Previously released in May 2024, the complete episode is re-released making it easier for listeners to find.

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Buddy Weaver presents five singing calls - derivatives of songs that are produced exclusively for square dance educational use - that will introduce you to modern square dancing.

Here is part two of the live Plus dance called by Jerry Jestin in 2017.  If you haven' t heard part one - stop - go back and listen to last weeks episode.

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Jerry Jestin, one of the most innovative callers when it came to choreography and presentation, is featured.  Jerry who started calling as a youth in his native Canada went on to travel the world as a professional caller.  He recorded many hits on many labels and was a true pioneer in the square and round dance activity in Yuma, Arizona.  Calling while his wife, Janice taught clogging, they built a very successful winter program from 1984 to 2018, when they retired.

This episode has Jerry Jestin calling the Plus program.

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The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The introductory list was called the 50 Basics with the next list called Extended 75 Basics, which represented club level dancing.  

In addition to these lists were calls that were newly created and experiencing some dancer popularity.  They were referred to as "experimental calls".  This album includes the experimental calls from 1972.

This was the second year experimental calls were featured in an album by Sets In Order.  

MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood

Featured callers are:

Ken Bower

Jerry Helt

John Hendron

Bruce Johnson

Johnny LeClair

Dick Houlton

Ron Schneider

Gary Shoemake

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The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The introductory list was called the 50 Basics with the next list called Extended 75 Basics.  These 75 calls were what represented an average club dance in 1972 and would be the forerunner of the original CALLERLAB Mainstream Program.

This was the third consecutive year these lists were featured in an album by Sets In Order.  All this was developed under the direction of owner/publisher - Bob Osgood, who is also the MC on this album.

Featured callers are:

Al Brownlee

Johnny Davidson

Bob Dubree

C.O. Guest

Arnie Kronenberger

Bob Page

Chris Vear

Wayne West

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The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The introductory list was called the 50 Basics - featured on this Sets In Order album for the third year.  At the time of this recording, these lists were accepted throughout the square dance world and in fact, are the forerunner of todays CALLERLAB Basics program.

MC is Bob Osgood and featured callers are:

Don Armstrong

Bob Dawson

Marshall Flippo

Melton Luttrell

Jim Mayo

Earle Park

Wally Schultz

Bob Van Antwerp

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SSD or Social Square Dancing program is a 25 hour long 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.

This recording is from a 2/3 Way Dance held for students learning SSD.  Not every call in the program is used.

Caller is Buddy Weaver

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Arnie Kronenberger, one of the more recognized names on the travel calling circuit in the 1950s and 1960s.  A CALLERLAB founding father, he recorded many singles and albums.  Here is one from the Sets In Order Record label where he is recorded calling for his club in Los Angeles, called the Rinky Dinks.

Presented with permission of the Bob Osgood family.

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This episode we feature a vintage Blue Star Records long-play album recorded by Marshall Flippo.  Released in October 1976 as Blue Star 1035.  This album features ten singing calls which includes Flippo's 100th release.  The Merelene Singers are on backup on every song.

Read more about Marshall Flippo here

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The second of two parts featuring the Blue Star Music dance held in Los Angeles, October 2019.

The following callers and songs are featured:

Ken Bower - "Blue Stone Rag" (hoedown) on Blue Star 526

Ken Bower - "Marry You" on Blue Star 2581

Andy Allemao - "Michi Hoedown" (hoedown) on Blue Star 569

Andy Allemao - "Summertime" on Blue Star 2463

Buddy Weaver - "All I Want To Do Hoedown" on Blue Star 583

Buddy Weaver - "Let Me Sing" (future release)

All Staff - "Let The Good Times Roll" on Blue Star 2563

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