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New England Squares 5 - Merry Mix-up
Dance by Ted Sannella, published in "Swing the Next" The tune is Come Up the Back Stairs.
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New England Squares 4 - Parisian Star
Tony Parkes took a figure from "The Parisian Varieties," a five-figure quadrille from about 1870. The original shifted between march time and waltz time; Tony took out the waltz, "to make it more accessible, so any caller could use it with any band."
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New England Squares 3b - Deer Park Lancers
A separate video in this series shows the walkthrough of this dance. The tune is Reel de Montreal.
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New England Squares 3a - Deer Park Lancers walkthrough
Dance originated in the quadrille books of the late 19th century but was adapted by New England callers over the years; the dance was published in Ralph Page's "Northern Junket" magazine.
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New England Squares 2 - Kitchen Lancers
This is an adaptation of the 5th figure of the Lancers. The tune played is a combination of Liberty Two-Step and Quadrille Ste-Catherine. This dance was taught by Tony Parkes as part of his workshop session on New England Square Dances, recorded November 19, 2011, at the Dare To Be Square Weekend, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. Co-sponsored by the Country...
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New England Squares 1 - Crooked Stovepipe
Traditional, often associated with the calling of Ralph Page. It seems that many New England callers learned this dance as one of their first. The tune comes from French Canada. This dance was taught by Tony Parkes as part of his workshop session on New England Square Dances, recorded November 19, 2011, at the Dare To Be Square Weekend, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. Co-sponsored by the...
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New England Squares 0 - workshop sampler
This is a sampler of the dances presented by Tony Parkes in his workshop on New England Squares. Each dance is presented in more detail, including many with walkthroughs, in other videos in this location.
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Traditional Western Square Dances 5a - Sally Goodin walkthrough
Dance devised by Marvin Shilling, Walsenburg, Colorado. This is the walkthrough; a separate video shows the actual dance. Bill Litchman taught this dance as part of his session on Traditional Western Squares.
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Traditional Western Square Dances 0 - workshop sampler
This is a sampler of the dances taught by Bill Litchman at his workshop session (November 19, 2011) on Traditional Western Squares. Each dance is represented more fully in other videos at this site; most of these dances also have a video showing the walkthrough.
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Traditional Western Square Dances 3a - Heads to the Center walkthrough
(A separate video is available of the actual dance; this is the walkthrough.)
