22 ) f l ye rs a re no \ r ava i l ab le a t t he Assoc la t i on bu l l e t l n boa rd o r see F reeman .

C & C Studios Video Rental Library now available - CHECK IT OUT !!

GUERRILLAALSO THIS

SQS THIS WE,DNESDAY AT THE CASTRO MUNICOMING SATURDAY! (meet at Anna's at

METRO @ sPM! AND1t:30AM). Wtr NBED

EVERYONE'S HE,LP TO BUILD THE NEW BASICS CLASS!

Capital City Squares Hoedown this Saturday (workshops, potluck & hoedown). Please seeScott about carpooling.

WSD TodayMondty, June ll, 1990 This onc's by Max

WSD Today is publiahed each Monday and Wcdnesday and is availablc at dase on thor nights.Contributions by the mcmbcrship are always wdcomed. If there is anything you would like to haveappcar check with any of the editors.

Welcome to the second night of Red 89 Plus Classl

Congratulations to the newest member of Western Star Dancers Board of Directors,Bil Blades. Bil had the dubious pleasure of attending his frrst Board Meeting onWednesday and his new ideas were much appreciated.

4 rcminder that only one of the Red 89 Mainstream Graduates has returned thequestionnaire contained in your graduation packet. Please complete and return themas they are a great help in planning future classes.

Keep ia mind the garage sale this coming weekend - Saturday and Sunday, June 16and 17 at the home of Ron Douglass, 223 Sanchez. Ron has invited members tocome and play cards, e!c. on Friday

"ight, June 15, while waiting for "merchandise"

to arrive. Any questions, piease contact Freeman who will be happy to fill you in onthe details.

Freeman is currently soliciting contributions for the upcoming issue of QuanerlySelections. He urges all members to submit any material they feei would be of generalinterest -- essays, poems, cartoons, whatever-

Start planning now for the Paul Waters, Pre-Parade Dance. Saturday, June 23,7:30 pm. St. Paulus Church, Gough and Eddy.

Scott has worked hard on getting the Parade Booth together. He has deored all thered-tape and bureaucr:rcy but still need lots of help. Please contact him to offer yourassistance at the bootl both during the set-up and following the Parade. We may doGuerriila Squares in the Castro late in the afternoon following the Parade.

,f.rE lJ, 1990 WSD TODAY ! by Patty hhite

Hi! Welcome to the IISD Orange '9A class! This is your firgt issue of WSDTODAYI, which is published on Class nights to keep everyone up-to-date onwhat's going on in l.fSD, the Class and squere dancing in general. hfantsomething announced? Thig is the place for your class-ified ad! See me oryour Archangel l ' lax to get something published!

ABOUT OUR SUBSTANCE-FREE ENVIRONI{ENT: Bne of the oldest square dancetraditions is that you don't drink alcohol (or do drugs) either before orduring a square dance or class. Like most customs, there is a reason forit, and a vElry good one - you need all your faculties (mental and physical)to square dancel From the beginning, lrlSD has observed thig sguare dancingtradit ion on Class and Dance nights.

As you know, WSD is a square dance and gocial club. Sodas are alwaysavailable at WSD functions; and at potlucks, picnics, conventions andretreats (where the purpose is as much social as dancing), alcohol icbeverages are often served as well. But when the purpose of the functionis primarily dancing or learning (as at a dance, Class night or workghop), trfSDadheres to the traditional way: no alcohol, etc.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTDRS: The two callers who'll be teaching the Orange '9O

class are BiIl tdhitefield and Eddie Smith (aka Eddie Hartford-Smith). They'reboth active mernbers of WSD who've taught or-lr classes before. Also, everyfew weeks, we'I l have a guest instructor.

ABOUT ANGELS: Angels are club members who help the cal ler teach by f i l l ingin to make ful l squares and demonstrat ing steps in Class. They can help yougo over the steps during breaks, too. Angels are very wel l - intent ioned, andthey want so badly for you to learn that they sometimes get carr ied awayand try to teach thernselves: then they can get so noisy that you can' t evenHEAR the cal ler. I f you have a choice between l istening to the Angels andlistening to the caller, LISTEN TO THE CALLERI

Eut I{ATCH OUT FOR ANGELS WITH A BROKEN WIN6I You'Il notice sctrne Angelsr*earing lovely, tasteful pink bandannas. Thege are Angels who, for reasonsof injury or i l lness, are not able to dance as often as they would l ike.When scr{net:ne wearing a pink bandanna says "No, thanks" i{ you ask them todance, srnile and sayr "Thank your maybe next time" and just ask somebodyelse!

ABOUT THE CLASS: WSD'g square dance class is divided into three sectionstwhich correspond to Programs in square dancing (more on this later): Basic,f.lainstream, and Plus. Each section takes anywhere from l2 to 20 weeks tocomplete, depending on holidays, etc., and also just on how fast each classlearns the calls. Each class is different l,fE DON'T RUSH YOU THROUEH!WSD's object is to make good dancers, and to have e good time doing it, sothe cogt (urhich is tG4O per section) covers all your classes and workshopsfor that particular program, however long it takes. Your Archangel, f' lax, igalso the clurb Treasurer, and handles all the financial things. He can workwith you on payrnent arrangements if necessary.

*****OVERI PLEASE, FOR YOUR FIRST trLASS-IFIED:*****

I t t t t t t t t t t r l l * l t r t l l t r t t t t t t U S D T Q D A Y I r r r r r r r r r r l * r r r r l r t r r r r r r r l r r r t r

i 40NDAY JUNE 18, 1990 BY ROBERT

USO T0DAY le a conpl i l rentl ' londay and Uednesday, andmenbership is r . le lcorqe and

to the "Uestern Star Neus le t te r " . i s pub l i shed eachis ava i lab le on ly a t c lub or c lass . Inpr t f ro r ' r theencotrraged. Vier,rs oxpressed are those of the ur l tec.

I I ! ! I ! I I I I I ! I ! I I P R E - P A R R D E S Q U A R E D A N C E E X T R R V A G A N Z A E X T R A O R D I N A I R E ! ! ! ! I I I I I

Branght to you by UESTERN STRR DANCERS. Be there and be sq.rare on

Saturday June 23 , 1990 a t 7 .30P1 ' l

a t S t . Pa . r lus Lu theran Cfurch- r igh t there on the corner o f Gor . rgh and Eddy.A d r q l s s i o n l s $ 5 . 0 0 - ( s u c h a . d e a 1 ) . ( } . r c c a l l o r u i l l b e P a . r l U a t e r s . B e i n g t h ecoord ina tor fo r th le Saturday 's dance, I ' ve boen in contac t r . l l th Pa. r I and th iais uhat he has to say . He ls REALLY look lng fo ruard to sge ing a l l o f those dragq. reens uho r , r i I I be shor . r ing o f f the i r f ines t f rccks and c lass ics t c r ino l ines . Henent lonEd someth lng too about hav ing a spec ia l u r ish to see STEFFANY tha t n iqh t .l ' l y h a n d t o G o d , I t e l l n o l i e s ! ! )

I 'n depend lng upon a l l u i l l i ng sor r l s and bod les to he lp ou t Saturday n igh t byse l l ing soda and s tay ing fo r a coup le o f l r inu tes a f te r the dance to ge t thech. r rch ha I I look ing l i ke a p roFer p lace o f uorsh ip uhen L ,e a re done. SEE MET0NI6HT T0 INFORM l ' lE 0F YOUR AVAILABIL ITY. A Iso , fee l fnee to b r ins food toencoL l rage tha t s ra ing- th ru fee l ing o f energy ue a I I need a l i t t le o f in ther " i d d l e o f a t i p .

NEU BRSIC CLASS. . s ta r ted las t Uednesday n1ght . A l l r ' ro t i va ted ange lsane ue lcome and apprec ia ted to he lp ge t th lngs o f f the gror :nd .

SUNDRY ] ' , IORNING after the DffNCE is the 1990 SRN FRRNCISCO GAY/LESBIRN FREED0I{ DRYPARRDE. Th is year 's thorqe is THE FUTURE IS 0URS. I f you ' re luckyr you mety runin to PAUL UATERS uho is s tay ing ln toun fo r th lE anrua l fes t l ve event . Sone USDfo lks r , r i l l be a t the USO INFO booth in CIVIC CENTER a f te r the nra ln event . Fee lfrea to come by and help or offer support . 0R BETTER YET, PUT Y0UR NA| ' IE 0N THESIGN_UP SHEET TONIGHT SO UE CAN KNOU IN AOVRNCE UHO UE CAN COUNT ON. THE L ISTUILL BE OUT ALL EVENING DURING CLRSS-CHECK IT OUT! I I I

ANNR SEZ: "Uatch or . r t fo r ange ls t r i th a bnoksn u ing ! Yot r u i l l no t lca sone ange lsuearing lovely pink bandanas. Those are angols urho, for reasons of in jury ori l l nees , a re no t ab lo to dance as o f ten as they r . lou ld l i . ko . Uhen cor ' reoneuleartng a plnk bandana says, "No thanks" i f yotr ask then to dance, snr i le and say"Thank yo t r , naybe nex t t ime" and jue t ask Eoneone e1se. "

THIS IS A SPECIRL EDITION OF USD TOORY UITH A SECOND PAGE FROI.I YOUR RRCHANGELANNA. THE TIPS ON THE NEXT PRGE RRE II1PORTRNT TO KEEP IN I . I IND.

. . T H A N K S A N N A ! !

Bye for noul f ron Robert .

t h a t ' a i t , t h a t ' a a I l .

Message from vour Archangel :

As you 've no t iced by now, P lus is d i f fe ren t f rom Bas ic andHainstream. l r l i th the helo of vour Instructor and Anqels vou arelearn ing new ca l l s and becomin ! more pro f ic ien t a t t6ose lou a l readyknow. You are beinq taken thrSuqh cal ls f rom new and di f - ferentposi t ions. There aie some lh ingi you can do to help make yourlea rn ing eas ie r . These inc lude :

. Don ' t ta lk in vour squares ! ! ! Break t ime is soc ia l t ine . Squaree ques t ions and d ' i scuss ions you are

having are probibly being addressed by Eddie - even as you speak.

. I f your quest ions are not answered, see Eddie or me dur ing abreak.

. Come to c lass ear ' l y (7 p .m. ) fo r a wa lk th rough o f ca l l s youlearned las t week.

o Study your book. I f you don' t have one, see me.

. Dance with di f ferent partners as of ten as you can. By shar ingthe strengths of others, Jou can strengthen your own danc' ingab i l i t y .

Keep s ty l ing to a mjn jmum. 0nce you have learned the ca l l s andcan dance them w ' i th ease, Jou can then beg in to add f lour ishesand nuances .

o Try to .keep.your squares t igh t by tak ing smal le r s teps . Th ismeans less o ls lance Io move.

0nce vou qe t oassed the in i t ia l nervousness . vou w i l l f ind P lus to bethe mi rs t dhat leng ing and exc i t ' i ng danc ing you-have ever done.

Yel I owrocks !

Anna D.

June 20, 1990 WSD TODAYI by Patty Whire

WSD TODAY! is published every night to keep everyone up-to-date on what's going on in WSD and the class.Contributions are welcome (see PatW or Max)!

WELCOME! Tonight we'll be doing basically the same thing we did last week, so that new peoplecan join us without being at a disadvantage. And this issue of WSD TODAY! has more introductorystuff to help you get oriented to what we're going to be doing in the Orange '90 Class!

SOME GLOSSARY ITEMS:

PATTER: This is the style of calling where the caller is basically talking as he gives the calls. Werefer to this more often as hash.

SINGING CALL: This is an arrangement of calls organized within the structure of a song,and repeated several times before the song is over.

TIP: In an evening of square dancing, this is usually several minutes of hash, followed by asinging call; and usually there's a break after this before the next tip.

HONORS: The custom of bowing to your partner and corner before the dancing begins. It'sone of the courtesies that square dancers everywhere do.

ABOUT THE ARCFIANGEL: Max Robb is your class Archangel, leader of your Band of Angels,and Don Greco is your Assistant Archangel. Their job is to make the class go smoothly for everyone.They coordinate administrative details, help the caller, make sure everything gets announced that'ssupposed to be, help you plan parties if you want, and will subdue over-enthusiastic Angels ifnecessary! Max has a personal talent for moral support - if you have any problems, see him first!

One very important thing that Max and the Angels do is make sure the squares are evened out sothat everyone gets a chance to dance with everyone else, the Angels are spread out evenly amongthe squares, etc. Also sometimes the callers need certain students dancing \Mith certain angels forteaching purposes. Max will switch people around from square to square till he and the callers aresatisfied that the arrangement will work best for the next tip. So, don't be upset if your partner issnatched from your arms, only to be given to someone else. . . to paraphrase Scarlett O'Hara,'Thenext tip r.r another dance!"

ABOLIT SQUARING UP: There are very social aspects to squaring up, and courtesies for how todo it which we'll get to in a near-future issue. . . For now, just be aware that you shouldn't alwayssquare up with the same people. The callers will be mixing you up anyhow!

ASKING QUESTIONS: Do it! Don't be shy - probably someone else (or everyone else) has thesame one, and they'll be relieved that you asked. WSD members love to answer questions.

DIFFICULTIES? Run, don't walk, to Max or Don or Bill or Eddie if you have anv problems..Especially, WE NEED TO KNOW if there are anv problems with panhandlers of strange peopleoutside the building or in the foyer.

DONT FORGET (and remind each other, too!) E\IRC requires soft-soled shoes for class!

WSD Todayl , {onday, June 25, 1990 by Eddie

WSD Today is publ ished each Nlonday and Wednesday and is avai lable at c lass on thoseevenings. Contr ibut ions are always rvelcorne.

Can you bel ieve you're already in your 4th week of Plus??? Have rve managed to total lyboggle your mind yet??? I f you answered this "Yes," not to worry. Werve planned theclass schedule so that every 5 or 6 weeks, the evening wi l l be spent reviewing and f inetuning the cal ls we've introduced to that point. I f you said "Nor" we' l l just have to tryharder. Remember, i f you have any quest ions or problems, ask Anna, Bi l l or myself . I t 'salways better to ask and learn i t r ight the f i rst t ime, than to learn something wrong andthen have to re- learn i t later. Besides, you're probably not the only person with thatquest ion.

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Well , another Freedom Day Celebrat ion has come and gone and i t seems l ike mosteveryone survived the weekend pretty wel l . From what I observed, i t seems l ikeeveryone in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the Pre-Parade Dance Saturday evening. Asmany as l2 squares at one point were twir l ing, stompinB and hol ler ing to Paul 's energet iccal l ing. A big "THANK YOU!" goes to Robert and the crew who assisted him inorganizing and producing a great evening, of dancing. (St i t l wondering, about Paul 'spubl ic i ty photos, aren' t you?)

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Est imates of the crowd at the Pride Day Parade and Celebrat ion vary f rom aconserva t ive 100,000 to what I wou ld cons ider the more rea l i s t i c f igure o f 350,000 and Ithink at least 85o/o of that group were by the WSD booth at some point dur ing theafternoon. Hundreds of f lyers about our new Basic class were handed out, manyconversat ions about square dancing took place and, hopeful ly, rve' l l be seeing even morenerv faces this Wednesday. Any windfal l the club mav receive from the booth is theresult of f i rst ly, the efforts of Scott in handl ing al l the unfun, grunt work that goes withcoordinat ing an event such as. this, and secondly, the rvork of al l the volunteers whoactual ly rvorked the afternoon (at the booth I mean). Thanksl! !

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Annua l Ange l Is land Adventure is fas t approach ing . S tar t p lann ingt rea ts to take a long fo r th is day o f danc ing and f r iendsh ip in the sun.

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FOR RENT: B i l B lades and Kent Hansen are ren t ing a ia rge f la t ( f i ve rooms p lus l< i tchenand ba th) in the i r bu i ld ing in Noe Va l ley ( l /2 b lock f rom the J l ine or 3 - l /2 b locks f romthe K, L , h ' l ) . They ' re look ing fo r two non-smok ing peop le rvho pre fer a qu ie t l i fes ty le ina place with the feel of a home rather than an apartment. The rent, r ,vhich includeswater and garbage serv ice , i s 5975 per month . Ca l l them a t 863-23n.

Ju ly 4 th and WSD'sthose spec ia l p icn ic

CLASS-IFIEDS

June 27, L99O

TAJSD TODAY! isgoing on in lrfSD

WSD TODAY !published every night tc: keep everyt:neand the c lass. Contr ibut ions are welcome

by Patty hlhite

up-to-date on what 's(gee Patty or l"lan)!

FICNIC! Here's the f i rst chance for our Orange '9O clagg to join other l r lSD'ersfor just relaxing. . our tradi t ional Fourth o{ July Angel Is land Picnic isactual ly happening on the Fourth this yearl This is always a laid-back (so tospeak) eccasion sorne dancing, some hiking, a lot of loaf ing around andeating. Annsurncernent tonight!

EE ON TIHE to class so you don't rniss anything! If yor-rsornetirne, be sure to check in with l"lax or Don right away seinto a square as st :on as possible!

have to be latecan get youthey

DON'T LET THOSE ANGELS TALK 50 LOUD YoU CAN'T HEAR THE CALLERI And don't youdo i t ei ther after al l , you've paid to learn what the cal ler 's teachingr sByou want to get the most for your rnoney and effort !

IT'5 NATURAL TO BE NERVOUS (everyone is at first)- so don't worry aborlt iti f you don't seern to "catch on" r ight away. We've taught lots of people, and weknow that people learn at di f {erent rates and everyone learns faster atscrne times than t:thers. So rela>:!

AS SEUARE DANCERS GO.' you're going to be very good dancerg. l r l5D'er= al t laysare arnong the very best dancerq on any f lot :r . The way eJe teach takes al i t t le longer than the way that Fcrrne of the other clubg teach - Fre ernphasi=edcing a cal l f rom several di f ferent posi t ions, r ight f rom the very start o{ theclas=. . .we mal: :e sure there's lots of pract ice dancing t i rne, and we don't rushthrough the cal ls.

GENTLE DANCiNG is what you're airning for! As we gr: along, you' l l . be learning howto control yolrr rnovernent and how tc: interact with the other dancers sl i thoutcausing injury to anyone- This is one of the rnost i rnportant a.spects oi being agood dancer. ESFEf,IALLY, never push anyonel Yor-r ' l l be learning gent le ways toguide people without hurt ing them {or insult ing their intel l igenceo ei ther l}Remember, square da.ncing is a cooperat ive act iv i ty; nobody can do i t alone - i ttakes eight people working together and helping eatrn other to do i t .

ABOUT ETIQUETTE: l r fe want Western Star Dancers to be sought-after anci popularanywhere they danceo anci observing Equare dance trustorns is aE important asbeing technrcal ly competent. So we' l I be teachinq you about the courtesies, andSOl"tE OF US hIILL HARRASS YOU I{ERCILOUSLY to observe them (Patty and HawStarr, to narne only twol)

I already mentioned atrout being sure to dance around and not always square upwrth the safne people. . .of course, in the class. the cal lers rnay mi>l you argundfor some teaching purpose. The of{ ic j .al et iquette for a dance is that yoLtal t*ays join the Equare clogest to your i .e. ' you don't wander around the { loor

cherking out the squares ts see r,rhich one yt:u rnay want to join! Also'; you

never EVER leave a square once you're in i t , e>lcept for dire emergencyl

QUESTIONS? Here are phone nurnbers you rnay need: Scott (adrnrnigtrator) E}64-51f,4; Anna (calendar personi 6:1-t . lE}5?; Ha:< (archangel) 4f ,1-o23E}; Don (asgrstantarchangel) 861-0:+11 Eddre (cal ler) 6?1-540Bl Bi l l (cal ler) 854-1?BOl Patty (hJSDTODAYI contact) 681-:97(: ! .

WESTERN STAR DANCERS

WSD T@DAYI MONDAY, JULY 2, 1gg0

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday nightactivit ies. lnput is always solicited and the views expressed are solely those of theauthor. This issue is by Ed Zeigler.

Tonight we will be reviewing the Plus Calls we have already learned. So far we havecovered 9 of the 26 calls in the plus program:

Chase RightLinear CycleSingle Circle to a Wave

Diamond CirculateTrade the WaveTrack 2

Fl ip the DiamondCoordinateTeacup Chain

This Wednesday is the 4th of July and we will be having our Annual Picnic on Angellsland. Greg Osmon has already purchased the boat tickets and he will be collectingform those who signed-up $S.SO. Don't be late or you will miss our FERRY RIDE out toAngel lsland. The Ferry leaves at 10:00 am at Pier 43 112 at Fisherman's Wharf. Packyour picnic lunch, but don't over pack as we will be doing some walking. We will bereturning at 4:25 pm.

See Ronald for info on the AIDS Walk or call him during the day at 864-8100. TheAIDS Walk will be on Sunday, July 22. He has a registration form which needs to bemailed in with our group number stamped on the form. We will all meet at the BandShelter in Golden Gate Park at 9;00 am, so we can all walk together as a group.

Our next dance coming up will be on Saturday, July 14 at St. Paula's from 7:30 to10:30. The caller will be Roger Loney. lf you can help out, Bill Blades will be needingsome help in selling sodas, set-up, and clean-up. The cost of the dance will be $6.00.

CLASSIFIED: For Rent - Bil Blades and Kent Hansen are renting a large flat (fiverooms plus kitchen and bath) in their building in Noe Valley (1/2 block from the J line or3-1/3 blocks from the K, L, M). They're are looking fortwo non-smoking people whoprefer a quiet lifestyle in a place with the feel of a home rather than an apartment. Therent, which includes water and garbage service, is $975 per month.

J U L Y 1 6 , 1 g g 0 WSD TODAY! BY GARY

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to THE I ^JESTERN STAR, t ack les cu r ren t i ssues ,

pub l i shed MOndays and Wednesdays and i s ava i l -

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THE STMI . /BERRY DANCI I was l i e l d Sa tu rday N igh t a t S t . Pau lus . ROGER TONEY

e n e r g e t i c a l l y c a l l e d f o r a b o u t 6 0 - f d a n c e r s f r o m a r o u n d t h e B a y A r e a . B I L

B L A D E S d e s e r v e s s p e c i a l k u d o s f o r c o o r d i n a t i n g t h i s e v e n t . T h a n k y o u r s t o

TOM TRIPP and"EDDIE ( I {ARTFORD) S } I ITH fo r t he de l l c i ous S t rawber ry Sho rEcake

GORDON DREYER for work in5; the door, I {OB GRi l [N and ROD (KISSY) I IORRELL on

the 50 /50 , TOM DURHAM fo r deco ra t i ng , I IARC, ROGLR, TM, TODD, RONALR BOZEI1AN

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the sodas and mak ing announcemen ts , anc l t o PATTY (DUCT TAPE) h r l l I TE fo r pe r=

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CAMP CAZ RETREAT September 28, 29, 30

.W.S.D. TODAY

Congratulations to all of you.Orange '90 is off to a GREATstart! You kept Eddie and mebusy last week just making surewe had enough material for you.

Tonight, I would like to go over with you, twovery important areas - square dance etiquetteand hints for success:

ETIQUETTE

lf Miss Manners had been a square dancer,there would have been an additional chapter inher book. Good manners in dancing are just asimportant as good social skills are in the rest ofyour life. Learn these rules of etiquefte earlyand you'll be guaranteed a fun{illed squaredance lile!

1. Try very hard to be on time for eachclass. Everybody will have to be lateoccasionally, but try to keep it to aminimum.

2. Use the square up time to get the lastof your'hello's' out of the way. Oncethe caller or teacher stans talking - NOTALKING. lf your square breaks downduring the dancing, go home and waitfor the caller to explain.

3. Try to dance with different people duringthe evening - either as individuals or ascouples. Part of the fun of squaredancing is meeting new people.

4. Keep your mind and your body alcoholand drug free during the class. lt's notany lun to try to drag a drunk partneraround the square (And it REALLY is nofun to teach people who are under theinfluence!)

5. Use a deodorant and a breath freshener.This isn't the environment to insist onbeing all natural in your personalhygiene.once the tip has started, NEVER.NEVER. leave your square! Not even

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if you get frustrated, or tired, or break your bestpair of heels. lt's considered the ultimate formof rudeness and it leaves the other sevenpeople in a real bind.

TIPS FOR BECOMING AS M O O T H A N D P O P U L A RDANCER:

1. Even a little bit of study will go a longway. Just like any class, you shouldstudy and review before you come tothe ne)ft class. We'll give a book soonwhich will explain in detail how each callis executed.

2. Don't let yourself get discouraged. Mostnights will be fun and challenging. Butevery once in awhile you, or maybeeven the whole class (or the teachers)will have a bad night. That's naturalforalmost anything in life. lf you do feeldiscouraged sometime, please talk withany of us. Believe me, we've beenthrough it before.

3. lf it's necessary to miss a class or two,please write it down and give it to oneof us before you leave - or even give usa call. lt will help us in planning theupcoming classes. lf you're going tomiss 2 or 3 classes in a row because ofvacation, etc., we can makearrangements to catch you up, but wedo need to know ahead of time.

4. Remember, square dancing is aprogressive activity. Everything youlearn is built on what came before iLTherefore it's not the kind of class youcan just drop in on every 2 or threeweeks.

So, that's it for today. Study a little, practice alittle, and love yourself and your fellow dancersa WHOLE LOTI I'm glad you're here.

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WSD TODAY!, a complement to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter, tackles current issues, questions and news. Published only when there is Clubactivities on Monday/lVednesday, il is available only at lhe activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressedare those of the author.

ELLIOT SCHNECK is continuing to solicit finger-type foods for the Memorial Dance on Saturday,August 18. lf you haven't signed up yet, please see Sweet Pea and her adorable pen.

BIRTHDAYS this week are:

JOHN CONLEY Sunday, the SthKEN KERR Sunday, the SthCAP MORAN Wednesday, the 8thKEN OWENS Saturday, the 11th

FUN & SUN. Capital City Squares (Sacramento) is having the 2nd of its three summer pool paftiesthis Saturday, August 1 1 . (lf you've seen anything that indicates the date as Sunday, August 12,that date is incorrect.) As late as this past Friday, the date was confirmed with the hosts to beSaturday, August 11. lf you wish to go but have transportation needs, talk with SCOTT CAREY.Overnight housing can be arranged by calling the hosts BILL McCRORY and MICHAEL FOFT,6024 Broken Bow Dr, Citrus Heights, CA 95621, (916)969-5153. A map to their home is availableto look at. Starts about 3 p.m. and is a potluck dinner.

WOBKSHOPS BEGIN. This Saturday workshops begin-{his one at 250 Hartford Street.10:00 - noon Plusnoon - 2:00 Basic

Bring your own coffee. lf you are not planning to attend the workshop, please let ANNA, yourArchangel, know.

TRIMESTER GENERAL MEETING. This past Wednesday at the Trimester General Meeting, theBoard of Directors presented a comprehensive program for realignment of administrativeresponsibilit ies. This project has been about a year in development and is the results of an analysisdone by the seven current Board members and Patty White, each representing a different class andthus seven different perspectives of the Club. A resolution was adopted to begin implementing thejob descriptions and establishing a system of six administrative committees (or categories). Alsoadopted was a resolution for further development of a system of recognition for contributions ofadministrative efforts. A consensus was not reached to adopt a resolution to request the soon-to-be-elected Board to study By-Laws amendments which would restructure the process by whichthe Board of Directors and Administrator are determined. There was a good and healthy discussionconcerning the third resolution, but the prevailing thought was that there should be no considerationat this time for altering Board elections. More information will be forthcoming as the job descriptionsare finalized and the committee structures are begun to be put into place.

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by Anna D.

Th is Saturday , Auqust 18 , square dancers f rom th rouqhout nor thern Ca l j fo rn ja a rehos t ing a ve iy sp6c ia l d ince j . Th is w j l l be a dance" in memory o f those dancerswe have los t to A iDS. S ix o f your favor i te ca l le rs f rom a l l over nor thernCa l i fo rn ia have generous ly dona ted the j r t jme and S t . Pau lus has dona ted thespace . A l l p roceeds f rom the door , sodas and a ra f f l e w i l l be sp l i t be tween theAIDS Emergency Fund and the AIDS Food Bank. So, p lease, be as generous as youcan .The i rw i1 lbeamemor . ia lpho tod isp lavo f ,mhnv f r ie f f ican . The i r w i l l be a memor ia l oho to d iso lav o f manv f r iends we have los t wh ichJs le jng produced by Don "sad ie t ' Greco ahd Ter ry "Syb i l " Pres ley . t . Je expec tTllv,,9i!!gl:.f .9T glh.l_l lG!09:lt?: !g,g!!9n9-1lg!g.l i ! !_9ll.ers_rrom'?T._91the "s t ra ' iqh t " c lubs where our ques t ca l le rs requ laF ly appear . l . le hope to maketh is n iqh t "a rea l pa r tv n iqh t . "There w i l l be d inc ' inq -a t 'a l l l eve ls ( lh rouqhP lus ) .

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dancers a chance to dance w i th a lo t o f d j f fe ren t peopTe and meet so f re newf r iends . E l I i o t and Sweet Pea a re ask inq fo r ass ' i s tance w i th munch ies fo r th ' i soccas jon . P lease see td Ze iq le r ( t l l i o t -and Sweet Pea a re unab ' le to a t tendton igh t . ) du r jng a b reak and-s ign up . So ge t ou t your danc ing shoes and we ' l lsee jou l t S t . PSu l us a t 7 : 30 on-Sat i r rday ! !

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P .S . I f you have any dona t ions fo r the ra f f l e , p lease b r ing them to F reeman onSaturday . (Thanks . )

You may have heard about l . Jes tern Star Dancers 'annua l re t rea t a t Camp Cazadero .You a rb a l l ' i nv i ted to a t tend th ' i s even t wh ich i s ac tua l l y one the b igges tpar t ies o f the year . Th is year , th i s even t takes p lace o i r Sep tember 26 ,29 , &30 in the wooded h i l l s above the town o f Cazadero a lonq the Russ ian R iver . Whatcan you expec t a t th i s even t? You can expec t a lo t o f -danc inq (Yes , c lassmembbrs , tbo ! ) , severa l pa r t ' i es new f r ienbs , and o ther Camp ad t i v j t i es . You cana lso expec t 2 n igh ts lodq inq and s jx home cooked mea ls . What do "o ther " campac t i v i t i es inc lude? I 'm-g150 you asked ! There w i l l be en te r ta inment by ourf r jend f rom Vancouver - t6e Ho iky Tonk Pr incess Roya le - l , l s . Wel la Ba ls im, a"beau ty pagean t to se lec t Hr . an i l l ' l s . Camp Caz , a cab in . judq inq con tes t , and aw i ld g imb 5 f "Fam' i1y Feud (Fugue) " be tweeh tne ' love ly wo6o fami ty and ThoseBrad l 6ys . There w ' i l I a l so 'be-op io r tun i t i es fo r such- th i nq as wa] ks j n thewoods , ' sw imming in the poo l (wea ther permi t t i nq ) , read jnq i p la .y inq ca rds andloung ing . l . j ha t w i l l you pay fo r a l l th i s exc j tement? A-me i 'e $69 .00 perperson ! ! Bu t remember , a f te r Auqus t 31s t , the p r i ce qoes up to $79 .00 . P leasebe aware tha t th j s i s an even t wh ich peop le w i l ' l t a tk -abou t ' fo r months (even

I : : : t ) to come. Don ' t be le f t ou t !

Look fo r the Brad ley Be l l subscr io t ion fo rms on the ' in fo rmat ' i on tab le . What i sBrad ley Be l l? Brad]ey Be l l i s a i vor ldwide persona l d i rec to ry o f members o f gaysquare dance c lubs . i t i s pub l j shed ' in Sep tember and by 1991 w i '11 have a l redOybeen seen a t many square dance events . Be sure to subscr ibe to th ' i s va luab leresource so you can be inc ' luded ' in the 1990 ed i t ion and have a handy way o fs tay ing touch w i th many o f those new f r jends you w i l l make jn your square danceI j f -e ! "Don ' t leave homb wi thout i t ! (ed . I ca i ry mine w j th me ihen I

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w i l l a lways be ab le to con tac t f r i ends wherever I qo . )P .S . Dead l ine fo r c lass member subscr ip t ions j s Auqus t 3 ls t . A l l o thers shou ldsubmi t the i r fo rms by Augus t l s th . (Tha t ' s today ! ! )

I f you have any ques t ions about any ca11s you have learned, p roper square danceet iquet te , where lady bugs ge t the i r spo ts o r why water runs do inh j l l ' , fee l f reeto dsk B i l l , Edd je , i l ax , -00 f r , l l aw S ta r ' , o r any oT the ange ls you see i t c lass .

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A comp lemen t t o The Wes te rn S ta r news le t t e r , WSD Today l t ack l es cu r ren ti s sues , ques t i ons , and news . V iews exp ressed a re t hose o f t he au tho r .

J IM HEAD : Long t ime members o f Wes t , e rn S ta r w j I I be saddened t o hea rtha t J im passed away l as t Sa tu rday , He had been i l l f o r t he l as t coup ' l eo f yea rs . J im may bes t be remembered f o r h i s wo rk i n d i r ec t i ng WSD 'sl as t t a l en t ex t ravaganza , "C1ub La S ta r " .

P .W.A . BENEFTT DANCE: A b i g THANK YOU! t o eve ryone who he lped suppo r tt h i s wonde r fu l even ing . The Ca l l e r s we re g rea t and t he a tmosphe re was acomb ina t i on o f r emembrance t o t he ones we ' ve l os t , and ce leb ra t i on f o rhav ing known t , hem. A t o ta l o f $1 ,3 ' l 2 .OA was ra i sed and dona ted equa l l yLo t he A IDS Emergency Fund and t he A IDS Food Bank (Two Grea t , causes ) .

HAPPY B IRTHDAY ! : Th ' i s week , a Spec i a1 Member o f Wes te rn S ta r i sce leb ra t i ng h i s ??? b i r t hday . S ince f ' ve been asked no t t o r evea l h i sname i l l l j u s t t e l l you he ' s he re t on igh t ( and on t he s tage ) . Besu re to w ' i sh l - r i m the bes t I

WORKSHOPS: P lus and Bas i c Workshops a re a r a new l oca t i on and t - imeth i s week . They '11 be on sunday , Augus t 26 th , dL sco t t & John ' s ( 381116 th S t ree t ) . P l us ' i s schedu l ed f r om 10 t o Noon ; and Bas i c , Noon t o Z .The re w ' i I I a l so be a Bon Voyage Po t l uck B runch f o r Ca ro l yn Ma t thews a tt h ' i s t ime . Ca ro l yn has been a member o f Wes te rn S ta r f o r a lmos t sevenyea rs and w i I I be l eav ing soon f o r a one -yea r t each ing ass ignmen t ' i nCh ina . See F reeman o r Anna f o r mo re de ta i l s .

R A W H I D E R U S T L E R S : F o r t h o s e o f y o u i n t e r e s t e d i n " C o u n t r y - W e s t e r n "d a n c i n g ( a s w e l I a s S q u a r e D a n c i n g ) , t h e R a w h i d e R u s t l e r s a r en o l o h r a r i n n t h e i r 1 s t A n n i y e r s a r y t h i s S u n d a y , A u g u s t Z 6 t h , w i t h ap a r t y a L T h e R a w h i d e . T h e f u n b e g i n s a t 5 : O O w i t h v a r . i o u s d a n c e g r o u p sp e r f o r m i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e e v e n i n g ( i n c l u d i n g G o l d R u s h a t 8 : 3 0 ) . N od o o r c h a r g e w a s i n d i c a t e d , b u t c h e c l < t h e p a p e r s o n T h u r s d a y f o r m o r ei n f o r m a t i o n .

CAMP CAZADERO: Th i s ' i s WSD 's Annua l Re t rea t and i t ' s schedu led f o rSep tember 2B -30 . The $69 .00 dead l i ne i s r ap id l y app roach ing and a f t e rAugus l 31s t , , t h i s f un - f i l l ed weekend w i l l cos t you " t en bucks " mo re .E t . t 3oy two even ings o f f un w i t h ca l l e r B i l l Ey l e r ( f r om A lbuque rque ) ,t he Mr . & Ms . Camp Caz Con tes t ( hos ted by f ' 1 i s s We l l a Ba l sam) , a Ba t t l eRoya le (Fam ' i l y Feud ) be tween t he Wood Fam i l y and t he B rad . l ey C lan , and( rumor has i t ) t he re w i l l be a h i sh hee l r ace w i t h a "moun ta in o fhee I s? " a t t he s ta r t . Th i s and MORE SURPRISES. Be t , he re , and f i nd ou t IFo r mo re de ta i l s o r i n f o see Anna .

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I 1 A P P Y B I R T H D A Y ! : F r i d a y n i g h t , a S p e c i a l M e m b e r o f W e s t e r r r S t a r i sc e l e b r a L i n g h i s ? ? ? b i r t h d a y . S i n c e I ' v e b e e n a s k e d n o t t o r e v e a l h i sn a m e I ' ' l I j u s t t , e l l y o u l ' r e ' s h e r e t o n i g h t ( a n d o n t h e s t a g e ) . B es u r e t c r v i s h h i m t h e b e - s t I

S A C R A M E N T O B A S I C D A N C E : T h e C a p i t a l C i t y S q u a r e s a r e h a v i n g a B a s j cF l o e d o w n t h i s S a t u r d a y f r o m 7 - ' 1 0 p m . T l " , i s ' i s s i m ' i l a r f , o W S D ' s " F r e eN i g h f s " w h e i r Y a l l f i r s t s t a r t e d t o d a n c e . T h e r e w i l l b e l o t ' s o f p e c p l et h e r e w h o h a v e n e v e r d o n e t h i s b e f o r e a n d y o u c a n s h c , i . r t h e m h o wq u i c k , e a s ) ' , a n d F U N l ! ! i t i s t o S q u a r e D a n c e . I f y o u ' r e - i n t e r e s t e c i ,I t . l o = c c c o o t r ' e e m a n f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t ' i o n , o r t - o a r r a n q e t r a n s o o r t a : i o n .

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w i l l a l s o b e a B o n V o y a g e P o t l u c k B r u n c h f o r C a r o l y n M a t t h e w s a tt h i s t i m e . C a r o l y n h a s b e e n a m e r , r b e r o f f V e s t e r n S t a r f o r ^ a l m c s t s e v e n) / e a r s a n d w i l l b e l e a v i n g s o o n f o r - a o n e - y e a r t e a c h i n g a s s i g n m e n L t nC h i n a . S e e S c o t t , f o r m o r e d e t a i ' l s .

R A W H I D E R U S T L E R S : F o r t h o s e o f y o u i n t e r e s t e d i n " C o u n t r y - W e s t e r n "d a n c i n g ( a s w e l I a s S q u a r e D a n c i n g ) , t h e R a w h i d e R u s t l e r s a r ec e l e b r a t ' i n g t h e i r 1 s t A r : n i v e r s a r y t h i s S u n d a y , A u g u s t 2 5 t h , w i t l ' r af j . : 1 i t y a l T h e F a w n i d e . T h e f u n b e g i n - s a t 5 : 0 0 w i t h v ' a r i o u s d a n c e g r o u p sp , e r f o r m i n g t r r r o u g l r o u t t h e e v e n i n g ( . i n c l u d ' i n g G o l d R u s h a t 3 : 3 0 ) . i i cd o o r c i r a r ^ g e w a s i n d i c a t e d , b ' : t c h e c k w i t h f h e R a w h i c i e m o r e i n f c r m a t , i o n .

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WSD TODAYAUGUST 2? ,I99O

Western Star Darners is a charter member of thB International Associationof Gay Square Dance Clubs. Traditionally, WSD has taken a leadership rolein this organizatron and is prorrd of its contributioru to the IAGSDC.

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REMEMBER THAT AUGUST 3IST IS THE LAST DATE TO SUBMITYOUR REGISTRATION FOR CAMP CAZADERO AT THE $69.00 RATEAFTER WHICH THE REGISTRATION FEE $/ILL GO TO $79.00!THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDIOAUDIENCE SURVEY FOR THE BRADLEY/WOOD FAMILY FEUDWHICH $/ILL OCCUR AT CAMP CAZ. $/E'RE SURE THIS $/ILLPROVE TO BE LOTS OF FUN!

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Eddie (Harght) Smith is in Karser Hospital so if you g€t an opportunityto do so, send a card to wish him q/e11.

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Please remember that the nomination process is open for the WSD Boardof Directror positiors and will close this Wedrnsday, Augwt 29. Anyonewistung tro nominate soreone (or themself) shonld do so soon. If youharre and qr.nstioru, please contact a member of the Election Committee,Rrrss Kir€, Tom Tripp, Joe Sobiesiak or Chris Arrderson.

WSD TODAY!

Monday September 10, 1990

WSD TODAY! is published and rnade available for our Monday &Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and the viewsexpressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

Apartment for Rent:1 Bedroom + Den in 2 Unit Victorian House. Very quiet street inHayes Valley, Courtyard entrance, excellent transportation available.Perfect for someone who needs an office at home. Parkingnegotiable. $735 Month, for one person. - Call Elliot 431-9953

CAMP CAZ registration is now over 50 people and headed upwards. Alrnosttwo squares are coming the Capital City Squares in Sacto. lt promises tobe a very festive affair. . . and still a bargain @ $79.00!

PS: Your non square dancing friends are welcome to attend. . . it is abeautiful setting, lots of hiking available as well as partying for them toenjoy.

We had a 40'ish bedroom dresser, vanity w/mirror, and nite stand donatedto the club. Looking for $300 or best offer. lt is all in good condition. lfyou're interested please see Scott tonight or soonest before this treasurebecomes history.

Ballots for the 1990-1991 Board of Directors have been mailed. Be sure tofill yours out and return by Wednesday, Sept. 19th at 8PM.

A special thanks to Elliot, Ed Conley and Paul Cahill, Anna and everyonewho was so helpful and supportive for Eddie Smith during his il lness.

Special Stars go to Bil and Kent (Strawberry Dance), Greg (Angel lsland),Gorden and Anna (AIDS benefit dance), Ron Bozeman (AIDS walk), andRod (for making our all purpose carry bag). These awards have beenannounced before, but tonight we've got your stars. Thanks!

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lh a parliculaily sad time with the passing of Eddie Smith, we are further saddened::with,the,,:death ofMichael Milburn this week. Michael was always a friendly, *rrr,

""tlu" anJ caring member of tne Reb '8g

class and was a favoiite dance partner for Tom Shaw and many dancers - he Will be missed by all.

Kent will be discussing Project Open Hand's 'Skip a Lunch' program with the ctun ana ",.r*

- if,i, *oulObe a good way to remember Eddie and Michaeland do something positive and coniiruCtiu" in their memoryand br the future.

CAMP CAZ registration is now over 50 people and headed upwards. Almost two "quar""

are corning tneCapital City Squares in Sacto. lt promises to be a very festive affair. . . and for all class members thediscountpr ice isst i | |$69.00!( i ts$79forc |ubmembersnow-butst i l |abargain) .

PS: Your non square dancing friends are welcome to attend. . . it is a beautlful setting, lots of

ThCre will be dancing (and workshops) at the BASICS CLASS program ai Gamp 6si,is well as at our nextdance (we host dances approx every 4 to 6 weeks) which will be held Saturday Ocioner i3ttr *ittr calt"tSteve Edlund, who wowed us allat the Vancouver Convention. . : we hope to see many of the Orange'90ctastmemoeripningus.foitheseaddit ionalaspectsofthe.wid

We have a 40'ish bedroom dresser, vanity w/mirror, and nite stand donat* "

rn" ftub. t.oot,ng for $300or best offer. lt is all in good condition. lf you're interested please see Scott tonight or soonest before this

A reminder to Club members that ballots for the 1990-1991 go"rJ of Directors have been mailed. Be sure

A special thanks to Elliot, Ed Conley and Paul Cahill, Anna and everyone who was so hel:pful andsupportive for Eddie Smith during his illness. ':

speClat$tais go to.::Bil and Kent (str.awberry Dance),Greg 1nnget,,,l;r,anti, C;ro.;'.*,n;;; iaOSl*notdance), Ron Bozeman (AIDS walk), and Rod (for making our itl pripo** carry bag). These awards havebeen announced before, but tonight we've got your stars. Thanks!

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Cou-yard en,trance,....excelbnt.itiahspor{ation availabler,,,,Perfect.;foii;someon.e wh0i.!.need$

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alwayS solicited and th€ View-s expressed are solely those of:th:e author. This issue is by Scott.

WSD Toonv!Wednesday September 19, 1990

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. lnput isalways solicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Smtt.

We're making copies of our monthly newsletter "The Western Star' available to class members. . . Ipassed out many of them last week but if I missed you there are additional copies at the back table. Besure to pick one up as it contains our monthly calendar as well info on upcoming dances. There is alsoan informational sheeUmaps for Camp Caz - class member who are going: be sure to pick it up.

CAMP CAZ registration is stil l open so if you haven't made up your mind or your plans have changed,then why not join us for dancing and socializing and fun at the Russian River. . . and for all classmembers the discount price is stil l $69.00! (its $79 for club members now - but stil l a bargain).PS: Your non square dancing friends are welcome: enjoy the setting, the hiking and the partying!)

There will be BASICS dancing at our next dance, CIDER SWING THRU, Saturday October 13th withcaller Steve Edlund (who wowed us all at the Vancouver Gonvention).

Todd and Tim will be the Event Coordinators for'CIDER SWING THRU' and Scott will be EO'ing theTAKE NO PRISONERS PLUS dance, also with Steve Edlund, the previous evening. These 3 EC's (werotate this responsibility ) are looking for assistants for a variety of tasks such as soda sales, set-up anddoor - if you would like to help out (no experience necessary) please see them. THANKS!

Tonight is Election Night for the 1991 WSD Board of Directors so it seems appropriate to make a fewcomments about this and the Club in general.

Western Star Dancers was founded March 5, 1982 by Roger Perry and Dennis Ficken (who have sincepassed away), Agnes Smith (who later moved to Seattle and was very active with the PuddletownDancers), Ron Douglass (who no longer dances but who is stil l a club booster) and yours truly.

The club actually broke away from the Foggy City Squares (now defunct and not to be confused withthe Foggy City Dancers) for some significant reasons and ones that still largely define us today: movingout of a bar atmosphere, establishing a non-profit rather than a for profit basis, focusing on the needsof class and club members and not an exhibition team, and teaching square dancing according toCallerlab procedures (which 95% of ALL square dance clubs use). lt has been a very successfulformula for us as well as most of the IAGSDC clubs.

We also wanted a club that encouraged participation and leadership from within the club. Thus tonight,as in B previous years, our volunteer election committee will be counting the ballots that were previouslymailed out to club members and the winners will then be announced. We'd like to thank this committeefor their hard work and all the nominees who have so generously offered their time and energy onbehalf of WSD.

Club membership is available upon on graduation from MAINSTREAM. Voting and running for officeare two of the privileges of membership. But that does not mean that we don't consider class membersas part of our family or that you can't be active until then! All our dance and social activities are open toall and we will be letting you know in more specific terms how you can help with Club administration -

but that's for another time and another WSD Today!

WSD Today!Monday September 24 1990

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. lnputis always solicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author- This issue is by Scott.

A special star to ED Z fior bring water to all WSD functions these many months. Ed thought weshould have water and he went out and did something about it! and all of us who have enjoyed aglass of water say THANKS!

and more special stars to our election committee; Russ, Chris, Tom T and Joe

and even more Thanks (or condolences!) go to our newly elected Board for 1991:

! ANNA, EDDIE, FREEMAN, GREG, MAX, AND TODD !

They will serve a two month overlap with outgoing Board members Bil, Gary, Rod and Scott - andto those we also owe a heartfelt thank you for your generous donation of energy, time and intereston behalf of the Glub-

*'.ft* R E D'89 PLUS CLASS GRADUATION, MONDAY OCT. 15 "TIt

Congratulations! Eddie and Anna have said all ofyou are doing very well, and with a few more reviewsessions, we will be celebrating your hard work and

dedication with your PLUS Graduation!

There will be life after graduation! We'll be offering continuing dancing, instruction, workshops andreview -on Monday nights. So plan on joining with us to polish your skills and, as always, to havea good time.

CAMP GAZ! Attendance is now over 60 fun loving people! The weather looks great- Dancing,partying and spontaneity are just around the corner. - - who knows, maybe even the Bradleys willapologize to the WOOD family and, bearing expensive gifts, seek the WOOD family's granting ofand end to their 40 year feud-

p.s. Rumor hazit that another family - the infamous FUGLEYS from Sacramento - will be returningto CAZ!

Check your calendar and cookbooks - Eddie Jo Conley and Paulwill be hosting our now traditionalWelcome Potluck for the new class. lt will be held at their lovely home on Saturday October 27thand all club members are asked to contribute to the potluck - the Orange '90 class members will beour guests!

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WSD Today!WEDNESDAY September 26, 1990

WSD TODAYI is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities- Input is always solicited and

the viows expressed aro solely those of tha author. This issuo is by Scotl

Advance copies of the OCTOBER calendar are available at the front desk tonight!

ORANGE '90 class members are cordially invited to a Welcome Potluck Reception in your honor onSaturday night October 27th- Eddie Jo & Paul will be our hosts, at their home at 79 Elgin Park,starting at SPM with dinner at 7PM- Club members will be bring all the food and beverages- . - it isour way of saying Hello and getting to know you'all better. We hope you make definite plans toattend this friendly and delicious social.

lf anyone wanted to go to GAZ but money constraints precluded it- - - please check with Anna thisevening. We've had 2 Camp Caz 'scholarships' donated by Bill & Michael of the Capital CitySquares-

last week we had a special star for ED Ztor bring water to allWSD functions these many months-Ed thought we should have water and he went out and did something about itl and all of us whohave enjoyed a glass of water say THANKS! . . . and more special stars to our election committee;Russ, Chris, Tom T and Joe - - - and even more Thanks (or condolences!) go to our newly electedBoard for 1991:

! ANNA, EDDIE, FREEMAN, GREG, MAX, AND TODD !

They serve a two month overlap with outgoing Board memberc Bil, Gary, Rod and Scott - and tothose we also owe a heartfelt thank you for your generous donation of energy, time and interest onbehalf of the Club. In fact, the Joint Board' met last night and l'm pleased to announced the electionof our new officers and other responsible folk:

MAX - AdministratorEDDIE S.- TreasurerKENT- SecretaryGREG- Calendar BoyANNA- Caller BookingsFREEMAN- IAGSDG rep

We had a very positive and constructive meeting and I believe we can all look forward to anothergreat year at WSD!

R E D '89 PLUS CIASS GRADUATION, MONDAY OCT. 15. Congratulations!

CAMP CAZ! Attendance is now over 70 fun loving people! The weather looks great. Dancing,partying and spontaneity are just around the corner. . . who knows, maybe even the Bradleys willapologize to the WOOD family and, bearing expensive gifts, seek the WOOD family's granting ofand end to their 40 year feud-

p.s. Rumor hazit that another family, the infamous FUGLEYS from Sacramento, are returning toCAZI

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W*D Today!WEDNESDAY October 10, 1990

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and the views expressed are solely thoseof lhe author. This issue is by Scott.

LET'S DANCE ! This Friday is 'Take No Prisoners PLUS' at 7:30 pm at St. Paulus with Steve Edlund. Your event coordinator,Scott needs help with door and soda sales ! Class members might find this to be an interesting, helpful and perhaps cruisey wayto spend a Friday evening can you help ? !

This Saturday is 'CIDER SWING THRU' also at 7:30, St. Paulus is at Gough and Eddy, and there will be tips from pLUS toCLASS level - the dance is FREE for all class members! Everyone is a little shy about attending their first dance, but just askyour peers who attended CAMP CAZ - we're all friendly folk and you'll have a great time! Our event coordinators, Todd and Tim,need some help with a variety of small tasks - can you help ?

Everyone l've talked to has been remarking about what a wonderful time Camp Caz was. . . I know that I stil lfeela bit high from such a pleasant and delightful retreat. Our thanks to Anna and Gary for being the eventcoordinators, and to Bill and Eddie for their workshoping, and to many others who made it all work so well. l ' l l lookforward to reading some of the reviews and accounts that will be in the next issue of 'QS'.

I understand the Bradley's PR manager's most recent spin of the events is "the only way we could have lost wasfor the Wood family to have cheated !"

Bill Eyler did a great job calling . . . he's from the Albuquerque Wilde Bunch which is hosting their annual BalloonFestival Fly-ln this weekend. I knowthat Freeman and Ed Z. are going, so to those two and any others wewisha Bon Voyage !

