-- Our next Calgary rehearsal will be Tuesday, June 
14 at 7:00PM Admiral Farragut Academy. All Rounders going to Calgary must attend as we continue to build the drill! The rehearsal after that is Tuesday, June 21 also at 7:00PM also at Admiral Farragut. We will perform our complete Calgary show on the 28th for friends, family, non-performing Rounders, and possible members of the media somewhere areound 8:15PM. Come one...come all!

-- Check out the Rounders Calgary web page OFTEN for news and updates in regards to the Calgary trip.

Rounders Calgary Updates

-- Music Festivals may be reached at 800.545.0935 for any lingering questions you might have about your trip!

-- Individual flight itineraries will be handed out at the Calgary send-off party THIS THURSDAY at the Hangar (see feature above).

-- There will be another "Thrill Zone" dance instruction beginning at 6:30PM Tuesday, June 21 at Admiral Farragut. If you need even a little help...come join us! 

-- Each traveling member MIGHT want to check with their health insurance providers to see if they are covered while traveling out of the country. Of the many possible providers...a member suggested "Travel Guard" as an option to check-out IF you need coverage in Canada!

For those of you wishing to have their larger instruments transported to Calgary:

On the Rounder website  http://secondtimearounders.org/calgary01.asp  you will find a customs form that must be filled out.  You will need three copies.  One copy will be attached to the case or box the instrument is in.  The second is already passed due...if you did not complete one, send to Joe Deal at the address below...TODAY! This copy will be used to produce a manifest for the container with the instrument on it that will be used by a freight forwarding company.  The third will be for you to take with you to Calgary in case the form gets torn from your case or box.

Some of you have an on loan instrument from the 'Rounders  that does not have a box or case, you will need to find a box or case for shipping, nothing can be loose or unmarked in the container.  Fill out the form as if you were the owner.

Please be timely getting these forms filled out and returned to the Band.  No instrument or equipment will go in the container without a form and being on the manifest.  Any wind instruments the size of a trumpet or smaller should be checked as carry on.  Instruments larger than a trumpet, percussion instrument or bells should be packaged and labeled for shipment.  Auxiliary equipment will be boxed and labeled, please see Lisa Rice for your instructions. 

All instruments for transport will be collected after rehearsal at Admiral Farragut on Tuesday, June 28! 

Thanks for your help and prompt attention,

 Joe Deal JLDEAL@aol.com

Thriller One!

Thriller Two!

Here are the dance counts as you watch the practice links above!

·       Down 4-Instrument on ground

·       Up 4-Stand back up

·       1, 2-Step back right 2 snaps

·       3, 4-Step back left 2 snaps

·       5-Right hand over head, right foot out  )

·       6-Left hand over head, left foot out  (

·       7, 8-Right hand over head, right foot out for 2 counts ))

·       1, 2-Wide stance to the back, step out with right foot

·       3, 4-Wide stance to the front, step out with right foot

·       5-Claws up right (like holding two grapefruit)

·       6-Down (swinging to other side)

·       7, 8-Claws up left (remember the grapefruit)

·       1, 2-Claws back up to the right

·       3, 4-Lift leg to step to the right and cross over with other foot (you are traveling to the side, while facing the sideline)

·       5- Both hands over your head /\ (you're a candlestick)

·       6-Wide stance, stepping out left

·       7, 8-Pull your right foot in to your left while shaking your shoulders

·       1 &-Knee up on &

·       2 &-Shoulder shrug on &

·       3 &-Look left on &

·       4-Look forward on 4

·       5-Hand extended to the right at hip level (jazz hand), right foot extended

·       6, 7-Cross right foot over left, tight pivot weight on back right foot

·       8-Butt out (very important so that you have the momentum to thrust forward)

·       1, 2-Thrust hips forward & back  Hands in front at waist level facing in with those grapefruits again

·       3, 4-Thrust hips forward & back

We're sending this to the "select few" of you that either told us they needed more assistance and to some of you that, ut um, need additional assistance.  You know who you are! Practice, practice, practice!