Classic Dances of 1960
This recording comes from the 2001 CALLERLAB convention. (The audio recording is also available online here.) Jim Mayo, the CALLERLAB President at that time, was the MC, and he explains the start of the recording that even though the workshop was billed as Classic Dances of the 1960s, it really is focusing on "1960, that year."
Among the routines used in the workshop:
Hand Turn Hash
Allemande Breaks
Goal Post
Ends Turn in
Chicken Plucker
Texas Star
Progressive Squares
The Route
Wheel & Deal Triple Zero
The workshop description read: "The early 1960’s have been described as the “Golden Years” of square dancing. Classes and clubs were full and folks were flocking to try this activity. Have you ever wondered what was different about our dancing then? This dance will show how we were doing it in those days. We weren’t using as many calls and we were moving a bit faster. Some of the callers who were doing it then will present the “core” choreography of that time along with a few of the classic singing calls of that era."
The Additional Files links to the handout from that event that includes a detailed listing of the callers and the particular choreography being used in that tip.
The workshop handout reads, "At the start of the 1960's modern square dance language and choreography had evolved from its traditional origins. The choreography was based, for the most part, on a set of standard patterns. This evening’s dance will let you experience these standard patterns and some of the ways that callers varied them. Because some of these involve actions that are no longer common we will do just a bit of teaching along the way. This, too, is representative of that era. Nearly every figure was walked through for the dancers before it was called.
"Your callers this evening were all calling at the start of the 1960's. They lived and worked through the period when these figures were the foundation of modern western square dancing. This was a period of explosive growth for the activity."
Subjects: Modern Western 1960 - 1974
Tags: 1960s, Al Stevens, Alle, Chain Down the Line, Chicken Plucker, Ends Turn In, Gloria Rios Roth, Goal Post, Jerry Helt, Jim Mayo, John Kaltenthaler, Martin Mallard, Route, Texas star, Wheel and Deal
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This recording comes from the 2001 CALLERLAB convention. (The audio recording is also available online here.) Jim Mayo, the CALLERLAB President at that time, was the MC, and he explains the start of the recording that even though the workshop was billed as Classic Dances of the 1960s, it really is focusing on "1960, that year."
Among the routines used in the workshop:
Hand Turn Hash
Allemande Breaks
Goal Post
Ends Turn in
Chicken Plucker
Texas Star
Progressive Squares
The Route
Wheel & Deal Triple Zero
The workshop description read: "The early 1960’s have been described as the “Golden Years” of square dancing. Classes and clubs were full and folks were flocking to try this activity. Have you ever wondered what was different about our dancing then? This dance will show how we were doing it in those days. We weren’t using as many calls and we were moving a bit faster. Some of the callers who were doing it then will present the “core” choreography of that time along with a few of the classic singing calls of that era."
The Additional Files links to the handout from that event that includes a detailed listing of the callers and the particular choreography being used in that tip.
The workshop handout reads, "At the start of the 1960's modern square dance language and choreography had evolved from its traditional origins. The choreography was based, for the most part, on a set of standard patterns. This evening’s dance will let you experience these standard patterns and some of the ways that callers varied them. Because some of these involve actions that are no longer common we will do just a bit of teaching along the way. This, too, is representative of that era. Nearly every figure was walked through for the dancers before it was called.
"Your callers this evening were all calling at the start of the 1960's. They lived and worked through the period when these figures were the foundation of modern western square dancing. This was a period of explosive growth for the activity."