SEPTEMBER 24 ‘00 FEDERATION MEETING MINUTES
The September 24 ‘00
Federation Meeting was convened at 3:05 p.m. at the Coast Guard Recreation
Center at Red Hill.
1.
Attendance: Henry Staehle, Chairman; Douglas Warne, Vice Chairman;
Tat Tatsuguchi, Treasurer; and Janet Granich, Secretary. The following clubs were represented: Hayseeds, Square
Wheelers, Pali Twirlers, and Tsunamis.
Guests: Barbara
Tatsuguchi, and Yona and Al Chock
2.
Minutes: The Minutes of the August 27, 2000, meeting were
reviewed. No corrections were
noted and the minutes were accepted as presented.
3.
Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s report was distributed
for review. The balance as of
September 24 was $1,203.92 in checking and $1,855.44 in savings, for a
total of $3,059.36. The report
was accepted as submitted.
4.
Committee Reports:
a. Advertising
and Recruiting: Chairmen needed.
b. Hawaii
Festivals:
(1) 2001 Festival: Chairman Tim Voss reported that as of September
20th a total of 20 dancers have registered for the January 2001 Festival.
Approximately half of the registrants are local.
A full-page advertisement has been placed in the September issue of
the American Square Dance Magazine at a cost of $500.
We will receive an additional ad free because we are running an ad
for them in our Festival program. We
are also running a 1/4-page ad in the National Square Dance Directory.
(2) 2002 Festival: Tim reported that he has still not received a
signed contract from Bob Van West confirming him as a caller for the 2002
Festival. A letter enclosing a
third contract will be mailed Monday requesting his signature and return by
October 15 or it will be assumed that he is no longer interested and we
will pursue other options. .
5.
Correspondence: Nothing
of significance.
6.
Old Business:
a. Royal Aloha
Medallion: Henry reported that a total of 24 people have now received
the Royal Aloha Medallions, the most recent being Pat Murphy and Bob
Keller. Requirements for
qualification are attendance at two Festivals in a three-year period and
attendance at two dances on the Big Island and one special dance on Maui
during the same three-year period. Qualification
may be self-certified. The
cost of the medallion is $2.00 to the recipient.
b. Tax Exempt Status:
Dave reported that he is preparing the necessary paperwork for a blanket
tax exemption covering the Federation and all subordinate clubs as members
of the Federation.
c. Constitution:
Dave provided signed copies of the new Federation Constitution
that was approved last January. The Federation Secretary will mail out
copies with the next minutes.
d. 2001 Festival:
(1)
Wednesday Square and Round Dance Party:
Kim Akagi reported that the Hayseeds had met and approved hosting the
Wednesday trail-in dance. It is not known at this point who will MC the
evening, or who the specific callers or cuers will be, but all qualified
visiting callers and cuers will be welcome to participate.
(2) Theme: Yona Chock indicated that she would be willing to update
the stage backdrop created by her to conform to a selected theme.
After discussion, it was agreed that the theme “Hawaii” would be
appropriate and would be in conformity with Yona’s suggested additions of
whales/dolphins, or windsurfers.
(3) Contra dancing: Yona offered to conduct a contra dance workshop
during the Festivals for two hours on Friday afternoons. She also suggested
having a free dance session during the Festivals that would be open to the
general public.
e. Hot
Foot Stomp: November 17-19. Dave
Lemon reported that although the KMC cabins are currently fully booked,
unclaimed reservations should open up in mid-October and standby
reservations are being accepted by calling KMC at (808) 438-6707. Other cottages or rooms in Volcano are available from
$75 a night at My Island Inn (808) 967-7216, Country Goose (808) 967-7759,
or Volcano Cottages (808) 967-7986. For further information, please contact
Dave Lemon at (808) 456-8465.
f. Future
Festivals: Henry asked if the matter of future festivals being hosted
by neighbor island clubs, considered at the last meeting, had been
discussed among the Oahu clubs. It appears that all clubs concur with the
idea, but it was generally agreed that since most agreements have already
been set up with callers for the 2002 Festival it should be held on Oahu
through 2002 with the expectation that the neighbor islands will host the
2003 Festival. It was agreed
to send a formal letter to club presidents on the neighbor islands, with a
copy to their Federation representatives, inviting them to host the 2003
Festival.
