Jamboree USA
Jamboree USA
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This page provides information on the Jamboree USA
Square and Round Dance Weekend, held early each Spring in
Pine Bluff, Arkansas...and it was last updated on Apr. 16, 2008.
Please 
the webmaster with any additions, deletions, corrections, or questions.
Chairpersons Message
The 2009 Jamboree USA Chairpersons are Tom and Nelle Baker...
they can be reached at 20292 Nells Road, Saucier, Mississippi 39574, and at (228) 831-3127
or via .
Registrations that are received by Feb. 15, 2009, are eligible for
a special drawing on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the evening
dance. For those registrants, whoever's name is drawn (if they're at the dance), their
registration cost for the dance will be
refunded.
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Webmaster Message
Second, a note from Daryl Stout, Jamboree USA
Webmaster:''While I have done this page for several years,
as well as participating in the weekend itself; due to recent health concerns, includiding
the fact that I'm now disabled, having a hard time walking
(among other issues)...I've gotten involved with square dancing again. I will keep up this
website, as long as there is a festival. I won't be able to dance every tip, but I'll try
to dance one, rest one, etc. If I don't dance, I will be updating this page.
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Schedule
Registration will open at 1:30pm Central Time, Friday afternoon...with the
Trail-In Dance, starting at 3pm. Both square and round
dancing are scheduled Friday evening. Saturday morning and early afternoon have square
and round dance workshops...then both square and round dancing Saturday evening. Lastly,
there will be a Trail-Out Dance on Sunday morning. Dancers
will be given a complete schedule when they checkin for the weekend, as there will NOT
be a separate program book.
Proper Square Dance Attire is
REQUIRED at the Friday evening and Saturday evening dances...
but, it is OPTIONAL at the Trail-In Dance on Friday, the
Trail-Out Dance on Sunday, and at the Saturday morning and afternoon workshops. There will
also be square dance vendors there for those wishing to buy various items.
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Callers And Cuers
Callers for the weekend include Wade Driver, Marshall Flippo, Tony Oxendine, and
Jerry Stover. Bill and Martha Buck will cue the round dancing. Plus and Advanced dancing
will be in separate halls, with possible Challenge Star Tips. Round Dancing will cover
phases 2 through 4...with special sessions of phases 4 and 5.
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Hotels and Accomodations
Dancers make their reservations DIRECTLY with the place that
they wish to stay at. When making reservations, please state that you are a
Jamboree USA Square Dancer to obtain the special rates. You will need to
GUARANTEE YOUR ROOM WITH A CREDIT CARD, and
reserve your room by March 1, 2009, if possible. However, it'd be best to wait until September, 2008,
before making reservations with the hotel you wish to stay at.
Ramada Plaza (formerly the Royal Arkansas Hotel And Suites)
Two Convention Center Plaza
(870) 535-3111
NOTE: This is also the EMERGENCY NUMBER during the weekend,
should a family member back home need to contact you, while you are at the festival.
Microwave and refrigerator in some rooms. Indoor heated pool, full service lounge and
restaurant. You can walk directly from the hotel into the
Pine Bluff Convention Center,
where the dancing will be held.
La Quinta Inn And Suites (formerly the Hampton Inn)
3103 East Market Street
(870) 850-0444
Kings, Doubles, or Singles. Continental Breakfast
Comfort Inn
2809 Pines Mall Drive
(870) 535-5300
Continental Breakfast, refrigerator, microwave oven, and coffee maker in rooms
Horizon Inn And Suites
Highway 65 North and 210 North Blake
(870) 534-7222
Continental Breakfast
Days Inn And Suites
406 North Blake
(870) 534-1800
Continental Breakfast, refrigerator, microwave oven, and coffee maker in rooms
Margland Bed And Breakfast
703 West 2nd Street
(870) 536-6000
Full breakfast to your room or in the breakfast room. For details,
click here.
Best Western
3104 Market Street
(870) 535-6300
Convention Center RV Park
Pine Bluff Convention Center, One Convention Center Plaza
(870)536-7600
$15 with electric per site per day. Amenities include electric, water, and dump
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Location And Weather
There are various restaurants and shopping malls around
Pine Bluff...more details, along with area attractions...and
directions on how to get there, are at the
Positively Pine Bluff Website.
Pine Bluff is located approximately 45 miles southeast of
Little Rock, which is in the center of Arkansas.
For detailed weather information for the Pine Bluff area,
including watches, warnings, advisories, and a forecast,
click here.
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Railroad Show
If you like trains, the 2009 Jamboree
Weekend falls on the same weekend as the
Arkansas Railroad Museum
Show And Sale, normally held on the first Saturday of April
each year. The 2009 show will be on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Model railroad layouts,
railroad memorabilia related dealers with items for purchase, railroad clubs and groups,
displays of rolling stock...including the Cotton Belt 819 steam locomotive (on display
where it was originally built over 65 years ago), among with other classic railroad
equipment...and door prizes will be there. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children
6-12, children under 6 free of charge. A ''small train'' will offer rides around the
perimeter of the museum for the kids, and the kids at heart. Please call (870) 535-8819
for further details.
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Registration
Registration for the weekend is $35 per single, or $70 per couple, for the entire weekend
(no partial sessions). There is a
$5 Change/Cancellation Fee, and
NO REFUNDS will be given after March 1, 2009. Dancers who
PRE-REGISTER ON OR BEFORE FEB. 15, 2009
are entered in a drawing on Saturday night, April 4, 2009.
They must be present to win...if their name is drawn, their
registration cost of the weekend will be refunded.
To register, send your check, payable to Jamboree USA for $35 per single, or $70 per couple, along with your name(s), address, city, state, zip code, and the highest square dance and/or round dance level that you do, and mail all of it to Jamboree USA, 20292 Nells Road, Saucier, Mississippi 39574.
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