Squaring Off: The Forgotten Caller in Cape Breton Square Dancing
Square dancing forms a vibrant part of the traditional music scene in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In addition to the weekly West Mabou square dance, monthly dances and occasional square dances can be found across the island year-round. The number of square dances balloons during the summer months. But...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | Yearbook for traditional music 2018-01, Vol.50, p.165-186 |
|---|---|
| 1. Verfasser: | |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 186 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | |
| container_start_page | 165 |
| container_title | Yearbook for traditional music |
| container_volume | 50 |
| creator | Sparling, Heather |
| description | Square dancing forms a vibrant part of the traditional music scene in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In addition to the weekly West Mabou square dance, monthly dances and occasional square dances can be found across the island year-round. The number of square dances balloons during the summer months. But quite unlike most other square dance traditions in North America, Cape Breton square dancing rarely features a caller, a person who calls out the movements so that dancers do not have to remember them and can focus instead on performing them, listening to the music, and socializing with other dancers. While callers are generally absent from Cape Breton's square dances today, they were once essential. |
| doi_str_mv | 10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>jstor_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2389779113</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c328t-682e4aa1ae28e8e3eb858a218a86f1207f024323cb4f876da6e5010cd0afdd8e3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp10LFOwzAQBmALgUQpvIMRc8LZjhOHCSgUkCp1oMyWm5xLqjZubWfo25NQhFiY7ob_u5N-Qq4ZpLLk7PaAxkdv6m0XmlRCyoGpFFguT8iIC8gSoWRxSkZQZJAwKdU5uQhhDcB5zuSI3L_vO-ObdkXn1t7RxSfSqfMrFyO2dGI2G_S0GbYd0keP0bX0WyB9Mm3Vu0tyZs0m4NXPHJOP6fNi8prM5i9vk4dZUgmuYpIrjpkxzCBXqFDgUkllOFNG5ZZxKCzwTHBRLTOrirw2OUpgUNVgbF33YExujnd33u07DFGvXefb_qXmQpVFUTIm-lR5TFXeheDR6p1vtsYfNAM9FKb_FqYl6KEwPRTW2_Ro1yE6_wv_B1_NmnIY</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2389779113</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Squaring Off: The Forgotten Caller in Cape Breton Square Dancing</title><source>JSTOR Archive Collection A-Z Listing</source><source>Cambridge University Press Journals Complete</source><creator>Sparling, Heather</creator><creatorcontrib>Sparling, Heather</creatorcontrib><description>Square dancing forms a vibrant part of the traditional music scene in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In addition to the weekly West Mabou square dance, monthly dances and occasional square dances can be found across the island year-round. The number of square dances balloons during the summer months. But quite unlike most other square dance traditions in North America, Cape Breton square dancing rarely features a caller, a person who calls out the movements so that dancers do not have to remember them and can focus instead on performing them, listening to the music, and socializing with other dancers. While callers are generally absent from Cape Breton's square dances today, they were once essential.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0740-1558</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 2304-3857</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>New York: International Council for Traditional Music</publisher><subject>20th century ; Archives ; Archives & records ; Dance ; Dance history ; Field study ; Folk dance music ; Museums ; Music ; Popular dance ; Scottish Gaelic ; Square dance music ; Square dances ; Traditional dance ; Traditions</subject><ispartof>Yearbook for traditional music, 2018-01, Vol.50, p.165-186</ispartof><rights>2018 International Council for Traditional Music</rights><rights>Copyright © 2018 by the International Council for Traditional Music</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c328t-682e4aa1ae28e8e3eb858a218a86f1207f024323cb4f876da6e5010cd0afdd8e3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c328t-682e4aa1ae28e8e3eb858a218a86f1207f024323cb4f876da6e5010cd0afdd8e3</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,803,4022,27922,27923,27924</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Sparling, Heather</creatorcontrib><title>Squaring Off: The Forgotten Caller in Cape Breton Square Dancing</title><title>Yearbook for traditional music</title><description>Square dancing forms a vibrant part of the traditional music scene in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In addition to the weekly West Mabou square dance, monthly dances and occasional square dances can be found across the island year-round. The number of square dances balloons during the summer months. But quite unlike most other square dance traditions in North America, Cape Breton square dancing rarely features a caller, a person who calls out the movements so that dancers do not have to remember them and can focus instead on performing them, listening to the music, and socializing with other dancers. While callers are generally absent from Cape Breton's square dances today, they were once essential.