Old-time music and dance
Old Time Dance Party!
A guide to calling dances and
creating a dance scene in your own community
"Old Time Dance Party" is available for
download or mail-order at Bandcamp.
Or for mail-order at the CDSS store.
This CD and booklet guide to square dancing includes:
-
Explanations of common moves.
-
Instructions for 5 great dances for beginners - Virginia Reel, Bird in the Cage, Bird Fly Through, Shoot that Bird Home, and Butterfly Twirl.
-
Tips and advice for learning to call, finding musicians, booking venues, and outreach to your community.
-
A memoir of my favourite (and least favourite!) dance calling experiences. Originally published in the Old Time Herald.
-
7 hand-drawn dance illustrations, plus additional diagrams.
-
A professionally recorded CD with music and calls for each dance in the booklet, performed by the house band for my monthly dances: the Estro-Jennies! (5 tracks with calls, and the same 5 tracks without calls)
-
All in a beautifully letter-pressed cover!
Thanks to Bubbaville (the organization that puts on the Portland Old Time Music Gathering) and the CDSS for financial assistance.