George Greene - Lloyd Shaw letters
This is correspondence between St. Louis dance organizer George Greene and Lloyd Shaw, setting up a 1952 visit by Shaw to the area. Note that Shaw indicates (p. 3) that he will come for expenses and will not ask for an honorarium. Greene explains that they are expecting about 125 squares (1000 dancers!) at one event during Shaw's visit, pointing out that the recent Joe Lewis event attracted about 600 people.
Also of interest is Shaw's response (p. 6) in which he explains why he probably won't call much himself:
"My theory is that the local caller is for the local dancer actually and in absolute fact 'the best caller in the world.' To build him up and make him think so and to try to make his dancers think so, is the very best thing I can do. So I have been doing very little calling myself."
The Additional Files includes a letter from Greene to Ed Gilmore, an indicator of the kind of correspondence that Greene was maintaining with nationally-known callers.
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1950s
Tags: George Greene, Lloyd Shaw, St. Louis
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Also of interest is Shaw's response (p. 6) in which he explains why he probably won't call much himself:
"My theory is that the local caller is for the local dancer actually and in absolute fact 'the best caller in the world.' To build him up and make him think so and to try to make his dancers think so, is the very best thing I can do. So I have been doing very little calling myself."
The Additional Files includes a letter from Greene to Ed Gilmore, an indicator of the kind of correspondence that Greene was maintaining with nationally-known callers.