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Colorado Double Star
The double square was started by the Aggie Haylofters at Colorado State University in the 1950's as a dance formation for exhibition square dancing; The double square was danced by the Aggie… View itemStill Image
Astro-Nauts and Convair Hoedowners
This set of pictures is from two clubs in San Diego, CA whose members were involved with two plants run by General Dynamics Corporation. The timeline is late 1950’s through late 1960’s. This was… View itemDocument
Classic Squares of 1960 - CALLERLAB demonstration
This is the handout of a workshop held at CALLERLAB's 2001 convention. The goal was to illustrate square dancing in 1960, a time when modern square dancing was branching off in new directions. This… View itemMoving Image
Chinese Fan - Lisa Greenleaf
This clip only shows the actual Chinese Fan part of the dance. Omitted are the opening figures, breaks, and the ending. The dance is usually done with dancers linking elbows; here, the caller simply… 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
Herb Greggerson - newspaper, 1951
Newspaper account of Herb Greggerson's appearance in Milwaukee, including his response to the question of how does a square dance caller get to the top of his profession. 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 itemDocument
Santa Monica 1950 - Sets in Order
Bob Osgood was editor and publisher of Sets in Order; he was also one of the prime organizers of the Santa Monica event. Here is his magazine's story about the dance. View itemDocument
Santa Monica 1950 - program listing
The program was announced ahead of time in Sets in Order magazine, and it's an excellent list of common dances and prominent callers of that era. At the dance itself, a round dance was inserted after… View itemMoving Image
Santa Monica 1950 - World's Largest Square Dance
At the time, it was the world's largest square dance event. Santa Monica, California, was celebrating its Diamond Jubilee in square dance style. Lloyd Shaw was invited to be the Grand Marshall of the… View itemStill Image
Servel Square Dance Club
The Servel Square Dance Club of Evansville, Indiana was formed by employees of the Servel plant, which made refrigerators before and after World War II. In this photo are square dancers, caller… View itemDocument
Asilomar 1953 - Sets in Order Summer Institute
Note: Several of these files are large and will take longer to load.The first three files are part of the binder presented to participants at the 6th annual Sets in Order Institute held at the… View item
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