Some people involved with planning California state square dance
conventions are doing an online survey:

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Dear California Square Dancers:

We Need Your Help!

The California State Square Dance Convention has been an institution for
nearly 50 years. But as we all know, times and opinions change. In our
ongoing effort to make the California State Square Dance Convention the
best it can be, we need your input. We are asking each and every dancer
in the state, including our youth dancers, to complete our survey
relative to your past convention attendance, your likes and dislikes
about the current convention format, and input for future conventions.
Even if you’ve never attended the California State Square Dance
Convention, your opinion is important to us – we’d like to know what
would make it an event you WANT to attend. If you reside outside of
California, but regularly or occasionally attend the California State
Square Dance Convention, we also invite you to participate in the survey.

This is an Internet-only survey that should take you less than 5 minutes
to complete, and will offer us an invaluable amount of input. To
participate in the survey, click on the link below and follow the
instructions. We invite each dancer in the household to complete their
own survey, but ask each dancer to complete the survey only ONCE.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xc65IsLEV4vqayxdCh_2fOIA_3d_3d

Please forward this survey link to every dancer you know and ask them to
pass it along to their dancing friends. The more input we get, the more
focused our efforts can be to make the California State Convention the
event you want it to be. Survey responses will be accepted until
midnight on Saturday, July 11, 2009.

Respectfully,

Bonnie Abramson & Bob Kamuf

Co-Chairmen

On behalf of the California Square Dance Council, Convention Advisory
Committee

==

It is with deep sadness and shock that I must forward to you the news
that our caller, John Sybalsky, passed away this Monday evening.  I just
spoke with Betsy.  She anticipates that there will be a celebration of
life event in our area as well as one on the East Coast, but the dates
for these have not yet been determined.

>
>
>From: "Pete Herman" <pete241@...>
>To: "sd_callers" <sd-callers@...>
>Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:45:01 -0800
>Subject: [sd-callers] Sad News
>
>I spoke w/ Bobbie Davis this afternoon, and it causes
>me great sadness to advise that last night The Square
>Dance World lost one of its icons.  Bill Davis, a great
>contributor to square dancing and to the art of square
>dance calling passed away at Stanford Hospital in
>Palo Alto, CA.
>
>Bill, a Callerlab Milestone Award winner, suffered a
>severe and debilitating stroke several years ago, and
>had been in failing health for the past few months.
>Finally the pneumonia weakened his heart to the point
>that it just stopped working.
>
>For those of you who would like to share some thoughts
>with Bobbie, she can be reached at:
>
>1359 Belleville
>Sunnyvale, CA 94087-3821
>
>Tel: (408) 736-5624
>
>Email: bdavissdc@...
>
>Pete Herman
>
>
>
>

Stanford Quads 23rd (nearly) Annual
CHALLENGING PLUS HOEDOWN

Saturday 27 September 2008
St. Andrews Church, 4111 Alma Street, Palo Alto

Featuring the calling of John Sybalsky
Rounds by John Flora

7:30-8:00pm pre-rounds
8:00-10:30pm APD Plus w/rounds
10:30-11:30pm star tips

$10/adult, $5/youth

Printable flyer: http://www.stanfordquads.org/flyers/hoedown-20080927.pdf

For those who have not seen the flyers or announcements elsewhere,
please note that the C-1 portion of the July PACE weekend will be on
_Sunday_ (that's 13 July) rather than Saturday, and in Palo Alto rather
than in Pleasant Hill.  For details see:

   http://www.mixed-up.com/pace/

Interlocked Squares will be dancing 19 June 2008 at Hyde Middle School
as already scheduled, but in the gymnasium instead of in the
multi-purpose room.

** Guest Caller -- for June 19 needs help! **

We need a host-couple to provide overnight accommodations & transportation...

Randy Dougherty is booked to guest-call for us and for Larry Ward's A-2 group
(in Newark/Fremont) on
Friday.

Please contact me, ASAP, if you can house & transport Randy from/to SJC airport
AND the two dances.

NOTE:  This is the same week as AACE in Milwaukee -- just so you know!

