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

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Six Styles of Square Dance - Rickey Holden

Trying to categorize the different varieties of square dance can be a challenging task. Noted caller and dance historian Rickey Holden published his thoughts in this 1955 article in his American… View item
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Square Dance Resources - CDSS website

Note (November 2025): The CDSS site no longer shows this collection. A version has been archived on the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive. Use this link.A rich, detailed, extensive collection of… View item
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Bill Litchman - Rocky Mountain Square Dancing

This overview of square dance history focuses on two major groups of square dance. One group (northern, Eastern, Maritime, etc.) relies on quadrille-style figures, with couples interacting across the… View item