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1 "Swap Around" Newsletter of the Western Carolina Federation of Round and Square Dancing Volume 13, Number 1 March 3, Area Dance Calendar MARCH 05 Tuesday Afternoon Dances Lake Tomahawk Park Black Mountain 1 PM Bill Restall 06 Twisty Vines, East Asheville Rec Center. (Every Wed.) evening Round Dancing with instruction by Linda & Don Hichman 07 Circle 8 s Oakley Rec Center Asheville 6:30 PM Glenn Walters 07 Double A s Grove Street Center Asheville (every Thurs,) 7 PM Jerry Biggerstaff 08 Land of Sky Squares 36 Grove St Asheville Rounds 7 PM Don & Linda Hichman Ms&P squares from 7:30 Jim Duncan 08 Sylvan Squares Brevard Crazy Socks Marty Northrup 6:30 09 Pisgah Promenaders Shamrock Special Ken Perkins 10 Shadow Casters 12 Tuesday Afternoon Dances 13 Twisty Vines 14 Double A s 15 High Mtn Squares Macon County Comm. Bld. Rte 441 So. 6:30-9PM Richard Smith 16 Southern Lights Pots of Gold Dance Whitmire Center H ville A 6PM, Rounds 7, Plus 7:30 Stan Russell Al & Lou Krech (Experienced Clothing Sale!) 19 Tuesday Afternoon Dance 20 Twisty Vines 21 Circle 8 s Oakley Rec Center Asheville 6:30 PM 21 Double A s 22 Sylvan Squares St Timothy s 1020 Asheville Hwy Brevard Marty Northrup 22 Land of Sky Squares Easter Bonnet 23 Pisgah Promenaders 50 s Dance 44 Boundary Waynesville 6:15 Marty Northrup 24 Shadow Casters

2 2 Swap Around Volume 13 Number 1 March 3, Tuesday Afternoon Dance Lake Tomahawk Park Black Mountain 1 PM Bill Restall 27 Twisty Vines 28 Double A s 29 High Mtn Squares Macon County Comm. Bld. Rte 441 So. 6:30-9PM Ace McGee, Mike McDonald & Debbi McLain APRIL 02 Tuesday Afternoon Dance Lake Tomahawk Park Black Mountain 1 PM Bill Restall 02 Pride RV Resort Spring in the Smokies A level 7-7:20 PLUS 7:30-9:30 Snacks! 03 Twisty Vines, East Asheville Rec Center. (Every Wed.) evening Round Dancing with instruction by Linda & Don Hichman 04 Double A s Grove Street Center Asheville 7 PM Jerry Biggerstaff 04 Circle 8 s Oakley Rec Center Asheville 6:30 PM Marty Northrup 05 High Mtn Squares NO DANCE 06 Southern Lights Showers of Food food drive Whitmire Center Hendersonville A 6PM, Rounds 7, Plus 7:30 Stan Russell Al & Lou Krech 09 Tuesday Afternoon Dance 10 High Mtn Squares Macon County Comm. Bld. Rte 441 So. 6:30-9PM Marty Northrup 10 Twisty Vines 11&12&13 Spring Fling Gatlinburg, TN 12 Land of Sky Squares (Baseball) Boys of Summer Grove Street Center Asheville Rounds 7PM Don & Linda Hichman Mainstream & Plus 7:30 Danny Thomas 12 Sylvan Squares Tax Time- Wear Black Marty Northrup 6:30 13 Pisgah Promenaders Spring Cleaning 44 Boundary Waynesville 6:15 Ken Perkins 14 Shadow Casters 16 Tuesday Afternoon Dance 17 Twisty Vines 18 Circle 8 s Oakley Rec Center Asheville 6:30 PM Marty Northrup 18 Double A s 19 High Mtn Squares Macon Co Comm. Bld. Rte 441 So. 6:30-9PM Stan Russell 20 Southern Lights Easter Bunny Hop Whitmire Center Hendersonville A 6PM, Rounds 7, Plus 7:30 Stan Russell Al & Lou Krech 23 Tuesday Afternoon Dance 24 Twisty Vines 25 Double A s 26 Land of Sky Squares 50 s Sock Hop 26 Sylvan Squares Brevard 27 Pisgah Promenaders Earth Day Waynesville, Marty Northrup 28 Shadow Casters 30 Tuesday Afternoon Dance MAY 01 Twisty Vines, East Asheville Rec Center. (Every Wed.) evening Round Dancing with instruction by Linda & Don Hichman 02 Circle 8 s Oakley Rec Center Asheville 6:30 PM All things Fruity

