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IOCA Barn Dance 1942
Events sponsored by the IOCA, the Intercollegiate Outing Club Association, provided the introduction to square dancing for many young dancers. Students from colleges and universities in the Northeast… View itemSound
Chicken Plucker - Lee Helsel
This is an excerpt of a 1957 recording (Sets in Order #1102) by Lee Helsel that was the first recording of the Chicken Plucker routine created by Bill Shymkus. The dance figures appeared in the… View itemSound
The Girl I Left Behind Me (clip) - Lee Bedford, Jr.
In his brief look at the development of singing calls, Tony Parkes cites the publication of this dance in 1925 as "the earliest description of a singing square I've found so far (in fairly shallow… View itemSound
Cowboy Loop (clip) - Lee Bedford, jr.
This dance was called by Mildred Blakey at the big 1950 Santa Monica dance. View itemStill Image
Square Dances With Calls - Lee Bedford, Jr.
In 1949, Texas caller Lee Bedford released on Imperial Records a four-album set of recordings with music provided by The Big D Ranch Hands. The liner notes, written by Paul Erfer, start by noting,… View itemMoving Image
From Our House to the White House
From Our House to the White HouseThis half-hour documentary tells the story of Sam Queen and the Soco Gap Dancers from the Maggie Valley area of North Carolina. They are widely credited with… View itemMoving Image
Southern Highlanders – square dance, 1947
This dance sequence is an excerpt from the film "Southern Highlanders," 1947, created as part of Form Motor Company's "America at Home" series. The film was directed by Lawrence Madison. The full… View itemStill Image
Buffalo Boy Go Round the Outside
Lawrence Loy is the caller, working with Carson Robison and his Old Timers. (Click on the Additional Files link to hear the audio clip.) You can also download the cover or the instructions from inside… View itemSound
Paddy Dear (clip) - Lawrence Loy
According to a detailed discography, this was recorded January 1946 at RCA Victor Studio, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City - Carson Robison and His Buckaroos View itemSound
East Meets West (clip) - Lawrence Loy
Lawrence Loy was from western Massachusetts but this recording, with its apt title, shows the influence of the western style of dance, with changing choreography. After generic opening figures, two… View item
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