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How Squares Evolved – Tony Parkes
Dance caller and historian Tony Parkes leads a workshop on how square dancing changed from traditional forms to modern squares as found in MWSD clubs. He starts by looking at "swoopies," circular… View itemMoving Image
Merry-Go-Round, The - Tony Parkes
Tony Parkes calls at the Dare To Be Square weekend held November 18-20, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. In his introduction to the dance, Tony commented that this dance… View itemMoving Image
Do-si-do and Face the Sides - Tony Parkes
Tony Parkes calls Ted Sannella's square dance, Do-si-do and Face the Sides, at the Dare To Be Square weekend held November 18-20, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. The tune is… View itemMoving Image
Merry Mix-up - Tony Parkes
Dance by Ted Sannella, published in "Swing the Next" This dance was taught by Tony Parkes as part of his workshop session on New England Square Dances, recorded November 19, 2011, at the… View itemMoving Image
Do-Si-Do and Face the Sides - Tony Parkes
Tony Parkes is the caller in this excerpt of a Ted Sannella composition, "Do-Si-Do and Face the Sides." The dance, at the Kingston, New Hampshire town hall on the evening of November 18,… View itemMoving Image
Do-si-do and Face the Sides - Tony Parkes
Recorded at the Greenfield, MA, Grange Hall on June 27, 2010. The event was sponsored by Country Dance and Song Society to celebrate the publication of "On the Beat with Ralph Sweet."… View itemDocument
Ballroom & the Barn: Dr. Lloyd Shaw, Dean Edwards & the Western Square Dance Revival in Colorado Springs
This article presents a look at square dancing in Colorado Springs from the perspective of Dean Edwards; it appears that the author adopted his views about Lloyd Shaw and to some extent misrepresented… View itemWebsite
Birdie in the Cage - Radiolab
RadioLab, a podcast and popular show on public radio, turned its attention to the world of square dance. This 45 minute program looks at a wide range of topics and includes interviews with Phil… View itemDocument
Square Dance—Houston Style
This article, from Houston History magazine, offers a popular overview of square dance history in that region from the 1940s into the 21st century. The author was , with her husband, president of the… View itemDocument
Arizona Style of Modern Square Dancing
This booklet, created by a consortium of 20 local square dance club, was sponsored by the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department, testament to the rising popularity of square dance at that time.… View itemDocument
Vermont Country Dance Festival - 1953
Program from a 1953 Vermont dance festival, whose avowqed purpose was "To strengthen Vermont's heritage of square and contra dances and to bring together country dance enthusiasts from every… View item
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