MWSD 3a - Swing Thru

This is the next set of videos documenting Jim Mayo's workshop on Modern Western Square Dance, recorded November 19, 2011. In this series, Jim teaches Swing Thru, a figure that opened up exciting new choreographic possibilities and how this move led rapidly to the introduction of two other calls—Run and Trade. Here, Jim introduces the figure and calls some patter; in an accompanying video (http://youtu.be/075zOIBxw40) he uses the same calls in a singing square. This was part of the Dare To Be Square Weekend held at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, supported in part--including the videography expense--by Country Dance and Song Society. For many of the 70 dancers at the weekend, this event was their first exposure to modern square dancing. Jim used a recording from his collection—"Arreando Hoedown," Rawhide Records #520—for the music for this series of calls. The documentation for the weekend includes these videotapes—nearly 100 by the time the whole series is uploaded—plus audio recordings and a syllabus. Further information about the project can be found here: http://www.SquareDanceHistory.org