3 3 Swap Around Volume 13 Number 1 March 3, 2013 Calling by Marty Northrup and Don Williamson 02 Double A s Grove Street Center Asheville 7 PM Jerry Biggerstaff 03 High Mtn Squares Macon County Comm. Bld. Rte 441 So. 6:30-9PM Bob Morrison, Mike McDonald & Debbi McLain 04 Southern Lights May Flowers Whitmire Center Hendersonville A 6PM, Rounds 7, Plus 7:30 Stan Russell Al & Lou Krech 07 Tuesday Afternoon Dance Lake Tomahawk Park Black Mountain 1 PM Bill Restall 08 Twisty Vines 09 Double A s 10 Sylvan Squares St Timothy s 1020 Asheville Hwy Brevard Marty Northrup 10 Land of Sky Squares South of the Border Grove Street Center Asheville Rds 7 Pm Ms&P 7:30 Jerry Biggerstaff Don & Linda Hichman 11 Pisgah Promenaders Dahlia/Mother s Day 44 Boundary Waynesville 6:15 Ken Perkins 12 Shadow Casters 14 Tuesday Afternoon Dance 15 Twisty Vines 16 Double A s 16 Circle 8 s Oakley Rec Center Asheville 6:30 PM Marty Northrup 17 High Mountain Squares Graduation Jim Roper Macon County Comm. Bld. Rte 441 So. 6:30-9PM 18 Southern Lights 31 st Anniversary Dance Whitmire Center Hendersonville A 6PM, Rounds 7, Plus 7:30 Stan Russell Al & Lou Krech 19 Mountain Mixers Linville Land Harbor Ron Libby 20 Mountain Mixers Linville Land A-2 dance Jerry Biggerstaff 21 Tuesday Afternoon Dance 21 Pride Rv Resort Terrific Tuesdays Maggie Valley Stan Russell & Tony Oxendine 22 Twisty Vines 23 Double A s 24 Land of Sky Squares Grove Street Center Asheville Rds 7 Pm Ms&P 7:30 Jerry Biggerstaff Don & Linda Hichman 24 Sylvan Squares White Squirrel Twirl Marty Northrup 24 Mountain Mixers Ron Libby 25 Pisgah Promenaders Memorial Day 44 Boundary Waynesville 6:15 Marty Northrup 26 Mountain Mixers Randy Page 26 Shadow Casters 27 Mountain Mixers A-2 Jerry Biggerstaff 28 Tuesday Afternoon Dance 28 Pride Rv Resort Terrific Tuesdays Maggie Valley Patty Greene 29 Twisty Vines 30 Double A s 31 Mountain Mixers 31 Western Carolina Federation Dance Waynesville

4 4 Swap Around Volume 13 Number 1 March 3, SOME SOUTHEAST EVENTS March th Washington Area Square Dancers Festival Alexandria, Virginia April th Spring Fling Gatlinburg, TN June National Convention Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July Peach Tree Promenade Square & Round Dance Weekend Commerce GA August 1-3 Tennessee Square & Round Dance 39 th Convention August 16&17 FRSDFNC Folk, Round & Square Dance Federation of NC 24 th Convention Raleigh Sept GSSDA 42 nd Convention Macon, Georgia Western Carolina Square & Round Dance Federation Officers for 2013 President: Sandra & Bill Aycock sandraa46@att.net Vice President: (Your name here!) Secretary: Linda & Mike Uhler lmu40@comporium.net Treasurer: Judy & Jerry Biggerstaff jjbigger@charter.net 2013 Federation Dance Date Spring - May 31 st Waynesville -details to be announced- From the member clubs Pisgah Promenaders Waynesville The Pisgah Promenaders will continue to have either caller Ken Perkins or Marty Northup on the second and fourth Saturday nights in 2013, with a workshop at 6:15, and regular dance at 6:45. We hope to have a new basic/mainstream class beginning February 4, and ending June 3, with Marty as instructor. For more info on this class, please contact our President at Heading up our new slate of officers will be Barbara and Joe Klerlein as President, Robbie and Pam Pittman as Treasurer, and Don and Toni Ross as Sheriff. Amy Smith continues as Secretary. Charles Moore

