Download or read book The Complete Book of Square Dancing and Round Dancing written by Betty Casey and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Square dancing is friendship set to music," says author Betty Casey. Just take four couples, old or young, put 'em on a good floor, turn on the music, and you're all set. Whether you've done it before or you're just starting out, this book tells you everything you need to know--85 basic movements used all over the world, the spirited calls unique to square dancing, the costumes and equipment that are best, and music (from "Red River Valley" to "Mack the Knife") that will set your feet in motion. Down-to-earth details and anecdotes give a taste of the good times in store for you. Find out how native folk dances grew out of European quadrilles, jigs, and fandangos. Open this book and get ready to: "wipe off your tie, pull down your vest, and dance with the one you love best." This book includes: 50 basic movements, 35 advanced movements, variations, dances that are a part of the American heritage, Contra and Round Dances, polkas and reels, and calls, past and present.
Download or read book Barnyard Dance written by Sandra Boynton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to do-si-do in the barnyard with Sandra Boynton’s bestselling, toe-tapping Barnyard Dance!—now available in an oversized lap edition! Join twirling pigs, fiddle-playing cows, and other unforgettable animals in their barnyard dance! With rhythmic rhyming text, this book is guaranteed to get kids and adults spinning, swinging, and prancing with the high-spirited cast of characters! It’s BIG fun from Sandra Boynton in the big, big size of this favorite board book. Stomp your feet! Clap your hands! Everybody ready for a BARNYARD DANCE!
Download or read book The Square Dance and Contra Dance Handbook written by Margot Gunzenhauser and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to traditional style square and contra dancing, sometimes referred to as country dancing, covers both music and style and gives background information on various dance types and calling techniques. Ninety dances, presented in chapters according to type (mixers, progressive circles, contra, Southern mountain style, squares and others), in a wide variety of formations are described with drawings and diagrams for many of the movements. A glossary of terms, a directory of addresses (organizations; vendors of books, recordings and audio equipment; and dance camps), and an annotated discography and bibliography are also provided.
Download or read book Square Dance Music Timing written by H. Orlo Hoadley and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hoedown Old Time Square Dancing written by Hong Darnell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-06-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A square dance is a dance for four couples (eight dancers in total) arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, facing the middle of the square. Square dances contain elements from numerous traditional dances and were first documented in 16th-century England. The book is a romance, a mystery, a lively collection of stories and humor about many kinds of music and dance, and an imaginative fiction. But, at its heart it is a song of praise for the dance that spun "connective fibers that stitched the individuals into the warp and woof of society . . . fleshed-out demonstrations that an individual belonged there, that the world of people around them included them, held their hands, danced with them."
Download or read book The American Square Dance written by Margot Mayo and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Country Dance Book written by Beth Tolman and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1937 edition.
Download or read book Square Dance Saturday Night written by and published by . This book was released on 1991-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Country Dance Book written by Beth Tolman and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 1976 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authentic collection of over 75 contra square dances, their origins and lore and how to dance them.
Download or read book Square Dance written by Alan Hines and published by Harpercollins. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In rural Twilight, Texas, eighty-year-old chicken farmer Homer Dillard, borne down by a feeling of abandonment, loses his precocious granddaughter to her once-estranged mother
Download or read book Nelson Music Collection written by Newton F. Tolman and published by Rivercity Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Square Dance Caller written by Rickey Holden and published by . This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Ideas And Definitions Dealing With The Science Of His Art And A Reminder Of His Various Responsibilities.
Download or read book American Square Dances of the West and Southwest written by Lee Owens and published by Palo Alto, Calif. : Pacific Books. This book was released on 1949 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descriptions of the parts, movements and figures of Western and Southwestern square dances. Information on breathing for callers and playing the music. With illustrations and diagrams.
Download or read book Square Dance Calling written by Tony Parkes and published by . This book was released on 2017-07 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to the technical skills of calling traditional square dances, together with call charts for over 50 figures and breaks, a full glossary of terms, and reviews of other square dance books and recordings.
Download or read book Good Morning Music Calls and Directions for Old Time Dancing written by Henry Ford, Jr. and published by Mackaye Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work is a fascinating read for any dance enthusiast or historian of the art. On the final pages illustrations are presented showing many of the movements. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book Hoe down Square Dancing written by Bob Franks and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Professional Square Dance written by Dalton Bainter and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-06-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A square dance is a dance for four couples (eight dancers in total) arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, facing the middle of the square. Square dances contain elements from numerous traditional dances and were first documented in 16th-century England. The book is a romance, a mystery, a lively collection of stories and humor about many kinds of music and dance, and an imaginative fiction. But, at its heart it is a song of praise for the dance that spun "connective fibers that stitched the individuals into the warp and woof of society . . . fleshed-out demonstrations that an individual belonged there, that the world of people around them included them, held their hands, danced with them."