A BIG welcome to Ron Masker (NY's loss is our gain!) who just recently arrived in SF and is now a new memberof WSD - Ron is another talented IAGSDC caller and I understand we'll be dancing to him at the Halloween FREE-For-All on Monday the 29th (a joint club and class dance party)

Gary and Jessie are having a garage sale this Saturday, starting around 11 am, and ask all of you to come by 347Noe and shop til l you drop.

WSD Today keeps forgetting to recognize the Orange'90 Class Archangel Don Greco! Don was our assistantArchangel and has now stepped into the wings of Max who can no longer attend Wednesday evening due to achange in his schedule. Don is there to look out for your welfare, so please if anything comes up that you wouldlike to talk over, be sure to see him.

Actually one thing you might want to bring up is a mini-retreat . . . I heard thru the old grapevine that severalOrange '90 class members don't want to wait for a whole year for another retreat. . . there is a nice spot call theMarin Headlands, right across the bridge and on the beach, where we've had Saturday AM thru Sunday 'mini-

retreats'- anyone interested ?

Foggy City Dancers Anniversary Dance will have a tip at WSD's basics class level and the charge will only be $1.00for all Orange '90 class members. Flyers with more details are on the back table.

Rumor hazzit that the doddering dowager of do's and don'ts, MAW STAR might be here this evening. We luvs yaMAW.

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W*D Today!MONDAY October 15, 1990

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and the views

expressed are solely thme of the author. This issue is by Scott.

C O }$ G R A T U t A 1T ]i O }$ S TO T}m ]RED'89 ]P]LUS C]L"ASS I I I

The new calls come to an end but the learning process (recycle from 2faced line?!) and the good times keep ongoing. Mondays nights will now be devoted to Plus dancin' and reviewn'and they're FREE for the month of

October. In November we will have a per night door charge.

TIIANKS TO TODD & TIM who EC'ed one faboo dance on Saturday night! Steve Edlund lived up to hisVancouver reputation and then some. . . the Orange'90 class, certainly not shy about attending their first

dance, came en mass and had one great time as we all did- . . including Steve who told us he really enjoyed theenergy, the floor level and the enthusiasm. We look forward to him and his wife Lynette coming back to call

sometime. Thanks again to all who helped put the dance together.

P.S. to Marie - if I lmked like a chipmunk eating those donuts its only because I heard there is a long cold

winter a comin'

The Take No Prisoners Plus dance held 3 solid squares up to the last gun. But the overall tone seemed to of

frustration: with the floor level, with the attendance and with the attitude - at least in my opinion - perhaps

we need to rethink these events. Your comments?

Camp Caz is now a few weeks old but I still hear people remark about what a pleasant and delightful time it

was Our thanks to Anna and Gary for being the event coordinators, and to Bill and Eddie for theirworkshoping, and to many others who made it all work so well. Ill look forward to reading some of the reviews

and accounts that will be in the next issue of 'QS. . .I understand the Bradley's PR manager's most recentspin of the events is "the only way we could have lost was for the Wood family to have cheated !'Anyone for a

mini retreat at the Marin Headlands in Januarv?

Bill Eyler did a great job calling ... he's from the Albuquerque Wilde Bunch which is hosting their annual

Balloon Festival Fly-In this past weekend and you can get all the dirt from Freeman, Ed 2., and Eddie Jo who

attended -Welcome back!

A BIG welcome to Ron Masker (NYs loss is our gairrf who just recently arrived in SF and is now a new

member of WSD - Ron is another talented IAGSDC caller and I understand we'll be dancing to him at the

Halloween FREE-For-All on Monday the 2fth (a irint club and class dance party)

WSD Today keeps forgetting to recognize the Orange '90 Class Archangel Don Greco! Don was our assistant

Archangel and has now stepped into the -i.,gr of Max who can no longer attend Wednesday evening due to a

change in his schedule.

FOGGY CITY DANCERS ANNIVERSARY DANCE this Saturday. Flyers with all the details are on the backtable.

And a reminder that this Friday is a remembrance for Eddie Smith at Ed & Paul's. RSVP 55&8467.

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INpur IS ALwAys SoLICITED AND THE vlEws EXpRESSED ARE soLELy rHosE oF THE At;rHoR. THrs rssue rs

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A welcome reception for our new class has become one of the best new traditions of theclub and so it continues this Saturday with our POTLUCK mixer for the Orange '90

class. Club members are the hosts so please bring food and beverages to share. Eddie Joand Paul graciously open their beautiful home at 79 Elgn Park (558- 8467) at 5PM anddinner is planned for 7PM. Given their attendance at the last dance, I think we cancount on a large turnout from the class, good food of course, and we also have therecent Camp Caz video to make it's premiere. A great way to spend a Saturday evening!

PLUS CLASS is over but not MONDAY nights! We'll be featuring a variety of callers,records and tapes with APD and DBD to hnely hone your dancing skills. We'll bemixing it up with some socials and dances as well. Next week for example is a joint Cluband Class "Halloween Free-for-All" Dance featuring Ron Masker and Howard (sorry I'mdrawing a blank on the last name) lrom New York. The dance is FREE and costumesare optional but always appreciated.

LOOK FOR 2 new WSD products tonightl Purchase a handy pocket calendar for only50 cents or go all the way with a 2 year planner for just $2.00. They're practical andespecially handy for noting info about upcoming dances, such as:

IF BUSH CAN FLIP FLOP SO CAN WE. . .we passed out a calendar several weeksago that showed the Eric Henerlau dance leaturing Class, MS and PLUS dancing. Weare attempting to put the calendar out earlier and so it CAN change. . . in fact all futureevents should be considered 'tentative' to some degree. Anyway the Board decided thefollowing week that since we had 3 dances in November including a dedicated CLASSlevel dance that the Nov. 3rd dance would be limited to MS & PLUS. However,considering the interest and enthusiasm the Orange '90 class showed this past weekend,the Board has opened the dance for CLASS level tips. Did you get that? If not justremember to mark your calendar lor Saturday Nov. 3rd! Class level,MS & PLUS tipswith Eric Henerlau (if you loved Steve, you're going love Eric!) ALL dancers (includingclass) $6.00.

And speaking of dances, BASICS HOEDOWN Nov. 23rd, and Thanksgiving dance Nov.H with Mike Green - another great caller, from Oklahoma City. And Paul Watersreturns Friday December 7th!

Board Members: A friendly reminder of the Board meeting tomorrow night at 'Valhalla'.

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October 24, 1990

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YOU'RE INTVITED! The club is hosting a WELCOME POTLUCK RECEPTIONfor the Orange '90 class this Saturday night. Eddie Jo and Paul graciously open theirbeautiful home at 79 Elgin Park (558- 8467) at 5PM and dinner is planned for 7PM.Elgin Park is parallel to Valencia and Guerrero and bounded by Duboce andMarket/Mccoppin.

Ed and Paul are making a turkey, the club is pitching in a ham and club members arerequested to bring a potluck dish to share. We'll have soft drinks available but if youwant wine or beer or anything alcoholic you should plan on BYOB.

Class members do not need to bring any food or drink (except anything alcoholic) butthey certainly can bring partners, significant others or good friends. A great mixer withgreat people, good food of course, probably a costume or two, and we also have therecent Camp Caz video to make it's premiere. A great way to spend a Saturday evening!

Next Monday is a joint Club and Class "Halloween Free-for-All" Dance featuring RonMasker, and Howard Richman from New York. The dance is FREE and costumes areoptional but always appreciated.

Next Wednesday we'll be DARK for Halloween.

LOOK FOR 2 new WSD products tonight! Purchase a handy pocket calendar for only50 cents or go all the way with a 2 year planner for just $2.00. They're practical andespecially handy for noting info about upcoming dances, such as:

Saturday Nov. 3rd! Class level,MS & PLUS tips with Eric Henerlau (if you loved Steve,you're going love Eric!) ALL dancers (including class) $6.00.

BASICS HOEDOWN Nov. 23rd with Mike Green - another greal caller, fromOklahoma City. And Paul Waters returns Friday December 7th! for our ChristmasDance.

The Board would like to proceed with some new WSD T-shirts by this January. We'dlike to incorporate the color Orange into the design since this IS Orange '90. Class orClub members who are interested in the design or helping with merchandizing in generalshould contact Scott (864-6134) or any Board Member.

MONDAY WSD Today l 0c tober D9 , I99O

l lSD Today l 1s pub l l shed fo r each Monday and Wednesdaythe op ln l ons exp ressed a re t hose o f t he au tho r . f npu twe l co rne . Todd was WSD Today l ed l t o r t oday , and t ypedanc len t Sn l t h -Co rona pu rchased a t t he WSD Ya rd Sa1e .t ypewr l t e rs ?

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We lcone to the Ha l l o l Jeen F ree - fo r -A l t l Even ts I l ke th t s a re a g rea toppor tun l t y f o r c lass members and c lub members to ge t t o kno r eacho the r a 11 t t 1e be t t e r and t o have a g rea t t f une danc lng , munch lng andenJoy lng t he 1ove I y cos tumes l 800 :

Sa tu rday C lub nembers hos ted a recep t l on /po t l uc l c a t Pau I and Ed ' s ,t o we l cone t he 0 range '90 C lass t o t he g roup . Eve ryone seemed tohave a g rea t t lme - - g rea t company , g rea t f ood , g rea t c l ass l Thanksto Ed and Pau l , t o a l l t hose who b rough t good les , and t o a l l t hoseuho a t t ended . Doesn ' t eve ryone l ook p re t t y on v l deo?

Remenober tha t t he re w111 be no bas l c c lass th l s Wednesday , as theRec rea t l on Cen te r w111 be c l osed f o r t he n l gh t . 800 :

Monday n lgh ts l n Novenaber w111 con t l nue to be c lub n lgh ts v l l t hP lus danc lng , $3 .00 pe r n l gh t . Y ra l l eone .

Sa tu rday , Novenber 3 the re w l l l be a dance a t S t . Pau lus fea tu r l ngEr l c Hene r l au , f r on 7 : JO-LO:3O w l t h C lass / l , l a l ns t r eam/P lus t l ps .Po l l sh up t hose boo t s i , qam lss lon w t l l be $6 .O0 f o r a l l . Whe t you rappe t l t e f o r some pu rnpk ln p l e . ( I knew the re mus t be a use f o ro1d Jack -o - l an te rns . ) B00 l

MORE F00D: November 1 ! we ' re ge t t t ng toge the r f o r a "D1ne andD lsh " a t Ge rnan Oaks , $ t7 .OO pe r pe rson l nc l ud lng t ax and t 1p .See Greg f o r mo re de ta l l s .

And s t l I 1 MORE F00D: Bas l cs Hoedown November 23 a t S t . Pau lusw l t h a chance t o mee t t he ca l l e r and soc la l l ze , EAT ho rs d ' ouv res ,and even dance l Ca l l e r l s M l ke Green

M0RE DANCINGI Sa tu rday November 24 a t S t . Pau lus , l da lns t ream/P lus a t 7 : J0 w l t h M lke Green .

ST I IL M0RE DANCINGI Chr l s tmas dance w l th Pau l Wate rs a t S t . Pau lus ,F r l day December 7 .

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WSD TODAY! -- November 7, f990

WSD TODAY! i s a comp lemen t t o THE WESTERN STAR news le t t e r . I t i s pub l i shede x c l u s i v e l y f o r , a n d o n l y d i s t r i b u t e d a t , M o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y n i g h t C l u bf u n c t i o n s . Q u e s t i o n s , o p i n i o n s a n d n o t i c e s b y r n e m b e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d . I f y o uh a v e s o m e t . h i n g y o u w o u t d l i k e t o h a v e a p p e a r i n n e x t w e e k ' s i s s u e p l e a s e c o n f a c tEdd ie Smi t i - r o r Anna Damian i . Th i s week ' . s ed i t o r i s i ' f ax

Post Eal loween Pumpkin Pies - - A specia l t l - ranks Eo Gorden and h is crew ( I r rn notg o i n g t o t r y t o l i s t a 1 1 o f t h e m b u t t i r e y a l l d i d a g r e a t j o b ) f o r a f u n a n dw e l l - o r g a n i z e d d a n c t : . E r i c l l e n e r l a u i s a n i n L e r e s t i n g a n d f u n c a l 1 e r ; d o e s c a l l sf rom unusua l pos i t i ons an r l makes you th ink .

Mar in Re t rea t S ta r : t mak ing p lans oo i v f o r t he Orange 90 Mar in Head landsI n s t i t u t e R e t r e , i l t . T e n t a [ i v e l y s c h e d u t e d f o r J a n u a r y 1 9 a n d 2 0 o r 2 6 a n d 2 7 ,1 9 9 1 . C o s t i s $ 3 5 . 0 0 a n d i n c l u d e s : a b e d ( b r i n g y o u r o w n b e d d i n g a n d t o w e l s ,e t c ) ; l u n c i r a n d d i n n e r o n S a t u r d a y ; b r e a k f a s t o n S u n d a y m o r n i n g . I t t s ab e a u t i f u l l o c a t i o n ; a g r e a t p l a c e t o d a n c e , p l a y g a m e s , h i k e , w a l k a l o n g L h eb e a c h , s o c i a l i z e a n d g e t t o k n o w e a c h o t i r e r a l i t t l e b e t t e r . T h e r e w i l l b e s o r n ew o r k s h o p p i n g f o r t h o s e w t r o w i s h L o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o E L h a t o p p o r t u n i t y t o p o l i s ht h e i r s k i l l s a t i t t l e m o r e . A c l . a s s m e m b e r ( s ) i s n e e d e d t o a c t a s E v e n tC o o r d i n a t o r f o r t l ' r i s r e t r e a t - - i f y o u t r e i n L e r e s t e d p l e a s e c o n t a c t M a x o r B i l lW h i t e f i e l d .

Thanksgiv ing Dance - - Get ready for a good t ime! Fr iday, November 23, the ent i red a n c e p r o g r a m i s f o r t h e B a s i c C l a s s L e v e l . Y o u r l l b e j o i n e d b y B a s i c C l a s sm e m b e r s f r o r n C a p i t o l C i t y S q u a r e s , E l C a m i n o R e e l e r s a n d F o g g y C i t y S q u a r e s . A l lt i p s w i l l b e c a l l e d a t c l a s s l e v e l a n d e v e r y o n e s h o u l d h a v e a r e a l l y g r e a L t i m e .M a r k y o u r c a l e n d a r n o w ! I h e r e w i l l b e a r r M e e t a n d G r e e t " t r o r s d r o u v r e s s u p p e rfo r t he ca l l e r , M ike Green f rom O lc la i roma , and the members o f t he v i s i t i ngc l a s s e s , a t 6 : 0 0 p r n , S t . P a u l u s C h u r c i r , G o u g h & E d d y - - e v e r y o n e i s a s k e d t ob r i n g s o m e t h i n g t a s t y .

Don Greco , You r A rchange l w i l l bei rave re tu rned f rom cudd l i r r g w i t h

r n i s s i n g f r o m c l a s s n e x t w e e k - - h e s t i l l w o n t tt h e b e a r s i n A l a s k a .

November 26. 1990 WSD TODAY! Author: Freeman Stamper

WSO TODAYI, a complern€nt to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter, tackles current issues, questions and news. Published only when there is Clubactivities on MondayMednesday, it is available only at the activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressedare those of the author.

Sometimes scheduling weekly dancing is like riding bumper cars; one never knows where the hit'scoming from. Andy Shore was scheduled to call on November 12, but got bumped because theEVRC was closed for Veterans Day obseruance. So, he was rescheduled for this evening, but nowhe's under the weather and had to cancel late yesterday. Patience, cooperation, and considerationare the name of the game this evening as ANNA and GREG have pulled together to host thisevening's activities.

The club DESPERATELY NEEDS an EQUIPMENT MANAGER. We need someone who knowssomething about wiring and connectors. You are not being asked to store nor transport equipment;you will be responsible for seeing that the equipment is kept in good condition by coordinatingmaintenance and repairs and for coordinating the proper installation of the equipment at events(either by you or someone you have designated). See MAX, the administrator, if you are interested.Talk about a behind-the-scenes job! This one's for you!

The Board of Directors met yesterday and agreed to conduct a feasibility study of WSD sponsoringa GOMMUNIW DANCE PROGRAM. We know we want some kind of regular program whichcombines square, line and C&W dancing for the gay community. This is not intended to be aprogram of extended dancing for those already regularly involved in square dancing. Where, howfrequently, and when are to be determined. lf you are interested is working on a small committeeto develop this concept, let MAX know.

The calendar for 1991 is taking on hefty proportions. See GREG OSMON, your calendar person,if you are interested in hosting a gathering or outing of some kind which is not dance oriented.These are just fun gatherings where space is not a consideration. We're not talking time andexpense here, just fun things to do together.

And, yes, there will be a new BASICS CI-ASS. lt will definitely be on Monday night at EVRC, butyou have to wait a few more weeks for more details. So, start talking it up among your friends.

WSD will be holding another GARAGE SALE February 2 &3,1991. More details to follow.

ROD ODGERS was the Event Coordinator for the two dances with Mike Green this past Friday andSaturday. lf you missed them, you missed two good-energy, brain-charging dances. So, youthought you knew everything about Basics calls, huh?

November 28, 1990 I.ISD TODAY ! Author: Freeman Stamoer

WSD TODAYI, a cornplernent to THE WESTERN STAR n€wsletter, tackles cunent issues, gumtions and news. Published only when there is Clubactivilies on MondayflVednesday, it is available only at the activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are soliched and oncouraged. Views expressedare those of th€ author.

Your guest caller/instructor this evening is BERT SWERER. Bert has called for WSD and othergay clubs many times over the past several years. He and his lovely wife, RONDA, are true friendsof the community. In fact, Bert and Ronda are Honorary Members of Western Star. HonoraryMember is a special status bestowed upon square dancers who are not members of WSD but whohave, over a period of time, provided significant and sustained support of the Club. WelcomeSwerers!

The MAINSTREAM PORTION OF YOUR CLASS will officially begin on Wednesday, JANUARY 9.The class fee for Mainstream will be $a0 and will be due on the start date. lf you need to arrangefor delayed payment or installment payments, please talk with your Archangel, Don Greco.

The Board of Directors met on Sunday and agreed to conduct a feasibility study of WSD sponsoringa COMMUNITY DANCE PROGRAM. We know we want some kind of regular program whichcombines square, line and C&W dancing for the gay community. This is not intended to be aprogram of extended dancing for those already regularly involved in square dancing. Where, howfrequently, and when are to be determined. lf you are interested is working on a small committeeto develop this concept, let MA)( ROBB, the administrator of WSD, know.

The calendar for 1991 is taking on hefty propoftions. See GREG OSMON, our calendar person,if you are interested in hosting a gathering or outing of some kind which is not dance oriented.These are just fun gatherings where space is not a consideration. We're not talking time andexpense here, just fun things to do together.

And, yes, there will be a new BASICS CLASS. lt will definitely be on Monday night at EVRC, butyou have to wait a few more weeks for more details. So, start talking it up among your friends.

WSD will be holding another GARAGE SALE February 2 & 3, 1991. More details to follow.

ROD ODGERS was the Event Coordinator for the two dances with Mike Green this past Friday andSaturday. lf you missed them, you missed two good-energy, brain-charging dances. So, youthought you knew everything about Basics calls, huh?

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Dec, t jZ Chrrstmas Dance with Paul W'atens7r3t j -L[ ] r3 i ) First Uni tanian Chunch$ 6,Ct i tClutr Night with Rod. Morrel l7 i}(t- I : i3 0 Eu n elca \/a 1ley Re c Ct rs :l t}i)Christmas lra-rt5. ' {Bning Munchies i7:3t\-9:3U Eul.el la \ /a11e; ' p.*c CtrNo Change ($5,t l t ) Gif t Exchange)P r errier,^n- of '\,\,ri nc{.ow to t he Sta r sat Slrot-t 8,: .John s

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December 10. L990

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As sloppy as it gets, you still gotta love that RAIN!

We received a nice letter from Carolyn this evening. She seems to be doing well; has travelled aroundabit (including the Great Wall), is making some new friends, and is beginning to understand some ofthe nuances of the culture. She does write that she misses all of us and would love to have somepictures of her dancing because "my students can't believe that this elderly lady dances, and all of theones I have of me are groups where everyone is sitting down." If anyone has any or if you would justlike to write: Carolyn Matthews

Foreign Language Dept.Beijing Broadcasting InstituteBeijing, China 100024

Ron Masker stopped by the house Sunday morning and left a confirmed Niners fan after watchinganother emotional rollercoaster of a game that ended with another bit of Montana magic. Ron, you'rea San Franciscan now for sure!

I really enjoyed our Christmas Dance on Friday night. Attendance was off abit; not surprising with allthe Season activities, colds and flu, and with the Sacramento dance the following night. But it was avery nice crowd of 5 squares or so that allowed you to say Hello to everyone and get to chat awhile.Paul Waters called FAST but clearly and the floor level was very strong. . . the Orange '90 folks aredoing very very well.Thanks to our event coordinator ED Z. who did a great job in the face of a new hall and a short timefuse being on a Friday night. . . and thanks too for the fresh baked Turkey sandwiches which added toa warm, intimate and great dancing night.

Paul was escorted by Sadie, Gina, Sam and Ron M. (and others as well) to the Corral, then to theCastro Station, The Elephant Walk and the Badlands! This editor does not want to mention that theyalso cruised Collingwood Park, so you'll have to go to one of the above for all the dirt. By the way,Paul had a great time . . for a 'straight' boy.

Anna and Marie were back from the big Las Vegas Square Dance Spectacular for the Friday nightDance (Freeman is back today) and all reports say they had a great time. They got to party with a lotof the big name callers and WSD can look fonvard to some of that talent calling for us in the comingyear. This editor does not want to mention about Marie, lovely in her crinolines, being groped by someof the men there so you'll just have to talk to her.

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December t2. 1990

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THE qEWS EXaRESSED ARE soLELy rHosE oF THE AUTHqR Tnts nsur ts sy Scor-r.

The Christmas Dance on Friday night was a lovely event. With all the Season actMties, colds and flu, and theSacramento dance the following night, turnout was smaller than usual (about 5 squares or so) but it allowed youto say Hello to nearly everyone and to get a chance to chat awhile. Paul Waters called FAST (stack those calls!)but clearly and the floor level was very strong. . . you Orange '90 folks are doing very very well.

Thanks to our event coordinator ED Z. who did agreatjob in the face of a new hall and a short time fuse(being on a Friday night). . and thanks too for the fresh baked Turkey sandwiches which added to a warm,intimate and great dancing night.

More Christmas festivities next Monday with our annual Christmas Party. All are invited! Please bring somemunchies to share and a gift (about $5.00 or so) for the Gift Exchange. There will be dancing, of course, atClass level and Plus.

Even more festivities on Friday night the 21st. C&C Studios (thats Scott & John) premier 'Window to the Stars

, episode 7'. This video features Halloween and Angel Island and so special surprises! AT Scott & Johns, 381116th St (@ Castro), 8 to 9 BYOB Cocktails, 9 to 10PM Showtime.

We received a letter from Carolyn this evening. She seems to be doing well; travelling around abit (including theGreat Wall), making some new friends, and beginning to understand some of the nuances of the culture. Shedoes write that she misses all of us and would love to have some pictures of her dancing because "my studentscan't believe that this elderly lady dances, and all of thc ones I have of me are groups where everyone is sittingdown." [f anyone has any or if you just want to write: Carolyn Matthews, Foreign Language Dept., BeijingBroadcasting Institute, Beijing, China 100024.

Ron Masker stopped by the house Sunday morning and left a confirmed Niners fan after watching anotheremotional rollercoaster of a game that ended with another bit of Montana magic. Ron, you're a San Franciscannow for sure!

After the dance Friday, Paul Waters was escorted by Sadie, Gina, Sam and Ron M. (and others as well) to theCorral, then to the Castro Station, The Elephant Walk and the Badlands! This editor does not want to mentionthat they also cruised Collingwood Park, so you'll have to go to one of the above for all the dirt. By the way,Paul had a great time . . for a 'straight' boy.

Anna and Marie were back from the big Las Vegas Square Dance Spectacular for the Friday night Dance(Freeman is back today) and all reports say they had a great time. They got to party with a lot of the big namecallers and WSD can look forward to some of that talent calling for us in the coming year. This editor does notwant to mention about Marie, lovely in her crinolines, being groped by some of the men there so you'll just haveto talk to her.

W S D 7;J"Y.l' , ^ lEE I ( OF DECEI4 I ]ER 1 i . 1990

l^ lsD TODAY IS PUBL ISHED AND I ,1A[ ]E AVAI LABLE FOR OUR MONDAYAND WEDNISDAY N IGHT ACT IV IT I [S . INPUT IS AL I ^JAYS SOL IC ITEDAND V I [ l JS EXPRESSED ARE SOLELY T I . IOSE OF THI AUTHORS.THIS ISSUE IS BY B IL AND KENI .

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FR IDAY N IGHT, DECEMBER 2 i s t I ^ J ILL BE C & C STUDIOS (THAT 'S ;sc0TT & JOHN) PREMIER 0F " [ ^J IND0W T0 THt STARs , EP IS0DE 7 . "THis v tDEo FEATURES HALowEEN, ANGEL ISLAND & soME SpECIAL suRpRlsrs : i ^* , . * - - - * : . . lRUM0RISAR0UNDTHATSTEPHANIEWILLBEMAKINGAcAME0APPEARANCE. l ' f f i , f f i lALL THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AT SCOTT & J0HN'S, 3811 16th ST ' . ,L8 l ' f f i j t(AT CASTRO), B to 9 BYOB COCKTAILS, 9 to 10 PM FOR SHOWTIME. iggj ' .* ,gsg--"uuuN rAl LJ ' v LU ru r r ' r run Jnuw I r r ' rL '

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THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THERE WILL BE NO CLASS OR CLUB ACTIV IT IES ON DECEMBER 24 th ,26 th o r 31s t . CLASS t , J ILL RESUMT 0N WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Znd , WITH CLUB NIGHT RESUMINGTHE FOLLOl^JING MONDAY.

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MAINSTREAM CLASS l , l lLL START ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9th. REGISTRATION FEE IS $40.CLASS MEMBERS SHOULD NOT BE TOO HARD ON THEMSELVIS WHEN HAVING AN OFF NIGHT(AS OLDTIMERS SUCH AS BIL CAN ATTEST TO DURING HIS PERFOMANCT LAST I^IEDNESDAY).WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE I^ 'HO WOULD LIKE SOME EXTM HELP.JUST TALK TO ANY BOARD MEMBER FOR THE DETAILS.THE CLASS IS DOING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, AND REMEMBER THERE'S ONLY ABOUT ZO MORE CALLSTO LEARN TO COMPLETE THE BASIC/ MAINSTREAM COURSE.

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THE DATE OF THE IAGSDC CONVENTION NEXT YEAR iN MIAMIHAS BEEN CHANGED DUE TO A SCHEDULING PROBLEM WITH THEHOTEL. THE NEI/J DATES ARE MAY 24th,25th & 26th( l , lH ICH IS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND) .

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TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS THAT THI YELLOI^I '91

BASIC CLASS STARTS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25th.

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AS A LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING REMINDER, COI^ ,BOY COUNTRYAT 2352 MARKET ST. OFFERS DISCOUNTS TO I^ ISD CLUB & CLASSMEMBERS. STOP BY FOR A LOOK AT THEIR SELECTION OFI . IESTERN APPAREL.

SOME CLUB * "U 'O ' 'OU' INDICATED AN INTERESTIN SOME "HEAVY DUTY' ' PLUS DANCING WORKSHOPS.EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS TO A BOARD MEMBER, PLEASE.

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January 9, I99IWSD TODAY! $ PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE FoR ouR MoNnev & lheoxs,spay NrGHr AcTrwrrcs. INpw IS ALWAys soLrcrrED ANDTHE wEws EXnRESSED ARE soLELy rHosE oF THE AvrHoR Tnts rcsue rs ay Scor-t.

Welcome to Orange'90MAINSTREAM ! Class beginstonight . Mainst ream bui lds and expands ontheBasics. since you have the benefit of a very comprehensive and solid grounding in the Basics from Bill andEddie, you'll find that the mainstream calls will not be difficult to learn. And since there are only some twentycalls you'll also find that the class will not take the same length of time. Just like Basics instruction however, thekey to successful learning will be regular attendance, attention to your instructors and good square dancecourtesy. If you have any problems with any of the calls please be sure to let an Angel or an instructor know -we'll be glad to workshop any call, including Basics, that you are having difficulty with. If you miss an evening,again let someone know so that we can bring you up to speed.

The cost of the class is $40.00. And as with Basics, this price will pay for your complete instruction in thisprogram not for any set number of weeks. Graduation comes when WSD feels that the average student is fullycompetent with the program. that means we won't rush and we'll do the calls from the left as well as the rightand from all positions. . . don't moan - it does make it more fun!If you need to make payments please check with Eddie who is also our treasurer this year.

Mainstream opens the door to WSD Club Membership and the opportunity to dance more frequently and atmore dances. It also sets the stage for PLUS (about 20 additional calls) which is the most popular program inthe Gay Sq Dancing Community. PLUS will start this summer after you've all had a chance to become very solidin Mainstream.

Double OOPS! Marin Headland Retreat, once scheduled for the end of January and then moved to Feb. 2because of a schedule conflict at the Headlands Institute is moving again. . .this time due to a schedule conflictin the Square Dance Community.

Feb. 2 is the date for Capital City Squares "WHEEL AROUND't'eaturing workshops (yes at Class level!) duringthe day, a Potluck Dinner and an Evening Dance featuring Jet Roberts who is one hell of a caller. This is onehell of an event and one we don't want to miss. Capital City in Sacramento has been very supportive of ourevents and WSD has been the same in return. For those of you new to traveling to another Club let me say thatis great fun. You get out of the city for awhile, make new friends (their class started in Sept so you've got peers)and enjoy a good dance. We'll be setting up Car Pooling . . in fact yours truly is the Car Pool Pooh Bah. Whichmeans that if you can drive and have space for additional passengers OR if you need a ride - then please seeme. I'll make sure we get everyone connected. Overnight accommodations with the folks in Sacramento arealways possible. Lets get 4 to 5 squares going up north for this one!

Club apologies to all who were making arrangements for Feb.2 in Marin and to Bill and Felix and Bob whohave been working hard to put it together. In the best of all possible worlds these rare scheduling breakdownswouldn't occur but it does. . . The new date for Marin will be announced in the near future.

It also looks like the EAGLE will schedule WSD for the Sunday Beer Bust fundraiser on Feb. 3rd. Why notmake a new friend in Sacto and invite them back to the City Saturday night for the Beer Bust on Sunday?More Details will be forthcoming.

December Newsletters are Available at the Front Desk tonite! as well as C&C Studios latest Video Releases!

WSm TodaylJanuary L4, L99L

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited andthe views expressed are solely those of the author" This issue is bv scott^

WELCOME to Howard [ro* Times Squares who is a guest caller this evening.

Double OOPS! Marin Headland Retreat, once_scheduled for the end of January and.then movedto Feb. 2 because clf a schedule conflict at the Headlands tniiiiut! is moutng agarn. . .this time dueto a schedule conflict in the Square Dance Community.

Feb.2 is the date. for Capital City Sguares "WHEEL AROUND' f'eaturing workshops durins the!?y.,q Potluck,.Dinner aird an Eiening Dance featuring fui noueiti-*^tro'ii';;;#ff"f;tftG;.'l.his is one hell of an event and one w=e don't want to riliss. Capital City in Sacramento triiUEeiiYery sqPPortive of our events and WSD has been the same in r'etuin. Wh;;;t;;;';;abf ihe ;itutor awh_ile,._m-ake new friends (their class started in Sept so you've got p'eers) ?nO-Jniov i eoi;ddance. We'll be setting yp Caipooting . . in fact tt*5i-tlriJth"'C;r'F-obYfodn"ii'uri. \fiiiltmeans that if yoy can drivc and have sface for addi[ional pas(engeri On ii y;; ;9!a t iide - iil;;Plg,asg see me. I'll make sure we get-everyone connected. Oveinight acco'mmoOitions witf.-i6"tolks in Sacramento are always poss.ible. Ldts get 4 to 5 squares goiri''g up north foiitiii onei tvliiinof the oranse 'e!

{o^lks 1re foing, in fact the"y scoo$d llp;if rtd'ffiyJrs i;Jf \,il;.fi;#il. . . b,itt i t Iwe il nave more next week.

9lgb apologies.to all who were making arrangements for Feb.2in Marin and to Bill and Felix andtsob who have been working hard to put it tdgether. In the bcst of all possible woridi th;;-ra;;scheduling brcakdowns wou-ldn't occur but it does. . . The new date fofM;ii;-*iti U" announcedtn tne near future.

It also looks like the EAGLE will schedule WSD for the Sunday Beer Bust fundraiser on Feb. 3rd.whv not make a new friend in Sacto and invite them back ro #e city saiuid;ftidtii io; ih;B.t;;Busl on Sunday? More Details *iti Ue ioiifrcorru"g.

One more. change to the schedule: Your calendar shows the WSD Garase Sale for TBA MARCH.however, it actuallyvill be held SATURDAY & SUNDAy, FEBRUARV qth A-10th..-.;hi;i istrll leaves plenty of time fbr some housecleaning!

Are we all together now?!

The ORANGE '90 class headed into MAINSTREAM! last week. Stop by on a Wednesday nightand help Angel.

The YELLCW '91 clas^s^begi.np February ztrllrl Tell your friends. Lee Chandler will be headine upo9.{ Guerilla Sguares effort-this year and will be corinting on ati oT us ioifitp3ndilpp^fi. Fii.riwill be readv this Wednesdav.

$lthg.ugh tutontuy, lighJs *itt ,uon see the start of our new class there will still be lots of dancinstor Ulub members. ln fact be sure^tq cilclg your calendar for a week from Saturdav - VgnNWEESE (great caller!) calls a PLUS/CLASS level dance at St. Paulus. Uiuai tim;1:5d to iil:ii.'

The PUBLICATIONS COMMITTFE was born last Friday night but there still is time forill..t:ll:{B:9p]g,,tg i9i1 wtrpg promises to be Qrlite t fa6;iou's litt%-endeuuor. wi-t-an"'tF;;il;tnat tnls otter wlil last very long, so please see Scott in the near future.

l*jtl.:I,11:.lt,l_oo$lgl%.9jtgry fbr WSD TODAY! - lf yqu w.o.ulQ like a nlgt-rt or a week to putyour two cents tn - well this is the opportunity; please check with Scott tonifht.

WednesdayWSD Today!

January 23, L99l

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited andthe views erpressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

Whatever one's opinion is on the Gulf War, or whether you're glued to CNN or not, thecrises affects us all every day and on many different levels. It is comforting during times likethese to have our square dancing and our square dancing friends around to help cut thrusome of the stress.

This Saturday VERN WEESE (great caller!) calls a PLUS & CLASS level dance. ST.PAULUS from 7:30 to 10:30 $6.00. It's time to do some dancing!

And a week from Saturday, on FEB. 2, Capital City Squares "WHEEL AROUND' featuringworkshops during the day, a Potluck Dinner and an Evening Dance featuring Jet Robertswho is one hell of a caller. Why not plan to get out of the City for awhile, support the folks@ Capital City, make some new friends (their class started in Sept so you've got peers) andenjoy a good dance.

Scott is coordinating Car Pooling . . Which means that if you can drive and have space foradditional passengers OR if you need a ride - then please see me. I'll make sure we geteveryone connected. Overnight accommodations with the folks in Sacramento are alwayspossible. Lets get 4 to 5 squares going up north for this one!

The EAGLE will schedule WSD for the Sunday Beer Bust fundraiser on Feb. 3rd. We'llbe raising money for the AIDS FOOD BANK & THE GODFATHER FUND. As usualwe will provide food and entertainment - Irene Soderberg and Steffany Stamper! - we hopewe can count on your support for this worthwhile endeavor.

WSD Garage Sale will be held SATURDAY & SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th & 10th. . .which still leaves plenty of time for some housecleaning!

The YELLOW '91 class begins February 25thl Tell your friends. Lee Chandler will beheading up our Guerilla Squares effort this year and will be counting on all of us for helpand support. Flyers will be forthcoming.

Actually 'publicity' has already begun. . . WSD put on a'Learn to Dance Dance' atDIGNITY on January t2, 1991 which was great fun for the all including the followingAngels: ART & BILL, FELIX & BOB, GREG, DON, BILL, JEFF & PHIL, BOB, KEVIN,HAROLD, SAM, and JOE -THANKS!

Class members - you don't have to wait until graduation to edit a WSD TODAY! or to helpon the Publications committee! Please see Scott if you're interested.

Super Bowl Party this Sunday @ Scott & Johns, 3811 16th St. @ Castro, 864-6134, BYOB

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O n S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y W S D h e l d a p h e n o m e n a l g a r a g e s a l e a t 5 7 7C a s t r o . H u n d r e d s o f f o l k s " s h o p p e d ' t i l t h e y d r o p p e d , ' t o m a k et h i s a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l e v e n t . B e s i d e s t a k i n g i n a g o o d d e a l o fm o n e y t o b e n e f i t t h e c l u b , i t w a s a w h o l e l o t o f f u n ! T h e r e a r et o o m a n y p e o p l e w h o d e s e r v e t h a n k s t o f i t t h e m a l l i n o r b e a b l et o r e m e m b e r a l - l t h e n a m e s , b u t s p e c i a l t h a n k s t o F e l i x a n d B o bf o r h o s t i n g t h e e v e n t a n d p r o v i d i n g m u n c h i e s , t o B i f a n d K e n t f o rh a u l i n g " m e r c h a n d i s e " , t o F r e e m a n , R i c k a n d o t h e r s f o r t h e i re n t e r t a i n i n g s a l e s p e r s o n s h i p , t o P a t t i f o r c r e a t i v e f l o o r d i s p l a y s ,a n d t o e v e r y o n e w h o w o r k e d , d o n a t e d g o o d s a n d s h o p p e d !

O n S a t u r d a y n i g h t A n n a h o s t e d " C h e a p M o v i e N i q h t " a t h e r p l a c e .S h e d e l i v e r e d o n h e r p r o m i s e ! A b o u t a d o z e n p e o p l e e n j o y e d t h r e eo f t h e w o r s t m o v j . e s e v e r ! T h e h i q h f i g h t o f t h e e v e n i n g w a s t h et h r i l l e r S t u f f S t e p h a n i e i n t h e I n c i n e r a t o r ! I f a n y o n e e l s e i si n t e r e s t e d i n h o s t i . n g a v i d e o n i g h t r e d m € n i g h t r o r w h a t e v e r o t h e rf u n i d e a s y o u m i g h t h a v e , l e t u s k n o w . I t c a n b e a g r e a t w a y t or e l a x a n d g e t t o k n o w e a c h o t h e r o u t s i d e o f d a n c e a c t i v i t i e s r d Sw e l l a s a w h o l e l o t o f f u n .

G u e r i t l a S q u a r e s p e r f o r m e d f o r g a r a g e s a l e s h o p p e r s r p d s s e r s - b ya n d M u n i B u s p a s s e n g e r s a t t h e s a l e o n S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y . T h e r ea r e s e v e r a l m o r e g u e r i l l a s q u a r e s p l a n n e d d u r i - n g t h e n e x t f e w w e e k s ,t o e x c i t e i n t e r e s t i n t h e c l u b a n d o u r n e w c l a s s . I f y o u c a n c o m eo u t a n d p a r t i c i p a t e i n a g u e r i l l a s q u a r e , c o n t a c t L e e C h a n d l e r o rs i g n u p o n t h e c h a r t .

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Your p resence th is even ing a t the Bas ' i cs square dance c lass o f Western Star Dancers cou ldchange your l j fe . We ' l l no t ge t in to any o f the heady thoughts o f the dance fo rm, bu t youshou ld be aware o f a few th ings .

Square danc jng i s no t square . A t Wes te rn S ta r , we combine new and o ld sounds o f mus jc . Youjus t never know what you '11 hear nex t .

I f you square danced as a ch i1d , you '1 i p robab ly f j nd the re a re some d j f fe rences today . Jus tas you have grown up, so has the dance fo rm. Our s t ruc tu re fo l lows the fo rmat ou t l ined bya wor ld -w jde o rgan iza t jon known as Ca l le r lab .

l , les te rn Star beg i ns i t s l0 th year o f ex i s tence ' in jus t a few days . You are the 16 thBas ' i cs /Ma ins t ream c lass to have been taugh t by our c lub . So , you can see we have a lo t o fexper ience . Your c lass w j l l f o rever be known as Ye l low 91 . (0h , tha t ' s no t an accusa t ' i on ;j t j s a co lo r o f the ra inbow f iag w i th the year o f your c lass tacked on . )

Peop le who a t tend your c lass and have a l ready had square dance ins t ruc t ion are re fe r red toas ange ls . They answer your ques t ions and dance when non-s tuden ts a re needed to f i l l ou tthe square . Those ange l ic bod ies have a head honcho re fe r red to as the archange l . Thearchange l fo r the Ye l low 9 I c lass j s B i l B lades (yes , on ly one " . | " ) . A Sco ts by b i r th , he 'ss t i l l a r igh t f r i end ly o ld cuss .

And ta lk abou t longev i t y l Three ange ls you w i l l see a lo t o f have been a round fo rever !Sco t t Carey and Russ K ing g radua ted ' in the f j r s t c lass in Sep tember , L982 . In fac t , Sco t t' i s one o f the f i ve found ing members o f Western Star . F reeman Stamper g raduated in the th ' i rdc lass ' in June , 1983 . And o ther peop le you w i l l encoun te r th rough your c lass have beendanc i ng va r i ous I eng ths o f t . ime .

Bu t , more ' impor tan t than these heaven ly -sound ing bod ies a re your ins t ruc to rs . Ron l ' 1asker ,tdd ie Smi th , and B j l l t , l h i te f ie ld have more person-hours o f j ns t ruc t ion to the i r c red i t thanyou can even poss ib ly imag ine . S jnce you can ' t imag jne the exac t amount o f t ime , I ' l l j us tte l i you tha t you can ' t go many p laces ' in the gay square dance commun i ty in the Un i ted S ta tesand Canada w j thout someone know. ing one o f them or knowing o f one o f them.

Mos t o f the members o f Wes te rn S ta r l i ve jn the Bay Area ; however , we do have a member l i v ingin Japan and one ' in Tha i land . They once s ta r ted r igh t f rom the beg inn ing where you a reton igh t and now car ry those sk i l l s to fo re ign coun t r ies . Your c lass w i l l be no d j f fe ren tf rom our genera l membersh ip in tha t your p ro fess ions w i l l range f rom re t j red to phys jc jansto cus tomer se rv ice reps to compute r nerds .

Square danc ing i s fun ! ( i f you le t i t be fun ) P lease re1ax , smi le , be l ieve you w i l l en joyyourse l f , and take . i t one s tep a t a t ime . Jus t as soon as we can ge t the c lass o f f theground , you ' l l be in t roduced to the many soc ja l aspec ts o f ou r c lub . Many f r iendsh jps haves ta r ted th rough membersh ip in our c lub and c lasses . You ' l l have an oppor tun i t y to makef r iends in your c lass as we l l as w j th members f rom abou t 40 o ther c lubs a round the Un j tedSta tes and Canada.

Bu t don ' t be overwhe lmed. Regu ia r a t tendance and a t ten t jon to the jns t ruc to rs 'd i rec t jonshave ' in t roduced hundreds o f peop le to the bene f j t s o f square danc ing w j th Wes te rn S ta rDancers .

N0TE T0 ANGELS: I f you are a member o f WSD and have no t renewed your membersh ' ip fo r 1991,p lease do so jmmed. ia te ly to ensure tha t you rece jve the March ma i l i ng w i thou t in te r rup t ion .

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Guer j 1 1 a Squares con t j nues th i syou s igned up and can ' t make i t ,up . Lee : Home 648-1800 ; Workdanc in ' bu t haven ' t done anv o f

N0TE T0 ANGELS: I f you are a member of WSDplease do so jmmed ' ia te ly to ensure tha t youMai l i ng 1abe1s w i l l de f in i te1y be run a f te r

and have no t renewed your membersh ' ip fo r 1991,rece ive the March ma j l j ng w ' i thou t in te r rup t ion .th i s even i ng .

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I . / S D T O D A Y ! , a c o m p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R N S T A R n e w s l e t t e r , t a c k l e s c u r r e n t i s s u e s ,a r e C l u b a c t j v i t i e s o n M o n d a y / \ , / e d n e s d a y , i t j s a v a i l a b l e o n l y a t t h e a c t i v i t y .and encouraged. V iews expressed are those o f the au thor .

We11, how d jd i t fee l to ange l your ve ry f i r s t Bas jcs c lass? Grea t , I hope , fo r you d ' id anou ts tand jng job . The po ten t ia l s tuden ts seemed to have a g rea t t ime , and I be l ieve you canexpect to see most o f them become pay ' ing s tudents . You are to be app lauded fo r keep ing yourcha t te r in the squares to a m in imum and fo r fo l l ow ing the ins t ruc to rs p rec ' i se ly . R igh t on !

Sa tu rday , March 2 . Be a t Anna 's a t l l : 30 a .m. Ca l l Lee ' i fo r know before Saturday tha t you can make j t bu t d jdn ' t s ign545-6056. I f you ge t ou t o f bed on Saturday and fee l l i kethe above, come on down!

A t the Board o f D i rec to rs Meet ' i ng on February 19 , a dec is ion was made NOT to so l j c i t l oca lre ta i le rs fo r merchand ise to be ra f f led as par t o f the 50 /50 a t the 9 th Ann iversary Danceon Saturday , March 16 . We want to save those re ta i le rs fo r the BIGGY l0 th Ann jversary F ly -In nex t year . But the Board has asked you to cont r ibu te your abso lu te bes tes t favor i te bakedgoods as pr izes . Hate to bake? Maybe you can kn i t and want to make someth ing . Maybe youhave a persona l se rv jce you l i ke to do (keep j t c lean and un isex ) and cou ld con t r jbu te useo f t jme (1 ike c lean ing my apar tment ) . I ha te to bake , bu t I ' ve asked a fo rmer WSD memberto bake a p ie (wh ich w j l l be a work o f a r t ) , and I 'm buy ing the ing red ien ts fo r a dear f r i endwho i s an exce l len t cook to bake a cake o r someth ing . Be c rea t i ve ! Le t ' s make th is 50 /50ra f f l e a huge success .

Th is even ing you a re be ' ing g iven a copy o f WSD Po l i cy S ta tement No . l4 en t j t l ed " Ins t ruc t ionPh i losophy Concern ing C lass S t ruc tu re . " P lease take the t ' ime to read i t a f te r c lass as i ti s an ex t reme ly impor tan t document fo r the C1ub. I t was over a year in the d ra f t ' i ng mode,had jnpu t f rom a lmos t everyone who has been invo lved jn the jns t ruc t jon ac t j v j t j es o f theC lub , and incorpora tes a lmos t n ine years o f WSD's acqu i red knowledge o f wha t ' s r igh t andwhat ' s wrong fo r th j s C lub . I t con ta ins the gu id ing p r inc ip les fo r the s t ruc tu re o f yourc lass (Orange 90) . The Ye l low 9 l c lass w i l l be g iven a copy as soon as the c lass has c losedto new reg is t ra t ions , and tha t c lass w i l l be he ld accoun tab le more c lose ly than you fo ra t tempt ing to ach jeve the ob jec t i ves o f ou r c lasses .

You are very aware tha t WSD prov ides a s t rong soc ' ia l p rogram outs ide o f requ i red danc ing .I t j s impor tan t fo r each o f you to rea l ' i ze tha t Po l i cy S ta tement 14 i s no t th rea ten ing theex i s tence o f soc ' ia l ac t ' i v j t ' i es bu t i s ou t l i n i ng the impor tance o f the C l ub 's members to beab le to dance fo r the en joyment o f everyone. Wi thout the dance, there are no reasons fo rthe ex is tence o f WSD as a square dance c lub ; we cou ld jus t be a person i t y ( tha t ' s un jsex fo rso ro r j t y and f ra te rn i t y ) and p robab ly have even more fun soc ja11y . Enough sa id . P lease readi t and ask ques t ions o f any Board member : Anna , Edd ie , F reeman, Greg , Max , and Todd .

Look fo r your f i r s t WSD ma i l ' i ng in ear l y March ; the jn fo rmat ion has been en te red in to thedatabase. Scot t Carey is the ed j to r o f The h les te rn Star .

A ques t ion was asked las t week abou t the con ten ts o f Po l i cy S ta tement N0 .10 wh ich wascance . l l ed upon adop t ' i on o f the po l i cy o f c lass fees cover ing the cos t o f c lub ma i l i ngs aslong as the s tuden t was ac t i ve ' l y par t i c ipa t ing jn the c lass . When there i s no c lass insess ion on Mondays o r Wednesdays , the C lub con t jnues to use those n igh ts fo r regu la r danc ing ,rev iew, and workshops . We use a va r ie ty o f ca l le r appren t i ces , records and tapes , andou ts ' i de ca l le rs . There j s a charge per n igh t fo r pa r t i c ipa t ing . Cur ren t l y , the door feeis $4 when there i s a ca l le r f rom ou ts ide the c lub and $3 fo r a l l o ther n igh ts . These a rethe f ree n igh ts wh jch have been cance l led by resc ind ing Po l i cy S ta tement 10 . Comprendo?

NSD TODAY!March 4 ,1991 by Anna D.

l . lSD TODAY!, a complement to THE IJESTERN STAR, tack les cument issues, quest ions, andMonday and t r lednesday evenings, l , lSD TODAY! is avai lab. l e only at Club and Class n ights.t op i cs , and op in ions a re so l i c i t ed and encou raged . V ievs exp ressed a re t hose o f t he

ne\{s. Publ i shedQuest i ons ,

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| , le lcome to the second o f Western Star Dancers ' in t roduc torv n iqh ts . I hooe tha t a l lo f you tha t were here las t week have to ld your f r iends how-muc6 fun you had and havebrough t them a long ton igh t .

C lass w ' i l l o f f i c ja l ' l y beg in nex t l i l onday , Harch l l t h . The en t i re Bas ics sess jon w i l ll as t fo r abou t 15 we-eks ind w i l l cons ' i i t o f abou t 50 ca l l s . A l l th i s i s yours fo ron lv 40 do l la rs . Th is c lass fee w ' i l l a l so en t i t l e vou to rece ive a coDv o f l . {es te rnSta - r ' s pub l i ca t ions . These jnc lude : "WSD Today" wh icn i s pub l i shed ea lh c lassn iqh t . r 'The l . les te rn Star " wh ich ' i s pub l i shed mo 'n th lv and prbv ' ides in fo rmat ion aboutc l i l b i c t i v i t i es , and "Quar te r l y Se lbc t jons" wh jch i i r c ludeb in -dep th a r t i c les wh ichare fun , in fo rmat i ve , and though t - p rovok ing . You w j l l a l so rece ive your o f f i c ja lbadge wh jch iden t i f i es you as i c lasb member l Th is w i l l mean tha t you w i l l be g ivenpr io r i t y fo r space in a square . I f you a re s i t t i ng ou t and an Ange l (See nex t i tem)js in you w i l l be a l lowed to rep lace them in a square . Your badge w i l l a l soiden t i f v vou as a member o f the ' "YELLot l ' 91 CLASS" . Th is i s the - th ' i rd co lo r o f thera ' inbow- f ' l ag and th i rd c l ass (o f 16 c l asses in the c l ub 's h is to ry ) wh ich we havejden t j f j ed us ing th is sys tem.

Ange ' l s a re those C lub members who have a l ready comple ted c lasses and are there toheTp you . They w i l l f j l l ou t squares as need-ed an i t po in t you in the r igh t d j rec t ioni f you ge t los t . You may f ind tha t occas iona l l y some o f these Ange ls ge t a l i t t l eove i - 6n thus ' ias t ' i c and Torget to be as gent le i s they usua l l y a r6 . S imp ly remindthem tha t you do no t wan t to be pushed , smi le , and con t inue .

A remjnder to the Ange ls : A l though many o f you a re ve ry fami l j a r w i th the ca l l s andwant to he1 p c1 ar i fy-any conf us i o i , rem-ember- when the j -nstructor(s ) i s speaki ngthere shou ld be no o ther ta l k ing in the squares .

As new dancers , you w i l l f i nd tha t square danc ing w i th Wes te rn S ta r i s more thanone even inq a week o f c lass . We have a va r ie tv o f dance and soc ia l ac t i v ' i t i es asshown by sdme o f the upcoming events l i s ted be low.