5 5 Swap Around Volume 13 Number 1 March 3, 2013 HIGH MOUNTAIN SQUARES Franklin, NC Jim Duncan called our annual Toys for Tots Dance December 9 th. Then we closed out the year with our New Years Eve Dance with Jim Duncan, Tom Pustinger, Mike McDonald and Debbie McClain doing the honors. We proudly helped NC Square dancers raised $41,000 for Hospices last year. Our classes started January 13 th and looks very promising so far. We have a great group angels helping out. We have some exciting dances and callers coming up. Starting with Herb Franklin March 1 st, Richard Smith March 15 th doing our 'St Pattie Day Dance, and Ace McGee, Mike McDonald, & Debbie McClain March 29 th. April brings Marty Northrup on the 10 th and Stan Russell on the 19 th calling our Hill Billy Dance. May 3 rd Bob Morrisson with Mike McDonald and Debbie McClain. May 17 th is Graduation with Jim Roper. June 9th will be our annual Watermelon Bash with Ken Perkins, Tom Pustinger, and who ever else shows up. The 19 th it will be Jim Cosman calling our Western Dance High Mountain Squares dance Western Style Square Dancing 1 st, 3 rd, and 5 th Fridays, mainstream with announced plus tips. Plus workshop from 6:30 to 7:00 and dance from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Early rounds at 6:30 on the 5 th Fridays. We dance at the Macon County Community Building. Set your GPS for 1288 Georgia Rd (441 South), Franklin, NC and come dance with us. For more information: , , or Bob & Virginia Walker, Presidents

6 6 Swap Around Volume 13 Number 1 March 3, 2013 SOUTHERN LIGHTS Whitmire Activity Building, Hendersonville NC Southern Lights dances 1 st and 3 rd Saturdays. Advanced dance at 6 pm. Early rounds at 7 pm. Plus squares and rounds at 7:30 pm. Our current class is doing well. Plus lessons will start on Wed. March 6 th, 7-9 pm at the Stoney Mountain Activity Center, Stoney Mountain Rd, Hendersonville. Students that have completed Mainstream lessons and plus dancers wanting to review plus calls are welcome. Call Horatio at for more information. Dancers who have been members of Southern Lights for 10 or more years were honored with blue badges at our Christmas Celebration: Lois Brown, Bob and Marvis Neubauer, Doug and Beryl Shaylor, Arden and Lorna Avery, Mary Sams, Irene Robertson, Bob and Jeanette Schmitt, OK Beddingfield, Ron and Jan Partin, Farnk and Pat Podlipec, Raymond and Elaine Trull, Ben and June Beddingfield and all still going strong. Congratulations. Our Halfway Dance was well attended by students who kept our experienced dancers on their toes. ALL HOT HASH DANCE is Friday, March 1 st, 7:30-9:30 at the Whitmire Activity Bldg, Lily Pond Rd, Hendersonville. Bill Coulthart with the help of Southern Lights members is teaching 8 square dance lessons to 4 th and 5 th graders. Lessons at Dana Elementary are finished. Currently lessons are being held at Bruce Drysdale and Sugarloaf. We have been impressed with how quickly kids can learn in a fun and enjoyable environment. We have had fun also. A video done by the Times-News at Dana can be seen at: We believe that Square Dancing is making a difference in the lives of kids. We would like to see some of the teachers and parents learn to square dance. We still have a few copies of our Cookbook Star Recipes available for $10. Contact Nancy Hoffstadt at Experienced Square Dance Clothing Sale will be held on March 16 th, 6:30-9pm. Cash only, no checks. If you need information as a seller or buyer contact Diane Emon or Barbara Lea At our Showers of Food dance on Sat April 6 th food items will be collected for our local Food Bank. April 20 Easter Bunny Hop May 4 th May Flowers May 18 th - 31 st Anniversary Dance Visit us on Facebook or at our website Keep smiling. See you in a square. Dick and Eva House

