Hires Throws a Square Dance
Creator: Hires Root Beer (1950)
16-page booklet distributed by Hires Root Beer in 1950 as part of the square dance craze of that time. The booklet calls Sanderson "the most famous man in square dancing" and cites numerous accomplishments: four square dances a week, for the past 17 years, a total of more than 3,000 appearances (including eleven at the National Folk Festival).
This site also contains audio clips of Sanderson calling with his Pocopson Valley Boys and an illustration him playing fiddle.
Collection: Southern Appalachian
Subjects: Northern / Singing, Southern / Appalachian / Four-couple squares
Tags: advertisement, Chadds Ford, Chris Sanderson, directions, DIVE FOR THE OYSTER, Heel and Toe, Pennsylvania, Pocopson Valley Boys, POP GOES THE WEASEL, refreshments, Take a Little Peek, Virginia Reel
Subjects: Northern / Singing, Southern / Appalachian / Four-couple squares
Tags: advertisement, Chadds Ford, Chris Sanderson, directions, DIVE FOR THE OYSTER, Heel and Toe, Pennsylvania, Pocopson Valley Boys, POP GOES THE WEASEL, refreshments, Take a Little Peek, Virginia Reel
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Citation
Hires Root Beer, “Hires Throws a Square Dance,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/384.
Dublin Core
Title
Hires Throws a Square Dance
Alternative Title
with Chris Sanderson
Description
16-page booklet distributed by Hires Root Beer in 1950 as part of the square dance craze of that time. The booklet calls Sanderson "the most famous man in square dancing" and cites numerous accomplishments: four square dances a week, for the past 17 years, a total of more than 3,000 appearances (including eleven at the National Folk Festival).
This site also contains audio clips of Sanderson calling with his Pocopson Valley Boys and an illustration him playing fiddle.
This site also contains audio clips of Sanderson calling with his Pocopson Valley Boys and an illustration him playing fiddle.
Creator
Date Created
1950