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Bill Ohse - Grapevine Twist
"Take that lady by the wrist, around that couple with a grapevine twist... back to the center with a whoa haw gee."
Break: Dive for the Oyster
A search for "Grapevine Twist" in this project's digital collection will return at least four other…
Break: Dive for the Oyster
A search for "Grapevine Twist" in this project's digital collection will return at least four other…
Bill Ohse - Peek-A-Boo Over (walkthrough)
Recorded May 5, 2012, at the evening dance at Dare To Be Square, Riner, Virginia. Bill Ohse, traditional West Virginia square dance caller, is at the mic. Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Bill ___ -guitar; Mac Traynham -- banjo; Frances West -…
Bill Ohse - Take a Little Peek
Recorded May 5, 2012, at the evening dance at Dare To Be Square, Riner, Virginia. Bill Ohse, traditional West Virginia square dance caller, is at the mic.
Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Bob Browder -- guitar; Mac Traynham -- banjo; Frances…
Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Bob Browder -- guitar; Mac Traynham -- banjo; Frances…
Bill Ohse 6 - Six Go Forward and Six Go Back
"Six go forward, six go back, two ol' gents do a do-si-do,...Right hand high, left hand low, cross 'em on over, now here we go."
West Virginia caller Bill Ohse, recorded at the Dare To Be Square weekend in Riner, VA, on May 5, 2012. There are six…
West Virginia caller Bill Ohse, recorded at the Dare To Be Square weekend in Riner, VA, on May 5, 2012. There are six…
Bill Ohse 5 - Swing in the Rear
West Virginia caller Bill Ohse, recorded at the Dare To Be Square weekend in Riner, VA, on May 5, 2012. In this clip, the caller uses several figures that are taught in #4 in this series. There are six clips in this series from the Saturday afternoon…
Bill Ohse 2 - Texas Star
West Virginia caller Bill Ohse, recorded at the Dare To Be Square weekend in Riner, VA, on May 5, 2012. There are six clips in this series from the Saturday afternoon sessions that he called.
Musicians: Sebastian Zijp, guitar; Mike Gangloff,…
Musicians: Sebastian Zijp, guitar; Mike Gangloff,…
Bill Ohse - Chase the Rabbit (walkthrough)
Recorded May 5, 2012, at the evening dance at Dare To Be Square, Riner, Virginia
Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Sebastian Zijp -guitar; Mac Traynham -- banjo; Frances West - first bass player; Andrew Norcross - second bass
Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Sebastian Zijp -guitar; Mac Traynham -- banjo; Frances West - first bass player; Andrew Norcross - second bass
Bill Ohse 1 - Sally Goodin
West Virginia caller Bill Ohse, recorded at the Dare To Be Square weekend in Riner, VA, on May 5, 2012. There are six clips in this series from the Saturday afternoon sessions that he called.
Musicians: Sebastian Zijp, guitar; Mike Gangloff,…
Musicians: Sebastian Zijp, guitar; Mike Gangloff,…
Bill Ohse 4 - Grand Reel and Chase Your Dear
West Virginia caller Bill Ohse, recorded at the Dare To Be Square weekend in Riner, VA, on May 5, 2012. Here he is teaching two figures that he'll be calling. They can be seen in the "Swing in the Rear" video, #5 in this series. There are six clips…
Bill Ohse 3 - Mix of figures
West Virginia caller Bill Ohse, recorded at the Dare To Be Square weekend in Riner, VA, on May 5, 2012. Here, he calls a different figure for each active couple in turn; there was no walkthrough. As he says, "Now, if I call something that you don't…
Winfield P. Niblo
Photographs of Winfield P. Niblo, widely credited with bringing American square dance to Japan after World War II. In one photo he can be seen calling with cupped hands; there simply was no PA system available to use.
Traditional Western Square Dances 2b - Chain 2 Ladies, Chain 3 Ladies
(This clip shows the actual dance; a separate video shows the walkthrough.)
Bill Litchman taught this dance as part of his session (November 19, 2011) on Traditional Western Squares at the Dare To Be Square Weekend, John C. Campbell Folk School,…
Bill Litchman taught this dance as part of his session (November 19, 2011) on Traditional Western Squares at the Dare To Be Square Weekend, John C. Campbell Folk School,…