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THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF FOLK & SQUARE DANCING MAY 1953 • 25c
STATE FESTIVAL, FRESNO • MAY 29-30-31 • See Pages 3-11
Patterns: For that "Authentic Look"—a basic pattern, a good picture of anauthentic costume, and the rest is stitch-ery plus imagination, (quoted fromLet's Dance!, December 1949). A basiclist of basic patterns originally compiledby Virginia Anderson has been broughtup to date with some new pattern num-bers added for your use in makingyour next costume.
LADIESBlouse pattern (long full sleeve, high
neck), McCall 8994.Square dance costume, McCall 1759.Basic cap pattern (for Swedish, etc.)
also pillbox style, McCall 1214.Italian and Gypsy costume, McCall
792.Petticoat (Junior miss sizes 11 to 18),
Simplicity 4137Gypsy and Spanish costume, Sim-
plicity 4030.Peasant blouse, Simplicity 2127.Three tiered skirt (full), Simplicity
3978.Square dance dress (Junior miss siz-
es 11 to 18), Simplicity 3893.Half slip and camisole, Butterick
6382.Gay Nineties and old fashioned bath-
ing costume (includes Bo-Peep andpantaloon pattern), Butterick 6342.
MENCowboy shirt, McCall 1332.Cowboy shirt, McCall 1480.Sport shirt, McCall 7499.Santa Glaus costume (for Russian
trousers) (sizes 36, 40, 44), McCall422.
Santa Claus costume, Butterick 6246.Spanish pirate & Turkish costume
(short pants and bolero jacket) Sim-plicity 4034 (small, med., large.)
Western shirt, Simplicity 4150.
HELP WANTED?Are you making your first costume?
Having trouble? Need ideas for patternsor where to get the right materials or areasonable facsimile? Send a self-ad-dressed, stamped envelope in care of theeditor and we will do our best to answeryour questions.
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Madelynne Greene's Festival Workshop will see you at Fresno
In response to a request we haveworked up an index of costumes whichhave been described in former issuesof Let's Dance! This list may not becomplete as we are missing a few copies.
Argentine Nov.—Dec. 1944Austrian Nov. 1947Basque June 1952Bavarian March 1950Brazil Nov.—Dec. 1944Chile Nov.—Dec. 1944Croatian July 1951Czechoslovakia April 1947Dutch Sept. 1950Esthonian March 1951Filipino Nov. 1948French Jan. 1948Germany Dec. 1948
Feb. 1950May 1951
Hungarian May 1944Feb. 1947
(Transylvanian) Dec. 1950.Men's Nov. 1951Women's Oct. 1951
Italian Sept. 1944Dec. 1947
Mexico Nov.—Dec. 1944Sept. 1947
Norway Aug. 1951Old Vienna March 1948Palestine Oct 1948Panama Nov. 1949Peruvian June 1949Polish Aug. 1947
June 1951July 1952
Portugal Sept. 1948
THE PLACE TO BE IN '53
Russian Oct. 1947(Ukrainian women's) ._.. Dec. 1951(Ukrainian men's) Jan. 1952
Scottish Fishwife March 1952Swedish Nov. 1946
Oct. 1950Swiss Oct. 1946
Aug. 1948Aug. 1950
Western America July 1948(square dance)
Yugoslavia May 1948
Some other miscellaneous articles ofinterest to costume makers:
EMBROIDERY DESIGNS
Bulgaria Sept. 1947Czechoslovakia Oct. 1947
March 1948Germany Dec. 1947
L__ March 1948Roumania March 1948Russian Sept. 1947
March 1948Scottish . Nov. 1947Basic Costume suggestions . July 1944Blouse patterns Feb. 1950European headdress, women's
Feb. 1948European bodices, women's April 1948Men's peasant costumes June 1948Men's costumes Sept. 1945Men's trousers March 1950
Also see the Yearbook published in1949 for much of this information com-piled under one cover.
LET'S DANCE
HOSTS
Folk Dance
Federation
of California
Co-Sponsor
Central Valley
Empire Association
FRESNO THE PucEToBE IN '53
Chairman
F.W. (Wat)McGugan
Co-Chairman
Rafael Spring
S C H E D U L E O F E V E N T SFESTIVALS
Friday, May 29, 8-12 p.m., Fresno Memorial AuditoriumSaturday, May 30, 8-12 p.m., Fresno Memorial AuditoriumSunday, May 3 1 , 1-5:30 p.m., Fresno Memorial Auditorium
SQUARE DANCE
Saturday, May 30, 8-12 p.m., Old Auditorium, Kern & L Sts.Exhibitions
REGISTRATIONSaturday, May 30, Hotel Californian, Registration Center
INSTITUTE
Saturday, May 30, 2-5 p.m., Old Auditorium, Kern & L Sts.Squares from 12 noon-2 p.m. Folk dance instruction, 2-5p.m.
MEETINGS
Sunday, May 3 1,'Hotel CalifornianFestival Evaluation Breakfast, 9 a.m.Exhibition Group Breakfast, 9 a.m.San Joaquin Folk Dance Council meeting, 10 a.m.Let's Dance staff, I 1 a.m.North-South (to be announced)
INTERNATIONAL FOOD MARKET
Foyer of Fresno Memorial AuditoriumSaturday and Sunday, before and during festivals
CLOSING PARTY
Sunday, May 3 1 , 8-1 1:30 p.m.Informal party at Roeding Park Pavilion, weather permitting,
OR Fresno Memorial AuditoriumInternational Food Market early part of evening if at Audi-
torium. No exhibitions.
