Perk up your afternoon by learning to square dance. Imagery from various California archives. Admittedly I can’t remember how to square dance because where I grew up it was an elementary school gym class thing. Love the big gingham skirted dresses, though.

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Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California USA (Associated Square Dancers). September 20, 1959 image. American. Felix Paegel, photographer for the Los Angeles Examiner Newspaper. Under © for other than personal use. Fair use license. University of Southern California Special Collections. https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1OPRIQ2X?&WS=SearchResults&Flat=FP
Booked for April 7 Dance Festival: Photograph caption dated March 28, 1962 reads, “The famous North Hollywood dancing group that calls itself the Hollywood Square Dancers are busy rehearsing for their April 7 appearance at the Philharmonic Auditorium. Here, director homer Garrett, rear, does the calling as, from left, Shirley Green and Carl Hakkila and Sharon Garrett and Frisco Estes do just one of the ‘steps’ they’ll display in the International Folk Dance Festival. On that Saturday, actress Greer Garson will be the commentator as more than 300 dancers, singers and musicians from 20 nations present the 15th annual folk festival.” North Hollywood, California, USA. March 28, 1962 image. American. Jeff Goldwater, photographer for the Valley Times newspaper. Under © for other than personal use. Fair use license. Valley Times Collection, TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/49137

New ‘A Square D’ directors.” Caption dated July 18, 1960 reads, Mr. and Mrs. George Burton of Van Nuys, new directors of ‘A Square D’ sample punch at square dance ‘graduation’ party. They will direct activities of more than 70 valley square dance clubs in first district during the coming year.” They are wearing gingham square dancing outfits made from the same gingham fabric and the dolls in front of Mrs. Burton are costumed in the same gingham. California USA. July 18, 1960 image. American. Photographer not given but shot for the Valley Times Newspaper. Under © for other than personal use. Fair use license. Valley Times Collection, TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/57023

Twirl your honey: Photograph caption dated August 17, 1960 reads, “Square dance caller Clyde Drivere and wife, Joyce, of Chatsworth, left, show Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pothier of Northridge square dance steps atop old chuck wagon near Peterson’s Barn in Thousand Oaks. Drivere teaches class, known as Pi R Squares at 8 p.m. every Tuesday in barn, located at end of James road Thousand Oaks.” Thousand Oaks, California, USA. August 17, 1960 image. American. Photographer not given but shot for the Valley Times Newspaper. Under © for other than personal use. Fair use license. Valley Times Collection, TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/49100
Y-Knots will twirl at dance: Photograph caption dated June 7, 1960 reads, “No wings – Y-Knot Twirlers, Jeanette Ronser, Reseda, left, and Sharon Garrett, North Hollywood, fly through air with ease, guided by Ralph Garrett, North Hollywood, back to camera, and Frisco Estes, Van Nuys.” California, USA. June 7, 1960 image. American. Photographer not given but shot for the Valley Times Newspaper. Under © for other than personal use. Fair use license. Valley Times Collection, TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/49099

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On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

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