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Johnny Melton - Arizona Double Star (clip)
Johnny Melton calls the Arizona Double Star, with the tune Nobody's Business played by Roy Sexton and others. The clip illustrates southwestern calling style, moving dancers along without necessarily being locked into the musical phrase. You'll head…
Traditional Square Dance Figures
One section of the Lloyd Shaw Foundation's website provides detailed instructions (and source information) for 20 figures from traditional Western and southern Appalachian squares:
Arkansas Traveler
Four in a Center Line
Bachelor Mill
Bouquet…
Dorothy Shaw - interview
Recorded at the 25th National Square Dance Convention, Anaheim, CA. This is the third part of the square dance history pageant, which was dedicated to Mrs. Shaw, the widow of Lloyd "Pappy" Shaw. Here she speaks briefly of Lloyd Shaw and his work.
Cheyenne Mountain Dancers, 1976 - square dance
The 25th annual National Square Dance Convention took place in1976, the year of the United State Bicentennial Celebration. A historical pageant at the convention features a series of dances illustrating American social dance through time, with a…
Central City dancers, 1967 & 1968
The first picture is a 1968 publicity photo taken of the square dancers, used by the Central City Opera Association to send to local newspapers.
People in the photo are;
back row; Sharon _?_, Gary Schaub, Larry Wylie, caller, Les Brown, and…
People in the photo are;
back row; Sharon _?_, Gary Schaub, Larry Wylie, caller, Les Brown, and…
Lloyd Shaw - Caller of the Month
Article by Mildred Buhler with brief biography and accomplishments of Lloyd Shaw
Ray Smith - Sally Goodin and a Do-Si-Do
Ray Smith was the "Caller of the Month" in Let's Dance magazine, published by the Folk Dance Federation of California, Northern Section.
West Texans Do It Differently
In this 1949 article, caller Jimmy Clossin describes some of the distinguishing characteristics of west Texas square dance:
"Many people think when Western Square Dancing is mentioned that we have only one type in the West. That is not true. While…
"Many people think when Western Square Dancing is mentioned that we have only one type in the West. That is not true. While…
Swing yore partner round 'n round (The Desert Magazine, 1944)
Author Oren Arnold describes square dancing in Arizona in the early 1940s:
"...A rock fireplace big enough to stand in was at one end of the room, and its blaze made dancing shadows everywhere. Indian blankets hung on the walls beside an austere…
"...A rock fireplace big enough to stand in was at one end of the room, and its blaze made dancing shadows everywhere. Indian blankets hung on the walls beside an austere…
Glencoe Promenade
Description of a square dance figure from south-central New Mexico; the figure probably goes back to the late 1800s.