All dances sponsored and staged by Fresno Folk Dance Council
PUBLICITY*Mary Spring, Lois Millsap, Hal Holmes, Al BumpAdvisor: Leonard Murphy
COORDINATORSGeorge Murton, Bill Herlow
DANCE SELECTIONSWilma Graesch, Hazel Northup
DECORATIONSVinehoppers—Peggy Ann ScottEXHIBITIONSFord Thompson, Connie Thompson, EleanorMcMullenAdvisors: Walter Grothe, Bill HerlowCALLERSTom Northup, Bing WestAdvisor: Ace Smith
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MASTERS OF CEREMONYMarge Widman, Pearson EstesAdvisor: Lawton Harris
HOSPITALITY*Vista Square Eights, Central Valley Folk Danc-ers Group
FOOD MARKET*Fresno Frolickers, Mary Spring
PRINTINGGlen Rathwick, John WickhamINSTITUTES*Rafael Spring, Al Bump, George MurtonSIGNS AND POSTERS*Lennie and Lorraine ParkerMAILING*Twisters
POST-FESTIVAL ARRANGEMENTSWranglers
POLICINGBill Tompkins, Ike ThompsonSOUND*Ray Rupp, Barney Marshall
DISMANTLINGEasterbyFLOOR COMMITTEEFiesta Dancers'
RESERVATIONS*Square Rounders, Les Fiuren
PROGRAMS A_ND PUBLICITYFresno Convention Bureau
*lndicates Rafael Spring, co-chairman, in charge
MAY, 1953 II
Greetings to the Folk Dancers!
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FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
California's progress has been built by the honest hearts, strong backs and toilStates have flown over all or part of our State. Workers from the Philippines ""•"J ̂all parts of the world come our people, goods, music and dances. We are mthe essence of America. — Robert Douglas Lament.
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 29Fresno Auditorium, 8 p.m.
1. EVA THREE STEP ................................ England2. AT THE INN ...................................... Germany3. TO TUR (prog.) ................................ Denmark4. MARKLANDER ................................ Germany
SQUARES5. MEXICAN SCHOTTISCHE .............. Mexico6. ROYAL EMPRESS TANGO ............ England7. MAYIM .................................................. Israel8. RUMUNJSKO KOLO .................. Roumania
SQUARESEXHIBITIONS
9. DUTCH FOURSOME ...................... England10. RUSSIAN PEASANT DANCE .............. Russia11. AMANOR WALTZ ................................ U. S.12. ROAD TO THE ISLES ................ ......Scotland
SQUARES13. POLYANKA ........................................ Russia14. FASCINATION TANGO ............. .'....England15. ITALIAN QUADRILLE .......................... Italy16. SHUDDEL BUX .............................. -Germany
SQUARES17. CANADIAN BARN DANCE (prog.) Canada18. SKATER'S WALTZ .................................. U. S.19. HAMBO ............ ................................ Sweden20. DODI LI ................. : ................................ Israel
SQUARESEXHIBITIONS
21. LA JOAQUIN1TA ............................ Mexico22. AUSTRIAN DREISTEIRER ................ Austria23. KOROBUSCHKA (prog.) .................. Russia24. TANGO WALTZ ._, ............................ England
SQUARES25. TULJAK ...................................... _______ Estonia26. PHILIPPINE MAZURKA ...................... Phil. I.27. DER WOLGASTER .......................... Germany28. ST. BERNARD'S WALTZ .................. Scotland
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SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 30Fresno Auditorium, 8 p.m.
1. LACES AND GRACES U. S.2. CORRIDA . _ Mexico3. OKLAHOMA MIXER U. S. j4. YO SADU Russia5. MAXINA England6. SICILIANELLA Italy7. DANZA PUERTORRIQUENA Portugal
SQUARES8. KOHANOCHKA (prog.) Russia9. POLKA MAZURKA Poland
10. ROMANY MOOD :_..._RoumaniaEXHIBITIONS
11. MACIEK Poland12. HAMBO _.. Sweden13. HARMONICA Israel14. KREUZ KOENIG Germany
SQUARES15. BEAUTIFUL OHIO _ U. S.16. CABALLITO BLANCO Mexico17. UNTERWESTNER SCHUHPLATTLER
Austria18. SCANDINAVIAN POLKA Sweden19. ZILLERTALER _ Austria20. MISIRLOU Greece21. HOPAK Russia
SQUARESEXHIBITIONS
22. VIENNA TWO STEP (prog.) .England23. LADIES' WHIM Russia24. TANGO PORQUE Argentina25. BIALY MAZUR Poland26. CALIFORNIA SCHOTTISCHE ._ U. S.27. SCHUHPLATTLER Austria28. BLACK HAWK WALTZ U. S.
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12 LET'S DANCE
ig hands of many peoples. The flags of Mexico, Spain, Russia, England and the United^-:--f have plowed our fields. Europe has supplied merchants and fishermen. From
ended into one. Let us remember this as we dance and laugh together. It is
PARK PAVILION, APRIL 23, 1950
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 31Fresno Auditorium, I to 5:30 p.m.
