Square Dance History Project
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"So They Gave Up Football"

Creator: Erna Egender

These two articles were written by Erna Egender, a member of the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers for that group's first trip east, in 1939. The title relates to a ful-page layout created by the Associated Press in December 1939 that celebrated the dancers' performances.

The Square Dance History Project has several dozen items related to the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers.

Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Traditional Western (pre-1940), Transitional/Western 1940s
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Item Relations

This Item is related to Item: Pappy's Kids - SIO, 1948
This Item is related to Item: Pappy's Pupils
This Item is related to Item: Swing Your Partners! (1940 article)
This Item is related to Item: Cheyenne Mountain Dancers - typical program
This Item is related to Item: Audience Cheers Cheyenne Dancers (newspaper)
This Item is related to Item: Cheyenne Mountain Dancers - Docey-Doe Hoedown
This Item is related to Item: Swing that Pretty Gal! - 1941 article
Item: "So They Gave Up Football" is related to This Item
Item: Lloyd Shaw and the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers is related to This Item

Citation

Erna Egender, “"So They Gave Up Football",” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1956.
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