Buddy Weaver Podcast

Ken Bower is one of the most iconic callers in modern western square dancing.  As popular and sought after today as he was fifty-five years ago.  This was a studio recorded collection of singing calls, some originally done by him and some by his friends.

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Here is the second part of the Bob Fisk dance from 1961.  Please listen to part one in last weeks episode.

The dancing is fast, the calling exuberant, and there were fewer calls used as compared to square dancing today.  Here is a good example of great dancing with 50 calls or less.

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This episode features probably one of the most popular callers from the sixties through the eighties - BOB FISK.  Previously featured in this podcast.  Bob was a recording artist for the Blue Star Record label, here he is calling a dance in 1961.

The dancing is fast, the calling exuberant, and there were fewer calls used as compared to square dancing today.  Here is a good example of great dancing with 50 calls or less.

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Recorded live in San Diego over the summer of 2024.  Caller is Buddy Weaver

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.

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Recorded at the USA West Convention in San Diego, California here is Buddy Weaver speaking on the topic understanding and utilizing the SSD (Social Square Dance) program.

Buddy shares his years of experience as a dance leader, caller, and teacher in a pragmatic approach to this new tool that could change the course of square dancing.  It is certainly timely as we discuss the Proposal.

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This episode is an encore featuring Blue Star Records 1001, the first long-play album featuring Marshall Flippo.

Released in June 1961 and an excellent representation of the square dance music, calls, and style of the time.  For today's dancer, you may notice there are none of the "Ocean Wave" calls that are so popular today.  The pace of dancing is a bit quicker and is true "wind-in-your-face" dancing.  Marshall Flippo was the master of moving dancers smoothly from call to call.

Read more about Marshall Flippo here

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

American Square Dance publishes the companion lesson plan for this audio presentation.  Become a subscriber at americansquaredance.com

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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