Texas Square Dance Festival regions
Creator: Marlys Swenson (1947)
Texas had a history of square dance contests going back to pre-World War II days. The dance festivals and contests continued into the late 1940s, evidenced by these articles from Foot 'n' Fiddle magazine in 1947. The Dallas festival visited by the author had some 5,000 visitors!
Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s
Tags: Amarillo, contest, Dallas, Texas
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s
Tags: Amarillo, contest, Dallas, Texas
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Citation
Marlys Swenson, “Texas Square Dance Festival regions,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1621.
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Title
Texas Square Dance Festival regions
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Description
Texas had a history of square dance contests going back to pre-World War II days. The dance festivals and contests continued into the late 1940s, evidenced by these articles from Foot 'n' Fiddle magazine in 1947. The Dallas festival visited by the author had some 5,000 visitors!
Creator
Source
Foot 'n' Fiddle, April, June 1947
Date Created
1947