Royal Square
This demonstration number is for eight couples forming a tandem square, one inside the other. The choreography was created by Kira Heartsong for Calico and Boots.
The High Country Squares club hails from the Denver area. The caller here is Todd Albright. Much of the group's repertoire comes from Calico & Boots; many of the High Country Dancers, including their director, Dale Fry, were Calico & Boots members. Calico & Boots formed in the Boulder, Colorado area, carrying on the dance traditions and styling that came from Lloyd Shaw and the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers.
The choreographer describes this dance as follows:
Grand R&L
R Hand Hi, L Low
Showbaskets
Grand Square
Fountain
Appalachian Basket
Doci Ballonet
Texas Star
Cloverleaf, Dip & Dive
Dosido, Ladies Chain
King's Cross / Flying Vanes
Oxbow Loop
Colorado Ending
From a demonstration of historical dances, recorded at the 2007 CALLERLAB convention in Colorado Springs, CO; video editing by Cal Campbell, and used by permission
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1950s
Tags: Cal Campbell, Calico and Boots, CALLERLAB, Colorado, demonstration, double quadrille, double square, High Country Dancers, Kira Heartsong, Lloyd Shaw, MWSD, Royal Square, tandem
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The High Country Squares club hails from the Denver area. The caller here is Todd Albright. Much of the group's repertoire comes from Calico & Boots; many of the High Country Dancers, including their director, Dale Fry, were Calico & Boots members. Calico & Boots formed in the Boulder, Colorado area, carrying on the dance traditions and styling that came from Lloyd Shaw and the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers.
The choreographer describes this dance as follows:
Grand R&L
R Hand Hi, L Low
Showbaskets
Grand Square
Fountain
Appalachian Basket
Doci Ballonet
Texas Star
Cloverleaf, Dip & Dive
Dosido, Ladies Chain
King's Cross / Flying Vanes
Oxbow Loop
Colorado Ending
From a demonstration of historical dances, recorded at the 2007 CALLERLAB convention in Colorado Springs, CO; video editing by Cal Campbell, and used by permission