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Squares and Rounds (Delaware Valley)
Squares and Rounds was originally published by the Montgomery District of the Federation of Deleware Valley Square and Round Dancers. It later expanded to be the official publication of the Mid-East… View itemWebsite
Balance & Swing (TX)
This magazine was edited and published in Dallas by Swede Soderberg and Jim White. (Dallas hosted the National Square Dance Convention in 1954; see the exhibit on this site for detailed information… View itemDocument
Roughness and Speed - Lloyd Shaw
Fast tempos were apparently much on the mind of the editor of Balance & Swing magazine. After putting a front-page essay on the subject in one issue, the very next issue carried this piece by… View itemDocument
Fast tempos - Texas, 1954
This article (and the following item in the SDHP site) discusses a common problem facing square dancers in the mid-1950s—tempos that are too fast for good dancing. As the author explains, "If any… View itemStill Image
Square Dance Camps - 1957
This is a listing of square dance camps in 1957. Interested viewers can compare it with the Sets in Ordereditorial from 1951. View itemDocument
Fall Lake George - outing clubs
This 2007 newspaper article describes an annual gathering of outing clubs at Lake George, New York. For many decades, young people interested in outdoor activities-- hiking, canoeing, rock climbing,… View itemStill Image
The Singing Caller
This book went through three editions from 1944 to 1951, testimony to the popularity of singing square dance calls in that period. The Table of Contents shows many familiar dances; others are set to… View itemDocument
Forward Up Six - Adrian Hull
The author discusses regional variations of the common square dance formation of three facing three, with lone dancers at the heads. View itemWebsite
Larry Edelman Collection - 78 rpm recordings
This large collection (1,358 items) of 78 rpm records is comprised mostly of square dance calling and music, and couples dancing music. It is an extensive assortment of recordings, all of which have… View itemWebsite
Cotillon website
These detailed website pages are created by Moira Goff, a self-described "baroque dance specialist." They document her research into various dances of the period with a special look at thecotillon,… View itemMoving Image
Cotillon - Dezais
This performance shows one of fourcotillons described by Jaques Dezais in his 1725Premier livre de contre-dances. View itemMoving Image
Bob Osgood - television program #2
A later broadcast of Osgood's television show, this time featuring his first guest caller (2:25), Ray Shaw, the brother of Lloyd Shaw. Ray Shaw was one of the few square dance callers in the Los… View item
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