Heart of America Singles Square Dance Association

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1 Heart of America Singles Square Dance Association May 2012 HASSDA Officers President Maye Wegner 685 Newman Havensville, Kansas Treasurer Kathy Mears 2604 West 27th Terrace Lawrence, Kansas Vice President Dee Proctor PO Box 6295 Norman, Oklahoma Historian/ Festival Advisor Lee Williams 911 West 90th Terrace Kansas City, Missouri Secretary Christine Batz 4855 Horton St Mission, Kansas Editor Curtis Northrop 448 N 8th Towanda, Kansas crnorthrop@yahoo.com Past President Marilyn Graham 1703 Thompson Street Jefferson City, Missouri MarilynGraham@mchsi.com FROM THE PRESIDENT Maye s Notes: A BIG Thank You to Dee Proctor and the Metro Singles of Oklahoma City for hosting the 2012 HASSDA Festival. They did indeed do it up Okie Style! Yes, it was a fine spring weekend in Oklahoma. The convention center facilities were more than impressive. Dance floors were laid over carpet for smooth dancing movement and worked well. The callers showed enthusiasm, and kept an upbeat tempo. The attached host hotel was very convenient. I didn t even have to go outside to get from my room to the dance halls! In back of the convention center was a beautiful park area with patios, waterfalls, and flowers. WOW! The General Meeting was a high point for me! Many attended the meeting and offered ideas to enhance future festival experiences. When leaders of other organizations came up to me after the meeting asking if they could use some of the innovative ideas that were presented in their organizations, I just smiled with pride that it was HASSDA

2 members that came up with these wonderful ideas and said ABSOLUTELY! It was truly a think tank and to each of you that shared an idea and/or offered a solution to a situation, I thank you for making this YOUR organization and taking it to the next level of enjoyment. It was voted to change the mainstream hall to a Smoothie Hall This hall will offer smooth and easy mainstream, smooth plus, and a peppy upbeat mainstream tip in alternating fashion. Giving a dance style for everyone s abilities and tastes. We will still have our energetic Plus Hall and the intricate Plus DBD/Advance Hall for those that like the more challenging dance levels. Another new idea for the 2013 Festival will be to promote singles to mingle. Each night the man and woman who dances with the most partners (must be a different partner to be counted) will be awarded a free registration to the 2014 Festival. In case of a tie a drawing will be held for the registrations. A special THANKS to all that volunteered to be state or area coordinators. We have listed their information in this newsletter under coordinators. This is an essential position within HASSDA. Anyone willing to help in this capacity, please let a Board member know. The job entails making HASSDA Festival flyers available at your area dances and announcing the HASSDA Festival whenever possible at the dances you attend, thus promoting HASSDA and square dancing! It was heartwarming to get to see so many friends and make new ones. To my new friend that can do cartwheels across the dance floor (she proved it too!), I have to say WAHOO! Just watching you dance made me smile! To my corner that surprised me more than once by pulling me through when I was lost Thank you! To the many dancers that took the time to let me know how much they were enjoying the Festival and the weekend, THANK YOU! Already plans are being made for the 2013 Spring Festival at the K- State Union Ballroom in Manhattan, KS. ALL WOOD FLOORS! A stellar line up of national callers with Mike Hogan, Tim Marriner, and Ken Burke will treat us with three levels of dancing. Jim and Georgianne Couey will be leading us through the rounds. Come early and enjoy HASSDA s own Chris Wildhagen and Marilyn Graham at the Trail- In Dance on Thursday night. AND don t forget to look for a K- Laire Dancer. We will be hosting a reunion for this former K- State Square Dance Club along with the festival and it promises to bring some new excitement to our squares. Looking for you in my square! ~Maye Randall Green Images HASSDA Board and Callers: Maye Wegner (top row) Danny Payne, Mike Bramlett, Jeff Holley, Curtis Northrop (middle row) Lee Williams, Christine Batz, Georgianne & Jim Couey, Bobby Willis, Dee Proctor (front row)

