Square Dance History Project
The rich story of North American square dance finally has a home in the digital age.

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Cecil Sharp at Pine Mountain Settlement School

Cecil Sharp first encountered southern Appalachian dancing at the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky on August 31, 1917. (See here for Sharp's notes that day in his diary.) The event became… View item
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Buffalo Gals (clip) - Piute Pete

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Piute Pete – Square Dance Party Book

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Red River Valley (clip) - Piute Pete

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Shoo Fly (clip) - Piute Pete

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Looby Loo (clip) - Piute Pete

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Piute Pete - photo and card

See also the postcard featuring Piute Pete. View item
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Piute Pete - albums

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Piute Pete - dance directions (album insert)

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A Callers' Association? - 1952 discussion

https://archive.org/details/northernjunket38page/page/16/mode/1upCALLERLAB, the association of modern western square dance callers, was established in 1974. However, discussions about creating caller… View item
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Quadrille Club, Les Lanciers or Duval's 2nd Set, Quadrilles No. 1, 2 &3

This video was intended as an introduction to Regency quadrille dancing for new members of Quadrille Club thus at one point in the first quadrille the ladies make a circle in the centre of the set… View item
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Les Lanciers or Duval's 2nd Set. No.4 & 5

Intended as an introduction to Regency quadrilles for new members of Quadrille Club, the steps used in the Grand Chain have been simplified by leaving out the `Ballotes' called for in the origional… View item