Come Square Dancing (Australia, 1953)
Creator: Norman Gill (1953)
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Modern square dance came to Australia in a big way in the early 1950s, spurred in large part by two visits by American caller Joe Lewis in 1950 and 1951. This series of articles, in magazine format, from 1953, describes the history of the activity there as well as providing a look at key organizers and callers at the time.
You can hear a series of audio clips of Australian callers (and American callers who played an influential role there) on this website.
Subjects: General - Dance and Culture, Transitional/Western 1950s
Tags: Alan Blackwell, Alan Hicks, Australia, Bill Mather, Bill McGrath, Billy Blinkhorn, Bob Hunt, Chuck Cohen, Doug Neeson, Eddie Carol, Erin O'Daly, Glen Cooper, Graham Peters, Ian Foster, Ivan Porter, Jack Clark, Jack De-La-Warr, Jack Murphy, Jim McCutcheon, Jock Cullen, Joe Lewis, Ken Hawkesford, Len Peters, Leonard Hurst, Myles Coman, Norman Gill, Ralph Malcolm, Ross Ewen, Tasmania, Wal Millsom, Wally Cook
Tags: Alan Blackwell, Alan Hicks, Australia, Bill Mather, Bill McGrath, Billy Blinkhorn, Bob Hunt, Chuck Cohen, Doug Neeson, Eddie Carol, Erin O'Daly, Glen Cooper, Graham Peters, Ian Foster, Ivan Porter, Jack Clark, Jack De-La-Warr, Jack Murphy, Jim McCutcheon, Jock Cullen, Joe Lewis, Ken Hawkesford, Len Peters, Leonard Hurst, Myles Coman, Norman Gill, Ralph Malcolm, Ross Ewen, Tasmania, Wal Millsom, Wally Cook
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Citation
Norman Gill, “Come Square Dancing (Australia, 1953),” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1223.
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Title
Come Square Dancing (Australia, 1953)
Description
Note: The file is a large one. Depending on the speed of your internet connection it may take a while to load. For ease of viewing offline, you could also click on the download icon (next to the print icon).
Modern square dance came to Australia in a big way in the early 1950s, spurred in large part by two visits by American caller Joe Lewis in 1950 and 1951. This series of articles, in magazine format, from 1953, describes the history of the activity there as well as providing a look at key organizers and callers at the time.
You can hear a series of audio clips of Australian callers (and American callers who played an influential role there) on this website.
Modern square dance came to Australia in a big way in the early 1950s, spurred in large part by two visits by American caller Joe Lewis in 1950 and 1951. This series of articles, in magazine format, from 1953, describes the history of the activity there as well as providing a look at key organizers and callers at the time.
You can hear a series of audio clips of Australian callers (and American callers who played an influential role there) on this website.
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Date Created
1953