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Dances of Jerry Goodwin 0 - workshop sampler
Larry Edelman led a workshop session on dances from the calling of Jerry Goodwin. This sampler gives a glimpse of the dances in that session; look at other clips for more detailed views of a particular one of interest.
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Dances of Jerry Goodwin 2 - Promenade the Outside Round
While two men dance round the outside, the four woman go into the center and shake their hips; later, the roles are reversed. The tune is the colorfully-titled Rattlesnake Bit the Baby.
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Dances of Jerry Goodwin 4 - Split the Ring
"Down the center and cut off six" is a common traditional square dance figure; in this variation, the active couple wheels around the other standing dancers who are standing in lines facing each other. The tune is Johnny Don't Get Drunk.
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Dances of Jerry Goodwin 5a - Swing in the Rear (teaching)
Larry talks about Jerry Goodwin and the importance of being a "link in the chain" with those who have danced before us. This video also is the walkthrough for the dance, which is shown in a separate video.
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Dances of Jerry Goodwin 5b - Swing in the Rear
Larry Edelman led a workshop session on dances he learned from the calling of Jerry Goodwin, originally from West Virginia but living and calling in western Pennsylvania when Larry studied with him in the 1970s. Some of the dances were ones Jerry had learned from his father. This particular version features an interesting way for the men to pass the women behind their back. The tune is Soldier's Joy.
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Southern Appalachian squares 1a - Carcassonne big set (teaching)
Phil Jamison introduces the big set formation danced in Carcassonne, Kentucky; an accompanying video shows actual dance footage.
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Southern Appalachian squares 6b - Shoo-Fly Swing
This figure can come at the end of a big circle dance. It is related to The Boulanger, the only country dance mentioned by name by Jane Austen. The tune played here is Fire on the Mountain.
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Southern Appalachian squares 0 - sampler
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians. This samples provides excerpts of the dances Phil Jamison presented in his Southern Appalachia workshop. You will be able to find teaching and longer clip for each one shown here in related videos on this site.
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Southern Appalachian squares Southern 1b - Carcassonne big set
Carcassonne, Kentucky, still hosts a regular traditional dance series, and these figures are typical of big circle dances there. The tune is Molly Put the Kettle On.
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Southern Appalachian squares 2 - Glenville
There is a flourishing square dance tradition in Glenville, WV, and Phil encouraged dancers to experience their big dance festival held in June of each year. The tune is Billy Wilson.
