Do-Si-Do and Face the Sides - Ted Sannella
Ted Sannella calls his dance, Do-Si-Do and Face the Sides, in a live recording from c. 1958. In Balance and Swing, Ted explains, "I wrote this dance in February, 1953 for a dance exhibition at the 1953 New England Folk Festival. It shows off very nicely the circles, lines and stars so typical of square dancing." More than 60 years after its composition, Ted's dance remains in popular use in many traditional square dance communities.
The tune here, Jackson's Breakdown, is the same one Ted used in 1953: "...it seems to fit so perfectly that I have continued to use it ever since."
The band on the recording is Jack Barbour's Rhythm Rustlers, a Southern California group, with Barbour on piano and Buddy McDowell on fiddle.
The SDHP site contains many other examples with Ted Sannella calling.
Subjects: Northern / Prompt & Patter
Tags: Do-si-do and Face the Sides, Ted Sannella
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Ted Sannella calls his dance, Do-Si-Do and Face the Sides, in a live recording from c. 1958. In Balance and Swing, Ted explains, "I wrote this dance in February, 1953 for a dance exhibition at the 1953 New England Folk Festival. It shows off very nicely the circles, lines and stars so typical of square dancing." More than 60 years after its composition, Ted's dance remains in popular use in many traditional square dance communities.
The tune here, Jackson's Breakdown, is the same one Ted used in 1953: "...it seems to fit so perfectly that I have continued to use it ever since."
The band on the recording is Jack Barbour's Rhythm Rustlers, a Southern California group, with Barbour on piano and Buddy McDowell on fiddle.
The SDHP site contains many other examples with Ted Sannella calling.