What's New?--Changes to the Website

This page reflects the changes to the website so that users do not have to scour the website to find what, if any, changes have been made since the last time that they visited.  If you are just checking for changes, this is the place to start.  The changes to the website are listed in chronological order with the latest change at the top of the page.

6/10/2010

Attention round dancers!!  For the WASCA 2011 Spring Festival there will be 4 cuer/teacher teams--Jim and Bonnie Bahr; Ralph and Joan Collipi; Randy and Marie Preskitt; and added for 2011, Steve and Irene Bradt.  There will be more 2 x 2 sessions and perhaps even additional figure clinics or teaches.  Stay tuned!  Click 52nd WASCA Spring Festival.

5/13/2010

Talk about slick--Ed Cragg has built a page on Google where he has entered the map location of every single club that is a member of WASCA.  The link to that page is under WASCA Member Clubs, Where Are They Dancing?.  And, he has even color-coded the clubs by the days that they dance.  Check it out.  Great job, Ed!

2/28/2010

For all clubs--please remember that you must renew your WASCA membership annually by June 1.  We are changing the format of all of the WASCA forms.  We have dropped the MS Word format and the plain PDF format.  What is now on the website for several of the forms are new fillable PDF format.  You can fill the form out on your computer and save it with a name that you assign.  Then, you can print that completed form out and submit it with the required fees.  Click How to Join WASCA or renew Membership.

2/21/2010

There were some minor changes to the dance list for the Hourly Programmed Round Dances.  Click on WASCA Rounds Friday to see the changes.  There were 2 substitutions in the 2:00-2:50 PM hour in the Terrace Room.

2/20/2010

Hey!  All you cloggers out there!  Be sure to go to the WASCA 51st Festival page and click on Festival Clogging Schedule so that you know who is doing what, where and when.  Don't miss a thing!

2/01/2010

There is a change to the WASCA 51st Spring Festival Program (Revision 10) on Saturday, March 20, 2010.  Go to Festiival Program Schedule and click on Saturday.  The main change is to swap the Student Invitational on Saturday into the Plaza Ballroom B&C and moving the activities that were there into the Plaza Ballroom A.

1/26/2010

Looking forward to the WASCA 51st Spring Festival?  So are we!!  For the round dancers check out Festival Round Dance Programs for both the Hourly Round Dance Program and the 2 x 2 Round Dance Program.  These will also be published in the March Calls 'n' Cues and in the WASCA Festival Program itself.  If there are last minute changes to either of the round dance programs before the Festival, the changes will be posted here.

1/04/10

Be sure to look at a new section under WASCA Organization regarding the WASCA Morton-Hunter Caller-Cuer Scholarship Program.  New callers and cuers (with less than 3 years experience are encouraged to apply for this program.  The application and demonstration material must be submitted by June 1, 2010.

1/02/10

Finally!  At last!  After 8+ revisions, click on Festival Program Schedule under 51st Festival and check out who is calling and cueing at the 51st WASCA Spring Festival on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

12/17/09

New feature!!  If you have not registered for the upcoming 2010 WASCA Spring Festival you can download a fillable PDF Form that can be filled out on your computer.  The Microsoft Word and old PDF forms have been replaced with this form.  All that you need is Adobe Reader.  Click Festival Registration and Housing Reservation Form  for instructions on how to use the form and a link to download the form itself.  Click Adobe Reader to download the free Adobe PDF Reader.  You do not have to download the McAfee Security Scan.  If you do not want it, simply uncheck the box.

12/08/09

Check out the new Alpha Listing for WASCA Member Clubs.  There are a few new clubs, and the location for at least one club has changed.

10/07/09

It is that time of year again!  Click WASCA Clubs Alpha listings for latest changes in days, times and locations where clubs dance.  Don't be disappointed by showing up only to find that you are the only person there!

9/29/09

WASCA members please check the WASCA Meetings Schedule, 2009-2010 Dance Year for a location change for the WASCA Board meeting coming up this Sunday, October 4.

9/23/09

Check out the Interesting Links under City, State, and Regional (Inter-State) Organizations for a new link to Squaredancers.org.  They are a reciprocating organization with WASCA--we crosslink between our websites.  If you are traveling to the Tidewater/Hampton Roads area they are a source of current information about who is dancing and where, both squares and rounds.

9/01/09

A new Alpha listing for clubs has been uploaded today.  Please check those pages for all club information.  The "When Do Clubs Dance" pages are currently being worked on and are not correct.

5/18/09

Interested in square dancing, but don't know where to start?  How about a 1st Nighter?  Come and have fun and learn to square dance.  A WASCA 1st Nighter is scheduled for Saturday, September 12 at Lincolnia Senior Center.  See WASCA Calendar of Events for times and location address.

