On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:20:41 -0400, Dudley Laufman wrote:
> Does this sort of dance still carry on in England?  Is it mostly at
> folk clubs in an urban setting?  Or can it support its own weight
> in a rural setting?

There are still public barn dances, though they are often called 
ceilidhs now.  Some are organized by folk dance clubs, some by 
separate groups.

> When Dianne and Paul Smith (Wantage, and Bampton Morris) were over
> here in '82, at a local dance, Dianne called a whole set dance
> named The Nova Scotian, to the tune of Marching Thru Georgia.  (Not
> the contra by the same title) I can't remember how it went.  Anyone
> know?

It might be this one - don't ask who it's by or where I got it from!

4 Couples longways		4 x 32 bar jigs

A1:	Do-si-do partner.  Same left.

A2:	Right-hand turn partner.  Same left.

B1:	Ones give two hands and galop down the middle 8 steps.  Galop back 
up the outside.

B2:	Ones lead down the middle, the others come up the outside and 
follow them down - ones arch at the bottom, the others lead down 
through the arch and cast up the outside to progressed place.

Colin Hume

Email colin@colinhume.com      Web site http://www.colinhume.com




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