C-1 Classes. Trailblazers Welcome New Members. Wendy Winters Joe Weigel. start first week in October (Details soon on

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1 Volume XXX Number 5 THE PRESIDENT S MESSAGE by John & Carolyn Melstrom John and Carolyn Melstrom Summer comes to a close with hot weather and two equally hot dances. In August, Rob and CJ called a great dance. Since the Marshalls and Melstroms were out of town, running the club was assumed by Bruce and Nancy Rosenblum. The dance was a big success, with Rob and CJ using their calling skills to challenge the floor. The September dance was equally spectacular. Bronc Wise called to larger than usual crowds, mixing his smooth styling with different and unusual positioning. There were a number of dancers from local clubs who commented about how much fun it was, as did several dancers who were new to the level. I was impressed with the enthusiasm of the visiting dancers. Word has gotten out about the great dancing at Trailblazer dances. Plus, there have been many comments about how friendly the Trailblazers are. Hopefully our visitors will spread the word among their friends and we will see even bigger crowds. Many clubs have dancers who may be at the Advanced or Challenge level, but they seldom venture to a higher level dance such as ours. We hope that they will realize that, in addition to supporting their own club, they have the opportunity to experience a different kind of calling like that offered at a Trailblazer s dance. Great national (Continued on page 5) [President s Message] Oct 1-2, 2011 Nov 5-6, 2011 Dec 3-4, 2011 Jan 7-8, 2012 Feb 4-5, 2012 Mar 3-4, 2012 Apr 7-8, 2012 Membership Dues Renewal Time Our Membership Dues Team has a message for you... see next page. Trailblazers Welcome New Members Wendy Winters Joe Weigel Coming Trailblazer Dances Saturday 1st Session C-1, 2nd Session A-2 Sunday 1st Session C-2, 2nd Session C-3A See the last Page for Locations Darryl Lipscomb Dave Wilson Saundra Bryant Bronc Wise Bill Haynes Todd Fellegy Ett McAtee C-1 Classes start first week in October (Details soon on

2 Page 2 TRAILBLAZER We need your help TRAILBLAZER BOARD MEMBERS President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President 3rd Vice President Secretary Treasurer A Square D Rep John & Carolyn Melstrom John & Barbara Marshall Bruce & Nancy Rosenblum Barbara Shimomura & Sherry Ginsberg Bruce Crabtree Robert & Vickie Morris Sam Mehlman Membership Dues Are Due! It s that time of year to renew your 2012 membership for Trailblazers. The dues are $12.00 per person per year. You may pay your membership dues to Robert or Vickie Morris (Treasurers) at the October or November dance or send your check payable to Trailblazers to: Robert & Vickie Morris 1527 Channelwood Dr Whittier, Ca Please have your membership renewed before November 15, so we can get the insurance taken care of with A Square D. If there were any changes in your address, phone number or address, please let us know so we can correct the address list. If there are any questions, you can call us at (626) or ask us at the dances. SPECIAL EVENT!! PACE EXTRAVAGANZA November 25 27, 2011 Oxnard,CA Featuring: Vic Ceder, Ben Rubright, Richard Tuck Special Guest Callers: Dave Heffron, Osamu Miyabe C-1 thru C4 Info: Julia Hoffman ( ) Paul Libis ( ) julieh54@sbcglobal.net For more EVENTS & info check our website STATEMENT OF POLICY TRAILBLAZER is published by Trailblazers Square Dance Club for the purpose of providing a means for dissemination square dance information to the Advanced and Challenge Community. The Editor and Publisher reserve the right to exercise their discretion in the acceptance, rejection or editing of any proffered information, listings or advertising based upon their determination of the best interest of square dancing. The opinions which may be expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Editor, Publisher or Trailblazers. Your views are encouraged. Any article herein may be reprinted with credits to TRAIL- BLAZER and the author. PUBLISHING DATA TRAILBLAZER is published six times a year: February, April, June, August, October and December. MAILING ADDRESS Address all correspondence to TRAILBLAZER st Street, Manhattan Beach, CA STAFF Editor/Publisher Mickey & Steve Klinger (310) , klingersrmk@earthlink.net Photographers Various Webmaster Karl Springer, webmaster@trailblazers-socal.org DANCE, CLASS & WORKSHOP LISTINGS No charge for listings. Regular dances will not be listed under special events. Call schedules will not be included in regular dance listings. However, if a schedule of callers is sent, we will include a listing on our website. ADVERTISING Full Page (8 x 10) = $30 Half Page (8 x 5) = $20 Qtr. Page (3.75 x 5) = $10 Bus. Card (3 x 2) = $ 6.50 Advertising must be camera ready copy, black ink on white paper. Full page originals cannot be reduced to a half-page. REMITTANCE Make all checks for advertising or listings payable to TRAILBLAZER. Payment must accompany all orders for advertisements and listings.

