Who promoted and produced the first record of square dancing?

In the early 20^th century, people were looking for new feelings and emotions. So it's no wonder that one of them decided to ring the changes – one should be surprised that he did it in such a genteel way. For sure, he was able to bring his idea to life and did it in style. More and more people started to join his team in order to rescue the national art of square dancing.

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filmnut

Funny thing about Henry Ford., he involved him self in the lives of his workers. He monitored his employees. To go so far as having a private police force. He made sure that they went to church, their drinking of alcoholic beverages was strictly forbidden and he mad sure that men didn't abuse their spouses.

Brian Hale

Which today we know as a severe invasion of privacy and also against the law.

Grant McIntosh

No mention in the explanation of the reason that Ford wanted Square Dancing to be popular. As the "History of Square Dancing" explains: To understand how square dancing became a state-mandated means of celebrating Americana, it’s necessary to go back to Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Vehicles. Ford hated jazz; he hated the Charleston. He also really hated Jewish people, and believed that Jewish people invented jazz as part of a nefarious plot to corrupt the masses and take over the world—a theory that might come as a surprise to the black people who actually did invent it.

Angel Palacios Zea

Where is the explanation?

Beth Deranek Spieker

Nice to know he cared so much about other people's morality but in his own life he was a terrible anti-Semite!

Omar Mung

.My grandma met him as a child… He allowed her and the other children to jump on the back of his horseless carriage and take a free ride.

lady draggon

So who was it since the overly short explanation doesn't give the answer

lady draggon

Chris Brown, This is what I found too

JRW

My first thought was none of them. But Henry seemed the least unlikeliest. Can anyone imagine Charlie, Rudolph or especially Louis square dancing?

Chris Brown

I think all your options are incorrect as I believe it as someone else so I checked and found the following: — The first record of square dancing was promoted and produced by Lloyd Shaw who was an American educator and folk dance enthusiast.

Carl Belken

earlepg, I'd double upvote your comment if I could!!

Karin Johansson

Pascal Collins, read the question before you complain

Helga U. Williams

Gee, that was a surprise. The narrative certainly was lacking a little bit more information 🙄

elizawheeler

I used to love square dancing, prior to arthritis. My dad used to play guitar, my grandpa played fiddle, my uncle played banjo, and my great uncle called. The used to play for free in order to raise money for the local churches. The church ladies made pies to auction. It was always a great evening. Everybody in the family, all ages, could have fun together. I miss those good times.

vonlora

always thought it was Lloyd Shaw, thinking of my parents records, thou ford built the venue

earlepg

This question seems to begging to be retired. Upon guessing at the answer, the first thing seen is what looks like the end of the authors explanation without the actual answer being revealed. Then a check of the article results in staring at the message "Page Not Found".