[Callers] Re: the Yemenite dance step

John is of course corrrect that grapevine exists in other contexts than IFD. However, I'm pretty sure I'm right about the source of the grapevine step in contra dancing in the SF Bay Area in the mid-1980s because I know some of the people who were doing it were involved in IFD. -- Alan ________________________________________ From: John Sweeney via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2022 3:49 PM To: contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Re: the Yemenite dance step Alan suggested that the Grapevine was borrowed from IFD. It could also have come from a number of ballroom styles of dance, or from early Line Dancing. It is such a basic piece of footwork that it occurs in many genres and may have arisen in multiple ones. Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net