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What is Texas Twisters? |
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Simply put, we are a group
of gay men and women who love to Country Western dance.
The group began in August 2000 largely through the efforts
of our first Chair, Dave Hayes.
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Twisters is a proud member of The International Association
of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs.
Texas Twisters is also a 501(c)(3) non-profit
charitable organization. Our beneficiaries for the
2007-2008
fiscal year are the
Resource Center of Dallas
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Samaritan House (Fort Worth). |
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Do I have to be gay to join? |
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No, although the group is
largely comprised of gay folk, membership is open to anyone
with an open mind and an interest in Country Western dance. |
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What do you guys do? |
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Why, we dance of course!
<grin> We do line dances and all varieties of Country
Western couples dance: Waltz, Two-step, Three-step,
Shuffle, Cha-Cha, West and East Coast Swing. We hold
dance clinics and workshops open to the general public;
raise money for local charities. We have "social nights"
where the club members show up at an area C&W club to dance,
and we have the occasional party or two.
Our goals are:
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To promote country
western music and dance.
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To raise money for
our local community charities.
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To
Establish/maintain a dance team for performances
and/or competition.
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What is your "Dance
Team"? |
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Texas Twisters'
performance/competition dance team performs line- and
couples-dance routines at events such as conventions,
fundraising shows, etc. The team is made up of a
subset of our members who enjoy the aspects of public
performance/competition and who are willing/able to
commit a high level of personal time and resources.
For more information, visit our "Team
Twister" page. |
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What
benefits does membership provide? |
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Reduced
rates for workshops, dances and social events (the ones
that aren't already free, that is) |
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Access
to the members only area of this website (coming soon) |
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Voting
privileges at meetings |
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Option
to get a free e-mail account at the texastwisters.org domain |
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Option
to be listed in our Links section under "Members" |
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Use
of the Twister Tokens system (more
info...) |
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How much are membership dues? |
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Membership dues vary based on when
you register, as follows: |
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If you register
during this period... |
dues for a "Single"
membership are |
dues for a "Couples*"
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Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 |
$30.00 |
$50.00 |
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Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 |
$22.50 |
$37.50 |
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Apr. 1 - June 30 |
$15.00 |
$25.00 |
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July 1 - Sept. 30 |
$7.50 |
$12.50 |
* Couples must live in the same household |
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How do I become a member? |
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Membership is open to anyone
interested in Country Western dance, and becoming a
member is as simple as submitting your registration and payment for dues.
There
are two membership registration options:
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Online Membership
Registration
Click the link above to register using our online
membership registration form. This method of
registration uses
PayPal to pay membership dues, so you will need
a valid PayPal member account.
There is a nominal processing fee for online
membership registration.
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Paper Membership Registration (Adobe Acrobat)
Click the link above to print our entire brochure. Fill out the membership
registration portion, detach it, and mail it to us.
Don't forget to include your check if you choose
that option to pay the membership dues.
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Don't have the Adobe
Acrobat Reader?
Download
it here. It's free! |
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Our Board Members
(2008-2009): |
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Chair
- Vacant. |
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Vice Chair -
Vacant. |
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Public
Relations / Publicity - Vacant |
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Our
Mailing Address: |
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P.O.
Box 192315, Dallas, TX 75219-2315 |
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Our Bylaws: |
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With the approval of the bylaws
on September 11, 2000, Texas Twisters was officially formed.
Here are the bylaws in a choice of formats: |
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DOC
-- Microsoft Word |
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HTML
-- As a web page |
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501(c)(3): |
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PDF
-- Determination Letter |
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PDF
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Articles of
Incorporation |
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Twister Tokens: |
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More Information on
Twister Tokens can be found in the following documents. |
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DOC
-- Microsoft Word |
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PDF
-- Adobe Acrobat |
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Expense
Reimbursement Request Form: |
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Use the following form
to submit a request for reimbursement of pre-approved
club expenses and to claim Twister Tokens. |
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DOC
-- Microsoft Word |
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