Cowboy Dances

A collection of Western Square Dances By Lloyd Shaw

Complete instructions for callers and students with commentary, diagrams, photos & sheet music.

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About This Book

This book provides some interesting material for those researching Western Cowboy dancing or square dancing as it provides a lot of detailed infomation on how this form of American country dancing was done prior to 1939 when this book was first published.

Sorry for the odd errors and weirdnesses you will find in my web version of this book. Scanning & OCR is difficult at the best of times and there were bad quality problems with the original for this book - particularly the photos, anyway I hope what I have presented here will be of some use.

 

 

 

 

Contents Index Deduct 100 from the page numbers show to get the original numbers as in the book.

Table of Contents Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Illustrations List of Illustrations At A cowboy Dance At A cowboy Dance The Probable Origins of the Dances - 0125 Page - 0126 The New England Quadrille - 0127 Page - 0128 The Kentucky Running Set - 0129 Page - 0130 The Tide Comes Back - 0131 Page - 0132 The Music - 0133 Page - 0134 Page - 0135 Page - 0136 Page - 0137 The First Dance - 0138 Page - 0139 Page - 0140 Page - 0141 Circle Two-step - 0142 Page - 0143 Page - 0144 The Steps - 0145 The Two-step - 0146 Allemande Left and Grand Right and Left - 0147 Page - 0148 Page - 0149 Page - 0150 Page - 0151 Page - 0152 Variations - 0153 Page - 0154 Page - 0155 A Simple Square - 0156 The Positions - 0157 The Introduction - 0158 Page - 0159 Page - 0160 Page - 0161 Fdrm a Star with the Right Hand Cross - 0162 Page - 0163 Page - 0164 Page - 0165 Forward Six and Fall Back Six - 0166 Page - 0167 Page - 0168 Page - 0169 The Round Dances - 0170 The Rye Waltz - 0171 Page - 0172 The Schottische - 0173 Page - 0174 Page - 0175 Page - 0176 Page - 0177 The Varsouvianna - 0178 Page - 0179 Page - 0180 Page - 0181 Page - 0182 Page - 0183 Page - 0184 Page - 0185 Page - 0186 Page - 0187 Page - 0188 Page - 0189 The Polka - 0190 Page - 0191 Page - 0192 Page - 0193 The Waltz - 0194 Page - 0195 Waltzing in a Square - 0196 Pursuit Waltz - 0197 Page - 0198 Waltz Turn within a Square - 0199 Waltz Balance or Dip - 0200 Spanish Waltz - 0201 Modern Waltz - 0202 Page - 0203 Forming a Set and Docey-doe - 0204 Origins - 0205 Page - 0206 Page - 0207 Directions - 0208 Page - 0209 Page - 0210 Page - 0211 Page - 0212 Page - 0213 Page - 0214 Page - 0215 Page - 0216 The Lady Round the Lady and the Gent So Low - 0217 Page - 0218 Page - 0219 The Simpler Squares - 0220 Endings and Beginnings - 0221 Page - 0222 Types of Dances and Pop Goes the Weasel - 0223 Virginia Reel - 0224 Page - 0225 Page - 0226 Right and Left Through - Ladies Chain - 0227 Page - 0228 Page - 0229 Page - 0230 Types of Western Squares - The Docey-doe Type - 0231 Page - 0232 Page - 0233 Page - 0234 Second Couple Follow Up - 0235 Split-the-Ring Type - 0236 Page - 0237 Symmetrical Type-The Single Visitor Type - 0238 Intermingling Type - 0239 Page - 0240 Irregular Types - 0241 Original Dances - Exhibition Dances - 0242 Little Children - 0243 Page - 0244 Page - 0245 THE CALLS The Framework - 0247 Page - 0248 Page - 0249 Page - 0250 Endings - 0251 Page - 0252 Page - 0253 Page - 0254 Page - 0255 Page - 0256 Page - 0257 Page - 0258 Page - 0259 Finish Phrases - Docey-doe Call - 0260 Page - 0261 Page - 0262 Page - 0263 Page - 0264 THE DANCES Docey-doe Group - 0265 Page - 0266 Star by the Right - 0267 Page - 0268 Page - 0269 Lady Round the Lady - 0270 Page - 0271 Two Gents Swing with the Elbow Swing.: - 0272 Page - 0273 Step Right Up and Swing Her Awhile - 0274 Page - 0275 I'll Swing Your Girl; You Swing Mine - 0276 Page - 0277 Swing at the Wall - 0278 Page - 0279 Go Round and Through - 0280 Page - 0281 Him and Her - 0282 Page - 0283 The Girl I Left Behind Me - 0284 Page - 0285 Page - 