1. BOSTON TWO STEP U. S.2. WALTZ OF THE BELLS.... U. S.3. MEITSCHI PUTZ Dl Switzerland4. RUSSIAN POLKA Russia5. ITI MILVANON Israel6. STACK OF BARLEY Ireland
SQUARES7. DOWN THE LANE U. S.8. LA MEST1CITA Mexico9. DREISTEIRER Austria
EXHIBITIONS10. HAMBO Sweden11. SPINNING WALTZ (prog.) Finland12. HAYA NAGILLA Israel
SQUARES13 CORRIDO Mexico14. MEXICAN MIXER Mexico15. RHEINLANDER FOR THREE Germany16. BLUE PACIFIC WALTZ U. S.17. SCHUHPLATTLER Austria18. SQUARE TANGO England
SQUARESEXHIBITIONS
19. MAZUR Poland20. RANCHERA Argentina21. NEAPOLITAN TARANTELLA Italy22. MEXICAN WALTZ U. S.23. SENFTENBERGER Germany24. AMANOR WALTZ U. S.
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SUNDAY EVENING, MAY 31
Fresno Auditorium or Roeding Park Pavilion8 p. m.
1. COTTON-EYED JOE U. S.2. ALTAI POLKA _ U. S.3. MEXICAN MIXER Mexico4. POLKA MAZURKA Poland5. SENFTENBERGER _ Germany6. SICILIANELLA Italy
SQUARES7. TSIGANOCHKA Russia8. BRUDER LUSTIG Germany9. SPINNING WALTZ _ Finland
10. SCANDINAVIAN POLKA Sweden11. INTERNATIONAL WALTZ U. S.12. LA MESTICITA Mexico
SQUARES13. EVA THREE STEP England14. SHUDDEL BUX Germany15. ROYAL EMPRESS TANGO England16. HAMBO Sweden17. TANGO WALTZ England18. BOLD MERCHANT Russia
SQUARES19. CIELITO LINDO U. S.20. POLYANKA Russia21. UNTERWESTNER SCHUHPLATTLER
.'.. Austria22. SELJANCICA Yugoslavia23. TANGO PORQUE Argentina24. SKATER'S WALTZ U. S.
Informal Party—No Exhibitions
Left to right: Abe Antranikian, CharlotteAdams, Evelyn Avedikian, Sam Stagg of theFresno Council Workshop dressed for Swedish
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in the Valley
Tulare and Broadway Phone 4-6561FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
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Zenith or Packard Bell Television from
JOE HOWEElectrical Contractor
4972 Olive, between Chestnut and Maple
See E. E. "Barney" Marshall
We feature yardage for dancers. • Specialorders for groups. Imported braids, trims,
sequins, etc.
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MAY, 1953 13
The Place To BeIn '53
(Continued from Page Three)The Dutch, theme chosen for the fes-
tival this year is in harmony with thedecorations and timely, too, as Hollandrecently weathered one of the worstocean storms in history. Our cover boyand girl typify the essential simplicityand naive charm of many of our folkdances.
So many fine exhibition groups willparticipate that it is difficult to pick outany as deserving special 'mention. Evi-dence of the geographical advantage ofour town is the fact that so many groupsfrom Southern California will be here.The Happy Valley School of Ojai (fa-mous for their Apudalo, the scarecrowdance) will present the Ukrainian Tre-pak. The International Dance Circleand the Terpsichoreans of Los Angeles,the Gandy Dancers, the Silverados ofLong Beach, the Bakersfield CircleEight, will all offer exhibitions. Thereis also a new group from the South, LosDanzantes, who will present Charrerias,a Mexican ranch-type jarabe from thestate of Jalisco,- Mexico. Directors Keam-er and Mildred Walter learned the dancein Guadalajara, which they visited in1952. Of course our friends from thenorth will also be here, includingChangs, Madelynne Greene's FestivalWorkshop, Grace Ferryman's San Fran-cisco Folk Artists and the Millbrae High-landers. The Oakland Recreation DanceArts, directed by Vernon and Millie vonKonsky, for whom we have a specialplace in our hearts as they have attendedevery one of our Raisin Harvest Fes-tivals, will present Caucasian SwordDance and one of their inimitable Scot-tish dances, complete with bagpiper.Among the local exhibitions will be theLithuanian Malunas, the Grand Mill,presented by the Fresno Vinehoppers.They will have two mills and their prep-arations and costumes promise a realtreat. The Fresno High Wagon Wheelerswill furnish that comic note withoutwhich any human activity, includingfolk dancing, is not complete. OtherFresno groups which will participate inthe exhibitions are the Council Work-shop, Central Valley Dancers, Frolick-ers and Fiesta Dancers.
Those who like to square dance won'tbe disappointed. Callers will includeHarvard Hicks, Ace Smith, Marjorie
First officers of the Fresno Folk Dance Council and dancing friends at the First Raisin HarvestFestival. Mary Spring, second from right.
Stout, Dan McDonald, Sue Lemmon andHarold Comstock.
Now comes a feature of- our festivalwhich is satisfying-to everyone, dancersand spectators -alike—the InternationalFood Market. As mentioned above, itwill be held in the foyer before and dur-ing the Saturday, evening and Sundayafternoon parties. From eight to ten na-tionality groups will participate, offer-ing a variety of foods for which theircountries are famous. The Mexican tacosand enchiladas, cheese and chickenblintzes and kosher meats of the JewishTemple group, Scottish shortbread andbeef pies offered by the Canadian Le-gion Auxiliary, apple strudel, rastulas
and other delicious pastries of the Ser-bian Mother's Club, the little Greekdoughnuts, Italian spaghetti, Polish sau-sage, Armenian sarma and pilaff, Dan-ish butter-saturated dainties—-a sym-phony of food to add the finishing touchto a fun-filled weekend.
We do hope all our folk-dancingfriends, and we consider all folk danc-ers our friends, will come to dance withus in this Maytime frolic. For housingaccommodations write to Les Fiuren,1535 Vagedes St., Fresno. The SquareRounders are in charge and Les is theircapable chairman. For maximum effi-ciency we do ask your cooperation incontacting Les as quickly as possible.
