I don't call very many squares, but they've always been a part of the northern New England dance tradition. Anyone who attended the amazing summer dances in Fitzwilliam, NH called by Duke Miller will know about "Smoke on the Water" and all the other squares that should be given equal standing as New England chestnuts.
As for square dances with a range of challenge that have an absolutely traditional feel, the Lloyd Shaw Foundation is a great source. Lloyd Shaw may well have done for square dancing what Dudley Laufman and other New Hampshire callers and musicians have done for contra dancing. The LSF has resources online for all sorts of traditional dance--their square dance listing is here: http://lloydshaw.org/Catalogue/Square_Index.htm It's my good fortune to have a hardbound copy of Shaw's 1939 book Cowboy Dancing but you can view that online as well at http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/cowboy-dances/ -- probably something there for everyone. Chip Hedler
