Square Dance History Project
The rich story of North American square dance finally has a home in the digital age.

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Texas Whirlwind (clip) - Rickey Holden

Starting with a simply RH star in the center, Holden ups the complexity with a series of Catch All Eight calls around outside of the circle. === TEXAS WHIRLWIND (Folkraft 1073A) – Rickey… View item
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Buffalo Gals (clip) - Piute Pete

Resident caller the Village Barn in New York City View item
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Silver Bell (clip) - Paul Hunt

music by the Rock Candy Mountaineers View item
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Ends Turn In (clip) - Raymond Smith

Dance created by Ed Gilmore, with many versions available on this site. Music here is played by Jack Barbour's band. View item
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Catch All Eight (clip) - Fenton "Jonesy" Jones

Music by the Cliffie Stone Band View item
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Choc-A-Taw (clip) - Dick Leger

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Andy Allemao - Hexagon Squares

The video shows Andy Allemao calling and explaining Hexagon Squares at the California State Square Dance Convention. April 8-10, 2011 in Balboa Park, San Diego. If you've never seen this you will… View item
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Four Star Hash (clip) - Ed Gilmore

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Hot Time in the Old Town / Girls to the Center (clip) - Richard Kraus

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Hashing the Breaks (clip) - Les Gotche

Les Gotcher was the self-proclaimed king of hash. Here's an example of his calling. Square dance enthusiasts who followed him from dance to dance in New England in the 1950s noticed, though, that… View item
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Red River Valley (clip) - Fenton "Jonesy" Jones

music by Stan James and the Valley Boys View item
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Hurry, Hurry, Hurry (clip) - Doc Alumbaugh

This dance is based on a song that was made popular by the Andrews Sisters in 1949. A YouTube recording is available here. View item