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May 17, 2016 · Phil Jamison discusses his research into the origins of American square dance in the south, and describes the key role that African-American musicians played...
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Jun 23, 2020 · A ragtime African American square dance from the Prelinger Archive in San Francisco. It would have been nice if I could have synced the music to the movemen...
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Jun 16, 2017 · Square dancing’s lily-white reputation hides something unexpected: A deep African American history that’s rooted in a legacy of slavery. Howard University students square dancing in 1949.
Sep 17, 2015 · Old time square dancing (in a big circle) was an early-twentieth-century home- and community-based recreation among all ethnicities in the Central Appalachian region. It disappeared in most places by the 1940s, re-emerging in white rural communities in the 1960s.
May 20, 2022 · The square dancing tradition continued to spread across America as the country grew but presently, not many people are aware of the immense contributions made by Black people to develop the...
Sep 9, 2021 · Long story short, the dance formations and movements are European and the calls are African. Two major strains in SD history – court & country (but similar in having groups of couples doing figures) First callers we know of (1819 on) were Black, but written accounts focus on appearance & general style rather than specific calls & figures.
