Articles -- Editorials

Choices by John Fogg: Would Square Dancing be your first choice?
Club Guest vs. Full Time Callers www.nwcustomwebs.com by Rob Scribner
Contributing Factors by Jeff Garbutt: Some of the contributing factors impeding people from joining us.
Dancing is better in Germany? by John Brant: We can learn from a country where Square Dancing is flourishing.
Don't Be a Square -- Dance! Do-Si-Do Fitness www.webmd.com reprinted from WebMD: In squares of eight across the country, Americans from senior-citizen age on down are linking arms, sashaying, and "do-si-doing" themselves to longer, healthier, and happier lives. They're having a blast and also lowering their risk of heart disease, diabetes, certain types of cancer, age-related memory loss, osteoporosis, and depression.
From square dancing to indie rock: The rich and tragic history of Palomino Records www.leoweekly.com by Syd Bishop reprinted from LEO Weekly, Louisville, KY: Article in local weekly newspaper about the history of Palomino Records.
Isn't About Time to Rethink the Structure of Square Dancing? by Lee Schmidt: The Ladder Climbing Syndrome is hurting Square Dancing.
Motherhood and Apple Pie (Is It Our Image? Can Non-Dancers Relate to Us?) summersweet.org by Don Beck reprinted from Shop Talk
Square Dancing designated as the "Official National Folk Dance" - good or bad idea? by John Brant: Discusses the controversy of making MWSD the national folk dance.
Square Dancing Paradoxes by Jeff Garbutt: Square Dancing presents us with some paradoxes that would baffle the greatest scientific minds.
Standard Applications by Jeff Garbutt: CALLERLAB's Standard Applications may save the day.
The Plight of the Single Female in the Square Dance World by Pat Tardiff: The problems single women have being able to square dance.
The Prodigal Dancer by Jeff Garbutt: We have to care about our dancers and their feelings.
Western Style Square Dancing is in trouble fortytwo.ws by Clark Baker
Where Does Square Dancing Go from Here? by John Brant: What the aftermath is following the T2K proposal being voted down by Callerlab.
Where Have All The Teens Gone? www.nwcustomwebs.com by Rob Scribner
Who Makes History by Bill O'Rourke: We've codified dress and not kept it the changing thing it was.
Will Square Dancing Survive? fortytwo.ws by Clark Baker: Many have been worried about the decline of square dancing since the mid-1980's. Over time people have proposed many solutions, some of which actually work. Clark Baker recommends studying to understand how society has changed, how we can recruit in this new era, and how we may wish to change our product.
You Have Never Thought About This callerlabknowledge.org by Ed Foote reprinted from The Northeast Square Dancer - March 2018: What job requires more decisions to be made in a shorter period of time than any other job in the world? Answer: Square Dance Caller.