Square Dance Calls

Famous quotes containing the words square dance, square, dance and/or calls:

    “The square dance fiddler’s first concern is to carry a tune, but he must carry it loud enough to be heard over the noise of stamping feet, the cries of the “caller,” and the shouts of the dancers. When he fiddles, he “fiddles all over”; feet, hands, knees, head, and eyes are all busy.”
    —State of Oklahoma, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “Mark you the floore? that square & speckled stone,
    Which looks so firm and strong,
    Is Patience:”
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)

    “Harvey: You’re a hell of a lot younger than I am. And you’re a dancer.
    Gillian: I’m a singer.
    Harvey: Well, you dance around when you sing.”
    —Blake Edwards (b. 1922)

    “Rose of all Roses, Rose of all the World!
    You, too, have come where the dim tides are hurled
    Upon the wharves of sorrow, and heard ring
    The bell that calls us on; the sweet far thing.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)