"Southern Appalachian"- overview of structure
Creator: Sanford "Sandy" Tepfer (May 1948)
The author describes the overall structure of a southern Appalachian big circle dance: an opening sequence, the second phase with two-couple figures, and the closing sequence that involves all the dancers on the floor. He also describes some typical that might be included in the second phase: Mountaineer Loop, Ocean Wave, and Four Leaf Clover.
Collection: Southern Appalachian
Subjects: Southern / Appalachian / Big sets
Tags: big circle, big set, North Carolina, Sandy Tepfer
Subjects: Southern / Appalachian / Big sets
Tags: big circle, big set, North Carolina, Sandy Tepfer
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Smoky Mountain Square Dances |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Square dance - Ary, KY - 1963 (big set) |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Elizabeth Burchenal 2 - big set in field |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Susan Spalding Appalachian Traditional Dance Video Collection, 1988-2002 |
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Citation
Sanford "Sandy" Tepfer , “"Southern Appalachian"- overview of structure,” Square Dance History Project, accessed October 31, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1949.
Dublin Core
Title
"Southern Appalachian"- overview of structure
Description
The author describes the overall structure of a southern Appalachian big circle dance: an opening sequence, the second phase with two-couple figures, and the closing sequence that involves all the dancers on the floor. He also describes some typical that might be included in the second phase: Mountaineer Loop, Ocean Wave, and Four Leaf Clover.
Creator
Source
Let's Dance, Vol. 5 #5 May 1948
Date Created
May 1948