Subj : Proper Dance Attire
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Nov 13 2022 00:03:30

   Here is the proper square dance attire for the dance halls at many 
square dance festivals...including the National Square Dance Convention.
Check with the festival coordinators/contacts for further details.

SQUARE, ROUND, OR CONTRA DANCE HALLS:

MALES:   LONG SLEEVE Western Style shirts, long pants or jeans, bolo or
         scarf tie, and proper dance shoes. Do NOT wear short sleeves,
         short pants, T-shirts, or have tap shoes in non-clogging halls.

FEMALES: Square Dance dress or skirt/blouse ensemble of reasonable length,
         petticoat, pettipants, and proper dance shoes. Do NOT wear shorts,
         pants, T-shirts, or have tap shoes in non-clogging halls. Prarie
         skirts are acceptable attire.

CLOGGING HALLS:

MALES:   Western Style Shirts, long or short sleeve, long pants or nice
         jeans, bolo tie or scarf tie (optional), proper dance shoes with
         taps. Do NOT wear short pants of any sort, or T-shirts.

FEMALES: Clogging/Square Dance Dress of reasonable length, or blouse/skirt 
         ensemble of reasonable length, petticoat (optional in clogging
         halls), pettipants, proper dance shoes with taps. Do NOT wear
         pants, jeans, shorts, or T-shirts. Prarie skirts are acceptable
         attire in the square dance halls, but might make clogging
         difficult.

  Please understand that the REQUIRING of certain proper dance attire is
to make all aspects of our event conducive to the atmosphere of "The
World's Greatest Square Dance Event". If you choose to dress outside of
the guidelines as they have been set down, you will only be putting
your fellow CLOGGERS and SQUARE DANCERS in the position of having to
enforce them. PLEASE, LET US ALL USE COURTESY, AND ENJOY THE CONVENTION.

  All participants entering the halls at the National Square Dance
Convention, whether dancing or not, you MUST be in proper square dance
attire. Those who are not may be asked to leave the premises. If you are
not dancing, please wear proper square dance attire...you can always
kindly tell the dancer asking you for a dance that you're sitting out for
that tip, or resting for awhile.
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 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (954:895/7)

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