SQUARE DANCING ON THE RADIO?

Square dancing on the radio? Now what kind of a hair-brained idea is that and how would it work? Believe it or not but in a recent issue of American Square Dance we found a full-page ad for Square Dance Radio Network (SDRN). The actual web site is listed as www.SquareDanceRadioNetwork.com and it isn't what we're used to in AM/FM radio.

A Washington, D.C./ Baltimore, MD caller Dayle Hodge, started this endeavor. Mr. Hodge has been a caller for over thirty years and put this idea first into action at the start of last, 2011, summer. A long time and C-level dancer Barb Jarvis is his co-host. Ms. Jarvis is the widow of caller Lin Jarvis. Both besides being longtime dancers were looking for another way to promote square dancing.

The mission of SDRN is to provide entertaining and educational radio programming to promote and preserve square dancing. They hope to deliver shows of common interest and general support to dancers, callers and potential dancers. To date they have produced two shows, the one on Mondays is called the "Square Tip Show" and the one on Wednesdays is "The DoSaDo Show." In looking through some of their past programming we see that they just finished doing a series of interviews with national caller Tom Miller and have just started a series of interviews with famous caller Jerry Story. Down loads of past episodes are even available on the I Tunes Store.

They hope to be able to expand in 2012 with a new show called "The Recruitment Connection" in which recruitment success stories will be aired. We haven't been able to spend a lot of time listening but think these folks are to be commended for their unusual approach to promoting square dancing. SDRN@SquareDanceRadioNetwork.com is their email address They even have a section dedicated to recipes--Bonus. Why not check it out?