A true pioneer in the MWSD activity, Bob Osgood, presented the history of our dance in 1979. His presentation was captured on cassette and has been cleaned up in our studio for you.
Bob picks up the timeline post World War II, as Modern Western Square Dancing was pulling away from the folk dance groups of the time. Rather than being part of an evening of folk dances where teaching was done every time the dance was presented, MWSD set the standard that dancers had to know the fundamental dances, which involved taking lessons for about six weeks. In this way, every group get-together was dancing, rather than learning and re-learning the fundamentals.
There is an audio sample of Bob Osgood calling at the end of his presentation.
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Vintage MWSD - Live Dance Recording of Ron Schneider (1960) (part II)
Vintage MWSD - Live Dance Recording of Ron Schneider (1960)
Vintage MWSD Album of Lee Schmidt (1975)
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ENCORE Vintage MWSD - Live Dance Recording of Santa Monica Jubilee (1950) (part five)
Vintage MWSD - Sets In Order Premium Albums (1970) (1 of 2)
Vintage MWSD - Sets In Order Premium Albums (1970) (2 of 2)
Vintage MWSD Album of Jerry Helt (1961)
Vintage MWSD Singing Calls by Wade Driver (1980)
Vintage MWSD Album of Dave Taylor (1976)
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Vintage MWSD - Sets In Order Premium Album (1969)
ENCORE Vintage MWSD - Live Dance Recording of Santa Monica Jubilee (1950) (part four)
Vintage MWSD Album of Lee Schmidt (1975)
Vintage MWSD Live Dance Recording of Ken Bower (1972)
Vintage MWSD Album of Jerry Helt on Quadrilles (1976)
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