3 Hello Dancers! I would like to again thank each and every one that attended HASSDA 2012 and made it so much fun. I considered it an honor and a privilege to be able to host the Festival this year. I would especially like to thank Ron Holland for bringing the flooring and the great crew that helped to put it down and take it back up. Special thanks goes to my Treasurer Louise Aldridge for keeping all of the money and numbers straight. I could not have accomplished this without her help. I sincerely wish more people would consider hosting this festival. It is a lot of work, but the rewards are more than worth the work. I have had the opportunity of traveling to so many great Square Dance Clubs to promote this Festival, in and out of state, and have met so many wonderful dancers that it has made the work all worthwhile. In attending HASSDA 2012 you had the opportunity of having your picture taken with that special someone, or just seeing the photographer ( Randall & Kimberly Green ) taking photos of the Festival. He has a great site set up for your viewing and where you can purchase a memory of your weekend. This gallery will only be available for a short time, so please click onto his site to check it out. ~Dee Proctor, HASSDA Vice President Hello HASSDA friends, Randall Green Images- Distinctive Images Photography was delighted to have been given the opportunity to cover your recent HASSDA festival at the Reed Center in Midwest City. We have assembled a beautiful gallery of event shots, candid portraits and studio type portraits for your viewing pleasure. Our ability to provide quality professional photographic coverage of events like yours is only possible with your generous patronage so don't miss out on purchasing your favorite downloads, prints or merchandise... this gallery will only be available for 30 days. Just go to my website and on the Front Page Lower Right side you will see "Click Here for Client Galleries". This should get you to my gallery category page. Click the "EVENT" box and you should see the different galleries within that category. Look for the gallery with HASSDA and click it. At that point you should see your password page and just type in your password hassda (it is case sensitive) and you should see your images. There may be several pages to your gallery so don't miss a single beautiful image! I have enabled the feature that will allow you to purchase prints, downloads and other merchandise of your images directly from the site. The site will walk you through the process, just look for the "BUY" tab at the top right corner of the enlarged view. Credit cards are accepted and your order ships right to your door. For those of you receiving this newsletter via e- mail, here is a direct link: Take Me to the HASSDA Gallery Remember the password is hassda (all lower case). We sincerely thank you and look forward to serving you again. Randall and Kimberly Green Your referrals are the heart of my business... LOOKING FOR ALL K-LAIRES! (FORMER K-STATE SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEMBERS)

4 In March there were many who attended the annual HASSDA Festival in Midwest City, OK, which is just outside of Oklahoma City. It was at a beautiful new Sheridan Hotel that had all of the right accommodations. Everyone I visited with were delighted over their rooms, the food, and of course the dancing. The callers were all great. Some of the callers were new to me because they were 'local', and most of us were not local, so it made for great dancing and a super fun event. The HASSDA meeting produced some new changes for future dances that I believe will be very good. you will be reading and hearing about those changes in the upcoming months, so 'stay tuned in' for those announcements. All those that helped put this event together did an outstanding job and my hat is off to them! Sincerely, a fellow dancer, Jane Anderson-Tahlequah, OK Candid shots courtesy of Randall Green Images We want to thank the committee that put on another wonderful HASSDA weekend. The callers and cuers were exceptional and the