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<DIV><FONT size=4>Hello everyone and welcome to the new ABC discussion
group.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>I had a question come direct to me and thought it would be
good to share it here.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>The term "Poem" is often used in ABC Square Dance
language. The question was: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>"What is meant, exactly, by this term and why was it chosen to
be used?" Very good question. I'll give my interpretation and maybe
someone else will have something to share as well. We wanted the published
ABC Singing Call figures to be more or less a "Memorized Poem". Something
simple that never changed. Something easy for new callers to memorize
and the dancers could enjoy. The conventional wisdom was "Change the Music
and Rhthym,,, Not the Poem". With a dozen good ABC Poems and a nice big
bucket of good music a whole lot of entertaining can be done with a very limited
vocabulary. The greatest thing is,,,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>new dancers can join in the fun and fellowship each and every
week.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Next week I'd like to have a discussion on the CALLERLAB/ACA
12 week Experimental Teaching Order/List. I find it very interesting and
very similar to the Club 50 program presented on the ABCSqaureDancing.com
website by the Rio Grande Valley Callers Association. ABC Square Dancing
is a perfect fit for a 50 call program. It's nice to see this style
of cooperation. Our appreciation goes to Elmer Sheffield, Bill Harrison,
Paul Marcum, Gary Shoemake, and Tim Marinner. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Great Start! This is exciting! See ya next
week.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
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