Mary Jo (Bradford) Brearley - interview
Creator: Mary Jo Brearley (November 20, 2013)
Teenager Mary Jo (Bradford) Brearley and her younger brother John were the first teems to attend Lloyd Shaw's summer institute in Colorado. Her mother, also Mary Jo, was a physical education teacher in Tulsa and was teaching square dancing in the area. Among the topics discussed are dancing in Oklahoma, the summer institutes, her relationship with Lloyd and Dorothy Shaw, the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers and their participation in the institute, dancing in Central City (CO). The interview was conducted in her Iowa home.
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Tags: Central City, Cheyenne Mountain Dancers, Dorothy Shaw, John Bradford, Lloyd Shaw, Mary Jo Bradford, Mary Jo Brearley, Mary Josy Bradford, Oklahoma, Tulsa
Tags: Central City, Cheyenne Mountain Dancers, Dorothy Shaw, John Bradford, Lloyd Shaw, Mary Jo Bradford, Mary Jo Brearley, Mary Josy Bradford, Oklahoma, Tulsa
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| This Item | is related to | Item: Reminiscences of Lloyd Shaw - Mary Jo Bradford |
| This Item | is related to | Item: John and Mary Josy Bradford |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Central City, Colorado - 1955 |
| Item: Lloyd Shaw's summer class - photos | is related to | This Item |
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Mary Jo Brearley, “Mary Jo (Bradford) Brearley - interview,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 22, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1765.
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Mary Jo (Bradford) Brearley - interview
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Teenager Mary Jo (Bradford) Brearley and her younger brother John were the first teems to attend Lloyd Shaw's summer institute in Colorado. Her mother, also Mary Jo, was a physical education teacher in Tulsa and was teaching square dancing in the area. Among the topics discussed are dancing in Oklahoma, the summer institutes, her relationship with Lloyd and Dorothy Shaw, the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers and their participation in the institute, dancing in Central City (CO). The interview was conducted in her Iowa home.
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November 20, 2013