5/05/09

ATTENTION!--site change for the 21st Virginia State Convention to the Holiday Inn in Hampton, VA.  The location as shown on the flyer is incorrect.  See the WASCA Calendar for the complete location information.

4/19/09

We added a new page, Festival Fotos 2009, under WASCA Spring Festival.  Dick and Trish Otis have graciously shared their photos taken at the 50th WASCA Spring Festival (2009).  Click Festival Fotos to have a look.

4/17/09

For those who have been waiting, the registration/hotel reservation form has been re-formatted and should be usable in the Word document format (.doc).  Go to 51st Festival (2010) Registration and Reservation Form. 

Please look at the entire 51st Festival listing.  There are now menu items for Festival Details, Part 1 and Part 2.  Part 1 is loaded directly into the web page so that the hot links will function.  Part 2 has a link to a PDF of the 2nd page of the flyer--there are no links on that page.

4/13/09

New feature!  WASCA Press Releases.  For the latest news from WASCA, check out Press Releases for an article on the upcoming VSARDA County Fair Festival in May.

4/11/09

A new WASCA Clubs Alpha list is posted (dated 4/09/09).  Please check for numerous changes in club contact names and numbers, and a few location changes.

3/26/09

Attention Plus and DBD dancers!  Bill Harrison will be conducting DBD lessons/workshop through the summer.  Click Dixie Stars for flyer or click on Square Dance Lessons or Square Dance Workshops for complete schedules.

3/24/09

Details of several WASCA Board, Executive Council and Delegate meetings have been added to the WASCA Meeting Schedule for the 2009-2010 dance year.  Click WASCA Meeting Schedule 2009-2010.

3/22/09

Check out Interesting Links--Dancing in the News--Local News for a link to a news article in the Gazette.net, March 9, 2009 featuring the Belair Square Cats.

3/18/09

Attention Round Dancers!  Click on 50th Festival Rounds for a PDF of the programmed round dances for the 50th WASCA Spring Festival.

2/27/09

2/26/09

Changes, changes, so many changes!  Dave Walker has replaced Tim Crawford and Bill Harrison has replaced Jim Lee.  The schedule for all three days has changed.  Click WASCA 50th Festival Program Schedule.

2/2/09

A new Mainstream square dance class by the Swinging Squares starts today in Fort Meade, MD.  Go to Square Dance Lessons Schedule and go to the bottom of the 2nd page for details.

1/31/09

Order your copy(ies) of the WASCA 50th Birthday Celebration Cookbook today!  Great recipes from dancers, callers and cuers in addition to the 50-year history of the WASCA Festival.  includes all past Festival directors, dividers showing all of the badges or logos for each Festival, as well as all past WASCA Presidents.  A great and useful memento or gift.  Click on WASCA 50th Birthday Celebration Cookbook.

1/30/09

Change to 50th WASCA Festival Saturday Schedule for Clogging at 12:00.  There are 2 separate events at 12:00, click on Festival Program Schedule and then Saturday.

1/29/09

The latest (and last?) revision to the 50th WASCA Spring Festival has been uploaded.  Please click Festival Program Schedule for links to each of the 3 days of the festival.

12/21/08

The WASCAForms page has been restructured to be easier to use and make clearer the different formats that you would be downloading.  If you have had difficulty with that page before, try it now.  The WASCA Festival forms have been moved to the top.

12/05/08

The 50th WASCA Spring Festival Flyer (page 3) has been corrected in both the MS Word and PDF versions of the document to show Steve & Irene Bradt as part of the cueing staff instead of Al & Carol Lillefield.  Click on Festival Registration and Housing Reservation Form.

12/04/08

The Festival Program for the 50th WASCA Spring Festival Program has been uploaded.  There is a separate PDF file for each day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, respectively.  Click 50th Festival Program Schedule.

12/04/08

For all dancers, see the NBC Channel 4 Health Expo Coordinator e-mail at WASCA Participation in NBC 4 Health Expo in 2009.

11/28/08

For round dancers some bad news and some good news...  The bad news--Al & Carol Lillefiled will not be able to join us for the WASCA 50th Spring Festival.  The good news--Steve and Irene Bradt will be replacing them in the program.  Click on Who's Calling and Cueing?

11/27/08

Attention WASCA Board of Directors and WASCA Delegates!  There have been changes to times and places for several of the Board of Director's and Delegates meetings.  Please click on WASCA Meeting Schedule 2008 - 2009 Dance Year.

11/11/08

Added PDF file containing Job Descriptions for every position on the WASCA Board of Directors.  Click WASCA Organization and scroll to 5th paragraph.

11/05/08

Added flyer for RDTA 2009 Snow Flake Ball.  Click on WASCA Events Calendar.

11/04/08

Added date of latest revision to heading of Alphabetical List of Clubs.  Changed several website page links to point to last corrected Alpha Listing.

