The Slave Roots of Square Dancing
Creator: Erin Blakemore (June 16, 2017)
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This is an easily-read summary of a scholarly article by Phil Jamison on the African-American roots of southern Appalachian dance and, in particular, the pivotal role played by African-American musicians and callers. The summary notes, "Today, few people know about the pivotal role black people once played in helping develop American dance traditions."
Readers interested in Jamison's full article, "Square Dance Calling: The African-American Connection" will find it here. It was published in Journal of Appalachian Studies Vol. 9, No. 2 (Fall 2003), pp. 387-398
This article is a short form of the argument that Jamison presents in more detail in his 2015 book, Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance.
Collection: Southern Appalachian
Subjects: Southern Appalachian - general, General - Dance and Culture
Tags: African-American, calling, Phil Jamison, slave, square dance calling
Subjects: Southern Appalachian - general, General - Dance and Culture
Tags: African-American, calling, Phil Jamison, slave, square dance calling
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Erin Blakemore, “The Slave Roots of Square Dancing,” Square Dance History Project, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1655.
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The Slave Roots of Square Dancing
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This is an easily-read summary of a scholarly article by Phil Jamison on the African-American roots of southern Appalachian dance and, in particular, the pivotal role played by African-American musicians and callers. The summary notes, "Today, few people know about the pivotal role black people once played in helping develop American dance traditions."
Readers interested in Jamison's full article, "Square Dance Calling: The African-American Connection" will find it here. It was published in Journal of Appalachian Studies Vol. 9, No. 2 (Fall 2003), pp. 387-398
This article is a short form of the argument that Jamison presents in more detail in his 2015 book, Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance.
Readers interested in Jamison's full article, "Square Dance Calling: The African-American Connection" will find it here. It was published in Journal of Appalachian Studies Vol. 9, No. 2 (Fall 2003), pp. 387-398
This article is a short form of the argument that Jamison presents in more detail in his 2015 book, Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance.
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June 16, 2017