0286 Birdie in a Cage - 0287 Page - 0288 The Lady Walks Round - 0289 Page - 0290 The Dollar Whirl - 0291 Page - 0292 The Butterfly Whirl - 0293 Page - 0294 The Lady Round Two - 0295 Page - 0296 Dive for the Oyster - 0297 Page - 0298 Page - 0299 Promenade the Outside Ring and Docey-doe - 0306 Eight Hands Over - 0300 Page - 0301 Page - 0302 Page - 0303 Right and Left Group - 0305 Page - 0307 Promenade the Inside Ring - 0308 Page - 0309 Page - 0310 Right and Left - 0311 Page - 0312 Swing Your Opposite All Alone - 0313 Page - 0314 Change and Swing Half - 0315 Page - 0316 Right and Left Four and Six - 0317 Page - 0318 Page - 0319 Right and Left Four and the Center Couple Swing - 0320 Page - 0321 Right and Left Back and Both Couples Swing - 0322 Page - 0323 Right and Left Through and Swing That Girl Behind You - 0324 Page - 0325 Page - 0326 Single Visitor Group - 0327 Adam and Eve - 0328 Page - 0329 Old Arkansaw - 0330 Page - 0331 Cheat and Swing - 0332 Page - 0333 Bow and Kneel to That Lady - 0334 Page - 0335 Honor That Lady - 0336 Page - 0337 Docey Out As She Comes In - 0338 Page - 0339 Page - 0340 Swing the Right Hand Gent with the Right Hand Round - 0341 Page - 0342 Page - 0343 Don't You Touch Her - 0344 Page - 0345 Lady Go Halfway Round Again - 0346 Page - 0347 Page - 0348 Promenade Your Corners Round - 0349 Take Her Right Along - 0350 Page - 0351 Yaller Gal - 0352 Page - 0353 Buffaloes and Injuns - 0354 Page - 0355 Page - 0356 Line Dances - 0357 Forward Up Six - 0358 Page - 0359 Page - 0360 Forward Six and Fall Back Eight - 0361 Page - 0362 Page - 0363 Four in a Center Line - 0364 Page - 0365 Page - 0366 Figure Eight - 0367 Page - 0368 Page - 0369 Page - 0370 Grapevine Twist - 0371 Page - 0372 Page - 0373 Rattlesnake Twist - 0374 Page - 0375 Grapevine Twist (Garden Variety) - 0376 Page - 0377 Bird in a Cage and Allemande Six - 0378 Page - 0379 Four Leaf Clover - 0380 Page - 0381 Indian Circle - 0382 Page - 0383 Page - 0384 Divide-the-Ring Group - 0385 Divide the Ring and Cut Away Four - 0386 Page - 0387 Split the Ring and Allemande - 0388 Page - 0389 Divide the Ring and Swing Corners - 0390 Page - 0391 Divide the Ring and Docey Partners - 0392 Page - 0393 Divide the Ring and Corners Bow - 0394 Page - 0395 Divide the Ring Combination - 0396 Page - 0397 Divide the Ring and Forward Up Six - 0398 Page - 0399 Divide the Ring and Waltz Corners - 0400 Page - 0401 Page - 0402 Waltz Quadrille - 0403 Page - 0404 Page - 0405 Symmetrical Dances - 0407 Four Gents Lead Out - 0408 Page - 0409 Texas Star - 0410 Page - 0411 Swing at the Center and Swing at the Sides - 0412 Page - 0413 Sides Divide - 0414 Page - 0415 Run Away to Alabam* - 0416 Page - 0417 The Ocean Wave - 0418 Page - 0419 Page - 0420 Pokey Nine - 0421 Page - 0422 Page - 0423 The Singing Quadrille - 0424 Page - 0425 Page - 0426 Page - 0427 Page - 0428 Page - 0429 Page - 0430 Waltz That Girl Behind You - 0431 Page - 0432 Page - 0433 Page - 0434 Intermingling Dances - 0435 Grand March Change - 0436 Page - 0437 Page - 0438 Page - 0439 Page - 0440 Inside Arch - 0441 Page - 0442 Arch and Under for the Length of the Hall - 0443 Page - 0444 Page - 0445 Three Ladies Change - 0446 Page - 0447 Page - 0448 Four Ladies Change the Length of the Hall - 0449 Page - 0450 Right and Left Through the Length of the Hall - 0451 Page - 0452 Page - 0453 Page - 0455 Forward and Back Eight - 0456 Page - 0457 Double Bow Knot - 0458 Page - 0459 Page - 0460 Dive and Rescue the Lady , - 0461 Page - 0462 Page - 0463 Four Gents Cross Right Hands - 0464 Page - 0465 Glossary - 0467 Page - 0468 Page - 0469 Page - 0470 Page - 0471 Page - 0472 Page - 0473 Table of Contents - 0474 Cowboy Dance Tunes - 0475 Page - 0476 Page - 0477 Page - 0478 Page - 0479 Page - 0480 Page - 0481 Page - 0482 Page - 0483 Page - 0484 Page - 0485 Page - 0486 Page - 0487 Page - 0488 Page - 0489 Page - 0490 Page - 0491 Page - 0492 Page - 0493 Page - 0494

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