1948-05 May Folk Camp Review
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• • ••••• ~1- 19 1 ~ ; ~ 48 • TRA LA. LA LA, JA SAS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Play Party Game THREESOME GRAND MARCH •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••• USA RAATIKO ..................................................... Finnish COTTON EYED JOE ........................................... American KICK POLKll, .................................................. Finnish THE OLD NlAIDS IN THE PARLOR ......................... Play Party Game TEN PRETTY GIRLS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• t •••••• Play Party Game SISSY IN THE BOND ................................... Play Party Game BROWN EYED WlARY .•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Play Party Game THREE LADIES CHAIN ..................................... Square Dance FOUR LEAF CLOVER ................. ' .................... Square Dance CARELESS LOVE .......................................... Square Dance GREEN SLEEVES .......................................... ' .... English SPINNING WALTZ .............................................. Finnish VELETA ARI-ARA ................................................. Palestinian TROPANKA ••••••••.••.••••••••• , ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Bulgarian CIRCLE FROM SARID ............................................ Jewish .. KARA.P'YET •••••••••••••••••••• , .... , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Russian NEBESKO KOLO ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Jugoslav ALEXANDROVSKY ••••••••••••••••••• ............................ Russian WINDE~ULI...ER ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , ••••••.•••• • •••• German KHER PAN ................................................ ••• Armenian SliER ••..••.•••..••• , • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • Jewish THE ANIMAL FAIR ........................................ Square Dance 1948 May Folk Camp Review, Oglebay Institute, West Virginnia Contributed by Jane Farwell II / c 3 I. J 11: ~ J ~ I ~ #~ I J J ~ I ~ Jjl / I am waiting, I am hoping That someone ~ill join me in the ring, Won 't you come and dance with me my partner While the other people stand and sing? Tra la la la, Ja sas (yes sir) Tra la la la, Ja sas, ~ori't you come and dance the way that I do Or must I reverse and go with you! Formation: Single circle without pa~tners - odd players in , center. Action: A. All circle left. B. Odd players take partners to center. C. All turn in place to right starting with right foot - three steps, stamp wit h left, then clap: repeat to left. D. Players in center of circle hook right elbows and turn once around - Reverse, hook left elbows ff(. and turn once in other direction. f"'\ '{g '~ NoW each player in center goes to get a new partner. i,,.:. ,· '\: 1948 May Folk Camp Review, Oglebay Institute, West Virginnia THREESOME GRAND MARCH Contributed by Jane Farwell Formation: Men have a girl on each side. Action: Down in threes Alternate threes Tunnels (one side making arches, other side pa ssi~g under single file keeping to the left.) This is done in reverse at the other end of room when lines meet. Zig zag (sets of threes alternate in and out pass i ng one another. Grand right and left Down · in Sixes Outside girls under arches made by man and his inside girl single file returning to man on outside. Inside girl under arches made by man and his outside girl single file, returning back to place. Men join with other man and walk up double under arch made by inside girls. Snake-dance Spiral FINNISH RAATIKO The 0:d Maid's Dance Formaticm: 0cu:;:>l es in r egular dan:;:.ng positi':>n. Music : Finu:ish Rc.atiko - Scandina.vian F.e cor d Action: Ej g~t. g&y poll~a cteps around the roo:n counter cl ockwise. Four slid:!.ng steps forward begi.n!l.ing '~· i tn :r.an i s left e.nd la::iE.:; · -riglY~ - on each ::te,P 7 -~ he joined ~and s moving down and up wi th each slJ.cie . 1948 May Folk Camp Review, Oglebay Institute, West Virginnia COTTON EYED JOE Contributed by American Jane Farwell Formation: Regular dance position. Music: ''Cotton Eyed Joe" Imperial Record Action: Beginning with outside feet, touch heels forward, then touch toes back. Then with same feet (man's left and ladies right) take one two step forward in line of direction. Turn to face the other way, starting with man's right and ladies' left and repeat above. Partners separate and each does four two steps starting with outside feet, and turning away from each other with a strut or style reminiscent of the origin of the dance which is negro. Partners do four sliding, gallop, or "susie Q" steps to man's left and lai ies' right as they face each other, without 'co uching. This part is t'lfree style" and should be a chance for lots of expressing. Four slides or gallops in opposite direction. Partners take regular dancing position and t ake four t wo steps together, turning and moving forward at the same tim6 . FINNISH KICK POLKA Formation: Partners side by side, man having his right arm around girl's waist, she has her free hand on his, her left hand being held in his left hand. Music: Any polka Action: Both start with left f eet and take four polka steps f orward. "Bouncing" on the ball of the right feet, both kick the left feet forward twiceG They turn and face the opposite direction by steppi ng on their l ef t f eet, and ":.t.:r~5. :lg their bodies to look the otl:.e ~: way. In th:~ s J irEc ·cion they take t wo of the ; : ~~ :i_ ck a steps , :~ ..:un cing on the left f eet and kicking the r i g!.t , Repeat starting forward with the left foot on the four polka steps as above. 