The Lloyd Shaw Foundation is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and teaching of the folk dances of America.
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Lloyd Shaw and the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers
This is the story of an extraordinary educator who also became a dance leader. From 1916 to 1951, Lloyd Shaw conducted an experiment in public education that won national attention. After coaching a successful football team for several years, he discontinued the sport and went in search of a safer and more inclusive activity. When he stumbled upon the American square dance, he knew he had found something precious that could occupy his students and enrich the lives of adults as well. He researched this intrinsically American folk art and developed an exhibition team of high school students whose performances during the 1940s revived an interest in square dancing across the nation. Much of the story of his life presented here was written by Lloyd Shaw himself and by his wife Dorothy Stott Shaw, who was a respected poet in the Colorado Springs area. It has been edited and completed by their granddaughter, Enid Obee Cocke. |
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Sets In Order 1948-1985, Two Disk Set
In 1948 Bob Osgood started publishing Sets in Order, a magazine for square dancers in southern California. Over the years this magazine grew to become internationally recognized. This 2 DVD set contains all 444 issues (over 32,000 pages) of the magazine digitized in the .PDF format. They can be viewed on virtually any computer using a freely available .PDF reader. Issues are easily searched using Adobe Reader's Advanced Search capability. Learn about the history of Sets In Order here.
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Don Armstrong's Dance Workbook
Over 200 dances Don used most frequently at programs, camps and workshops here and abroad. 139 contras and quadrilles, 8 line or novelty dances, 9 Sicilian circles, 12 couple dances, 18 mixers, 3 progressive trios, 40 folk dances from a dozen countries.
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Cowboy Dances by Lloyd Shaw
This is a faithful reproduction of the original “Bible of Square Dancing.” Despite changes in square dancing since first published, the calls, diagrams and photographic descriptions are basic to the movement today. The chapters on the history, styling, and spirit of the American Square Dance make this a book to be treasured.
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An Elegant Collection of Squares and Contras
An Elegant Collection by Ralph Page. This is truly an elegant collection of dances including; No Problem Contras, Nice and Easy Contras, Traditional Contras, Contemporary Contras, New England Squares, Singing Quadrilles, Lancers and Heritage Dances. It includes the music for 50 dance tunes chosen by Ralph Page to be especially suitable for the dances in the book. This collection is a major contribution to American dance literature.
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