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Show A uui juuj t i a u aiti, Round probably dancing started in Utah in 1817 when the Pioneers had their Trail End dance culminating their trek across half the continent. The Pioneers were great dancers, bringing with them many of the original routines The from Europe. Rye Waltz and Virginia Reel were alwa; on the programs held in the social halls during the ISSOs. e. ' Present-da- round y dancing started to become popular around the time of the first State Festival in 1952. Popular dances at that time were Tea for Two, Old Soft Shoe, Black Hawk Waltz, Boston Two Step and Blue Pacific W altz. n.f. VU-'- m' In 1957. Sets in Order recorded the first round dance, for a Utah couple, Geneve and Tommy Thomas. The Thomases choreographed Rocky Mountain Twirl to the tune of Spring Time in the Rockies and taught it at the National Convention in San Diego. At the 7th Annual Festival in Provo m 1958, Frank and Carolyn Hamilton taught Trudy, winch became the first Utah ; A Entreaties Are Part Of The Stock And Trade included on the program that year were Champagne Time, Fancy Pants, Cinderella Waltz, Gad About, Lovers Two Step, Hour Waltz and You Cant Get Lovin. r The first round dance club. Square Rounders, was organized in 1958. li met at the YWCA with about 15 couples attending. There was literally a train load of the Utah delegation participating in the 1959 National Square Dance Conven ion at Denver, Colo. Geneve and Tommy Thomas and choreographed taught Marcheta, while 20 couples demonstrated it at this national convention. Marcheta was chosen as by many state square dance associations (and even in Lon 1 ! ' -v. New Round-of-the-Mont- rounds That Comprise v rnfT' im. . n The Square Dance Caller struck up conversation Harriet offered to be of any assistance and was quickly taken up. Across the street fntn Utah Power and Light Harriet and her husband entertained in their Winnebago while Harriet showed some of the columns she wntes concerning square dancing. Here are excerpts from the columns of Harriet Miles, Dance Columnist. (Oh yes, Harriet said to be sure to remind folks of the next comention-Nationa- l Square Dance that is in San Antonio in 74. she's doing publicity for it). And you'd never guess what state the Mdes duo hails from? Dear Looks Like Fun: Physicians now recommend exercise for heart patients. Find a doctor who square dances. Since he is familiar with the kind of exerciese it is, he can tell if it will benefit you. in your particular case. In another Harriet writes: By the time you've reached middle A Here goes: Jet-ag- e square dancing? Who ever heard of as anything as square dancing adapting itself to space programs! Whatsamatta. isnt Saturday night stomp fun any more? Well, yes, . . .But conte- However, nothing brought about hybridization of dai ces faster than the mining camps of western United States. At one point across the country could be found the country dance (or a reasonable being danced; another contra; another quadrille, and very often all in one location. (Geneve and Tommy Asia Alas, as in all evolutionary due to this mixprocesses and mingling oi people ing some of the original traits were lost. In spite of all this, the contra remained rather stable for many decades! however, this most important ancestor of American Dance failed to survive. In the first part of the 20th Century, according to Dorothy decaShaw, there came a dence in American dancing quadrilles died, contras died, the waltz, people in 1971.' May 13, 1972 was an impor- tant day for round dancers! the first Round Dance Festival was held in the Senior Citizens Auditorium. The second Round Dance Festival was held March 3. 1973. Welcome to the many round dance activities in this community. We hope you have a great time and will return often to Utah to dance with us. See you Round. Dances chosen in the state startfor ing in 1958 are: h Trudy. Walking and WhisGit Waltz, tling, Marcheta Fiddle, Drifting and Dreaming, Bye Bye Blues, Flirting, Mountain Greenery, Siesta in Seville, It Had to be You, Rainier Waltz, Hindustan, Happy Two Step, Remember When, Medley in Time, Happy Pair, My Baby Just Cares for Me, When Lights Are Low, Yogi, Deep Purple. Also Pazzo Pazzo, Golden Gale, Maple Leaf Rag. 24 Hours a Day, Dancing Shadows, St. Louis Blues, Hi Lillie, Everywhere You Go, Walking to Kansas City, Pennsylvania Waltz,- Kentucky Home. Hum a Waltz. Satin Doll, Houten Toot, Advantage. and forgot their polkas. But as surely as people retam the basics, glimmers of light shown about the far corners of these United States. The contra began a comeback! With this comeback, the contra traditional gained strength, and as the modern contra is properly presented offers a distinctive characteristic music, variety of choreochalpossibilities, graphic lenge, and aave all beauty. As one dancer described his first exposure to contra to us at the 21st National Square Dance Convention, Dancing i contras has my wife feeling like a lady, and me, well, I