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BANNER
STEALING GUIDELINES The
object of banner stealing is to promote friendly visits between all the Council
clubs. Do not over-patronize a
select few—spread your club around. If
you are going to be a thief, be a good one, abide by the guidelines and make a
practice of retrieving your own banner before stealing someone else’s. 1.)
In order to steal or retrieve a banner, the visiting club must attend the club
dance with at least one full square of dancers signing in for that club.
Anniversary and Special club dances will not be considered differently
from other club dances. 2.)
A banner stealing and retrieving sign-in sheet must be available at all dances
for those participating. This sheet
would be picked up by the end of the first tip. 3.)
To qualify, one full square from each visiting club must be present for both the
first and last tips of the evening. In
cases where two or more clubs come to steal the banner, the host will select, by
the visiting participation clubs drawing lots, the club to which the banner
will be awarded. 4.)
Banners are not to be reserved for any visiting club. 5.)
Clubs may not call ahead to find out
if the banner is available. 6.)
A couple who belongs to two or more clubs cannot represent one club and steal or
retrieve from another club to which they belong. 7.)
A club shall not steal from another club which dances on the same night.
A club shall not steal a banner unless it may be retrieved within a
month. 8.)
If a plus club steals a banner from a mainstream club, then that club should provide
a mainstream dance for the returning club.
In all fairness however, plus clubs should steal from plus clubs, and
mainstream clubs from mainstream clubs. 9.)
All clubs should have a banner for Denver Area Square and Round Dance Council
members to steal. 10.)
In all cases where a club outside the Denver Area Square and Round Dance Council
comes to steal a banner, a traveling banner may be given. 11.)
A Club can steal a banner or retrieve a banner on a visit to a club, but not
both at the same time. It takes a visit to steal and a visit to retrieve. 12.)
When you are representing the Council as an Orbiting Square, you can sign in as
an Orbiting Square and at the same dance, sign in as a member of your own club
to steal or retrieve. l3.)
A. The Council banner per se cannot be stolen, but a “replica” of the
Council banner may be obtained by the presence of three squares at any one
monthly Council meeting and/or dance or one square at three Council meetings
and/or dance. 13.)B.
The club stealing the Council banner must check in prior to the start of the
evening’s activities and remain throughout the entire agenda. 13.)C.
The Council banner may be stolen only once during the Council calendar year.
(Between September of the current year and May of the following year.)
The Council banner cannot be stolen in June. Orbiting Squares cannot
officially make a retrieval during the summer months.
They can make courtesy calls throughout the year. l3.)D.
A banner stealing certificate will be awarded to the stealing club when the
Orbiting Squares retrieve the “Replica” banner. (Revised
Jan. 1, 1997) |
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