History of Pinewoods folk dance camp

Strumelia
Strumelia
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2 days ago
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This is a long video, but as a contra dancer, I found it fascinating. It's about the history of folk dancing in America (English country dancing, contra dance, and Morris dancing)- specifically centering around the Pinewoods dance camp in Plymouth, MA.  Amazing that famed ballad collector Cecil Sharp taught and promoted traditional dance there, among many others over the years. It's cool to learn about how the dance traditions at the camp evolved greatly over the decades from when it was established in 1933 towards what it is today.




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