Square Dancing in the Mountains of Eastern Kentucky
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This 1971 collection begins with a somewhat romanticized introduction to dancing in the region. Dance descriptions include figures for the Kentucky Running Set and the Big Set, as well as four-couple squares, some simple Western square dances, and four round dances (including a simplified version of Salty Dog Rag). The publication concludes with a description of square dancing led by one of the authors at Hoedown Island, in the Natural Bridge State Resort Park.
Part 1 goes through page 29 in the booklet.
Part 2 is a section of photographs in the middle.
Part 3 starts on page 31 and begins with break figures.
Subjects: Southern Appalachian - general
Tags: Helen Price Stacy, Kentucky, Kentucky Mountain Square Dancing, Kentucky running set, Richard Jett
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: "Dancing to the Music: Domestic Square Dances and Community in Southcentral Kentucky (1880-1940)" |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Kentucky Mountain Square Dancing |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Old Side Door: A Kentucky Mountain Dance |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Set Runnin' in Eastern Kentucky |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Kentucky Running Set |
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This 1971 collection begins with a somewhat romanticized introduction to dancing in the region. Dance descriptions include figures for the Kentucky Running Set and the Big Set, as well as four-couple squares, some simple Western square dances, and four round dances (including a simplified version of Salty Dog Rag). The publication concludes with a description of square dancing led by one of the authors at Hoedown Island, in the Natural Bridge State Resort Park.
Part 1 goes through page 29 in the booklet.
Part 2 is a section of photographs in the middle.
Part 3 starts on page 31 and begins with break figures.