NEW DANCER’S HANDBOOK for Square Dancing – Text Format

NEW DANCER’S HANDBOOK Callers Association of Modesto Area Click Here to View Original Book from CAMA PRESENTED BY CALLER ASSOCIATION MODESTO AREA TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME CODE OF ETHICS SPIRIT OF SQUARE\ROUND DANCING TEN COMMANDMENTS GROUND RULES GUIDELINES FOR NEW GRADUATES DO’s and DON”TS NEW DANCER HOEDOWNS DEFINITIONS Top of Page WELCOME TO THE WORLD …

Bringing Young People into the Square Dance Activity…

Teens in our Square Dance activity. Over the years, as a Kiwanis member and adviser to young people, I have noticed several points, that maybe we could use to attract young adults into Square Dancing, which is often thought of as an “old people activity”. Lets explore some ideas as to why. I think it’s …

My Happy Place!

By Dave Brown My past two articles concentrated on bringing in new dancers.  This month, however, I would like to share how I personally became involved in this great activity, hopefully giving you additional ideas when you are inclined to ask someone to join us. First, I would like to explain the word “Feel”.  This …

What Is Your Elevator Pitch?

What Is Your Elevator Pitch? By Dave Brown You are in an elevator, and you have 30 seconds to recruit someone for Square Dancing. What would you say that would convince that someone to join you in your favorite activity? We call that an Elevator Pitch. To be effective on the fly, one needs to …

God’s Own Official Guide to Locating Everything

In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a healthy young wife by the name of Dorothy. (Dot) Dot Com was a comely woman, large of breast, broad of shoulder, and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com. …