C&C Stud jos w i l l be p remie r ing "Wjndow to the S ta rs : Ep isode V I I I " on F r iday , Mar .lS th a t Bp .m.a t Sco t t & Johnvs , 3811 16 th S t . e Cas t rb ( Ih i s i s ac tua t l y the ve rytop o f 16 ih S t . ) . For you new fo lks , " l i i dow to the Stars" ' i s a v ideo scr -apbook o f -We 's te rn Star ev i :n ts in -a k ind o f " [ven ' inq Maqaz ine " fo rmat . A l thouqh vou are newto the c lub , we hope you w i l l j o in us to "see-a b i t o f wha t the C lub 6as-been up toin the las t few months and meet o ther C lub and C lass members . Any ?s p lease seeScot t o r ca l I h ' im a t 864-6134.

0n Saturday , March 16 th , Western Star Dancers w i l l ce lebra teby hos t ' inq a dance. You are inv i ted to come watch and soc ' iah-e1p ou t i l i tn tne fes t i v i t ies . l , /e can a lways use an ex t ra hre f reshments and tak ' inq money a t the door . I f you want to h"1" ) o r Ken t know. (B iT i s ybur a rchange l and Kbn t j s h js f inumber i s 863-2383 . The dance w i l l be -a t S t .Pau lus Church ,10 :30p .m. P lease iden t i f y yourse l f as a c lass member and thbe wa ived .

s n jn th ann ive rsarye and , i f you 1 i ke ,w' i th th i nqs s uch as

, I e t B i I (y . r , one" l add ie " . ) The i rh and Eddy, 7 :30 to.00 admiss ion w i l l

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0n a sad no te : Long t ime l . les te rn Star member , Tom Kernkamp, d ied on Saturday f romcompl j ca t ' ions o f A IDS. A memor j a l serv i ce j i ten ta t ' i ve1y ' p1 anned f o r Fr i da ! , Harch8 th . For de ta i l s ca l l Russ K ' inq a t 863-0990 .

NSD TODAY!l ' larch 6, 1991 by Anna D.

IJSD TODAY!, a complement to THEMonday and l lednesday evenings,a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d

| IESTERN STAR, tack les current issues, quest ions, andt ,SD ToDAY! i s ava i l ab le on l y a t C lub and C lass n igh ts .encouraged. Views expressed are those of the author .

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- - - l 4onday 's f ree in t ro n iqh t to the Ye l low '91 c lass v /as a rous ing success . Thanksto a l l o f -you r . lho were the fe to he1p. I . le had about 42 new peop le Show up fo r thesecond o f these f ree n iqh ts . } ie o robab lv won ' t have a f i rm number fo r the new c lassun t j l t he second c lass ( [e f .19 th ) 'bu t i n ie res t so fa r ind ica tes tha t we may have asmany as 5 squares . Yeah ! ! !- - - ln v iew o f the la rqe numbers o f Oranqe c lass members who were there to show the i rsuDDor t (Thank vou. T6ank vou. Thank vo i l . ) . i t i s a qood ' idea to rev iew some o f thequ ibe l inds fo r Y 'anqe l inq" . - Remember t t ra t 'Anqe ls : 1 ) "a re C lub members who are there{o suppor t the ins { ruc t5rs and se t a good ex imp le t6 the new s tudents , 2 ) can useyour (b lass members ' ) he lp in f i l l i ng -ou t squa i 'es and p rov id ing add i t i on l l suppor t ,3 ) shou ld no t use c lass t ime to " leaFn the c i ther ro le" ' 4 ) may-be asked to leaVe asquare i f a c lass member i s s i t t ' i nq ou t . I f you w ish to take the c lass aqa in fo rydur own learn ing , you have two op{ ions . They are : A) Repeat the en t i re d lass fo rf ree and q radua te w i th the Ye l low c lass . o r B ) Gradua te w i th the Oranqe c lass , . i o inthe C lub , -and pay I /? p r i ce ($ZO1 to re take the c lass . Bo th o f these-op t ' i ons .w j l lquaran tee vou a soo t in a square w i th the Ye l low '91 c lass .: - - C&C Stud ios w i l l be pren i ie r inq " l , J indow to the Stars : Eo isode B" on Fr idav . Mar .lS th a t Bp .m. a t Sco t t & 'John 's , 3e i t l 6 th S t . I Cas t ro (T 'op o f 16 th 5 t . ) ."Wi ndow to the Stars" ' i s a v i deo scraobook o f l , lSD events i n ' a k i nd o f " [ven i nql4aqaz jne " fo rmat . l , Je hope you w ' i1 l jo in us . Any ?s p lease see Scot t o r Joh i o rcaT l 864-6134 . P tease BYob. "- - - Sa tu rday , March 16 th , f . l es te rn S ta r Dancers w j l l ce lebra te ' i t s n ' i n th ann ive rsaryby hos t ing a dance ca l led by Pau l In fan te o f the Ch icaqo a rea . You a re inv i ted toc -ome danc6 and , i f you l i ke l he lp ou t w i th the fes t i v j { i es . We can a lways use anex t ra hand. I f vou want to he lp . le t B i l o r Kent know. The i r number is 863-2383.S t . Pau l us Church . Gouqh and Edbv . 7 :30 to 10 :30 o .m. $6 .00 admiss ' ion .* - - 0n Sa tu rday , Apr i l

-6 th , M ike-Des is to ( "De S is to K ' id " ) f rom Pu1ya1up , [ , Jash ing ton

wi l l ca l l a dance fo r t les te rn Star Dancers . l4 ike has ca l led fo r severa l convent ionsand f l y - ins as we l l as hav inq ca l led fo r l . l es te rn S ta r severa l t imes in the pas t .Th ' i s p romjses to be a very e ic j t ing dance tha t you shou ld mark on your ca le i rdars .The dbnce w i l l be a t S t .

-F 'au lus Ch i l r ch f rom 7 :3b to 10 :30 p .m. I t -w i l1 be verv

spec ia l j n tha t i t ' i s to be a Banner Dance . Mon ' ies ra ised ' f rom the dance w i l l -bed is t r ibu ted to the IAGSDC and to the Cas t a Shadow ' in the Sun Conven t ' i on Commi t teeto he lp de fe r the cos ts o f the Conven t ion in M iami th ' i s l , l av . (P .S . Don ' t fo rqe t toreg is tb r and .make p lane and ho te l reserva t ions i f you have-n ' t ' a l ready . See Freemanfo i de ta i I s . )

The prac t ' i ce o f ho ld jnq banner dances beqan in 1986 as a means o f fund ra is inq fo rthe IAGSDC. The idea was a bra in ch i ld 6 f then- IAGSDC Cha i rman Scot t Carey ( f iSD) .C lubs wou ld hos t a dance a t wh ich the IAGSDC banner was d isp layed a long w i th thebanner o f the hos t jng c1ub . Or ig ina11y , th j s was a !gy . i n . i v f r i l h ind jv idua l c lubscou ld par t i c ipa te in ra is inq mon6y fo r - ihe IAGSDC. C1-ubs have evo lved th is p rac t i ceto inc lude su fpor t fo r the Conven i ions .- - - HELP WANTED: WSD cons tan t l y has open ings fo r vo lun teers ' i n a va r ie ty o f f i e lds .These jnc lude a Herchand is jng inanaqer ' ( to 6e l1 t - sh ' i r t s and such) ; an e iu ipmentmanager ( to ma in ta in and org in ize the equ ' ipment ) ; a Board member ; event 'coord ina tors ; and many more . See any Board member to vo lun teer .- - - There w i l l be a qa ther inq fo r f r iends o f lonq t ime l , lSD member Tom Kernkamo onThursday , Harch 7 , 7F .m. - 9p lm. , 1179 Howard S t . - Th js i s the lo f t s tud ' io o f a r t i s tGary Bukovn ik^and is loca ted in the South o f l la rke t warehouse d is t r i c t . I f you ge t1os t , ca l l 621-3402 or 621-7585 fo r in fo rmat ion .

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A great big welcome to the members of the Yellow '91 class!

You are now taking your fint step in a long tradition of fun, friendship and dancing. As you start learning calls, andyou begin meeting current members of Western Star Dancers, you'll find yourself in an incredibly loving and supportivefamily. We look forward to having you as new members of this family.

Thcre are many things for you to learn, and many people to meet, so we won't overwhelm you with them all at once.Listcd bclow are a few things to help you gct startcd. Each wcek you will rcccivc a 'WSD Todav" newslcttcr rvhich willtc l l vru morc and wi l l f i l l you in on what 's happcning at Wcstcrn Slar.

Namcx [o Know:

Instructors: Eddie Smith and Ron MaskerArchangel: Bil Blades (Bil is responsible for thc angcls and for helping you in your class).WSD Administrator: Max Robb

Rcgistration:

Tonight is the first night for registration. As announced last week, the fee is $40.00 for approximately 15 rvecks.If the money is a bit of a problem right now, talk with Bil Blades when you register. He'll help you work outa plan.

Also, when you fill out your registration form please indicate whether or not you want the information publishedin your class directory. Otherwise the information you put down will be included the directory.

Squarc Dana Etiqpctte:

l . When anyone is on the microphone, please don't talk. The private discussions witl keep you fromhearing important information. Angels sometimes are the worst offenders about this. If noise becomcsa problem for you, pleasc tell your Archangel.

Please don't use alcohol or drugs before or during a class or dance. You'll quickly discover that fordancing you'll need to be mentally alert. People who are mentally affected by a substance will causemany problems for their squares. Any dancer who is obviously under that form of influence will beasked to leave the dance floor. Save these kinds of things for after the dance.

Try to be on time and try not to miss classes. Each class session is built upon what you have beentaught before, so attendance is importance. If it is necessary to miss because of illness, work orvacation, please tell your Archangel. Everyone will have to miss a class sometime, but keeping usinformed will make it easier for us to catch you up.

4. Don't Ever Drop the Class because you're afraid you've missed too much! Talk with us about it first.Your instructors and angels can make arrangements for make up sessions if necessary.

An Invitation:

Friday night, March 15 at 8:00 P.M. at the home of Scott Carey and John Conly, 3811 16rh Street @ Casrro.The video premier of 'Window to the Stars: Episorle VIII." It will be a chance to socialize, mee[ ncw peoplc,and to learn a lot about our historv.

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N\\'0-r I l9l.\!'w5 By Bi l l Wbitel ic ld

March 73, 1991

Anniversary Danrc:

WSD's 9th Anniversary! This Saturday, March 16,7:30-10:30 at St. Paulus Church (Gough & Eddy).Admission is $6.00 - a great bargain for a very special dance. Come and help us celebrate!

If you have any special baking recipes, please volunteer to bake something to donate for prizes atthe 50/50 drawing. Knowing the culinary talents of many of you, these prizes should be terrific. SeeBil Blades if you can bring something.

Ron Bozeman is our new badgemaster. He will be at the Saturday dance and will have the 9thanniversary dangles for sale.

1991 Convention:

March 30th is the deadline for the $70 convention registration rate. After this date, registration willbe $80.00. See Freeman for information about this.

World Premiere. "Window to the Stars: Enisode VIII:

Friday night, March 15 at Scott and John's house, 3811 16th Street at 8:00 P.M. Episode VII wasgreat, and this promiscs to be even better. Rumor has it that some people will be quite surprised tosee themselves in some of the clips. Remember, nothing escapes the WSD rovingcamera!

Rcmindcr:

While writing WSD for the new beginning class, I happened to think that perhaps we should allrcmind oursclvcs of thc things we are cxpccting from them:

Squarc Danrc Etiqucttc:

1- When irnyonc is on thc microphone, plcase don't talk. Thc pr ivate ci iscussions wi l lkccp pcople trom hearing important intormation. Club members quite often are theworst ofl-cnders. New class members especially look to us for example. It's difficultto train them in new habits if we violate the rules ourselves.

2. Please don't use alcohol or drugs before or during a class or dance. You'll quicklydiscover that for dancing you'll need to be mentally alert. People who are mentallyaffected by a substance will muse many problems for their squares. Any dancer whois obviously under that form of influence will be asked to leave the dance floor. Savethese kinds of things for after the dance.

NW031391.WW5 By Bill Whitcficld

SQTJARE ORIENTATION

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1. Couples 1 and 3 face each other in the square. Both of these couples are knownas HEAD couples.

2. Couples 2 and 4 face each other in the square. Both of these couples are knownas SIDE couples.

3. In every square, the two people in couple #I will have their backs to the caller.4. In every square, the two people in couple #3 will be facing the caller.5. The dancer standing next to you in your couple is your PARTNER.6. The lady to the left of each man is known as his CORNER7. The man to the right of each lady is known as her CORNER.8. The dancer directly across from each dancer is known as the OPPOSITE.9. The caller may refer to the men by several different names (Hopefully not

derogatory ones) - Men, Gents, Boys, Guys, etc.10. The caller may refer to the ladies by several different names -

Iadies, Girls*, Women, Pets, Taw, etc.

* Remember this is primarily a gay group. The term "Hq, Girl" might not necessarilybe directed to the 4 ladies in your square/

}JSD TODAY !

' A a n i z t z1 - v r | J s Y . l " { a r ch 1 -B , 1991 Ed i t o r : Ron t ' t aske r

i {SD TODAY I , a ccmp lemen t t o THE ' y IESTERN STAR news le t te r , t ack lescu l . r en t l s sues , QU€s t i ons and ne t+s . Pub l r sheo on ry when t he re a reC lub ,ac t i v r t i es on F londay /Wednesday , i t i s ava r i ab le on l y a t t he, 3 C r i v l - t y . ?ues t : i ons , t op i - cs , and op rn i cns a re so i i c r ceo ano!_@_eld_E_€.rp-r_e_Esed are tlrose cf the aulhor

i " r cu ra

r r ke ro ex tend my we l co rne Lo che "Ye i l ow C l -ass 9 i " . i tl i oo l . : s - l . i r e 1 ' cu ' re ! i . J1ng t c be a g ree .c c l -ass and ad , l i t i o : r t o t he' r i es i . e : r S ta r r Dancers . You a i ' e ' . , ; e t ' ! 1uc , : y : -n hav ing a teacner s i r chas l i c : e Smr t l r . l i e has been t eacn ing r f c r nc re t l : en 6 yea r : s an i hasi "nany , many yea rs o f squa re i anc rnq € ] : pe rLencd . Edd re ' sr , ns r ruc : ] ons a re t c Ca i i e r l ab de f i n r t i cns , w i r i ch you '11 hea r mo re. r i : c ' u t aJ ' / ou f ea rn to dance . . ] - nd as JoL l a re i ea rn ing f o squarec iance , l r ou w r - i l be see lng t he Wes te rn S ta r memb ,e rs danc ing a t t i r nesr.rrth novernents which 4f-e_n-o_-t_by_!he-..b_qot. These movements ano somevoca i r za t i on a ' r e wha t we ca l i s t . y l - i ng . As you r t eache rs , Edd ie andI t eeL t ha t t hey shou ld no t be used un t1 l y cu have l ea rned t hei : as r cs . So don ' t ge t t o anx ious , ycu w i l l soon be k i ck i ng t hosehee l - s and wh i r l i nq and tw r r l r nq w r th t he bes t o f t hem.

As you r second i ns t ruc to r I hope t o comp lemen t t he i ns t r uc t i on t ha tEdd ie has g r ven you wh l ch m igh t he lp you t o l ea rn a ca l ld r f f e ren t l y , t h i s may no t a lways be by de f i n i t i on , bu t as a t eache rfo r 16 yea rs and a squa re dance i ns t r uc to r f o r 6 i ] <now tha ts tuden ts l ea rn i n many d i f f e ren t ways . I l ook fo rward to awonde r fu l c Jass . F i na l l y , you '11 be hea r : - ng two ph rases f r om metha t you w i l l soon t i r e o f bu t I p rom ise you t hey w i l l make yoube t t e r dance rs t hey a re ( 1 ) keep you r f ee t mov ing a t a l l t imes and(2 ) i r eep i t t i qh t .

Fo r t nose who m issed t he l a tes t C & C P roduc t i on "W indow to t heS ta rs " Ep i sooe B , be su re t o p i ck r t up a t t he i n fo desk r t wasg rea t . We have so many s ta r s i n t he Wes te rn S ta r s . And t hanks t o- rohn and Sco t t f o r hos t i nq ano the r wonder fu l even ing o f f un andf r r ends i r r p . I t was g rea t t o see members o f t he Ye l l ow C lass j o i nus f . a r t he even inq .

Sa tu r rd .ay l ' l a r ch LS saw the ce leb ra t i on o f ou r 9 th Ann tve rsa ry and' , r i r ac a pa r t y : i : r . r as . l l any Lhanks to those who i re ip ma l ' , e l .E a g rea ts - l c cess espec ia l l y t o t he o rgan : . : e r s B i l 8 . , Ken t , Tod and T im .Thev ' , i ou l d l i . ke t o exp ress t he r r app rec ia t i on t o t l ' r e f o l l ow ingie f r , Ph i i , Fe i j - x , F ree r ran , Edd ie Sm i th , Rcd O . and Ed Z . f o rf . r : o . ] 1 , :po r ta t . i cn c f caJ . Ie r , Sco t t 3 . John equ j -pmen t and Ron 11 . Anc.r -o. r ; r i j thcse ' ,+hr : s ' . . r .pn- l - i ' : ;d pr : i " : , :er : f c . r t l :e 50/50. And f i r ra l l - f [o. : r - l . i c ; r - y .Ju r ' l i tc s l icu 'ec1 up to tna i . ; . : r i s i icn a c i rea i : successj . There, , , / ; r re 'L4:a. peoc- la anc l a t one t r . lno i . ie hat ' i t l rn : - rqu: t l ra iJ dancing cn thef i . c - ,o r . i , cok lng ro rv la rd L . i : t - he ?E : rc i r nex t y ' i a r : .

WSD TODAY!

Wednesdav March 20 , 1991 Edi tor : Ron l ' lasker

WSD TODAY! , a comp lemen t t o THE WESTERN STAR news le t te r , t ack lescu r ren t i ssues , ques t i ons and news . Pub l i shed on l y when the re a reC lub ac t i v i t i es on Monday /Wednesday , i t i s ava i l ab le on l y a t t heac t i v i t y . Ques t i ons , t op i cs , and op in i ons a re so l i c i t ed andencouraqed , V iews exp ressed a re those o f t he au tho r .

For those who missed the la test C & C Product ion ' rWindow to theS ta rs " Ep isode 8 , be su re to p i ck i t up a t t he i n fo desk i t wasg rea t . We have so many s ta rs i n t he Wes te rn S ta rs . And thanks toJohn and Scot t for host ing another wonder fu l evening of fun andf r i endsh ip . I t was g rea t t o see members o f t he Ye l l ow C lass j o inus fo r t he even ing .

Saturday March L6 saw the ce lebrat ion of our 9th Anniversary andwha t a pa r t y i t was . Many thanks to those who he lp make i t a g rea tsuccess espec ia l l y t o t he o rgan i ze rs B i l 8 . , Ken t , Tod and T im .They wou ld l i ke to exp ress the i r app rec ia t i on to the fo l l ow ingJe f f , Ph i I , Fe I i x , F reeman , Edd ie Sm i th , Rod O . and Ed Z . f o rt ranspor ta t i on o f ca l l e r , Sco t t & John equ ipmen t and Ron M. Andfo r a l l t hose who supp l i ed p r i zes fo r t he 50 /50 . And f i na l l y t oa I I o f you who showed up to make i t such a g rea t success . The rewere L42 people and at one t ime we had ten squares dancing on thef l oo r . Look ing fo rward to the Ten th nex t yea r .

Wer re s ta r t i ng to gea r up to make C lub Ves ts aga in . Con tac t RonBozeman i f you ' re i n te res ted . M iami conven t ion goe rs o rde rs w i l lr ece i ve p r i o r i t y .

We have one nominee for the vacant pos i t ion on the Board ofD i rec to rs . Any c lub member i n te res ted i n runn ing o r nomina t i ngsomeone should contact a Board member by March 27.

WSD TODAY! -- Marc}:' 25, 1991

l , /SD TODAY! is a complement to THE WESTERNo v n l , r c i r r o l r r f n r . - , { ^ - 1 " J ; . t s r ; } " ' F 6 . 1 . Fs A L t u o ! v c r J L u r , d l r u w t r t J u r ) L r t u u L E u d L I

f u n c t i o n s . Q u e s E i o n s ) o p i n i o n s a n d n o t i c e shave someth ing you wou ld l i ke t o have appea rt h i s w e e k ' s e d i t o r . M a x

S T A R n e w s l e t t e r . I t i s p u b l i s h e dMonday and Wednesday n igh t C lub

by members a re encou raged . I f youi n W e d n e s d a y r s i s s u e p l e a s e c o n t a c t

Uelcome, Again Eo the Yel los 91 Class - - Your ' re reaching the point \ " there youknow enough ca l l s t o beg in t o have fun . The nex t f ew weeks w i l l be f i l l ed w i t hl e a r n i n g . S o m e c a 1 1 s w i l l c o m e e a s i l y , s o m e n o t q u i t e s o e a s i l y . D i f f e r e n tbackg rounds o f expe r i ence make some ca l l s come more eas i l y t o some peop le . Don ' tg e t d i s c o u r a g e d i f y o u f e e l t h a t y o u ' r e n o t p i c k i n g u p s o m e c a l l a s f a s t a s s o m eo f t h e o t h e r s i n y o u r c l a s s . W e a l l h a d t i m e s w h e n t h i n g s v T e r e n ' t g o i n g a s w e l las \ ^7e wan ted ; ca l l s t ha t i t seemed we 'd neve r l ea rn - - ask any Ange l o r membero f t h e O r a n g e 9 0 C 1 a s s . I L a l l c o m e s t o g e t h e r a t s o m e p o i n t a n d y o u ' r e a s q u a r ed a n c e r .

Square Dance has

tr {hen going ontow i t h a v a c a n c y .

i t 's owrr et iquet te. A fes of the basics are:

t h e d a n c e f l o o r , i r i s c o n s i d e r e d i m p o l i t e t o p a s s u p a s q u a r eS t o p a n d d a n c e i n t h e f i r s t a v a i l a b l e s q u a r e .

Squa re Danc ing i s a g rea t way o f mee t i ng new peop le , don tE dance w i th t he samep a r t n e r o r s a m e s q u a r e a l l t h e t i m e .

I f t he re a re dance rs i n t he squa re you don ' t know, i n t roduce you rse l f and you rp a r t n e r .

D o n ' t g i v e t h e c a l l e r c o m p e E i t i o n - - w h e t h e r t h e c a l l e r i s t a l k i n g o r c a l l i n g ,g i v e t h e c a l l e r y o u r u n d i v i d e d a t t e n t i o n . I L m a k e s i t e a s i e r f o r y o u a s w e l l a sf o r t h o s e o t h e r s i n y o u r s q u a r e l o u n d e r s L a n d t h e c a l l e r .

S q u a r e d a n c i n g i s s t i l l d a n c i n g - - i t i s a m o r e e x u b e r a n t f o r m o f d a n c i n g , b u Ei t i s s t i I l d a n c i n g . I t i s n ' t f u n d a n c i n g w i t h s o r n e o n e w h o f o r g e t s E h i s f a c t a n dt r i es t o see how ha rd t hey can sw ing the i r pa r tne r o r hoh / f a r t hey can l h rowt h e m . W r e s t l e m a n i a m a y h a v e i t ' s p l a c e o n t e l e v i s i o n o r t h e C o w P a l a c e - - i t h a sn o p l a c e o n t h e s q u a r e d a n c e f l o o r .

The mos t impor tan t t h i ng to remember i s haveyour square Eo have a good time. As long asa s p e c t s o f b e i n g a p o l i t e s q u a r e d a n c e r w i l l

a good time and help everyone in" ^ "

l r ^ - - r l - r a r - i n - j n ' l F l r o n | - l r ay o u K e e p r n a r r r ^ - . . - - - . . - rb e c o m e s e c o n d n a t u r e .

WSDToday!Mond L99I

The WESTERN STAR newsletter is available this evening by Club and Class members.Newsletters not picked up will be mailed latter this week, so please be sure to get your copyand help us save postage - Thanks! If you wish to have a combined mailing for 2 or morepeople at the same address, please let Freeman know. He will also be checking with you thisevening to confirm publication authority of your information prior to printing the L99LMembership Directory.

YELLOW '91 Class members are invited to come by our 'Banner Dance' this Saturdaynight. It is too early to include some tips for you (that will be coming soon !) but it is anopportunity to see what a full fledged dance is all about, do some socializing, and if youwant to - help out with sodas sales and the door and such. There is Flyer with all the detailsin the Newsletter and Bil, your Archangel, or any Angel will be glad to answer anyquestions.Saturday night's dance is our fundraiser for the IAGSDC - 'The International Associationof Gay Square Dance Clubs'. Your club, Western Star, is one of the founding members ofthis Association some B years ago and it has grown from 4 clubs to close to 40 today - allacross the U.S and Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto Canada. As a square dancer you arepart of this extended family and you can look forward to making new friends in many cities,attending numerous local, regional and National dances and Fly-Ins. You'll be hearing Clubmembers talking more and more about Miami in the coming month because many of uswill be joining over a thousand dancers in Miami over Memorial Day weekend for the 8thConvention! Yellow'91 class members can lookforward to nextyear in ALBUQUERQUE!

One of the most important reasons fbr the Square Dance Community is the standardizationof calls. What you are learning is exactly what every Gay and Straight club is teaching. AGrand Square is a Grand Square in Miami, Seattle or Tokyo. CALLERLAB is thegoverning body that standardized all the calls and the teaching order and what effected thechange in Square Dancing from traditional to 'Modern Western' or 'American

Contemporary' Square Dancing - which is what we and 97Vo of all square dancers dance.

You can look at Square Dancing as a skill that will last a lifetime, and in that light youshould take the learning process seriously (but not TOO seriously as we are doing this tohave Fun!). Arriving on time, paying attention to the caller, practicing the calls at home,observing square dance courtesies are some of the responsibilities you have as a student.It is however a two way street: Western Star Dancers owes you the best possible qualityinstruction that we can offer. Our Policy StatementL4 available for you tonight presents thephilosophy that we've developed over our 9 years of teaching. It is our contract with youand we need your help and input to make it work! Pick up a copy and read it!

Finally, mark your calendar for Saturday May 1tth. The Club is throwing a Potluck Socialfor the YELLOW '9L class and their friends that night!

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. lnput is always sblicitedand the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

WednesdayWSD Today!

April 3, L99L

WSD TODAYI is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is alwayssol ic i tedandtheviewsexpressedareso|e|y thoseof theauthor .This issueisbyScot t .

CONGRATULATIONS! That final night of class, which at one time seemed so far away, is here!Like all 'endings' though, it marks a new beginning - as a Mainstream Dancer and as a Clubmember. We hope that two things we mentioned about square dancing early on have come true foryou - and that is that Square Dancing is Fun and that Friendship is Square Dancing's greatestreward. There is more to come. In fact there are few activities so positive and so full of potentialas Square Dancing. Freeman once said that Square Dancing is a lifestyle . . . well, to whateverdegree you want to be active we hope that you'll make it part of your life. Besides, we'd miss youa whole lot!

Jeff & Phil are graciously opening their home a week from Saturday to CELEBRATE Graduation.Be sure to pick up a flyer with all the details.

The WESTERN STAR newsletter is available this evening. Newsletters not picked up will bemailed latter this week, so please be sure to get your copy and help us save postage - Thanks! Ifyou wish to have a combined mailing for 2 or more people at the same address, please let Freemanknow. He will also be checking with you this evening to confirm publication authority of yourinformation prior to printing the 1991 Membership Directory.

Saturday night's BANNER DANCE is our fundraiser for the IAGSDC and features Mike Desistoof Seattle. Mike has not made an appearance in the Bay Area for some time but he has beencalling for the Seattle clubs and for the IAGSDC Conventions for quite a few years. Many dancersincluding myself consider him to be one of the best callers around today; I would anticipate anotherlarge crowd! We've got an additional speaker stand arriving any day from the YAK STACK peopleand, cross your fingers, we should have greatly improved sound!! See you there.

Speaking of the IAGSDC the countdown to the Convention is well under way, but if you're stillundecided there is still time to make your arrangements. Our IAGSDC rep Freeman can answerany of your questions or direct you to the right source. Conventions are truly memorableexperiences and one that dancers return to year after year after year. If you can go, I would highlyrecommend it. If not . . . next year in ALBUQUERQUE!

'The International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs'. Your club, Western Star, is one of thefounding members of this Association some B years ago and it has grown from 4 clubs to close to40 today - all across the U.S and Vancouver, and Toronto Canada. There are new clubs joining thisyear including the CHINOOK CITY DANCERS in CALGARY, Canada. A Calgary StampedeConvention in the future? Or how about San Francisco - the last one here was held at the SheratonPalace which has just reopened after extensive remodeling - 2000 or 200I?

We'd like to Thank the Orange '90 class for your support of the YELLOW '91 class. The size ofthe class (43!) and the extensive Angeling support are to alarge extent due to your efforts. Markyour calendar for Saturday May 1lth for a Potluck Social for the YELLOW '91 class and theirfriends.

WSD TODAY !Monday, Aprll 22, l99I Editors: B. & V. Citruswood

WSD Today!, a complement toPublished only when there arethe act iv i t ies. Quest ions, topicsare those of the authors.

The Western Star, tackles current issues, questions and news.Club activit ies on Monday/lVednesday, it is available only atand opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed

Congratulations to all you hard working members of the Yellow class!You have been doing an outstanding job so far, managing toaccompl ish al l wi th unequal led enthusiasm.

Come on down and check out the monthly community dance at theEureka Valley Recreation Center Friday, May 3. All dances wil lfeature square dancing, country & western dancing, and l ine dancing.No exper ience need ed ! See you there .

The potluck/social for the Yellow class & friends is coming upSaturday, May I l . Mark your calendars for an evening of food, funand camaraderie. Its a great chance to meet and get to know yourclass and club members.

Stay tuned for Window to the Stars 9, the video magazine of WesternStar Dancers. WTTS 9 wil l premiere in late June. Rumor has it thatthe beaut i fu l and mult i - ta lented Citruswood fami ly wi l l f igureprominent ly in several of the v ignettes. Other highights wi l l be theAnniversary dance, Banner dance and the Orange class graduat ionminus, of course, the secret rites of passage.

September may seem a long way off but the Camp Caz weekend isone not to be missed. Camp Caz, held at a camp just outs ide of thehamlet of Cazadero, is a weekend of dancing, part ies, f r iendship andsheer madness. Mark September 27-29 on your calendars, f lyers arenow avai lable ( those l ime green ones). To get a foretaste of what 's tocome, you can check out the video of Camp Caz 1990.

For those of you not in the know there's a new family in town, theCitruswoods. After making their debut at the Orange classgraduat ion, some were heard to murmur "Simply l r resist ib le". R.Palmer beware, the Ci t ret tes have arr ived!

VSD TODAY If{ednesdag, Apri l 24, l99l Editors: B & V Eitrus-rr{ood

YSD Todag !, a conplement to Ttr Vestern Ster , trckles crrrent issues, questions rnd nevs . Pr$lishedonlg whcn there arc Club rctivities on l'londrg /Vcdnerdrg, it is avrihble onlg at tht rctivities.Qwstions , topics rnd opinions rm solicitrd rnd cncoungrd, Vicvr *xprusscd rrc tho* of thc erthors .

Cal l ing al l pet ts, col l ing ol l pet ts. l f gou would l ike to 6ngel andc6n dEnce pet come 0n down, the gellow claBS is ehort of pete. Because theclass is large, we need angels in general , but lve need pet ts in part icul6r .Hope to see Uou there.

Come 0n do\vn and check out the monthlU communitU donce at the EurekaVolleg Recreation Center Fridog, l '1og 3. All donces v/i l l feoture squoredoncing, countru & western doncing, and l ine dancing. l lo exper iencensedsd! See gou there.

The pot luck/socia l for the Vel low c lass & f r iends is coming up Saturdag,t16U 11. l lark Uour calendars for an even' lng 0f t00d, tun and c8m8rEder le. l tsa great chance t0 meet and get to know the new closs members.

Stog tuned tor t r { indow to the Stars 9, i t wi l l Fremiere in late June Rumorhos i t that the beaut i fu l and mul t i - ta lented Ci t ruswood fami lg wi l l f igureprominent lg in several of the v ignet tes.0ther h ighl ights wi l l be theAnniversarg dance, Eanner dance ond the Orange class graduation.

Septembermsu seem a long wag of f but the Csmp Coz weekend ls one not tobe mlssed. Thls Ue6r C6mp Caz, wl l l be the weekend 0f September 27-29.5smark gour calendors registrotion sheets ore now ovailoble (those l ime greenones).

Ronald Eozeman is now taking orders forc lub vests, Flease see him i f gouwould l ike one.Those people going to convent ion who need vests wi l l beassisted f i rs t .

Wanted, a storoge space appr0xlmatelg 3 ft. bg 4 ft. t0 store a donati0n forour next garage sole. l f gou have such a spot please contoct Anna.

Forthose of gou not in the know there is a new fami lg in town, theCit ruswoods. Af ter moking their debut at the oronge c lass graduat i0n somewere heard to murmur "Simplg lrresistible". R. Palmer bewore the citretteshove arrived!

- tl / \ i uu ' Iooay ;

WSD Today l s nade ava l l ab le f o rC lub ac t l v l t y . I npu t l s a lwaysa re t hose o f t he au tho r . Th l sby l odd .

each I ' {onday and Wednesdaywe l come . Op ln l ons exp ressed

week WSD Today l was w r l t t en

Th l s l t ednesday , May 1 W$D l s ho ld l ng a T r lmes te r mee t l ng a tEu reka Va l l ey R .ec rea t l on Cen te r a t 7 : JOpm. I f you a rel n te res ted l n f l nd lng ou t no re abou t wha t l s go lng on r , l l t ht he c l ub , and how l t a I I wo rks , p l an t o a t t end . A bunch o ff o l ks usua l l y ge t t oge the r and go ou t t o ea t a f t e r t hemee t l ng .

0n F r l day , I 4ay 3 WSD l s ho ld l ng 1 t s f l r s t "Connun t t y Dance . "Th l s l s a new p rog ran f o r Wes te rn S ta r , and shou ld be a l o to f f un . Bas l ca l l y , t he Comnun l t y Dance w111 be he ld one n l gh tpe r mon th , and each dance w t l l be " se l f - con ta l ned . " No danceexpe r l ence 1s necessa ry . A l l ca l l s used on a pa r t l cu l a r n l gh tw111 be t augh t t ha t n l gh t . Th l s ! i 111 g l ve peop le 1n t hecon rnun l t y a chance t o squa re dance t o see l f 1 t ' s an ac t l v l t yt hey m lgh t enJoy . l ea rn - t o -dance even t s can a l so be a l o t o ff un f o r expe r l enced dance rs . So l f you have F r l day n l gh tf r ee , co rue on by . Ron l l l l l be ca l l l ng . The Dance l s f r on ,7 :O0 -9 : )Opn , and adm lss lon l s $ ] .OO

Sta r t sav lng t hose wha t -no t s , whos le -wha ts l t s , o l c -nacsand o the r ass o r ted unwan ted " t reasu res " I

' h i es te rn S ta r hasp lanned ano the r o f l t s f amous GarageSa les fo r Ju l y 15 and 14 .Our sa les a re a lways a l oad o f f un , so mark you r ca lendar andsave you r s t u f f l

Wes te rn S ta r 1s a Squa re Dance C1ub , bu t we ' r e a l so a ve rysoc la l bunch . I , I e t r y t o have as many non -dance ac t l v l t l esas poss lb l e . Some even ts 1n t he pas t have l nc l uded po t - l ucks ,p l cn l cs , " d l ne and d t sh " n l gh t s a t r es tau ran t s , v l deo /nov lepa r t l es , t r l ps t o pa rks , anusemen t pa rks , e t c . I f anyone l sl n te res ted l n hos t l ng an even t o f any so r t , o r has a g rea tne l r lCea , l e t , j co t t o r G reg know so we can pu t l t on t heca l enda r .

l . l sDJune

TODAY3, 1991 Anna D.

t lSD TODAY, a compl ement to THE I .JESTERN STAR, tack' l es current i ssues , quest i ons , andnews. Pub l ished Honday and Wednesday even jngs , I , JSD TODAY is ava j lab le on ly a t C luband C lass n igh ts . Ques t ions , . top ics and op in ' i ons a re so l j c i ted and encouraged .V iews expresSed a re those o f the 'au thor .

H j , a l l ! M iami was a lo t o f fun bu t I am q lad to be home. I h iqh ly recommend tha teveryone beq ' in to make p lans fo r "D iamonds- in the Deser t " . That - i s - the 1992In te ina t ion l l Assoc ia t ibn o f Gay Square Dance C lubs ( IAGDSC) Convent ion on theFour th o f Ju ly_week in 1992. P lans are underway fo r a g roup t ra in t r ip f rom SanFranc ' i sco to A lbuquerque w i th a re tu rn by a i r . More la te r .

To s ta r t o f f Gav Pr ide weekend. Scot t and John w i l l be hos t ino the"W' indow to the Stars IX" on Fr iday , June 28 th a t I p .m. WTTS" is any i ! ! g t impses . i .n to some_of the . th ings square dancers do . Th is a lsoWTTS can prov ide each o f i th vdur ihance a t the 15 seconds o fwi l ) can Drov ]oe eacn o t vou } J ] tn vou r cnance a t t ne ]b seconds o tWarho l p rbo i c ted . (Ac tua l l y , he sa id 15 m inq les bu t we ' ve on l y go twa rno l D red l c ted . (Ac tua l l v . he sa ]d 15 m ]nu tes bu t b ,e ' ve on l v oo tep i sode ' . ) The p re r i i e re w i l 1 t ake p l ace a t 38 l l - 16 th S t . 864 -5134ep]s00e. ) | ne preml e re w]and Harket and head towardand Harket and head toward the bay' . l , lhen you reach l6th St. , turnthe " l as t house on the I e f t " . BY0B. l , lunch ' i -es a re encouraged. Don ' t

premi ere ofhour long v ideoa way to see how

fame wh ich AndvI hour per(S ta r t .a t Cas t ro

I ef t and qo tomiss th i5 one .

Saturday , June 29 th i s the t rad ' i t jona l Western Star Pre-Parade Dance. The ca l le rfo r th is dance w ' i l l be Je t Rober ts . He is f rom the Sacramento area and is sure tog ive eve ryone a memorab le square danc inq exoe r ience . Eve rvone ' i s encouraqed toi t t end . Tne dona t i on i s $6 ' ( $3 f o r Ye lTow 91 c l ass member i ) . I f vou r a r6

square oanc tnq e$6

' ( $3 fo r Ye l Tow c lass members) . I f your a re

in te res ted jn he lp ing ou t , the re w i l l be severa l ways you can do so . These inc ludese l l ' i ng sodas , co l lec t ' i ng money a t the door , and bn ing ing munch jes . He lp ing ou t a tnq money a t t he doo r , and b r i nq inq munch ies . He lo ' i nq ou t a t

t6 mee t -oeoo le f rom a l o t o f d i f f 6 ren t c lubs . S ibn i l o shee ta.dance i t ?_grga t way to meet peop le f rom a lo t g f d ia dance i s a q rea t wav to mee t peop le f rom a l o t o f d i f f e ren t c lubs . S iqn uo shee tsw i l l be ava i lSU le . i i you have 'any ques t i ons , ca l l Je f f o r Ph i l a t 861 -2OgZ ' .

i ; ; l .y June 3othParade Fes t i va lhand ou t f l ye rs ,shee ts ava i I ab l e

is Parade Day. Western Star Dancers w j l l have a booth a t thejn C jv j c Cen te r P laza . Your he lp w i l l be needed to s ta f f the boo th ,and c i rcu la te among the c rowds. Scot t and John w i l l have s ign upsoon . I f you have-any ques t ions , ca l l 864-6134 .

Western Star Dancers has been asked to io in o ther members o f the Square Dancecommunj ty . i l march jng danc ing down Mark6 t S t ree t under the IAGSDC t janner . Danc ingwj l l be i t l4a jns t rea f r leve l . - However , there are b /ays in wh ich everyone canpar t i c ipa te . These inc lude ac t ing as mon i to rs (mon i to r t ra in jng i s requ i red) andbar ry ing banners in the parade . 6ob and Fe l j x have s ign up she6 ts fo r ' th ' i s 6ven t .Cal I

- 625-8167 wi th any qirest i ons.

in . - fou t th o f Ju lv w i l l b r inq us tJes tern Star Dancers Annua l o icn ic on Anqe lI s land . f . l e w j l l bn . ioy p icn jdk inq , danc inq , re lax inq and watch jnq the San-Franc jscosky l ine . Bob and fe l i x 'have sec [ red a q r5up ra te fd r us to R ' ide- the Fer r .y ! Look

I : :_ r ign up sheets to secure your spot . -Contac t Bob or Fe l j x fo r ques t ion i 626-8 i67 .

He lp l . les te rn Star tu rn t rash in to qo ld ! C lear ou t your c lose ts and qe t r id o f thoseco l ' lec t ib les tha t have never made i t ou t o f the box-a t the l . les te rn S{ar Garaqe Sa le ,Ju ly 13 th and 14 th a t 577 Cast ro f rom 9 a .m. to 4 p .m. I f you have a t ruck tha t j sgy? ' i lCDlg to p ' i ck up la rge donat jons such as fu rn j tu re , p lease le t me know (Anna621 -0862 ) .

io r - f , .u . p robab ly no t iced tha t every week someone ' i s there to take a t tendance. Th isis ' impor tan t because our ren t i s based on the to ta l number o f a t tendees. LeeChand ' le r i s the coord jna tor fo r th is job and needs your he ' lp (espec ia l l y on Mondayn iqh ts ) . I f you a re in te res ted jn he lp ' i nq h im, p le lse ca l l ' h im a t 648-1800 o r seeh im dur ing c1 -ass (He 's the one w i th thb p6n in h is hand . )

Remember tha t j f the squareca l le r . I t ' s okaY to make

breaks down . jus t smi le , qo home and wa i t fo r themis takes , they he lp you n6x t t ime you do tha t ca l l

HSDJune

TODAY5, 1991 Anna D.

t lSD TODAY, a complementT0DAY is ava i lab le on lyso l i c i ted and encouraged.

THt l . lESTERN STAR, tack les cur ren t i ssues ,C lub and C lass n ' i gh ts . Ques t ions , top icsV jews expressed are those o f the au thor .

toa t

quest ' i ons , and news .and op in ions a re

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Hi , gang ! H jami v ras a b las t bu t I 'm rea l l y g lad to be home. I hope everyone i s mak ing p lansfo i rD iSmonds in the Deser t " . That i s thE IggZ lneOSC Convent ion 'on the-Four th o f JuTy 'weekend. P lans are underway fo r a "D iamond Express" t ra in t r ip f rom San Franc jsco toA lbuquerque w i th a re tu rn by a i r . More la te r .

Scot t and John w i l l be hos t ing the premiere o f " l . l j ndow to the Stars IX" on Fr iday , June 28 tha t 8 p .m. WTTS is an hour lo f iq v id 'eo w i th q l impses in to some th inqs square dancb is do . Th isa lso a way to see how WTTS can-prov ide each-o f you w i th your chanc6 a t ' the 15 seconds o f famewhich Andy Warho l p red ic ted . (A l tua l l y , he sa ' id -15 mjnu t -es bu t we 've on ly go t t hour perep isode . ) The p remje re w j l l t ake p lace a t 3811 - 16 th S t . 864-6134 (S ta r t a t Cas t ro andl la rke t and head ' toward the bay . A t 16 th S t . , tu rn le f t and go to the " las t house on thele f t " . BYOB. Munch ies are encouraged.

Sa tu rday , June 29 th ' i s the t rad i t j ona l l . Jes te rn S ta r Pre -Parade Dance . The ca l le r fo r th j sdance w i l l be Je t Rober ts . He is f rom the Sacramento area and is sure to q ive evervone amemorab le square danc ing exper ience . The dona t jon i s $6 ($3 fo r Ye l low g l "c lass me i rbers ) .There a re severa l ways you can he1p . These inc lude se l l ' i ng sodas , co l lec t ing money a t thedog l , and b r ing i !g mu lq f i 99 . - S ign up shee ts w i l l be ava ' i l ab le . I f you have any ques t ions ,ca l l Je f f o r Ph i l -a t 861-2082 .

a ; ; ; . y June 30 th i s Parade Day. Western Star Dancers w j l l have a booth a t the Fes t iva l inC iv ic Cen te r P laza . Your he lp w i l l be needed to s ta f f the boo th , hand ou t f l ye rs , and"c i rcu la te " among the c rowds . ' S ign up shee ts now ava ' i l ab le . I f ' you have any-que i t i ons , ca l lme 621-0862.

W. t i . tn S tar Dancers has been asked to jo in o ther square dancers in march ing and danc inq downHarke t S t ree t under the IAGSDC banner .

-Danc inq w i l l ' be Ma ins t ream. There 5 re wavs in ih i cn

evervone can par t i c ipa te such as ac t ing as mon i to rs (mon i to r t ra in ing is requ i red) andcar ry ing banners in the parade . Bob and Fe l i x have s ign up shee ts fo r th i s even t . Ca l l626-b167 with any quest ibns.

ih . - fou . th o f Ju ly i s Western Star Dancers Annua l p icn ic on Ange l Is land. We ' l l en . joyp ' i cn ick ing , danc i i rg , re lax ' i ng and watch inq the San ' F ranc isco s (y1 ine . Look fo r s ig i i rp shee tsio secure-your spo{ . Contac t -Bob or Fe l i x - fo r ques t ions 626-8167.

a i ; ; t ou t vour c lose ts and basements and bn inq those t reasures to the Western Star GaraqeSa le , Ju ly -13 th and 14 th a t 577 Cas t ro f rom 9-a .m. to 4 p .m. I f you have a t ruck tha t id

: : : ] lab le to p ick up la rge donat ions such as fu rn j tu re , p lease le t me know (Anna 62 I -0862) .

You have probab ly no t iced tha t every w.eek someone is there to take a t tendance. Th is ' i simpor tan t because our ren t i s based on the to ta l number o f a t tendees. Lee Chand ler i s thecoord ina to r fo r th ' i s ' i ob and needs vour he lp (esoec ia l l v on Hondav n iqh ts ) . I f vou a rein te res ted in he lp ing-h im, p lease c l l l h ' im i t ' 0+b-1800 i r r see h im-dur ing i l ass ( -He 's the one

:1 ! ! th . pen in h is hand.)

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Remind your f r iends about the l . Jes tern Star Dancers 'Commun ' i t y Dance N igh t cominq up on Fr iday ,June 7 th a t the EVRC. 7 :00 - 9 :30 p .m. WANTTD: t le a re look inq fo r so f ieone to 5e tne [ven t

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Coord ina to r fo r these dances . Th ' i s 'pe rson wou ld be respons ib le fo r see ing to i t tha t f l ye rsare d ' i s t r ibu ted , the newspapers a re ho t i f ied , re f reshmehts a re ava i lab le ind the even jng- isrun smooth ly . They wou ld no t have to do i t a l l t hemse lves bu t be w j l l i nq to ask o thers - tohe lp ou t . I f in te res ted p lease contac t me (Anna 621-0862) o r Hax (431-6238) .

i t ' i i S . tu rday , June 8 th , Cap i to l C i ty Squares (Sacramento) , i s hos t ing a day o f workshops andan even inq dance w i th ca l le r Joe Ku la . As a lwavs . ' i t o romises to be a fun - f i l l ed dav fo ra l l . I f l ou a re in te res ted in a r ide o r need a - r iOe p lease see me ton iqh t - I w i l ] be yourCar Poo l i ' }ooh Bah fo r th i s even t . De ta i l s a re ava i lab le on the f l ye r a { the ' in fo tab le .

MondayWSD Today!

JUNE 10, 1991

wsD ToDAY! is published and made Svailable,for our Monday.& welngsdly nr.ght activities. lnput is always sollcitedand the views expressed are sofety those of the author. thii issue is ny stotti

WSD is a Non-Profit organization. We are also part of the City's "Dance & DramaProgram" and consequently can enjoy relatively low rent. These two factors go a longyay !n helping us to keep the price of dancing low in a world of escalating expenses.But the most important factor is VOLUNTEERS.

Work is work, volunteer or not. But there are silver linings. lt keeps the enjoyment ofSquare Dancing affordable for everyone. lt is an opportunity for individuals to returnsome of the energy and time that they have benefitted from. ti is a perfect chance to becreative and to learn new skills. And it is an excellent way to get to know fellow dancersbetter and to make new friends.

The Summer is always event filled and in fact the next few weeks are particularly busy.These events are open to ALL Dancers - Club and Class members alike. you candance, and soctalize . . and, if you want to, volunteer to help make them all cometogether. Your newsletter and calendar spells out the details but just to recap:

Friday June 28th: Party at Scott & Johns for the premiere of 'Window to the Stars g' -our home grown square dance video magazine.

Saturday June 29th: Pre-Parade Dance with caller Jet Roberts. There will be Class LevelTips! Yellow Class members discount at $3.00. The Event Coordinators, Jeff & phil,need some assistance - please see them.

Sunday June 30th: PARADE & BOOTH! lf you want to join the Square Dance Contingentplease see Felix or Bob (the Event Coordinators) andlor if you would like to help olt atthe WSD Booth at the Fair please see ANNA, E.C.

Thursday July 4th: Angel lsland Picnic. this annual event is always popular and a veryvery pleasant way to spend the day. See Felix or Bob (E.C.) toi more information.

Friday July 5th: Our Monthly Community dances need an Event Coordinator!

*** We are losing our Saturday Night Dance space at St. Paulus Lutheran Churcheffective this Sept, A long term tenant is moving in and making structural changes to thehAII. WE NEED ANY LEADS ON POSSIBLE O-AruCT SPACES.

WednesdayWSD Today!

JUNE 12, 1991

WSD TODAYI is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicitedand the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

BON VOYAGE to Anna, Todd & Tim, Richard & David, Art & Bill, Ed Z, Peter, and Ron B., who headoff to the Portland Fly-ln (or Drive-ln!) this weekend. We're all envious, but wish you a fun timenonetheless. Bring back lots of scoops and dirt!

Bifthday Greeting tonight to An - "you've never looked better than you do today dear"and to Todd on Friday (do they celebrate B'days in Portland?) and to Ron J. (Sun).

Official confirmation has not been received byyour fearless investigative repoder, however,reliable sources indicate that Sam will be thisyear's winner of the now infamous "Golden SlutAward". Ron B. will be receiving HonorableMention. For the rest of you, well, PracticePractice Practice.

REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF: We will be losingSt. Paulus for our big dances effective thisSeptember. A long range tenant will beoccupying the space and plans to do somestructural changes to the Hall. We need leads,any leads!

The Summer Schedule kicks off soon with GayPride Weekend. Your Newsletter has all thedetails. But as a recap AND AS A SOLICITATIONFOR VOLUNTEERS, here goes:

fttAAil mrmoalfs. ...

Friday June 28th: Party at Scott & Johns for the premiere of 'Window to the Stars 9' - our home grownsquare dance video magazine.

Saturday June 29th: Pre-Parade Dance with caller Jet Roberts. Event Coordinators, Jeff & Phil, needsome assistance - please see them.

Sunday June 30th: PARADE & BOOTH! lf you want to join the Square Dance Contingent please seeFelix or Bob (the Event Coordinators) and/or if you would like to help out at the WSD Booth at the Fairplease see ANNA, E.C.

Thursday July 4th: Angel lsland Picnic. this annual event is always popular and a very very pleasantway to spend the day. See Felix or Bob (E.C.) for more information.

Friday July 5th: Our Monthly Community dances need an Event Coordinator!

J u n e 1 7 , 1 9 9 1 }ISD TODAY ! Author: Freeman Stamper

l'rSD ToDAY!, a corplerentt h e r e i s C t u b a c t i v i t i e ssol ici ted and encouraged.

to THE ITESTERN STAR nelrstetter, tacktes current issues, questions and ners, Pubtished onty whenon Monday/Lrednesday, i t i s ava i tab te on ly a t the ac t iv i t y . Quest ions , top ics , and op in ions are

Views expressed are those of the author.

PARADE WEEKEND

Video par ty on Fr iday, June 28, 8 pm, BYOB. Munchj -e contr ibut ions areapprec iated, but opt ional . 3811 16th Street - - take a deep breath before youassaul t the h i1 l . Premiere of Window to the Stars 9.

Pre-parade dance, Saturday, June 29. Every th i rd t ip wi l l be at Yel low 91Class IeveI . Reduced door fee for Yel1ow 91 students. See Jef f Judd/Phi lSchreur i f you would l ike to vo lunteer wi th such tasks as beverage sel ls ,door fees, decorat ing, e tc .

