St. Louis square dancers, early 1950s
These photos are from the early St. Louis square dance scene, organized in part by George Greene and his wife, Betty. George Greene played an active role bringing to the St. Louis area some of the big-name callers (Joe Lewis, Lloyd Shaw, Ed Gilmore) whom he met at the Shaw summer school in Colorado Springs in 1951-1954.
As an indication of the popularity of square dancing at that time, in a related document Greene mentions that the Loe Lewis dance "had 78 squares, or around 600 people, and the enthusiasm that it has stimulated has been very healthy."
Photo 1: Dancers from Clayton, Missouri, early 1950s
Back row from left: Betty Greene, Nadine Hirth, Esther Garner, Claire Lewis, ?, ?, ? Marthy Genty
Middle: unknown
Front row from left: ?, Tom Genty, Elmer Hirth, George Greene, Joe Lewis, ?, Claude Garner
Photo 2:
Back row: Joe and Claire Lewis
Front row: George and Betty Greene, ?, ?
Photo 3:
?, Dru and Ed Gilmore, George and Betty Greene
Photo 4:
Joe Lewis
Photo 5:
Lloyd and Dorothy Shaw, April 27, 1952, on the occasion of their visit to the St. Louis area. (See this item for more information about that.)
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1950s
Tags: Betty Greene, Dorothy Shaw, Ed Gilmore, George Greene, Joe Lewis, Lloyd Shaw, St. Louis
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: George Greene - Lloyd Shaw letters |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Clayton Eighters - guidelines |
| This Item | is related to | Item: George & Betty Greene - dance history |
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These photos are from the early St. Louis square dance scene, organized in part by George Greene and his wife, Betty. George Greene played an active role bringing to the St. Louis area some of the big-name callers (Joe Lewis, Lloyd Shaw, Ed Gilmore) whom he met at the Shaw summer school in Colorado Springs in 1951-1954.
As an indication of the popularity of square dancing at that time, in a related document Greene mentions that the Loe Lewis dance "had 78 squares, or around 600 people, and the enthusiasm that it has stimulated has been very healthy."
Photo 1: Dancers from Clayton, Missouri, early 1950s
Back row from left: Betty Greene, Nadine Hirth, Esther Garner, Claire Lewis, ?, ?, ? Marthy Genty
Middle: unknown
Front row from left: ?, Tom Genty, Elmer Hirth, George Greene, Joe Lewis, ?, Claude Garner
Photo 2:
Back row: Joe and Claire Lewis
Front row: George and Betty Greene, ?, ?
Photo 3:
?, Dru and Ed Gilmore, George and Betty Greene
Photo 4:
Joe Lewis
Photo 5:
Lloyd and Dorothy Shaw, April 27, 1952, on the occasion of their visit to the St. Louis area. (See this item for more information about that.)