The year is 1950 and two new albums are out - the first is the only known studio recording of Lloyd "Pappy" Shaw. Considered by many to the father of Modern Square Dancing, Dr. Shaw gained an impressive reputation through the publication of his book - "Cowboy Dances" and the touring performances of his Cheyenne Mountain School students.

This recording features three dances from the "Duel In The Sun" motion picture.

Also in 1950 came the release of a series of albums for both the new and experienced dancer from the newly formed Windsor Records label. At the helm of Windsor Records was Doc Alumbaugh, a retired medical doctor who was full-time in teaching and calling in Southern California. Doc was considered not only a pioneer in the early modern square dance movement, but also an avid promoter.

This recording features two dances from his Dances For Experienced Dancers on Windsor.

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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. This album used the CALLERLAB Mainstream list plus Quarterly Experimental calls. By contrast to the 75 Extended Basics for club dancers, the Mainstream list had many more calls and was for the dance enthusiast.

MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood

Featured callers are:

Jerry Haag

Dick Houlton

Frank Lane

Mac Letson

Dave Lightly

Ron Schneider

Bob Vineyard

Nelson Watkins

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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:

Hillie Bailey

Bailey Campbell

Lee Helsel

Marlin Hull

Billy Lewis

Singin' Sam Mitchell

Gloria Roth

Allen Tipton

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BONUS EPISODE

In this bonus episode of the Buddy Weaver Podcast, I feature the SSD—also known as the new Mainstream square dance program—called entirely by me using all modern music. Drawing on my experience with SSD, I show how contemporary music and thoughtful choreography come together in an energetic environment

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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:

Al Brundage

Joe Lewis

Melton Luttrell

Garnet May

Darryl McMillan

Jack Murtha

Al Stevens

Dave Taylor

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A live recording done at Sunny Hills Barn in Fullerton, California. From 1948 to 1962, it was the largest square dance hall in America boasting a dance floor that would hold 150 squares.

Saturday nights at Sunny Hills drew a full house with some of the big names in calling. Bruce Stotts was one of them. Hailing from Fresno, California, he was known for his choreography and smooth delivery. Here is his calling as recorded on an album in 1960.

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BONUS EPISODE

Here are brand-new singing calls from the Blue Star Music label featuring the calling of Curt Braffet, Eric Henerlau, Mike Hogan, Andy Allemao, and Dan Sahstrom.

THIS IS THE MODERN SOUND OF SQUARE DANCING

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Morris Sevada billed himself as the "Indian Square Dance Caller". He started his calling career around 1948, turning professional in 1955 and became a traveling caller in 1959.

A native Navajo who wrote that he had graduated from the Fort Wingate Indian School. History teaches us that it was a government-run boarding school for the purpose of "educating" students not to speak or practice their tribal language and customs. He studied voice under renown tenor, Clarence Toptokah.

This album released in 1961 featured MORRIS SEVADA

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