Parade cont ingency. See Fel - ix Forn ino/Bob L i t t le for vo lunteer ing for suchthings as monitor during the parade and Anna Damiani, for working at theWSD booth at the ra l ly s i te .

JULY 4TH You just must p lan to go. Br ing your f r iends. Br ing your owneverything; or get together with a group and have your own pot luck--everyone usual ly shares whatever theyrve got any way. Some dancing, butrnost ly just making the fer ry t r ip , h ik ing to the p icn ic s i te , and hangingout together . And, of course, the t rek but to the fer ry where you re l ivethe events of the day, and the ferry tr ip back. You are encouraged to makeyour round- t r ip fer ry reservat ions ear ly wi th Fel ix /Bob. Money is now duefor those t ickets--$tround tr ip (I think--i t could be $!.

JULY l -3 & 14 Save those d isposable t reasures! WSDrs throwing another ofi ts fantast ica l ly fun garage sa les. More deta i ls in the weeks to come.Just don ' t throw anyth ing out unt i l a f terwards.

Complet ion of the f i rs t s tage of your square dance l -essons keeps get t ingc loser . One of these days soon--at least before the end of Ju ly- -you wi l thave completed Basics. There real ly are no square dance c lubs whichsuppor t on ly a Basics program, but i t , does h is tor ica l ly mark a point inprogress. The second por t ion of your c lass program is ca l l -ed Mainst ream.Continuing on with Mainstream wil l require payment of the second port ionof the c lass fee. As wi th the Basics por t ion, i f you need to work out apayment p1an, a l l you need do is ta lk wi th the Archangel , B i l B lades, oEthe t reasurer , Eddie Sni th . More speci f ics about actual date and amountas we approach the beginning of Mainstream.

June 19, 1991 WSD TODAY! Author: Freeman Stamper

WSD TODAYI, a complement to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter, lackl€s curent issues, questions and news. Published only when there is Clubactivities on MondayAVednesday, it is available only at th€ activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressedare thoso of the author,

FRIDAY. JULY 5. COMMUNITY DANCE There will be no one specific Event Coordinator this time. Volunteer(s) areneeded to handle only refreshments and door fees. Since this will be advenised via flyers at the Parade, there could behigher attendance. Refreshments will need to be planned accordingly, so someone needs to solicit club and classmembers to bring items, as well as seeing that the Club's contributions are provided. See Max to volunteer for one orthe other tasks.

PARADE WEEKENDHOUSING NEEDED A call has come in from Sacramento to see if sleeping space would be available after the pre-parade dance so they can stay over for the parade. Right now, there is a definite request for three people--one singleand one double, or all three. Nothing elaborate, just a sofa or mattress on the floor. lf fact, you might anticipate othersuch requests at the dance, since some people may decide to just arrive and take their chance on housing. Let Freemanknow if you can help.

Video party on Friday, June 28, I pm, BYOB. Munchie contributions are appreciated, but optional. 381 1 t 6th Street.Take a deep breath before you assault the hill. Premiere of Window to the Stars 9.

Pre-parade dance, Saturday, June 29, St. Paulus Lutheran Church. See Jeff Judd/Phil Schreur if you would like tovolunteer with such tasks as beverage sells, door fees, decorating, etc.

Parade contingency. See Felix Fornino/Bob Little for volunteering for such things as monitor during the parade andAnna Damiani, for working at the WSD booth at the rally site.

JULY 4TH ANGEL lSl-AND PICNIC Bring your friends. Bring your own everything; or get together with a group and haveyour own pot luck. You are encouraged to make your round-trip ferry reservations early with Felix/Bob. Money is nowdue (at the latest by July 2) for those tickets-$6.75 round trip.

CALENDAR UPDATE!confirmed Jul 10 Orange9o Plus class begins. $40. Graduation approximately Sep 25. Lee Chandler is archangel.

tentative Sep 30 Yellow9l Mainstream graduation.

confirmed Oct 9 Green9l Basic/Mainstream new class begins. Price to be announced later (but probably $45).

tentative Oct 7 Monday Mainstream and Plus dancing until beginning of Yellowgl Plus class. This could be earlieror later depending on Yellowgl Mainstream graduation.

CLUB La STAR lS CONFIRMED--AUGUST 17! Eddie Smith and Greg Osmon will be co-Event Coordinators. A lot ofhelp will be needed for various details, so please be a willing assistant when asked. Dust off those tap shoes, thosemagic tricks, those glittering gowns, those comedy routines, those anythings. This is a evening of fun, not just talent.The point is to provide entertainment from the ridiculous to the sublime. (Hooks will not be permitted in the theater.)Start letting Eddie and Greg know if you have something you wish to 'present" to the world. St. Paulus will betransformed into an opulent night spot with entertainment and, yes, some square dancing. We've also reserved the hallfor Friday, August 16, to decorate and provide space for dress rehearsals.

JULY 13 & 14 Save those disposable treasures! WSD's throwing another of its fantastically fun garage sales. Moredetails in the weeks to come. Just don't throw anything out until afterwards.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR ELECTIONS lt's not to early to be deciding whether or not you will be running for the 1991-1992 Board. The elections are held in September, so the whole election process will begin in August--just a little overa month away.

Some of you know Keith Bishop, who has been a WSD member but more recently has participated closely with FoggyCity and Gold Rush. He has had a diagnosis of cancer, so his health is down. He'd love a call or card. 832-2354.407 Orange St #212, Oakland 94610.

gSD TODAY! -_ June 24, 1991

WSD TODAY! is a complement Eo THn I^JESTERN STAR news let ter . I r is publ ishedexc lus i ve l y f o r , and on l y d i sE r i bu t .ed d t , Monday and Wednesday n igh t C lubfunc t i ons . Ques t i ons , op in ions and noE ices by members a re encou raged . I f youhave someth ing you wou ld l i ke t o have appea r i n Wednesday ' s i ssue see Max . Fo rn e x t w e e k t s i s s u e p l e a s e c o n t a c t s c o t t . T h i s w e e k t s e d i t o r i s M a x .

Workshops - - Weekend workshops p rov ide an exce l l en t oppo r tun i t y t o p rac t i ce ca l l st h a t a r e g i v i n g y o u a d i f f i c u l c t i m e o r c a t c h u p i f y o u ' v e h a d t o m i s s a c l a s so r two . I f enough Ye l l o re 91 C lass members a re i n te res ted , beg inn ing on Ju l y 6o r 7 , Anna Damian i w i l l be coo rd ina t i ng weekend workshops . These wou ld be ae 132o r 2 5 0 H a r t f o r d , H a r t f o r d b e t w e e n l S t h a n d 2 0 t h . S t a r r i n g t i m e w i l l b e b e E w e e n10 :00 am and noon , ac tua l day and t i ne w i l l be schedu led fo r t he conven ience o ft he ma jo r i t y o f t hose exp ress ing an i n te res t i n a t t end ing . P lease con tac t Annai f y o u t r e i n t e r e s E e d .

Angel Island PicnicFe l i x o r Bob by June

- - P lease be su re2 9 . $ 6 . 7 5 r o u n d t

! o pay you r Ange l I s l and Fe r r y f a re t or i p .

Pa rade Boo th - - Wes te rn S ta r ' s Boo th a t t he C i v i c Cen te r w i l l be a t t he f oun ta inin C i v i c Cen te r P laza . Eve ryone ' s i nv i t ed t o s top by a fEe r t he Pa rade to he lphand ou t b rochu res ; space pe rm i t t i ng r we w i l l be danc ing a f ew t i ps t o show ther e s t o f t h e p a r a d e - g o e r s h o w m u c h f u n t h e y ' r e m i s s i n g b y n o t s q u a r e d a n c i n g .

Conce rns - - I f you fee l you ' re hav ing p rob lems w i th any aspec t o f t he c l ass o ri f y o u w i s h t o e x p r e s s a n y c o n c e r n s r e g a r d i n g t h e c l a s s , p l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o E a l kt o y o u r A r c h a n g e l , B i l B l a d e s , y o u r i n s t r u c t o r s , E d d i e a n d R o n , o r a n y o f t h emembers o f t he Boa rd o f D i rec to rs : Anna , Edd ie , F reeman , Greg , Je f f , Max , o rTodd . Any o f us w i l l be happy to d i scuss any p rob lems o r conce rns you may have .

I{SD TODAY! - June 26, f99f

WSD TODAY! i s a comp temen t t o THE WESTERN STAR news le t t e r . I t i s pub l i shedexc lus i ve l y f o r , and on l y d i s t r i bu ted 3 t , Monday and Wednesday n igh t C lubfunc t i ons . Ques t i ons , op in ions and no t i ces by members a re encou raged . I f youhave someth ing you wou ld l i ke t o have appea r i n Wednesday ' s i ssue see Max . Fo rn e x t w e e k t s i s s u e p l e a s e c o n t a c t S c o t t . T h i s w e e k t s e d i t o r i s L l a x .

Angel Is laud Picnic - - P lease be sure to pay your Angel Is land Ferry fare toF e l i x o r B o b b y J u n e 2 9 . $ 6 . 7 5 r o u n d L r i p .

Pa rade Boo th - - Wes te rn S ta r t s Boo th a t t he C i v i c Cen te r w i l l be a t t he f oun ta inin C i v i c Cen te r P laza . Eve ryone rs i nv i t ed t o s top by a f t e r t he Pa rade to he lph a n d o u t b r o c h u r e s ; s p a c e p e r m i t t i n g r w € w i l l b e d a n c i n g a f e w t i p s E o s h o w t h eres t o f t he pa rade -goe rs how much fun they ' re m iss ing by no t squa re danc ing .

Board Elect ions Co.- t r i t tee - - Volunteers are needed for Elect lo t genrmi tEee Members- - on l y p re requ i s i t e i s t ha t you no t be runn ing fo r a pos i t i on on the Boa rd o fD i rec to rs . E lec t i ons w i l l be com ing up i n Augus t w i t h resu l t s t o be announcedi n S e p t e m b e r . C l u b M e m b e r s w i l l i n g t o h e l p , p l e a s e c o n t a c t M a x .

Board Elect ions Candidates - - I t rs not too ear ly to s tar t th ink ing about whoyou td l i ke t o see runn ing fo r t he Boa rd o f D i rec to rs - - you may p lace you r own ,o r someone e l se t s , name in nomina t i on , Any o f t he cu r ren t Boa rd Members : Anna ,E d d i e , F r e e m a n , G r e g , J e f f , M a x , o r T o d d , w i l l b e h a p p y t o d i s c u s s a n y o f t h ea s p e c c s o f t h e p o s i t i o n i f y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d .

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WSD TODAY

Ju ly 3 , l99 l By Eddie

GAY PRIDE WEEKEND SURVML CHECK! ! ! I t seems l i ke ou r f a i r c i t yand a l l o f us have wea the red anoche r P r i de Weekend fa i r l y we l l . And wha ta weekend i t was . I t ve hea rd many g rea t repo r t s abou t t he F r i dav n igh tV i d e o P a r t y a t S c o t t & J o h n t s - - e s p e c i a l l y t h a t , o n c e a g a i n , t h e n e w e s ttape i s f 'ABULOUS! ! ! Ou r P reParade Dance was a huge success - - abou t1 5 0 p e o p l e w e r e d a n c i n g t h a t n i g h t t o a r e a l J - y t e r r i f i c c a l l e r . A n d t h o s eo f you who ven tu red t . he wa l k down Marke t S t ree t on Sunday don t t seem tob e t o m u c h t h e w o r s e f o r w e a r ( I d i d n t t s a y " a l l " o f y o u ! ) . N o w , b a c kt o t h e r e a l w o r 1 d .

IT |S F INALLY HERE! You rve been hea r i ng abou t i t f o r mon ths and tomor rowwe '11 ac tua l l y boa rd t he boa t f o r "FOURTH 0F JULY 0N ANGEL ISLAND. "R e m e m b e r t o b e a t P i e r 4 3 - l 1 2 a t 9 : 0 0 a . m . ( Y e s , V i r g i n i a , i n t h e m o r n i n g !D o n t t I e a v e a n y t h i n g a t h o m e b e c a u s e o n c e t h e b o a t s a i l s , i t t s a l o n g s w i mback home. Ge t readv fo r a f un dav i - n t he sun .

BRING YOUR FRIENDS! ! Don ' t f o rge t t he Ju l y Commun i t y Dance th i sF r i d a y a t 7 : 0 0 p . m . E v e r y o n e w h o h a s b e e n t o o n e c a n t e l l y o u i t i s av e r y f u n e v e n i n g w i t h a v a r i e t y o f d a n c i n g a n d , m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y , ac h a n c e t o m e e t f r i e n d s o f f r i e n d s o f f r i e n d s o f t h e s q u a r e d a n c e f r i e n d svou a l readv know.

SCFIOOL BELLS ARE R INGING! Sep tember i s when mos t schoo l be l l ss t a r t t o c h i m e , b u t n o t i f y o u a r e o n e o f t h e d a n c e r s e n r o l l i n g i n t h en e x t W S D P l u s C l a s s . F o r y o u t h e b e 1 1 s w i l l b e r i n g i n g l o u d l y n e x tW e d n e s d a y , J u l y 1 0 , p r o m p t l y ( l { i n r , h i n t ! ) a t 7 : 3 0 . A g a i n , t h e c o s tw l l l b e $ 4 0 f o r t h e c l a s s . Y o u r A r c h a n g e l f o r t h i s c l a s s w i l l b eL e e C h a n d l e r .

S U M M E R T I M E S P R I N G C L E A N I N G ! ! I f S p r i n g r a c e d b y b e f o r e y o u c o u l dd o a l l t h e c l e a n i n g a n d c l e a r l n g o u t o f a c c u m u l a t e d t t v a l u a b l e s " t h a t y o uh a d b e e n s a y i n g a I l I ' i i n t e r y o u w e r e g o i n g E o d o , n o w t s y o u r c h a n c e ! Y o u t v eg o t t h i s w e e k e n d t o f i n d a l l t h o s e t r e a s u r e s t h a t j u s t d o n t t g o w i t h y o u rn e w e s t d e c o r a t i - n g s c h e m e a n d a l l t h o s e t h o s e f a s h i o n s t h a t d o n r t f i t s i n c et h e g r e a t s u c c e s s o f y o u r l a s t d i e t ( o r t h e e v e n g r e a t e r s u c c e s s o f y o u rl as t munch ie a t t ack ) and ge t t hem ready fo r t he "WSD SUMI1ER MADNESS SALE"J u l y 1 3 & 1 4 a t o u r p r i m e C a s t r o S t r e e t l o c a t i o n ( B o b & F e l i x ' s g a r a g e ) .I f a n y t h i n g y o u w a n t t o d o n a t e i s l a r g e t h a n l i f e o r y o u j u s t w a n t t ot o s s e v e r y t h i n g o u t a n d s t a r t a g a i n , M i k e O s b o r n h a s v o l u n t e e r e d h i s s e r v j - c e s( " H a v e T r u c k , W i l I C a r t " ) F r i d a y e v e n i n g f o r t h e t r a n s f e r o f t h e s e i t e m s .

B E A S T A R ! C l u b L a S t a r i s n o t t h a t f a r a w a y ( A u g u s t l T t h t o b e e x a c t ) ,s o p u t t h o s e t a l e n t e d t h i n k i n g c a p s o n . I f y o u h a v e n o i - d e a s b u t j u s t

" h a v e t o b e i n v o l v e d , " n o p r o b l e m . T a l k t o G r e g o r m y s e l f , w e h a v ep l e n t y o f w a y s y o u c a n b e i n v o l v e d . S t a r d o m m i g h t b e j u s t a r o u n d t h ec o r n e r !

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THANKS! to all who donated treasures and helped out at theweekend sales extravaganza. The Garage Sale netted over$1 ,000.00! Special thanks to FELIX and BOB who generously puttogether once again, the perfect location and great hospitality.Also to EDDIE, ANllNA, MlMl (thanks for unpacking our boxes!),TODD & TlM, FREEMAN (pricer elftraordinare), PHIL & JEFF, BIL(pricer extraordinaire in training), MAX and RON Bozeman (acesalesman). And particular thanks go to MIKE Osborne who 'kept

on truckin' from beginning to the final trip to Community Thrift.

A Square and a half of YELLOW '91 class members workshoppedat the 250 Hartford St. 'Square Dance Hall' BILL and ANNA will beplanning more - anyone interested in this weekend?

Speaking of this weekend - don't forget the Sacramento Dance atTHE BARN featuring Dave Wilson. The dance is MS/PLUS. . .YELLOW class members - you can look forward to joining us onthese fun trips to the Capital Gity Squares in the very near futurenow that you are moving into Mainstream.

l'l l be setting up the WSD TODAY editor schedule for August thruOct. WSD TODAY! is your chance to speak and to hear fromothers in the CLub. And yes! YELLOW class members can be aEditor. Typical assignments are just for one week - please see ffi€,Scott, if you are even a tiny bit interested.

TUESDAY? yes Tuesday! Dine and Dish at the Castro Hibachi.Take it from someone who's been there - the food and the serviceare great! See Anna if you are going. . . and remember, if you'renot there you CAN be dished!

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JULY 22 & 24 , 1991

Tl{onday & tfednesday

WSD TODAY! ia publiahed and rnade avail. abJ-e for our HondayQuestiona, opiniona and notices by rnetnbrs are alrrrays aoliciXed.of the authors. fiis jgsue bv Richard and David.

and lrtednesday night activities.Views e4>ressed are solely thoae

WSD IEEAIBR XICEft Robert of the Yellow 91 cLass "stars" in "The MadWoman of Chail lot." Thursday, August 8, 8pm at the Victoria Theater.Tickets - only S10 with special discount - See Robert.

GEf IOUR ACf TOGETEERI CLUB I^A SIAR Saturday, August 17,7:30pm at s t . Paulus. To ger in to the act , contact Eddie (62L-6498, orGreg.

CAI . iP CAZI I t 's Cheap, I t 'e Fun, I t 's Camp! Three days of dance,laughter, friends and good times. This year promises to top them alltThe Von Trash family of Capitol City Squares has challenged theBradleys to what may be the definitive drag triathlon event of thedecade. And rumor has it that the Citrettes are scheming, too. Andwe'1l surely miss the members of Gold Rush, the tradit ional hosts of"Margaritaville" who have an engagement at the Gay Rodeo in LA thatweekend. But don't fret, the Orange 90 class wil l be stepping in forthem. and their usual f lair and panache (and color scheme)ate sure to beevident. Al-1 this and lots, lots more! Last day for thepreregistration discount price of $70 is August 31.

rdARK TOUR CALEI{DARSTABOR DAy DAI |CE- Sunday. , Sept . 1 at St . Paulus, 7 :30pm.LABOR DAI PICNIC f l l IEE PARK- Monday, Sept . 2nd,9z30am to 4pm

FABIII.OUS XErf t{SD POIO SHIRIS are now being made. Price undeterminedas of press t ime. Place your orders now. Contact David B. for info.255 -0690

DTIKE OSBORIIB is looking for aorieone... to share large 6 roomVictorian flat. You have your o\trn two rooms (bedroom and l-ivingroom)and share kitchen, breakfast room and bath. Small back yard. Near 15th& Church. $500/month. Cal I 626-2698 evenings or 721-1047 days.

PLUS CLASS DITBS - New Plus students, don't forget to pay your $40.00class fees and f i l l out the "Form One."

EAPPI BIRIEDAI BILL I IHI IEFfELD Saturday, 6 /27.

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HAPPY BIRTI{DAY WISHES to Peter and to JeU, who share Birthdays tomorrow! And to Ramonaand John Conley who celebrate theirs today.

PLI,EZE wear your name badges. . . it is difficultknow their first name. Besides there is a 25 centand that goes lbr angels too!

to get to know someone when you donrt evenline (to benefit the graduation party) if you don't -

Anna is requesfing donations for the CIub LA STAR raffle. It would be nice to have items thatreflect the many talents of the club (this is a talent show after all!) , rather than from commercialestablishments -

so if you bake a scrumptious pie, or paint, or crochet, or the like; please contact Anna. yourcontributions are appreciafed. And don't fbrget to come! 'I'his sometimes annual event will feature afun evening lilled with a potpourri of perlbrmances and SQUARE DANCING - including Class leveltips!

AND MORE DANCING. . . Saturday August 24th our own Ron Masker will be calling a NewerDancers Hoedown ftrr the Capital City Squares. It is a great way to get out of the citp see the sunfor the first time in 2 months, and meet our square <Iancing brothers and sisters in Sacramento.Please see Scott if you need a riiie or if you can take people - he told me personally that he'll set upcar pooling. Let's get a good size caravan going!

AND BVBN MORE DANCING. . . Sunday Sept. with the fabulous Debra Parnell. Class Levet Tips!

There are flyers in the bach with all the details lbr these events. Pick some up. Decorate thoserefrigerators.

EIL requests that all class members please fill out FORM 1 even if ygu do not intend to pay for theMS class this evening.

And a reminder to all Angels - a quiet dance floor is a happy dance floor.

And a reminder to all Club Members - please see Russ to nominate yourself or someone else forthe new Board.

And even more dancing for l'ult Mainstream/Plus dancers - Saturday August 24th, the Bl CaminoReelers and Foggy City Dancers co host JOHNNY PRESTON at Live Oak School. Afternoon Dancefrom 2 to 5PM ($6.00).

THIS THIJRSI]AY is the IVIADWOMAT\ OF CFIAILLOT - see Robert (one of the Stars!) and getyour $5.00 discount and go out and gef some culture.

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DANCING! E,L CAMINO REBLERS AND FOGGY CITY aTecohosting a Saturday Afternoon f)ance on Aug. 24th featuringJOHNI\rY PRESTON. 2 to sPM - MSIPLUS - $6.00 - Live OakSchool.

AND MORE DANCING! that same evening, Aug 24th, our ownRon Masker calls a Newer Dancers Hoedown for CAPITAL CITYSQUARES. We are encouraging our YELLOW Class to carpoolup - so if you are going and can offer a ride - or if you need one -please contact Scott.A great way to have some fun - and even see the SUN, rememberthat?!

AND BVEN MORE DANCING!! STJI\DAY SBPTEMBBR 1 thcfabulous DEBRA PARNELL calls for WSD. Including PLUSCLASS LEVEL tips! At ST. Paulus, 7-10PM.

Anna is requesting donations for the CIub LA STAR raffle. Itwould be nice to have items that reflect the many talents of theclub (this is a talent show after all!) , rather than from commercialestablishments -so if you bake a scrumptious pie, or paint, or crochetr or the like;please contact Anna. Your contributions are appreciated. And don'tforget to come! This sometimes annual event will feature a funevening filled with a potpourri of performances and SQUAREDANCING.

And a reminder to all Club Members - please see Russ or Rod orJoe S. or Sam to nominate yourself or someone else for the t99t-1992 Board. Last date: Monday August 19th.

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activities. Input is always solicited andthe views expressed are solely those ofthe author. This issue is by Scott.oaoooaooaoooooo

Our thanks to BUD, DON, JACK, BILL, BOB,DAVID, JEFF, and MAX and MARC who made upthe workshop square this past Sunday. And to ANNAwho, I'm confident, drilled those calls home.Workshops are a great way to reinforce your class

instruction. . .and to get to know fellow WSD'ers bctter. They are held fairly frequently on eitherSaturday or Sunday by a show of hands at Class - cxcept this wet:kt:nd there will be no workshopbecause this is thc wcekend for:

CLUB LA STAR's curtain rises once again this Saturday. Ycs it is a combination night club andsquarc dance (what a concept!) fbaturing a TALENT, STARS, DANCING, WAITRESSES andstories that will be talkcd about for months to come! And thore will be class level tips! So be there,we ncvor know how long bcfbrc the curtain riscs once again.

ANNA requests any and all donations for LA STAR raffle prizes. Please see her TONITE!

I'd like to rccommend "Dangerous Womcn" on Channel 44 on Tuesday nights. It started last weekand has great potboiler stories and acting. Evidently there will be a limited number of episodes andthcn. . . Speaking of dangerous women, somc of the infamous BRADLEYS are here this eveningand they would like to rcmind onc and all that thc deadlinc for subscription to BRADLEY BELLis looming. Subscription forms for BRADLEY BELL, THE directory of International Gay SquareDancers, are in the accordion filo.

There is now a clear plastic envclop in the accordion filc marked lbr WSD TODAY and Newsletterinput. We'll be glad to publish your ads, articles, notes, etc.

It is easy to become enthusiastic about square dancing and of course it is a very social dance. Thislends itself to a buzz of conversations about how to do this or that call and what was happening overthe week and such, and that's great exccpt during instruction time. Give your instructors and yourfellow class members a break - it is difficult to teach and to learn when others a talking. Squaredancing is fun but it is important to lcarn the calls correctly so please, and this goes for ANGELStoo, pay complete attention to Eddie and Ron when they are on the mike. Square Dance etiquetteis an intregal part of the dance and thus we werc excited to learn that great grand dame of squaredancing, MAW STAR, may be back thru SF soon to talk to you'all about exactly that.

MAX asked me to goose club members about open nominations for the Board of Directors. Goose,Goose. You have until Aueust 1gth.

I'll begin checking tonight about carpools to Sacramento fbr their NEWER DANCER's hoedownon s_aturday 4qgqllllttt :jo_qle3ge bellgelqrn_o yqgll

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Are you all enjoying our'East Coast' weathor?

Rumor hazit that the Bradleys and the Woods are engaged in oxtrcmely delicate negotiations aimed ate nding the 40 year feud 37 years early. In fact high level sourccs have leaked news of a joint BradleyAVoodparty on Saturday night. Tentatively titled "Drivc-[n Ttroater" tho party will be outdoors and feature somevery fun slides of thc vcry fun Angel fsland Trip, popcorn, bevcrages and surprises. . . The biggest surpriseof coursc could be the signing of a 'peace treaty' immediatcly fbllowing the party. That is of course unlesssomething goos amiss during thc parry and fcud (tuguc) brcaks out again. . .

CLUB LA STAR's curtain rises oncc again this Saturday. Ycs it is a combination night club and squaredance (what a conccpt!) fbaturing TALENT, STARS, DANCING, WAITRESSES and stories that will betalkod about for months to comc! So be thore, wc novcr know how long befbrc the curtain rises once again.

ANNA requosts any and all donations for LA STAR raftle prizcs. Plcaso sec her TONITE!

I'd likc to rocommend "Dangcrous Women" on Channel 44 on Tucsday nights. It started last week and hasgreatpotboilcr stories and acting. Evidontly therewil l bc a l imitcd numbcrof cpisodes and then... Speakingof dangerous womcn, somc of the intamous BRADLEYS arc here this evening and they would like toremind one and all that thc deadline fbr subscription to BRADLEY BELL is looming. Subscription formsfor BRADLEY BELL, THE directory of Intcrnational Gay Squarc Dancers, arc in the accordion file.

Thcre is now a clear plastic cnvolop in the accordion filc markcd fbr WSD TODAY and Newsletter input.We'll be glad to publish your ads, articles, notes, ctc.

Here is note trom Monday's WSD TODAY! writtcn for our YELLOW class, but which bears reading byall :

It is casy to bocomc cnthusiastic about $quarc dancing and of course it is a vcry social dancc. This londsitself to a buzz of conversations about how to do this or that call and what was happening over the weekand such, and that's great exccpt during instruction time. Givc your instructors and your fellow classmcmbcrs a break - it is difficult to teach and to learn whon others a talking. Square dancing is fun but it isimportant to learn the calls correctly so pleasc, and this goes for ANGELS too, pay complete attention t<tEddie and Ron when they aro on the mikc. Square Dance etiquette is an integral part of the dance and thuswc were excited to learn that great grand dame of squarc dancing, MAW STAR, may be back thru SF soonto talk to you'all about exactly that.

MAX asked me to goose club members about open nominations for the Board of Directors. Goose, Goose.You have until Ausust 19th.

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Club La Star was great fun! A large crowd, served beverages crisp and efficiently by the simply irresistibleCitruswoods, waited arxiously for the curtain to rise once again. Eddie aka Winona, this production'sdirector, and Steffany got the show off with a bang. David B., Tom Shaw, Bob & Felix, Ron M., Rod M.,the Bradleys, Sadie and . . . the list goes on, but all put on a very entertaining show that had a lot of Heart!I can't review it all here, but ['m sure thore will be stories and reviews circulating tonight and of course therewill be the VIDEO! Our thanks to all who put on a memorable evening - the raffle prizes, the decorations,the set up of the night club and more all took lots of work and our hats are off to you.

That 'heart' feeling I felt Saturday night was the same I felt after Angel Island. We really have a wonderfulgroup of dancers and it is your expression of friendship and good will that are making our events feel sogood. Thanks!

This warm attitude is so important, because Square Dancing is a 'social' dance. And there are more socialevents coming up. There is a Labor Day Picnic in Golden Gate Park and Camp Caz Retreat at the end ofSeptember.

Camp Caz offers our own place at the River, high on a mountain in beautiful surrounding, with dancing,partying, entertainment, all food and housing, and more for only $70.00. It is event that members return toyear after year.

And Rumor hazit that the Bradleys and the Wood Family are engaged in extremely delicate negotiationsaimed at ending the 40 year feud 37 ycars early. (the 'Fugue' began at a retreat 3 years ago when BlanchieJo Bradley poured a pitcher of ice water down the back of Driftwood!) In fact high level sources have leakednews of a joint BradleyAVood party on Saturday night at Camp Caz. Tentatively titled "Drive-In Theater"the party will be outdoors and feature some vcry fun slides of the very fun Angel Island Trip, popcorn,beverages and surprises. The biggest surprise of course could be the signing of a 'peace fieaLy'immediately following the party. That is of course unless something goes amiss during the party and feud(fugue) breaks out again. . . Don't forget, August 3lst is the last day for the lower Camp Caz price of $70.00.

There is now a clear plastic envelopc in the accordion file marked for WSD TODAY and Newsletter input.We'll be glad to publish your ads, articles, notes, etc.

Bon Voyage to our Archangel Bil who will be in Salt Lake for a couple of weeks. Hurry back with that hothusband of yours!

Debra Parnell, one fantastic caller, calls a dance for us on SUNDAY September 1 at St. Paulus. There willbe class level tips so get out there and DANCE.

Nominations for BOARD OFDIRECTORS close TO N I G H T !

HAPPY B'DAY to Eddie ( th is Saturday) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

This coming Saturday is a Newer Dancer's Hoedown in Sacramento. If you'd like to get out of the city, meetour sisters in Sacramento and help support their drive for their new class - then please see Scott tonightabout carpooling info.

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WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is alwayssolicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

El Camino Reelers and Foggy City Dancers present a Saturday Afternoon Dance this weekend with theincredible Johnny Preston. Flyers with the details in the back.

Club La Star was great fun! A large crowd, served beverages crisp and efficiently by the simplyirresistible Citruswoods, waited anxiously for the curtain to rise once again. Eddie aka Winona, thisproduction's director, and Steffany got the show off with a bang. David 8., Tom Shaw, Bob & Felix, RonM., Rod M., the Bradleys, Sadie and . . . the list goes on, but all put on a very entertaining show thathad a lot of Heart!I can't review it all here, but I'm sure there will be stories and reviews circulating tonight and of coursethere will be the VIDEO! Our thanks to all who put on a memorable evening - the raffle prizes, thedecorations, the set up of the night club and more all took lots of work and our hats are off to you.

That 'heart' feeling I felt Saturday night was the same I felt after Angel Island. We really have awonderful group of dancers and it is your expression of friendship and good will that are making ourevents feel so good. Thanks!

This warm attitude is so important, because Square Dancing is a 'social' dance. And there are moresocial events coming up. There is a Labor Day Picnic in Golden Gate Park and Camp Caz Retreat at theend of September.

Camp Caz offers our own place at the River, high on a mountain in beautiful surrounding, with dancing,partying, entertainment, all fbod and housing, and more for only $70.00. It is event that members returnto year after year. And, as reported here last week, the Bradleys and the Wood Family are moving closerto ending the 40 year feud (the 'Fugue' began at a retreat 3 years ago when Blanchie Jo Bradley poureda pitcher of ice water down the back of Drift'wood!) and hosting a joint BradleyilVood party on Saturdaynight at Camp Caz. Tentatively titled "Drive-In Theater" the party will be outdoors and feature somevery fun slides of the very fun Angel Island Trip, popcorn, beverages and surprises. And there will be anOrange Blossom Special party hostod by the Orange class as well as a Sacramento party. Don't forgetyour swimwear and Don't forget, August 3lst is the last day tbr the lower Camp Caz price of $70.00.

There is now a clear plastic envelope in the accordion file marked for WSD TODAY and Newsletterinput. We'll be glad to publish your ads, articles, notes, etc.

Debra Parnell, one fantastic caller, calls a dance for us on SUNDAY September 1 at St. Paulus. Therewill be class level tips so get out there and DANCE.

HAPPY Birthday to Eddie (this Saturday) !!

WSD TODAY !Monday, August 26

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited andthe views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

Our first Friday of the month DANCE RANCH is WSD's way to bring the joy of C&W andSquare Dancing to thc Gay Community at large as well an opportunity for our ownmembership to unwind from classes, do some dancing and meet some new people. Ron hasbeing doing a great job from thc mike and a few of us, Jeff, Phil, John and myself have beenworking to spruce up environment a bit. Anna and Freeman brought some crinolines last timefor a little fun and Felix and Bob contributed punch and punch bowls, Sharon brought a greatphoto display and others have been helping in various ways.

We need some additional support for our venture on Sept. 6th. Art has joined our informalcommittee and will be coordinating a guerilla square at Harvey Milk Plaza at 5pm that night.We'll be dancing and passing our flyers. You don't have to woar any special outfit (in fact themore different they are the more the average person can relate to the activity) or be anexhibitionist, but you do nccd to let Art know if you can help out so we sure to have a goodnumber. This will be a perfect way to kick off the drivo for tho GREEN '91 class. Nuff said.

The September 'Westcrn Star' is availablc this evening - please pick your copy up and helpsave postagc.

Seems we just get startod and before you know it . . . Congratulations to the YELLOW '91ers

on your upcoming Graduation Monday Sept. 30th - you're doing great!

And Congratulations go to our instructors as well:to Ron who called his first dance for the Capital City Squares in Sacramento on Saturday!

and to Eddie who's Birthday was celebrated Saturday night with a (surprise, surprise!) deeeluxebus tour of the Edge, the Corral, the Eagle and who know where else - complete of coursewith 30 plus stunning attired wcll wishers. Pictures! we want pictures!

CAMP CAZI THE GOOD TIMES ROLL ON! Register with Gary this week for the bargainbasement price of 70 buckeronies.

There is now a clear plastic envelope in the accordion file marked for WSD TODAY andNewsletter input. We'll be glad to publish your ads, articles, notes, etc.

Debra Parnell, one fantastic caller, calls a dance for us on SUNDAY September 1 at St.Paulus. There will be class level tips so get out there and DANCE.

WSD TODAY !Wednesduy, August 28

WSD TODAYI is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited andthe views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

Celebrate this great weather and the Labor Day weekend at the WSD picnic in Golden GatePark this coming Monday. And tho night befbre, Sunday at 7PM, Debra Parnell calls a dance

for us at St. Paulus.

Details for these two events are in your Westcrn Star Newsletter which is available for pick

up this evening - be sure to take your copy and save thc postage charge.

Our first Friday of thc month DANCE RANCH is WSD's way to bring the joy of C&W and

Square Dancing to thc Gay Community at large as well an opportunity for our own

membership to unwind from classes, do some dancing and meet some new people. Ron has

being doing a great job from thc mike and a few of us, Jeff, Phil, John and myself have been

working to spruce up environment a bit. Anna and Freeman brought some crinolines last time

for a little fun and Felix and Bob contributed punch and punch bowls, Sharon brought a great

photo display and othcrs have bccn helping in various ways.

We need some additional support for our vcnture on Sept. 6th. Art has joined our informal

committce and will be coordinating a guerilla square at Harvey Milk Plaza at 5pm that night.

We'll be dancing and passing our flycrs. You don't have to wear any special outfit (in fact the

more dilfercnt thcy are thc more the average porson can relate to the activity) or be an

exhibitionist, but you do nccd to lct Art or Jcff know if you can help out so we sure to have

a good number. This will bc a pertect way to kick otf thc drive for the GREEN '91 class. Nuff

said.

Congratulations go to Ron who callcd his first dancc for the Capital City Squares in

Sacramento on Saturday! and to Eddie who's Birthday was celebrated Saturday night with a

(surprise, surprise!) dcecluxe bus tour of thc Edge, the Corral, the Eagle and who know where

else - complete of course with 30 plus stunning attired wcll wishers. Pictures! we want pictures!

CAMP CAZt THE GOOD TIMES ROLL ON! Register with Gary this week for the bargain

basement orice of 70 buckeronics.

There is now a clear plastic envelope in the accordion tlle marked for WSD TODAY and

Newsletter input. We'll be glad to publish your ads, articles, notes, etc.

WSD TODAY!e x c l u s i v e l yf u n c t i o n s .have somethn e x t w e e k t s

WSD TODAY! -- Septeuber 9, l99l

i s a c o q r p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R N S T A R n e w s l e L t e r . I t i s p u b l i s h e df o r , a n d o n l y d i s r r i b u t e d a E , l ' l o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y n i g h t C l u b

Q u e s E i o n s , o p i n i o n s a n d n o t i c e s b y m e m b e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d . I f y o ui n g y o u w o u l d l i k e L o h a v e a p p e a r i n W e d n e s d a y ' s i s s u e s e e l , l a x . F o r

i s s u e p l e a s e c o n C a c t S c o t t . T h i s w e e k ' s e d i E o r i s l 4 a x .

Ifrppy Rosh Hashanah.

CongraEu la t i ons t o t he new Board o f D i rec to rs : Anna , Edd ie , F reemanL e e , a n d R a m o n a . A n d a g r e a t b i g T H A N K Y O U c o a l l r h o s e w h o r a n .see ing tha t many peop le w i l l i ng t o make Cha t k i nd o f con rn i tmen t t o

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I t w a s g r e a EE h e c l u b .

Gradua t i on f o r t he Ye l l ow 91 i s f as t app roach ing - - Sep teg rbe r 30 . The Gradua t i onC e r e m o n y i s a l w a y s a l o t o f f u n . P l e a s e k e e p i n m i n d c h a [ u p o n g r a d u a t i n g f r o mM a i n s t r e a m y o u b e c o m e e l i g i b l e t o b e c o m e a f u l l - f l e d g e d m e m b e r o f t r ^ / e s E e r n S E a r .D u e s a r e p r o r a t e d s o y o u d o n t L h a v e E o p a y a f u l l y e a r s d u e s f o r j u s t a f e wmonLhs membersh ip . Ask you r A rchange l o r any Boa rd Member i f you have anyq u e s t i o n s .

Peggy Osterkamp has asked thatt r a v e l i n g t o A f r i c a w h e r e t h i sh e l p w e c a n g i v e h e r . W e d o n ' to p p o r t u n i t y t o g e t t h e m t o h e r

e v e r y o n e s a v e w i n e b o t t l e c o r k s f o r h e r . S h e i sco rmnod i t y i s spec ia l and she wou ld app rec ia te anyh a v e l o n g t o h e l p o u t a s n e x t M o n d a y i s o u r l a s t

Free ^n Stamper,t h i s s p a c e f o ra c t i v i t i e s w h i c h

A r c h a n g e l f o r t h e G r e e n 9 1 C l a s s , a s k s t h a t w e a l l b e w a t c h i n gf u t u r e a n n o u n c e m e n C s r e g a r d i n g g u e r i l l a s q u a r e s a n d o t h e rw i l l p r o m o t e t h e n e w c l a s s b e g i n n i n g n e x t m o n t h .

Ke i t h B i shop , a f o rmer Wes te rn S ta r Dance r , Go ldRush } l ember , Foggy C i t y Dance r ,a n d a g o o d f r i e n d E o a w h o l e b u n c h o f u s , d i e d a t 5 : 0 0 a m S u n d a y a t h i s h o m e i n0 a k l a n d . A l { e n o r i a l S e r v i c e w i l l b e h e l d o n T u e s d a y , t o m o r r o w , 7 : 0 0 p m a L T h eF i r s t C o n g r e g a L i o n a l C h u r c h o f O a k l a n d , 2 5 0 1 H a r r i s o n ( a t 2 7 t h S t r e e t ) . T h es e r v i c e i s i n t h e C h a p e l a n d i t ' s n e c e s s a r y E o u s e t h e o f f i c e e n t r a n c e t o g e t i n .I f y o u ' d l i k e E o g o a n d n e e d a r i d e o r c a n p r o v i d e a r i d e , p l e a s e m a k e e i t h e r o ft h o s e s i i u a t i o n s l c n o w n s o w e c a n h e l p a s m a n y p e o p l e w h o w a n L t o g o a s p o s s i b l e .D o n a t i o n s t o A I D S c h a r i r i e s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e r e m e m b r a n c e s . I f a n y o n e w i s h e s t os e n d t h e i r c o n d o l e n c e s t o h i s p a r e n t s , E h e i r n a m e a n d a d d r e s s a r e :

M a r j o r i e a n d A l a n B i s h o p3309 Wes r l lohawkPhoen ix . AZ 85027

WSD TODAY! - - September l l , l99f

WSD TODAY! i s a comp lemenE to THE WESTERN STAR news le t t e r . I t i s pub l i shed

e x c l u s i v e l y f o r , a n d o n l y d i s t r i b u t e d 4 t , M o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y n i g h t C l u bf u n c t i o n s . Q u e s t i o n s , o p i n i o n s a n d n o t i c e s b y m e m b e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d . I f y o uh a v e s o r n e L h i n g y o u w o u l d l i k e t o h a v e a p p e a r n e x t w e e k t s i s s u e p l e a s e c o n t a c ES c o t E . T h i s w e e k ' s e d i t o r i s M a x .

Coogra tu la t i ons t o Lhe new Board o f D i rec t . o r s : Anna , Edd ie , F reeman , Gary , Je f f ,Lee , and Ramona . And a g rea t b ig T I IANK YOU to a l l t hose who ran . I t was g rea t

see ing tha t many peop le w i l l i ng t o make tha t k i nd o f co rmn i tmen t t o Ehe c lub .A n o E h e r g r e a t b i g T I I A N K Y O U t o R o d , R u s s , J o e a n d S a m - - E h e e l e c E i o n s c o m m i t t e e .

Peggy Osterkary has asked thatt r a v e l i n g t o A f r i c a w h e r e t h i sh e l p w e c a n g i v e h e r . W e d o n r to p p o r t u n i t y E o g e E t h e m t o h e r

e v e r y o n e s a v e w i n e b o t t l e c o r k s f o r h e r . S h e i sco rmrod i t y i s spec ia l and she wou ld app rec ia te anyhave l ong to he lp ouL as nex t Monday i s ou r l as t

Freemau Stamper,t h i s s p a c e f o ra c r i v i t i e s w h i c h

A r c h a n g e l f o r t h e G r e e n 9 1 C l a s s , a s k s t h a t w e a l l b e w a t c h i n gfu tu re announcemen ts rega rd ing gue r i l l a squa res and o the rw i l l p romo te Ehe new c lass beg inn ing nex l mon th .

Ke i t h B i shop , a f o rmer Wes te rn S ta r Dance r , Go ldRush Member , Foggy C i t y Dance r ,a n d a g o o d f r i e n d t o a w h o l e b u n c h o f u s , d i e d a L 5 : 0 0 a m S u n d a y a t h i s h o m e i nOak1and . A l " l emor ia l Se rv i ce was he ld on Tuesday a t The F i r s t Cong rega t i ona lC h u r c h o f O a k l a n d . D o n a t i o n s t o A I D S c h a r i t i e s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e r e m e m b r a n c e s .I f a n y o n e w i s h e s t o s e n d t h e i r c o n d o l e n c e s t o t t i s n r r o n t - c t ] r o i r - a m e a n d a d d r e s sa r e :

l { a r j o r i e and A lan B i shop3309 Wes t MohawkPhoenix. AZ 85027

Cazadlero Flash - - I t has just been conf i rmed that the Von Traash fami ly wi l lh o s t e s s E h e h i g h h e e l r a c e o n S u n d a y . P a r t i c i p a n t s m a y b r i n g t h e i r o w n h i g hh e e l s a n d t h e r e w i l l b e h i g h h e e l s a v a i l a b l e f o r t h o s e w h o d o n ' t b r i n g t h e i r o w n .Hand icaps w i l l s t i l l app l y whe the r you b r i ng you r o r r / n hee l s o r bo r row some.

WSD TODAY! SEPTEMBER 16 , 199 I

WSD TODAY! is publ ished and made avai lable for Mondaythe v iews exp ressed a re so ley

and Wednesday ac t i v i t i es . I npu tt h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r . T h i s w e e k ' si s a lways

- 3 ^ ^ . . ^ L , ,a D J U Y U y

s o l i c i t e d a n dGary .

GMDUATION

YELLOW CLASS Gradua t i on w i l l be he ld on Sep tember 30 , 1991 . Jus t l ook back on you rf i r s t n i gh t o f Bas i c i ns t ruc t i on and th ink o f how you danced , and then th ink o f howwe l l you a re do ing now. Remember , we a l l l ea rn a r d i f f e ren t speeds . Some lea rnf a s t e r a n d s o m e a l i t t l e s l o w e r , b u t w e t 1 l a l l g e r t h e r e i n t h e e n d . S o , d o n t ! g e tf r u s t a t e d i f y o u f e e l t h a t y o u j u s t d o n ' t s e e m t o b e c a t c h i n g o n a s f a s t a s t h e r e s to f you r squa re . On the o the r hand , i f you a re g rasp ing the ca11s immed ia te l y havep a t i e n c e f o r t h o s e o f u s w h o m a y b e h a v i n g a l i t t l e d i f i c u l i t y g e t t i n g t h e m o v e m e n t s .Everyone wi l l eventual ly get the cal ls dovn-r pat and SQUARE DANCING wi l l be as e i rsyas fa l l ing of f a 1og. Just remember, HAVE FUN! ! ! ITS ONLY SQUARE DANCING! ! !Af ter Graduat ion the YELLOW CLASS wi l l be encouraged to jo in WESTERN STAR DANCERSa t a p r o - r a t e d f e e o f o n l y $ 6 . 0 0 . T h i s i s a r e a l b a r g a i n , s i n c e l l e m b e r s h i p i n c l u d e sy o u r B a d g e , v o t i n g p r i v l e d g e s , a l l p u b l i c a t i o n s , a n d m e m b e r s h i p i n t h e b e s t c l u ba r o u n d .

P I C N I C

RONALD/ JESSE and I would l ike to Thank every one who helped to make the Labor DayP icn i c such a rous ing success . A spec ia l Thanks to ANNA, ART 8 . , KAREN & D IANNE 'ROD O. , and SHARON. See RONALD fo r t he p i c tu res .

DEBRA PARNILL DANCE

The Sunday be fo re Labo r Day WSD had wonder fu l l y exube ran t Dance ca11ed by t he Fabu lousDEBRA PARNELL. Thanks to RoN (PooKIE) JABLONSKI and a l1 who helped ro make th isrea I l y h igh ene rgy dance a success .

IOTH ANNIVERSARY

WSD w i l l be ce leb ra t i ng ou r 10 th Ann i ve rsa ry w i t h a huge Dance and F l y I n , March1 3 , 1 4 , & l 5 t h . T o w o r k o n D e c o r a t i o n s , S o u n d , R e f r e s h m e n t s , c l e a n u p , a n d D o n a t i o n sfo r t l - r e Ra f f l e p lease con tac t ANNA. Anyone o f f e r i ng accomada t i ons to ou t o f t owng u e s t s s h o u l d s e e m e .

CLUB NIGHT

Af te r YELLOW CLASS Gradua t i on WSD w i l l be hav ing week l y C lub N igh ts on Mondays .T h e C a l l e r s w i l l b e a l t e r n a t i n g P l u s & M a i n s t r e a m T i - p s . T h i s w i l l b e a g o o d p l a c et o p o l i s h u p y o u r d a n c i n g a n d g e t h e l p o n r h e c a L l s y o u f e e l u n c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h .

CAZ UPDATE

I^ /e have a L IFEGUARD! ! ! Thanks to Rona ld f o r f i nd ing us ou r o \ , gn p r i va te L i f egua rd .P repa ra t i ons a re be ing f i na l i zed and the exc i t emenr . i s i n tens i f y i ngas the weekendapp roaches . The re i s s t i l l t ime to reg i s te r , bu t C , \ I {P CAZ i s t he weekend o fS e p t e m b e r 2 7 . P l e a s e b r i n g y o u r H i g h H e e l s f o r t h e b i g r a c e . A r e m i n d e r t h a t o u ra r r i va l t ime a t CA I IP CAZ i s 1 :00 pm on F r i day . Th i s i s t he t ime tha t ou r con t rac lw i t h t he manaE lemen t beg ins . I t wou ld be a shame to j eopa rd i ze ou r g rea t re la t i on -sh ip w i t h t he peop le who run the Camp by a r r i v i ng be fo re t hey a re ready fo r us .

WSD TODAY! SEPTEMBER 18. 1991

WSD TODAY! is publ ishedi s a lways so l i c i t ed andi s b v G a r v .

and made ava i l ab let h e v i e w s a r e s o l e y

for Monday andthose o f t he

Wednesday ac t i v i t i es . I npu ta u t h o r . T h i s w e e k t s i s s u e

PLUS CLASS Gradua t i on w i l l be he ldBASIC inst ruct ion on the fo l lowingPLUS Graduates wi l l come and ANGELTOM TRIPP w i l l be t he ass i s ran r .

GRADUATION

O c t o b e r 2 , 1 9 9 1 . T h e n e wWednesday , Oc tobe r 9 . Weth i s c1ass . FREEMAN w i l l

GUERRILLA SQUARES

GREEN CLASS beginsh o p e t h a t l o t s o f t h ebe the ARCHANGEL and

CLUB NIGHTS on MondayT i p s . T h i s w i l l p r o v i d e

c a 1 1 s t h a t s e e m a 1 i t t l e

Please s ign up tonight to par t ic ipate in the GUERRILLA SQUARES at the FOLSOM STREETFAIR th is Sunday. FREEMAN and TOM wi l l be contact ing everyone on the l is t \ r i th thepa r t l cu la rs . Th i s shou ld a 1o t o f f un and w i l l be a good way o f f i nd ing p rospec t i vec lass members and fu tu re dance rs -

P ICNIC

RONALD, JESSE and I would l ike to Thank everyone who made t l ' re LABOR DAY PICNIC sucha rous ing success . The wea the r was wonder fu l , t he f ood de l i c i ous , and eve ryone hada great t ime. A specia l Thanks to ANNA, ART B. , KAREN and DIANNE, ROD O., and SHARONSee RONALD to o rde r Pho tos .

DEBRA PARNELL DANCE

The Sunday be fo re Labo r Day WSD t rad a wonde r fu l l y sp i r i t ed Dance ca1 led by t he Fabu lousDEBM PARNELL. Thanks to RON (POOKIE) JABLONSKI and a l l who helped to make th isrea l l y h igh ene rgy Dance a success .

TENTH ANNIVERSARY DANCE

WSD wi l l be celebrat ing our TENTH anniversary wi th a huge Dance and Fly In, March13 , 14 , and 15 . We a re now look ing fo r peop le who wou ld l i ke t o wo rk t h i s Dance .I f you a re i n te res ted i n se rv ing on the Deco ra t i on , Re f reshmen t , C lean Up , Sound ,o r Ra f f l e comml t t ees p lease con tac t ANNA. I f you can p rov ide Accomada t i ons fo r ou to f t ov ,m gues ts , p l ease 1e t me know.

CLUB NIGHT

A f t e r Y e 1 1 o w C l a s s G r a d u a t l o n , S e p t . 3 0 , W S D w i l l b e h a v i n gn igh ts . The ca l l e r s w i l l be a l t e rna t i ng PLUS and MAINSTREAMa good p lace to improve you r Danc ing and ge t t i ng he lp on thed i f f l c u l t .

