Every caller should check out the Lloyd Shaw Foundation. The web site has some information, but joining provides even more…a quarterly publication, often with simple dances that would be suitable for fun nights, and discounts on their publications and recordings, plus the knowledge that you’re supporting an organized effort to preserve the history of square dancing and related dance forms. One project, that’s not mentioned on the web site, but which I think is very important, is Bob Brundage’s oral history interviews with major figures in square dancing. Many of these people aren’t big writers, they’re all getting older, and I think it’s extremely important to capture their recollections about square dancing’s history and development. A 1997 American Square Dance article about Bob’s project is here: Oral History Project Update

Wow, another college-based square dance club: Cal Aggie Square Dance, at UC Davis. I also enjoyed their caller’s site, Charles Bridges, especially the dance quotes on his home page.