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The Sets In Order organization, started in 1948 as a monthly square dance magazine along with a record label producing music with and without calls for square dancing.   Under the direction of Bob Osgood, Sets In Order would branch out into educational resources, printed and recorded along with institutes for dancers and callers.  Many point to Sets In Order and Bob Osgood as the major force behind the evolution of Modern Western Square Dancing.

By 1971, "Sets" had developed two lists that would standardize which calls all dancers may be expected to know.  Standardization of this kind would make it possible for dancers to travel the world and be able to find dancing that would be comfortable for them.  This album represents the entry level 50 calls plus twenty-five "EXTENDED BASICS".

This is the first time a Japanese caller is featured on any recording.

MC is Bob Osgood and featured callers are:

Jerry Haag

Jerry Helt

Bruce Johnson

Jon Jones

Frank Lane

Jim Mayo

Tac Ozaki

Bob Van Antwerp

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The Sets In Order organization, started in 1948 as a monthly square dance magazine along with a record label producing music with and without calls for square dancing.   Under the direction of Bob Osgood, Sets In Order would branch out into educational resources, printed and recorded along with institutes for dancers and callers.  Many point to Sets In Order and Bob Osgood as the major force behind the evolution of Modern Western Square Dancing.

By 1971, "Sets" had developed two lists that would standardize which calls all dancers may be expected to know.  Standardization of this kind would make it possible for dancers to travel the world and be able to find dancing that would be comfortable for them.  This album represents the entry level of square dancing as proposed by "Sets" and included fifty "BASIC" or fundamental calls.

MC is Bob Osgood and featured callers are:

Al Brundage

Curley Custer

Johnny LeClair

Dick Leger

Joe Lewis

Jack Murtha

Bob Page

Bob Ruff

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Buddy Weaver is a caller committed to introducing modern square dancing to the general public so they may experience the excitement and social physicality of it all.  Here now are five singing calls - derivatives of songs that are produced exclusively for square dance educational use - that will introduce you to modern square dancing.

Each of the five singing calls include a teaching narration, they introduce the fundamentals in sequence from the first through the fifth singing call.

American Square Dance publication (americansquaredance.com) will have a downloadable pdf guide for the dances.

Buddy Weaver is copyright owner of all music and tracks.  Permission is granted for non-modified, home use to introduce your non-dancing friends to our activity.  

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This episode we feature a vintage Blue Star Records long-play album recorded by Marshall Flippo.  Released in March 1976 as Blue Star 1034.  This album features patter calling using the "Mainstream Plus Calls" from 1976.

Read more about Marshall Flippo here

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If you haven't listened to part one, featured on April 28, 2024, stop - go back and listen - then we'll join this dance in progress.

Ron Schneider calling in 1960

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Ron Schneider was a popular caller in the middle to eastern part of the US, starting in the sixties and through the eighties.  He started calling the old time squares as a boy in Ohio, later graduating to modern western square dancing.  By 1960, he had become a much sought after caller and his name spread through his recordings on the Grenn Record label.  Ron was known for calling challenging material.  

This dance was recorded in 1960 in Massachusetts.  

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The second long-play album produced by Merl Olds, owner of Hi Hat Records in collaboration with CBS  to promote square dancing, here is an album of easy dances.  Although one or two calls are no longer used in beginner dances, the overall recording is ideal for beginners and an excellent resource for SSD dancers/callers.

Music is by Hi Hat Records.  Calling is by Lee Schmidt, who has been featured in the BWM podcast before.  He was an excellent caller and singer who limited his travels to the western states, where he was greatly sought after.  

From the Gloria Schmidt collection.

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SSD or Social Square Dancing program is a 12-14 entry program to become a full-fledged square dancer.  It is dancing the way, square dancing was meant to be - smoothly moving from call-to-call - also known as "wind in your face" dancing.

Here are the callers and singing calls in this episode:

Dan Sahstrom calling "What You Do To Me" on Hi Hat 5268

Buddy Weaver and Ken Bower calling "Come To Me" on Hi Hat 5366

Ken Bower calling "Greater" on Blue Star 2643

Jerry Junck calling "Heart Of Mine" on Hi Hat 5367

Buddy Weaver calling "Neon Moon" on Blue Star 2642

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SSD or Social Square Dancing program is a 12-14 entry program to become a full-fledged square dancer.  It is dancing the way, square dancing was meant to be - smoothly moving from call-to-call - also known as "wind in your face" dancing.

Far and away the most popular downloads on this podcast, todays SSD live dance was recorded in March 2024 featuring Buddy Weaver calling and music from the buddyweavermusic.com catalog.

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ENCORE

Part four in the series covering the Santa Monica Diamond Jubilee square dance.  The largest square dance ever, held on July 13, 1950 with 15,000 dancers, 35,000 spectators.

A true audio snapshot of history.

In this episode you will hear the following callers and dances:

Phil Beggs - "Forward Three"

Jim Munyon - "The Old Pine Tree"

Jack Hoheisal - "Forward Six And Fall Back Eight"

Jim Williamson - "Around And Through"

Fenton "Jonesy" Jones - "There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight"

Ed Gilmore - "Bird In The Cage"

Paul Pierce - "Coming Round The Mountain"

Thanks to Don Ward from California for his help on this episode.  Don and his wife, Shirley danced at the Santa Monica Diamond Jubilee on July 13, 1950

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