3 Page 3 TRAILBLAZER CALLERS FOR TRAILBLAZER DANCE August 2011 CALLER FOR TRAILBLAZER DANCE September 2011 C.J. Smith & Rob French C.J. & Rob s Caller Quotes A-2... Rob: Pick a wall..... any wall. CJ: Boys on the end. I hope you know the difference. CJ: Girls look at boys behind, boys look at girls behind. Rob: Pick a sex. C-1... Dancer (after most of the floor broke down): Lower the Level. Rob: You can t get any lower. It is on the Basic list. CJ: There should be 4 to a block. Rob: Barking optional. Rob: You did it effortlessly & flawlessly, but you didn t do it right. CJ: Two squares are up and running. Rob: Three out of 4 squares surveyed -- liked that. This better go in the newsletter. C-2... Rob: All 8 girls Kick Off CJ: Don t play with the other part of the Square. Rob: All girls Trade the Wave... Well, just the good girls. Bronc Wise Bronc s Caller Quotes I made eight people happy and they are all in different squares. I give you good body flow and you still fight me. I ll fix it Monday! Girls, next time you Courtesy Turn the boys, will you put your hand a little higher and the Boys said, Shut up! If you didn t like that last one, you ll definitely not like this one. I don t know about you, but I sure am glad that s over with. My thing fell out.... {referring to the power cord} (after power was cut off). You can only have four-side people per square. Oh, by the way Smooth! Some did it; some don t know why. Remember you re having fun. Remind me never to call Criss Cross the Shadow again.

4 Page 4 TRAILBLAZER Calls & Concepts, August 6-7, 2011 by C.J. Smith & Rob French A2 Cast A Shadow from Promenade Chain Reaction Ping Pong Circulate All Four Couples Concept All 8 Concept C1 Counter Rotates Cross Over To A Line Tally Ho from left-hand, 2-face lines Swing The Fractions 1/2, 5/8 C2 Parallelograms Triple Columns Shake Down Cross The K 8 Chain Thru from waves Turn to a Line from different positions Walk Out To A Wave from different wave positions Calls & Concepts, September 3-4, 2011 by Bronc Wise A2 All 8 calls ending in mini waves such as All 8 Half Tag and All 8 Crossfire Finish Motivate Peel & Trail from side by side boxes (2 faced lines) C1 Work tandem within O s and Butterflies End-to-End Triple Waves, Lines and Columns C2 Offset Column calls such as Chain The Square, The Axle Left Chain The Square and of course: Criss Cross The Shadow (see Bronc s caller quotes) C3A Initially Triple Waves Flip Backers Motiviate Offset Columns Scoot and Fancy C-1 Classes, Starting 1st week, October Check

5 Page 5 TRAILBLAZER (Continued from page 1) [PRESIDENT S MSG] callers like those on the Trailblazer schedule don t come to our area often, yet our club features such callers every month. The publication of this newsletter comes as a result of the hard work of a new group of Trailblazers. While Karl Springer was recovering from a heart attack, Tom Roberts, as back-up webmaster, has kept us up to date with the last newsletter and dance reminders. Karl is now back in action and Tom is standing by. Steve and Mickey Klinger will be vacationing in Canada shortly, so Hal Anker will be publishing the newsletter and club flyers. Thanks to Tom and Hal for making everything work so seamlessly. One additional note regarding health issues - John Martin is on the road to recovery following recent surgery. We wish him a speedy recovery. Challenge classes have been few and far between in Southern California in recent years. In order to offer the opportunity to enter Challenge dancing, the Trailblazers will support two C1 classes, one taught by Rod Shuping in the San Fernando Valley area and another taught by Frank Lescrinier in Orange County. As soon as last-minute details are completed, a flyer with contact numbers, dates, and locations will be available on our Trailblazer website. Copy it and pass it on to any friends or dancers you know of who might enjoy learning or re-learning C1. Both callers will use the same teaching order so, if someone can t make one of Frank s classes in Orange County, they can get the class in the Valley with Rod. Trailblazer members are encouraged to promote the classes as you visit other clubs, and angels are always welcomed. It is hoped that these classes will provide an opportunity for dancers who would like to learn the next level. It also opens the door for these dancers to experience the level of dance provided by the Trailblazers each month. The club has purchased a new sound enhancement system. The old system had undergone several repairs, and buying a new system was the logical choice. It arrived and will be put into use at the October dance. If you are interested in purchasing special earphones, Bruce Rosenblum can provide you with details. The time is approaching for collection of Trailblazer yearly dues. At $12 per person, they are a bargain. Bring a check with you to the October or November dance and drop it off with Treasurers, Robert and Vickie Morris. It is important that we get our updated roster and insurance fees to A Square D as early as possible in order to be covered by insurance. There were a few things that were brought to my attention at our last dance. One issue regarded booking squares. Trailblazer members are good dancers and capable of dancing in any square. Setting up a square for support is not necessary. If a person wants to help a guest or friend, arrange the square ahead of time and walk onto the dance floor together as a group. It is inappropriate when only one or two couples are standing in a square and, when another couple approaches the square and sees empty positions, say that the square is full. The Trailblazers want everybody to feel welcomed. Asking our guests if we may join their square will certainly help to promote the friendliness that we wish others to experience. Another point brought to my attention was the swinging upside-down of a dancer. Enthusiasm is encouraged, but temper it with caution. Some dancers are not so nimble, and caught off guard, can slip or turn in an unhealthy manner. One of our members recently recovered from just such an occurrence. So, enjoy the dance, but mind the body. Our October dance brings Darryl Lipscomb back to our area. We missed him the last two years and look forward to his fine calling. In November we are treated to the return of Dave Wilson. This time he comes from Arizona, his winter home, a little bit closer than Sweden. Both dances will give members and guests the opportunity to marvel at unique and entertaining callers. See you on the dance floor.

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8 Page 98 TRAILBLAZER Saturday Schedule C-1 11:15 AM 1:45 PM A PM 5:45 PM Sunday Schedule C-2 11:15 AM 1:45 PM C-3A 3.15 PM 5:45 PM C-1 Classes Starting first week in October Let your friends know

9 Page 9 TRAILBLAZER Join Us for Darryl Lipscomb in October Photographs courtesy of David Moorhouse John Melstrom