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"The Good Ole Days" - Olcutt Sanders, 1949
Dance historian Olcutt Sanders asks, "As you unwound yourself from the mazes of the latest square dance concoction introduced at your club meeting, did your ever wonder how people ever got along… View itemDocument
"The One Night Stand"
This short article from Sets in Order talks abotu the special challenges of events that are the first square dance experience for those gathered. It looks in particular at Margie and Ozzy Stout and… View itemDocument
"The Square Dance" - David Hendrix, 1951
East Tennessee caller D. B., Hendrix provides a general introduction to square dancing. He writes, "Square dancing is easy to learn. Anyone who can march or keep time to music can learn it. in… View itemDocument
"The Texas Cattle Country and Cowboy Square Dance" – Olcutt Sanders
This article, scholarly yet accessible, provides an excellent look at square dancing in west Texas in the late 1800s. He starts with a look at the conditions that set this region apart from… View itemSound
"Wild Bill" Reagan
Duane "Wild Bill" Reagan was a square dance caller perhaps best known for his performance at the Expo 74 festival in Spokane, Washington. Featured here are two clips of his calling at that event, a… View itemWebsite
Arizona Square Dance - 1954
This item contains images of Phoenix college students square dancing outside of the Arizona Star at Western Saddle Club on October 28, 1954 in Phoenix, Arizona. The link takes you to the nine photos… View itemWebsite
Sets in Order archive
The complete collection of Sets in Order (which changed its name to Square Dancing in 1968) is available online through the University of Denver. The issues were scanned by New Jersey dance caller… View itemDocument
Calling for Modern Square Dancing - Jim Mayo
Author Jim Mayo writes:"This book is, I believe, the first "Caller Text" that was written for modern (as different from traditional) square dance callers. The draft was written in 1961 & 62 which… View itemSound
Docey-Doe Hoedown - Lloyd Shaw
A YouTube site that plays Lloyd Shaw calling from his Cowboy Dances album View itemWebsite
Susan Spalding Appalachian Traditional Dance Video Collection, 1988-2002
This collection consists of video recordings of interviews and community dance activities in eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and east Tennessee recorded at various times, 1988-2002. The… View itemWebsite
Northern Junket
In a labor of love, Ralph Page single-handedly published 165 issues of this journal from 1949 through 1984. The University of New Hampshire's Library of Traditional Music and Dance has digitized and… View itemWebsite
Grand Square magazine
Grand Square As a means of communication among the widely scattered Northern New Jersey Square Dancers Association membership, Grand Square was created in March 1959 by Bob Keck. Grand Square became… View item
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