European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 Lake Constance provides the background for the Square dancers As they visit the Island of Kel Chenau during their breathless on Day dancing trip through five awhirl through 5 nations in 1 Day Story and photos by de Hill Stuttgart Bureau chief Stuttgart if its this must be is the Way a group of american tourists Felt in the movie of that title As they dashed through 18 euro Pean countries in nine a group of nearly 90 Square dancers from Neu Augsburg and Munich did even they visited five countries in one Day and Square danced in All weve been planning this trip for about a said Dave the caller and instructor for the Stuttgart we asked the merry a Square dance club from the Bobingen to join us and chartered two As memento of the the participants received pins stating that they had danced in Liechtenstein and the whole trip took just Over 20 the group left Patch Barracks Here shortly after 5 and by 9 they were dancing in a Market place in Bre in the dancers had been sprinkled by a few drops of but in the rain so the group set up their equipment inside a Park ing garage and danced by the weather had the group had dinner and danced in front of a hotel on an Island in Lake although most of the group stayed on the sidewalk near the Waters some danced on one of the the Square dancing in Switzerland was Only a few Hundred Yards from the largest Waterfall in Central at Schaffau the last Stop was where the group danced on a shopping Center parking lot near Square dancing goes Back to the Middle As people came to they brought with them Many things from their old and dancing was one of Over the dances that originated among the country folks As Well As in the Royal courts of merged into something very american Square danc according to there Are about 6 million americans in Square dance clubs in the were trying to improve the image people have of Square said pres there Are still a lot of americans who cannot see Square dancing As some thing modern that they like to they picture it As a group of country Hicks danc ing around Bales of Straw in an old barn they simply dont realize that it has changed Over the even during the last couple Square dancing has modern Public address systems Are being modern pieces of music Are joining the old the dancing itself is undergoing constant change with the As with other customs and traditions in Square dancing has come out of the Bill and Toshi from Panama have been Square dancing for two its been my experience that people enjoy Square dancing once they gel into even those who had previously stuck their noses up at said most of them just dont realize How much there is to you have to work at like Many of the other the Stutt Gart stutters runs one set of classes per new members who have not Square danced attend 40 class sessions one night per week for 40 by the time they get to the end of those they Are Able to merge in with the other said in addition to being a is a certified Square dance like anything else that requires we have manuals that guide the instruction step by when a person completes his instruction he can go to any other Square dance group and fit people transferred Back to the states often seek out and join clubs there so they can keep on Square the Gaithers became involved in it when a Friend of theirs invited them to accompany him to a gathering of the Stutt Gart stutters according to this is the Way most of the americans who join the group first become the most successful method of getting new american members seems to be word he germans Are More attracted by the demonstrations we put Gudrun Brueggen from Stuttgart Deger Loch saw a demonstration by the Strutter during the German american week or it looked like a lot of fun so i joined the group and have been with it even she according to there Are Over 000 dancers throughout Europe most of them Are affiliated with clubs be cause that the easiest Way to stay in con tact with Square he skip of is the treasurer of the european association of american Square dance there Are about 90 Square dance clubs Here in Central and the scandinavian he the association does not run the we pro vide a standardized etiquette that All the clubs can after the last the group joined hands and formed a Large ring out in front of the shopping Center in they Call it the Friendship ring and do it every time they Square the More than 90 voices echoed throughout the night As they Sang the closing song lets All join hands in Friendship for everyone to remember that a stranger is just a Friend to hold fast our hands in Friend ship for Many a year to this Friend ship ring will always ways bring Good fun for Dodge City gets a marshal Dodge a despite its television Dodge City has never boasted its own his name is Raymond and the recently appointed Dodge City Lawman hosted his Boss William director of the marshals and named Bint Parade marshal for the annual Dodge atty Days