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Forward Six and Back - Bob Dalsemer

Creator: Bob Dalsemer (January 19, 2013)

Bob Dalsemer calls a traditional square dance -- Right Hand High, Left Hand Low-- with music provided by Notorious (Larry Unger and Eden MacAdam Somer) and Old New England (Bob McQuillen, Jane Orzechowski, and Deanna Stiles). Recorded at the final session of the annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, Durham, NH, January 19, 2013.

Bob usually calls the dance to this tune-- Ragtime Annie-- but in New England the dance is frequently called to the tune of When the Work's All Done This Fall.

This clip includes a walkthrough of the figure.

Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Northern / Prompt & Patter
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Item Relations

This Item is related to Item: Forward Six and Back - Lester Bradley
This Item is related to Item: Adam Boyce - Forward Six and Back
This Item is related to Item: Forward Six and Back (clip) - Harold Luce
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Citation

Bob Dalsemer, “Forward Six and Back - Bob Dalsemer,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/957.
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