Re: [Callers] 1820s-1830s Dances

On 3/17/2014 10:11 PM, rich sbardella wrote: Authentic dances of the period and ones easy enough for children may be two different things. In a small New England town they might have been doing contra dances. Check Cracking Chestnuts by David Smukler and David Millstone. The popular dances of that period would have been quadrilles. The waltz was also being done as a couple dance, but was consider scandalous until the polka became popular in the mid-1840's. The Gallop came into popularity around 1829 so I suppose Galopede (or other similar dances) might be considered authentic for this period. It's in A Choice Selection of American Country Dances of the Revolutionary Era 1775-1795 by Kate Van Winkle Keller and Ralph Sweet. Barrel of Sugar triple proper AA 1's hey on opposite sides, 1's cross back and cast to 2nd place at the end of the hey BB 1's and 2's rights and lefts AA 1's set to contrary corners BB 1's lead out at the sides Jonathan ----- Jonathan Sivier Caller of Contra, English and Early American Dances jsivier AT illinois DOT edu Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html ----- Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? A: It depends on what dance you call!