Texas Folk Dance Camp - history
(1949)
This scrapbook documents the early years of the Texas Folk Dance Camp, starting in 1949. Inspired by Jane Farwell's camp at Oglebay Institute in West Virginia, the camp brought together Texas folk dancers for a program that included square dances mixed in with various international folk dance. It was started by Margaret Clark Thompson, assisted by Anne Pittman and Marlys Swenson Waller.
Subjects: General - Dance and Culture
Tags: folk dances, Margaret Clark, Texas
Tags: folk dances, Margaret Clark, Texas
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Citation
“Texas Folk Dance Camp - history,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1954.
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Texas Folk Dance Camp - history
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Description
This scrapbook documents the early years of the Texas Folk Dance Camp, starting in 1949. Inspired by Jane Farwell's camp at Oglebay Institute in West Virginia, the camp brought together Texas folk dancers for a program that included square dances mixed in with various international folk dance. It was started by Margaret Clark Thompson, assisted by Anne Pittman and Marlys Swenson Waller.
Date Created
1949