Sunday, June 7, 2009

Barn Dance

Last week we attended a barn dance in Nevada IA. Everyone had a lot of fun. The first dance was a circle dance which was very simple. We also danced reel dances which have different variations such as the Virginia Reel. St. Luke’s Circle is an old Scottish dance, which most of us thought was very difficult. There were also Waltzes, only Dad and our sister danced and seemed to enjoy themselves.

When most people think of a “Barn Dance” they imagine people wearing red and white checked shirts and with handkerchiefs around their necks but as it turns out these dances were very historical. Each dance reflected their origins from other nations that eventually became incorporated into our culture.

We would like to thank the Onion Creek Band of central Iowa for the great time we had that evening. We look forward to more of these dances and will be attempting to sponsor a dance ourselves one day.

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