CAMP UPDATE

We have a LIFEGUARD! ! ! Thanks to RONALD for f ind ing us our ordn pr ivate L i feguard.Preparat ions are being f ina l j -zed and the exci tement is mount ing as the WEEKEND INTHE COUNTRY app roaches . The re i s s t i l l t ime to reg i s te r , bu t as o f t on igh t we have81 pa r t i c i pan ts reg i - s te red .A rem inde r t ha t a r r i va l L ime a t CAMP CAZ i s l : 00 PM onFr iday . Th i s i s t he t ime tha t ou r con t rac t w i t h t he Camp beg ins . I t wou ld be a shameto j eopa rd i ze ou r g rea t re la t i onsh ip w i t h t he Camp by a r r i v i ng bedo re they a re readyf o r u s .

t 99II^ISD TODAY

September 23,

l{SD TODAY is a complement to THt WESTERN STAR and tackles currentMonday and l {ednesday evenings, t {SD TODAY is avai lable only at Clubopin ions are sol ic i ted and encouraged. Vievs expressed are that of

i ssues , gues t i ons , and news . Pub l i shedand C lass n igh t . Ques t i ons , t op i cs , and

the author .

Last chance! Th is j s the weekend you have a l l been wa i t ' i ng fo r . I t ' s Camp Caz t ' ime!I t ' s no t too la te to jo in in the fun . Jus t f j l l ou t a reg is t ra t ion fo rm and g ' i ve j t toGary o r Edd ie . (A long w i th your $80 .00 reg is t ra t ion fee . )

Pomp and C i rcumstance! The Ye l low '91 c lass l l j l l g raduate f rom Mains t ream on MondaySeptember 30 th . The cur ren t P lus c lass w i l l g raduate on Wednesday, 0c tober 2nd. Both o fthese shou ld p rove to be a rous ing t ime. C lub members are asked to b r jng munch ies fo reach o f these events . I f you have any ques t ions , see B i l fo r ? 's about Monday and Leefor ques t ions about Wednesday.

l l embersh ip ! New gradua tes o f the t4a jns t ream c lass w i l l be o f f i c ja l l y e l ig ib le to jo inWeste rn S ta r Dancers as fu l l members . S ' imp ly f i l l ou t a "Form 1" and g ive ' i t to Edd jea long w i th your p ro - ra ted membersh ip o f $6 Th is w i l l keep your membersh ip va f id fo rthe rema ' inder o f the year (Oc t . , Nov . , Dec . ) . (Beg jnn ing in '92 annua l dues w i l l be$30 .00)

Cast ing ca l l ! Cross f i re V , the in famous, home-brewed Square Dance soap opera is now jnproduc t ion . C&C Stud jos j s seek ing s ta rs and wou ld -be s ta rs fo r pa r ts la rge and sma l l .I f you a re ' in te res ted in th i s l jm j ted t jme o f fe r , p ' l ease see Sco t t o r ca l l 864-6134 .

l {an ted ! Room for two. Lorcan I R ichard , o fCamp Caz w i th us . They w i 1 1 need a p1 ace toThey are qu i te w i l l ' i ng to a r range the ' i r ownLet 's show these Mustangs how hosp i tab le we

the South F lo r ida Mustangs are coming tos tay on Thursday n ' igh t and Sunday n igh t .

t ranspor ta t jon to and f rom SFO a i rpor t .can be ! ! P lease see Anna (621-0862) . Thanks .

Dance ! Lar ry Le tson w i l l ca l l a HS & . P lus dance on Thurs . , Oc t . 3 rd . € 7 :00 p .m. . I tw i l l be h is f i r s t exper ience ca l l i ng fo r us . Come down and make h im fee l we lcome.

At the Fa i r ! Sunday 's square danc ing a t the Fo lsom St ree t Fa i r p roved to be a rous ingsuccess ! t le had up to 5 squares danc ' ing a t any g iven t ime. Fa te b rought us to a canopyar ranged fo r by the AIDS Hea l th Pro jec t and prov ided us w i th an exce l len t dance space.Ron M. and Don G. d id some fun and l i ve ly ca l l i ng fo r us . l i e were jo in by dancers f romplaces l i ke Ch icago, Phoen ix , New York , Sacramento , and many o ther p )aces l . Je handed ou tlo ts o f f l yers to p rospec t ive new c lass members . Overa11, j t was a g rea t day ! l . le havea lso been asked i f we wou ld l j ke to repea t ou t per fo rmance a t the Cas t ro S t ree t Fa j r onOct .6 th . Watch fo r de ta ' i l s . (P .S .The techn jca l d i f f j cu l t i es we exper ienced have beenaddressed . So , to quo te a popu la r WSD persona l i t y , GET OFF MY SKIRT! Thank you k jnd ly . )

1991hlSD TODAY

September 25,

t{SD T0DAY is a complenent to THE I{ESTERN STAR and tackles currentMonday and tJednesday evenings, l {SD ToDAY is avai lable only at Clubopin ions are sol ic i ted and encouraged. Vievs expressed are that of

i ssues , ques t i ons , and nevs . Pub l i shedand C lass n igh t . Ques t i ons , t op i cs , andthe author. Anna D.

Pomp and Circumstance! The Yel low'91 class qraduates f rom Hainstream on MondavSeptember 30th and the Plus c lass wi l l gradu;te on Wednesday, 0ctober 2nd. Cl-ub membersare asked to b r ing munch ies fo r each o f - these events . I f you have any ques t ions , see B ' i labout Monday and Lee for ?s about Wednesday.

Cast ing ca l l ! Cross f i re V , the in famous, home-brewed Square Dance soap opera js now' inproduc t ion . C&C Stud ios is seek inq s ta rs and wou ld-be s ta rs fo r Dar t ' s l .a rqe and smal l .i f you a re in te res ted in th j s l im i fed t ime o f fe r , p lease see Sco t t o r ca l l ' 864-6134 .

At the Fa i r ! Sundav 's square danc inq a t the Fo lsom St ree t Fa i r o roved to be a rea lsuccess! } le had ui l to 5 souares dai lc inq at anv t ime. Fate broi . rqht us to a canoolsuccess! } le had up to 5 squares daic jng at any t jme. Fate brought us to a canopyar ranged by the AIDS Hea l th Pro jec t and prov ided us w j th an exce l len t dance space. Ronl , | . and Don G. did some fun cal l inq for us. l . le were io ' ined bv dancers f rom manv otherar ranqed bv the AIDS Hea l th Pro iM. an i i Don 'G. d id some fun ca l l iM. and Don G. d id some fun ca l l inq fo r us . l . le were io ' ined bv dancers f rom manv o therp laces , t , le_handed ou t lo ts o f f l l e rs to p rospec t ive"new c la is members . 0vera l1 , i tp laces . We handed ou t lo ts o f f l yers to p rospec t ive-new c lass members . Overa l1 , i t wasa great day! We have also been asked to rbpeat out performance at the Castro Str i ret Fajra great day! We have also been asked to repeat out performance at the Castro Street Fajron Oc t .6 th and poss ' ib le fu tu re fund- ra ise rs . Watch fo r de ta j l s . (P .S .The techn ica ld i f f i cu l t ies we bxper ienced have been addressed. So, to quote a popu lar l , lSD persona l i t y ,GET OFF MY SKIRT! Thank you k ind ly . )

Dance! Lar rv Le tson w i l l ca l l a HS &wi I I be hi s- f i rst exper i ence ca1 1 i ngwel come. $6.00

P lus dance on Thurs . , 0c t . 3 rd . 0 7 :00 p .m. . I tfor a gay group. Come down and make him feel

Dance Ranch The next Dance Ranch (our monthly community dance program) wj l l be Fr idayOctober 4 th a t 7 :00p.m. . Te l l your f r jends . - Everyone- ' i s we lcbmel N6 exper iencerequ i red.

Green C lass ! A new Bas ic c lass w i l l beg in on Wednesday, 0c tober 9 th . Thec lasses a re f ree . Tu i t i on w i l l t hen be"$45 fo r the Ba i i c sess ion . F lye rsava' i l abl e. See Freeman or Tom T. for more detai I s.

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l londay Night Dancing! Beginn' ing Monday October 7th, Mondays w' i1 l become Dance N' ights.We wi l I a l ternate b6tweei l ' ta j n i t ream

'and Pl us. Th6 progr-am w j I I ' incl ude revi ews,

danc ' inq , fun n iqh ts , ca l le rs , record and tape n iqh ts . I f vou have any ideas fo r themesp ' lease-contac t Eo con ley (558-8467) . There 'w i l l "be a $3 o i ' $4 donat ' i6n per n igh t(Depend ing on whether o r no t we h i re a ca l le r fo r the even ing . )

Danc ing in the P laza Freeman has been ' in contac t w j th the San Franc ' i sco C i tyCe lebr i t jon (They a lso ar range the Ethn jc Ar ts Fes t iva l . ) and has made ar ra -nqements fo ru l . to pg f t j c ipa te jn the "C l ty Beat " ser jes o f ou tdoor en ter ta jnment . We wiT l be work ingwi th a l i ve count ry and western band. I f you need to make ar ranqements jn advance, .youwi l l need to know iha t the t jme w i l l be f r -om l2noon to lp .m. in Jus t in Hermann P la ia - (a tthe end Harket Street, next to the Hyatt Reqency, across f rom I Market Plaza) on Tuesday,October 8 th . t . le w ' i l l ' be danc ing . Rbn Mask6r h i i aqreed to ca l l some hash.

'He promjse i '

to keep i t s imp le . l . le w i l l a ls6 a t tempt to invo lve- to aud ience and do some " lea ' r 'n tosquare dance" type ac t iv ' i t ies . Th js w i l l g jve us a chance to "show our s tu f f " to thedowntown c rowd. P lease s ign up w i th Freeman or Tom T. i f you w i l l be ab le to a t tend.The more o f can make i t , t6e mbre e f fec t j ve our p resence c in be . See you there .

l ^ J S D TODAY : : ]

MON DAY SEPTEMBER 30 1991

FSD-TODIF]-Is puffil;5Te foI npu t i s a lways so l i c i t ed and t he v j ews exp ressed a re so ' l e1y t hose o f t he au tho r .Th i s i s sue i s bv B i l .

C0NGRATL jLAT IONSI The f j na l n i gh t o f c l ass wh i ch comp le tes you r f o rma l Bas i c andl ' 1a ' i ns t r eam squa re danc ing educa t i on ' i s he re l I hope you a re f i nd ing i t t o be apos i t i ve expe r i ence i n you r l i f e . You a re now e l i g i b l e t o j o ' i n Wes te rn S ta r Dance rsas a c l ub member , wh i ch g i ves you t he po ten t i a l t o enhance you r danc ing sk i l l s andbecome soc ia l l y j nvo l ved w j t h a l l members o f t he c l ub . I encou rage you a l l t o j o i nand he lp nake j t a be t t e r c l ub f o r eve ryone .

Ye l l ow '91 c l ass members a re we l come to ange l i n t he new g reen c l ass wh j ch s ta r t si . Jednesday , 0c tobe r 9 th , i n t he same ro l e you have j us t l ea rned : pe t o r gen t .I f you v rou ld l i ke t o a t t end t he new g reen ' 91 c l ass t o l ea rn t he oppos i t e r o l e ,you a re we lcome to do so by pay ing the app rop r ia te c lass fee . See F reeman fo rt he de ta ' i l s .

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W0RLD PREMIERE: : i : 0c tobe r 3 rd a t 7 :00 PM Tha t ' s 7 :00 , NOT 7 :30 .I n te rna t j ona l l y known ca l l e r and reco rd ing a r t i s t La r r y Le t son f r om McA l l en Texasw i l l be a t t he Eu reka Va l l ey Rec Cen te r mak ing h i s debu t j n t he gay squa re dancecommun i t y . Le t ' s show La r ry j us t hov much fun gay square danc ing can be .

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Eve ryone i s ' i n v i t ed t o pa r t i c i pa te ' i n t he c l ubs Gue r i l l a squa re ac t ' i v i t y onTuesday 0c tobe r 8 th a t noon a t t he Jus t i n Herman P laza (a t t he end o f Marke tS t ree t , nex t t o t he Hya t t Regency Ho te l ) . Th i s w i l l be a g rea t oppor tun i t y f o rsome noon t ' ime danc ing espec ia l l y f o r anyone who works i n t he down town a rea .F reeman has a r ranged fo r us to pa r t ' i c i pa te as pa r t o f t he "C ITY BEAT" se r ies o fou tdoo r en te r ta inmen t . To add to eve ryones en joymen t , d l i ve coun t r y and wes te rnband w j l l be wo rk i ng w i t h us . Come j o i n i n i f you can .

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DANCE RANCHi : : Our mon th l y con rnun i t y dance (0n ruCe RANCH) w i l l be nex t F r i day ,0c tobe r 4 th a t 7 :00 PM, a t t he Eureka Va11ey Rec Cen te r . B r i ng you r f r i endsand come have a good t ime . l ' l o p rev ious expe r jence i s requ i red .

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CASTING CALL i i CASTING CALL I i The l a tes t home-b rewed Square Dance soap ope ra(CALLED CROSSFIRE V) IS NOt^ l IN PRODUCTION. STARS, PAST STARS, WOULD-BE STARSFOR ALL K INDS OF PARTS ARE BEING SOUGHT. SEE SCOTT OR CALL H IM AT 864-6134 FORMORE DITAI LS. .

Monday, October 7, 1991 WSD TODAY! Editor: Freeman Stamper

WSD TODAYI, a complern€nt to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter, tackles current issues, questions and news. Published only when there areClub activities on MondayAVednesday, it is available only at the activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views

CONGRATUI-ATIONSI To the 30 members of the Plus Class who just graduated on Wednesday. AND to the 25members of the Yellow 91 Mainstream Class that graduated on Monday, September 30.

WELCOME to WSD's dance night--not officially called Club Night because it is not a program offered year roundas many other clubs do. Dance nights will continue to have a learning feeling about them since you may ask forreview at any time of any material. (Watch for styling to begin.) You will also be dancing to a variety of callers andrecords/tapes which will prepare you for dancing to the many callers WSD will be presenting in the future. Dancenights are an opportunity to dance regularly so that all those calls you have learned start to become second natureto you. Door fees are either $3 or $4. fl'he secret is: no live caller = $3; live caller = $4.) lf you have requestsfor certain activities, see ED CONLEY who is coordinating the evenings. Monday night dancing continues untilanother Plus class begins on Monday evenings sometime in early 1992.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8. Justin Herman Plaza, Four Embarcadero Center, noon to 1 p.m. Please try to arrive afew minutes prior to noon. As part of City Beat--a celebration of music and dance--WSD will be doing light hashcalled by Ron Masker being backed up by the live C&W band Lonestar. (No singing calls because there is noopportunity for Ron to practice with the band, although the band has played at square dances before.) We've neverdone this, so it should be great fun. We'll be trying to get the office-worker audience to join in a tip of instruction.We will probably do about 3 sets of hash. The band will be playing all the time, so you can plan to two-step if youwish. lf you have indicated on the sign-up sheet you plan to attend, consider yourself reminded. (Flyers for theGreen 91 Class will be available, but I understand we will not be personally distributing the flyers as TheEmbarcadero Center has a no-soliciting policy.)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9. The Green 91 Basics Class begins. The 9th and 16th are free. Bring your friends tothese sampler evenings. Please bring munchies for refreshments. See Tom Tripp, the assistant archangel if youhave questions about food. Class fee is $45.

A further word about angeling Green 91. ANYONE who has completed a mainstream class is welcomed to danceas needed as an angel. The archangel (me, Freeman) is requesting the Yellow 91 graduates to not angel theGreen 91 class in the "opposite role." New dancers don't understand problems because of role reversal; they expectyou to already know what they are learning. However, if you wish to pay the haltprice fee ($22.50) and consideryourself a student, you may do so and dance whatever role you wish--knowing that your place in a square isprotected. lf you are a paying class member, you are afforded all the rights of a student, so you are expected toact as a student: be on time, attend regularly, pay attention, don't talk in the square, allow other students thefreedom to err, etc.

lf you are angeling (without paying any fees), remember that it may be necessary for you to leave a square in orderto allow a paying class member to dance. (We've had no problems with voluntary removals from squares in thepast; but WSD has trained a cadre of the homeless around the Center to attack the offending party(s) on a secretcommand. And you thought they were just aimlessly lounging around the Center, didn't you?)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12. Guerrilla Squares (somewhat) continues. Actually, the owners of Cowboy Country haveasked us to dance in front of the store in the afternoon. We don't really know whether or not there is a specificpurpose; but, hey!, we were thinking about guerrilla squares for the Green 91 Basics Class, so we'll just do it. Beat Anna's at 12:30 p.m. (132 Hartford St, just south of 18th Street). A sign-up sheet is available this evening. CallFreeman if you signed up and can't make it, or know before Saturday that you can make it but didn't sign up.Freeman: Home 431-6272 Anna: Home 6214862. lf you get out of bed on Saturday and feel like dancin' buthaven't done any of the above, come on down!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14. The EVRC is closed for Columbus Day holiday. WSD will be dark.

Wednesday, October 9, 1991 WSD TODAYI Editor: Freeman Stamper

WSDTODAYI, a conplernent to THE WESTERN STAR newsletler, tackl€s cunent issues, questions and news. Published only when ther€ areClub activities on Monday/Wednesday, it is available only at th€ activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views€xpress€d are thos€ of lhe aulhor.

WELCOME!

Your presence this evening at this Basics square dance class of Western Star Dancers could change your life.We'll not get into any of the heady thoughts of the dance form, but you should be aware of a few things.

Square dancing is not square. At Western Star, we combine new and old sounds of music. You just never knowwhat you'll hear next.

lf you square danced as a child, you'll probably find there are some differences today. Just as you have grown up,so has the dance form. Our structure follows the format outlined by a world-wide organization known as Callerlab.

Western Star celebrates its 10th anniversary in March '92. You are the 17th Basics/Mainstream class to havebeen taught by our club. So, you can see we have a lot of experience. Your class will forever be known as Green91. (Oh, that's a color of the rainbow flag with the year your class began tacked on.)

People who attend your class and have already had square dance instruction are referred to as angels. Theyanswer your questions and dance when non-students are needed to fill out the square. Those angelic bodies havea head honcho referred to as the archangel. The archangel for your Green 91 class is FREEMAN STAMPER. Heis assisted by TOM TRIPP.

Some club members chose for various reasons to join your class as fee-paying students. They are afforded all theprivileges of class members, but you can identify them by a green star stuck to their badges.

But, more lmportant than these heavenly-sounding bodies are your instructors. RON MASKER and EDDIE SMITHhave more person-hours of instruction to their credit than you can even possibly imagine. Since you can't imaginethe exact amount of time, l'lljust tell you that you can't go many places in the gay square dance community in theUnited States and Canada without someone knowing one of them or knowing of one of them.

Most of the members of Western Star live in the Bay Area; however, we do have a member living in Thailand. Heonce started right from the beginning where you are tonight and now carries those skills to foreign countries. Yourclass will be no different from our general membership in that your professions will range from retired to physiciansto customer service reps to computer nerds.

Square dancing is fun! (if you let it be fun) Please relax, smile, believe you will enjoy yourself, and take it one stepat a time. Just as soon as we can get the class off the ground, you'll be acquainted with the many social aspectsof our club. Many friendships have started through membership in our club and classes. You'll have an opportunityto make friends in your class as well as with members from about 40 other clubs around the United States andCanada.

But don't be overwhelmed. Regular attendance and attention to the instructors' directions have introduced hundredsof people to the benefits of square dancing with Western Star Dancers.

NOTE JUST TO YELLOW 91 GRADUATES: lf you are planning to become a member of the club, your proratedfees for 1991 of $6 are now due to the Treasurer, Eddie Smith. Once it appears all the graduates have joined whoare going to join, your rhinestone (wow!) badges will be ordered. We'd like to do this real soon.

AND NOTE TO MAINSTREAM/PLUS DANCERS: The EVRC will be closed on Monday, October 14. WSD will bedark that evening. We'll see you again next Wednesday, October 16. lf you plan to dance this Saturday afternoon,October 12, please sign the roster tonight and be at Anna's at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday (132 Hartford St).

I,IS D TODAY :I ^ IEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 , 1991 EDITORS: KENT HANSEN & B IL BLADES

l ,JSD TODAY: , a comp lement to THt I ^ IESTERN 5 iAR news le t te r , tack les cu r ren t i ssues ,ques i i ons & news . Pub l . i shed when there are C l ub ac t j v i tes on Monday/ l ' l ednesday,j t i s ava i lab le on ly on these c lub o r c lass n ' i gh ts . Ques t ions , top" ies , and op in ionsare so l i c i ted and encouraged . V iews expressed a re those o f the au thors .

WELCOME to the second o f Western Star Dancers ' in t roduc tory n igh ts . We hope a ' |1 o fyou have b rough t a f r j end ton igh t to show them the fun you had las t week .

C lass w i l l o f f j c ia l l y beg in nex t Wednesday ,Oc tober 23rd . The en t i re Bas ' i cs c lasssess ' ions w i l l l as t abou t 15 weeks , dur ing wh ich t ime you w i l l l ea rn abou t 50 squaredance ca l l s . A l l th i s i s yours fo r on ly S45 . Th is c lass fee a lso en t ' i t 1es you torece ive a copy o f a l l o f Wes te rn S ta r ' s pub l j ca t ions . You w i l l a l so rece ive youro f f i c ia l c lass badge wh ich i s to be worn each week . Th is c lass badge en t i t l es youto a p r io r i t y spo t in a square . Ange ls (see nex t paragraph) a re used to f i l l i nvacan t spo ts in your c lass square . Your badge w i l l a l so iden t i f y you as a membero f the "GREEN '91 CLASS" . Th is j s the four th co lo r o f the ra ' inbow f lag and four thc lass (o f i 7 c lasses in the c lub 's h is to ry ) wh ' i ch we have jden t j f i ed us ' ing th ' i ssys tem.

ANGELS are those C lub members who have a l ready comple ted c lasses and are here tohe lp you . They w i l l f j l l ou t squares as needed and po in t you in the r igh t d i rec t ion' i f you ge t 1os t . I f you f ind someone ge t t ing a f i t t l e over l y en thus ias t i c , s imp lyremjnd them to be a b i t more gen t le , smi le and con t inue .

A REMINDER T0 ALL ANGELS: remember tha t when the ins t ruc to r (s ) i s speak ing , thereshou ld be no o ther ta l k ' i ng in the squres .

As you g radua l l y ge t acqua in ted w i th c lass members and Ange ls a l ' i ke , you w i l l l ea rntha t your assoc ja t ion w i th l , les te rn Star Dancers w i l l inc lude a var ie ty o f 'dances andsoc ia l ac t i v i t i es . Ton igh ts ed i to rs o f l ^ lSD T0DAYI jo ined the C lub in 1989 and havefound i t to be a most pos i t i ve exper ience. Chances are good tha t you w i l l too .Our C lub has over 125 cur ren t members and 28 new graduates f rom the "YELLOW'91 CLASS"which was jus t comple ted . Our ins t ruc to rs , Edd ' ie Smi th and Ron Masker a re no th ' ingshor t o f te r r i f i c . The archange l (o r head ANGEL) fo r your Green 91 c lass isFreeman S tamper , and i s ass is ted by Tom Tr ipp . These f ine peop le w i l l he lp you andanswer any ques t ions you migh t have . Don ' t be a f ra ' i d to ca l l on them.

REGULAR ATTENDANCE T0 CLASS IS IMP0RTANT, as what you learn ton igh t i s bu i l t uponwhat you learned las t week, and the week be fore . Make every e f fo r t to be here everyWednesday, and you ' l l f ind the c lass to be fa r more reward ing as the weeks go by .

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N O T E S T O A N G E L S P R E S E N T T O N I G H T

Don ' t fo rge t the Ha l loween Dance w ' i th ca l le r Ber t Swerer on Monday ,0c tober 28 th ,7 :30 PM,here a t the Rec Cente r . B r ing munch jes and your $4 .00 admjss jon .

0n 0c tober 19 th a t ZPM, the re w ' i l l be an in fo rma l commi t tee meet ing to see ' i f the re i s enoughin te res t to pursue a b jd w i th the IAGSDC to have the annua l conven t ion he ld in San Franc iscoin 1996 . Th is meet ing i s l i s ted on the Oc tober ca lendar as be ing he ld on Vermont S t , bu tthe loca t ion has been changed to 345 Church S t a t 2PM. Everyone i s ' i nv i ted to a t tend andexpress the j r v jews . (No t l ^ lSD sponsored)

WSD TODAY

o c t o b e r 2 1 , 1 9 9 1

WSD TODAY is a complement to THE WESTERN STAR month ly news le t te r . Pub l ished

Monday and Wednesday even ings , wSD TODAY addresses Western Star ac t i v i t ies

in the near fu tu re . Input f rom you is a lways encouraged. V iews expressed

a r e t h o s e o f t b e a u t h o r . E d d i e S .

G R E E N ' 9 1 C L A S S T h e t w o " f n t r o d u c t o r y " n i g h t s f o r t h e n e w c l a s s w e r e a h u g e

s u c c e s s . F o r t h o s e o f y o u w h o c o u l d n ' t b e t h e r e , w e h a d a b o u t 5 O b r a n d n e w ,

sb in ing faces ou t on the dance f loor k ick ing up the i r hee ls w i th enough

a n g e l s t o m a k e 9 ! s q u a r e s d a n c i n g . ( T h a t ' s r i g h t , 9 ! ) R e m e m b e r , i f a n y o f

y o u h a v e f r i e n d s w h o c o u l d n ' t m a k e i t t h e f i r s t t w o e v e n i n g s , i t ' s n o t t o o

l a t e . T h i s W e d n e s d a y i s t h e o f f i c i a l " F i r s t N i g h t " o f G r e e n ' 9 1 a n d w e w i l . l

be cover ing every th ing f rom the beg inn ing .

W E L C O M f N G P O T L U C K - G R E E N ' 9 1 W e ' r e n o t w a s t i n g a n y t i m e i n t r o d u c i n g t h i s

n e w c l a s s t o t h e s o c i a l a s p e c t s o f w S D a s w e l l a s t h e d a n c i n g . N o v e m b e r 9

a t 7 : 3 0 , E d C o n l e y a n d P a u L C a h i l l a r e , o n c e a g a i n , g e n e r o u s l y o p e n i n g u p

t h e i r h o m e f o r a " G e t T o K n o w t h e G r e e n ' 9 1 C l a s s " p o t l u c k . P u t t h o s e J u l i a

C h i l d t h i n k i n g c a p s o n a n d l e t t h e p a r t y i n g w i t h G r e e n ' 9 L b e g i n .

YELLOW'91 GRADUATES - REMTNDER (MAYBE THE FINAL ONE) f f you want to jo in

wSD as a fu l l member , con t inue to rece ive WSD pub l ica t ions and rece ive your

" o f f i c i a l " c l u b b a d g e , y o u n e e d t o f i l l o u t F o r m o n e , t a k e a m e r e $ 6 . 0 O o u t

o f y o u r p o c k e t , a n d t u r n t h e m i n t o T r e a s u r e r E d d i e ( t h a t ' s m e , b y t h e w a y )

yes terday i f no t sooner . We wou ld L ike to send in on ly one order fo r the

b a d g e s a n d m a n y o f y o u r f e l L o w g r a d s a r e a l r e a d y a n x i o u s l y a w a i t i n g t h e i r

badges to wear p roud ly a t the many events tha t a re on the ca lendar in the

v e r y n e a r f u t u r e . D o n ' t d e l a y - J o i n t o d a y ! ! ( S o u n d s I i k e a d i e t p r o g r a m

r e c r u i t i n g s l o g a n , s o r r y ! )

WESTERN DAY ON MARKET STREET Th is Saturday , October 26 , WSD wi l l once aga in

be s t ru t t ing i t s s tu f f (danc ing , I mean) on Marke t S t ree t in f ron t o f Coerboy

count ry . There w i l l be square danc ing , t t ^ ro -s tepp ing i f you l i ke and jus t

g e n e r a l s o c i a l i z i n g f r o m 1 : O O t o 3 : O O . E v e r y o n e i s i n v i t e d t o j o i n . I f

y o u ' r e s o i n c l i n e d f o r a n a f t e r n o o n o f d a n c i n g , w e w i l l r e n d e z o u s a t 1 2 : 3 0

a t A n n a ' s h o u s e , ( I 3 2 H a r t f o r d , f o r t h o s e o f y o u w h o h a v e b e e n l i v i n g i n a

c a v e a n d h a v e n ' t s e e n t h i s a d d r e s s o n e o r t w o h u n d r e d t i m e s a l r e a d y ) . T o

he lp ge t everyone who wanders by in the count ry mood, everyone is asked top u l l o u t y o u r c o w b o y e s t w e s t e r n d r a g a n d b r i n g t h e O I d W e s t t o t h e C a s t r o .

I T ' S T H A T T I M E A G A I N A l t h o u g h i n t h i s t o w n n o o n e r e a l l y s e e m s t o n e e d a

s p e c i a l d a y 1 o r d a y s ) a s a n e x c u s e t o p u l l o u t t h o s e w i g s a n d f r i l l s a n d h i t

t h e s t r e e t s , t h e O f f i c i a l D a y ( s ; a r e u p o n u s . M o n d a y , O c t o b e r 2 8 w i l l b e

w s D ' s e v e n i n g o f c o n t r i b u t i n g t o t h e H a l } o w e e n m a d n e s s . R u m m a g e t h r o u g h t h e

b a c k s o f t h o s e c l o s e t s a n d f i n d t h a t " j u s t t o o p e r f e c t " o u t f i t , p r a c t i c e a

c o u p l e o f h o u r s a r o u n d t h e h o u s e i n t h o s e p u m p s a n d h i t t h e d a n c e f l o o r a t

7 : 3 0 . B e r t S w e r e r w i l l o n c e a g a i n b e c a l l i n g u p a s t o r m f o r u s a n d i f y o u

h a v e n ' t d a n c e d t o B e r t b e f o r e , y o u a r e g u a r a n t e e d a g o o d t i m e . w e a r e

i n v i t i n g t h e G r e e n ' 9 1 c l a s s t o j o i n u s t h a t n i g h t - - a l t h o u g h t h e y w o n ' t b e

v e r y f a r t h r o u g h t h e B a s i c l i s t , i t w i l l b e a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e o t o

s e e h o w m u c h f u n W S D c a n b e o r t o s c a r e t h e m o f f c o n p l e t e l y . S e e y o u t h e r e !

WSD TODAYO c t o b e r 2 f , 1 9 9 L

WSD TODAY is a complement to THE WESTERN STAR month ly news le t te r . Pub l ishedMonday and Wednesday even ings , WsD TODAY addresses western Star ac t i v i t ies in then e a r f u t u r e . I n p u t f r o m y o u i s a l w a y s e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o ft h e a u t h o r . E d d i e S .

W E L C O M E ! W E L C O M E ! W E L C O M E ! T o n i g h t i s t h e o f f i c i a l " F i r s t N i g h t " o f t h e G r e e n ' 9 1C l a s s a t W e s t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s . I f y o u u r e r e n ' t a b l e t o m a k e i t t o o n e o f t h e f i r s ttwo " f reeb ie" n igh ts and are s tepp ing ou t on to a square dance f loor fo r the f i rs tt ime, have no fear . We wi l l s ta r t f rom the very beg inn ing th is even ing and haveyou danc ing in no t ime. You seasoned ve terans f rom the las t two weeks , we lconeb a c k a n d d o n ' t t h i n k y o u w o n ' t b e d o i n g s o m e l e a r n i n g t o n i g h t a l s o . P l e a s er e m e m b e r , y o u r A r c h a n g e l , F r e e m a n , a n d h i s A s s i s t a n t , T o m , a n d y o u r i n s t r u c t o r s ,Ron and Edd ie , a re a lways ready to lend a he lp ing hand i f you have any ques t ionso r p r o b l e m s . D o n ' t b e a f r a i d t o a s k - - t h a t ' s h o w y o u ' r e g o i n g t o l e a r n !

THE SOCIAL wHfRL Western Star Dancers combines a very ac t ive dance schedu le w i tha n e g u a l l y a c t i v e c a l e n d a r o f s o c i a l e v e n t s - - v i d e o p a r t i e s a t m e m b e r s ' h o m e s ,p i c n i c s , o u r i n f a m o u s " D i n e a n d D i s h " e v e n i n g s j u s t t o n a m e a f e w . W e ' r e n o tg o i n g t o r ^ r a s t e a n y t i m e i n t r o d u c i n g G r e e n ' 9 1 t o W S D ' s s o c i a l a s p e c t s e i t h e r .J u s t r e a d o n !

W E L C O M f N G P O T L U C K - G R E E N ' 9 1 M a r k N o v e m b e r 9 a t 7 : 3 O p . m . o n y o u r c a l e n d a r sr i g h t n o w . O n c e a g a i n , E d C o n l e y a n d P a u l C a h i l l a r e , g e n e r o u s l y o p e n i n g u p t h e i rh o m e f o r a " G e t T o K n o w t h e G r e e n ' 9 1 C L a s s " p o t l u c k . W S D m e m b e r s w i l l b ep r o v i d i n g a I I o f t h e e a t s , s o p u t o n t h o s e J u l i a C h i l d t h i n k i n g c a p s o n a n d g e tc o o k i n g . Y o u m e m b e r s o f G r e e n ' 9 1 j u s t n e e d t o b e t h e r e . T h i s i s a l w a y s a ne v e n i n g o f g o o d c o n v e r s a t i o n a n d l o t s o f l a u g h t e r s o d o n , t m i s s i t .

IT 'S THAT TfME AGAIN A l though in th is town no one rea l l y seems to need a spec ia ld a y ( o r d a y s ) a s a n e x c u s e t o p u l l o u t t h o s e w i g s a n d f r i L l s a n d h i t t h e s t r e e t s ,t h e O f f i c i a l D a y ( s ) a r e u p o n u s . M o n d a y , o c t o b e r 2 8 a t 7 : 3 O r i g h t h e r e a t E u r e k aV a I I e y R e c C e n t e r w i L l b e W S D ' s e v e n i n g o f c o n t r i b u t i n g t o t h e H a l L o w e e n m a d n e s s .R u m m a g e t h r o u g h t h e b a c k s o f t h o s e c l o s e t s a n d f i n d t h a t " j u s t t o o p e r f e c t "o u t f i t , p r a c t i c e a c o u p l e o f h o u r s a r o u n d t h e h o u s e i n t h o s e p u m p s a n d h i t t h ed a n c e f l o o r . B e r t S w e r e r w i I I o n c e a g a i n b e c a l l i n g u p a s t o r m f o r u s a n d i f y o uh a v e n ' t d a n c e d t o B e r t b e f o r e , y o u a r e g u a r a n t e e d a g o o d t i m e . Y e s , G r e e n ' 9 L ,

y o u ' r e i n v i t e d t o o . T r u e , y o u w o n ' t b e v e r y f a r a l o n g , b u t B e r t w i l l b e c a l l i n gs o m e t i p s t h a t y o u ' 1 1 b e a b l e t o h a n d l e w i t h n o p r o b l e m . T h i s d a n c e w i L l b e $ 4 . O 0f o r W S D m e m b e r s , $ 2 . 0 0 f o r c r e e n ' 9 1 m e m b e r s . S e e y o u t h e r e !

WESTERN DAY ON MARKET STREET Th is Saturday , October 26 , WSD wi l l once aga in bes t r u t t i n g i t s s t u f f ( d a n c i n g , I m e a n ) o n M a r k e t S t r e e t i n f r o n t o f C o w b o y C o u n t r y .T h e r e w i I I b e s g u a r e d a n c i n g , t w o - s t e p p i n g i f y o u l i k e a n d j u s t g e n e r a ls o c i a l i z i n g f r o m 1 : 0 0 t o 3 : 0 0 . E v e r y o n e i s i n v i t e d t o j o i n . I f y o u ' r e s oi n c l i n e d f o r a n a f t e r n o o n o f d a n c i n g , w e w i l l r e n d e z o u s a t L 2 : 3 0 a t A n n a ' s h o u s e ,1 3 2 H a r t f o r d . T o h e l p g e t p e o p l e w h o w a r r d e r b y i n t h e c o u n t r y m o o d , e v e r y o n e i sa s k e d t o p u l l o u t y o u r c o w b o y e s t w e s t e r n d r a g a n d b r i n g t h e O l d W e s t t o t h e

WSD TODAY tf "1ondag, 0ctober 28, 1991 Edi tors: 8ee-Eee & Valencia I i t ruswood

VSD Todag!, a complement io The !/estern Star, trckles current issues, questions rnd nevs.Pub'lished onlql vhen there rre Club rctivities on Mondag /\t'ednesday , it is availab'le onlg at therciivitits. Qurstions, topics rnd opinions rrc soliciird rnd rncourogd. Virws exprrssed rrc thosr ofthe authors.

Congrotulati0ne to ali U0u hard vorklng rnembrrs of the Ereen claa:it.\ lor have been dorng on0utstandrng J0b s0f6r, mrntging t0 rccon'rpl ish al l v i th unequal lcd grace and enthusiaem.Three dovn, onlg . . . to go I

Lomeon dovn and check out Donce Rench at the Eureka Valleg Reereetion tenler fridaq,November l .There v i l l be equare d6rrc in ' , tvo-steppin ' ,0nd l ine dancin ' . l fo exper ienceneeded ! 5ee gou lhere. Pleale bri ng gour frrendr snd s favonte fiatl.lo share.

Thc potluck/roctai for the 6reen closs & friendr i l coming up Srturdog, November 9.Y[arkgour ctlendars for an evening offood, fun and camaradarie. lts e great chance to meet snd get t0kno'* gour c l6e9 snd club members.

Here's gour chonce to make rt big in pictures, Angone vonting to make a cEmeo 0pp00rErrc€ rrrCrosgf i re 5 should contact Scott Carer l , f i lming vi l l take place Saturdag November, l6t .h.

Foogrg Cttg Dencers are havt ng en Anniversarq dance Saturdaq, November 2nd at the UnrtarranChurch,0'Farrel ' l and Fronkl in. l ' lo instream 0nd Plus level dannng, $9.00.

Eesure to makei t toclubnight l londag, November 4thforthe " f lad Hat ler ," EdConleg haoasked ell to don their favorite chapeau, prizes vil l be 6v0rded for the m03t striking headgear.l"lornstreom ond plur level doncrng.

To r l l 6reen clals members: Rememberl gour c l rss on Wednesdog November 6th v i l l meet inthe CommunitU Room of Douglas School ( the corner of 1 9th and Col l ingvood). Inter the dooron 1 9th Street near Col l rngvood.

WSD is hoving onother of rtr fobuloi.n goroge raler in Decembcr. lf gour thinkrng of houling offSunk to open Up s l t t t le space in Uour home, don' t lStve i t for u3, ve' l l turn i t tnto qoldfor theclub llore delatl:t laler,

',t, lee\ern1\ar goer ape at the ToobancelThe dance vil l be held at the Recreation Center for theHanilcapged on Hovember 27,rd,Craig Rove call ing. See flger for detailr

Dur to inclemeni 'vealher last veek-end, the dance/shop/hangout at Covbog Countrg ha:., beenrescheduled for 5aturdag, November 2nd. Please meet at Annt's at 12:50 Pll veartng g0urmost vertern apparel .

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l londag, October 30,WSD TODAY I

1991 Edi tors: Bee-Bee & Valencia Ci t ruswood

VSD Todag!, r complemeni to The \{estorn 9tar, trckles curreni issues, questions rnd news,Published onlg vhen there are Club aciivities on Mondag /Vednesdag, it is available onlg at iherctiviiirs. Questions, topics rnd opinions rrr solicitrd rnd rncourrgd. Vitvrc rxprcssrd rrr thosc ofthe authors.

The Hollovecn Donce 0n l"10nd09 vor a howli ng rucc?i!, Bart Svarer vokc more thrn a fev ofthe dead snd t00k the nev doncers in attendance pl6ces they had never been before.Congrotu'lotion to all thore cortumc contert vi nner, Dovid 0., Jeff H. ( D.B.A. l"4orgoret), JoeN., Ron J. , Bob H. and Winng B (D.B.A. Todd Tgron). A big thank gou goes out to al l those thathelped meke this spine chil l ing event thol it vras.

Congrotulati0ns t0 0ll gou hord v0rki ng mimbers of the Green clasr ! You have been doi ng an0utetsnding job sofar, manoging to accomplish rl l vith unequrlled grace and enthusiasm.Threc dovn, only ... to go !

Come on dovn cnd check out Dtnce Ronch rt thc Eureko Volleg Recreotion Center tridag,November 1 . There vil l te equare dtnci n', tvo-steppi n', End li ne donci n'. l lo cxpcriencen??ded ! 3ee gou there. Please brr ng gour friends and a favorite rnock to share.

The potluck/rociol for the Sreen clom & friends ir coming up Soturdog, Novcmbcr 9. l '4orkgour calendars for an evening of food, fun and camaroderie. fts a great chance to meet End get t0knov gour closs ind club memberc.

Here's gour chance to make it big in picturis, Angone r/anting to make a c6meo appearonce introssftre 5 3h0uld c0nt6ct Scott Careg, f i lming vil l take phce 9aturdaU November, 1 6th.

FoggU CitU Dancers sre havi ng an Anniversarg donce Saturdaq, November 2nd of the UnitarianChurch,0'Forrall ond Franklin. f loinstreom and Plus levcl doncing, $9.00.

To oll Green clmc memErr; R?m?mber ! gour clml on Wedncldog Novcmber 6th vil l meet i nthe Communitg Room of Douglas School (the corner of I 9th and Coll i nqvood). Enter the dooron I 9th Street neor Colli ngvood.

WSD is hoving tnother of itr frbulo$ gcrtge $lca in Dccember. lf gour thinking of hauling offjunk to open up a l itt le space in Uour home, don't! Save it for us, ve'l l turn it into gold for theclub. l lore details lrter.

Wectern Stor goer opc of the Zoo Doncel The doncc will be held of the Recrcotion Center for thcHandicapped on November ZSrd,Craig Rove call ing. See flger for details.

Due to i nclement veather last veek-end, the dance/shop/hangout at Covbog Countrg hos beenrescheduled for futurdag, November Znd. Please meet at Anna's at l2;30 Pll vearing gourmost vestern 6pparel.

Hove o sof e and hoppu Hol loween

WSD TODAY!

NOVEMBER 4 , 1991

WSD TODAY! is a compLement to THEPubl ished Monday and WednesdayWestern Star act iv i t ies in theencouraged. Views expressed are

WESTERN STAR monthly newsletter.eveninqs, WSD TODAY addressesnear fu ture. Input is a lways

those of the author , Ron M.

ATTENTION YELLOW CLASS MEMBERS tonight you should pay your WSDmembership fees i f you would I ike to have your c lub badges ordered.otherwise you wi l l have to wai t for the next order to go in . SeeEdd ie .

Remember the pot luck/soc ia l for the Green Class & f r iends is th isSa tu rday November 2 ,1991 a t 7 :30 a t Edd ie Jo Con ley & Pau ICah i l l t s , 79 E lg i n Pa rk , 558 8467 . He re i s a chance t o mee t t henew c lass and to show o f f you r cu l i na ry ta len ts . The re i s a s ignup sheet ton ight a t the tab le.

TO WSD members who angel on Wednesdays a reminder that the c lasswi l l be meet ing th is Wednesday November 6th in the Communi ty roomof Doug las Schoo l ( t he co rne r o f 19 th and Co l l i ngwood) . En te r t hedoor on 19 th s t ree t nea r Co l l i ngwood .

WSD is hav ing another of i tsyour th ink ing of haul - ing of fhome , don r t . Save i t f o r us ,More de ta i l s l a te r .

f abu lous ga rage sa les i n December . I fj unk to open up a l i t t l e space i n you rwer l l t u rn i t i n to go ld fo r t he c lub .

Wes te rn S ta r goes ape a r tthe Recreat ion Center forRowe i s ca l l i ng .

Thanks to everyone whoAnniversary and danced in

the Zoo Dance ! The dance w i l l be he ld a tthe Hand icapped on November 23 rd , C ra ig

showed up a t t he Cowboy Coun t ry rsf ron t o f t he i r s to re .

l^ lSD TODAY!

Wednesday, November 13, t .n.n. t . ; Edi tor : Ramona Michaels

lrSD ToOAYI a coflptement to Ihe llestern Stsr, tacktes current issues, questions & ners. Publ.ished onty rhenthere are Ctub activi t ies on l , londay/tJednesday nights. Avaitabte onty at those activi t ies. Question, topics& opinions are sotici ted and encouraged. Viere expressed are those of the author/s.

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A great BIG THANK YOU to Ed Conley & Paul Cahi l l for host ing the welcone partyfor the Green Class. i t was a huge success. For those who didn' t cone -there ras ral l to wal l people, and wal l to wal l food. Everything fron turkeyto pasta to scrunptious desserts. Thanks to all who brought the food and toall who cane. Did'ja enjoy the latest production fron C&C Studios? Justthink - You Too Can Be A STAR! l le also played sonething cal led People Bingo(I th ink) - sone of us got to know each other 's nanes. There wi l l be a testtonight to see how well you renenber then. again thanks to Paul & Ed foropening up their hone to the hoards of us 'ns.

l . |e11 , Green C lass , now tha t you 've been o f f i c ia l l y we lcomed, Jou ge t down tothe rea l work ings o f WSD, wh ich is Dance - Dance and more Dance! ! You rea l1yare a FUN cl ass and you catch on to the cal 1 s very wel I . So keep up the goodwork and remember. ENJ0Y!

Comin 'Up Some Saturday a f te rnoon workshops, the f i rs t one on Nov. 23 ,from 12 - 2 PM. That same evenjng is the 200 DANCE at the Recreat ' ion Centerfo r the Hand icapped - so hav jng prac t jced ear l je r in the day you 'a l1 shou ld bera r ing (o r roar ing ) to go ! There w j l l be danc ing a t a l l l eve ls . I ' l e rea l j zei t ' s no t easy fo r some peop le to a t tend the i r f i r s t dance fo r one reason or

o- another so I wou ld l i ke to encourage you to p lease come - j t w i l l no t on ly\ \ enhance your danc ing bu t you w i l l ge t to see some o ther leve ls danc ing and\ ) aga ' in meet new peop le - above a l l i t ' s FUN! (And Green ies i t ' s ha l f p r i ce fo r

\ \ ' you - a mere $3 .00 . S ix fo r the res t o f us . )

The very nex t day , Sunday, November 24 , i s Chr is tmas Shopp ing a t the Berke leyF lea Marke t .

In December, two more Saturday l lorkshops and the FAM0US }lSD GARAGE SALE. Plusour Chr istmas Party/Gif t Exchange - mark th is date Monday, Dec. 23rd.de ta i l s to fo l low on most o f the above-ment ioned events .

Your Board of Directors met ALL DAY Sunday and we have planned an exci t ingyear for you! How's th is. l , lovies, 6ame Nights, nore Thene Nights,Fieldtr ips, l |ystery Dance, Progressive Dinners, Scavenger Hunt, Picnics, andSH1PPING! are just some of jdeas that were batted around.

FYI - A l l Pos i t ion Danc ing = APD and Danc ing By Def in i t ion = DPD.

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t HAPPY BIRTHDAY - r{'vEl'IBER BABIE'"

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WSD TODAY !Monday, Novernber 18

wSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and the viewsexpressed are solely those of the author. This issue is bv Scott.

Ready. . Our Monday nights are a good opportunity for recent Yellow '91 and plus graduates as well as for all toimprove on their square dancing skills. Tonite a big welcome to Andy Shore - we're iooking forward to your challengingand fun calling! Thanks for being with us.

Set. . . For those of you Angeling with the Green '91 folks on Wednesdays - please consider asking an individual classmember to attend this Saturday's dance. Since it will be their first dance and many may be downright scared, a personalword of encouragement could help break the ice. If you feel ambitious, you might want to organize a small traveling group

Mark. . . Your calendars tbr this Saturday's "Zoo Dance" (yes, 'Animal Motif fashion will be in vogue) at the "RecCenter for the Handicapped" (not at St Paulus!!). Craig Rowe, big time national caller will be making his calling debut.Art Bradley is the event coordinator - you can contact with any questions, or check your newslett.rlo, a flyer with attthe details.

Saturday Dec 7th: afternoon workshops, a potluck and dance "Silver Belles & Beaus" with the always popularJett Roberts. And you could get some Christmas shopping in at Old Town Sacramento. Flyers for this Cipit4-CitySquares event will be available shortly. Scott, the fbrmer car pool Poh Bah, returns to organize traveling plans for thiievent.

Saturday/Sunday Dec. l4l15: More Christmas shopping opportunities available at the WSD Garage Sale - andifyou are cleaning house for the holiclays be sure to save your treasures and not so treasured donations until then. Thanks!

Saturday Dec l4th: the El Camino Reelers (Andy's home club) celebrate their Sixth Anniversary with quitea coup - the calling of Bronc Wise! He too is making his calling debut (the big names keep rolling in!). Get tickets inadvance for a discount. Flyers available shortly.

GO. . . AND HAVE FUN!

Note to Yellow '91 members who haven't joined the club: please sign up now in order to receive your Decembermailings.

Again, our very special thanks to Michael Monzo (Event Coorrlinator) and to Ed & Paul for their gracious hospitality atthe quite fabulous Green '91 Potluck reception.

The club is pleased to announce that we now have the Rec Center for Saturday workshops. There will be approx 2 amonth - and the first one is this Saturday from 12 - Zpm. If you'd like to help with the Gieen '91 class, here's anotheropportunity.

C & C studios, who bring you the "Window To The Stars" series are pleased to announce a New year' Eve party andpremiere showing of "CrossFire 5 (Part 1)"!!! This latest installment in the now infamous square dance soap operapromises to be a blockbuster. At Scott & Johns, 3811 l6th st, SF about 8pm - we'll have flyers out soon.

Finally, the SF Diabetes Assn has a day long event this Saturday. And there will be a 'learn how to square dance'workshop from 3:30 to 4:30 featuring our own Bill Whitefield. It is at the Ramada Hotel @ 1231 Market St. If you,vegot the time and interest, Bill would appreciate your Angeling expertise. Thanks!

WSD TODAY!Monday November 25,1991 Editors: Felix and BobtfsD ToDAYI A rupplen€nc co fllE wESTERN srAR noeglatt.r for curr.nt ierucr, qucrlionr rnd ncs. Publirhad xonday lnd tf.dnr!d.y.

Ouarciona, topic! , rnd opinions rrs .ol i ,c i ted and encouragad. virrs arpral tad rra !hor. of th. luthorr.

A BIG THANK YOU - rhanks to Art Bradley and all the people that

THANK YOU - Thanks to Bi1r, scott, and Felix who came and hetpedout at the 8.F. Diabetes Aggn.rs r f learn to Square Dancer lRamada Hotel on Saturday afternoon. A good time was had

THANK YOU - Thanks to Anna Damiani for putting together the tripto the Ashby BART station for the Flea Market. Many got excellentbarg ins.

GARAGE SALE Speaking of Garage sales, The wsD carage Brle willbe Saturday and Sunday, Decenber L4 and 15. It wil l be at Felixand Bobrs on Castro Street. Save those items for that weekend.One personrs junk is another personts t reasure.

BASIC WORKSH0P - rhe next Basics workshop witl be saturday, Dec.L4, at the Eureka Val ley Rec Center f rom 12 Noon to 2 P.M.

PARTY TIME - Never to earry toChrigtmas Party and Gift ExchaDge23 , a t 7 :30 P .M . The re w i l l beand a whole lot of fun! ! ! So markIater on th is .

helped rnake the Zoo dance a(and cute) . The Green Classshould be proud!

huge success. Craig Roweis looking good! They did

was wonderfulvery well and

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start thinking of a party. The IISDwil l be held on Monday, Decenber

dancing, partying, gift exchangeyour calendars. More to come

DANCII{G saturday, December 7, brings afternoon hrorkshops, a pot-luck and the dance 'r8i lver Belles t Beausrr with the caller JettRoberts. The dance wll be held in Sacramento by the Capital CitySquares. Flyers for this event are available. Scott wil l be orga-n iz ing car pools to th is event .

DANCIIIG II saturday, Decernber L4, brings us the EI canino Reel-ersr Sktb Anniversary Dance with the call ing of Bronc Wise. Tick-ets in advance for a discount. F1yers are available.

LABTLY - On behalf of al l the members of WSD, ne would l ike to wishall of you a very trappy Thanksgivingl t t t

REMEI,IBER NEXT I^IEDNESDAY'S, DECEMBER 4, BASIC CLASSI{ILL BE AT THE D0UGLAS SCHOOL 01{ 19ru ST.

This Issue from ScottYour Car Pool Pooh Bah

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\fSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & \Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and theviews expressed are solely those of the author.

IF YOU DIDN'T PICK I.IP YOUR ''!ilESTERN STAR'' NE\TSLETTER LAST \(/'EEK, PLEASE BE SURE TODO SO TONIGHT - YOU GET THE NE\ilS FASTER AND THE CLIIB SAVES POSTAGE!

