In the 1980s, the Childgrove Country Dancers of St. Louis were actively visiting dances around the state and making note of how the dances were held and what dances were being danced. Peter and Marget Lippincott gathered a set of dances that is a fascinating snapshot of the square dances being held in the Missouri Ozarks, specifically Douglas and Wayne Counties. Many of these dances were being played by fiddler Bob Holt and, at least in Ava, were being called by Edna Mae Davis.

Many of the dances we still dance today are included, like Two Little Hobos, Katy Walk the Corner (Split the Ring), Halfway Up and Halfway Back, Grapevine Twist, Across the Hall, and Cut Away Six.

Download a PDF of the booklet.

Special thanks to Bob Zuellig and Jim Thaxter who each offered a copy of this booklet to me in the same week!