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Primo Fiore
Primo Fiore was born in Brooklyn on September 6, 1930 but raised his family in Deer Park, New York, while working as a physical education instructor in West Islip. His gifted speaking voice, combined… View itemDocument
Square Dance Magazines
This short article from 1996 provides a brief summary of the leading square dance magazines, as well as background information about the founders. View itemDocument
Pam McKeever - biography
Biographical information about caller Pam McKeever, Albuquerque View itemMoving Image
Larry Edelman - square thru variations
Larry Edelman writes, "It’s a drill that I picked up from an issue of SIO, probably from 1959 or so. I’m sorry to say that I didn’t note which issue or year. If it had an author attributed to it, I… View itemMoving Image
Larry Edelman calls a Square Dance by Bernie Chalk
Larry Edelman comments: "I believe I first saw it called by Paul Tyler in 1983 and he attributed it to Bernie Chalk. Years later, when Bernie was staying with me on one of his annual trips to the US I… View itemDocument
Al Brundage and Allemande Thar
After Al Brundage went to Lloyd Shaw's summer school in 1949, he played an important role in introducing modern squares to his dancers in Connecticut. He went on to become an important caller in the… View itemDocument
Square Dance—Houston Style
This article, from Houston History magazine, offers a popular overview of square dance history in that region from the 1940s into the 21st century. The author was , with her husband, president of the… View itemMoving Image
Contredanse française – La réverbère
Dance from the later 1700s, during the reign of Louis VXI (1754-1793), illustrating this dance form that emerged from the cotillon and led to the development of the quadrille. View itemDocument
The Varsovienne in the Southwestern United States
Master's thesis looking in detail at the history and widespread appearance of this classic couple dance throughout the southwestern part of the US. Since couple dances formed an important part of an… View itemMoving Image
Blue Tail Fly / Jimmy Crack Corn - singing square
Bill Litchman calls the figures for this singing square, presented in 1991 at a dance workshop in Belgium. Bill comments: "I used the figure called by Melton Lutrell on the Square L recording… View itemDocument
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 itemDocument
Quadrilles and Cotillions
This is a collection of e-mails in 1997 from the Fiddle-L discussion group, with participants offering thoughts about tunes and dances. Although the information can be found on a website, we're… View item
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