Thank you David for these incredible resources - I just have to be careful
and allot myself certain amounts of time or I get so caught up in them that
I get nothing else done.
BTW, Someone just gave me 4 old cds of a bunch of square dances - they look
to be privately made cds with no real labels on them and just a list of the
dances on each (no authors/callers/etc). Bob Livingston is checking them
out. I found one that's to the song "The Battle of New Orleans" which I
looked/searched and found out it was recorded by Bill Castner.
Patricia Campbell
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From: David.Millstone(a)valley.net (David Millstone)
To: trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com, callers(a)sharedweight.net
Cc:
Date: 30 May 2012 19:46:20 -0400
Subject: [Callers] Square Dance resources
Dear dance colleagues,
Here is information for those who are interested in square dances.
1) NEW SQUARE DANCE VIDEOS
You probably already know about the Dare To Be Square weekend held last
November at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. An earlier
e-mail provided links to 100 videos from that event. I'm happy to announce
that an additional 25 video clips are now available of edited interviews
with the six callers who were on staff: Phil Jamison, Larry Edelman, Bob
Dalsemer, Jim Mayo, Larry Edelman, and Bill Litchman.
http://squaredancehistory.org/**omeka/exhibits/show/brasstown-**interviews&…
This link will take you to one part of the prototype of our new Square
Dance History Project. The home page for the exhibit provides links to
each caller, and that subsequent page will offer two tabs, one for the
caller's bio and one that takes you to a page listing those interviews,
with a summary of the contents. Click on the photograph or underlined link
to the right of each summary to bring up the video clip itself. In all,
there are about two hours of interview footage available for your viewing.
Our web designer and others continue to fine-tune the user interface and
the underlying database, so we're not ready for the official launch of the
full site yet... but there seemed no reason not to share this particular
digital exhibit now.
2) THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
Funding for the videotaping was provided by a grant from Country Dance and
Song Society. We also want to thank the other organizations that are
providing financial support for the Square Dance History Project: the Lloyd
Shaw Foundation, CALLERLAB, and The ARTS.
3) LINKS TO DANCE VIDEOS
In case you've misplaced the information, you can view the original 100
dance videos at two locations:
YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/**SquareDanceHistory/videos<http://www.youtu…
VidCaster
http://squaredancehistory.**vidcaster.com/<http://squaredancehistory.vid…
To date, the dance clips on these two channels have been viewed nearly
25,000 times in the five months since they were uploaded. Feel free to pass
along any of these links to others who might be interested.
4) NEW SQUARE DANCE CHANNEL
In addition to the YouTube channel listed above, we've started a new
channel that will include some of the additional material that is being
uploaded:
http://www.youtube.com/user/**SquareDanceHistory2<http://www.youtube.com…
Among the clips are a dozen examples of French-Canadian squares, footage
of CT caller Bob Livingston, some Super 8 footage taken 30+ years ago by
Bob Dalsemer in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, several
demonstration numbers by groups showcasing the Lloyd Shaw style of dancing
and choreography, squares from the Missouri Ozarks with lots of jigging,
dances called by Dick Leger, Earl Johnston, Red Warrick and many more,
examples and instruction in Kentucky set running, some precise modern
square dancing from a Tech Squares weekend, and a talk by Herb Egender, who
was a member of Pappy Shaw's Cheyenne Mountain Dancers on their first trip
to Washington, DC in 1939. In all, there are nearly 60 square dance videos
on that channel with more being added each week.
5) RINER, VA, DARE TO BE SQUARE
Another DTBS event was held in early May in Riner, Virginia, with Phil
Jamison, Michael Ismerio, and Bill Ohse as callers. Bill Ohse (b.1938) is a
highly-regarded West Virginia caller of traditional squares; we now have
video footage of his sessions and several interviews with him. Edited
footage of these Appalachian squares will be uploaded shortly.
6) UPDATE ON THE DTBS SYLLABUS
Finally, I've been told that the final draft of the Brasstown syllabus and
the master CD with more than 150 mp3 audio files (including instruction as
well as dance calls) are ready for final layout and production. CDSS is
aiming to have the combination booklet/CD available by this summer's dance
camp season. Stay tuned... we'll certainly let you know when this treasure
trove is ready.
In the meantime, enjoy the comments by our six well-informed callers, and
thanks for your continued interest in our rich square dance heritage.
David Millstone
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