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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1940s"
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Lloyd Shaw and kids
Lloyd Shaw, surrounded by some of the young members of the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers View itemDocument
Cowboy Dances
This is the dust cover to Lloyd Shaw's book, Cowboy Dances, first published in 1939.Used copies are common and inexpensive. A clean reprint of the book is also available from the Lloyd Shaw… View itemSound
Redwing - Dip and Dive - Ed Durlacher
Ed Durlacher, caller. The tune is Redwing. Durlacher's vocal style is distinctive. Recorded in 1941, with music by Al MacLeod's Country Dance Band. View itemSound
Lloyd Shaw calling (clip)
This short audio clip illustrates Shaw's calling style and voice. Other items on this site refer to full-length recordings posted elsewhere. View itemMoving Image
Ed Durlacher - Central Park Newsreel
Newsreel footage of square dancing in Central Park, New York City, in the 1940s. Ed Durlacher called to crowds in the thousands. Famed news photographer Weegee was one who documented this series; a… View itemWebsite
Sets in Order archive
The complete collection of Sets in Order (which changed its name to Square Dancing in 1968) is available online through the University of Denver. A duplicate set is now housed on the Internet Archive.… View itemMoving Image
Eleanor Roosevelt square dancing
Newsreel footage of Eleanor Roosevelt dancing in Arthurdale, West Virginia, 1940 View itemWebsite
Square Dance in Japan
(Note: also available is information on the start of square dancing in Germany. Viewers may also be interested in a 2021 audio program featuring MWSD singing calls by Japanese callers, part of Buddy… View itemStill Image
Winfield P. Niblo
Photographs of Winfield P. Niblo, widely credited with bringing American square dance to Japan after World War II. In one photo he can be seen calling with cupped hands; there simply was no PA system… View itemSound
Bud Udick - Hash #1
This 1949 audio clip features Bud Udick calling with "Cactus" Tait's Orchestra, recorded live "at the regular weekly square dances at the beautiful Broadmoor Hotel" in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A… View itemSound
Bud Udick - Hash #2
This 1949 audio clip features Bud Udick calling with "Cactus" Tait's Orchestra, recorded live "at the regular weekly square dances at the beautiful Broadmoor Hotel" in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A… View itemMoving Image
Going to the Barn Dance Tonight - Soundie
Carson Robison (on guitar) was a country music star. The Wikipedia article about him says, "According to Billboard, his 1942 recording of the standard "Turkey in the Straw" was that year's top selling… View item
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