Suzy Q - Grand Cuttyshaw - Rickey Holden
Creator: Rickey Holden (2004)
Holden's name for this dance was the Grand Cuttyshaw, which he published as "traditional New Mexico" in his 1992 booklet, "Square Dances of West Texas." A note there reads, "This traditional figure, with this title, was sent from Texas to caller Jack Hoheisal in California, who renamed it "Suzy Q"; so much for tradition vs. the power of the press!" On another occasion, Holden said that he had sent the dance to Jim York, another southern California caller. York is widely credited now as the originator of the figure, in 1949; by the early 1950s he had recorded The Suzy Q.
A playlist of many Holden videos posted by SDHP on YouTube can be accessed here. He is also well represented on this site by clicking this link.
Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s
Tags: instruction, Jim York, Rickey Holden, Suzy Q
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s
Tags: instruction, Jim York, Rickey Holden, Suzy Q
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Rickey Holden, “Suzy Q - Grand Cuttyshaw - Rickey Holden,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1637.
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Suzy Q - Grand Cuttyshaw - Rickey Holden
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Holden's name for this dance was the Grand Cuttyshaw, which he published as "traditional New Mexico" in his 1992 booklet, "Square Dances of West Texas." A note there reads, "This traditional figure, with this title, was sent from Texas to caller Jack Hoheisal in California, who renamed it "Suzy Q"; so much for tradition vs. the power of the press!" On another occasion, Holden said that he had sent the dance to Jim York, another southern California caller. York is widely credited now as the originator of the figure, in 1949; by the early 1950s he had recorded The Suzy Q.
A playlist of many Holden videos posted by SDHP on YouTube can be accessed here. He is also well represented on this site by clicking this link.
A playlist of many Holden videos posted by SDHP on YouTube can be accessed here. He is also well represented on this site by clicking this link.
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2004
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7:15