f feel like a gentleman! One final note concerning I t4 the history of contra in Utah. hisThroughout contemporary tory only a few contras have been called, and these were usually during a square dance. A fine representation of the 22nd National Square Dance Convention. t Youth Extra Activity Offers Timpahogos Cave Outing The 22nd National Square Dance Convention is the Place to Be in 73. and the youth of the nation have registered in droves. Such outstanding groups as the Mavencks of Seattle, Wash., and the Lamar Dudes and Dames of Lamar, Color., along with many others will be doing their thing at exhibition time. These are shows that no one should miss. The youth will have their own dance hall (larger than past conventions) with shiny tile floors and the parents can attend if they think that they can keep up. There will be youth afterparties on Thursday and Fri day nights with callers especially for the youth. On Friday morning at 8:00 A.M. all of the young folk should slip away to go on the tour to Timpanogos Cave. This is a National Monument and is one of the most beautiful caves in all the nation. It is situated at an elevation of nearly 11.000 ft. in a setting of lovely mountain scenery with a view of the Utah Valley that is breathtaking. Take a good look while you are there because this is the area where Robert Redford filmed the show Jeremiah Johnson. The cost of the trip will be approximately each. The Social Committee and Debry-HiltoTravel Services, Inc., will make all of the arrangements and conduct the tour. n The youth dancing program will be the ultimate party and many of the great national callers will be scheduled to call just the same as ir the adult halls. P.S. If it is your birthday whde you are in Salt Lake, and you can prove it, the publicity chairman can tell, you where you can get a free birthdav sundae. $4.00 RANCH WEAR 142 memories forever! t a Mamiya tor camera now. Like Fun , Mormons. Thomas), Salt Lake City, is the oldest club in the state and is now dancing its 15th season at the Senior Citizens Auditorium. In Ogden, the Roundels (Glen Hancock and Arlene Beecher) was organized in 1968 at' the. White City Ballroom. Salt Lake City now has a second club, Funsteppers (Wendell and Celia Taylor), dancing at the County Recreation Hall since 1971. The Night Owls (Lee and Nancy McKay) started dancing in the Provo area 7 the Lest of job of carrying culture dance American across tbt continent than the p those happy heart attack three years ago, and I don't know whether I could take it. Signed Looks p Continued from p. don. England) as well as being the third selected by the Associated Square Dance Clubs of Utah. Rounders The Rhythm Square Dancing Columnist Harriet Taking pictures the other square night at a warm-udance (wanning up for the of Jim and 22nd National) Leah Irvine a woman walked up and said something like, I saw you .taking pictures and notes and thought I would introduce myself, which she did. The national convention badge read, Harriet Miles and underneath the name was another suspended tag that denoted Harriet as a dance columnist. Contra Continued 'Trail End' Began Round Dancing Intent On His Work, Notes At Hand... 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Men's Square Dance Shoes de- THE SACK, who might just as well be full of meal, when she arm gives you that dead-fisto turn. You can t swing her, because she never heard of leaning away, to say nothing of centrifugal force. Meet you half way? What on earth for? MENS WESTERN SHIRTS SPECIAL h DONALD THE DERVISH or modern. mporary, from almost vanished has club-levsquare dancing is we an organized recreation, with square dance floors, since we as often as don't swing all the complexities of modern used to. But every once in a living. whde. you'll catch him whirlContemporary square dancing you around three times to ing has to be learned. Sure, everyone else's two. your partner, you swing PAT AND PETE. THE docey'doe, and allemande left, as before. But in addi- PA7 TY CAKERS. Ttjey don't know what to do with their swing-thrtion. you square-thrweave the circulate, hands when they So they stop and do the and and . ring. old kindergarten routine, while But don't let me scare you those behind them lose a beat off. After all, it took a little or tw o. of doing to change the squeek And ' a buggy wheel to the hum of a He SHELDON: SHAKIN jet! doesn't patty cake: just wiDear Harriet. his other end. Take a Theres this guy who thinks ggles of him and sh him how movie it's fun to do the twist on a He'll quit! looks. hile he Permanent Press. Great Selections of colors and patterns. Values to $13.50. Grand opening priced for 'spot' lens ACME BOOTS -2- 500 DTL camera with dual s meters, one and one for 'average'. Universal thiead mount for complete MamiyaSekor through-the-len- Shutter speeds to 1500 sec., plus inter-changin- Flash. .I Q9S 7.00 O 27.00 Value. Grand Opening Priced B. .19.95 JONY LAMA BOOTS ,95 Values to $65. 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