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14 LET'S DANCE
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"Don't be alarmed, sir; it's just one of ourteen-age folk dancers trying out a new Schuh-
plattler recording"
THE RECORD FINDERWHAT'S NEW & WHERE TO BUY
Try These Record Shops
By PAUL ERFERCreators of popular round, dances
have found more inspiration in the or-gan music of Ken Griffin than any othermusical aggregation. Griffin has thatcertain something when playing the or-gan that provokes the feet into action.One of the first hits in the round dancefield was Waltz of the Bells ("Ting-A-Ling" on Rondo RFD-1) which is stilla favorite. Other record companies werequick to cash in on this dance and nowWaltz of the Bells may be danced toMacGregor 611, Imperial 1148, Wind-sor 7605, Old Timer 8049, all with equalenj oyment.
In rapid succession came these KenGriffin hits — Lili Marlene (Broadcast416) , Five Foot Two (Rondo RFD 4) ,Lazy River (Broadcast 423), Syncopat-ed Clock (Columbia 39386), Symphonyin Three-Quarter Time, also calledFriends in Dancing (Columbia 39566),and now the newest round, Side by Side(Columbia 39514). This does not ex-haust the Ken Griffin recordings by along shot! So there is plenty of inspira-tion for creators of novelty rounds.
* * *Broadcast is now issuing dance in-
structions for many of their records.The latest one is "Roselle Two-Step"danced to Ballin5 the Jack on No. 473.This is also a Ken Griffin record.
* * *Recent releases on Victor Internation-
al include these: Lithuanian- — Kubilas/Blezdingele (V 26-5500) ; Irish— threerecords of Jigs and Reels (V26-7517,26-7518, 26-7519); Scottish— Highland .Schottische / Eightsome Reel (V 26-9520) ; Pipe and Drum recordings ofMarches, Quicksteps, Strathspeys andReels (V 26-9521).
* # *
By JACK McKAT
OLD TIMER— 8071-A & B"Wearing of the Green"— Called, by
Bill Castner on one side and instrumen-tal in key of C on the other. The sim-plicity of this square makes it excellentfor school use and for beginning groups.
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OLD TIMER—8073-A, 'Old FashionedGirl, & 8073-B, Jessie Polka Square
These two standard singing calls aremade exceptionally interesting by thepresentation of the duet team of GenMelton and Louise Morgan.
MAY, 1953FRESNO - MAY 29, 30, 31
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Edited By Jack McKay
EL PASO STAR
1. Gents to the center back to the har2. Ladies center with, a right hand star3. Gents go around the outside ring4. Opposite lady with a left hand swing5. Ladies center and star once more6. Gents come around by the old back door7. Partner left or she might get sore8. Ladies center and star again9. Gents go around with a great big laugh
10. Opposite lady turn once and a half11. Four gents star in the center of the set12. Pass two ladies you just met
13. Break and swing with the dear little thing14. Promenade around the ring.
WESTWOOD WIGGLEPRESENTED BY "RED" FULLER
1. First couple balance and swing2. Split the ring with an elbow swing3. Twice around you're doing fine4. Break and stand on the end of the line
(Third couple in home positions, -first lady on end of line nextto third man, first man on other end of line next to third lady)
5. Side couples center with a right hand star6. Turn it around but not too far7. Back with the left you're doing fine8. Pick up your corner from the end of the line
(Fourth lady starts the pick-up)9. The inside out and the outside in
10. Form that star and you're gone again11. The outsides turn, go around the ring12. Then allemande left with the same little thing13. Grand right and left around the world14. Meet your own and promenade home.
CANADIAN BREAKDOWN
First, Third, Fifth, and every odd couple
*Balance your partner
— — Do Sa Do
Allemande left with the next below
Balance—four in line
— — Swing your partner
•— — Down the center
— — Same way back
Cast off and star by the right
— — Back by the left
•—• — Balance your partner.
*This line given before the music starts
•—• — indicates "accented beats"
cross over and are active
COUPLE AROUND ONE
1. First couple balance, first couple swing
2. Go down the center and divide the ring
3. And four in line you stand
4. Forward four and fall back four
5. Forward four come across the track
(to first position)
6. Split in the middle and couple around one
(Third couple drop hands with partner but keep hands joined
with other person. First lady and third man move as a unit, to
their left, around second man. First man and third lady move as
a unit, to their right, around fourth lady)
7. Crowd right in with the sides
8. Forward eight and eight fall back
9. Center couples pass right through
(Active people, who are in the center of the lines, pass right
shoulders with opposite)
10. Split the couple facing you
(Active people walk between side couples)
11. Separate and go on home
12. Everybody swing your own.
CORRECTIONThe explanation for line 14 'of "Ay Round Your Corner" in
the April issue should read "(Original Comer)"
16FRESNO - MAY 29, 30, 31
LET'S DANCE
AROUND THE SQUARE SET
By PEG ALLMOND
The Camino Reelers of San Mateoconsists of lots of clever people, amongthem George Fudge, who paints ties forhis fellow dancers and friends. His lat-est ties are white silk Western ties, thestring type, about an inch wide—andon them George has put brands, handpainted—-and on one end he has de-signed a brand containing the initial ofthe friend to whom he presents the tie.Don Newport, leader of the group, isvery proud of his tie. What are YOU do-ing to encourage creative work amongthe members of your group? Write andtell me about the clever people in yourdance group.
