Shoo-Fly Swing and La Boulangère
Creator: John Ramsay and Phil Jamison (2012)
Compilation of sources that reveal the similarity between La Boulangère, a European dance around 1800 and the only dance mentioned by name by Jane Austen, and the Shoo-Fly Swing, its American descendant found as the closing figure of a big set dance.
Collection: Southern Appalachian
Subjects: Southern / Appalachian / Big sets, Cotillon / cotillion
Tags: big set, ending figure, Jane Austen, John Ramsay, La Boulanger, La Boulangère, Phil Jamison, Shoo-Fly Swing
Subjects: Southern / Appalachian / Big sets, Cotillon / cotillion
Tags: big set, ending figure, Jane Austen, John Ramsay, La Boulanger, La Boulangère, Phil Jamison, Shoo-Fly Swing
Citation
John Ramsay and Phil Jamison, “Shoo-Fly Swing and La Boulangère,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/591.
Dublin Core
Title
Shoo-Fly Swing and La Boulangère
Alternative Title
from Jane Austen to the Deep South
Description
Compilation of sources that reveal the similarity between La Boulangère, a European dance around 1800 and the only dance mentioned by name by Jane Austen, and the Shoo-Fly Swing, its American descendant found as the closing figure of a big set dance.
Creator
Date Created
2012