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Orchestra during intermission at square dance; notice sweated shirt of host, McIntosh County, Oklahoma (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • scott said:
    the host must have been a dancing fool......
  • roderickbodine said:
    An orchestra of two. How minimalist.
  • perfgeek said:
    Looks like it is quite literally "wall paper."
  • jdavis417 said:
    Title: The accused Is this a joyful occasion? Seems pretty tense to me!
  • artpease said:
    The 'host' might also be the 'caller' the one who cued the dancers to the next steps [swing your partner, do-si-do, allamende left, grand right and left, etc.]

Scene at square dance, McIntosh County, Oklahoma (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Waifer X said:
    Square dance?!? Looks more like Balboa (wikipedia.org):
    "Balboa is a form of swing dance that started as early as 1915 and gained in popularity in the 1930s and 1940s. It is danced primarily in close embrace, and is led with a full body connection... The dancers stand close, touching from hip to upper chest... The man's right front torso (rib cage) touches the woman's center front torso (rib cage)."
  • Debra said:
    That's not how I learned to square dance! I would have to agree with WaiferX on this one.
  • gemzombie said:
    Could be balboa, or another early dance like the Peabody. Given the year given (and the clothing seems to agree), I'd have to say balboa or a derivative. A square dance is sometimes a "called" dance, so it could be truly a square dance where they called a move that just happens to look like balboa. Lots of possibilities.
  • artpease said:
    Could be at what folks called a 'square dance', where there were some 'called' square dances [Honolulu Baby, Just Because, Red River Gal, etc.] and also quite a few waltzes, foxtrots, polkas, interspersed.
  • trite stone said:
    great pic!

Scene at square dance in rural home in McIntosh County, Oklahoma (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • skillful north said:
    Looks like newsprint on the walls
  • Colorado Kid 42 said:
    Exceopt for one image in this series, this is not square dancing. Just good "ole" country "two steppin".
  • artpease said:
    I think you are right. Could be a 'round dance' at a square dance. The guy in the back is sweaty because he has just danced for a while - he didn't come that way.
  • Wade Harris said:
    I bet he didn't get another dance after that!! hehe Interesting series; I wonder why the pinkish hue of these photos from Oklahoma during this time? I'm suspecting that perhaps the roll of film (if it was medium format or 35mm) may have been subjected to heat, which can definately affect the color of the film.
  • les1958 said:
    looks a little like Marty Robbins dancing with the lady in the pretty dress ?