dancers were outstanding. We had a great time renewing old friendships and making new ones. The accommodations were well worth the money; rooms, eats and dance floor all added to the overall experience. We were also excited to hear that next year s dance will be in Manhattan. We met at the K- Laires square dance club at K-State. We currently dance with several people who were once K- Laires. It will be a great opportunity to re-connect with others who were also members. The wood floor in the Union ballroom is a wonderful place to dance. Combine that with the terrific callers and cuers that HASSDA is known for and the weekend can t be beat. Once again, thanks for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone at next year s dance in Manhattan, Kansas. ~ Dan and Helen Gough

5 HASSDA 2012 OKIE STYLE with Alleyna Patterson Hi, I m Alleyna and I m 10 years old. My mom and I started square dancing in September, We were really, really excited about HASSDA, because it was our 1 st big event! I hope you enjoy reading about our trip to HASSDA (and decide to go if you ve never been)! Thursday in the morning we packed all our clothes for HASSDA and then we had to load. That is really, really, really, really hard with a small car! After loading our suitcases and hanging bags, the trunk was so full that we had to stuff 4 petticoats in the back seat! With everything loaded, we hit the road! When we finally arrived at the hotel and checked in, I got to swim. Next we went to eat at Primo s Italian with a friend from our square dance club. The food at Primo s is sooooooooooooooo good! Then it was time to dance at the Trail In Dance. Everyone was twirling and laughing and having a blast! After the dance we got comfy and played some games back at our room. That was Thursday! Friday we got up at 9:00 a.m. and went swimming again in the hotel. That was awesome! Next we went to lunch at Applebee s with my partner and his family best food ever! At 2:00 p.m. it was time to dance again. After we had dinner, we went back to the hotel and got all gussied up. Next, I had to find my partner, Alex, (that is very difficult when his phone goes dead). After I finally found him, we danced in the big hall. There were at least 15 squares! You know how they have those pot drawings? I won! I won! I won the $185 pot at HASSDA!!! At the after party I got to teach my partner how to 2 step that was interesting! Friday ended when we returned to our room, ungussied, and fell into bed! Saturday I got up at 6:30 a.m. to swim. Next we went back to our room and put on prairie skirts. At 9:00 a.m. we danced an Intro to Plus workshop that was very fun. Later, we ate lunch with friends. After we got back to the room we had to get gussied up again. We experienced some wardrobe malfunctions but we made it work. When we finally got down stairs, my partner and I got our pictures taken so cool! Then we danced and twirled and laughed and just had a great time! "P.S. A little tip to the ladies - don't dance in pantyhose without shoes - it can end VERY badly!" That was my trip to HASSDA! Hope to C U N A soon! - Alleyna Alleyna with her partner Alex. Photos courtesy of Randall Green Images

6 THREE GENERATIONS OF SQUARE DANCERS! By Lee Williams Three generations attended the 2012 HASSDA Festival! Art Meyers of Oklahoma City, even though in a wheelchair, made his presence known. He continually circled the dance floors visiting with old friends and making new ones. Art has been dancing since 1946, having taken his lessons at age 14. Square dancing, still racing strong in his blood, has been passed down to his family. On one of the visits I had with him, he pointed out his son and daughter- in- law, Daniel and Lisa, dancing in a nearby square and told me that his grandson was also in attendance. I learned that it was his grandson Alex (pictured on previous page with Alleyna) with whom I had danced two plus tips earlier. Where else but square dancing can one find such joyful family fun? Yes square dancing is a family affair! Art Meyers receiving a warm square dance hug. Daniel and Lisa (on left) marching in the Grand March. Photos by Randall Green Images IOWA STATE CONVENTION By Jo Saffel Our Iowa State Convention was a