Biographical information by Bill Litchman Lloyd Leo Shaw was born in Denver, Arapaho county, Colorado, on 29 September 1890 to William Goodman and Julia Ann (Banker) Shaw. He married Dorothy Cory Stott in Colorado Springs on 3 September 1913 following their graduation from Colorado College. Both of them then became involved with the school which […]
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Bob Osgood’s text as it appeared inSets in Order / Square Dancing magazine Manning and Nita SmithMore than twenty-five years of devotion and dedication in bringing the joys of dancing to countless numbers is the record held by Manning and Nita Smith. We are pleased to salute them this month and add their Gene Anthony
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Bob Osgood’s text as it appeared inSets in Order / Square Dancing magazine Raymond SmithThis month we dig into the diary and come up with one of the most colorful of all contemporary square dance personalities, Raymond Smith. I first met Ray back in Pappy Shaw?s Colorado Springs institute in the summer of 1947. Six
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Bob Osgood’s text as it appeared inSets in Order / Square Dancing magazine Dave TaylorOur Cover Caller for this month can attest to the fact that being “drafted” can have advantages. For in 1953, while working part-time for the Detroit Parks and Recreation Department he was put in charge of Saturday night activities, which included
Bob Osgood’s text as it appeared inSets in Order / Square Dancing magazine Bob Van AntwerpPerhaps the all-time record for callers clinics was set by our ?cover caller? Bob Van Antwerp recently when he was contacted by a New England callers association to do a Sunday evening workshop. Having completed his regular Friday and Saturday
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