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Veteran Square Dancers - California's oldest club?
This short article from 1946 describes a square dance club that has been meeting regularly for 17 years without missing a night, which would mean it started in 1929. The group counts 300 "rural… View itemSound
Abe Kanegson - live recordings, 1953 and 1955
These are four audio files from live recordings made in Dover, New Hampshire, in the 1950s. They feature caller Abe Kanegson. Notes (by Jim Mayo) on the choreography of the audio files: #1: In the… View itemMoving Image
Climbing Up The Golden Stairs - Adam Boyce
The caller warned the dancers that after going through the figures three times, he was going to speed up the tempo the last time through. Traditional singing square dance, recorded in West Newbury,… View itemMoving Image
Sioux City Sue - Adam Boyce
Traditional singing square dance, recorded in West Newbury, VT, on July 24, 2010. The caller and fiddler is Adam Boyce. This dance is held on the 4th Saturday of each month; Adam drives 55 miles each… View itemMoving Image
My Little Girl - Adam Boyce
Traditional singing square dance, recorded in West Newbury, VT, on July 24, 2010. The caller and fiddler is Adam Boyce, accompanied by piano player Donna Weston. View itemMoving Image
First Two Gents Cross Over - Adam Boyce
Traditional singing square dance, recorded in West Newbury, VT, on July 24, 2010. The caller and fiddler is Adam Boyce, accompanied by piano player Donna Weston. Adam has the women crossing over after… View itemMoving Image
Darling Nellie Gray - Adam Boyce
Traditional singing square dance, recorded in West Newbury, VT, on July 24, 2010. The caller and fiddler is Adam Boyce, accompanied by piano player Donna Weston. This dance was Ralph Page's… View itemMoving Image
Duck for the Oyster - Adam Boyce
Traditional singing square dance, recorded in West Newbury, VT, on July 24, 2010. The caller and fiddler is Adam Boyce, accompanied by piano player Donna Weston. View itemMoving Image
Listen to the Mockingbird - Adam Boyce
Traditional singing square dance, recorded in West Newbury, VT, on July 24, 2010. The caller and fiddler is Adam Boyce, accompanied by piano player Donna Weston. View itemSound
Puttin' on the Style (clip) - Al Brundage
This is an excerpt (opener and first figure) from Al Brundage's recording of the dance on the Windsor label. View itemSound
Blue Eyes (clip) - Al Brundage
This is an excerpt from Al Brundage's recording on the Windsor label. You'll hear the second time through the figure and then the middle break. 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 item
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