This evening I was taken to the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. People can attend courses at this school, normally for a week, on all kinds of traditional skills, crafts and music. Every Tuesday, the school runs a contra, circle and square dancing class for all students and any locals who want to join in. I'd never done any dancing like this before, so at points I was a bit lost, but it was fun! The caller shouts/sings instructions to all of the pairs who do a lot of swinging and do-si-do-ing. I basically spent the whole hour skipping around the room, holding hands with lots of different people, and trying not to get too dizzy. It was charming!
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| A Square Dance... I think... |
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