"The Square Dance" - David Hendrix, 1951
East Tennessee caller D. B., Hendrix provides a general introduction to square dancing. He writes, "Square dancing is easy to learn. Anyone who can march or keep time to music can learn it. in nearly every community there is at least one person who can call square dances to some degree. Form a square dance group in your community. Eight couples are a good number. Meet once or twice a month. Visit established square dance groups. Come home and practice the new figures. Soon your group will have built up such a repertoire that they will be invited to dance on public programs, just as singers are invited."
The author's comments ("in nearly every community...") attest to the growing popularity of square dance in American communities at this time, when square dancing was beginning a great revival.
A biography of the author can be found at the related item, "Smoky Mountain Square Dances."
Subjects: Southern Appalachian - general, Southern / Appalachian / Four-couple squares, Southern / Appalachian / Big sets
Tags: D. B. Hendrix, Tennessee
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The author's comments ("in nearly every community...") attest to the growing popularity of square dance in American communities at this time, when square dancing was beginning a great revival.
A biography of the author can be found at the related item, "Smoky Mountain Square Dances."