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THE ROUTE 66 SQUARE DANCE JAMBOREE This year, 2010, marked the 10th anniversary of the Rt. 66 Square Dance Jamboree held in Elk City, Oklahoma. If you haven't attended this affair you have really missed a big treat. ATTENDANCE WAS GREAT! This year there were 15 squares in the Saturday night Grand March and probably two or three more squares of dancers arrived before the evening was over. The advertisements claim there are usually more than ten callers in attendance and, sure enough, this year there were ten callers programmed with three guest callers calling a tip or two. The activities start with Registration on Friday afternoons at 5:00 p.m., with Advanced Dancing being called from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. The welcome/Announcements are made at 7:30 - 8:00 and the Grand March and Dance starts at 8:00 and concludes at 10:30 p.m. On Saturdays the Registration opens at 1:00 p.m. and the First "Fun Dance" starts at 2:00 p.m. An Education Forum runs from 3:00 until 3:45 p.m. and the Second "Fun Dance" starts at 4:00 p.m. and runs until 5:00 p.m. when the dinner break starts. Line Dancing, Get Acquainted and Advanced Dancing starts at 7:00 and runs until the Welcome and announcements, which start at 7:30. The Grand March and Evening Dance run from 8:00 until 10:30 p.m. The Education Forum for 2010, chaired by Rt. 66 Chairmen Mike and Myrna Perkins, was very well attended. Pertinent information on liability insurance available to square dance clubs was offered followed by a presentation and discussion on success stories in recruitment and retention of new dancers. It was announced during this meeting that funds would be available to promote square dancing for not only Southwest District Clubs but for clubs throughout the area. The 2011 Rt. 66 Jamboree is scheduled for July 8-9, 2011 and more information is available by e-mailing bmperkins1@sbcglobal.net or by phoning 1-580-331-9218. It has been our privilege to have participated in all of them to date and we hope to see you there next year! Rod & Lois Ford
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