10/30/08

For all WASCA Board members and delegates...we have changed the building number for meetings to be held at Ryderwood Senior Centers from 3160 to 3150.  The building at 3150 is the correct building.

10/08/08

Uploaded revised WASCA Club Membership form in both Microsoft Word format and PDF format.  "Number of Couples" on form was changed to "Number of Members" to be more accurate.  Also, "Months Danced" was added for those clubs that go dark over some period (usually summer).

The Word document may be saved to your computer, filled in on your computer, saved as a completed document, and printed off to be submitted along with the correct payment.  The PDF document may be saved, printed off, filled in legibly and submitted along with the correct payment.  Click on How to Join WASCA or Renew Membership.  Or click on WASCA Forms.

10/06/08

Changes to Square Dance Lessons and Workshops...  Rivermont Ramblers dropped the Beginning level class that they were considering.

They added an ALPs session on November 7 and 8.  They also added a DBD workshop starting Tuesday, October 7 and continuing each Tuesday until the last class on November 4.

10/06/08

Time changes for clubs Happy Feet Cloggers, Aqua Squares and Southern Merry-Landers.  See When Do WASCA Clubs Dance?

9/29/08

Numerous changes to the WASCA Events Calendar...dates, times, several 2009 events added.

9/25/08

A new Beginner Square Dance class sponsored by the Aqua Squares starts tomorrow, Friday, September 26.  Check Square Dance Annual Lessons for details.

9/22/08

Phone numbers for Apple Valley Squares and Belair Square Cats corrected and new Alpha list uploaded.  Lucky Stars Cloggers moved from Tuesday to Wednesday at a new time.

9/18/2008

WASCA 50th Spring Festival Flyer now on website.  Check Upcoming Festival for the dates, calling and cueing staff, details, and a festival registration/housing reservation form.

9/15/08

Added link to an article "Do-si-do for good health" from The Journal, published September 15, 2008.  Click on the menu listing Interesting Links, then Dancing in the News and look under Local for the link.  Features the Mountaineer Twirlers.

9/12/08

Check Clogging Lessons Table.  Happy Feet Cloggers dances Wednesdays instead of Tuesdays.

WASCA Board of Directors meeting originally scheduled April 12, 2009 has been moved to April 19, 2009.  April 12 is Easter.

 9/11/2008

****New schedules have been posted for all lesson types--Square Dance Annual, Square Dance Workshops, Round Dance, Clogging, and Advanced Learning Program (ALP) sessions.  There are no BLAST sessions currently scheduled.  Click on Lessons and Demos to reach the sections for each dance type with a link to the current schedules.

If you want to get on your feet as soon as possible, then be sure to check out the ALPS session that is coming up on September 19th and 20th.  This will get you on the floor at a Basic level in a Friday evening (7:00-9:45 pm) followed by an all-day session on Saturday (10 am - 9 pm) in Prince Frederick, MD with the Aqua Squares.  Click on ALP session.

8/07/08

There have been changes to every single day listed under When Do WASCA Clubs Dance?.  The changes range from some clubs closing to changing days, times, callers, cuers, and contact phones. 

8/05/08

Uploaded a new WASCA Clubs Alpha List.  There are numerous changes that will affect the WASCA Clubs Days Danced tables.  The Alpha List is the original source document and in all cases of differing information, the Alpha List should always be considered correct.  Appropriate changes to the WASCA Clubs Days Danced tables will be made over the next few days.

7/16/08

Uploaded the new WASCA Bylaws that were approved on May 18, 2008 under WASCA Organization page.

7/15/08

Changed name of Universal Round Dance Council (URDC) to new organization name of International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association (ICBDA) and changed website link to the new website.  Click on National and International Organizations on the Interesting Links page.

6/23/08

The website has been significantly re-structured and all What's New? entries prior to this date have been archived to a What's New? Archive section.  Any entry prior to this date may be found here.

A brief summary--

WASCA Home Page--renamed from "Welcome to WASCA!"

What's New? page moved here
Using the Website moved here
WASCA Forms--new page created here containing links to all of the WASCA forms

About Us!  What is WASCA?--new page that describes the organization and what it does

WASCA Organization--new page with subpages that describes the organizational structure and how it functions; includes new WASCA Meetings Schedule and organization chart for WASCA Board of Directors.  Added substantial material.

Calls 'n' Cues--moved to main menu.  Dropped all references to WEB Pricing.  No one has used it.

WASCA Spring Festivals--no changes
WASCA Member Clubs--no changes
Lessons & Demos--no changes
WASCA Events Calendar--events archived and new events added

Interesting Links--added Dancing in the News as a subpage

Website Administration--minor re-write

WASCA Partner's Page--dropped due to lack of participation