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Convention Time in Texas
Tis recording, S.I.O.-DAL 1954, was released by Sets in Order to celebrate the 3rd annual National Square Dance Convention, held in Dallas, TX, April 8–10, 1954. Set to the tune of Roundup Time in… 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
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
1954 National Square Dance Convention - callers
This listing comes from the program book of the 3rd National Square Dance Convention (Dallas, TX, April 8-10, 1954). View itemDocument
1954 National Square Dance program - Dallas
This is the program for the 3rd National Square Dance Convention, held April 8–10, 1954. View itemSound
The Girl I Left Behind Me (clip) - Lee Bedford, Jr.
In his brief look at the development of singing calls, Tony Parkes cites the publication of this dance in 1925 as "the earliest description of a singing square I've found so far (in fairly shallow… View itemSound
Cowboy Loop (clip) - Lee Bedford, jr.
This dance was called by Mildred Blakey at the big 1950 Santa Monica dance. View itemStill Image
Square Dances With Calls - Lee Bedford, Jr.
In 1949, Texas caller Lee Bedford released on Imperial Records a four-album set of recordings with music provided by The Big D Ranch Hands. The liner notes, written by Paul Erfer, start by noting,… View itemSound
Bill Shymkus
This is a short clip of a tip called by Bill Shymkus at the 3rd National Square Dance Convention in Dallas , Texas. The choreography is the goal post pattern that was very common at that time. View item
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