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Les Gotcher recordings
A selection of record labels and a record jacket, samples of Les Gotcher's prolific output View itemStill Image
Vermont square dancers - 1950s
A series of photographs, mostly from the big square dance gatherings in Northfield and Montpelier, Vermont. View itemWebsite
Frank Fortune and the Bradford (NH) Barn Dance
Back in the 1930s and 1940s in many of the villages of New England were held dances referred to as "Barn Dances" or "Round and Square Dances" or "Eastern Barn Dance Style Square Dances". As people did… View itemMoving Image
Kathy Anderson - Getting started as a caller
Today, Kathy Anderson is one of the more active callers of traditional and newly-composed square dances in the contra dance world; she is a featured caller at dance weekends and camps across the… View itemMoving Image
Kathy Anderson - Patter Calling
Caller Kathy Anderson is well-known for her fast-moving squares, accompanied by equally lively patter calling. She talks about how she uses patter, what she chooses to include and what to leave out,… View itemMoving Image
Kathy Anderson - Sandy Bradley, an appreciation
Sandy Bradley was a dynamic Seattle caller who burst onto the dance scene in the 1970s and early 1980, bringing an enthusiastic presence and a love of traditional western squares to audiences around… View itemMoving Image
Kathy Anderson - four styles of squares
Caller Kathy Anderson gives an overview of the characteristics of four different regional styles of traditional square dances-- old-time Southern, New England, traditional Western, and singing… View itemMoving Image
Kathy Anderson - Youth Square Dance Scene
Caller Kathy Anderson discusses the burst of enthusiasm among young people for simple square dances set to hot old-time tunes. Starting in Portland, Oregon, with the efforts of caller Bill Martin, the… View itemStill Image
Square Dance and Folk Dance (Japan)
Cover and first page of book that Winfield Niblo helped get published in Japan. Niblo played a key role in bringing American square dance to Japan in the time immediately after World War II. ---Edited… View itemWebsite
Lighted Lantern Folk Dance Camp
The Lighted Lantern was also known as the Rocky Mountain Square Dance Camp. It was operated by Paul and Pauline Kermiet from 1948to 1967. This website pays homage to the camp and includes a roster of… View item
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