good time. It was well organized and attended by more people than in the past few years (796). I hope this trend continues. The Ghost Riders Band was a drawing point and being in the Quad Cities; I am sure we attracted more out of state people to our convention. There were many Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin and Nebraska dancers represented and even a couple from California. There have been years where we only get Iowans. One of the downers was the distance from the Plus hall to the rest of the halls. It was a long walk inside a skywalk or a short drive. We need to think about those things for our dancers, because our people are older and dancing is what they like to do, but is sometimes all they can muster. To walk a distance to get there takes the energy they need to dance. A big thank you goes out to Don and Natalie and Doug Sprosty and their committees for such a well organized convention. WICHITA SPRING FESTIVAL By Tammy and Bill Gough Wichita, KS was the scene of a great festival last April 20 and 21. Area callers entertained the dancers on Friday night, and Saturday featured our national talent, caller Lottie Ainsworth of LA, and cuers Jerral and Marilyn Waguespack of TX. Dancers were excited, and most were still around for the last tip. Dancing included round dance workshops, a plus dance, and lots of fun and challenging mainstream. The festival is held in the fall and spring every year. The Fall Festival will October 26 & 27, Brad Caldwell will be the featured caller and David & Terri Meyer will present the round dance program. For further information and a flyer, please visit our web site,

7 KANSAS STATE CONVENTION By Alan and Pam Bashford The 2012 Kansas State Convention will be held in Salina on June 1 & 2, This will be our 60 th GALA. Just think 60 annual celebrations of square dancing! This year will be a family affair, with brothers Don and Doug Sprosty of Bettendorf, IA as our featured callers, and Don s wife, Natalie, will be the featured cuer. If you ve had the pleasure of dancing to this family before, you know how much fun they are. If you haven t, you re in for a treat. Dancing will start on Friday night with the talented KS state callers and cuers. Saturday is a full day of dancing, starting at 10:30 am with the Singles Dance in the Main Hall and ending 12 hours later. There will be squares, rounds, lines, contra, and clogging a little bit of everything. We hope to see you there. For further information and a flyer, visit our web site at SSDUSA DANCE-A-RAMA 2012 By Jo Saffell The 42 nd National Singles Dance- A- Rama is getting closer all the time. All under one roof in the same Hotel. We have bands for the after parties and also some fun games and contests to give everyone something they like to do. We have tours for those who like to tour. Please check out our registration forms. They should be just about at every dance you go to. Also, you can go online to our website for the registration form. We are inviting the public to 4 workshops (Intro to Square Dancing, Intro to Round Dancing, a Salsa Lesson and a Bachatta Lesson) and the after parties. As a registered guest you are also welcome to go to any of these workshops and after parties. You do need to make your own Hotel reservations: Airport Holiday Inn 6111 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA or info@holidaydsm.com Room rate: $ tax per night (1-4 persons per room) Rate guaranteed until the cut off date of August 16, Ask for the special group rate for the 42nd National Singles Dance- A- Rama. GETTING ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS With the ability to post and send printed material on the internet, many square dance organizations have gone to ing their newsletters. HASSDA is no exception. If you would prefer to receive your newsletter by , please notify us at HASSDA.Festival@yahoo.com. By choosing to receive the newsletter by , you will be helping us cut expenses. Also, if you are planning to move and are having the newsletter mailed to you, let us know your new address as it may not get forwarded by the US Postal Service. Contact Kathy Mears at 2604 W 27 th Terrace; Lawrence KS by mail or by HASSDA.Festival@yahoo.com for address changes. Remember our newsletters are always available on our website