Class tonight should be a good way to work off some of those extra Thanksgiving pounds - hope you'all hada great one! - and to get warm. The frost is definitely on the pumpkin. And the holiday season is here, readyor not. Remember when you were a kid? Christmas would still seem a long way off.

SLEIGH RIDE: Afternoon workshops (at class level!), a potluck and dance "Silver Belles & Beaus" with thealways popularJett Roberts is just over the river and thru the woods. This Saturday, in Sacramento, hosted by ourfriends at CAPITAL CITY SQUARES. Vhy not make a day of it? You could get some Christmas shopping in atOld Town Sacramento, or at all those new discount houses located across from the 'Nut Tree'. Flyers for thisCapital City Squares are on the back table and in your newsletter. There is also a car pool Pooh Bah, namely

myself, here tonight and ready to assist with your travel arrangements: Please see me if you can offer rides, or ifyou need a ride.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING: Saturday/Sunday Dec. 14/15: More shopping opportunities available at the

VSD Garage Sale - and if you are cleaning house for the holidays be sure to save your treasures and not so

treasured donations until then. Thanks!

HOLIDAY DANCE: Saturday Dec 14th. The El Camino Reelers celebrate their Sixth Anniversary with

quite a coup - Bronc \ilise!, who will be making his calling debut for the Gay Community. The dance will be at

rhe "Plus" program, however there will be some class level tips. Potluck prior to the dance at Andy & Randy's -

flyers in your newsletter and in the back. Tickets in advance save you $$.

PLEASE CELEBRATE \ilTH US ON MONDAY THE 23RD: There will be a gift exchange and party for

bcth Club & Class members. See your Newsletter for details.

NEW YEARS EVE: C & C Studios, who bring you the "Vindow To The Stars" series covering \flSD

evenrs, invite you to a New Year's Eve party and premiere showing of "CrossFire 5 " This latest installment in

the now infamous square dance soap opera promises to be a blockbuster. Remember last week when we were

about raking pictures - well many of you young ingenues will be in this episode! At Scott & Johns, 3811 16th St,(at Castro) 8p* - BYOB.

IT'S NOT THE NORTH POLE, BUT: Ed Conley, Tom Tripp, Anna, Marie, Freeman and more are

headed to Vegas this week for "dancing' and Chancin"' This is the second year for what is rapidly becoming amajor narional (StraighQ event. They hope ro dance with a brand new IAGSDC member, the NEON SQUARES.

AND BIRTHDAYS TOO: The club will be celebrating allmonth - that means next week for all you December babies.

GO 49'ERS: BONO KNO\flS !

monthly B'days on the second week of each

WSD TODAY!Wednesday, December 11, 1991

\flSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & \fednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and theviews expressed are solely those of the author. This issue by Scott.

The VSD Today! Editor's schedule for first quarter 1991 is being drawn up. Assignments are made for a one week period (Monday& \flednesday nights) and the format is open to each editor: announcements of upcoming events are always timely; however, itis also an oppoftunity to express your opinions on square dance and club topics. Volunteers (and Green Class members arewelcomed as well) should contact Scott (864-6134).

HAPPY DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS TO _- HARVEY MILLS, BETTEMM, PRINS, MARK CAREY, JEFFJTIDD, CLAIRE MEISEL, TOM SHA r, AND LARRY FRITTS.

Your intrepid editor was not in Las Vegas this past weekend for the 2nd annual 'Dancin' and Chancin'" ,however, he does have a way of tapping into reliable sources. Evidently the crew of Anna, Freeman, Tom, Marie,Ed C. et al had a great time, actually WON $, hobnobbed with the Marsum's and the Sheffield's and most callers(is Freeman a 'caller groupie?) and made some bookings for WSD, raised the visibility of the IAGSDC dancing inthe front square and getting complimentary comments from callers and dancers, including some from Iowa! Theyalso got together with the newest member of the IAGSDC, the NEON SQUARES. 'Welcome back! we lookforward to hearing ALL the news.

NOT as glamorous as Vegas, but lots of fun - 2 squares plus of 'WSD'ers

travelled up to Sacramento onSaturday for a delightful 'Silver Belles and Beaus": Our car made a 'retail therapy' stop at the outlet stores acrossfrom the Nut Tree on I-80, where there are now over 95 stores. Sale prices, yes, but I didn't see any unbelievablediscounts. And there is something strange about a Royal Doulton outlet - china for only $150.00 a setting!! Thedrive through Sacramento was especially beautiful, almost Fall like, with tree lined streets filled with leaves andcrisp air.

'!fe dropped our Green Class travelers, Johann and Michael, off at the MS workshop (which we heard

later was excellent) and drove over to Old Town for some double caffe lattes and lots of laughs with Bob H. andVince. After a bountiful and yummy potluck, ten squares whirled and twirled to the always great calling of JettRoberts. The new kids, and all of us, had a great time.

SQUARELING - A - SQUARELING!! FOGGY CITY DANCER'S traditional squareling through theCastro will occur on Thursday the 19th. Meet at Live Oak School at 7:30, squareling begins at 8pm.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING: Saturday/Sunday Dec. t4/15 More shopping opportunities available at the\fSD Garage Sale.

HOLIDAY DANCE: Saturday Dec 14th. The El Camino Reelers celebrate their Sixth Anniversary withquite a coup - Bronc \(ise!, who will be making his calling debut for the Gay Community. The dance will be atthe "Plus" program, however there will be some class level tips. Potluck prior to the dance at Andy & Randy's -

flyers in your newsletter and in the back. Tickets in advance save you $$.

PLEASE CELEBRATE \7ITH US ON MONDAY THE 23RD: There will be a gift exchange and party forboth Club 6r Class members. See your Newsletter for details. Don't miss this one!

NE\U YEARS EVE: C & C Studios, who bring you the "Vindow To The Stars" series covering til7SD

events, invite you to a New Year's Eve pafty and premiere showing of "CrossFire 5 " This latest installment inthe now infamous square dance soap opera promises to be a blockbuster. Flyer in your Newsletter.

WSD TODAY!

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Because it is written and printed on the day of distribution, WSD TODAY! can contain last-minute schedulingchanges and late-breaking news which cannot be included in THE WESTERN STAR. Priorities for the limitedspace are:

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WSD TODAY!Monday tanwar! 6, 1992\fSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday &'Wednesday night activities. Input isalways solicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue by Scott.

\(/ELCOME home from the Holidays ! !

\We hope that continued Square Dancing is a part of your resolutions. . . and to help thatcome true, \WSD presents FIRE AND ICE this Saturday with Paul

'Waters, and next month

THE VOICE OF MAINE IS BACK! with Ron Libby. Both dances will be at St. Paulus andFlyers with all the details are in your January Newsletter - which is available this evening.As usual, please pick up your Newsletter and save us the extra handling and postageexpenses. Thanks!

Rumorhazit that FIRE AND ICE will feature, yes, a volcano! , a snowflake contest withprizes (you can also bring your own home made design), as well as Paul

'Waters - alwayspopular with dancer's feet and eyes!

Paul is driving up with some of the folks from L.A. on Friday. As he is anxious to seeCrossfire 5, we thought that Friday night would be good for a repeat showing of this cultfavorite. So if you missed it New Year's Eve or just want to see it again (again?!), mark ThisFriday at Bpm on your calendar. About 8p*, BYOB, at Scott and Johns - 3811 16thSt/Castro (wonh the climb).

John and I would like to personally thank all the New Year's Eve partygoers for such awonderful evening!

'We couldn't have had a parry or a premiere without you! And for your

generosity - the munchies and drinks poured in all evening - but surprisingly there was littleleft the next morning - except for a few hangovers.

PLUS! YES! \WSD's Plus class is coming. The Board will be settling on the date attomorrow night's meeting - but you can look for a date in February.

Also in February is the L.A Fly-In; or Drive-In as several of us plan to motor down tothe land of LaLa. Think about it - a nice mini vacation over Presidents Day weekend. Andthey can provide for housing to make for a relatively inexpensive getaway.

The Rec Center will be closed this weekend, so the Saturday workshop has been movedto Anna's at 132 Hartford $\oon to 2PM).

Our deepest sympathies to the friends and family of Bubbles (Mark) Savino, a friend ofWSD, who passed away New Year's Eve and to the many square dancers in the Bay Areaand around the country who knew Jrrry Hove of Foggy City Dancers. Jerry passed awayon New Year's Day and a memorial service is planned for SaturdayJanuary 11. Anna hasthe information regarding location and time.

Let's Dance!

I|SD TODAY!

Wednesday January 15, 7992

WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday andWednesday night activit ies. fnput is always solicited and theviews are solely those of the author. This issue is by Tom T.

Saturday nightts FIRE AND ICE dance with Paul Waters was arousing success and aII of us who attended had a great t irne.Remember that your dancing wil i- improve the more you do it (notunlj-ke many things) so be sure to rnake an effort to attend thesespecia l events. I was par t icu lar ly p leased to see so many happyfaces f rom the GREEN r91 CLASS in at tendance.

A special thanks to Scott and John who once again graciouslyopened the i r lovely home for another v iewing of Crossf i re 5 lastF r iday n igh t . Pau l d id no t a r r i ve by 9 :1 -5 , bu t we '11 excuseher /h i rn th is t i rne.

MoNEy. . . lIOlltY. . . llOIfEI. .. llOItEY. .

I t is neither the intent nor the desire of Western Star toconstant ly badger i t ts c lub or c lass nembers for money, however ,the responsib i l i ty o f runningr a dance/soc ia l c lub d ic tates thatf rom t ime to t ime i t is necessary to co l lect funds for operat ingexpenses. Thatrs why we l ike to te l l people up f ront whenexpenses wil l be coming upr so that they can plan and save forthem. There are two expenses coming up, of which you should beaware :

Around the beginning of February you wil l be completing yourBasics sguare dance instruction and wil l then be ready toproceed with the Mainstrearn program. The cost of the M/Sprogram wi l - l be $45.00 payable at the beginning of theinstruction. For anyone for whorn this may create afinancial hardship, arrangements can be made for payments.

March 13, L4 & l -5 Wester Star Dancers wi l l be host ing ourTEN YEAR anniversary Fly-In. Fortunately, most of you wil lnot have to fIy in unless you choose to do it under your ownpower or unless you have a special broom. We plan to haveseveral hundred people in attendance at this event whichwil l include a formal dinner, buffet brunch and two veryspecial and excit ing nationally known callers. The eventwil l be held at a Location which the club must rent, and thecost for an entire weekend of fun, fel lowship, food anddancing is only $60.00 if you have your registration in byJanuary 20. Af ter that , the pr ice goes up. This wi l l beone of the largest part ies that Western Star has ever held,and I rm su re you r l l a l l wan t t o a t tend .

NEXT WORKSHOP: Sat. Jan. 25 from Noon to 2PM at the Rec CenterWSD Fundraiser for Aids Education Pasta Feed/Elephant Walk Jan 30

WSD TODAY!!!

W e d n e s d a v J a n u a r v 2 2 . 7 9 9 2W S D T O D A Y ! i s p u b l i s h e d a n d m a d e a v a i l a b l e o n M o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a yeven ings to keep Western Star members up- to -da te on cur ren ta c t i v i t i e s o f t h e c l u b . I n p u t i s a l - w a y s w e l c o m e a n d t h e v i e w s a r es o t e l y t h o s e o f t h e

10th ANNTVERSARY FLY-IN FAST APPROACI{ING! Arthoush its e e m s l - i k e w e j u s t g o t t h r o u g h w i t h t h e N e w Y e a r ' s h o l i d a y ,M a r c h 1 3 , L 4 & 1 5 i s n o t t h a t f a r a w a y . T h e r e g i s t r a t i o n s f o r t h i sWSD ex t ravagance a re beg inn ing to pou r i n . 8 9 p e o p l e h a v ereg i s te red as o f yes te rday ' s ma i l . I do wan t t o c lea r up an e r ro rtha t appeared i n l as t week ' s WSD Today ! conce rn ing the cos t o f t hef l y - i n f o r c lass mernbers . The F Iy - In Weekend package fo r any c lassmember i s $50 .00 no t $60 .0O as s ta ted p rev ious l y and does no t go upon a ce r ta in da te as the genera l reg i s t ra t i on d id on January 2 I( f r o rn $60 .00 t o $80 .00 ) . A ren ' t you l ucky l? l Th i s p r i ce i nc l udesthe banque t Sa tu rday even ing , b runch Sunday morn ing and admiss ionto danc ing F r iday and Sa tu rday even ings and Sunday a f te rnoon l i no t h e r w o r d s , d l I t h e a c t l v i t i e s o f t h e w e e k e n d . T h i s e v e n tp r o m i s e s t o b e o n e o f t h e m a j o r g a y s q u a r e d a n c e e v e n t s o f t h ey e a r , S o m a k e y o u r p l a n s n o w t o b e p a r t o f t h e f u n .

SATURDAY REVIEW WORKSIIOPS -- WHY? Arthoush they do takeano the r po r t i on o f you r t ime , t he rev iew workshops can be ve ryhe1p fu l . f f you r b ra i n wasn ' t f unc t i on ing a t 100U on a c l assn igh t , you j us t d i dn / t qu i t e unde rs tand t he exp lana t i on o f apa r t i cu la r ca l l (wh ich I know cou ldn ' t be the case , s ince Ron andI expJ -a in eve ry th ing so -o -o -o wonder fu l l y ) o r any number o f o the rreasons, the Saturday workshops g ive you the oppor tuni ty toconcen t ra te on pa r t i cu la r p rob le rns and /o r ques t i ons you may have .I t ' s a lmos t I i ke hav ing you r own p r i va te tu to r i ns tead o f be ing oneo f t he masses . You 'd be su rp r i sed how much jus t one two-hoursess ion can c lea r up fo r you . I f you do have ques t i ons o r j us twan t t o ge t i n some ex t ra dance t ime to so l i d i f y wha t you ' velea rned , t he re w i l L be ano the r wo rkshop t h i s Sa tu rday , Janua ry 25 ,a t 1 2 : 0 0 n o o n h e r e a t t h e R e c C e n t e r .there !

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MAKE PLANS NOW! -- RON I,IBI}Y - FI]BRUARY 5 - ST. PAIILUS

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WSD TODAY!

MONDAY FEBRUARY 3, T992

WSD TODAY! i s pub l i shed and made ava i l ab le f o r ou r Monday & Wednesday n igh t ac t i v i t i es .I npu t i s a lways so l i c i t ed and the v iews exp ressed a re so le l y t hose o f t he au tho r . Thei ssue i s by Gary and Jesse .

RON LIBBY DANCE

WEDNESDAY night , Ron L ibby f rom Maine wi l l be cal l ing at our February dance. I tw i l l be a t S t . Pau lus Chu rch , co rne r o f Gough and Eddy . The dance s ta r t s a t 7 :00PMand w i l l conc lude a t 9 :30 . Ron w i l l ca l l Bas i c Ma ins t ream and P1us . P leaseb r i ng munch ies t o sha re . Admiss ion fo r t h i s dance i s $6 .00 fo r eve ryone .

W A R N I N G ! ! ! * * The veh i cu la r t r a f f i c down Gough S t ree t i s a v i r t ua l speedway

" f dea th ! PLEASE. . . be ca re fu l c ross ing Gough S t ree t and when en te r i ng and l eav ing

ca rs t ha t a re pa rked on the s t ree t .-o0o -

SPAGHETTI FEEI)

Anyone who missed the fund ra iser at The Elephant Walk on Thursday n ight real lym issed a g rea t mea l ; a good t ime was had by a l l . The ga r l i c b read was s imp lyto d ie f o r . I gno re t hose nas ty rumors we were coun t i ng how many t imes eve ryonewen t t h rough the food 1 ine . Hones t , we d idn r t , and no one wen t t h rough more thano n c e b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e i n t e g r i t y . . . a n d w e h a d a s n i p e r o n t h e r o o f ! ! ! A s p e c i a lthanks to Anna, Tom, Glenn and Freeman for a l l o f the work done to make thee v e n t a s u c c e s s

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VESTS

Ron Bozeman w i l l be t ak ing measu remen ts t on igh t and wednesd ray - , Ab - . . t ak ing measu re -m e n t s f o r v e s t s , t h a t i s ! ! ! T h e y a r e $ 3 5 . 0 0 w i t h a $ I 5 . 0 0 ; ' Y f f - , t r 6 t t h e m e a s u r e m e n t s ,t h e v e s t s , s i l l y ! R o n , J e f f , a n d E d Z i e g l e r a r e i n c h a r g 6 o f t h e v e s t m a k i n gm a r a t h o n . S e e t h e m a b o u t w o r k i n g o n t h i s p r o j e c t S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y 9 , 1 9 9 2 .

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T h e r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r m s a r e c o m i n g i n f o r t h e F l y l n . P l e a s e r e m e m b e r t o f i l l o u tt h e h o u s i n g p r o v i d e r s f o r m i f y o u c a n p r o v i d e h o u s i n g f o r o u r o u t o f t o w n g u e s t s .I t w o u l d b e g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d i f t h i s f o r m i s t u r n e d i n w i t h t h e F l y I n

R e g i s t r a t i o n .

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M e m b e r s h i p d u e s f o r 1 9 9 2 a r e n o w d u e . T h e f e e i s o n l y $ 3 0 . 0 0 , a n d i s a r e a l

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I t n o w l o o k s l i k e t h e P l u s C l a s s w i l l - s t a r t h e r e a t E V R C o n M a r c h 2 , 1 9 9 2 . T h ecos t w i l l au $ad .00 fo r dance rs who have comp le ted l " l a i ns t ream Ins t ruc t i on .

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WSD TODAY!Wednesday, February 12, 1992 Editors: Felix and BobWSD T\ 'DAYl A supplehent

Q u e € L i o n s , L o p i c a . a n dLO THE I {E9TERN STAR NEW9ICLLET fOT CUTTENL

op in ionB are so l i c i ted and encouraged. v iews

l s s u e s . q l u 6 s l l o n s a n d n e w g ,

expregsed are those o f the

Publ ished uondry and wednesday.a u L h o r s -

A BIG THANK YOU - rhanks to Ramona Michaels, Michaer Monzo,Fel ix Forn ino, Bob Lesl ie , David Baker , Richard Copeland and a l lwho helped out to nake last Wednesday Nightrs dance a huge success.The Voice from Maine, Ron Libby, was extremely challenging (par-t icu lar ly some of the ca l ls he made f rom some weird pos i t ions) . TheGreen Class, despi te a l l the new ca1ls he throw at them, d id anexcellent job. They should be proud of they way they danced!

M0RE THANK Y0U'S - rhanks to Ronard. Bozeman, David Draper,Sharon, John, Jef f , Phi I , Todd and a l l those who showed up to helpmake vests on Sunday.

PARTY TIME - wDS' !s Tenth Anniversary Par ty and Fry-rn wi l l beMarch L3 , 14 , 15, L992. There is s t i l - l t i rne to put in a resevat ionto dance and to host an out of town person corning in for the dance.Fo r f u I I members the cos t i s $80 .00 , f o r New Dancers $50 .00 , andfo r non -danc ing pa r tne rs and f r i ends $5o .00 .

DANCING saturday, February 22, brings afternoon workshops andthe dance ca l led r rA Fantasy in Februaryt 'w i th the ca l ler Joe Kula.The dance wl l be held in Sacramento by the Capi ta l Ci ty Squares.F lyers for th is event are avai lab le. Micheal Borden wi l l beo rgan iz ing ca r poo ls to th i s even t . Ca l I M ichea l a t 62L -O778 (home)o r 393 -9855 (wo rk ) .

PLUS CLASS - The PIus c lass wi l l begin on March 2, res2 at theEureka Va11ey Rec rea t i on Cen te r . The cos t w i l ] be $45 .00 fo rdancers who have conpleted Mainstream.

Remember that next week, February L7, Pres identrs Day, the centerwi ] " l be c losed and we wi l l be dark.

LASTLY - On behal f o f a l l the members of WSD, we wouLd l ike to wisha l l o f you a ve ry Uappy Va len t i ne rs Day l l l l

REMEMBER NEXT WEDilESDAY'S, FEBRUARY 19, BASIC CLASSWILL BE AT THE DOUGLAS SCHOOL 0N L9rn ST:

tt 'sD TODAY !Wednesdag, f larch 4, \992 Editors: Jef f Judd & Phi' l Schreur

VSD Todagl, r oomphmrnt to The \t'rstrrn Slar, trckles currrni ilfues, qurstions rnd nevs.Published onlg vhen there are Club rctivities orr Mondag l\{ednesdag , it is availab'le onlg at therctivitirc Qurstionr, topics rnd opinions rrr colicittd rnd cncourrged. Virvs rxprlstad rru thosr ofthe authors.

Hark, I hear running wster ls i t a brook? No i ts b igger , more l ike astreBrn N0 bigger, l ike a mainstream. S0 mark f larch lBth on gourc6lenders, that 's when the st ream wi l l be r0 l l ing in Bet re6dU for gournext b ig batch of ca l ls The c l6ss fee is $45 00

I ts s t i l l not too le te to s ign up f0r the WSD Flg- ln ce lebr6t ion SquareThru to the Tenth! Fest iv i t ies beg' in next week Fr idag and c0nt inuethru Sundag. For those 0f U0u wl ' ro heven' t registered get , the cost is n0w$80. This is 0ne celebrat i0n n0t to be missed s0 get gour regis t rat ion inth ls week at the la test

Now here thts , the new c iub polo shi r ts are being pr in ted anr l wi l l beavai lab le next week Ca11 David Baker to reserve u0urs now (225-0690)

I ts bsaacl<. Apr i l 3 wi l l see the long Ewai ted return of Dance Ranchl Andnot Just ang Dance Ranch but the new and improved Donce Ranchf eatur ing two steppping, countru 6nd western, and l ine dsncing Theplace: EVRC;the t ime 7:30 Pl1 ; the pnce: $5, see Uou there

As o last gent le reminder, regis t rat ion f orms sre avai lab le f orDiamonds in the Desert The 9th IAGSDC convent ion wi l l take p lace inAlbuquerque 0n Julg 3-5 Regist rat ion is $95 unt i l June I

*WSD TODAY! *Wednesday, March 11 , 1992 - Ed i to r : Ramona Michae ls

**********USD TODAY! a conptement to The Uestern Star, tackles current issues, questions & neus. Pubtished onty rhenthere are Ctub ac t iv i t ies on l , londay / l lednesday n igh ts . Ava i tab te on ty a t those ac t iv i t ies . Quest ion , top ics& opinions are sotici ted and encouraged. Viet. ls€xpres".T_"f i those of the author-

EXCITEI,IEIIT IS I,IOUffTING - OUR FLY-IN IS UPON US - LOT'S OF DATICIN' (3NIGHTS, FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY) - L0T'S 0F FUN - pLEffrY T0 D0 - pLEt{Ty T0 SEE- DON'T I,ISS THIS CHAT,ICE TO CELEBRATE OUR LOTH A//INIVERSARY TOGEIHER!! NEVERTOO LATE TO REGISTER, $BO FOR THE COITPLETE }IEEKEND. IF YOU COI,IE JUST TO THEDAI'ICE, C05f IS t15 PER DAIICE. STARTING TIIIES: FRIDAY - 7:30 Pl,l; SATURDAY -7:00 Pil AI'ID SUNDAY 2:00 Ptl. DIIINER Olf SATURDAY IS t30 AIID BRUNCH 0N SUNDAY$22. Check for t ine on the latter.

POLO SHIRTS AVAILABLE FROI'I DAVID BAKER. COMES IN BOTH PINKL0G0 0N SIDE 0F SHIRT. Cost i s $20 - ca l l Dav id to reserve .phone number i s 255-0690. Dav id w i l l be se l l ing the sh i r ts

AND BLACK I.IITH }ISDDav id 's cor rec t

a t the F ly - in .

Congratulat ions Greenfes - you have conpleted your Basic c lass and are soon toenter the world of l, lAINSTREAll. Reserye l|arch 18th on your calendars and getyour brafn into Mainstrean gear. I pronise you wi l l enjoy th is c lass anddon't forget "D0N'T ST0P - D1N'T SL0tl D0llt l". Cost of the Majnstream Class is$45 .

After our Fly- ' in th ink DANCE RANCH, DANCE RANCH, DANCE RANCE. We wi l l resumeth is fun - f i l l ed F r iday n igh t ac t i v i t y Apr i l 3 rd . You name i t - two-s tep ,l i ne danc ' ing , coun t ry & wes te rn - we ' l l do i t ! ! Te l l you f r iends , ne ighbors ,lovers , and even those you don ' t love about i t - the more the mer r ie r ! ! DANCERANCH wi l l be he ld a t the Eureka Va l ley Recreat ion Center Fr iday , Apr i l 3 ,7 :30 PM. You can en joy a l ' l th is fo r a mere $3 .00 .

FORI,IS AVAILABLE FOR DIAI,,ONDS INPLACE IN ALBUQUERQUE JULY 3-5.SQUAREilATES 0N THE TRAIil T0 THE

THE DESERT. THIS gTH IAGSDC CONVEffTION TAKESREGISTRATION IS $95 'TIL JUNE 1ST. JOIN YOURDESERT. * * *

@ HAPPY BIRTHDAY @TO THOSE BORN II{ I'IARCH

# Wsp ropnY !T Friday, March 13, 1992

WSD Today! contains late breaking news, calendar information and current issues and is published for WSD'sMonday and Wednesday night activities. Editorship rotates thru our club membership. We're happy to continuethis small tradition at our Fly-In Celebration with special issues tonight, Saurrday and Sunday. Please see thisweekend's editor, Scott Carey, if you have anything you would like to see included.

Dear Fr iends,

Welcome each of you to Western Star Dancers' Tenth birthday party! l t 'swonderful that al l of you have come to help us celebrate the completion of tenyears together as a club. What better way to celebrate that by getting togetherto do what we love to do - square dance to fantastic callers. This is also anopportunity to visit with some of those great fr iends we have made over theyears and to make new ones. We've planned a weekend f i l led with dancing(with Mike DeSisto and Paul Marcum) and several other surprises. As guests ofWestern Star, I hope that each of you has a wonderful t ime while you are here.Should you have any questions during the weekend, look for a someonewear ing a PINK r ibbon (or any Western Star member) . They wi l l be able todirect you.

My love to each of you and l ' l l see you on the dance f loor. Don't Stop, Don'tSlow Down. Love and Yellowrocks!

Anna Damiani, Administrator

P.S. l f you are looking for more th ings to do dur ing your v is i t , check out the NamesProject Ouilt at the San Francisco Fashion Center.

Ten years ago this month, Western Star Dancers was founded by ScottCarey, Ron Douglass, Dennis Ficken, Roger Perry, Agnes Smith and threephantoms. Disi l lusioned with the disco-or iented, singing-cal ls-only approachthat prevai led in San Francisco Gay square dance during the'Urban Cowboy'craze, they decided it was time for a local club to check out such rumoredphenomena as "Hash", "Al l -Posit ion Dancing" and "Cal ler lab". Fortunately, thethree phantoms weren't needed for long. Less than a year later, Western Starhas graduated two classes and was well into its third one, had set up a boardof directors annually elected by the general membership, and had participated indiscussions with gay clubs from Miami, Denver, Sacramento and Seattle whichwould lead to the formation of the | .A.G.S.D.C. in 1984.Gay square dancingwas entering a period of phenomenal growth, and Western Star Dancers wouldplay an important role. . . by Russ King (continued on Saturday)

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One of the most magical parts of Square Dancingthri l led to have so many of our fr iends from otherhere for our Celebrat ion. Thanks for jo in ing us!

is the camaraderie! We'reclubs and around the country

Earl Adams

Randy Clarke

Glenn Adamski

Tammy Coddington

Loren Almedia

Pete Combs

John Arnold

Dan Craig

John Ashley

Dana Cromie

Jeff Barlow

Brent Cutler

Nan Bawden

Lindsay Davis

Bob Becking

Jack Dodds

Victor Buck

Lee Erickson

Dick Burdon

Michael Ferguson

Roger Burton

Michael Foft

Wil l iam Chickering

George Fox

Ric Gonzalez

Bob Stahmer

James Graham

Mike Staples

Paul ine Gui l lermo

Ralph Starr

Naida Hindert

Doug Stimson

Dean Hoffman

Robert Taylor

Kris Jensen

Gene Tebbe

Brad Jones

Joe Tuitama

Harland Jylha

Tinseltown

El Camino Reelers

Capital City

Capital City

El Camino Reelers

Capital City

Copper City

Finest City

SATB

SATB

Capital City

Capital City

SATB

Times Squares

Tinseltown

Tinseltown

El Camino Reelers

Chi-Town

Rosetown

Capital City

Chi-Town

Capital City

Times Squares

Capital City

The Wilde Bunch

Capital City

El Camino Reelers

The Wilde Bunch

The Wilde Bunch

Gaslight Squares

Finest City

SATB

Finest City

Sequoia Ocean

The Wilde Bunch

Foggy City

Foggy City

Tinseltown

Alamo City

Christine Tutte

Ken Kalstein

Bill Tyler

Art Katz

David Vanderberg

Larry Kellogg

Ken Vannice

Michael Landon

Dameon Walker

Rich LeBlanc

Robert Weilbacher

Bill McCrory

Sonny Werhan

Don McOueen

Larry White

James Mead

Terrence Wilder

Greg Meade

Roy Wyman

Dennis Moore

Drew Morr ison

Mary Ann Murphy

Kim Nagele

Doris Nixon

John Oshin

Warren Owen

James Ozanich

Rick Peterson

Lyn Platten

Skip Rognlien

Larry Rose

Bob Rosenthal

Adam Scott

Dan Sherman

Dan Shoap

Andy Shore

Sue Siegfried

Mark Small

Frederic Smith

SATB

Foggy City

Capital City

Prime B's

Foggy City

Capital City

Tinseltown

Times Squares

Capital City

Foggy City

Gaslpht Squares

Capital City

Foggy City

SATB

Foggy City

SATB

The Wilde Bunch

Tinseltown

Foggy City

Capital City

SATB

Sequoia Ocean

Tinseltown

Times Squares

Rosetown

El Camino Reelers

Capital City

SATB

Sequoia Ocean

Times Squares

Tinseltown

Times Squares

Chi-Town

Foggy City

Foggy City

El Camino Reelers

PACE

Foggy City

Capital City

WsD rooaT !Sunday, Marcb 15, 1992

WSD Today! contains late breaking news, calendar information and current issues and is published for WSD'sMonday and Wednesday night activities. Editorship rotates thru our club membership. We're happy to continue thissmall tradition at our Fly-In Celebration with special issues Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Our editor for thesespecial editions was Scott Carey.

In the ten years of \Western Star Dancers' existence, a lot has changed: the 'IJrban

Cowboy'craze that helped get gay square dancing started is a distant memory, and hundreds ofdancers have come and gone. But the principles that the club was founded on are still intact, andhave served us well. Thanks to a Callerlab based teaching program and an emphasis on socialoutreach beyond the club itself, we can now connect with dozens of gay clubs in the United Statesand Canada (also thanks to Freeman Stamper's "Gay Travel Guide" !). \[e can also connect with themany straight dancers and callers from the Bay area and around the country, helping to reducemisconceptions and prejudice on both sides of the fence. The growth and development of

'Western

Star Dancers and that of gay square dancing in general have been closely entwined for the last tenyears, as we aii give each other support and encouragement through good times and bad. May thenext ten years be even better ! by Russ King

(Congrads Russell for your life time member award - well deserved!)

Vhat becomes a legend most? Saturday night at Square Thru to the Tenth!

As dancers and visitors toured the City during the day, behind the scenes at the Russiancenter there was organized chaos. Cars and pickups were delivering everything from cases of orangejuice to a TV and VCR. Caterers were scurrying and the decorating committee'was making magic.As the dancers began arrived at 4 they were greeted by an elegant Ballroom of the Stars filled witharoma of delicious food. A very memorable evening was about to begin.

Everyone kicked in that extra spirit and at many times during the evening you could almostcut the energy with a knife - from the hat check people with their fun pink signs, to Terry \7ilderand 'Diamonds in the Desert' T-shirts, the C6cC studios videos, the wonderful singing telegramsurprise from Foggy City Dancers, the fantastic anniversary banner from our dear sisters 'Squares

Across the Border", the gorgeous and delicious food (and caterers!) and the equally gorgeous anddelicious cake made by VSD's Michael Markic, the 50/50 prizes and the incredible generosity of allthat put almost $1,000 in the pot, to all the newer dancers and the old timers and of course thecallers, Mike and Paul - all made this truly a "Celebration" Our heanfelt Thanks to ALL!

'We'd like to recognize all the additional people who participated in the Fly-In on just Friday

or Saturday night or for today's activities - we wish we could list all of your names! Thanks forcoming!! There ^re a few names however that we would like to add:

David DossFelix ForninoJeff Hamilton

Van HorricksGlen LevineEl Pires

Cornell TrouwGeorge VoightRuth Zasloff

Wsn ronrY !Saturday, Marcb 14, 19:92

\[rSD Todayl ssffains late bre"ki''g news, calendar information and current issues and is publisbed forVSD's Monday and Vednes&y nftht activities. Editorship rotates thru our club membership. Ve're hrppyto continue this smdl tradition aJ our Fly-In Crlebration with special issues Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Please see this weekend's editor, Scott Carey, if you have anythi''g you would like to see included.

'.When...Wb,Stbfn,.Star....Da' - -,,,Wa$.,:,fb..unded...tgn

V€ars',,b'g.O;..',it,..w4S:.,lnot,lthe firCt QaV,.,$qtarb '

,dancb:,club'''in'San Francisco. lt was,'however; the tiist foial Olub to,usC,,the.,Catlertabprogram, Which gives all contemporary sguare dancers using, it a common lahguage,,,,Wittl ,.,,this,,Cbmmon,,,languaQe;:,,Western,,Star,Dahce,is,,,was:,able,,to,,:bru.i:ld i.biidges with other gay .

'1984, With this common fanguage, we have built bridges with the callers:..'aoa daneers..ot.:.the..,stiaight,..Squ'aie,,OanC6,Cbm.mUhitt,iWhen.,,theiii3i,d'ann,Uat,,l,iA.,G,.,S;p.C. Contentiohwas held in San franCiCco in J 986,, it was the first ,one to incfude, large::: sd61,tpaniiipiiion bya tne local straigni ciuers:association, almost alt:of :wtlom,.trao,,iad their.first experience calling for a gay group at Western Star. And,it nrrasiin,'1986 that.Weste-rn,'Star ,membbr Bob Bellville oecamb ihe first bpenlv gav member:aCceptbc, ,1hio ,ineNor thernCa| i fo rn iaCal |ersAssoc ia t ion . . .byRussKing(Cont .dSundaV) ' ' ' ' ' .

SQUARE THRU TO THE TENTH opened last night to the enjoyment of over 20squares whirling and rwirling to the calling of one of the rwo best callers in the world- Mike DeSisto. Tonight we keep those (spirits, and feet!) flying high with theaddition of the other of the rwo best callers in the world - Paul Marcum (who calledfor the very first IAGSDC Convention in Seattle 198a). But without YOU this greatcelebration would not be happening - THANKS for coming and for bringing yourmarvelous energy! Let's Partyt

Ve hope our out of town visitors bear with us with the rain - it is not the bestweather for touring around SF, but we are now in our 6th year of drought (includingwater rationing) and this rain is very very welcomed..

C6.C Studios will have a potpourri of 'Square Dance' videos showing throughout theevening.

'!fle hope you will enjoy. . . and please come by'and let us take your video

portrait for our "Square thru to the Tenth video" Thanks!

'We're honored to have Skip Rognlien, Chairperson of the IAGSDC, here for the Fly-

In. Be sure to see him if you have any questions about the IAGSDC and be sure tocheck out the Association display he is putting together - do you have any pictures tocontribute?

Are you registered? Join a thousand and more Gay Square Dancers for this year'Convention "DIAMONDS IN THE DESERT" Albuquerque July 4th weekend.will be a ball!

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Reunion Promenade, Tonight the ctub witt give a specialpresentation of its current and former club and class members. WSD isproud of the over l OOO people who have participated in ten years of the

Club's act ivi t ies. l f you wi l l be part ic ipat ing in the Reunion Promenade,

when requested to do so, please move quickly to the social hal l . Someone

wil l be there to give you the simple instruct ions you wi l l need to share in the

excitement.

Congratulations to all the Western Star Dancers on their Tenth Anniversaryl

Here are the WSD'ers registered for the Fly- ln, your 'hosts' for the

weekend:

Robert AdelmanJesse AlverezChris AndersonDavid BakerMichael BordenArthur BradleyPeter BrayDonald BreerVince BuckleyBud Bud longPaul Cahi l lPablo Candelarr iaScott CareyNick CarlsonLee Chand lerJohn ConleyEd ConleyRichard CopelandAnna DamianiPeter DiGiul ioDavid DraperLeon DuBoisTom DurhamDavid ElkinsGary GrayDon GrecoRobert Green

Piers Greenhi l lAlan Hal lRay Hamil tonBob HassKathy HealyKeith HendersonRon HirschClark HusemannRon JablonskiJeff JuddLarry KelleherRuss KingBob LeslieSteve LeibhartHarold Litt leTony LoncichMarc MachadoJohn MarkertMichael MarkicRon MaskerArt McDermottMichael MeehanRamona MichaelsHarvey Mi l lsMarie MohrMichael MonzoJohn Moore

Rod Morrel lBi l l MussmanMel inda NapierJoe NesciRod OdgerC&H OhanaGreg OsmondJohn PulkowskiMax RobbEl l iot SchneckPhi l ip SchreurRichard Simonel l iEddie SmithDon SmithRichard SmithJoe SobesiakJohann StahlFreeman StamperMichael StokesMichael ThompsonSharon TracyThad TrelaTom TrippTodd TryonDennis TurnerCurt Vant inePatty White

WSD Today!

Week of March 16, L992

WSD Today! is rnade available for Monday and Wednesday nightact iv i t ies (and F1y- Ins) . Input is a lways welcome. Viewsexpressed are those of the author. This issue is by Todd.

WOW! Congratulations and Happy Tenth Anniversary to WesternStar Dancers! What a spectacular weekend. I think theTenth Anniversary Fly-In rrsguare Thru to the Tenth! rr was abig success! The hall was irnpressive and seemed to be justthe right size, the decorations hrere beautiful, the cake wasgorgeous, the food was good, the snacks on Friday weredelicious, the history and video displays were great, PauIand Mike were the best ever, the Parade of Stars was grand,aII the workers were outstanding, but most of aII thedancers had FtlN! I think everyone had a very memorableweekend. The energy level was very high and the wholeatmosphere v/as very posit ive and fr iendly.

I would l ike to individually thank everyone involved, but Idon ' t have the space (nor the mernory! ) So, just THANKS!And thank you to those who came from near and far tocelebrate wi th us.

I would l ike to welcome the Green Class to your f irst niqhtof Mainst ream c lass th is week. I th ink you 'J . I f indMainst ream chal lenging and fun. I f you f ind a ca l ld i f f icu l t a t f i rs t , just keep at i t , i t w i l l come! Angelsare there to helpr so ask i f you need help. Good luck, andrernember, keep smil ing and have fun!

I always f ind workshops to be extrenely helpful. They giveme a chance to get extra help with cal ls I f indrrchallenging", and to get some extra practice . Stay tunedfor dates and t imes.

Dance Ranch makes its rrre-debutn on Friday, Apri l 3 at7:O0pn here at Eureka VaI Iey Recreat ion Center . Cost is$f .OO. Come on down and learn some other k inds of countrydancing l ike l ine dances, two-step, e tc .

Some other events to plan for:

- Capi ta l Ci ty Squares ret reat a t F i fes in Guernevi l le 4/24-4 /26 .- Banner Dance wi th Er ic Hener lau 5/9.- Pre-Parade Dance 6/27.- Diarnonds in the Desert, 9th Annual IAGSDC Convention inAlbuguergue 7/3-7/5.

WSD TODAY !V(ednesdoy April 8, 1992\fSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is alwayssolicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue by Scott.

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We're adding 50/50 to our classes for a l i t t le fun andfund (raising). Would-be Barkers are sol icited- please see Anna!

Spr ing is in the a i r and Summer is around the corner . .. and that means Albuquerque '92 gets c loser fe l lowdesert rats! We've gotten a few inquir ies about roomsto share and such; start ing next week we'l l try tocoord inate th is , meant ime. . .

Bob Haas (Yellow Class) is looking for a traveling companion(s) eager to explore the wild wilde west of NewMexico and Utah after the Albuquerque Convention. Thelma, Louise ? are your reading this? Please give Bob acal l asap at 641-5666 (eves before 9pm)

and more travel news (Spring lS in the air): Welcome back to Tom Tripp who is returning from a weeklongRSVP cruise (rough, huh) and Bon Voyage to Ell iot who has left for Riga, Latvia and then on to Moscow. Ell iotwi l l there for a month doing AIDS re l ie f work - we' l l be anxious to hear h is s tor ies on h is re turn.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN. . .The WSD TODAY! edi tor 's schedule is be ing puttogether for the next quarter; Please see Scott (864-6134) i f you are interested in a one week assignment. Weneed to hear f rom some new voices! Green Class?!

WORKSHOPS THIS SATURDAY: Noon to 1 :3OPM PLUS. 1 :30 to 3 :00PM MAINSTREAM

Let 's Dance: This Saturday n ight , a t Douglass School wi th GARY KENDALL, 7:30 to 1O:30 7/bucks,sponsored by Foggy City Dancers. We can't guarantee you'l l know all the calls -so go for the challenge and experience, but pass if you don't want to r isk frustration:more ton ight on th is issue dur ing STAR MOMENTS.

And Dance: Fr iday Apr i l 24th at 455 Fai roaks (Holy lnnocents Episcopal Church) wi th RON MASKER, 7:30 to9:30 S/bucks.

And Dance: Welcome Spring at the Capital City Squares Retreat @ tfre Russian River - start ing Friday Apri l24th.

Gay Pr ide Parade: Patr ick Coleman of Foggy Ci ty Dancers needs your help for the jo in t IAGSDC paradecont ingency - p lease contact h im at 563-7161 (phone number cour tesy of Bradley Bel l ! ) .

Our Thanks to the Committee heads, Jeff, Art, Felix, and Ron J., for a successful return of DANCE RANCH thispast Friday. 40 dancers two stepped and l ine danced to the excellent instruction of Don Greco and al l had agood t ime - bring your fr iends next month (f irst FRIDAY) - remember no previous dance experience or partner isnecessary.

BUNNIES AND BONNETS: WSD Easter Sunday Picn ic r ight here in the Ci ty ! At Corona Heights Park, MuseumWay & Roosevelt.

And last but not least: Freeman hosts a video party fund raiser at his home THIS Friday night at 8PM: Thetheme is HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS (Hannibal Lechter s ings "Food, Glor ious Food" f rom Ol iver?) and i ts on ly 3bucks a pop. BYOB at 8pm and spend a p leasant Fr iday evening.

* HAPPY BIRTHD, '-l-

*.1 ALL You APRI: \MA BABTES!! *BABIES!!

WSD IODAY !llonday, April 13, 1992

Thanks to Foggy City for throwing a wonderful Saturday night Hoedown!

We're adding 50/50 to our classes for a little fun and fund (raising). Would-be Barkers aresolicited - please see Anna!

Celebrate Easter this Sunday at an Easter Egg Hunt & Picnic; at Corona Heights Park,Museum Way & Roosevelt - picnic starts at 11AM and the hunt is on around 1PM (bring thoseeggs!) .

This year's membership directory is available this evening - please pick your copy up and helpsave the postage. Thanks! Freeman for all your hard work the past nine years. And Thanks!go to Bill Mussman as well - Bill is now taking over the'Database Czarinaship'.

Also taking on new responsibilities is Johann Stahl of the Green Class. Johann is our new'Quarterly Selections' editor. Johann has extensive editorial experience and we look fonrvard tothe new life he will bring to this publication. I'm sure he will appreciate any articles or ideasyou might have.

Other names in the news: Joe Nesci will be the event coordinator for the May 9th Pre-ParadeDance featuring Andy Shore.

There was a square plus for both the Mainstream and Plus workshops this past Saturday . . .but we like to have some additional Angel support. Particularly for the next workshops on April25th- both Anna and Freeman will be moving that day (and other will be helping) so we couldbe on the short end. Thanks!

Bob Haas (Yellow Class) is looking for a traveling companion(s) eager to explore the wildwilde west of New Mexico and Utah after the Albuquerque Convention. Thelma, Louise ? areyour reading this? Please give Bob a call ASAP at 641-5666 (eves before 9pm)

WSD TODAY's editor schedule is being put together for the next quarter; Please see Scott(864-6134) lf you are interested in a one week assignment. We need to hear from some newvoices!

!DnrucE !at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church,455 Fairoaks St. (between Guererro/Dolores @26th) with RON MASKER,T:30 to 9:30 S/bucks.

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WeoruesoRy NtcHT Aclvt lEs. lNpur lsAUTHoR. THrs rssug ev Scor r .

Thanks to Foggy City for throwing a wonderful Saturday night Hoedown!

We're adding 50/50 to our c lasses for a l i t t le fun and fund ( ra is ing) . Would-be Barkersare so l ic i ted - p lease see Anna!

Celebrate Easter this Sunday at an Easter Egg Hunt & Picnic; at Corona Heights Park,Museum Way & Roosevel t - p icn ic s tar ts a t 1 1AM and the hunt is on around 1 PM(br ing those eggs! ) .

This year's membership directory is avai lable this evening - please pick your copy upand help save the postage. Thanks! Freeman for al l your hard work the past nineyears. And Thanks! go to B i l l Mussman as wel l - B i l ! is now tak ing over the 'DatabaseCzar inaship ' .

A lso tak ing on new responsib i l i t ies is Johann Stahl o f the Green Class. Johann is ournew 'Ouarterly Select ions' editor. Johann has extensive editor ial experience and welook forward to the new l i fe he wi l l br ing to th is publ icat ion. I 'm sure he wi l l apprec ia teany ar t ic les or ideas you might have.

Other names in the news: Joe Nesc i wi l l be the event coord inator for our PreParadeDance featur ing Andy Shore. Ar t Bradley is coord inat ing our next dance, The 'Banner

Dance ' on May 9th wi th Er ic Hener lau. Er ic is one great ca l ler - jus t ask Heid i Hener lauin the Green c lass!

There was a square plus for both the Mainstream and Plus workshops this pastSaturday . . . but we l ike to have some addit ional Angel support. Part icular ly for thenext workshops on Apri l 2sth - both Anna and Freeman wil l be moving that day (andothers wi l l be he lp ing) so we could be on the shor t end. Thanks!

Bob Haas (Yel low Class) is looking for a travel ing companion(s) eager to explore thewild wi lde west of New Mexico and Utah after the Albuquerque Convention. Thelma,Louise ? are your reading th is? Please g ive Bob a ca l l asap at 641-5666 (eves before9pm)

WSD TODAY's editor schedule is being put together for the next quarter; Please seeScott (864-6134) i f you are interested in a one week assignment. We need to hearf rom some new vo ices!

! DANCE ! Fr iday the 24th:{between G uererro/Dolores

Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, 455 Fai roaks St .26th) wi th RoN MASKER, 7:30 to 9 :30 5/bucks.

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WSD TODAY!Monday, April 20, 1992 Editors: Felix and BobWsD ToDAYI A rqx) l€nsn! to THE IdESTERN STAR newsletter for curonL issues, quest ionr and narg. Publ i .hed l{ondry .nd wedn.ad.y.guesLion!, lopics, and opinions ara sol i -c ired and encouraged. views express€d are thgse of the aulhors.

GAY PRIDE DAY - Western Star will be participating in this year's Gay PrideDay activities. This will be Sunday, June 28. We will be having a booth at the GivicCenter as well as marching, excuse me, square dancing down Market Street. Wewill be joining other gay square dancing clubs in the squaring down Market Streetunder the Banner of the International Association of Gay Sqaure Dance Clubs(fAGSDC). We will need people to staff the booth, square dance, carry banners,and to act as monitors. Please see Felix or Bob for signing up for any of theseactivities.

WORKSH0PS - Saturday, April 25 brings workshops, both Plus and Mainstream.Help will be needed and we hope that the plus dancers will stay to help out at Main-stream- Flus will be at 12 Noon and Mainstream at 1:30.

DANCII{G - Saturday, May 9, brings our next dance, the "Banner Dance" with EricHenerlau. A "Banner Danceu is a dance held for the IAGSDC. See Art Bradley tovolunteer to sell tickets, 50/50, or sodas. Saturday, June 27, brings our Pre-ParadeDance with Andy Shore. See Joe Nesci to volunteer.

ltf0RE DANCE llEltts - There will be a dance this Friday, April 24, tror ctass tevelmainstream and class level plus. The dance will be at Holy Innocents EpiscopalChurch, 455 Fairoaks Street (between Guererro and Doloroes at 26th Street). Thecaller will be our own Ron Masker. lt will be from 7:30PM to g:30PM. The cost forthe dance will be $5.00.

C0ilVENTI0N '96 - The 1996 San Francisco Convention has no name. Name

the convention and win a free registration. All details are on the flyer.

COI{VENTI0t{ '92 - There is still time to register for the 1992 IAGSDC Conven-

tion 'Diarnonds in the Desert" in Albuquerque" Resgistration is $95.00.

Thanks to allwho participated in the Easter Egg Hunt & Picnic. Special thanks to Anna andFreernan who organized the picnic and got the prizes.

A Friendly.Reminder that we are traving 50/50 raffies at all our dasses for fun and profit (toyor ard to tle dub). Volunteers are needed to hauft tickets. Please see Anna

00il 'T FORGET DAIICE RAI{CH }lAY L , 7 : 30P}1.

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WSD TODAY ! is pubTished and made avail-able f or our t4onday &Wednesday night activit ies. Input is always solicited and theviews are soLeTy those of the author. This jssue is by Tom T.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed the beautifulweather. Thank you to Freeman tor coordinating the picnic and egghun t ! ! ! ! ! !

Now here's a rea/- opportunity for you to be an ANGEL. SaturdayApriT 25th both Anna and Freeman wilT be moving and boy, do theyneed heTp! The fest iv i t jes wi l - l begin at 9 :00 N4 sharp at Anna'sold place on Hartford st. The plan is to load the truck there andthen take it over to 1-7t17 street to her new condominium, unToad,back a couple of doors down the street, load from Freeman'sapartment and then take it up the hiLl to his new condominium.Gawd, aI7 of t t t is moving is enough to make a body thirsty...so Annaand Freeman wi77 be providing beverages at aLL J-ocations. TherewiIT be a nid-day break for workshops and then the unpackingpart ies wiTI resume at both locations. This is a great chance foreveryone to pitch in and heTp out a coupTe of foTks who are alwayswiTTing to heTp others.

Friday evening at 7:30 there' l- l be a dance featuring Ron l{asker.The program wilI include the cTass TeveL P-Ius and l{ainstream calTsand it wi7l be a great opportunity for y'a77 to practice thosedancing ski l7s you've been deveToping in your class. The dancewi77 be heTd at the HoIy fnnocents Episcopal Church at 455 FairoaksSt. (between Guerrero and Dolores at 26th St.) Come, bring a sguaredancing friend and as always, munchies to share are encouraged.

Russ King wilL be conducting workshops on Saturday here at EVRC.PIus workshop f rom noon to 1:30, Mainst ream workshop f rom 1:30 to3:00. Angel suppor t is needed for both, ds Anna and Freeman wi l lhave the i r hands fu l l w i th moving.

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WSD TODAY! js pubTished and made avaiTabTe for our l[onday &Wednesday night activit ies. Input is always soTicited and they_:=\_::1:::::=1!::!?:==:?:=:!?:1:!!?::==::=:=::=::==2!:!?!=!:=::

Now here's a real opportunity for you to be an ANGEL. SaturdayApriT 25th both Anna and Freeman wi77 be moving and boy, do theyneed heTp! The fest iv i t ies wi77 begin at 9 :oo AI4 sharp at Anna'sold pTace on Hartford St. The plan is to load the truck there andthen take it over to L7th street to her new condominium, unToad,back a couple of doors down the street, Ioad from Freeman'sapartment and then take it up the hi77 to hjs new condominium.Gawd, aLl o f th js moving is enough to make a body th i rs ty . . .so Annaand Freeman wil-L be providing beverages at a7l- Locations. Therewi77 be a mid-day break for workshops and then the unpackingpart ies wil7 resume at both Tocations. This is a great chance foreveryone to pitch in and help out a couple of folks who are alwayswiTTing to help others.

