Cheyenne Mountain Dancers

Overview of Shaw's recordings and films to accompany Cowboy Dances

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Presentation: Herb Egender was part of the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers on their historic 1939 trip east from Colorado. Part 1.

Presentation: Herb Egender discusses his time with the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers, in 1939. Part 2.

The Cheyenne Mountain Dancers appear in Washington, DC, at the 1939 National Folk Festival, their first trip to the East Coast.

Audio clip of Lloyd Shaw calling

Newspaper clipping describing the enthusiastic reception given the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers at Swarthmore College, May 2, 1939.

Video: Rare 1955 footage of young Colorado square dancers in Central City, illustrating the Lloyd Shaw influence, both in their dance style and in the choreography that incorporates dramatic aerial moves. 

Document explaining how the Central City footage came to be filmed, and the "dance biography" of the filmmaker, Ed Austin.

Program showing typical performance by the dancers