(Fannie and I will help, if we are in town --- my job commitments make it
impossible to plan for
June.)

Don France
Vice President, Interlocked Squares

Phone - Voice/Cell: (408) 257-3332
(If I don't answer, please leave a message with your number and the best time to
reach you by
phone.)

REMINDER...

  **Mar 13, 2008** We are DARK this week!


  Our next dance meeting is...

  **Mar 20, 2008** Hyde Middle School: 7:15-9:30PM


  For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the club website:
  http://www.interlocked.org
  (Also, see our calendar for current C1 events.)



Regards,
Don France
Vice President, Interlocked Squares

Interlocked Squares will be dark next week, 13 March, due to
unavailability of the hall.

(But remember that you can dance C-1 to Vic Ceder this Saturday 8 March
at PACE, and also 14-16 March at Bakersfield Fiesta!)

Interlocked will be meeting at Hyde Middle School the following week, 20
March.

**Feb 21, 2008** Palo Alto Covenant Church:  7:15-9:30PM

  REMINDER...

  We are dancing at Palo Alto Covenant Church this Thursday, Feb 21...


  For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the club website:
  http://www.interlocked.org

  (Also, see our web-site calendar for current C1 events.)

  Regards,
  Don France
  Vice President, Interlocked Squares

F Y I,,, just received this message from Linda;  she is doing well,
recovering from kidney transplant surgery...

> Hi Don and Fannie,
>
> Happy New Year!  Obviously it's a wonderful one for me.  The results
> are even better than expected.  For the first time in 24 years, I have
> a normally functioning kidney.  I heard one of the doctor's in the
> hallway say it was the largest improvement (kidney function) that he'd
> seen in his life.  That made me feel pretty good.  My son has to be
> the best in the world.
>
> I've missed dancing so much.  It'll probably be another two to four
> weeks before I'm back on the floor.  Please feel free to let the other
> members know how things are going.  I view it all as a rather unique
> adventure.  Glad everyone doesn't have to go through it, but it's been
> an interesting life lately.
>
> Fondly,  Linda

REMINDER...

**Jan 3, 2008** We are DARK this week!

  __________________________________________________________

  Our next week dance meeting is...

  **Jan 10, 2008** Hyde Middle School: 7:15-9:30PM


For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the club website:
http://www.interlocked.org
(Also, see our calendar for current C1 events.)



  Regards,
  Don France
  Vice President, Interlocked Squares

F Y I... Joe has added these dates-of-interest to our online calendar.>> From:
"COOKS"
<pace@...>
>> To: "SQUARE DANCERS from ARLENE" <pace@...>
>> Subject: C1 Fun Dancing
>> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:07:33 -0800>> Hello Dancers:
>>
>> Recently we finished a C1 Blast Class with John Bowman as the teacher and it
was very successful.
>> So that the new C1 dancers can get some additional floor time, we are
scheduling 3 fun C1 dances
>> at Cook's Barn, 9054 Eden Oaks Ave, Orangevale.
>> The dates are all Saturdays and the times will be 10:30am to 1:00pm and
2:30pm to 5:00pm.
>>
>> January 5, 2008
>> February 2, 2008
>> March 1, 2008
>>
>> If you have any questions, please call Dick or Arlene at 916-988-8905.
>>
>> Hope to see you there.
>>
>> Thanks, Arlene and Dick

For all the dancers who might have considered the Superstition Mountain
Challenge Dance Event
(with
Barry Clasper, Sandie Bryant, Bill Haines & John Steckman dance) planned for
Mesa in October,
received the following info from Jack & Lois.  Please read on ...