8 YOUR HASSDA AREA COORDINATORS ARKANSAS: Bud Cude, 223 Highway 370, Mena, AR 71953, IOWA: Jo Saffell, th Street, Urbandale, IA 55702, KANSAS: (SOUTH) Curtis Northrop, 448 N 8 th, Towanda, KS 67144, crnorthrop@cox.net KANSAS: (MIDDLE) Connie Stewart, 1308 NW 2 nd St, Abilene, KS , MISSOURI (EAST): Bill Adcock, 4339 Sunridge, Apt N, St. Louis, MO 63125, MISSOURI (WEST): Louise Coleman, NW 86 th St., Kansas City, MO 64153, MISSOURI (SOUTH) Phoebe Sage, E Stockade Rd, Moundville, MO 64771, feebeesage@yahoo.com NEBRASKA: Jim and Cathy Bellinger, 8605 A Street, Omaha, NE 68124, NEBRASKA: Rollyn Friesen, 80 S. 41 st St., Lincoln, NE 68510, OKLAHOMA: Delores Chambers, 1051 SW 4 th St., Jones, OK 73049, OKLAHOMA: Judy Tucker, 1011 Reavis Rd, Claremore, OK 74017, gymcityeola@msn.com Assoc. Coordinator TEXAS Max Tripplett, 1801 Kathryn Ct., Arlingon, TX 76018, bmtriplett@msn.com Assoc. Coordinator COLORADO Marilyn Berg, 1682 S Evanston St. Aurora, CO 80012, bergsdance@gmail.com WHATS IN A NAME? The HASSDA Newsletter is looking for a name. We at the newsletter want a name for our publication. The rules are simple 1. Only one name per person. 2. Winner gets a free ticket to our next festival. 3. The winning name will be decided by the next time the newsletter comes out. 4. The winning name will be decided by the current HASSDA Board. 5. If two or more people give us the winning name the first one in will be the winner. 6. Send the names via e- mail to HASSDA@ymail.com HASSDA publishes a newsletter four times a year

9 UPCOMING SQUARE DANCES IA - 1 st, 3 rd &, 5 th Fridays - Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Merry Mixers at IOOF Hall, 29 th and Kingman, Des Moines, IA. 7:30 10:00pm. Website - Caller:Guest Caller; Cuer Jo Saffell. IA - Every Thursday Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Solo Steppers at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Davenport, IA 7:30 10:00pm. Website Callers Don and Doug Sprosty and Guest Callers. Cuer Charlie Swanson. IA - 2nd, 4th Saturdays - Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Plaids N Dads at IOOF Hall, 29 th and Kingman, Des Moines, IA. 7:30 10:00pm. Caller: Guest Caller; Cuer Guest Cuer IA - 2nd, 4th Fridays - Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Triple G Square Dance Club at Gilbert Elementary School, Gilbert, IA. Caller: Guest Caller; Cuer Guest Cuer IA - 1st, 3rd Saturdays - Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Squires and Dames at 1 st Presbyterian Church, 703 Greene, Boone, IA. 7:30 10:00pm. Caller: Guest Caller; Cuer: Guest Cuer KS 1 st /3 rd Tuesdays Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by Lone Wranglers at Riley County Senior Center, 412 Leavenworth, Manhattan, KS. Rounds 7:30 pm Square Dancing 8:00pm. Caller Guest Callers. Cuer Joyce Juhler. Website KS 1 st /3 rd /5 th Tuesdays Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Swingin Singles at Town Hall, Johnson Dr, Shawnee KS. Casual attire. Line Dances between tips. 7:30pm 9:45pm. Caller Jay Krebs. Cuer Pam Young. Website Singles.org KS - One Friday a month - Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by Shawnee Swingers at Croco Hall, 6115 SE Hwy 40, Tecumseh, KS (just east of Topeka). Guest Callers. Cuer: Lalla Steenbock. 7:30-10:00 pm. Website or call Carolyn Thomason at (785) KS 2 nd /4 th Sundays Mainstream Dance Sponsored by Circle 8 Square Dance Club at Chisholm Middle School, Newton, KS, Caller - - Guest Caller Cuer - - Guest Cuer. Pre- rounds 7:00 Squares 7:30 9:30 pm Website or call Bob or Sandy McVey at (620) sandymcvey@hotmail.com KS 2 nd /4th Fridays Mainstream Dance Sponsored by Good Time Squares at Dawson United Methodist Church Wichita, Ks Caller - - Guest Callers Cuer Joe Dawley.Contact Marcie Myers (316) KS 1 st, 3 rd & 5 th Friday Mainstream Dance with plus tips Sponsored by Wichita Solo's Square Dance Club, Wichita, KS, dances at 7:00 p.m. Southwest Presbyterian Church, 1511 West 27th St. South, Wichita. Guest callers, rounds by Frank Morrell KS Every Tuesday Mainstream Workshop Sponsored by Good Time Squares at Dawson United Methodist Church Wichita, Ks Caller - - David Myers, Barbara Whitehead Cuer Joe Dawley.Contact Marcie Myers (316) MO 2nd Tuesdays IAGSDC Dance (Plus and A- 2). Sponsored by Gateway Squares, IAGSDC club, at St Louis Senior Center, 5602 Arsenal St, St Louis MO. Casual attire. No rounds. 