West Newbury, VT - square dance competition
Creator: Groton (VT) Times (August 22, 1941)
This is a newspaper account (and acccompanying poem) describing the 1941 success of a team from West Newbury, Vermont, in a dance competition. We often think of square dance contests in Texas, but clearly they were held in other parts of the country.
Dancers from Newbury were known for their Honest John square dance that made such an impression on NH caller Ralph Page.
It's interesting to note that competition clearly included both contras and squares. The West Newbury team danced The Tempest, a contra dance in an unusual formation: two couples facing down in the center, flanked by a couple on each side.
Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Northern / New England
Tags: contest, Honest John, Newbury, Vermont, West Newbury
Subjects: Northern / New England
Tags: contest, Honest John, Newbury, Vermont, West Newbury
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Honest John - Adam Boyce |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Honest John |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Honest John - 1950 |
Citation
Groton (VT) Times, “West Newbury, VT - square dance competition,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/2059.
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West Newbury, VT - square dance competition
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This is a newspaper account (and acccompanying poem) describing the 1941 success of a team from West Newbury, Vermont, in a dance competition. We often think of square dance contests in Texas, but clearly they were held in other parts of the country.
Dancers from Newbury were known for their Honest John square dance that made such an impression on NH caller Ralph Page.
It's interesting to note that competition clearly included both contras and squares. The West Newbury team danced The Tempest, a contra dance in an unusual formation: two couples facing down in the center, flanked by a couple on each side.
Dancers from Newbury were known for their Honest John square dance that made such an impression on NH caller Ralph Page.
It's interesting to note that competition clearly included both contras and squares. The West Newbury team danced The Tempest, a contra dance in an unusual formation: two couples facing down in the center, flanked by a couple on each side.
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August 22, 1941