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Southern Appalachian squares Thread the Needle
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region.
This was recorded at Dare To Be Square on November 19, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School,…
This was recorded at Dare To Be Square on November 19, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School,…
Southern Appalachian squares Mt. Airy Big Set
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. Throughout the weekend, we did several dances in this basic big circle formation. In this version, from…
Southern Appalachian squares Glenville
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. There is a flourishing square dance tradition in Glenville, WV, and Phil encouraged dancers to…
Pappy's Do-Si-Do – Rocky Mountain Dancers
This video shows the group dancing to a recording of Lloyd "Pappy" Shaw calling. The calls are designed to showcase a series of different figures.Performed by the Colorado Rocky Mountain Dancers. The group started up in 1999 to represent Lloyd Shaw's…
Rocky Mountain Dancers - Lloyd Shaw tribute
The Colorado Rocky Mountain Dancers formed in 1999 to represent Lloyd Shaw's Cheyenne Mountain Dancers in a historical pageant to be presented at the 50th National Square Dance Convention. The pageant was called off, but the dance group continued.…
Phil Jamison - Carcassonne big set
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. Carcassonne, Kentucky, still hosts a regular traditional dance series, and these figures are typical of…
Southern Appalachian Squares 0 - Sampler
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. This samples provides excerpts of the dances presented in that workshop. You will be able to find…
Phil Jamison - Shoo-Fly Swing - dance
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. He described this figure as an ending figure that can come at the end of a big circle dance. A separate…
Phil Jamison - Big Circle Dance from Carcassonne, KY
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. In this video, Phil introduces the big set formation danced in Carcassonne, Kentucky; an accompanying…
Duck for the Oyster / Grapevine Twist
This square incorporates two well-known figures.Filmed in Super-8 by Bob Dalsemer, May, 1979, at the Vandalia Gathering, an annual festival in Charleston, WV, sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Culture and History.
These dancers are from…
Take a Little Peek
Filmed in Super-8 by Bob Dalsemer, May, 1979, at the Vandalia Gathering, an annual festival in Charleston, WV, sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Culture and History. These dancers are from Glenville, WV, which now hosts the annual West…