1948 May Folk Camp Review, Oglebay Institute, West Virginnia THE OLD MAIDS IN THE PARLOR ContributeJ. by Jane Farwell Formation: All in single circle, girls on right of boys Music: To the tune of "Pig in the Parlor". Action: All to the center and back twice, four steps each way. This is done to this part of the song: We've got the old maids in the parlor Ne 1 ve got the old ~aids in the parlor Ne 1 ve got the old maids in the parlor Knitting canaries and cats. On the chorus all face partners and turn once around with right hands. Then all face neighbors behind them and turn once with left hand. Then return to partner and take both her hands and promenade around circle. This is done to the following~ A right hand to your partner A left hand to your neighbor A right hand to your partner And all promenade And all promenade And all promenade Swing the lady behind you And all promenade. On "Swing the lady behind you'' all boys turn around and swing lady behind them, and keep her for new partner. Any extra gir~s are in the center as "old maids" and they step in behind a couple on the pr.omenade part in order to get t:swungn as the lady behind. TEN PRETTY GIRLS Formation: Couples in double circle, boys on inside, holding girls right hand in his right (back of her) and her left hand in his across his chest. Music; 11Ten Pretty Girls" - Globe record Action: Begin with left foot -- both point in front - then to the side (left), and take three quick steps to the right beginning with the left foot. Do the same starting with the right foot. Walk four slow steps straight forward, beginning with left foot. Kick left foot forward, then straight back, and take three quick steps in place beginning with left foot. At this point the boy leaves his lady and goes on to the one ahead for his new partner. Begin all over again, this time starting with right foot. 1948 May Folk Camp Review, Oglebay Institute, West Virginnia SISSY IN THE BOND Contributed by Jane Farwell / 1. Sis - sy in the bond, the bond a - lar - ry_ ~ Pret-ti-est lit-tle sis-sy I ev-er did see! Oh bond,bond put your ~~ I \ \. \ ~ I ""'" ' 1\. 1'-·' .SI• .at ..J ...... \. ·' .-1 501. ~ ..... ,..; - ~ ./ -· .r-..._ - ' - -""" •• "' -·......... - - ·' I arms a -ro~d :fe ,_~ Tell me lit-tle sissy, won't you mar-ry me? 4: things you say! Oh bond, ~and put your arms a -round me,_ ~ £ ~ t Js J\f J. ! I ~ ~ J II Formation: All in single circle - boys on left, girls on right. Action: All circle to the left (1.) All boys swing their own partners (girl on the right) (2) Boys have backs to center of circle, girls ar.e facing them, all push away from each other on "Step back nown --stamp foot on "Don 1t.u Make face and shake finger at partner on ltAll those sassy words you say.tt (.3) 1948 May Folk Camp Review, Oglebay Institute, West Virginnia BROWN EYED MARY Contri buted by Jane Farwell / ~~~-~b -----~---t!!l~l-'- ' 1 j_J_".;..._e: J_l__.__l E ~ ~ -~----~--~-+--l-IJ'-J+--jJ-f-----+1 1 1. If perchance we should meet On this wild prairie In my arms will I embrace My darling brown eyed Mary. 2. Turn your partner half way round 3. Turn your opposite lady 4. Turn your partner all around 5. And prom'nade corner lady. Formation: Partners in promenade. posit~on Action: 1. With hands crossed, partners promenade in a circle with three or four feet between each two couples. 2. Partners JO~n right hands and turn around (so that man is facing back with right hand toward center, lady in opposite direction.) 3. Each man joins left hands with the lady who was in the couple behinJ him, and turns her com plet ely arounri. 4. Join r ight hands with partner and turn her entirely around. 5. Take la1y behind in promenade pJsition for new part:1er, and repeat f r om 'beginning. 1948 May Folk Camp Review, Oglebay Institute, West Virginnia THREE LADIES CHAII~ Square Dance Contributed by Earl Gulley Fall Camp t 47 Music - Any good Fiddle Tune ' . Introduction - Callers Choice Action: "The first couple lead to the right and circle four all the way around, The ~hree ladies chain on the· longer track . you chain across the set and back, Th9 three gents stand like rocks.' in the sea And wave them past till. you've chained .all three On to the next and oircle .four now change and swing .