Paws and Taws of Danville hostedthe Five-Club Party last month. Thehost club dressed up in their Sundaybest, but the other four clubs decidedto attend in hard luck and hard timesclothes—they arrived in long red un-derwear, barrels, patched pants, floursacks, etc., etc. The program for theparty was clever, it was written up asan income tax form—-upper left handcorner "FORM 1040."
"We Dance That They May Walk."Jack Hoheisal was guest caller at theCrippled Children's Benefit Ball, whichwas put on as the 6th Annual BirthdayBall of the Stockton Polk Y Dots. PolkY Teens, youngsters 10-12 years old,and Polk Y Tots—-under 8 years of age,gave exhibitions. The Tots did a delight-ful Square, and Walter Grothe's Mill-brae Highlanders gave an exhibition ofAustrian dances.
Erma Weir of Corvalis, Oregon, isdoing a wonderful job of teaching andcalling New England Contras—she re-cently held a Contra Fun Nite whichwas enthusiastically received.
Club Idea—hold a style show for thebeginners' class to show them, at leastgive them some idea, of what the well-Iressed folk and square dancer wears.Try it!
Community Project—was responsiblefor the building of a new square dancehall at Warrenton, Oregon. First dancewas held in March. The hall accommo-dates 24 squares and is equipped withan all-electric kitchen and store roomand fine rest room equipment. All workwas done with volunteer help. The folkin that area can well be proud of theirhandiwork. Leaders of the group areDick and Katherine Ford.
Bev and Bill Owens of Woodacrehave a very interesting group of dancersat San Rafael—cute name—-Buzz :n'Boots.
The Redwood City Docey Doe Clubhas appointed Jack and Dot Sankey astheir new leaders.
The Forty Niners at- Buri Buri had awonderful turnout from Modesto attheir last party. The Modesto dancers-—•three clubs strong-—chartered a bus andcame up for the party. The Modestocallers treated the local people to a goodslice of Modesto-style calling, and thegroup stayed to the last dance! Haveyou invited some other--club to enjoyYour Hospitality recently?
Bill Castner and his taw, Gretchen,and their children will be present at theSixth Annual Square Dance Camp at
Lookout Mountain, Golden, Colorado,this summer. Bill will be on the staff forthe first two-week period, July 12 toJuly 25. Pat Deardorff of the CarouselClub and 49ers will also be on the staff.
There are more than 1000 folk andsquare dancers, in the Fairbanks, Alas-ka, area. Thanks to the excellent andtireless work of Ken and Aileen Wade,who are with the USO in Alaska; theyhave been up there more than sevenyears.
Report on the Monthly Meeting ofthe Square Dance Callers' Associationof Northern California:
. Ken Samuels, new president of theAssociation, held a well-organized andwell-attended meeting of the group inSan Bruno on March 22. More thanfifty members were there actively danc-ing, exchanging material, teachingrounds, etc. Regional members camefrom Fresno, Sebastopol, Monterey, Mo-desto and other points to help holdthis successful meeting. Research com-mittees, hostess groups, program chair-men and many more were appointed
. and put to work—watch for results!
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YOUR CLUBAND MINE
"LOS PETATES"
If you attended the March Festivalthe San Francisco Armory you saw thedance, "Los Petates," exhibited by theSan Francisco Folk Artists under thedirection of Grace Ferryman. This wasa charming and imaginative dance doneby the group dressed as Mexican strawdolls. The costumes were made fromstraw mats used for shipping wrappingsand gleaned mostly from Chinatown.
The "petate" or straw mat is a veryimportant article in the Mexican peon'slife; it is his bed, his means of packingburdens for transportation, his shelterfrom rain or sun when outside his home,and from the scraps of his petate hemakes toys for the children and deco-rations for his home or for sale to tour-ists. The Folk Artists enlarged uponthis theme and put together a dance withsteps of a Mexican character whichmight be done by these straw dolls. ,
The sewing equipment was butcher'sskewer needles, huge darning needlesand masking tape; the buttons wereinch pieces of doweling.
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Our Business Manager says . . .It is surprising the number of clubs
and subscribers to Let's Dance, who donot know the correct address of the mag-azine. The new address of Lei's Danceand the Folk Dance Federation is 420Market St., San Francisco 11, Calif.
Our Couer...May's cover, reflecting the lively -spir
it of folk dancing, gives a place of prominence to the three festivals in May. Ishows the cover of Fresno StatewideFestival program; Pomona and SantaRosa, hosts of the monthly FederationFestivals. The central figures are Ana-tole Joukowsky and his Avife, YaniaWassilieva, modeling costumes fromBosnia. The photo by Capt. George Pos-ner, the art work by Frank Kane.
April Cover—The Circle Squares ofSacramento.
FOLK DANCERS GUILDThe March party of the Folk Dancers
Guild had'"International Night" as itstheme at its recent party held on Satur-day, March 28, in the cafetorium of theEl Cerrito High School. Co-chairmen ofdecorations, Josie Grider and Bea Wea-ver, had flags of all nations to decoratethe hall and which were loaned by theGirl Scouts of Richmond. Programchairmen were Frances and Arvil Di-vine. The Square Swingers Avith Clar-ence Crooks as guest caller gave anexhibition number. Dave Boyce, tech-nical advisor of the Guild, was MC.Folk costumes were much in evidenceat this successful party.
LOKAINE MELINFLASH!
