Sunday Hash #1

Jim Mayo calls at the Dare To Be Square weekend held November 18-20, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. Jim was the first caller on Sunday morning, working with a roomful of dancers who were getting their first taste of modern square dance-- no walkthroughs!--that weekend. In this dance, he incorporate allemande thar, slip the clutch, swing through, star thru, trade, run, bend the line, and other figures to keep dancers on their toes. Musicians are Steve Hickman and Claudio Buchwald, fiddles; Jim Morrison, guitar; Sam Bartlett, banjo. The tune is "Hop High Ladies." The weekend was sponsored by the Folk School and by Country Dance and Song Society. It brought six well-known callers and 70 square dance enthusiasts together to explore many different styles of squares, including both traditional and modern. The organizers will post additional video clips-- watch this space!-- as well as make audio clips and a syllabus available. This video posting is part of the Square Dance History Project. More information about us can be found here: http://www.SquareDanceHistory.org Recorded 20 November 2011 by John-Michael Seng-Wheeler and David Millstone