ASSDF Fall Festival
| Contents |
| Overview |
| 2018 Festival Wrapup |
| 2019 Festival Overview |
| 2019 Festival Local Weather |
| 2019 Festival Program Book |
| 2019 Festival Program Registration |
| Contents |
| Overview |
| 2018 Festival Wrapup |
| 2019 Festival Overview |
| 2019 Festival Local Weather |
| 2019 Festival Program Book |
| 2019 Festival Program Registration |
The ASSDF has a yearly fall festival dance in a different Arkansas city, usually around the second weekend of October, which is usually on Columbus Day Weekend. There is a Trail-In Dance on Thursday night...then the Friday night dance features a National Caller for the Square Dancing...and Arkansas Cuers for the Round Dancing. Saturday activities feature fun dances, workshops, the ASSDF Delegates Meeting at 9am Saturday morning, plus the afternoon and evening dancing to Arkansas' Callers And Cuers. There will also be door prizes, plus a Teacup Auction, and a Silent Auction...plus possibly Split The Pot, at the weekend. All clubs are requested to provide Gift Baskets for the dance, which will be auctioned off, with a minimum bid that they place on it.
As a side note, it appears that the 2019 Fall Festival may be the last one with a National Caller doing every tip on Friday night. A different format
may be in the works for the 2020 Fall Festival...details on this will be posted as soon as possible.
It's worth noting that ''While visitors can watch the dance at no charge, the moment they step on the dance floor to dance, they become dancers...and will be expected to pay the at door registration fee (for Friday and Saturday), and, if they attend the Thursday night Trail-In Dance, a separate fee (payable at the door). If not, they will be asked to leave the dance floor, and the premises''.
Also, whether you dance for part or all of the weekend (Thursday night, Friday afternoon and evening, Saturday morning, afternoon, and evening...either individually (one day or evening), or all 3 days, you will be REQUIRED to pay the fees for the Trail-In Dance, Friday, and/or Saturday...the exact fee depending on which ones you attend.
There is currently ''no reduced fee'' for those who only make it for one evening session. Many festivals outside of Arkansas charge a much higher rate for a similar dance festival weekend schedule (no partial sessions). As an example, the registration fee for the National Square Dance Convention is well over $50 per person, with the registration fee for the Single Square Dancers USA Labor Day Dance A-Rama now around $50 per person...and these go up around a month prior to the event. The cost is whether you attend 1 night, or the entire festival (this obviously doesn't include costs for transportation, lodging, and food)). The ASSDF Executive Board may vote on a change to that in the coming months.
The bottom line is, that it's NOT fair to those dancers who have PAID THE FEE, and yet, someone is ''dancing for free'', or paying the full fee, and someone is dancing for a lesser amount...and, last but not least, because of liability and insurance issues.
There was also an All Male Fashion Show on Oct. 13, with female judges...from a script I saw, it was to be bizarre, to say the least!! Caller Phil Moorehouse headed up the show, which turned out to be great entertainment to a fun weekend. I understand that videos from it will be posted on Facebook, and links to such will be posted here as soon as possible. Unfortunately, due to family medical issues, yours truly (the webmaster) was not able to stay for the festival...but was only at the Delegates Meeting on Saturday morning.
More details, including fliers/registration forms...plus information on restaurants, lodging, etc. will be posted as soon as possible. There are several hotels in the area, and there is a Wal-Mart there for ones shopping needs.
For weather conditions for Clinton, Arkansas...from the National Weather Service in Little Rock, Arkansas, click here.
