Honour Your Partner: Square Dances with Calls

On this 1959 recording, Canadian square dance instructor N. Roy Clifton calls out 12 traditional square dances, accompanied by fiddle, accordion, piano, and percussion. Clifton’s liner notes provide detailed information on various aspects of the square dances, such as the similarities and differences between the three types of calls (prompt, patter, and singing) and the origins of each of the traditional tunes. The notes are followed by transcripts of all the dance calls and descriptions (some illustrated) of the steps, so that dancers can learn the figures on each track.
Track Listing
101
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Life on the Ocean Wave | N. Roy Clifton | 3:49 | |
102
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Circle Three and Under the Arch | N. Roy Clifton | 2:58 | |
103
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Divide the Ring and Allemand Right | N. Roy Clifton | 6:27 | |
104
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Star in the Center and Chain for Four | N. Roy Clifton | 2:01 | |
105
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Right Hand Gent with the Right Hand Round | N. Roy Clifton | 3:38 | |
106
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Lady and Gent Go Seek, and Promenade | N. Roy Clifton | 5:22 | |
201
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Swing Your Own and Promenade the Corner | N. Roy Clifton | 1:55 | |
202
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Bobby Shaftoe | N. Roy Clifton | 4:40 | |
203
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Right Hand Up, Left Hand Under | N. Roy Clifton | 3:59 | |
204
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Round the Outside, Dosido, and Star | N. Roy Clifton | 3:37 | |
205
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Dip and Dive | N. Roy Clifton | 2:57 | |
206
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Birdie in the Cage | N. Roy Clifton | 4:42 |