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Divide the Ring - Jerry Goodwin

Creator: Jerry Goodwin (April 25, 1987)

In this version of the traditional Cut Off Six / Divide the Ring figure, the active couple turns the others as they stand in a line. Larry Edleman demonstrates this in more detail on the related item.

Recorded at a square dance on April 25, 1987 at the Prosperity Fire Hall, Washington County, PA.

Jerry Goodwin, Caller

Mountain Express:
   Chuck Monticello, fiddle
   Joe Fry, electric guitar
   Bob Hill, piano
   Dodie Goodwin, electric bass

Collection: Southern Appalachian
Subjects: Southern / Appalachian / Four-couple squares
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Item Relations

This Item is related to Item: Divide the Ring - Phil Jamison
This Item is related to Item: Bully of the Town
This Item is related to Item: Split the Ring & Cut Off Six - Larry Edelman - Dances of Jerry Goodwin:
Item: Cut Off Six - Alex Boustead is related to This Item

Citation

Jerry Goodwin, “Divide the Ring - Jerry Goodwin,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1284.
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