Fr iday evening at 7 :30 there '77 be a dance featur ing Ron Masker .The program wil- l include the class l-evel Pl-us and I4ainstream caLlsand it wil-L be a great opportunity for y'a77 to practice thosedancing skiLls you've been deveToping in your cl-ass. The dancewil-7 be beld at the HoTy Innocents EpiscopaT Church at 455 FairoaksSt.(between Guerrero and DoTores at 26th St.) Come, bring a squaredancing fr iend and as aTways, munchies to share are encouraged.

Russ King wil l be conducting workshops on Saturday here at EVRC.Plus workshop f rom noon to 1:30, Mainst ream workshop f rom 1:30 to3:OO. Angel suppor t is needed for both, ds Anna and Freeman wi l lhave the i r hands fu1 l wi th moving.

A f r iendly reminder that . we are having 50/50 raf f les at a l l ourc lasses for fun and prof i t ( to you and to the c lub) . Volunteers areneeded to hawk t ickets . P lease see Anna.

WSD TODAY!Wednesday, April 2., 1992 Editors: Felix and BobHSD {rODAYl A .uIX)16anC lo THE nESAERN STAI nerlltter for curr.nt ir!u.., quoltionr and nrss. Publiah.d Xonday ald fadnaa&y.

oucrt . lonr, Lopic! , ud opinicns rra aol lc l ted ud sncourrged. viowr axprer.od rra tho.. of Lha ruthors.

GAY PRIDE DAY - Western Star will be participating in this year's Gay PrideDay activities. This will be Sunday, June 28. We will be having a booth at the CivicGenter as well as marching, excuse me, square dancing down Market Street. Wewill be joining other gay square dancing clubs in the squaring down Market Streetunder the Banner of the International Association of Gay Sqaure Dance Clubs(IAGSDC). We will need people to staff the booth, square dance, carry banners,and to act as monitors. Please see Felix or Bob for signing up for any of theseactivities.

WORKSH0PS - Saturday, April 25 brings workshops, both Plus and Mainstream.Help will be needed and we hope that the plus dancers will stay to help out at Main-stream- Plus will be at 12 Noon and Mainstream at 1:30.

DAiICING - Saturday, May 9, brings our next dance, the "Banner Dance" with EricHenerlau. A "Banner Dance' is a dance held for the IAGSDC. See Art Bradley tovof unteer to sell tickets, 50/50, or sodas. Saturday, June 27, brings our Fre-ParadeDance with Andy Shore. See Joe Nesci to volunteer.

MORE DAI{CE ilEh|S - There will be a dance this Friday, April 24,tror class levelmainstream and class level plus. The dance will be at Holy Innocents EpiscopalChurch, 455 Fairoaks Street (between Guererro and Doloroes at 26th Street). Thecaller will be our own Ron Masker. lt will be from 7:30PM to 9:30PM. The cost forthe dance will be $S.OO.

C0NVENTION '96 - The 1996 San Francisco Convention has no name. Name

the convention and win a free registration. All details are on the flyer.

C0IIVENTION '92 - There is stil l t ime to register for the 1992 IAGSDC Conven-

tion "Diamonds in the Desert" in Albuquerque. Hesgistration is $95.00.

Thanks to allwho participated in the Easter Egg Hunt & Picnic. Specialthanks to Anna andFreeman who organized the picnic and got the prizes.

A Friendly Reminder that we are having 50/50 rafflas at all our da,sses for fun and profit (toyou and to the club). Volunteers are needed to hawk tickets. Please see Anna.

D0N'T F0RGET DANCE RANCH l'lAY 1, 7: 30PM.

Don't stop.Don't slow down.

WSD Today!Wednesday, April 29, 1992

WSD Today is published twice a week by Western Star Dancers, and complements the monthly newsletter,The Western Star. It is distributed at the club's Monday and Wednesday evening events. The viewsexpressed are those of tonight's editor. Bob H.

ANGEL ISLAND OUTINGA coordinator is needed to organize this year's July 4th picnic, scheduled for Saturday, July 18. Lastyear, the all-day outing included the ferry ride to and from Angel Island, a potluck picnic, volleyball,softball, frizbee, dancing for dangles all over the island, and lots of socializing. You won't be expected todo all of the organizing work yourself, provided you can "convince" others to help you. This shouldn't betoo hard if you possess any of the following qualities: charisma, charm, talent, sex appeal, intelligence, orsuper strength. To volunteer, contact any WSD board member: Anna, Eddie, Freeman, Gary, Lee, Jeff J.or Ramona.

DANCE RANCHDance Ranch retums this Friday. The talented and witty Don Greco will again lead us in two-stepping,waltzing, and line dances. No prior dance experience is needed. Just bring yourself, a friend or two, soft-soled shoes, and maybe munchies or beverages.(Dance Ranch: Friday, May 1,7.30-9:30 p.m., EurekaValley Rec Center. Admission: $i.)

BaNxBn DnxcnHere's your chance to suppon the IAGSDC (International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs). Fiftypercent of the proceeds from this dance go to the IAGSDC, and the IAGSDC banner will be on display-hence, the name "banner dance." Everyone is encouraged to wear something rainbow-colored in honor ofthe IAGSDC colors. Dance coordinator Art Bradley reminds everyone to "be generous and buy those50/50 raffle tickets." Munchies encouraged.(Banner Dance: Saturday, May 9,7:30-10:30 p.m., St. Paulus. Admission: $6. Caller: Eric Henerlau.)

PRE.PARADE DANCESaturday, June 27 is the date for this year's Pre-Parade Dance with Andy Shore. The theme is "Square upfor Gay Pride." The dance will include full mainstream and plus tips. Joe Nesci, dance coordinator, isseeking volunteers for the door, 50/50, and to sell beverages. He also desperately needs someone withartistic abilities to help plan the decor. Also needed are photographs of WSD members at previous SFLesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parades (e.g. marching, guerrilla squares, WSD booth, etc.) These will be ondisplay at the dance. If you have such photos, please lend them to Joe; all will be returned. Remember towrite your name and the year of the parade on the back. Joe can be reached at 863-9321.(Pre-Parade Dance: Sat., June 27,7:30-10:30 p.m., St. Paulus. Admission: $6. Caller: Andy Shore.)

DANCE ETTOTJETTE DTJRING CLASSESWe've all heard this before, but a reminder every now and then helps:1) Save chitchat for breaks, so no one misses what the class instructors are saying.2) Don't shove or grab fellow dancers if they miss a call or are slow in responding. Sonreone could gethurt, and this may also create bad feelings.3) Angels who aren't dancing-please look to see if your help is needed by a square that is havingdiff iculty. I f so, quietly assist.

s0/s0A reminder: The 50/50 raffles have become extremely important to the club right now. To ensure theirsuccess, we need a number of regular volunteers to sell tickets. This way, no one will need to do it morethan once a month. Be an angel and volunteer! See or call Anna (62I-0862).

Important: If you're planning on attending "Diamonds in the Desert" this July, be sure to enter your nameand housing information on the attendance chart on the back table. If you have questions about Conventionactivities, see or call Bob Hass (641-5666, days or eves. before 9:00 p.m.).

WSD TODAYMAY 27 ,1992WSD TODAY is a publication of Western Star Dancers and is available at Monday andWednesday activities. The editorial contents reflects the views of the authors.Tonioht's edition is bv Garv and Jess.

GRADUATION for the Green Class will be held next Wednesday night. Upon Graduation classmembers will be asked to join Western Star Dancers as full members. Membership in WesternStar allows you all publications, voting privileges, and a permanent badge. Applications will beavailable at Graduation. Membership now costs $ 30. a year.

WINDOWS TO THE STARS premiered Sunday night at Scott & John's to a packed enthusiasticcrowd. This edition was the best yet. From the opening moments of Freeman and Eddie's duetto the final Good-byes this was another triumph for C&C studios. The tender moment whenRamona explains lo the camera the difference in Sluts and Virgins is worth the price of admissionalone. Other highlights are the interviews with MS&MS Camp Caz and the High Heel Decathlon.

GARAGE SALE will be held Saturday and Sunday June 6&7. Please call Felix and Bob for aconvenient time to drop off items to be sold. You can also sel up a time for working on the sale.To arrange to have heavy items picked up please give Biland Kent a call.

Fel ix & Bob 626-8167 Bi l& Kent 863-2383

PARADE WEEKEND Event Coordinators are also looking for volunteers. Contact Joe Nesci lowork on the Dance, Felix for the Parade and Bob for the Booth at Civic Center.

THANK YOU Ed Ziegler for the time spent taking care of the Water Jug. Now the job will bedone by Ramona and Sharon, our new Water Bearers.

SCOTT CAREY is our new Insurance Commissioner. This job will put Scott in charge of all FundRaising activities. No, he will not be doing the actual evenls, but will be coordinating all efforts.So, if you have any ideas on Fund Raising that you would like to organize, contact Scott.

PROM NIGHT. Ron Masker wi l lcal l Plus and Mainstream this Fr iday night f rom 7:30 to 10:00 atHoly lnnocent's Episcopal Church, 455 Fair Oaks Street. Wear your best Prom Gowns..Admission is $5.00.

WORKSHOP Saturdav Plus 12:00 noon--- Mainstream 1:30.

WSD TODAY!JUNE r , ] -992

W S D T o d a y i s a p u b l i c a t i o n o f W e s t e r na n d W e d n e s d a y c l a s s o r c l u b n i g h t .e d i t o r a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n s a r e a l w a v s

S t a r D a n c e r s a v a i l a b l e a t e v e r y M o n d a yT h e c o n t e n t s r e f l e c t t h e v i e w s o f t . h ew e l c o m e . T o n i q h t ' s e d i t o r i s E d d i e .

S C H O O L ' S O V E R ! ! Y e s , t h a t w o n d e r f u l e v e n i n g i s f i n a l l y h e r e ly o u r l a s t c l a s s n i g h t . I t m s u r e s o m e o f y o u t h o u g h t i t w o u l d n e v e ra r r i v e . R e m e m b e r , c l a s s e s s i m p l - y i n t r o d u c e y o u t o t h e c a f l - s i n t h ePl -us Program; you ac tua l l y learn them by danc i -ng them over and overa n d o v e r a g a i n . D o n ' t t h i n k i t ' s t i m e t o f o r y o u t o r e s t ; j u s t t h eo p p o s i t e i s t h e c a s e . N o w i t ' s t i m e f o r y o u d a n c e a s m u c h a s y o uc a n u n t i l t h e P l u s C a l l s b e c o m e a s s e c o n d n a t u r e t o y o u a s t h eB a s i c a n d M a i n s t r e a m C a ] ] s a r e ( o r b e t t e r b e ) . C o m e t o t h e P l u sD a n c e n i g h t s o n M o n d a y s , a t t e n d a l l - t h e d a n c e s y o u c a n . I t ' s a no l d , t i r e d p h r a s e , b u t i t ' s v e r y , v e r y t r u e : P r a c t i c e d o e s m a k ep e r f e c t ( o r a r e a s o n a b l e f a c s i m i l e t h e r e o f ) . C o n g r a t u f a t i o n s ; R o na n d I k n o w y o u ' r e a l l g o i n g t o b e o u t s t a n d i n g P l - u s L e v e l c i a n c e r s .

WINDOWS UPDATE. From the repor ts rve heard , those o f us whorn issed the premier o f the l -a tes t l { indows to the Stars a t Scot t &J o h n ' s o n S u n d a y , M a y 2 4 r e a l l y m i s s e d s o m e t h i n g . T h a t ' s e x a c t l yh o w a l o t o f p e o p l e h a v e d e s c r i b e d i t t o m e : t r l t v ' / a s r e a l - l ys o m e t h i n g . " I t s e e m s t h e r e ' s n e w t a l e n t p o p p i n g u p i n W S Dc o n s t a n t l y a l o n g w i t h n e w l - e v e l - s o f d e r a n g e d m i n d s m a k i n ga p p e a r a n c e s . M a k e s u r e t o g e t t h i s v i d e o w h e n i t c o m e s t o aI e n d i n g l i b r a r y n e a r y o u !

IT'S BARGAIN TIME AGAIN. rt ' s here ! I once asa in the wsDW a r e h o u s e B a r g a i n B a s e m e n t - - 2 - D a y W h i t e F l o w e r D a y s - - W e ' v e L o s tO u r L e a s e - - r r M y H o u s e I s L i k e A S t o r a g e U n i t ' r S a I e ( m o r e c o m m o n l yk n o w n a s T H E G a r a g e S a I e ) w i l l b e g o i n g o n t h i s S a t u r d a y a n dS u n d a y , J u n e 6 & 7 . A g a i n , F e J - i x a n d B o b h a v e g e n e r o u s l y p r o v l - d e dt h e m a l L - l i k e l o c a t i o n f o r t h i s e v e r p o p u l a r e v e n t . I f y o u h a v ei t e m s t o a d d t o t h i s u n l q u e i n v e n t o r y , c a l l F e l - i x a n d B o b ( 6 2 6 -8 L 6 7 ) t o a r r a n g e t o d r o p t h o s e t r e a s u r e s o f f a t t h e l o a d i n g d o c k so r B i 1 a n d K e n t h a v e g r a c i o u s l y v o l u n t e e r e d t o h a n d l e t r u c k e r d u t yf o r l a r g e a n d / o r h e a v y i t e m s o r f o r t h o s e o f y o u w h o h a v e d e c i d e dt o c h u c k e v e r y t h i n g a n d s t a r t a l l - o v e r a g a i n . C a l l t h e m ( 8 6 3 - 2 3 8 3 )t o s c h e d u l e a p i c k - u p t i m e .

NEEDED: ONE LOVING I IOME. A lovins home is needed for a s ix-a n d - a - h a l f - y e a r - o l d b l u e / g r e y c a t n a m e d " P u p p y . " I f y o u a r ei n t e r e s t e d , c a l f B i l l W h i t e f i e l d a t 8 6 4 - 1 2 8 0 . T h i s c a t r e a l l y i sa c h a r m e r .

IMPORTATqT DATE,S TO N{ARK!!!

Fr iday , June 5 - Dance Ranch ReturnsS a t u r d a y , J u n e 1 3 - M y s t e r i e s V i d e o s N i g h t a t A n n a ' s

S a t u r d a y , J u n e 2 7 P r e - P r i d e P a r a d e D a n c e J o e N e s c i , E C

ONLY 32 SIIOPI'ING DAYS ''TIL ''DIAIVIONDS''

Monday, Jttly 27 ,WSD TODAY !

1992 Editors: Jeff Judd & Phil Schreur

WSD Today!, a complement to The Western Star, tackles current issues, questions andnews. Published only when there are Club activities on Monday/Wednesday, it is availableonly at the activities. Questions, topics and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Viewsexpressed are those of the authors.

Just a reminder, Ron Masker's dance on Friday July 3lst will be an Ice CreamSocial. As usual, Ron will be providing the goodies so be sure and be there foran evening of good dancing and tasty treats.

The first ever fo:cognition Dinner an[ Cefebration wlll be held Saturday, Augustthe 8th. Help make this eveninB a special one by bringing that delicacy onlyyou can make to this "cater-it-yourself' affair. Gct in touch with Art by JULY3 to coordinate your efforts with all others.

'fhe utterly spectacular Camp Caz Retreat is scheduled this year on October 23-26 (Friday to Monday). Note the later time this year and the optional extra day.Consider giving yourself a little extra time to wind dorvn and come backN{onday to a more relaxed and shortcr work week.

Birthday greetings go out this wcck to IIeidi Ohar-ra (Nlonday the 27th) andAlma Pa;'ne (Thursdal ' the 3Oth). Ict 's al l channel special birthday wishes toI{eidi and Alma on this the annivcrsary of their most recent reincarnation.

'fhe winner of thi.s 1'ear's Golden SIut Award will be announced tonight!Keep your ears open for some of the best dirt of the season.

The blue '92 class rvi l l be start ing in August. Get those long lost fr icnds (oreven more recent ones) together for one of the most important events of ouryear. Gori l la squares coming up soon!!!

Monday WSD Today ! August | 7, 1992

WSD TODAY ! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. lnput is alwayssolicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

Welcome to the world of Square Dancing! And welcome to Western Star Dancers!

Tonight is the f i rs t 'o f f ic ia l n ight ' o f the BLUE '92 c lass (we name our c lasses sequent ia l lythru the co lors of the ra inbow). In many respects l 'm envious of you newer dancers becauseclass is one of the r ichest and most reward ing exper iences in a square dancer 's l i fe . . . i t issor t o f l ike being a v i rg in , you can never go back again ( though many have t r ied . . . ) . Sobest o f luck and fun to a l l o f you!

You' l l hear more about Square Dancing f rom your inst ructors, Eddie Smith and Ron Masker .And you ' l l hear more about the c lass and the c lub f rom your Archangel Tom Tr ipp and theassis tant Archangel Joe Nesci (when he gets back f rom Europe that is ; must be n ice) . Be sureto ta lk to them i f you have any quest ions, or to any of the Club members who are here onMonday n ight to ass is t you in learn ing the ca l ls - they ' re known as angels .

You' l l a lso hear more about a l l the Square Dance News f rom our month ly publ icat ion "TheWestern Star" and f rom th is publ icat ion "WSD TODAY!" which comes out every Monday andWednesday more or less.

Square Dancing is o f ten referred to as "Fr iendship Set To Music" and so you f ind WesternStar to be a Dance c lub and a Socia l Club as wel l :

Th is Fr iday jo in you can jo in a fun group of WSDers in what could be your last chance tosee the Giants . The bal lgame is a benef i t for SF AIDS organizat ions so you ' l l be help ing themout too. T ickets are 57.25. P lease see Gary Gray wi th quest ions/ reservat ions.

Club members p lease take note: Ber t Swerer wi l l be ca l l ing for us a week f rom th isWednesday

Also, nominat ions are now open for the Board. You can nominate yoursel f or o thers - p leasecontact e i ther Russ, Todd, Rod Odgers or Richard Smith.

Freeman is look ing for a few addi t ional dancers for th is Saturday 's Learn to Dance at h iscompany 's (Graham & James) p icn ic . About 3:30 to 4:30 over in Mar in County; Don Grecowi l l be ca l l ing - p lease see Freeman tonight for deta i ls .

Also see Freeman if you want to be l isted in this year's edit ion of Bradley Bell , the premierl is t ing of square dancers throughout the IAGSDC ( ln ternat ional Associat ion of Gay SquareDance Clubs) c lubs in the U.S. and Canada.

Newer Dancers please note: Soft Soled shoes are required by the folks of the Eureka ValleyRec Center. Also, please be sure to f i l l out your registration form tonight. And don't by shy,we' re a f r iendly bunch here!

More next week. . .

Wednesday WSD Todrry ! August 19, 1992

WSD TODAY ! is publ ished and made avai lable for our Monday & Wednesday nightact iv i t ies. Input is always sol ic i ted and the views expressed are solely those of theauthor. This issue is by Scott .

This Friday join you can join a fun group of WSDers in whatcould be your last chance to see the Giants. The bal lgame is abenefi t for SF AIDS organizat ions so you' l l be helping them outtoo. Tickets are $7 .25. Please see Gary Gray withq uestio ns/rese rvatio ns .

Club members please take note: Bert Swerer wi l l be cal l ing forus next Wednesday

Also, nominations are now open for the Board. You cannominate yourself or others - please contact either Russ, Todd,Rod Odgers or Richard Smith.

Freeman is looking for a few addit ional dancers for thisSaturday's Learn to Dance at his company's (Graham & James)picnic. About 3:30 to 4:30 over in Marin County; Don Grecowil l be cal l ing - please see Freeman tonight for detai ls.

Also see Freeman if you want to be l isted in this year's edit ionof Bradley Bel l , the premier l ist ing of square dancers throughoutthe IAGSDC (lnternational Associat ion of Gay Square DanceClubs) clubs in the U.S. and Canada.

l f you get a chance come by and dance with the new folks ofthe BLUE '92 class. They're fr iendly and energet ic and, happyto see, there are quite a few women.

Plans seem to be moving along for a new club start ing in theEast Bay. We'l l have more information as the detai ls areworked out, meantime you might offer a word ofencouragement to our own Ed Conley and Paul Cahi l l who arespearheading this endeavour!

MondayW€D T"l,*W ! August 24, 1992

WSD TODAY ! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is alwayssolicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.

What famous WSD instructor is celebrat ing a birthday? A couple of clues: i t is not RonMasker who is back in Pennsy lvania on a vacat ion/ca l l ing g ig and i t is not Don Creco whowi l l be do ing some guest ca l l ing th is even ing . . .

For the Blue '92 folks, just so you know: Western Star Dancers is incorporated in theState of Cal i fornia as a non prof i t corporat ion. And we count on everyone to share in theresponsib i l i ty o f keeping our c lub running wel l and for the benef i t o f a l l . Vo lunteer ism isimpor tant and apprec ia ted! Your Archangel Tom wi l l be ta lk ing to you ton ight abouttak ing care of some c lass tasks: set t ing up & tak ing down equipment , set t ing up tab lesand tak ing care of the L i terature Table, and ref reshments, wi th s ign-ups on aweeklybas is . We hope we can count on your suppor t . By the wdy, th is is an excel lent way to getto know your fe l low c lass and c lub members bet ter . Thanks!

DANCE RANCH! is WSD's C&W Dance night. No experience necessary! We hope to seeyou 'a l l and your f r iends at th is month ly sh ind ig . So mark your ca lendars for Fr iday n ightSeptember 4th!

Some Bay Area Club news: The new c lub s tar t ing in the East Bay wi l l be meet ing onWednesday n ights instead of Tuesdays due to some schedul ing conf l ic ts ; the f i rs t n ightwi f f now be Wednesday September 23rd. More deta i ls wi l l be for thcoming or check wi thEd Conley or Paul Cahi l l . And down south, in Palo Al to , the El Camino Reelers host a P lusDance wi th a Hawai i theme th is coming Saturday n ight . As usual there is a pot luck d innerat Randy & Andy's prior to the dance - Flyers with al l the detai ls are on the back table.

Keep the Giants in SF!: Gary Cray reports that f ive intrepid WSD'ers attended the AIDSBenef i t a t Candlest ick last Fr iday n ight - yes i t was co ld , but they had a fun t ime and theGiants won!

Shopping? Th is weekend, Anna 's bu i ld ing in th rowing a huge garage sa le . Check i t ou tat 4016 I 7th St. (@ Eureka).

Club members p lease take note: Ber t Swerer wi l l be ca l l ing for us th is Wednesday. Anda f r iendly reminder - PLUS Class s tar ts Wednesday October 7 th.

Nominat ions for the Board of Di rectors c lose Aug 3 l s t : You can nominate yourse l f orothers - p lease contact e i ther Russ, Todd, Rod Odgers or Richard Smi th .

F ina l ly ton ight , Anna is seek ing some dancers for a Square Dance Demo at theCathedra l Hi l l Hote l on Saturday Sept . 5 th at I 2 :30. Th is I /2 hour demo is for the benef i to f the GOLDEN GATE CONNECTION CIub. THANKS!

Wednesday ulgDTs4^y ! September 9, 1992

WSD TODAY ! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday nightactivit ies. Input is always solicited and the views expressed are solely those of theauthor. This issue is by Scott.

Hope you al l had a great Labor Day weekend hol iday! What beaut i fulweather- our Indian Summer has arr ived.Why not enjoy some more ofthat weather th is weekend when WSDers head north to Wi l l i ts?Just afew hours north into the Redwoods l ies a memorable weekend dancingwith the local Front ier Twir lers, r id ing the Skunk Train, and meet ingthe local Cay/Lesbian community for a special country brunch onSunday. Best of a l l i t 's cheap: local lodging and car pool ing are al lavai lable. Flyers on the back table have al l the detai ls and/or you cancheck with Harvey for al l the skivy; he's the event coordinator for th isextra special Indian summer getaway.

Another getaway wi l l c lose our Indian summer - Camp Cazl And wehave a deal for you! Your f r iendly Insurance Commish, Scott , is heretonight with Raff le t ickets for a chance to win a free 3 day plan atCampCaz; t ickets are only $. | .00 each or $5.00 for 8 t ickets. l t 's wortha throw - the retreat is always one of WSD's most popular and funevents. Raff le wi l l c lose mid-October and a refund wi l l be made i f youhave already paid for your registrat ion.

VOTE! WSD Board Elect ion Bal lots have been mai led out. Remember toVOTE!

The Blue'92 Class is set t l ing into thelr Basic cal ls. . . come by andangel wi th these fun and energet ic fo lks.

Jef f & Phi l host a "Thin Man Video" party on Fr iday the l8th. And thenext day, Saturday the l gth is a SQUARE DANCE with TOM MANNING atSt. Paulus. You' l l f ind al l these events in your calendar/newslet ter forSeptember & October. Post them on your refr igerator.

Meant ime enjoy our Wednesday night dancing throughout September -Plus c lass wi l l begin the f i rst Wednesday in October.

WSD Toonv!Monday September 21,1992

WSD TODAY ! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday nightactivities. Input is always solicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author.This issue, by Scott, is a reprint of an article by Bill Whitefield.

Congratulations to all of you. Blue '92 ts off to a GREAT start ! Tonight, Iwould like to go over with you, two very important areas - square danceetiquette and hints for success:

ETIQUETTE

If Miss Manners had been a square danccr, therewould have been an additional chapter in her book.Good manners in dancing arc just as important asgood social skills are in the rest of your lifc- Lcarnthese rules of etiquette early and you'll beguaranteed a fun-filled square dance lif'c !

l. Try vcry hard to bc on time fbr each class.Everybody will havc to be late occasionally, buttry to kccp it to a minimum.

2. Use the square up time to get the last of your"hcllo's" out of the way. Once the caller or teacherstarts talking - NO TALKING. If your squarcbreaks down during thc dancing, go homc and waitfor the caller to explain.

3. Try to dance with different peoplc during theevening - either as individuals or as couples. Partof the fun of square dancing is meeting ncwpeople.

4. Keep your mind and your body alcohol anddrug free during the class. [t's not any fun to try todrag a drunk partner around the square (And itREALLY is no fun to teach people who are underthe influence!)

5. Use a deodorant and a breath freshener. Thisisn't the environment to insist on being all naturalin your personal hygiene.

6. Once the tip has started, NEVER, NEVER,leave your square ! Not even if you get frustrated,or tired, or break your best pair ofheels, lt'sconsidered the ultimate form of rudeness and itleaves the other seven people in a real bind.

TIPS FOR BECOMING ASMOOTH AND POPULARDANCER

l. Even a little bit of study will go a long way.Just like any class, you should study and reviewbefore you come to the next class.

2. Don't let yourself get discouraged. Most nightswill be fun and challenging. But every once inawhile you, or maybe even the whole class (or thetcachers) will have a bad night. That's natural foralmost anything in life. If you do feel discouragedsometime, please talk with any of us. Believe me,we've been through it before.

3. lf it's necessary to miss a class or two, pleasewrite it down and give it to one of us before youleave - or even give us a call. It will help us inplanning the upcoming classes. If you're going tomiss 2 or 3 classes in a row because of vacation,etc., we can make arrangements to catch you up,but we do need to know ahead of tirne.

4. Remember, square dancing is a progressiveactivity. Everything you learn is built on whatcame before it. Therefore it's not the kind of classyou canjust drop in on every 2 or three weeks.

So, that's it for today. Study a little, practice alittle, and love yourselfand your fellow dancers aWHOLE LOT! We're glad you're here.

WSD TODAY!Wednesday, October 28, 1992 Editor: Felix ForninowSD TODAYI A supplemenL Lo THE WESTEN STAR newsLeLter for curreni issues, quest ions and nees. Publ ished Uonday and Wednesday.

Ouest ions, topics, and opinions are sol ic iLed and encouraged. views expressed are Lhose of the auf,hors-

CAMP CAZADERO - Like to take this opportunity to thank Gary, Jesseand Art who made this a fantastic weekend. As always there was lots ofdancing and lots of fun. Paul Waters did an outstanding job. Thanks also to allwho participated in the events and the leaders of those events.

DANCE NIGHT - Friday, November6, brings the first of ourT.G.l.F. DanceNights the first Friday of each month. The caller will be Bert Swerer. Dancingwil be at full mainstream and full plus levels. The cost of the dance wil l be$4.00. The time is 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM.

DANCE NEWS - The first dance for the new Basic Class wil l be November 27at Holy Redeemer Church on Diamond Street. On Saturday, November 28,there wil l be mainstram and plus dancing at Holy Redeemer Church. The costfor these dances are $6.00. The caller wil l be Shelby Dawson. Dances wil lbegin at 7:30PM.

CRAFT FAIR - Western Star will be holding a Craft Fair on Saturday, November14, f rom 1OAM top 5PM here at the Center. For more information See Anna orPeggy, Event Cooridinators.

Anniversary Dance - Foggy City Dancers will be celebrating their 9th Anniver-sary with a Dance on November 7. The caller wil l be Mike DeSisto. The time isfrom 7PM to 1OPM at First Unitarian Church at Franklin and Geary. The cost is$g.oo.

TO ALL OF YOU WE WISH YOU A SAFE AND HAPPYHALLOWEEN.

WSD TODAY!Wednesday, November 4, 1992 Editor: Felix ForninoWsD TODAYI A supplenent to THE WESTERN STAR newsl.etLer for currenc issues, quesLions and news. Publ ished yonday and wediesday

Q u e g t i o D s , t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i L e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d - V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f L h e a u t h o r s .

DANCE NIGHT -This Friday, November 6, brings the first of ourT.G.l.F. DanceNights the first Friday of each month. The caller will be Bert Swerer. Dancingwil be at full mainstream and full plus levels. The cost of the dance will be$4.00. The time is 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Be there for the fun.

DANCE NEWS - The first dance for the new Basic Class will be Friday, No-vember 27 at Holy Redeemer Church on Diamond Street. On Saturday, No-vember 28, there wil l be mainstram and plus dancing at Holy RedeemerChurch. The cost for these dances are $6.00. The caller wil l be ShelbyDawson. Dances wil l begin at 7:30PM.

CRAFT FAIR - Western Star will be holding a Craft Fair on Saturday, November14, from 1OAM top 5PM here at the Center. For more information See Anna orPeggy, Event Cooridinators.

Anniversary Dance - Foggy City Dancers will be celebrating their 9th Anniver-sary with a Dance on November 7. The caller wil l be Mike DeSisto. The time isfrom 7PM to 1OPM at First Unitarian Church at Franklin and Geary. The cost is$9.00.

Beer Bust - On Sunday, November 29, Western Star wil l be having its annualBeer Bust at the Eagle. Please keep that Sunday open because there will belots to do - pouring of beer, selling 50-50 tickets, selling tickets to the beer bust,serving of food, just to name a few. See Gary Gray and Jesse Alvarez to volun-teer and for more info.

WSD TODAY! ls published daily and brings you up to date intormation and news. All opinions are that of the author and do not, necessarily retlectWSD policy. ANNA D.

Shop! Shop! Shop!Don't forget to stop by the Rec. Center this Saturday for WSD's Holiday Craft Fair. Thiswill be the perfect opportunity to finish Christmas shopping. The fair will continue from1Oam to 5pm. Admission is free. Even if you are not participating, there is stil l plenty ofopportunity to help. We will need assistance with set up, decoration, and other last minutechores. lf you are will ing to help, please let me know tonight. Thank you in advance to allof you Santa's helpers. (This is a benefit for the WSD Emergency Fund.)Let's do BART!This coming Wednesday, we have been invited to visit the Diablo Dancers in Concord.Meet on the BART platform (eastbound) at the Civic Center Station between 6 & 6:1SpmWed., November 11. This allows us to catch a train at approx. 6:20pm. We will r ide to theConcord station, walk along Grant Ave to Concord Blvd., make a right on Concord Blvd.and go about a half block to the MCC Church (the one with the large rainbow on the front).Class starts at 7:30p.m All of our class members are welcome. This wil l be great wayto meet other dancers and give them an opportunity to meet us. Please be aware thatDiablo Dancers has a very small space & you may be asked to take turns dancing. DiabloDancers is a Club which has been in existence only a few months. Let's go cheer them on.Let me know if you plan to attend so that I can look for you at BART.Dance the night away!This Saturday, November 14th, Capitol City Squares in Sacramento will have a dance towhich all basic dancers are invited to attend for free. Flyers with details are available.Speaking of Dances!By now, all of you are aware of the two dances taking place on the Friday and Saturdayfollowing Thanksgiving. Shelby Dawson is the caller. The Friday Night dance will be forBasic dancers and the members of the other classes around the Bay Area. The SaturdayNight Dance will be at the Mainstream and Plus levels. Yesterday, the Board met anddecided that any dancer who plans to dance both nights may buy a 2-night pass for $10.Individual dances are $6. Basic Dancers will be asked to help with the dance on Saturdaynight (no charge, of course) and Club members will be asked to help on Friday. See RonJablonski for details and available jobs.

It's a Pot Luck!On Saturday, November 21, Ed Conley and Paul Cahill will host a pot luck to welcomenew dancers. Dancers from the Diablo Dancers will also be invited. Everyone is asked tobring their favorite beverage. Club members are asked to see Joe Nesci to sign up tobring a dish to share.(The address is 79 Elgin Park.)It's a Bust!Gary Gray can use your help with the WSD Beer Bust @ the S.F. Eagle on the Sundayfollowing Thanksgiving. Pouring beer, selling raffle tickets, and serving food are ways thatyou can help. See Gary to volunteer your services. (This will be a benefit for the PWAChristmas Dinner and WSD.)

WSD TODAY !Monday, November 16, 1992 Editors: Jeff Judd & Phil Schreur

WSD Today!, a complemcnt to Thc Western Star, tackles current issues, quest ions andne\\ 's. Publ ished only when there arc Club act iv i t ies on l ' {onday/Wednesday' , i t is ar. 'a i lablconly at the act iv i t ics. Quest ions, topics and opinions are sol ic i ted and encouraged. Vicwse.rpressed arc those of thc authors.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to all of you from the Blue Class. Themembers of the club would like to say Hi by throwing you and tlleDiablo Dancers a little party. Please come on down to the WelcomePotluck on November 21st at Ed Conley and Paul Cahill 's house atTOElgin Park. The fun starts at 6:00 with dinner around 7:00. All youneed bring is yourselves so come and get acquainted with the othermembers of \\'estern Star Dancers.

Casting Call: " Crossfire 6" the absolutely final episode of WesternStar's long running video soap opera is now in production for a targetspring premiere. Several cameo roles are available for interestedclub or class members; prior acting experience not required. Call RussKing at 863-0990 for more information.

Its time to polish up that leather and shine up those studs for a goodtime and a good cause. Western Star Dancers will be sponsoring theEagle Beer Bust on the 29th of November. The festivities start at 3:00PM lr,lth food, beverages, Steffany and leather, leather, leather. Westill need people to serve food, pour beverages and sell 50/50tickets. Donations for 50/50 prizes are still being accepted, call Garyand Jesse for details (621-5506). This yea:- proceeds will go tobenefit the Christmas dinner for people with AIDS sponsored by theAIDS emergency fund

Iast Saturday saw the birth of a new holiday tradition for WesternStar, the first annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. There were bothwarm spirits and good crafts so get )/our plans together for next year.

Get the holiday season off on the right foot. On the 27th & 28th ofNovember there will be back to back dances Fridal, the 27th will bea Nerv Dancers Howdown and on the 28th lr{ainstream and Plus. Bothdances will be called by Shelby Dawson and held at the Nlost HolyRedeemer Church.

WSD TODAY!Monday, November 30, 1992 Editor: Felix ForninowsD TODAY! A supplement to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter for currenc issues, quesLions and news. Publ ished Monday and wednesday.

O u e s t i o n s , t o p i c a , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V l e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o l s .

DANCE NIGHT - This Friday, December 4, brings our next T.G.l.F. DanceNight. The caller wil l be Ben Goldberg. Dancing wil be at full mainstream andfull plus levels. The cost of the dance wil l be $4.00. The time is 7:30 PM to 9:30PM. Be here at Eureka Valley Community Center for all the fun.

DANCE NEWS - Capital City Squares wil l be having a dance on December12in Sacramento. Dancing wil l be Basic thru Plus. See Flyers for more detailsand map.

PRE HOLIDAY DANCE - A good time was had by all who attended the danceson Friday and Saturday nights. Friday Night's Dance was Basic and ShelbyDawson did a good job at call ing. Our Blue class got quite a workout. Satur-day Night's Dance was at such a high energy level that you could not help hav-ing a good time. Thanks to all who attended and especially for those thathelped out. A big thank you to Ron "Pookie" Jablonski for organizing thedances.BEER BUST - Thanks to all who came and helped out at the Beer Bust at theEagle Sunday, November 29. Western Star raised $1000 forthe Aids Emer-gency Fund Christmas Dinner and $400 for Western Star. The members wereall eagerly jumping in to do whatever was necessary to make this a big successand they were very sucessful. A big thanks to Gary Gray and Jesse Alvarez fororganizing this and to Steffany Stamper who hosted the event.

UPCOMING EVENTSVideo Party at Scott and John's, 3611 16th Street on Saturday, December 19.The Premiere of Windows to the Stars 12.

WSD's Christmas Party and Gift Exchange on Wednesday, December 23 at7:30PM at Eureka Valley Community Center. Gifts are to be about $5.00 andgaily wrapped. More details later.

Stars, Thars and Cable Cars (the SF 1996 Convention Committee) wil l be hold-ing a benefit dance called "How Ya Doin'Thar?" at the Hyatt RegencyEmbarcadero on Saturday, January 30, 1993. Keep that dat open. Dancing wil lbe from Basic thru Advanced. With many callers.

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}{ID#T0DAY*y\ A supplement to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter lor current issues, questions and news. Published Monday and Wedensday. Questions,'v- topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed are those of the aulhors.

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 & 15 , 1993 O EDITOR: FELIX FORNINO O GUEST EDITOR FOR DECEMBER: "POOKIE"

Hi Square Dancers,

Winter storms have finally hit our fair state. So, I hope you all stay warm, dry and get plenty of.^, rest. lt's no fun being out with the flu, and you are missed when you're not here.A>

This Saturday (Dec. 18th at 7:30 pm) Russ King has been kind enough to open his home at1227 Page Street, SF for a Christmas party and all are welcome. (BYOB)

Next Monday (Dec. 20th) is our WSD Gift Exchange. Please bring a festive "nosh" to share anda gift ($5 limit) which will entitle you to receive a gift. (Same rules as last year - a gift can onlybe stolen twice!)

The Golden Boot Ranch will be hosting a New Years Eve party (do I really have to mentionwhat that date is?) at 790 Sanchez, SF, Apt's 1 & 3, 9 pm till ?. Again, BYOB and bringmuchies. Also, our Holiday Angels wil l be exposed that night,

Last callfor Disneyland! Gay Night at Disney is THIS Friday, Dec. 17th from I pm to 1 am,Contact Mike Sellersfuim Pellmann if you are interested in more information.

Now, I'd like to leave you all with something to meditate on this week that I have borrowed fromthe 3rd day of Kwanzaa (Ujima - Collective Work & Responsibil i ty)...

'The one thing that none of us can escape is interacting with society. We may not always like orapprove of the words and actions of many of our world's inhabitants but each of us can try toimprove smatl sections of this society we can effect (whether it be in your own home, your +family, club, neighborhood or city). You may not be able to change the world but you definitelycan make a difference in vour communitv."

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WSD#TOD^AYA supplement to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter for current issues, questions and news. PublishedMonday and Wedensday. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressedare those of the authors.

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 &22,1993 O EDITOR: FELIX FORNINOa GUEST EDITOR FOR DECEMBER: "POOKIE" O

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Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, was singing!Without any presents at all!

He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming!IT CAMEI

Somehow or other, it came just the same!And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow,

Stood puz2ling and puzzling: "How could it be so?"lt came without ribbonsl lt came without tags!

"lt came without packages, boxes or bags!And he ouzzled three hours, til l his puzzler was sore.

Then the Grinch rhcught of scmething he hadn't before!'Maybe Christmas," he: thc'rtght, "doesn't come from a store.Maybe Christmas. . . perhaps. . . means a l i t t le bi t more!"

(from How The Grinch Stoie Christmas by Dr. Seuss)

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WSD TODAY!Monday, January 3, 1994 Editor: Fel ix ForninoW S D T O D A Y I A s u p p L e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R N S T A R n e w s l e l i e r f o r c u r r e n ! l s s u u s , q u e s t r o n s a n d n e w s . P u b l l s h e d M o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y

O u e s L i o n s , t o p l c s . a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i l e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f L h e a u t h o r s .

Happy New Year!!!!!!Plus Class Graduat ion- The plusclass wil l be graduating on January 31 .ln-vite your friends for the your graduation.All members of Western Star and othersare invited. Planned guest caller wil l beRon Hirsch. Surprises and refreshmentsserved.

Purple Class Graduat ion - The PurpleClass wil l be graduating on January 26.All members of Western Star are invitedto the graduation to welcome the newclass into the Western Star Family.Those members of the Purple Class thatjoin Western Star wil l be given theirbadges on February 5.

Valentine Dance - On February 5,1994, WSD wi l l be holding a Valent ineDance with the voice of Southern Cali-fornia's Paul Waters. The dance wil l beheld at St. Paulus (Gough and Eddy) at7:30PM. Admission wi l l be $6. Wearyour best Valentine's Outfit.

Club Niqht Returns - Club night returnswith a Month of Rons. Beginning Febru-ary I Ctub night wi l l return. Club nightwil l be each Wednesday (except for thefirst Wednesday of each month). at 7:30PM at the Eureka Valley RecreationCenter. February 9 brings us "Ihe Voiceof Maine" Ron Libby. Admission wil l be$5 February 16, we wi l l be having Ron

Hirsch. Admission wi l l be $3. On Feb-ruary 23, we wil l be having Ron Masker.Admission wil l be $4. March wil l also befull of callers so we look forward to yourparticipation in the activities.

Thank You - Thank you to allwho partic-ipated in our Sunday Beer/Soda Bust atthe Eagle. The comments that I re-ceived from the patrons we all positive.More than one person was a l itt le disap-pointed that we didn't do any demon-stration dancing, but they took it f ine.Other comments were that we were veryefticient and we did an overall excellentjob Comments on the pourers weresuch that they want us permanently aspourers! ! ! God job.

Dances - Foggy Citywill be having theirMainstream Graduation on Saturday,January B, with Andy Shore at 7:30 PMat the Unitarian Hall. Midnight Squaresis having an Advanced and ChallengeDance Sunday, January 9, with MikeJacobs at 7:00PM at Live Oak School.Captial City Squares will be having adance on Saturday, Janua ry 22with RobFrench and CJ Smith at7:30 PM at theWill iam Land School in Downtown Sac-ramento.

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1 994 Editor: Felix ForninowsD ToDAY! A supplenent to THE WESTERN STAR newsleLter for currenL issues, quesLions and neus. PubLished Monday and wednesday,

Q u e s t i o n s , t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n g a r e s o l i c i e e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r s .

COITGRfrTOLfiT!OtISON YOUR GRfiDOfiTIOII

Valentine Dance - On February 5, 1994, WSD will be holding a Valentine Dancewith the voice of Southern California's Paul Waters. The dance wil l be held at St.Paulus (Gough and Eddy) at 7.30 PM. Admission wil l be $6. Wear your bestValentine's Outfit.

Gf ub Niqht Returns - Club night returns with a Month ofRons. Beginning February9 Club night wil l return. Club night wil l be each Wednesday (except for the firstWednesday of each month), at 7:30 PM at the Eureka Valley Recreation Center.February 9 brings us "Ihe Voice of Maine" Ron Libby. Admission will be $5.February 16, we wil l be having Ron Hirsch. Admission wil l be $3. On February 23,we wil l be having Ron Masker. Admission wil l be $4.Gruise - lnterest is being sought for a Caribbean Cruise in January 1995. lf youwould be interested please sign the interest sheet on the table.

New Plus Class - There wil l be a new Plus class beginning on Monday, February7 , at7'.30 PM at the Eureka Valley Recreation Center. Teacherwill be Ron Makser.Come on down to join the classHirsch. Admission wil l be $3. On Febru ary 23,wewill be having Ron Masker. Admission wil l be $4. March wil l also be full of callersso we look fonruard to your participation in the activities.Train - lf you would like to take the train from here to Washington DC for theIAGSDC convention call Jeff Leach at 1-800-968-9695

Reno - There was someinterest last year in an overnight trip to Reno. Onlybecause there are things you can do do in Nevada that you can't in California. lfthere are interested parties please contact Felix at 415- 626-8167.

WSD Todcr,,"!, a complemerlL to The Western S/cr, tackles current issues, questions and news. It ispublished on Mondays and Wednesday for club activities and is available only at these activities. Theopinions are solicited and encouraged. The opinions expressed are those of the editors. Today's editorsare Jess A. and Gary G.

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VALBNTINB DANCESaturday night Paul Waters called for aValentine Dance at St. Paulus. This dancewas a huge success. Special Thanks to JimAnderson, who in the position of EventCoordinator did a great job. Othersdeserving a Thank You are Ron Jablonski,Felix Fornino, Patty White, Golden BootRattch, and everyorre who came to thedance, sold soda, and offered moral support.

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CLUB NIGHTSStarting tonight lve will be having ClubNights at the Rec Center. Ron Hirsch willbe cal l ing on February 16. We have an IceCream Social scheduled for February 23,with Ron Masker cal l ing.For March we have scheduled Ed Conley onthe 9tli, Bert Swerer on the l6th, DonGrecco on the 23rd, and a Fundangle Danccwith Chuck Yeo on the 30th.Any one interested in coordinating theseevents should see me (Gary). To coordinateone ofthese dances you would act ashost(ess) and make sure that the equipmentis avai lable and everything is set up. i t isquite simple and would be great lyappreciated.

MBMBERSHIPYou can stil l sign up for Membership for1994. Form Ones are at the LiteratureTable.. Membership is $33.00 and al lowsyou to receive the newsletter and listing inthe club directory. First t ime members alsoreceive the WSD badge.

ANNIVERSARY DANCEShelby Dawson will be calling at WesternStar Dancers' 12th Anniversary Dance at St.Paulus Church, March 19,1994 at7:30.

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PLUS CLASSOur new Plus Class began on Monday night.This class is composed of a srnal l butspirited group of eager students. RonMasker is the instructor, and we definitelyneed more Angels. Anyone interested inangeling can stop by and get acquaintedwith the new class.

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OTHBR CLUBSFoggy City is having a Valentine Party .Capital City Squares is having a Sock Hopand afternoon workshops this Saturday inSacramento.Tinsel Town is having their annual Fly-In inLos Angeles President's Day weekend.For more information on the above events,please see the flyers on the Literature Table.

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CARIBBBAN CRUISBIf you have any interest in a Square DancingCruise in January 95, please sign up at theLiterature Table. This is not an applicationfor the cruise, but merely to see if there isany interest. To sign up requires noobl igat ion.

WSD Today!, a compleme\t to The Western Srar, tackles current issues, questions and news. It ispublished on Mondays and Wednesday for club activities and is available only at these activities. Theopinions are solicited and encouraged. The opinions expressed are those of the editors. Today's editorsare Jess A. ard Gary G.

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WELCOME RON HIRSCHWe offer a rousing Western Star Welcome to Ron Hirsch, who is our guest callertonight. Ron will be alternating Mainstream and Plus Calls.

PLUS CLASSOur new Plus Class is going quite well under the Archangeling of Ron Jablonski and theInstructing of Ron Masker. They definitely need Angels (especially those that can do thefollow). Drop by on any Monday (except this Monday) and dance with them.

RON LIBBY DANCERon Libby from Maine called at the first in our new series of Club Nights. Over six squares ofdancers showed up arrd had a great time dancing both Plus and Mainstream. For recent graduatesthese Club Nights offers both a great way to improve on your dancing and allows you floor time.Next Wednesday, February 23,we wi l l be having an Ice Cream Social . Ron Masker wi l l becal l ing. Admission is $4.00.For March we have scheduled Ed Conley on the 9th, Bert Swerer on the l6th, Don Greco on the23rd, and a Fundangle Dance with Chuck Yeo on the 3Oth.Any one interested in coordinating these events should see rne (Cary). To coordinate one ofthese dances you would act as host(ess) and make sure that the equipment is available andevery'thing is set up. It is quite simple and would be greatly appreciated.

MEMBBRSHIPYou can stil l sign up for Membership for 1994. Form Ones are at the Literature Table..Membership is $33.00 and allows you to receive the newsletter and listing in the club directory.First t ime members also receive their WSD badse.

ANNIVERSARY DANCEShelby Dawson wi l l be cal l ing at Western Star Dancers' l2th Anniversary Dance at St. PaulusChurch, March 19,1994 at l :30.

o;;JJ"iu'Prime 8's from Sacramento will be having a Barn Bash at Cooks Barn in Orangeville. This willfeature Rob French and C. J. Smith cal l ing Plus and A I .Rosetown Rumhlers of Ponland, or rv i l l be having a spr ing Fly- ln. March I l -13.Foggy City will offer a free shorving of the Pink Triangles In Red SEnre video at 7:00 pm onThursday, February 24. This is a documentary on the first Gay Square Dance group to travel inRussia. The vierving wi l l be fol lowed by a Dance at7:45.Tinsel Town is having their annual FIy-In in Los Angeles President's Day weekend.For more information on the Horse Fly In. and tlrese other events, please see the flyers on theLiterature fable.

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Monday March 7, 1994WSDTODAY!

Editor: Fel ix Forninow s D T a , D A Y l A s u p p l e m e n r , t o 1 ' H E w E S ' f E R f l S T A R n e w s l ! c L < r f o r c u r r e n a r s s u e s , q u v s L i o n s a n d n e w s . P u b l i s h e d M o n d a y a n d w e d n e s d a yQ u e s t j o n s , L o p i c s , a n d o p l n l o n s a r e s o l l c i L e i l a r d e l c - o u r a g r r i . V r e w s a x F r e s s e d a r e ! h o s e o f c h e a u t h o r g .

CLUE NIGIITThis Wednesday we wil l have Ed Conley call ing for Club Night Come join us at7:30PM atthe Rec Center. Admission wi l l be $3. Cal l ing for Club Nights for Marchwill be: 16 - Bert Swerer, $4; 23 - Don Greco, $3; 30 - Chuck Yeo, $3 This wil l alsobe a "Fun Dangle Night." A chance for you to earn some fun dangles ( NO, FunDangle Diva, lwi l l NOT where al l my dangles that night! ! ! ! ! ) . Apr i l wi l l be RonMasker, Chuck Yeo. and Ron Hirsch.

flnnlu€Rsnng DAnc€On March 19 at 7.30 PM, Western Star wil l be celebrating its 12th Anniversary.Come join us for the fun at St. Square Dance, oops, St. Paulus (Gough and Eddy).The cal ler wi l l be Shelby Dawson. Admission wi l l be $6.

FOGGV CITVOn Thursday, March 10, Foggy City Dancers wi l l not be having Club Night due toMost Holy Redeemer use of the School Hal l . As forthe 17 and24,wewil l t rytokeep you informed but if not call (415) 905-4546 for further information.

GfiT(fiGE SfitEDon't forget that Western Star wil l be having their Garage Sale on April 9 and 10.So save all that wonderful junk (treasures?) for the sale.

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WSDTODAY!Editor: Felix Fornino

W S D T O D A Y T A s u p p l e h e n L t o T t { E W E S T E R N S T A R n e w s l e L L e r f o r c u r r e n t i s s u e s , q u e s t i o n s a n d n e w s . P u b l . i s h e d M o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y .

Q u e s l l o n s , t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c r t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . v i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e L h o s e o f L h e a u L h o r s .

IIJETEOME E[ EOI|TEACLUE NIOIIT

Next Wednesday we wil l have Bert Swerer call ing for Club Night Come join us atT.30PMattheRecCenter.Admissionwi l l be$4. Cal l ingforClubNightsfortherestof March wil l be: 23 - Don Greco, $3; 30 - Chuck Yeo, $3 This wil l also be a "FunDangle Night." A chance foryou to earn some fun dangles ( NO, Fun Dangle Diva,lwi l l NOTwhere al l my dangles that night! ! ! ! ! ) . Apri l wi l l be Ron Masker, ChuckYeo, and Ron Hirsch.

f,nnru€RsflRg Df,nc€On March 19 at 7:30 PM, Western Starwil l be celebrating its 12th Anniversary.Come join usforthefun atSt. Square Dance, oops, St. Paulus (Gough and Eddy).The caller wil l be Shelby Dawson. Admission wil l be $6.

FOGGV CITVOn Thursday, March 10, Foggy City Dancers wil l not be having Club Night due toMost Holy Redeemer use of the School Hall. As for the 17 and 24, wewill try tokeep you informed but if not call (415) 905-4546 for further information.