7 7 Swap Around Volume 13 Number 1 March 3, 2013 THE MOUNTAIN MIXERS, Linville Land Harbor, Linville, NC We are very pleased to announce Don & Linda Hichman from Gastonia, NC will be returning as our Round Dance cuers at our Sunday dance and instructors for round dance classes and workshops during the week. Many of you have danced to Don & Linda and know that you can expect a fun afternoon of round dancing. We will be opening our dance season for 2013 starting Sunday, May 19 through Sunday, September 29. We have a full range of square dance classes and workshops from beginner through advanced and round dance classes and workshops that will be taught from June through September. We will dance Mainstream & Plus on Friday nights with great local callers from TN, NC, and VA starting with Ron Libby on May 24 & 31 and Jerry Biggerstaff on June 7, followed by a great lineup of callers. Dress is casual and times are 7:30-9:30 PM. On Sunday afternoon we will have early Round Dancing from 1:30-2:00 PM, followed by a Plus Dance with rounds between tips from 2:00-4:00 PM, and A-2 Dancing from 4:00-4:30 PM. Every Sunday afternoon there will be a Round Dance Figure Clinic from 6:30-8:00 PM. We have a great lineup of national callers starting with Ron Libby on May 19, Randy Page on May 26, Mike Sikorsky on June 2, Jack Lewis on June 9, Vance McDaniel on June 16, Darryl Lipscomb on June 23, and Stan Russell on June 30, followed by other great callers on each Sunday afternoon. Dress is smart casual or square dance attire. A-2 dances every Monday evening at 7:30-9:30 PM starting on May 20 through October 7 with Jerry Biggerstaff calling. Workshop will be from 7:00-7:30 PM each Monday evening, casual attire for this dance. We will have a number of special dances on Friday night including a Men s Pie Night, Beans and Cornbread, July 4th Celebration, several ice cream socials, and some surprises during our dance season. All of the information printed in the calendar of the Western Carolina Federation of Square and Round Dancing is correct at this time. The calendar and our website have some changes from our 2013 schedule that was printed last year. Please go to our website for the most up-to-date information. Visitors are very welcome at all Mountain Mixers functions. Plan to come to the High Country of North Carolina for a single dance, a long weekend of dancing, or a whole season of square and round dancing. GPS address: 20 Land Harbor Plaza, Newland, NC For further information and directions to our dance hall go to our web site at or call Jim Buckner at and at jsbuck@charter.net or our presidents, Bill and Eileen Kopp at and at koppwj@gmail.com. Circle 8 s Oakley Recreation Center 749 Fairview Rd. Asheville, NC Have FUN with the Circle 8 s!!! We dance on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Our workshop runs from 6:30 PM to 7:30PM with alternating plus and student tips. A student tip begins our dance at 7:30 followed by Mainstream and Plus level dancing with Marty Northrup calling. Dress is casual. Traditional Square Dance attire is welcomed but certainly not required or expected. Admission is $5.00 per person.

8 8 Swap Around Volume 13 Number 1 March 3, 2013 On May 2 nd double your fun with both Don Williamson and Marty Northrup calling for our All Things Fruity dance. On June 6 th we will be having Ace McGee as our guest caller. For additional information see our website at < or call or Steve Garwood (828) , <Garwoods2@Yahoo.com> or Ed Walters (828) <egwalters@att.net. Sylvan Squares St Timothy s UMC 1020 Asheville Hwy Brevard Sylvan Squares dance schedule for the next few months. March April May June 8 Crazy Socks Marty Northrup 22 Marty Northrup 12 Tax Time Wear Black Marty Northrup 26 Marty Northrup 10 Marty Northrup 24 White Squirrel Twirl Marty Northrup 14 Marty Northrup 28 Train Songs Hobo attire Marty Northrup We experimented last summer and fall with our schedule and other dance items. We changed our dance times to 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and we stopped having workshops prior to the dances. We also cut the break time between tips from about 10 minutes to about 5 minutes to get more dancing in, and cut back on food we just had light snacks during the dance. The experiments seemed to work out pretty well, so we will continue them in 2013, but we will again have Plus workshops at 6:30 prior to our 7:00-9:00 dances. Sylvan Squares dances on the 2nd & 4th Fridays of each month, alternating Mainstream and Plus tips. Marty Northrup is our club caller. Attire is casual or traditional square dance clothing. For more information please call Bill Strang at , him at bill7147@gmail.com, or check out our website at for the location of our dances, driving directions, and any last-minute changes due to weather or other factors.

9 9 Swap Around Volume 13 Number 1 March 3, 2013 Land of Sky Squares 36 Grove Street Asheville Our next dance, on Friday, March 8 th, will be called by Jim Duncan. Jerry Biggerstaff returns on the 22 nd for the Easter Bonnet Dance - wear your best bonnet and come dance! Round dancers- come for early rounds at 7:00 with cuing by Linda & Don Hichman. Then squares and rounds alternate from 7:30 through 9:30, and we finish with an advanced tip. Plus dancers enjoy mid-week dancing from 7-8 on Tuesday evenings, also at 36 Grove street. Jerry is putting in some opposite position figures, so we are learning as well as having fun. A demonstration dance was held at the Osher Lifelong Learning Center on the campus of UNC Asheville. Another is scheduled for the group Asheville New Friends Monday, March 11 at 7 PM. Instruction for Round dancers continues on Wednesday evenings at East Asheville Recreation Center 906 Tunnel Road offered by Don and Linda Hichman. If interested please contact the Hichmans at or <DonHichman@yahoo.com for times and levels. Hope to see YOU at our dances. < or David & Janice, Double A's 36 Grove St Asheville There is nothing new with the Double A's. We are having a great time dancing each Thursday at Grove St. Rec Center.. We are having four or five squares each dance. Jerry and Judy provide a great night of dancing. Come join us if you advance dance, we will make you most welcome. Louise & Doyle Cooke Representatives Shadow Casters Second and fourth Sundays Contact: Stan Russell 316 Sharon Road Greer SC DG ed. 3/3/2013

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