Square Dance History Project
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Keeler Calling

This three-disk set of 78rpm records features caller Elisha Keeler and the band with whom he recorded, Mac Ceppos and his Country Rhythm Boys:   Mac Ceppos, violin   Eddie Smith, accordion   Bill… View item
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Square Dance - George Balanchine ballet

This video documents the marriage of square dance with ballet. According to the George Balachine Trust's website: "InSquare Dance, Balanchine joined the traditions of American folk dance with… View item
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Square Dance Tonight - with Elisha Keeler

This 1949 film features caller Elisha Keeler of South Salem, NY. Keeler was featured in The New Yorker in a brief "Talk of the Town" piece in 1949 and then was given a lengthy profile (some 5,000… View item
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Westchester's Famous Square Dance Expert

Article describing Elisha Keeler's approach to calling squares View item