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Elizabeth Burchenal 3 - big set demo
This appears to be a demonstration of various southern Appalachian big set figures. There are several shots of musicians scattered throughout.The film starts with the Georgia Rang Tang figure, also… View itemMoving Image
Elizabeth Burchenal 2 - big set in field
Brief shot of Elizabeth Burchenal herself at the start; shots of musicians (guitar, 2 banjos, fiddle) at 2:51 Figures include: Opposite turn by right hand; partner turn by left hand; swing… View itemMoving Image
Eleanor Roosevelt square dancing
Newsreel footage of Eleanor Roosevelt dancing in Arthurdale, West Virginia, 1940 View itemSound
El Paso Star - Bill McGrath
Bill McGrath was one of the leading callers in Australia, a self-taught patter caller based in Melbourne. View itemStill Image
El Paso squares, 1940s
This selection of photos shows the Sun City Promenaders, a square dance club in El Paso, and several Square Dance Festivals in 1947. The photos are from the Jimmy Clossin Papers at the University of… View itemMoving Image
El Paso dancing, 1939
Square Dancing in downtown, El Paso, Texas, recorded during the Sun Carnival of 1939. We don't know for certain, but it's likely that these dancers were coached by El Paso caller Herb Greggerson. Pay… View itemSound
Eight to the Center - Les Gotcher, 1954
This live recording comes from a Les Gotcher Square Dance Institute. You'll note that Gotcher starts the music while squares are still forming up; he calls out that another couples is needed in the… View itemWebsite
Edson H. Cole - website
In her 1939 Folk Songs of Old New England, Eloise Hubbard Linscott writes, "Edson H. Cole of Freedom, New Hampshire, has been fiddler, caller, and dancing master for more than 30 years. When he was a… View itemWebsite
Edson Cole
This site looks at the career and music of Edson Cole, a New Hampshire fiddler and dancing master in the early part of the 1900s. Here, from a 78rpm recording, he is directing the changes for the… View itemMoving Image
Eddie Mayall - hash
Modern square dance, Plus program. Videotaped by Tim Stanger at the Papoose Pond square dance weekend, N. Waterford, Maine, 1994. View itemWebsite
Ed Thrall and the Story of His Most Contentious Hall
Thrall Hall in East Windsor is a lot of things. By most accounts, it's a fascinating example of vernacular or folk architecture, a 70' x 100' facility with a floor resting on tires that could be… View itemSound
Ed Gilmore Teaching Dance Style
This is an audio recording of Ed Gilmore calling a morning workshop at the Minnesota State Convention in 1954. His subject is dancing style. At about 7 minutes he starts a teach of the figure for his… View item
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