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Square Dances for White Collars (1941 article)
Article in Time magazine (1941) describing popularity of square dancing, evidenced by record sales (Victor, Columbia, Decca) and the work of teacher and caller Lawrence Loy. View itemSound
Al Brundage - dance history
Note: The audio file sometimes takes a while to load, so be patient.This recording documents a presentation by Al Brundage about the history of square dancing. The tape label has no information about… View itemDocument
Al Brundage recollections
Al Brundage wrote these recollections of his experiences growing up in Connecticut and the growth of square dancing. His story includes discovering square dance as a boy, followed by the whole… View itemWebsite
Square dance tunes and calls
Audio recording of interview by Alan Lomax with Alan Robertson in the Mississippi Delta View itemMoving Image
Call & Answer - Amanda Lovelee
Minneapolis based artist, Amanda Lovelee believes finding, preserving and constructing a space for physical connection is an urgent issue. As a society that faces the collapse of communities how do we… View itemDocument
Hipsters and Traditional/Old-Time Square Dance
The author looks at the rising popularity of square dance among young hipsters and sees in it, and its Appalachian roots, a desire for a homeplace:"For one such group, the ill-defined, often contested… View itemDocument
Circle Up Zine (Volume 1) - A collection of square dances and thoughts towards promoting inclusivity
This is a square dance calling resource that features inclusive square dance adaptations, in the form of a printed zine. When caller/dancer/organizer Becky Hill envisioned the project, she enlisted 17… View itemMoving Image
Using squares at a contra dance - Beth Molaro
Caller Beth Molaro, of Asheville, NC, is a well-known caller who loves calling both contras and squares. In this clip, talking with Dennis Merritt, she explains some of her thinking that goes into… View itemMoving Image
Squares at a Contra Dance
Beth Molaro, Asheville, NC, discusses calling squares in the context of a contra dance. In the early 2000s, many contra dancers were not fans of squares, so she offers advice about what kinds of… View itemDocument
Feature Square Dancer - Nebraska, 1956
These are excerpts from two early issues (Vol. 1, #1 and #4, both 1956) of the Feature Square Dancer, a newspaper published by Bill Shilling, brother of Colorado caller Marvin Shilling. To see similar… View itemDocument
Princess Elizabeth square dancing - details
When Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip squared danced during a visit to Ottawa in 1951, photographs from the event created a sensation and led to a rapid upsurge of interest in square dancing in… View itemDocument
Square Dancing at Maryland Line
Bob Dalsemer describes old time square dancing at the Maryland Line Fire Hall in the town of Maryland Line, MD as he encountered it in 1974.You may also be interested in a similar article describing… View item
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