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Uncle Steve's Quadrille (recording)
The first audo file contains instructions for the dance; it is followed by two music files with calls for the first and second figures.Detailed information about this dance, as published in Elizabeth… View itemWebsite
Peter Beemer manuscript - Idaho
This is a collection of mid-19th century dance tunes from a remote Idaho location; as such, it is a useful record of the music being used for dances of the period. This website also contains… View itemWebsite
Haynes Family manuscript - Oregon
This manuscript of sixty-five dance tunes was handed down through several generations of the Haynes, Shuck, and Adams families who came West over the Oregon Trail from Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa and… View itemDocument
The Afro-American Transformation of European Set Dances and Dance Suites
Scholarly article that looks at the way that European set dances such as the quadrille became changed by African Americans. The article looks in detail at the quadrille tradition in the Caribbean… View itemDocument
Hoodoo Religion and American Dance Traditions: Rethinking the Ring Shout
Article by Katrina Hazzard-Donald looks at the relationship between African-American churches and traditional dance. As the article's summary puts it: "When one considers the history of American dance… View itemDocument
The Lancers - Ralph Page's historical notes
In the pages of his Northern Junket magazine, caller and dance historian Ralph Page enjoyed sharing articles based on his dance research. He included a six-part series on the Lancers. California… View itemMoving Image
Square Dance History Pageant, part 1 - 1976
The 25th annual National Square Dance Convention took place in 1976, the year of the United State Bicentennial Celebration. A historical pageant at the convention features a series of dances… View itemDocument
The History of Square-Dancing - S. Foster Damon
The History of Square Dancing, published by S. Foster Damon in 1957, is one of the few books that presents a broad picture of the subject. The book was a reprint of his 1952 article published in the… View itemStill Image
Terpsichore In The Flat Creek Quarters, Pea Ridge
Pencil drawing showing a dance with African-American musicians and dancers with the following manuscript poem below: ‘Listen when I call de figgers! Watch de music es ye go! Chassay forrard!… View itemMoving Image
Frank Chavez Describes American Square Dances and Spanish Cuadrillas in New Mexico
From childhood, 70-year old fiddler Frank Chavez was exposed to New Mexico Spanish folk music, growing up west of Estancia in New Mexico. Frank was a guitar player and then in 1990, after meeting Ken… View itemWebsite
Square Dancing in the 1800s
Fred Feild is a long-time caller and square dance enthusiast; now living in Tucson, he was instrumental in creating the Chicago Barn Dance Company in the mid-1970s. In recent years, he has started… View itemStill Image
Description of a Quadrille, 1870, West Virginia
Satirical description of a quadrille, from a West Virginia newspaper; no mention is made of a caller View item
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