7.
New Business:
a. Dancing
in the schools: Yona said that she and Al had recently participated in
the annual meeting of “Pourparler” which is an organization consisting
of people who teach schoolchildren to folkdance.
This year’s meeting was held in Sacramento, CA, and in 2001 it
will be in Boston, MA. Pourparler
asked about convening the meeting in Hawaii.
If this were to occur, local support would be needed. She asked if the Federation would be interested in
supporting the conference, which meets in mid-September or early October
within the next two years.
8.
Club Reports/Events: Future events are listed on the Web Page,
recorded on the Hot Line, printed in the Coming Events Flyer, and shown on
the Social Calendar (remember, written notes are requested to ensure
accuracy).
a. All-Oahu Dance:
Sunday, October 8, at the Palladium, Andy Scott, caller and Dan Drumheller,
cuer. The Federation is sponsor. Pre-Rounds
at 6:30 p.m. and square dance at 7:30 p.m.
(Note: Clubs interested in sponsoring an All-Oahu dance should
contact a Federation officer. All
proceeds from the dance go to the sponsoring club.)
b.
Hot Foot Stomp: Friday – Sunday, November 17-19, featuring
Naaman Moorehouse and Freddie Loveless.
Registration forms are now available and it has been requested that
they be submitted by November 1
c. Pali Twirlers:
Halloween Dance, Sunday, October 29, from 7-9:00 p.m. at the Palladium.
The Pali Twirlers are also inviting all square dancers to a
Christmas dinner at Pohai Nani on Thursday, December 21, from 6:00 to 9:30
p.m.
d. Square Wheelers and
Hayseeds: Christmas champagne brunch at the Hale Koa, December 17 at
9:30 a.m. Cost is $21 per
person, advance reservations required. Toys for Tots dance will also be held on December
17, pre-rounds at 6:30 p.m., square dance at 7:30, Andy Scott, caller, Dan
Drumheller, cuer. Dancing at
the Bandstand every Monday night except the Monday night following an
All-Oahu dance. Dan Drumheller
has been retained as cuer for the Square Wheelers and Hayseeds through the
remainder of the year.
e. USA
West: Yona reported that she and Al had attended the 4th USA
West Convention in Casper, Wyoming and had conducted an 8 ½- hour workshop
for teachers on how to teach square dancing on the Wednesday preceding the
convention, sponsored by the Square Dancers of Wyoming.
Eight Wyoming and one Nebraska school teachers and two callers
attended the workshop, entitled “Dance Your Way Through History.”
Yona held contra classes in the afternoon and led the contra dancing
in the evenings during the 3-day convention.
On Saturday morning she held a hula class with 40 participants. The
next USA West convention will be held in Boise, Idaho, in 2002 in late
August.
f. National Conventions:
The next National Convention will be held in Anaheim, CA, in 2001, in
Minneapolis in 2002, and in Oklahoma in 2003.
g. New dance group:
Tim announced that Norman Hangman has formed a new student dance group that
will meet at St. George’s Episcopal Church off Nimitz Highway near the
airport. Class will start on
Thursday, November 2nd from 7-9:00 p.m.
Children are welcome. Admission
is free. Call 422-7888 for further information.
9.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 3:47 p.m.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting of the Federation will be held on Sunday, October 22 at
3:00 p.m., at the Red Hill Community Center (Coast Guard).
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Granich, Secretary
Note:
Federation Minutes, Hot Line Narrative, and Coming Events are posted
on the World Wide Web at http://www.inix.com/squaredancehawaii
. Please notify the Federation
Secretary at janetg@inix.com
if you no longer need a paper copy of the minutes.
