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 their club. Clubs may ask no more than one non-member couple to sign in for their 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 club will select, by the visiting participating 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.) An individual or couple may only represent one club at a dance for stealing or retrieving the banner.

 

8.) 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. Every effort should be made to retrieve the banner as soon as possible. 

 

9.) Plus clubs should steal only from plus clubs and mainstream clubs should steal only from mainstream clubs. 

 

10.) All clubs should have a banner for Denver Area Square and Round Dance Council Members to steal. 

 

11.) When a club outside the Denver Area Square and Round Dance Council comes to steal a banner, all stealing clubs shall have equal opportunity to steal the host club's banner at the host club's discretion. 

 

12.) 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. 
 

13.) For Council Banner Guidelines see: Orbiting Squares Banner Stealing and Retrieving Guidelines of Council on another page in this Bulletin. (Changed Dec 2018)