GfiRfiGE SFLEDon't forget that Western Star will be having their Garage Sale on April 9 and 10.So save all that wonderful junk (treasures?) for the sale.

WSDTODAY!Wednesdav March 16, 1994 Editor: Fel ix ForninowSD TODAYI A supplemenl to THE wEsTtrRN STAR newsletter for current issues, quest ions and news. Publ ished Monday and Wednesday.

Q u e s l i o n g , L o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f L h e a u t h o r s .

UJEIEOME BERT EUIERERCLUE NIG}IT

Next Wednesday we wil l have Don Greco call ing for Club Night Come join us at7.30PM atthe Rec Center. Admission wil l be $3. Call ing for Club Nights for the restof March wil l be: 30 - Chuck Yeo, $3 This wil l also be a "Fun Dangle Night." Achanceforyou to earn some fun dangles (NO, Fun Dangle Diva, lwi l l NOTwhereal l my dangles that night! ! ! ! ! ) . Club nights in Apri l wi l l be 13 - Ron Masker, 20 -Chuck Yeo, and 27 - Ron Hirsch.

ANNru€RSAR9 DANC€This Saturdav. March 19 at7:30 PM.Western Starwill be celebratinq its 12th( P ea rlt An n iversa rv. Co m e i oi n us fo r th e f u n at St. Pa u I u s ( G o us h a n d Ed dvt.The caller will be Shelbv Dawson. Admission will be $6. Please brinq somegoodies to share.

FOGGV CITVOn Thursdays, March 17 and March 24,Foggy City Dancers will not be having ClubNight due to Most Holy Redeemer use of the School Hall.

GFiIfiGE SFLEDon't forget that Western Star wil l be having their Garage Sale on April 9 and 10.So save all that wonderful junk (treasures?) for the sale.

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Wednrsdav March 23. 1994WSDTODAY!

Editor: Felix ForninoW S D T O D A Y I A s u p p l e m e n C t o T H E W E S T E R N S T A R n e w s l e t t e r f o r c u r r e n t i s s u e s , q u e g t i o n s a n d n e w s . P u b l r s h e d M o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y

O u e s L i o n s , t o p j . c s , a n d o p r n i o n s a r e s o l i c r t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f c h e a u i h o r s .

Welcome Don Greco

THAaVK T/OAMuch thanks and yellowrocks to those who helped out this past Saturday to makeWSD's Annivesary Dance a huge success.

CLUE NIGTITNext Wednesday we wil l have Chuck Yeo call ing for Club Night Come join us at7:30PM at the Rec Center. Admission wil l be $3. This wil l also be a "Fun DangleNight." A chance for you to earn some fun dangles ( NO, Fun Dangle Diva, I wil lNOT where al l my dangles that night! ! ! l ! ) . Club nights in Apri l wi l l be 13 - RonMasker, 20 - Chuck Yeo, and 27 - Ron Hirsch.

FOGGV CITVThis Thursday, March 24, Foggy City Dancers wil l not be having Club Night dueto Most Holy Redeemer use of the School Hall. Foggy Citywil l be having a SpringDance on Saturday, April2, at 7:30PM at the Unitarian Center, 1187 Franklin atGeary. Cost wil l be $8.00.

GFRFGE SFLEDon't forget that Western Star wil l be having their Garage Sale on April 9 and 10.So save all that wonderful junk (treasures?) for the sale.

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WSDTODAY!Editor: Fel ix Fornino

w s D T o D A Y I A s u p p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R N S T A R n e w s l e t t e r f o r c u r r e n L i s s u e s , q u e s t i o n s a n d n e w s . p u b l i s h e d M o n d a y a n d w e d n e s d a y .

o u e s t i o n s , t o p i . c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l r c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e L h o s e o f t h e a u L h o r s ,

WELOOME OHUOKYEO

CLUE NIO}ITNext Club Night wil l be April 13 with Ron Makser, here at Eureka Rec Center at7.30. Club nights in April wil l be 20 - Chuck Yeo, and27 - Ron Hirsch.

FOGGV CITVThursday, March 31, Foggy City Dancers wil l be having thier usual Club Night atLive Oaks School. The caller is Andy Shore. Foggy City wil l be having a SpringDance on Saturday, April2, at 7:30PM at the Unitarian Center, 1187 Franklin atGeary. Cost will be $8.00.

GfiRfiGE SfitEDon't forget that Western Star wil l be having their Garage Sale on April 9 and 10.So save all that wonderful junk (treasures?) for the sale.

To our feruirh fllemberr o llop pyPorrover (nDF)To our Christiqn Members q Hqppy Easter

Don't Forget. This Saturday Daylight Savings Time begins. So setyour clock an hour AHEAD.

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Mondav Aoril 4. 1994 Editor: Felix ForninowSD TODAy! A supplenenC ro THE WESTERN STAR newsle[ter for curent issues, quesl ions and news. Publ ished Monday and wednesday

Q u e s t i o n s . t o p i c a , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i c e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u L h o r s .

GfiRfiGE SfitEThis weekend is WSD Garage Sale. Please bring your items for sale to Live OaksSchool on Saturday Morning, April 9. For big items call Mike and Jim at 563-3220.Remember one person's junk is another person's

CLUB NIO}IT

Next Club Night wil l be April 13 with Ron Makser, here at Eureka Rec Center at7:30. Club nights in April wil l be 20 - Chuck Yeo, and 27 - Ron Hirsch.

FUTURE EVENTSNew Basic Class begins on May 9. This will be the free Introductory Night. Inviteyour friends to come on down.

Plus class Graduation will be Wednesday, May 11 .

World Premiere of Crossfire - Episode 6: Explode the Line at the Golden BootRanch, 790 Sanchez, #3, 7:30 refreshments, 8:30 Showtime on Friday, May 13.

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Wednesdav Apri l 13, 1994 Editor: Fel ix Forninot 4 s D T O D A Y l A s u p p l e n e n L L o T H E W E S T E R N S T A R n e w s l e t L e r f o r c u r r e n L i s s u e s , q u e s L i o n g a n d n e w s . P u b l , i s h e d M o n d a y a n d w e d n e s d a y .

Q u e s t i o n s , L o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i L e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d , v i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f L h e a u L h o r g .

WETCOME RON MFSI(ERCLUE NICOIT

Next Club Night will be April 20 with Chuck Yeo, here at Eureka Rec Center at 7'.30.The following week, April 27,will be Ron Hirsch with an Australian Theme sincethis wil l be a benefit for the NewAustralian Gay Square Dance Club. Club Nightsin May wil l be: 11- Ron Masker with the Plus Graduation Dance (all dances wil l beplus); 18 - Don Greco at 8PM after Trimester Meeting; and 25 - Dave Decot.

NEW BASIC CLASSThe newbasicclass (RED'94)wi l l begin on May9. The nextMonday, May 16wil l

also be free. lnvite all your friends to attend.

FUTURE EVENTS

Worf d Premiere of Crossfire - Episode 6: Explode the Line at the Golden BootRanch, 790 Sanchez, #3, 7:30 refreshments, 8:30 Showtime on Friday, May 13.

Don't forget there is still time to register for Sfars and Squares Forever, the 1994IAGSDCTM Square Dance Convention in Washington, DC June 30 through July 3.

Captial City Squares is having workshops and a dance this Saturday in Guernvil le.Please see flyer for details.

June 18 WSD will be having its Gay Pride Dance with Caller Bil l Eyler.

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wsD TODAY! A supplemenL to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter for currenL issues, quest ions and news. Publ ished Monday and wednesday.

Q u e s t i o n s , t o p j . c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u c h o r s .

IIJEIEOME EI|UEK UEOCLUE NIGIIT

Next Wednesday night, Club Night will feature Ron Hirsch, here at Eureka RecCenter at 7:30 with an Australian Theme since this will be a beneflt for the NewAustralian Gay Square Dance Club. Club Nights in May wil l be. 11- Ron Maskerwith the Plus Graduation Dance (all dances wil l be plus); 18 - Don Greco at 8PMafter Trimester Meeting; and 25 - Dave Decot.

NEW BASIC CLASS

The new basic class (RED '94) wil l begin on May 9. The next Monday, May 16 wil l

also be free. Invite all your friends to attend.

PIUS GN,ADUATIONPlus graudation will be Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 here at the rec center. That

night all dances wil l be plus. See you then.

FUTURE EVENTS

World Premiere of Crossfire - Episode 6: Explode the Line at the Golden BootRanch, 790 Sanchez, #3,7.30 refreshments, 8:30 Showtime on Friday, May 13.

Crossfire Retrospective: Episodes 1 thru 5 at Russ King's, 1227 Page St., SF7:30to 11 :00 on May 6.

Don't forget there is still time to register for Sfars and Squares Forever, the 1 994IAGSDCTM Square Dance Convention in Washington, DC June 30 through July 3.


WSDTODAY!Wednesday April 27, 1994 Editor: Felix ForninowsD ToDAY! A supplenenL to THE WESTERN STAR newslecLer for curren! issues, quest ions and newg. publ ished uonday and wednesday.QuesLj 'ong, topics, and opinions are sol ic i ted and encouraged. views expressed are those of the authors.

WELCOME TO AUST64LIAN N I G HT

CLUE NIOIIT

Club Nights in May will be: 11- Ron Masker with the Plus Graduation Dance (alldances will be plus); 1 8 - Don Greco at 8PM afterTrimester Meeting; and 25 - DaveDecot.

NEW BASIC CLASSThe new basic class (RED '94) will begin on May 9. The next Monday, May 16 willalso be free. Invite all your friends to attend.

PLUS GR,ADUATIONPlus graudation will be Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 here at the rec center. Thatnight all dances will be plus. See you then.

FUTURE EVENTSWorfd Premiere of Crossfire - Episode 6: Exptode the Line at the Golden BootRanch, 790 Sanchez, #3, 7:30 refreshments, 8:30 Shov'rtime on Friday, May 13.

Crossfire Retrospective: Episodes 1 thru 5 at Russ King's, 1227 Page St., SF T.3Oto 11:00 on May 6.

Trimester meeting on May 18 at 7:30pM at EVRC.


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WESTERN STAR DANCERS . WEEKLY UPDATE

Welcome New "Plus" GraduationSquare Dancers!

Western Star Dancers extends acordial welcome to all new "Basic"

class members. Tonight and nextMonday, May 16 will be free. Planahead and mark your calendars nowfor each Monday at7:30 PM. Youwon't want to miss any class sessions.

We think you'll enjoy learning tosquare dance. Many new dancersdiscover it 's nothing like they thoughtit was going to be. Besides being lotsof fun, it 's good exercise and you'llmeet a lot of new friends. When you

come back next week, bring a friend.Like so many things in life, the morethe merrier! Yellowrocks!

We're proud to announce thegraduation of our Plus level class onWednesday night, May ll @ 7:30PM. Ron Masker wi l l be cal l ing al lplus level t ips. Class members wi l l beadmitted free, everyone else will be$3.00. Invite your friends to comewith you to this special dance. Comeby to dance with the graduates, sharesome refreshments and have fun.

Glub NightEach Wednesday is CLUB

NIGHT. Calling during May will beRon Masker ( I I ) , Don Greco ( l8) andDave Decot (25). Mark your calendarfor Wednesday @ 7:30 PM. Callsomeone you haven't seen in a whi le

and come together to Club Night.Besides being a relaxed atmospherewhere you can have some fundancing, it's a good stress release fromthe busy week. Join your SquareDance family!

It's More ThanJust DancihgrIt's "Grossfire..."

Besides a regular schedule ofclassgs, "Club Nights" and specialdances, Western Star Dancers (and itsmembers) sponsor many social eventsthroughout the year. Check with aclub member or get your hands on anissue of THE WESTERN STAR (clubnewsletter) to see what's upcoming onthe calendar.

Our next special event is onFRIDAY MAY l3 - the worldpremier of GROSSFIRE .

EPISODE 6: EXPLODE THELINE. Featuring many local (andfamous) square dancers and friends,this episode continues the romance,the excitement, the intrigue of theinternationally poignant "SquareDance Soap Opera."

The curtain rises at 8:30 PM inthe hallowed halls of the Golden BootRanch - 790 Sanchez @ 2lst. Pre-showtime fest iv i t ies wi l l begin at7:30PM (BYOB refreshments).

Don't miss this event. It 's sure toreveal another side of square dancingyou thought you'd never see.

7{ }WSD TODAY - a supplement to IHE WESIEBN STARnewsletter tor current issues, questions and news.Publ ished Monday and Wednesday. Ouest ions,topics, and opin ions are sol ic i ted and encouraged.Views expressed are those of the authors.

Square Dancers "Put AnotherShrimp on the Barbie!"Pictured are dancers from Western Star's recent Club Night where theproceeds benefited the expenses of an Australian square dancer. He plansto attend this year's convention in Washington, D.C. and represent hisclub, the first gay & lesbian square dance club in Australia. To the rightare several "Barbie & Ken" models brought by attendees to add a littleatmosphere to the evening. Obviously, we had a lot of fun and a goodtime dancing. Over $70 was raised for our Aussie friend.


Guerrilla SquaresWe're planning another session ofGuerrilla Squares this coming Saturday,May 14. We'll meet in Harvey MilkPlaza (Muni station) at Noon and planto dance/hand out flyers for an hour orso. Over the last few weeks. we've had

a fun time getting agroup together tosquare dance andinvite people to attendour new class.Consider setting asidean hour or so tosupport the club. Evenif you don't want todance, come pass outflyers. See you there!

It's MoreThan JustDancing,It's Galled"GtossfifiB.,."

Don't miss the world premiere ofGROSSFIRE . EPISODE 6rEXPLODE THE LINE onFRIDAY' MAY 13. Featuring manylocal (and famous) square dancers andfriends, this episode continues theromance, the excitement, the intrigue ofthis internationally poignant "SquareDance Soap Opera."

The curtain rises at 8:30 PM in thehallowed halls of the Golden BootRanch - 790 Sanchez @ Zlst.Pre-showtime festivities will begin at7:30PM (BYO refreshments).

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Red Glass Begins!Western Star Dancers started its new"Basic" class on Monday night. Over44 dancers joined the first of twointroductory class sessions for theURED" class group with over half ofthose attending new to square dancing.

There were manycomments overheardabout "it's (squaredancing) nothing like Ithought it was going tobe." Ron Masker - ourinstructor for this class -

kept the evening upbeatand fun. By the time itwas all over, Ron hadintroduced the first 14"basic" calls. Besidesbeing a lot of fun, it wasa night of good exerciseand meeting a lot ofnew friends.

Western Star invitesanyone interested toattend next week'ssecond introductorysession. Like the first. itwill be free to thosewho attend. Call afriend to come with you next week.Like so many things in life, the morethe merrier! Yellowrocks!

Angels NeededA big yellowrock and squeeze to allthose Angels who came out Mondaynight. It certainly made all of our newdancers feei much more at ease andmade the night even more fun.PLEASE, KEEP COMING. Whetheryou realize it our not, you're veryimportant to the success of the class.Bring another angel with you!

GIub NightEach Wednesday is CLUB NIGHT.Calling tonight for our Plus Classgraduation is Ron Masker. Next weekwill feature Don Greco (who taught ourprevious Plus level class) and thenDave Decot (from El Camino Reelers)on the 25th. Mark your calendar forWednesday @ 7:30 PM. Call someoneyou haven't seen in a while and cometogether to Club Night. Besides being arelaxed atmosphere where you can havesome fun dancing, it's a good stressrelease from the busy week. Join yourSquare Dance family!

WSD Raises Over$70 For Aussie GlubThe proceeds from our Club Night onApnl27 benefited the expenses of anAustralian square dancer. His plans areto representhis club - thefirst gayllesbiansquare danceclub inAustralia - atthis year'sWashington,D.C.convention.Those of youwho werethere knowthat we had alot of funand a goodtime dancingto Ron Hirsch. . . besides raising over $70 for our

Aussie friend. Now, who gets to takehim home?

Keeping with the theme ofthe evening, dancersbrought'Barbie & ken" toadd a bit of atmosphere.Chants of "throw anothershrimp on the Barbie" wereheard throughout the night!

Memorial DayHoliday GlubScheduleDue to the holiday on Monday, May30, the Rec Center will be closed.There will be no class that evening.

In addition, there will not be aCLUB NIGHT on Wednesday, April1. The room we use at the RecCenter has been reserved by anothergroup.

Galling All GlubMembers to AttendTlimester MeetingWe will be having a SHORTtrimester meeting on Wednesdaybefore the Club Night Dance. Themeeting will begin at7:I5 and endat 8:00 sharp. There are someimportant issues that needmembership attention, so please tryto attend.

Welcome Back tothe Second Night ofthe Red GlassWestern Star Dancers welcomes youto its new "Basic" class. Over 40dancers were present last week, thefirst of two introductory classsessions. Over half of thoseattending were new to squaredancing (or hadn't danced since highschool).

There were many commentsoverheard about "it's (squaredancing) nothing like I thought itwas going to be." Ron Masker - ourinstructor for this class - kept theevening upbeat and fun. By the timeit was all over. Ron had introducedus to the first 14 "basic" calls.Besides being a lot of fun, it was anight of good exercise and meeting alot of new friends.

Glub Night FeaturesDon GrccoJoin Western Star Dancers thisWednesday evening at7:30 PM forour weekly CLUB NIGHT. Callingthis week will be Don Greco, localcaller and recent class instructor forWestern Star. The cost will be $3.00at the door.

Mark you calendar for next weekwhen we'll feature Dave Decot fromEl Camino Reelers.

Call another dancer and invitethem to join you. The more themerrier! Yellowrocks...

Who's Who atWestern StarFolks you should know about:Angels - these are Western Star clubmembers to volunteer their time toassist new class members in learninghow to dance. Be nice to them.Archangel - this is Ron Jablonski.He's the "coordinator," the"shepherd" of the new class. He'savailable during the class sessions,should you have any questions toneed to discuss something about theclass.Administrator - this is Gary Gray.Our club is "shepherded" by a boardof directors and Gary Gray is theleader of that group and the club.He's our official spokesperson...anda nice guy to boot.Board Members - Besides bothRon and Gary, they are FelixFornino, Jess Alvarez, Mike Sellers,Nick Carlson and Russ King. Theoften angel and are available to helpyou in any way.

GongratsPurple GlassGrads!Pictured are the recentgraduates of ourPurple Class - (left toright) Ron -

Archangel, Joyce,Ray, Jess, Lee, Jim, Alma, David, Ron - Instructor/Caller; (down front) S.Bob and Brad. They've danced long and hard (no pun intended) to getwhere they are. When you see them, take a minute to give each of them abig yellowrock and encourage them to remain a part of our square dancefamilv.

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Welcome to the Red GlassGombination

The Board of Directors wants towelcome everyone to tonight'scombination Trimester Meetins andClub Night.

Your input and comments areextremely important to "the life" of ourclub, so please speak up.

Sit back and rest while you canbecause after our meeting, Don Grecowil l be cal l ing for Club Night dancing.Enjoy the evening!

South Bay DanceExcursionEvery so often a group will get togetherto go to another club's dance. Besidesall the fun wehave in thecar on theway, oncewe're there F'we get to idance withpeople whodon'tnormally make it to Club Night or evenone of the other special dances in "thecity." It 's also fun to dance to anothercaller (not that ours aren't really good).Pictured on our recent trip to the SouthBay are (back, I to r) Jim and Pat,(middle, I to r) Ron, Lee, Mike,Freeman and Mike. Down front isRuss. We had a great time.ioining ElCamino Reelers for their AnniversaryDance and invite everyone to take theopportunity to join other club membersfor these sorts of outincs.

Western Star Dancers has held"introductory" classes for its new Redclass the past two Monday evenings.Again this past Monday, over 40dancers were present, with half of thosenew to square dancing.

Attendance has been beyondexpectation. To keep the energy level,we need the ongoing support ofadditional experienced Club members.In other words, we need Angels.

Angels were there for "us" whenwe first learned to dance. It's your turnnow to "shepherd" some others into thesquare dancing fold. Al though the cal lsmay be "old hat," you can st i l l have afun time and get to meet some awfullynice new people.

MarkMondays onyour calendar.Comeprepared for awonderfult ime. . .andyou'll haveone!

Join Western Star Dancers again nextWednesday evening at 7:30 PM for ourweekly CLUB NIGI{T. Calling will beDave Decot from [fl Camino Reelers.The cost will be $3.00 at the door.

Call another dancer and invite themto join you. The more the merrierl

WESTERN STAR DANCERSr

Memorial Day

Due to the holiday on Monday, May 30,the Rec Center will be closed. Therewi l l be no class that evening.

In addition, there will not be aCLUB NIGHT on Wednesday, June l.The room we use at the Rec Center hasbeen reserved by another group.

Upcoming Events...MAY 21 ..FOGGY CITY :::,::, i :

DANCERS PTCNICGolden Gate Park/Lindley Meadow/30th Ave & JFK Drive. Andy Shorecal l ing, l l -3 PM. Basic/MS/Plus.JUNE 4 . .G.B.R. COOKOUT &

VIDEO PARTYAnna. Freeman. John & Scott inviteyou to Golden Boot Ranch - 790Sanchez St @ 21st. BYO Meat (&Buns) and beverage. Condiments,salad, ice and mixers provided.

5 PM - cocktails and cookout8 PM - Video Premiere of"WINDOW TO THE STARS :4."

JUNE 10. ENGORE SHOWING, : : , : OF 'TCROSSFIRE"

7 PM - "The Screenwriters Cut"l0 PM - "No. 6, Explode the Line - The

Final Chapter"Don't miss this second of a lifetimeopportunity. You'll discover square-dancing like you never thought it wouldexist. Russ King's, 1227 Page.JUNE 18. PRE.PARADE DANCE7:30 PM @ St. Paulus Church, Gough@ Eddy. Bill Eyler calling.SEPT. 30 - OCT. 2.. CAMP GAZWatch for flyer in THE WESTERNSTAR for rates and activitiesinformation. Set aside this weekend!

May 25th Club NightFeatures Dave Decot

Gontinues High Holiday GlubScheduleTlimester Meeting Energy Level

and Glub Night

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Red Glass Memorial Day More UpcomingRegistration Holiday GIub Evgnts...

ScheduleDue to the hol iday this coming

Monday, May 30, the Rec Center willbe closed. There will be no class thatevening.

In addition, there will not be aCLUB NIGHT on Wednesday, june l.The room we use at the Rec Center hasbeen reserved by another group.

Golden Boot T|;;;"X[an9hGookout & ,,'-i'- ,,Video Party ,' i :Anna, Freeman, John and Scottinvite all class and clubmembers to join them for anevening of exci tement atGolden Boot Ranch (theirhome) - 790 Sanchez St. @2lst. BYO meat (and buns) andbeverage. Condiments, salad,ice and mixers provided.

' . 5 : 0 0 P MCocktails and cookout

. . 8 :00 PNIVideo Premiere of' 'WINDOWS TO THE

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GIub Night FeaturesDave DecotAll dancers are invited to join WesternStar this Wednesday evening at7:30PM for our weekly CLUB NIGHT.Calling will be Dave Decot from ElCamino Reelers. The cost is $3.00.

GelebrationVolunteersNeeded

This year,Western Star iscoordinating thesquare dance

contingent in the San FranciscoLesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade onJune 19th.

If you're interested in volunteeringto be a monitor in the parade or to helpstaff the celebration booth, pleasecontact a Board Member. Thanks.

Tonight is the first "official" nightof Western Star Dancers' Red class.We've had over 40 dancers at twoprevious "introduction" classes, half ofthose new to square dancing.

We'll spend approx. l5 weekslearning Basic calls. Mark Mondays at7:30 PM on your calendar. Comeprepared for a wonderful time...andyou' l l have one!

Don't forget . . . the class"Archangel" is RON JABLONSKI. Ifyou have concerns or questions, pleasesee h im dur inc the c lass sess ion .

Angels NeededReturn the "good deedl" Angels are

needed each Monday evening for thenew Red class. Class starts at 7:30 PM.It's your turn now to "shepherd" someothers into the square dancing fold.Although the calls may be "old hat,"you can stil l have a fun time and get tomeet some awfully nice new people.

Parade &

MAY 27 - 2g .,'4lst.:.ANNUAl;,,GOLDEN STATEROUND UP

Your opportunity to experience square-dancing in the "straight" community. Agroup generally gets together to attendthe Saturday Night Dance. Check theflyer on the info table for moreinformation.

JUNE 10. MARATHON SHOWINGOF THE COMPLETE"cRossFlFlEn

',. . 7 P M - " E p i s o d e s I - V :

The Screenwriters Cut". . 10 PM - " Episode VI: Explode the

Line - The Final Chapter"Don't miss this once-in-a- l i fet imeopportunity to experience square dancehistory in the making. "Grander than'Dynasty' whi le offer ing emotionbeyond control ."

This special screening will be at thehome of Russ King, 1227 Page, SF.

JUNE 18. PRE-PARADE DANCE7:30 PM @ St. Paulus Church, Gough@ Eddy. Bill Eyler calling. Check theflyer on the info table for moreinformation.

SEPT. 30 - OCT, 2.. CAMP CAZWatch for the flyer in THE WESTERNSTAR for rates and act iv i t iesinformation. Set aside this weekend!


Gay Parade Events June 10 Marathon

--ffiffiYou'Ll have severol opportunities for squaretlance activity during the upcoming Ga1,Freedom Porade and Celebratiott.

The weekend will start with our annualPrc.Patade Dance on Saturday, Junc 18.Start ing at 7:30, Bi l l Eyler ( f rornAlbuquerque) wi l l cal l at St. Paulus Church.

The International Association of GaySquare Dance Clubs (TM) will March as aContingent in the Parade and many of theclubs in the Bay Area wi l l be part ic ipatrng.We will mcet at Polk & Golden Gate aroundl0:00 AM on Sunday, June l9 then march/dance to l ive cal l ing f iom Bi l l Eyler. Come

loin the fun and show how proud we are ofgay square dancing.

Volunteers arenceded 1brContingencyMonitors in theparade.Simply attendone of the I -hourMONITORTRAINING WORKS HOPS mentionedbelow and call Gary Gray. Then show up atPolk and Golden Gate on the l9th before l0AM. That 's i t !

Ron Jablonski is coordinating theI.A.G.S.D.C.(TM) infbrmation Booth atthe post.parade Gelebration. We'll be atFolsom & Beale so we're expecting lots ofinterest as parade goers pass by. Volunteersare needed to set-up (10 AM), staff thebooth ( l I AM to 6 PM) and take everythingdown (6 PM). Plan to stop by the booth, too.Ron and class instructor Ron Masker havebeen cooking up some Guerilla Squares infiont of the booth and your help would begreatly appreciated. Call Ron Jablonski ifyou'd like to volunteer or have otherquestions.

We hope you enjoy Western Star's ClubNight tonight with Bert Swerer.

Remember, each Wednesday night at 7:30PM we meet at EVRC for club night - al ime to enjoy square dancing. mcet newfriends and reignite old friendships.Upcoming callers are:

June l5 - Chuck YeoJune22 - Ron Hirsch

There will be no club night on June 29 andJuly 6 due to the Square Dance Conventionin Washincton.

Free Folk FestivalWelcomes Gay SquareDancers June 12This coming Sunday, June 12, Ron Hirschwill present a workshop on "SquareDancing from the Gay Community" as partof the annual San Francisco Frce FolkFestival, fiom 2:00 to 3:00 PM at JohnAdams School (Hayes @ Masonic).

This is the first time that a specif icallygay social dance activity has been invited toparticipate. Angels arc encouraged to attend(and perhaps check out sonre of the otherworkshops). As an additional inducement,Russ King wi l l providc brunch f iom l0:30to l2:30 PM for any angels who would liketo drop by on their way ovel. Russ's addressis 1227 Page St. between Baker and Lyon.Call him at 863-0990 lor furtherintbnnation.

Angels NeededOur new Red Class is going strong eachMonday evening at 7:30 PM. Angels areneeded to help out. Although the calls maybe "old hat," you can stil l have a fun timeand get to know some awfully nice newpeople.

Showing of the Gomplete"Grossfire"Announcing a once-in-a-lifetime event.Experience life beyond belief, emotionbeyond control, grandness beyond"Dynasty"... experience Crossf ire !7:00 PM Bpisodes I - V:

The Screenwriter's Cut10:00 PM EpisodeVI: Explode the

Line - the Final Chapter.This special screening will be at the homeof Russ King, 1227 Page, SF. Contact Russdirectly if you need additional infbrmation.

Gamp GazaderoWestern Star Dancer's

Annual Square Dance RetreatSEPT. 30 THROUGH OCT. 2

at the Russian River$85.00 includes all dancing, food,lodging, pool and other exciting

activities.Register today. Contact Mike Sellers formore information. Limited spaces.

CONTINGEilT MONITOR TRAINING I-HOUR WORKSHOPSJune 7 Tuesday 7:00 PM CUAV,973 Market St., SFJune 9 Thursday 7:00 PM Golden Gate Lutheran Church

601 Dolores, SFJune 10 Fr iday 7 :00 PM MCC of SF, 150 Eureka, SFJune 11 Saturday 1:00 PM All Saints Parish Hall , , |350 Waller, SFJune 12 Sunday 12 :30 PM Women 's Bu i ld ing , 3543 18 th St . , SF


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Hi Folks,I hope you all enjoyed our brief few days of HOT weather. Personally I'm glad the fog is

back.I also hope you're ready for a great time this weekend. Saturday, June 18th is our Pre-

Parade Dance with Albuquerque's own Bill Eyler calling for us. The dance starts at7'30at St. Paulus Church. If you're a class member, though their won't be any dancing for you, Ido hope you can come (wear your class badge and you will get in for free). It's a wonderfulopportunity to see a real dance in action, meet a lot of really nice people, and help out withsoda sales. Please contact Lee Gianfiancesco (event coordinator) to see if there is anythingyou can do to help (this last line is directed at both class AND club members).

Sunday, June lgth is the Gay Freedom Parade. If you would like to, you can marchwith us under the IAGSDC (tm) Banner (see "A Square Dance Odyssey" for the meaning ofall those initials). Also, we'll have our booth at Folsom & Beale. See Gary Gray for moreinformation about being in the parade and see Ron Jablonski for more infonnation about thebooth.

Another very important date to mark on your calendars is July 17th! The S.F. AidsWalk in Golden Gate Park. Western Star Dancers walk as a club every year for thisorganization. But we can't make it a success without everyone's support. See Ron Jablonski(or call him at 4\5-552-5243) to register. The sooner you do, the sooner you will get yourdonor card so you can have all your friends, co-workers and acquaintances sponsor you forthis worthwhile event.

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. cAMP cAzADERoAnnual Square Dance Retreat

SEPT. 30 THROUGH OCT. 2at the Russian River

$85.00 includes all dancing, food, Iodging, pool and other exciting activities.Register today. Contact Mike Sellers for more information. Limited spaces.

MONDAYJUNE 13 , 1994

WEEKLY UPDATE*NWESTERN STAR DANCERS

4k-*CONVENTION TRIBUTETonight's issue is a tribute to the high point

of each year, the IAGSDC (tm) conventton'

The piciures here don't even scratch the

surface of the fun and memories this year's

.u.nig.n.tot.a. Throughout the month of

Julv. we'll share with you some of the

specirl moments and PeoPle -Nfrom Western Strr Drncers {} -)

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aeavetlhe WSD delegation (how many can

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ANGEL ISLANDSlrunolv ' JULY 23rd9:3O AM-ome join the fun as we invade Angel Island

with picnicking, square dancing' and fun in

ttt. sun (we hope) on Saturday' July 23rd'

Ron Masker will be calling'

Meet at the Red & White FerrY ticket

office at Pier 43-l12 at 9:30 AM (returntng

^to""O 5:30 PM - earlier departures possible)'

Tickets for the ferry will be $7'50 (group

*i.i. uri"t food & drink for yourself' lay-ered

clothing, and sunscreen' Questions? Call Jim

Pellmann at 563-3220'

WEDNESDAYJULY 13, 1994

WEEKLY UPDATE

CAMPCAZADEROSEPT. 30THRU OCT' 2$85.00 includes all

dancing, food,lodging, Pool and

other excitingactivities. Get YourRecistration Form at

the information table

or contact Mike Sellers @ 415-563-3220

more information. Register early' space ts

(LrD The tnfamousbathing beautiesterrorized the f amiliesat the hotel swimmlngpool.

(ntem) National callerMike DeSisto didn't leta knee iniurY damPenhis convention sPirit'

attend next Years conventlon- TRACK 2 CHICAGO -

UntilT/31 You can ......".s \register for $100. ,r"

l::1,"Y,:Hil1" o " $x\',:W nrm Janie Jo Bradley demonstrating her "skirt

work." i

(nrcirD The "Gold Rush"(be still mY heart)per{ormance team wentthrough their Pacesduring the exhibitiondancing. We think theYwere doing a little danceto make HillarY & Billfeel right at home ' . .

The price goes uP SR___-steadity thereafteri::"l:i{fi:.;l'"'s$j,'\s

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for a registrationform or contactMike Sellers @

415-563-3220.

RED CLASS BACK'ANGELS NEEDEDNow that the Pride Parade &

Celebration, Annual Conventton

in Washington, DC and holidaY

activities are behind us, the Red

Class hrs resumed it's normal

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Monday night schedule (7:30 @ - :rr ' '

EVRC). This Past MondrY we had * .:t *

,hr.. ,quur., iollowing the instruction of Ron

tllurt.r. We'd like to invite (and encourage)

any Western Star member to come out ano

"anget" and meet the new class members'

rrrrn How manv hairpieces did it take to create

5irrianv'. grand finale 'do? Only Mr' Kennetn

kno*i iot iute' We love you and will miss you'

our dear SteffanY.

GAB LEFT) Three WSD members - Tom Tripp'

i.ttt ot.tirh and John Conley - received

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ANGEL ISLANDSATURDAY - JULY 23rd9r3O AMThis is the final week before our trek toAngel Island. Come join the fun as weenjoy picnicking, square dancing, andfun in the sun (we hope) this comingSaturday, July 23rd.

Meet at the Red & White Ferryticket office at Pier 43-112 at 9:30 AM(returning around5:30 PM - earlierdepartures possible).Tickets for the ferrywi l l be $7.50 (grouprate). Bring food &drink for yourself,layered clothing, andsunscreen.

Quest ions? Cal lJ im Pel lmann at563-3220.

PLACE A CLASSIFIEDAD IN THE WESTERNSilR AIEWSLETTERBY CALLING JfSS4,@ 621-6506.

1995CONVENTIONSPECIALPRICEEXPIRESJULY 31

Make your plansnow to attend nextyears convention -

TRACK 2CHICAGO - overMemorial Dayweekend in Chicago. UnLilll3l you canregister for only $100. The price goesup steadily thereafter so don't delay.Check the information table for aregistration form or contact Mike Sellers@ 563-3220.

MONDAY& WEDNESDAYJULY 18 & 20, 1994

WEEKLY UPDATE

CAMP CAZADEROSEPT. 30THRU OCT. 2It's not too early to register for WesternStar's Annual Retreat. Camp Caz islocated in a beautiful wooded area 8miles north of the Russian River (2-112hour drive north of San Francisco). Avariety of activities and social events areplanned. Whether relaxing by the pool,

hik ing orparticipating in aworkshop, you'llmeet lots of newfriends. Registerbefore July 31and the rate is$85.00 (incluCes alldancing, food,lodging, pool andother activities).Besides workshopsfor our classmembers, AndyShore (El CaminoReelers) will be callMainstream, Plusand whatever comesup. Ow, Ow, Owl(had to be there).

Get a RegistrationForm at theinformation table orcontact Mike Sellers@ 563-322Oformore information.

YOU ONLY GET ASMUCH OUT OF THEDANCE AS VOU PUT IN!

Tonight's issue continues our tribute to/4GSDC's (tn) annual convention andhonor's those memhers of our fanily whowe've lost recently and in the past yearThanks tor allthose specialTips!We dance in your memory. Yellowrocks.

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RED CLASS POTLUGKAUG.6 - 5:OO PMMark your calendar and make your plans to attend this special evening at theinfamous Golden Boot Ranch. Anna, Scott, John & Freeman have graciously openedtheir home to welcome all of the new class members to Western Star.

Check out the newsletter for more information or contact your Archangel - RonJablonski - at 552-5243.

This will be a great opportunity to get to know each other better and meet otherWestern Star Dancers club members who you haven't had a chance to meet at classnight. See you there.

$SSS SSNN$ffiNH$SsWNffiNNS$N" S*RN-#N..' '96 WITH A HALF SACHET"AUG. 13 - 7:3O TO I l :OO PMStars, Thars and Cable Cars brings usthis special "fund-raising" dance at theHyatt RegencylEmbarcadero. We'll bedancing Mainstream through Challengeto the calling of Andy Shore, RonMasker, Don Greco, Ed Conley, HarlanKerr, Ron Hirsch, Chuck Yeo, DaveDecot and John McGee. Admission atthe door is $10 and all proceeds will gotowards the 1996 Convention beins heldin San Francisco.

WESTERN SIAR DANCERS---7'\-199s CONVENTTONSPECIAL PRICEEXPIRES JULY 31

Only 6 days left to save some moneyon your reservation for next yearsconvention - TRACK 2 CHICAGO -

over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago.Until7 /31 you can register for only$100. The price goes up steadilythereafter so don't delay. Check theinformation table for a registration formor contact Mike Sellers @ 563-3220.

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WSD ANNUAL AWARDSCEREMONY & DANCEAUG. 20 - 7=OO to 1O:OO PMThe WSD Square Dance Academy ofArts and Sciences cordially invites youto attend the Third Annual AwardsCeremony. This year's event willinclude basic, mainsteam and plus levelsquare dancing and a brief awardsceremony recognizing the contributionsof WSD members this year. At St. PaulusChurch (Gough & Eddy) the admissionis $5.00 ($3.00 for Basic Class memberswith their badge). Hors d'oevre or dessertwould be appreciated.

N N"-$"NS$ _N N-WffiNS$fffiSNS$R ffi$S$ANGEL ISLANDSATURDAY. AUGUST 279:3O AMCome join the fun as we make ourannual irek to Angel Island. You'll enjoypicnicking, square dancing, and fun inthe sun (we hope).

Meet at the Red & White Fenyticket office at Pier 43-ll2 at 9:30 AM(returning around 5:30 PM - earlierdepartures possible). Tickets for the fenywill be $7.50 (group ratc). Ilnng food &drink- tbr yourself, layered clothing, andsunscreen.

Ron Masker will be calling and planson including some class level tips.

Questions? Call Jim Pellmann at563-3220.

variety of activities and social events areplanned. Whether relaxing by the pool,hiking or participating in a workshop,you'll meet lots of new friends. One lowprice includes all dancing, food, lodging,pool and other "special" activities. AndyShore (El Camino Reelers) will becalling Mainstream, Plus and ??. RonMasker will also be callinc several classlevel workshops.

Get a Registration Form at theinformation table. Contact Mike Sellers@ 563-3220.

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SATURDAY. AUGUST 6.5:OO PMAll class members are invited to attend this special evening at the infamous GoldenBoot Ranch .790 Sanchez Street (@ 21st). Anna, Scott, John and Freeman havegraciously opened their home to welcome all of the new class members to WesternStar Dancers.

Class members are asked to bring a beverage and all regular club members areasked to bring a dish to share with everyone. This is a "non-dance" event so guestsare welcome. Check out the newsletter for more information or contact Red ClassArchangel - Ron Jablonski - at 552-5243.

This will be a great opportunity to get to know some of the other class membersbetter and to visit other Western Star Dancers club members. See you there.

Remember, no club night Wed., 8/3. The Rec Gentel i$ r€setvedfor another gloups function. The Red Glass schedule will not

be effected. See all you "ctub night dancers" on the lOth.

WSD ANNUAL AWARDSCEREMONY & DANCEAUG. 20 - 7=OO to 1O:OO PMThe WSD Square Dance Academy ofArts and Sciences cordially invites youto attend the Third Annual AwardsCeremony. This year's event willinclude basic, mainsteam and plus levelsquare dancing and a brief awardsceremony recognizing the contributionsof WSD members this year. At St. PaulusChurch (Gough & Eddy) the admissionis $5.00 ($3.00 for Red Class memberswith their badge). Hors d'oevre or dessertwould be appreciated.

ANGET ISLANDSAT. . AUG. 27 . 9:3O AMDon't forget to mark your calendars forour annual trek to Angel Island. Enjoypicnicking, square dancing, and fun inthe sun (we hope). Non-dancing guestsare welcome to attend.

Meet at the Red & White Ferryticket office at Pier 43-112 at 9:30 AM(returning around 5:30 PM - earlierdepartures possible). Tickets for the ferrywill be $7.50 (group rate). Bring food &drink for yourself, layered clothing, andsunscreen.

Ron Masker will be calling. ContactJim Pellmann @ 563-3220 for info.

Did you make your reservation forCAMP CAZADEROSept. 3O - Oct. 2Register now for Westem Star's AnnualRetreat at the Russian River. Besidesclass level workshops and severaldances, you'll enjoy a variety ofactivities and social events. Whetherrelaxing by the pool, hiking or dancing,you'll meet lots of new friends.

One low price includes all dancing,food, lodging, pool and other "special"activities. Andy Shore (El CaminoReelers) will be calling Mainstream,Plus and ?? with Ron Masker alsocalling several class level workshops.

Dancer or non-dancer, there will besomething for everyone!

By popular demand (and lot's ofphone calls) we've extended the low $85rate for a few more weeks. In talking tomany of you last week, it seemed thatmany class/club members and friendsjust couldn't make the July 31 deadline.Thanks for letting us know you'reinterested in going, but you've gotta getthose registration forms in quick.

Space is limited so get a RegistrationForm at the information table. ContactMike Sellers @ 563-3220 if vou havemore questions.

W S D T O D A Y . a s u p p l e m e n t t o T H EWESTERN STAR newsletter for current issues,ques t ions and news. Pub l ished Monday andWednesday. Quest ions , top ics , and op in ionsa r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w sexpressed are those of the authors.

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WSDTODAY!Wednesdav Auqust 10, 1994 Edi tor : Fel ix Forninow S D T o D A Y ! A s u p p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R N S T A R n e w s l e L t e r f o r c u r r e n t r s s u e s , q u e s t i o n s a n d n e w s - P u b l i s h e d M o n d a y a n d w e d n e s d a y .

O u e s L i o n s , t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l l c l L e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e l h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r s .

WELCOME CHqCK YEOCLUE NIC}IT

This Club Night the caller wil l be Chuck Yeo. Club Nights in August wil l be 17 -Ron Hirsch,24 - Ron Makser, 31 - Ed Conley. In September Club Nights wil l be14 - Don Greco,21 - Ron Hirsch,28 - Ed Conley.

THANK YOUTo all the people who made Saturday Night's Class Potluck a big success. Hopeall had enough to eat. A special thank you to Scott, John, Anna and Freeman forletting us have the potluck at Golden Boot Ranch.

STAR', THAR' & CABLE CARS

Sfars, Thars & Cable Cars (1996 IAGSDCT" San Francisco Convention) will behaving a dance at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero on Saturday August 13 at7.30PM. Admission wil l be $10. Volunteers are sti l l needed. We will be presentingthe ST&CC T-Shirt at this dance. Callers wil l include Andy Shore, Ron Masker,Don Greco, Harlan Kerr, John McGee, Ron Hirsch, Chuck Yeo, Ed Conley, DaveDucote. Hope to see you there.

ANGEL ISLANI)The Angel lsland trip is on Saturday, August 27. The Ferry leavesat 1OAM, pleasebe at Pier 43/z by 9:30AM. For more information contact Jim Pellmann.

RECOGNITION DANCEA recognition dance wil l be held on Saturday, August 20 at St. Paulus Curch atGough and Eddy at 7:00 PM. Callers wil l include Chuck Yeo, Don Greco, RonHirsch and Ed Conley.

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WSDTODAY!wSD TODAY! A supplenenL Lo THE '{ESTERN STAR newsleLler for current issues, quesLions and news, Publ ighed Monday and Hednesday

Q u e s t i o n s . t o p i c a , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e g o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d , V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a l e t h o g e o f l h e a u L h o r s .

CLUE NIG}ITThis Club Night the caller wil l be Ron Hirsch. Club Nights in August wil l be 24 -Ron Makser, 31 - Ed Conley. In SeptemberClub Nights wil l be 14 - Don Greco,21 - Ron Hirsch, 28 - Ed Conley.

THANK YOU

On behalf of the Board of Directorsof Sfars, Thars &Cable Cars(1996 IAGSDCTMSan Francisco Convention) and myself I would like to thank all of thepeople thathelp make the dance on Saturday a wonderful success. To the Red Classmembers, Veronica, Michael, and Nancy, thank vou for giving of your time to helpwhen you couldn'teven dance. To Ron Makser, a big thankyou foryourwil l ingnessto call for the Dance. To all other members of Western Star Dancers, for yoursupport in volunteering to help out at the dance and for coming down and dancing.Thank you again for helping make this dance go smoothly and making my job goeasier. Felix Fornino, Board of Directors, Chairof Fundrasing and Merchandising.

ANGEL TSLAI\I)The Angel lsland trip is on Saturday, August27 . The Ferry leavesat 1OAM, pleasbe at Pier 43Yzby 9:30AM. For more information contact Jim Pellmann at 41 5-563220.

RECOGNITIOI{ DA}{CEA recognition dance will be held on Saturday, August 20 at St. Paulus CurclGough and Eddy at 7:00 PM. Callers wil l include Chuck Yeo, Don Greco, IHirsch and Ed Conley.

Editor: Fel ix Fornino

WSDTODAY!Mondav Auqust 22, 1994 Editor: Felix Forninow S D T o D A Y t A s u p p l e m e n c t o T H E W E S T E N S T A R n e w s l e t i e r f o r c u r r e n t i s s u e s , q u e s t i o n g a n d n e w s . P u b l i s h e d M o n d a y a n d w e d n e s d a y .

Q u e s t i o n s , t o p i c s , a n d o p l n l o n s a r e s o l i c i L e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o g e o f t h e a u t h o r s .

CLUE NIO}ITThisweek's Club Nightcal lerwi l l be Ron Masker. Club Nights in Augustwi l l be 31- Ed Conley. September Club Nights wil l be 14 - Don Greco, 21 - Ron Hirsch, 28- Ed Conley.

BARN DANCE

Foggy City Dancers 3rd Annual Barn Dance and Barbeque wil l be held Saturday,September 17,1994. The Barbeque wi l l be held from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and theDance wil l be held from 7 .30to 1 0:30 PM. The callerwil l be Andy Shore. The levelswil l be from Class Level Basic to Plus. That means the Red Class wil l have lotsof opportunities to Dance. The cost wil l be $9.00 for the Barn Dance only and$16.00 forthe Barbeque/Picnic and Barn Dance. The eventwil l be at Charter OakFarms. See the flyer for directions.

CfiMP CFZWSD's annual weekend retreat to Camp Cazadero will be Friday, September 30to Sunday, October 2. Registration is $85.00. For this you get 6 meals, dancing,swimming, dancing, 2 nights accommodations, dancing, and lots more. Thefeatured caller wil l be Andy Shore. Dancing wil l be at Class Level to Plus.Workshops will also be held with Ron Masker. Please fill out registration form onthe table.

ANGEL ISLANDThe Angel lsland trip is on Saturday, August 27. The Ferry leavesat 10AM, pleasebe at Pier 43/.by 9:30AM. For more information contact Jim Pellmann at415-563-3220. Ron Masker will calling both Class Level Basic and higher levels.

WSDTODAY!Mondav Aori l 17. 1995 Editor: Felix ForninowsD TODAYI A supplenenE ro THE WESTERN STAR newsleLte! for currenL issuea, quesLions and Dews. Publ ished Monday and t fednesday'

QuesLiong, topics, and opinions are sof ic i ted and encouraged. views expregged are chose of the auchors'

UELEOME ORNIIEE'EEWelcome to all of you. Tonight is the first of two free nights. Tonight you will takethe first steps into a world of fun and friends. Tonightyou will also learn many things.The first thing you will learn is that square dancing is not like anything you haveexperienced in the past. lf you have done any square dancing in school you willfind that it is not like that. Here we teach square dancing according to Callerlab.It is a way of teaching calls at certain levels and in a certain order.

lf you find you are having fun and would like to share it, come nextweek and bringa friend. lf you would like to continue, the first night of actual teaching will be May1, 1995. At that time you will be asked to sign up and pay a fee of $45.00 for theBasic Class.

After that you can participate in many of Western Star's activities. For example,wewill be going to Angel lsland on the Fourth of July. Wewill be going on a retreatin Yountville at the end of July. There will be the Orange Class Pot Luck put on foryou by the members of Western Star.

Also you will be learning about the history of Square Dancing as well as the historyof Western Star. You will be learning about the etiquette of Square Dancing. Ohyes, there are basic etiquette rules. You will find that Gay and Lesbian SquareDancing has less rules than straight square dancing.

ln the future this publication will be published to bring you the latest informationabout what is happening at Western Star and other members of the IAGSDCTM(lnternational Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs).

One event you may get involved with is the 1996 IAGSDCTM Convention JTAR5,THARS & CABTE CARS. This is also the last full class before this event in Julyof 1 996.

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wsD roDAYt A supplehent !o THE wEsrERN STAR newsleLter for current. iggues, quesEions and news. publ ished Monday and wednesdayOuest j .ons, Lopics, and opinions are sol ic i ted and encouraged, views elq)ressed are those of lhe authors.

UELEOME ORN||EE'NEWelcome to all of you. Tonight is the second of two free nights. Tonight you willtake the first steps into a world of fun and friends. Tonight you will also learn manythings. The first thing you will learn is that square dancing is not like anything youhave experienced in the past. lf you have done any square dancing in schoolyouwillfind that it is not like that. Herewe teach square dancing according to Callerlab.It is a way of teaching calls at certain levels and in a certain order.

lf you find you are having fun and would like to share it, come nextweek and bringa friend. lf you would like to continue, the flrst night of actual teaching will be May1 , 1 995. At that time you will be asked to sign up and pay a fee of $45.00 for theBasic Class.

After that you can participate in many of Western Star's activities. For example,we will be going to Angel lsland on the Fourth of July. We will be going on a retreatin Yountville at the end of July. There will be the Orange Class Pot Luck put on foryou by the members of Western Star.

Also you will be learning about the history of Square Dancing as well as the historyof Western Star. You will be learning about the etiquette of Square Dancing. Ohyes, there are basic etiquette rules. You will find that Gay and Lesbian SquareDancing has less rules than straight square dancing.

In the future this publication will be published to bring you the tatest informationabout what is happening at Western Star and other members of the IAGSDCTM(lnternational Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs).

One event you may get involved with is the 1996 IAGSDCTM Convention 5TAR',THARS & CABTE CAR5. This is also the last full class before this event in Julyof 1 996.

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wSD TODAY! A supplement to THE WES'|ERN STAR newsleLter for current issues, quest ions and news. Publrshed Monday and wednesday.

Q u e s t i o n s , c o p i c s , a n d o p i . n i o n s a r e s o l j . c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . v i e u s e x p r e s s e d a r e c h o s e o f L h e a u t h o r s .

DRES' CODE!?ls there a dress code? lt depends. lf you are in a gay and lesbian square danceclub the answer is no. lf you are in a straight square dance club the answer is yes.The only reason that this is being discussed is that someone said at the lastmeeting of the class that another student was dressed inappropriately. Obviouslythis student had never been to a Gay/Lesbian Square dance convention. lf you hadseen some of the dress - shorts, T-shirt, shirts, levis, leather, crinolines, etc. Theperson wearing the crinoline was not necessarily the girl in the square or a woman.Gay/Lesbian square dancing does not hold with dress codes! Wearwhateveryoufeel comfortable in, but remember this is a public place.

Straight square dancing has dress codes. The men must wear long sleeve shirtsand dress pants, while the women mustwear a dress (though they are being a l itt lelenient',vith pants). Why lcng sleei,,es.rcr men? Some say because wofiien don'twant to touch a hairy wet arm. Others say its a hold over when they were doingsquare dance demonstrations in the 40's. But that their dress code not ours.

Remember: Practice on calls begins at 7:00pm each week.

Upcoming events:

June 17 - WSD's Annual Pre-Parade Dance with Karen JensenJune 18 - Gay/Lesbian Freedomn Day ParadeJuly 4 - Angel lsland PicnicJuly 22 - Orange '95 Welcome Pot LuckJuly 29 - Napa Valley Weekend

Don't forget to take your copy of the Mainstream Book of Dance definitions. Alsodon't forget your copy of A Square Dance Odyssey and A Short History of SquareDancing. Thanks.

wsd today 1989-1995

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