Be sure to call/confirm your square dance events in Mesa --- you can find out
more info on their
website at... http://squaredancing.net/

  Regards,
  Don France
  Vice President, Interlocked Squares


       Subject:    Superstition Mountain dance canceled!
       Date:    Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:02:40 -0700   [View Source]


Hi Don and Fannie,

We heard a rumor that the Mesa dance was canceled, and sent
Steckman's a message this morning to confirm.  This is their reply:

Hi, just a real quick answer as we have to leave here.  Yes, it has
been cancelled as there wasn't sufficient registrations.  Will try
again for next year about the same time of the year BUT will need to
have a deadline as most dancers thought they could just come in and
register and it won't work that way for the hotel, etc.
See you soon in Mesa.  Thanks for inquiring.            Joan/John

HAPPY TRAILS.......JOAN/JOHN
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            Attached Message
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Since we don't have the e-mails for interlock squares/class, and
several were thinking of coming down can you get this message out?  I
sure don't want anyone to get stuck with plane tickets that they
can't exchange.  I think the hotels reservations will be less of a
problem.

Thanks,
Lois & Jack

----- Original Message -----

From: DonF-SJ

To: Interlocked_Squares@yahoogroups.com

Cc: don_france@...

Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:23 AM

Subject: Re: [Interlocked_Squares] **Aug 30, 2007** CUPERTINO MIDDLE School: 7:15-9:30PM

**Aug 30, 2007** CUPERTINO MIDDLE School: 7:15-9:30PM

 REMINDER...
 
 We are back at CUPERTINO MIDDLE School this Thursday, Aug 30.
 
 For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the club website:
 http://www.interlocked.org

 (Also, see our calendar for current C1 events.)
 
 Regards,
 Don France

 

 

 

**Aug 23, 2007** Northwest YMCA:  7:15-9:30PM

  REMINDER...

  We are dancing at Northwest YMCA this Thursday, Aug 23...


  For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the club website:
  http://www.interlocked.org

  (Also, see our web-site calendar for current C1 events.)

  Regards,
  Don France
  Vice President, Interlocked Squares

Hi Interlocked dancers:

This Saturday evening, there will be a special dance with Sandie
Bryant calling A-2 through C-2 for midnight squares.  Thank you to
Joann Kerns for providing me with the details below.

Betsy
---------------


It has been a long time since Midnight Squares has
hosted a Saturday night Dance.  Well, we have one
coming up very soon!

                Mid Summer Madness

The dance will feature the wonderful Sandie Bryant,
coming all the way from Chicago.  It will be held on
Saturday, August 11th, at Ebenezer Lutheran church,
located at 678 Portola Dr. here in San Francisco.  The
dance will begin at 7:30pm and last until 10:30pm.
Dance levels will be from A2 to C2, with a C3a star
tip.  The cost will be $8.00 for members and $10.00
for guests.

DANCING AT THE FAIR
1-5 August 2007

REMINDER...

  We are dancing at the Santa Clara County Fair this Thursday, Aug 2...

EARLY START --- 5:00pm

For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the SCVSDA website:
http://www.scvsda.org/fair.html


Joe Dehn has forwarded the following FAQ's, many folks will want to know...
(Thanks, Joe!)
=================================

DANCING AT THE FAIR
1-5 August 2007
Information for Club Dancers


What is this event?

It is the Santa Clara County Fair.  Yes, an actual county fair, with
animals and carnival rides and all that.   The Fair has changed its
emphasis over the years with the shift in the county's economy, but
there are still cows and rabbits, rides, and other amusements.

What are we doing there?

Square dancers have been part of the Santa Clara County Fair for
decades.  The format of the Fair has varied, but we've been there one
way or another every year.  We have fun dancing while at the same time
being part of the "show" for other Fair visitors.

Is our club going dark this week?    NO, just changing venue...

Pretty much every club in the county that normally dances on one of the
Fair nights will be dancing at the Fair this week (see list on the web
page).  Don't think of it as "going dark" -- we're just dancing in a
different place, sort of like a "Fifth Wednesday" (Thursday, Friday,
whatever).

How do we get into the Fair to dance?

Dancers participating in our program can enter the Fair without charge.
You will need to enter through the Administration building -- see the
map on the web page. If you have a badge from one of the participating
clubs, that will be enough.  (Interlocked Squares is on the list.)

What about people who don't belong to one of these clubs or don't have a
badge?

