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THE BATTALION MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1981 Page 3 i ocal Dancin ”is laughter, cheers—and dancin ’ there Anotkei »re of; charts! e sourci By KATHY O’CONNELL Battalion Staff The audience waits in anticipa- ion. An unseen voice instructs the ighting man to fade the lights out. he stage grows black, save for a olitary spotlight shining on a man. He steps forward. “Ladies and entlemen, the surgeon general has etermined that too many musicals re dangerous to your health ... this la plotless musical, yet what you ficentliHsee is dancin’.” And “Dancin ”’ is what the audi- mce saw — plenty of it. “Dancin’,” Bob Fosse’s hit Broad- ray musical, was presented Satur- | lay night to an almost capacity audi- cv wind nc e in Rudder auditorium. From the beginning, the show m reminiscent of Fosse’s movie, All That Jazz.” The prologue, horeographed to Neil Diamond’s Hot August Night,” was full of , jumps and slight touches of iroticism. Tan and black leotards leightened the effect. The one-man “A Manic Depress- ve’s Lament” brought laughter from : audience as the performer sang ike tie a ea P s sorycoi thecoi them tl. e cornu ig ton is so sal I’s work eprei “I’ve Got Them Feelin’-Too-Good- Today Blues.” In midsong, he stop ped, peered up at a huge “smiley face” and asked the audience if they hated those things as much as he did. The response was a resounding, “Yes!” Review Again, the unseen voice spoke. “Oh, Mr. Manic Depressive ...” '“Yes?” “I’ve got some bad news for you. ” “Great, what is it?” “Your apartment caught on fire, and your girlfriend — ” “Yes?” “She broke up with you today and guess who she ran away with?” “Great, who?” “Ben Vereen.” More laughter from the audience. Probably the most unusual dance was “Fourteen Feet.” The dancers “hammered” clog-like shoes onto a board, stepped into them and began the dance without moving their feet. This obviously required a lot of body control from the dancers. The only movement came from the hips up. Also, as the stage blackened, floures- cent lighting turned the dancers into bizarre figures outlined in white with glowing orange eyes. “The Female Star Spot” brought laughter and whooping from the women in the audience as four female performers sang “Here You Come Again” and discussed how their men came crawling back after an argument. As it turned out, all four had been dating the same man. “Why, that son of a bitch!” they exclaimed. For the final act, the company brought a little America to the stage, with dancing to the songs, “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Dixie” and “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” It was enough to make even the most un patriotic American stand up and sa lute. Well, if not salute, at least give a hearty round of applause. Applause is what they got, for the company seemed to enjoy dancin’ as much as the audience did. the don’t: whidl Delegate, host, hostess spots ipen for February SCONA By COLETTE HUTCHINGS Battalion Reporter Host and hostess applications are iow being accepted for the Student nference On National Affairs con vention at Texas A&M Feb. 11-14. The topic for the convention, hich is sponsored by the Memorial itudent Center SCONA committee, will be “International Society in Transition. " Applications are in the Student 'ragrams Office, MSC Room 216. Hosts and hostesses escort dele- |gates around the University and to the various functions. AH Texas A&M students are eligible to apply. TomBeecroft, SCONA chairman, id that for the first time, five of the 1 total delegate positions are being it aside specifically for foreign stu- mts due to “the nature of the con- srence.” Interviews for delegates will be uesday through Thursday. Beecroft said he estimates 80 dele tes will attend the conference, in- luding delegates from 13 U.S. uni- 'ersities and from Canada, Kuwait, Guatemala and Mexico. This conference marks the 26th year of SCONA at Texas A&M. Beecroft said SCONA was pat- | teraed after West Point Academy’s program SCUSA (Student Confer- sncesonU.S. Affairs.) The other ser vice academies have similar prog rams. “Basically it’s an exchange of ideas,” Beecroft said. Although no solution is reached at the end of the conference, he said, future business and political leaders “gain broader insights” of the prob lems discussed. This year’s topic will be the socio economic problems of the interna tional society in transition rather than military problems, Beecroft said. Guest speakers Dr. Peter T. Bauer, chairman of the Economics Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science and Dr. Douglas J. Bennet Jr., an admi nistrator from the Agency for Inter national Development in Washing ton, D.C., will participate in a de bate titled “Trade or Aid, ” which will discuss ways to aid poorer countries. Thomas Holdren, director of the Institute of Energy and Resources at the University of California at Berk ley, will lecture on international natural resources. The SCONA budget is $65,500. Beecroft said some of the money is donated from the Texas A&M Asso ciation of Former Students, but the largest portion of the money is re ceived through contributions from companies, foundations and indi viduals. Beecroft said summer is the best time for SCONA members to collect money from sponsors. However, the vice-chairman for fund drives quit last summer and SCONA had to raise $25,000 over the Christmas holi days. Beecroft said the $65,500 pays for speakers, meals for delegates, con ference literature and advertising fees and delegates’ transportation from other countries. 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Meriage said rabid skunks are considered to be a greater threat to the animal population than to hu mans. “If two dogs or cats had turned up rabid we would be much more con cerned,” he said. “What we have to do now is encourage people to get their pets vaccinated ... that’s the best way to decrease the possibility of humans becoming infected.” The Region Six Office says Brazos County has averaged three cases of rabies annually for the last 10 years. While the peak season for rabies in skunks coincides with their breeding and gestation period in March, April and May, Meriage said that isolated incidents during other times of the year were not unique. He said the warm winter in the Brazos County area may be a factor in the two recent cases. “The problem with rabies is it looks like a lot of other things. There is a change in behavior or tempera ment and symptoms such as stagger ing, paralysis or foaming at the mouth may appear as the disease progresses,” Meriage said. He said an animal may appear healthy and seem friendly during the early stages of the disease, but will often bite at the slightest provoca tion. Rabies is caused by a virus which affects the central nervous system and is usually fatal once the infection occurs. The virus is often present in the salivary glands of rabid animals and excreted in the saliva, so the bite from an infected animal can intro duce the virus into the open wound of the victim. The incubation period for rabies can vary in different animals, but it is rarely less than two weeks or longer than four months. In the event of a bite or scratch from any animal, public health offi cials advise contacting a physician immediately and trying to quaran tine the animal. The Brazos County Health Office is encouraging citizens to vaccinate their pets and report any animals that are acting strangely. 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