"Can't act, can't sing, slightly bald.
Can dance a little."
Hollywood executive on Fred Astaire's first screen test
Round Dance Information
What is Round Dancing? -
Colorado Round Dance Association (CRDA)
History of Dance
A Brief History of Square & Round Dancing -
Herb Egender
Histories of Square Dancing links
Square Dance History in the U.S. -
DOSADO
Heritage Dancers -
Histories of Square Dancing from the 1700s until the 1950s email
An American Ballroom Companion -
History of many types of dancing
Society of Dance History Scholars
History of Dance
Latin American music & dance history
FISHTAIL
From a ragtime animal dance popular in the early 20th century,
involving an erotic grinding of the hips.
International & National Organizations
International Choreographed Ballroom Dancers Association (ICBDA) -
(formally known as the Universal Round Dance Council - URDC) R/D dancer organization, yearly dance & education convention, newsletter, Figure & Rhythm Technical Manual
ROUNDALAB -
R/D teacher organization, ASCAP & BMI licensing, insurance, phase rating system, figure descriptions, yearly convention, newsletter
Canadian Square and Round Dance Society (CSRDS)
European Association of American Square Dancing Clubs e.V. (EAASDC)
European Callers & Teacher's Association (ECTA)
DRDC - DIXIE Round Dance Council:
Monthly newsletter, great source of dance festivals and club teaches from around the world
CALLERLAB -
S/D teacher organization, ASCAP & BMI licensing, insurance, yearly convention, newsletter
United Square Dancers of America (USDA) -
email
USA
West Square Dance Conventions -
Yearly square, round, contra, and clogging convention held in western United States
Lloyd Shaw Foundation:
Educational dance information & archives
United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USABDA)
International Dance Sport Federation (IDSF)
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) -
Music preforming rights
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) -
Media & broadcasting licensing
Harry Fox Agenency, Inc. (HFA) -
HFA offers publishers & licensees a single source for licensing, collection & distribution of royalties
PASO DOBLE
Spanish one-step (a dance that requires a single step per beat of music)
originally popular in the 1930's.
Online Directories of Dancers, Instructors, & Clubs
Round Dance Internet Directory (RDID produced by Roger Ward) -
E-mail address for dancers around the world & other great info
ROUNDALAB: Member Instructors Worldwide
URDC National Carousel Clubs: Member Instructors Worldwide, National Carousel Club Information
Squaredancing.com
Organizations, Square Dance Callers, Round Dance Cuers, Festivals, & Vendors listings from around the world
Western Square Dancing -
Listing of Square Dance Callers & Round Dance Cuers
USDA Square Dance Links Around the World
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory -
Includes many types of dancing
Square Dance World -
Listing of where to dance by state
CEDER Caller & Cuer Database, Events & Places to Dance - around the world
Where 2 Dance
TWO STEP
A ballroom dance, performed in an even, regular rhythm.
Two Step is the ancestor of the foxtrot.
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Publications & Online Classified Ads
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DRDC - DIXIE Round Dance Council:
Monthly newsletter, great source of dance festivals and club teaches from around the world
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Cue Sheet Magazine -
Great cue sheet source, available via mailing and/or website (Fran & Jim Kropf)
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Northeast Square Dance Magazine
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American Square Dancer Magazine
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Open Squares Radio Commercials to Promote Square Dancing
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Dance Classified Ads
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RDID Advertisements
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Square Dance Classified Links
MAMBO
Cuban dance popular in the US and Europe in the mid-1950's.
The Mambo is a combination of Latin American & Jazz.
There is one beat in each bar on which the dancer does not take a step.
Online Dance Groups:
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Updated 25 May 2008 tac
