In Hoedowns; Reels; and Frolics; old-time musician and flatfoot dancer Philip Jamison journeys into the past and surveys the present to tell the story behind the square dances; step dances; reels; and other forms of dance practiced in southern Appalachia. These distinctive folk dances; Jamison argues; are not the unaltered jigs and reels brought by early British settlers; but hybrids that developed over time by adopting and incorporating elements from other popular forms. He traces the forms from their European; African American; and Native American roots to the modern day. On the way he explores the powerful influence of black culture; showing how practices such as calling dances as well as specific kinds of steps combined with white European forms to create distinctly "American" dances. From cakewalks to clogging; and from the Shoo-fly Swing to the Virginia Reel; Hoedowns; Reels; and Frolics reinterprets an essential aspect of Appalachian culture.
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