Barn dance
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A barn dance is any kind of dance involving traditional or folk music with traditional dancing, occasionally held in a barn, but, these days, much more likely to be in any suitable building.
The term “barn dance” is usually associated with family-oriented or community-oriented events, usually for people who do not normally dance. The
caller
will, therefore, generally use easy dances so that everyone can join in.
A barn dance can be a
Modern western square dance
is often confused with barn dancing in Britain.
Barn dances, as social dances, were popular in Ireland until the 1950s, and were typically danced to tunes with 4
4 rhythms.[1]
Radio adaptations
WWVA Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia (1933), the Renfro Valley Barn Dance in Kentucky (1939), the Louisiana Hayride (1948), the Tennessee Jamboree (1953) and Ozark Jubilee (1954). Television adaptations (often under the guise of early variety shows
) were popular in the 1950s and early 1960s but eventually faded out of style.
See also
- Barn theatre
- Fest Noz
- Noze looan
- Twmpath
References
- ^ Vallely, F. (1999). The Companion to Traditional Irish Music. New York University Press: New York, p. 25
External links
- List of barn dance shows (German Wikipedia)
- The Barn Dance from People's Ballroom Guide, James Scott Skinner 1905, described as a precursor of the Canadian Barn Dance.
- Barn Dance FAQ UK, Folk Dance, perspective
- Some popular English barn dances The instructions and suitable sound recordings for some well-known English dances.