The combined Folk Dance Groups ofModesto cordially invite you and yourfriends to attend the 5th Annual MayFestival to be held in Modesto on Sat-urday, May 2, 1953. The affair will beheld at Modesto High School, 1st andH Streets, in the Girls' Gym. The time,8 to midnight. Several fine exhibitionsa r e planned including MadelynneGreene's group, The Romany Ring fromMerced and Murphys Dance Group fromMurphys, California. They Avill be ex-pecting you!
CHANGS INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS WILL SEE YOU AT FRESNO
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May 9 will be about the 15th yearthe Gateswingers have worn out severalpairs of shoes and several floors at theCentral Y in San Francisco and thismonth, Saturday, the 9th, the Old Tim-ers will come from far and near to swingand promenade like they usetado!
May 10 is where you oughta be, if'nyou ain't, in Santa Rosa for our Federa-tion Festival—bring Mother (it's HerDay), spend the day and the eveningdancing in one of the finest buildings inthat area . . . the Veterans' MemorialAuditorium. Spring floor and every-thing and it's Spring! The Merry Mixersadvise that folk dancing is part of theannual Luther Burbank Rose Festival,now known around the world, so youbetta-be-there. (See Host Cities.)
They have a party every third Satur-day at the Odd Fellows Hall and you'reinvited, only we can't advertise it ac-count of new idea of our editor, BobChevalier. See Drive for 5 page partynights. Good idea for you and Let'sDance. Speaking of parties, you'll havemore of and lots more fun visiting, andmeeting new people come party nite(see that page in Let's Dance).
Recently visited Alta View Promenad-ers' Easter Scramble in Mountain View.Perfect program of plenty dancing—squares were expertly handled by John-ny White from Campbell and GaryKirschner of San Francisco with hissinging guitar. Dorothy Marchant wasthe MC with pleasant peasant personal-ity. The San Francisco Jewish Commu-nity Center Exhibition Group answeredan SOS and were roundly applauded.
Tom and Peg Sawyer are mightyproud of their new Kolonial Kutups, abrand new group in a brand new schoolbuilding acting like old-timers with onethought in mind—that Folk DancingIs Fun. Visited in March and had thetime of my life with real friendly folks.New groups should be encouraged inall areas and if some of the Old Timerswould take the time to go visiting I'msure they would be pleasantly surprisedto see so many new dancers eager tolearn the Universal Language of Danc-ing Feet!
Now the best news ever, Changs In-ternational Folk Dancers have adopted
tetfs Dance Volume A, as is, for theirsrrific Monday Beginners' Class—with
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a follow-up of Festival Dances for theirThursday Intermediates and a full pro-gram of advance work on Wednesdays.Tuesday is reserved for the excellent ex-hibition group. When Changs' pupils ar-rive at the gate of membership they aresure of their steps and they will be wellpaid for their efforts by full participa-tion every Friday dancing with RealFolk Dancers who had to start the sameas they did. Again, Thanx with a bigX to Changs for showing so many theway to Happy Dancing.
Sorry to hear their Exhibition Groupchairman, Charles Blum, is in the hos-pital suffering from injuries receivedin the fire and blast accident recentlyin S. F. Chinatown.
Helen Goranson from Fort Bragg andher very pretty daughter were in SanFrancisco recently asking the same ques-tion . . . why don't some of the BayArea leaders ever visit outlying areaslike ours? They have people who areeager to dance and would greatly ap-preciate a visit!
The Crossroads Folk Dancers direct-ed by Grace West exhibited the verybeautiful English Country Dance "Mer-ry Conceit" for the _Gallivanters inBerkeley and were roundly applauded.
Kelly, the dancin' Wave, is still at it(workin' and dancin') in Bainbridge,Maryland, or rather she runs over toDave Rosenberg's classes in Washing-ton (about 40 miles away) and runsback after class . . . never forgets towrite yours truly.
Let's Dance New LookSince Let's Dance is our story, the
magazine should reflect the lively spiritof file dance. With this in mind we aredeparting from our format to a lively,colorful cover using the photographscombined with the artistry of the brushof Frank Kane, our new art editor. Wehope you like it too.
The Calendar and Table of Contentspages have been re-drawn and arrangedso as to give the reader all the informa-tion pertaining to festivals at a glance.
The Host Cities are given prominentspace on page three; each month thesketches will be built around them. Thisissue the Statewide Festival holds thespotlight but in June the Host Cities willreturn to their place of prominence.
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Do You KnoiuThe Hambo?
By VIRGIL MORTONNo matter how many dances come
into popularity or wane into oblivion,there is one that remains a favorite onevery program-—the HAMBO. However,the Hambo is not easy to learn or toteach, and the following pointers aregiven with the hope that they will helpboth the student and the teacher.
BACKGROUND: The full title of thedance is HAMBO POLSKA. The POL-SKA was a dance with many variations,but derived orginally from Polish in-fluence as far back as 1600. HAMBOis a corruption of Hamburg, and simplyindicates a version of the polska thathad its original influence from Ger-many. The Hambo Polska in its presentform dates from about 1850. The olderforms of the Polska, like most of thecourt dances of the Renaissance period,consisted of a slow promenade for thefirst part and gyrating turns for thesecond part of the dance. The presentHambo Polska still.retains that form.
As in all folk dances, there are re-gional variations on the Hambo Polska,but essentially they are the same. Theversion danced in California is thesmoother ballroom dance coming fromStockholm, as opposed to a more vig-orous Hambo danced in the rural sec-tions of Sweden. This form was prob-ably first presented to San Franciscoby Axel and Valborg Gravander, whotaught the dance at their Swedish Ap-plied Arts as far back as 1930. Membersof that group then spread the dance tothe "international" groups when thefolk dance movement began to be pop-ular in 1938.