</description><subject>20th century</subject><subject>Archives</subject><subject>Archives & records</subject><subject>Dance</subject><subject>Dance history</subject><subject>Field study</subject><subject>Folk dance music</subject><subject>Museums</subject><subject>Music</subject><subject>Popular dance</subject><subject>Scottish Gaelic</subject><subject>Square dance music</subject><subject>Square dances</subject><subject>Traditional dance</subject><subject>Traditions</subject><issn>0740-1558</issn><issn>2304-3857</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2018</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>A3D</sourceid><sourceid>ABUWG</sourceid><sourceid>AFKRA</sourceid><sourceid>AIMQZ</sourceid><sourceid>AVQMV</sourceid><sourceid>BENPR</sourceid><sourceid>CCPQU</sourceid><sourceid>DJMCT</sourceid><recordid>eNp10LFOwzAQBmALgUQpvIMRc8LZjhOHCSgUkCp1oMyWm5xLqjZubWfo25NQhFiY7ob_u5N-Qq4ZpLLk7PaAxkdv6m0XmlRCyoGpFFguT8iIC8gSoWRxSkZQZJAwKdU5uQhhDcB5zuSI3L_vO-ObdkXn1t7RxSfSqfMrFyO2dGI2G_S0GbYd0keP0bX0WyB9Mm3Vu0tyZs0m4NXPHJOP6fNi8prM5i9vk4dZUgmuYpIrjpkxzCBXqFDgUkllOFNG5ZZxKCzwTHBRLTOrirw2OUpgUNVgbF33YExujnd33u07DFGvXefb_qXmQpVFUTIm-lR5TFXeheDR6p1vtsYfNAM9FKb_FqYl6KEwPRTW2_Ro1yE6_wv_B1_NmnIY</recordid><startdate>20180101</startdate><enddate>20180101</enddate><creator>Sparling, Heather</creator><general>International Council for Traditional Music</general><general>Cambridge University Press</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>4T-</scope><scope>4U-</scope><scope>A3D</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>AIMQZ</scope><scope>AVQMV</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BYOGL</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>DJMCT</scope><scope>LIQON</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PRINS</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20180101</creationdate><title>Squaring Off: The Forgotten Caller in Cape Breton Square Dancing</title><author>Sparling, Heather</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c328t-682e4aa1ae28e8e3eb858a218a86f1207f024323cb4f876da6e5010cd0afdd8e3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2018</creationdate><topic>20th century</topic><topic>Archives</topic><topic>Archives & records</topic><topic>Dance</topic><topic>Dance history</topic><topic>Field study</topic><topic>Folk dance music</topic><topic>Museums</topic><topic>Music</topic><topic>Popular dance</topic><topic>Scottish Gaelic</topic><topic>Square dance music</topic><topic>Square dances</topic><topic>Traditional dance</topic><topic>Traditions</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Sparling, Heather</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Docstoc</collection><collection>University Readers</collection><collection>Music Periodicals Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central UK/Ireland</collection><collection>ProQuest One Literature</collection><collection>Arts Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>East Europe, Central Europe Database</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>Music & Performing Arts Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest One Literature - U.S. Customers Only</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest Central China</collection><jtitle>Yearbook for traditional music</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Sparling, Heather</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Squaring Off: The Forgotten Caller in Cape Breton Square Dancing</atitle><jtitle>Yearbook for traditional music</jtitle><date>2018-01-01</date><risdate>2018</risdate><volume>50</volume><spage>165</spage><epage>186</epage><pages>165-186</pages><issn>0740-1558</issn><eissn>2304-3857</eissn><abstract>Square dancing forms a vibrant part of the traditional music scene in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In addition to the weekly West Mabou square dance, monthly dances and occasional square dances can be found across the island year-round. The number of square dances balloons during the summer months. But quite unlike most other square dance traditions in North America, Cape Breton square dancing rarely features a caller, a person who calls out the movements so that dancers do not have to remember them and can focus instead on performing them, listening to the music, and socializing with other dancers. While callers are generally absent from Cape Breton's square dances today, they were once essential.</abstract><cop>New York</cop><pub>International Council for Traditional Music</pub><doi>10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165</doi><tpages>22</tpages></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0740-1558 |
| ispartof | Yearbook for traditional music, 2018-01, Vol.50, p.165-186 |
| issn | 0740-1558 2304-3857 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_journals_2389779113 |
| source | JSTOR Archive Collection A-Z Listing; Cambridge University Press Journals Complete |
| subjects | 20th century Archives Archives & records Dance Dance history Field study Folk dance music Museums Music Popular dance Scottish Gaelic Square dance music Square dances Traditional dance Traditions |
| title | Squaring Off: The Forgotten Caller in Cape Breton Square Dancing |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-12T21%3A44%3A36IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Squaring%20Off:%20The%20Forgotten%20Caller%20in%20Cape%20Breton%20Square%20Dancing&rft.jtitle=Yearbook%20for%20traditional%20music&rft.au=Sparling,%20Heather&rft.date=2018-01-01&rft.volume=50&rft.spage=165&rft.epage=186&rft.pages=165-186&rft.issn=0740-1558&rft.eissn=2304-3857&rft_id=info:doi/10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_proqu%3E10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165%3C/jstor_proqu%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2389779113&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165&rfr_iscdi=true |