Here is part two of the live dance called by Frank Lane in Petaluma, California - 1979.

Part one was released on August 10, 2025 - go back and listen then we'll pick it up from there.

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Frank Lane was one of the most important callers in modern square dancing.  A sought-after traveling caller with many recordings on various record labels.  Frank Lane was considered the first to explore what is today called "dancing by definition".

His annual calling tours covered some 60,000 miles every year and included engagements in the San Francisco area, usually following the Asilomar Weekend in California.  Here is a live dance called in Petaluma in 1979.  This would have been Plus in the late seventies.

Part of the George Knox collection of tapes.

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Melton Luttrell began calling in 1950 and over the past seventy-five years has left a last legacy in the square dance activity.  In his home area of Ft. Worth, Texas, Melton has taught thousands of people to dance, mentored dozens of callers, and was instrumental in the construction of Swingtime Dance Center - the premier square dance hall in the U.S.  He producer Square L Records for many years and was a founding father of CALLERLAB.  He is the recipient of the Milestone Award, Gold Card, and Lifetime Achievement Award.  At 97, Melton still gets up to call at his beloved Swingtime Center.

This album was released in 1963 on Square L Records.

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Contra dance and Modern Western Square Dance have co-existed for many decades along separate paths.  This episode is another episode featuring the intersection of Contra and MWSD.  Released as part of a package put together by the Southern California Contra Callers Association - here are the audio tracks.

The caller, Mike Seastrom, is one of the most popular callers in the activity with a long list of accomplishments.  Learn more about Mike by clicking here.

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Buddy Weaver, host of this podcast is todays featured caller.

From a Mainstream Album released in 2012 using music from the Buddy Weaver Music collection.

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The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics.  SIOASD released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world to support use of the SIOASD lists.  This album used the 75 Extended Basics plus Experimental Call for the dance enthusiast.

MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood

Featured callers are:

Frank Lane

Bob Page

Chuck Bryant

Lee Helsel

Barry Medford

Melton Luttrell

Frances Zeller

Al Brundage

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The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics.  SIOASD released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world to support use of the SIOASD lists.  This album used the 75 Extended Basics for the regular club square dancer.

MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood

Featured callers are:

Marshall Flippo

Beryl Main

Earl Johnston

Don Williamson

Gaylon Shull

Dave Taylor

Johnny Davis

Lee Kopman

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The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics.  SIOASD released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world to support use of the SIOASD lists.  This album used the 50 Basics which was designed for the occasional square dancer.

MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood

Featured callers are:

Jerry Helt

Chip Hendrickson

Jeanne Moody (Briscoe)

Norm Wilcox

Bob Ruff

Johnnie Wykoff

C.O. Guest

Cal Golden

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This week our featured caller is Ken Bower.  For over fifty-years, Ken was one of the most sought after traveling caller in the world.  A prolific recording artist with dozens of best selling hits to his name.  Ken Bower is the recipient of the prestigious Milestone Award.

Today's episode is a recording of a live dance from the mid-eighties in Japan.  

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This week our featured callers are Tony Oxendine and Darryl McMillan.  Both have an illustrious calling career spanning nearly fifty years.  Darryl is producer of Ranch  House Records and Tony is producer of Royal Records - both labels have produced many hits in the modern square dance era.

Today's episode is a recording of a live dance from the mid-eighties.  

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