7:15pm 9:00pm. Singles, same- sex couples and opposite- sex couples all welcome. Callers Guest Callers. Website MO 1 st /3 rd Fridays Mainstream and Plus Continuous Dancing. Sponsored by St. Joe Squares at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 3524 St. Joseph Avenue, St. Joseph, MO. Casual attire. Chris Wildhagen Caller. 7:30pm 10:00pm Contact Bill and Marilyn Robinson (816) MO 1 st Fridays Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Single Promenaders at Ivanhoe United Church of Christ, 6512 Woodson Rd, KC (Raytown) MO. Line Dances between tips. 7:30pm 10:00pm. Caller Al Block. Cuer Jim Windhausen. Check or call Ralph Morast MO Alternating Saturdays Plus- Level Dance. Sponsored by Singles and Doubles at Webster Groves Christian Church, 1320 Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves MO. 730pm 1000pm. Caller: Guest Callers. Cuers: Gene and Del McGinty.. Check or call Dan Kramme NE 1 st /3 rd /5 th Tuesdays Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by Single Wheelers Squares at Pufahl s Barn in Norfolk NE duringsummer months (Norfolk Jr High School on Aug pm 1030pm. Website or call Gerry and Janet Mansfield ( NE Alternating Tuesdays Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by Heartland Singles Square Dance Club at Rockbrook Methodist Church, 9855 West Center Rd, Omaha NE. 7:30-10:00pm. Website or call Diane Krebs at

10 NE Alternating Saturdays Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by Swinging Squares at Rockbrook Methodist Church, 9855 West Center Rd, Omaha NE. 8:00-10:30pm. Website or call Bob Welshinger at NE 2nd Saturdays Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by Pressey Promenaders at Veterans Memorial Building, 416 S. 1 st Ave., Broken Bow NE. Callers: Guest callers. 7:30-10:00pm. Website or call Duane Romans at OK 1 st /3rd Fridays Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Single Squares at Bohemian Hall, 3800 S. Portland Ave, Oklahoma City OK. Rounds 7pm, Workshop 730pm and Grand March 8pm. Callers Jeff and Niecy Holley. Cuers JC and Elberta Johnson. Website or call Delores Chambers at OK 2 nd /4th Fridays Mainstream and Plus Dance. Sponsored by Metro Singles of OKC at Westside Lions Hall, 4135 NW 10 th St, Oklahoma City OK. Pre- Rounds 7pm and square dancing starts 730pm. 3 rd and 6 th tips are Plus and Advanced will be called after regular dancing ends. Caller Danny Payne. Cuer JC Johnson. Website UPCOMING SQUARE DANCE WEEKENDS KS June 1-2, 2012 Kansas State Square Dance Convention; Bicentennial Center, Salina, KS. Featured Caller Doug & Don Sprosty Cuer Natalie Sprosty. Additional Information contact: Forrest and Pat Haskins at mailto: fphasksda@cox.net. Website: /stateconvention.html KS June 21, :00-9:30 Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by South District KSDA at West Side Church of God, 1900 W. McCormick, Wichita, KS Trail Thru Dance with Callers: Mike Hogan, Jerry Junck and Lanny Weaklend KS June 22, 2012: 7:30-10:00 Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by Shawnee Swingers at Croco Hall, 6115 SE Hwy 40, Tecumseh, KS (just east of Topeka) Trail Thru Dance with Callers: Mike Hogan, Jerry Junck and Lanny Weaklend KS July 27-28, 2012 Kountry Kickin Kansas Sponsored by Circle 8 Square Dance Club at West Side Church of God Family Life Center at 1900 W McCormick in Wichita, KS - Featured callers Dee Dee Dougherty- Lottie and Randy Dougherty, Cuer Warren & Jeanne Shane KS August 5, 2012: 1:30-9:30 Mainstream Dance. Sponsored by Shawnee Swingers at Croco Hall, 6115 SE Hwy 40, Tecumseh, KS (just east of Topeka) Sunshine Special with Caller: Mike Hogan; Cuer: Betty Skillett IA August 30 September 2, nd National Singles Dance- A- Rama at Airport Hilton Inn, Des Moines, IA Website: dar2012.ssdusa.org HASSDA 2604 W 27 th Terrace Lawrence, KS First Class ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? HASSDA FESTIVAL 2013 March 21-23, 2012 K- State Union Ballroom 17 th And Anderson Avenue Manhattan, Kansas