BASIC STEPS OF THE HAMBOPOLSKA: The first two steps are theDAL step. This is a definite type ofstep, and is not a step-swing or a pasde basque that many dancers perform.It begins stepping diagonally forward onthe outside foot on count 1; the insidefoot glides or brushes (but does notmake a scraping sound) forward oncount 2; the free foot reaches its fullswing forward, which should not bemore than 3 or 4 inches above the floor,and the heel, of the standing foot liftsslightly to complete count 3. The "lift"should carry through the body, butshould not be a hop. The entire step isrepeated beginning on the inside foot.During the Dal step, the Weight shouldbe -placed slightly forward, as though
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one were being pulled by the chest, andthe steps progress forward.
The third measure of the dance isthree quick running steps forward, be-ginning on the outside foot. There mustbe no more or less than three, and thegirls should not do a two-step or glidingleap on this part. Partners must stayclose together as they move forward, orthey will experience difficulty gettinginto position for the following turns.Partners must release hands promptlyto take the next position.
Hambo turn for the MAN: Count 1•—Man steps diagonally toward his part-ner on his RIGHT foot. At same time,he places both hands firmly around herwaist. Count 2-—Man steps to the leftonto the LEFT foot and begins a clock-wise pivot. Count 3—Man continuespivoting with weight still on LEFT foot,until he has made almost a completeturn, and is again facing line of direc-tion.
Man continues same step three moretimes, but since he is already in closedposition, his RIGHT foot is placeddirectly beneath him, instead of diag-onally out as the first time. However, theturn will be easier if he turns the toeof the right foot out to the side. The fullpivot is made standing on the LEFTfoot, on counts 2 and 3. The heel of theleft foot must be lifted off the floor whilemaking the pivot, but do not let thestep develop into a hop. As the man stepson his right foot, he bends the rightknee, and on the pivot on his left foot,
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he straightens it. This gives a bodymovement of DOWN, UP, UP. Thedegree of the knee Lend depends uponthe dancer's agility and preference.
Hambo turn for the LADY: Count 1—Lady steps toward "partner on herLEFT foot. At the same time, she'placesboth hands lightly on his shoulders. Theleft knee is slightly relaxed, but is notbent. Count 2—Weight is still on LEFTfoot, but lady bends LEFT knee, and atsame time touches toe of RIGHT foot tofloor. (The lady is being pivoted by theman; she must not turn herself.) Count3-—-Lady steps forward with weight onRIGHT foot. Repeat step three timesmore.
The body movement for the lady isUP, DOWN, UP- It is this countermovement with the man that gives theillusion of one partner lifting the other,although there is no actual lift. Thesecond count of the lady's turn is sug-gestive of a curtsy, and actually wasone in the older, slower forms of thedance.
During the turn in closed position,both partners should pull back with theshoulders. The upper bodies remainstraight even though the knees bendand the body movement is down, oncertain counts. That is, do not lean for-ward or round the back, but keep thetrunk of the body straight.
On the EIGHTH measure of thedance, both partners release fromclosed shoulder-waist position by takingthree small steps almost in place to re-gain balance. At the same time, re-joininside hands in preparation for begin-ning the dance again.
The whirl away from the partneroften executed on the eighth measureis purely a California addition. Thisshould not be taught as part of thedance, especially to beginners, sinceit can be dangerous if the dancers arenot secure in their balance. An authen-tic flourish that is often added in Swe-den is a lift at the end of the dance,very much the same as the lift of thegirl in the German and Austrian dances.No doubt it came from the same sources.
HAND POSITIONS: The free handsare always placed on the hip. During thefirst part of the dance, inside handsare joined and. held about shoulderhigh. They may move slightly forwardand backward. In the closed position,the man should have a secure griparound the lady's waist, and it is hisresponsibility to see that she \does notfall backward. The lady's hands areplaced lightly on the man's shoulders,and not on his upper arms.
MAY, 1953
TO THf ISLES"The favorite marching song of all
Pipe Bands. The words are by a Dr.Kenneth McLeod and the tune was com-posed by Pipe Major MacLellan about1890. At-that time it was known as "TheBens of Jura." These words were takenfrom the Canadian magazine The Fam-ily Herald and Weekly Star, July 1952.
A far croonin' is pullin' me away,As take I wf my cromak to the road;.The far Coolins are putting love on
me,As step I wf the sunlight for my load.
CHORUS :Sure, by Tummel and Loch Rannoch
and Lochaber I will go,By heather tracks wf heaven in their
wiles:If it's thinkin' in your inner heart
braggart's in my step,You've never smelt the tangle o' the
Isles.Oh, the far Coolins are putting love
on me,As step I wi' my cromak to the Isles.It's by Sheil water the track is to the
West, .. .-By Aillort and by Morar to the sea;The cool cresses I am thinkin' o' for
pluck,And bracken for a wink on Mother's
knee.
It's the blue Islands are pullin' meaway, - —
Their laughter puts the leap upon thelame,.
The blue Islands from the Skerriesto the Lews.
Wf heather honey taste upon eachname.
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POMONA(Continued from Page Four)
Another intermission will introducethe San Gahriel Spanish Dancers, re-cently organized under the supervisionof Mrs. Mary Jane Ostrom of the SanGabriel Recreation Department.