Square dancers are welcome to be part of this activity regardless of
club affiliation.  We are providing the Fair with a list of names of
additional participants, so they can get in without charge as well.  To
be included on this list, see the instructions on the web page.  (If you
want to be included, please let us know right away -- the list will be
turned in to the Fair on Tuesday.)

How about parking?

Parking, unfortunately, is not free.  You can park in the Fair lots for
$8. You may want to consider carpooling.  Park in the lot across Tully
Road to make it easy to get to the Administration building.

Where, exactly, do we dance?

We dance outdoors, on a slab in front of "Exposition Hall" (being used
this year for the commercial exhibits).  For those who have done this
before, it's the same place as always.  This slab was actually built by
square dancers many years ago specifically for this purpose!  If you
haven't been there before, see the map on the web page.

So is this a demo, club dancing, or what?

It's really three things combined:
1) It's our regular weekly dancing.
2) It's part of the "show" for the Fair.
3) It's a chance to let the public know about square dancing.

How can we promote square dancing at the Fair?

Just by being there you will be helping promote square dancing -- many
people don't even realize our activity exists!  But we'll be doing more
than that.  We will have introductory tips where people who have never
done any square dancing can try it out.   We will have flyers for the
fall classes.  Another thing you can do is simply talk to the people who
come over to see what we are doing -- let them know what you like about
square dancing and encourage them to sign up for information about classes.

What's the schedule?

Each night we'll have a mix of activities in a continuous "no break"
format.  That means as soon as one "tip" ends something else will start
-- we want something going on for Fair visitors to see at all times.
(That doesn't mean any dancer is expected to dance continuously!  You
can take a break whenever you like.)  The mix will depend on the clubs
that are participating on a particular night.  Every night there will be
Plus tips, intro tips, and rounds.  Some nights there will tips at other
levels.  On Friday and Saturday there will be some tips called by youth
callers.

When does it start?

We plan to start the "no break" format for square dancing at 6:30pm each
night (running until 9:30pm).  On Friday and Saturday, we'll be starting
around 6:00pm, and on Wednesday and Thursday we'll be starting at
5:00pm.  This earlier portion may not be "no break" -- it will depend on
how many people are there.  But if you can come early, please do!

What should we wear?

You can wear whatever you would normally wear on club night.  If you
want to wear "square dance clothes", that's fine.  If you want to wear
regular clothes, that's fine too.   A mix of clothing will let people
know that there are clubs that will welcome them either way.

Where is that web page mentioned several times above?

http://www.scvsda.org/fair.html

=================================

Also, see our web-site calendar for current C1 events -- 
http://www.interlocked.org


  Regards,
  Don France
  Vice President, Interlocked Squares

**June 14, 2007** CUPERTINO MIDDLE School: 7:15-9:30PM

  REMINDER...

  We are dancing at CUPERTINO MIDDLE School this Thursday, June 14...

     AND, ALSO, we have special guest caller -- Randy Dougherty

  For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the club website:
  http://www.interlocked.org

  (Also, see our web-site calendar for current C1 events.)

  Regards,
  Don France
  Vice President, Interlocked Squares

**May 10, 2007** CUPERTINO MIDDLE School: 7:15-9:30PM

REMINDER...

  We are dancing at CUPERTINO MIDDLE School this Thursday, May 10...

     AND, ALSO, the following TWO weeks (5/17 & 5/24).

For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the club website:
http://www.interlocked.org

(Also, see our calendar for current C1 events.)

  Regards,
  Don France


  Vice President, Interlocked Squares

REMINDER...

Venue change, THIS WEEK ONLY, (all the schools are on spring break)...
**Apr 19, 2007** Covenant Presbyterian Church : 7:00-10:00PM

(This is the alternate venue used by Stanford Quads -- in Palo Alto!)



NOTE:  ALWAYS re-check the web-site, in case of last minute changes!

Computer Squares;  class tips 7:15-8:30;  alternating club-/class-level tips
after 8:30.


  For Maps and Driving Directions, visit the club website:
  http://www.interlocked.org
  (Also, see our calendar for current C1 events.)



  Regards,
  Don France
  Vice President, Interlocked Squares