On the program are 40 favorite folkdances with American squares calledby Jack Stewart of Pomona Hoedownersand the well-known Carolyn Mitchill ofLos Angeles. Also, as MC to keep theprogram moving, will be Dr. RufusKnight of Kaper Kutters in Eagle Rockand John Northrup, president' of theAlta Loma Folk Dancers. With the helpand the fine support already shown bythe Alta Loma group, combined with thefolk dance class at Chaffey College inOntario, we hope to further interest infolk dancing in the San BernardinoCounty. In every way we have reachedout to the surrounding communities tobring them to the BLOSSOM TIMEFOLK FESTIVAL May 9 at MT. SANANTONIO COLLEGE.
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party night listings. Remember, this isLet's Dance's appreciation for thoseclubs participating in the Drive for 5subscription campaign. This is a listingof these clubs' party nights or dancenights to which visitors are especiallywelcomed. We expect to see this columngrow into a full page with your con-tinued support.
If your listing does not have your ad-dress, time or whether you do folk orsquare dancing, drop the editor a cardor a note with the information you wishlisted. His address is 1382 San AnselmoAve., San Anselmo, California. He willchange your listing for you.
1ST SATURDAY NIGHTSKentfield 1st Saturday LaendlersMarin Junior CollegeSacramento Sacramento Merry MixersNewton Booth School 2315 24th St.Santa Cruz Santa Cruz BreakersMission Hill Junior High School
2ND SATURDAYSSacramento Triple S Folk DancersTheodore Judah School D & San Miguel WaySacramento Circle Square Folk Dance ClubDel Paso Manor School ^__ >~
3RD SATURDAYS _ ' r
San Mateo (alternate months) Camino ReelersBeresford Park School 28th & Beresford(next party May 16)Citrus Heights Centennial SwingersCitrus Heights Community Club Hiway 40San Francisco Mission Dolores Belles & BowsSchool Auditorium, 8 p.m. Dolores & Church Sts.
4TH SATURDAYSSalinas Jeans & QueensHartnell College Women's Gym
EVERY SATURDAYFresno VinehoppersLe Forti Hall California & Fresno Sts.
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LAST FRIDAYHammonton Hammontqn_GoId DiggersGrange Hall1ST FRIDAYSCitrus Heights (square) Centennial SwingersCitrus Heights Community Center Hiway 40
THURSDAYSOakland East Bay Women's Dance CircleDiamond Roller Rink 9:30-11:30 a.m.1ST THURSDAYSSan Rafael (folk & square) Hardly AbiesCarpenters Hall 647 LindaroWEDNESDAYSOakland (folk & square) Swing 'N1 Circle FolkDancersOakland High SchoolTUESDAY NIGHTSVallejo Vallejo Folk DancersCommunity Bldg., 7:30-10 225 Amador St.Sonoma Valley of the Moon SwingersClovis Square RoundersOlivehurst Tango-EtresAptos Aptossers1st, 2nd, 3rd Monday nights Aptos Hall4th Tuesday nights, 8:00 p.m.
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Sponsored by Flathead Council of MontanaState Federation and Kalispell Chamber ofCommerce.
KISMET RECORD COMPANY227 EAST I4TH STREET NEW YORK 3, NEW YORK
Announces newest releases In Folk and Square Dance records
SQUARE DANCES WITH CALLS
Called by Al Brundage
|53_Waltz QuadrilleBarnacle Bill
154—Grand SashayLady Round Lady
155—Chicken ReelCanadian Quadrille
SQUARE DANCES WITHOUT CALLS
Music by Al Brundage's Pioneers
156—Waltz QuadrilleBarnacle Bill
157—Lady Round LadyClog L'Henri
158—Chicken ReelPortsmouth Hornpipe
WITH CALLS ON ONE SIDE (Al Brundage)Flip Side Instrumental
159—I'm a Bum
160—Works All Done This Fall
162—Foggy Mountain
SPECIAL SWEDISH FOLK DANCE SERIES
As taught at Folk Dance Camp,Stockton, California
162—Dal Dans
Fjallnas Polska
Fyrmannadans
163—Trasko DansVastgota Polska
164—Ostgota PolskaTrekarls Polska
If your nearest dealer cannot supply you, please write, us for informationWest Coast Distributor—W. M. Van Deren, 2806 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley
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IDYLLWILD FOLK DANCEWORKSHOP AND FESTIVAL
July 20-26, 1953Sponsored by the Folk Dance Federation of California,
SouthFaculty: Lucile Czarnowski, the Dunsings, Paul Erfer,
Buzz Glass, Wilma Graesch, Carolyn MitchillFolk Music: Josef Marais and Miranda, Bee KroneFolk Crafts: Ataloa and staff of Idyllwild School of
Music and the ArtsCostume Design: Ellamarie Woolley
For application blanks and further information writeThe Idyllwild Arts Foundation, Box 15824 Crenshaw Sta., Los Angeles 8, California
ORDER FORMD Let's Dance! $2.50D Vol. I $2.50D Vol. II 2.50
D Vol. Ill 2.50
D Vol. V 2.50
D Vol. VI 2.75
D Vol. VII 2.75
D Vol. A—30 BeginnerDances $2.00
D Directory 25
D Let's Dance! Binder 1.75
Send check or money order for any of above plus 3 per cent sales tax (California only) plus
10 cents postage per book to
FOLK DANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA
420 Market Street, Room 521
San Francisco, California
Name
Address-
Say You Saw It in Let's Dance!
FOLK DANCES
FROM NEAR AND FAR
Vols. I-V $2.50 Each
Vols. VI and VII $2.75 Each
The Official Directions for
the Dances Used
in California
Order from your dealer or
FOLK DANCE FEDERATION OF CALIF.
Room 521, 420 Market St.
San Francisco SUtter 1-8334
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