Square Dancing in Wilson Education Center

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Square Dancing in Wilson Education Center

August 17, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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One event on June 22, 2023 at 6:00 pm

One event on July 20, 2023 at 6:00 pm

One event on August 17, 2023 at 6:00 pm

Join us for our Square Dances!

  • Thursday, 5/18/23 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Thursday, 6/22/23 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Thursday, 7/20/23 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Thursday, 8/17/23 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

These dances will take place in the Wilson Education Center at BRAHM (Blowing Rock Art and History Museum).

If you have never square danced before or are a little rusty there will be instruction from 6 pm – 6:30 pm. Then the dance will kick off at 6:30 and last until about 8 pm.

These events are Free for the public, and any donations will go directly to the band.

About Square Dance, from the Ballad of America Website: “Dancing was an important social activity throughout the rural South in the 19th century. Dances often took place in homes, with all of the furniture moved out of the largest room.

As Harden Taliaferro recalled of dances in Surry County, North Carolina in the 1820s, “As soon as night came, or the work was done, the fiddle sounded, and they danced and courted all night.” In the early 20th century, dances moved out of private homes into community spaces such as VFW halls, schoolhouses, and firehouses.

The 1930s saw the rise of the Western square dance. As country musicians moved away from the negative connotations of the mountain hillbilly image, the Western singing cowboy was born and popularized through movies and recordings. Though its roots were in the southern mountains, square dancing became associated with the West.”

Details

Date:
August 17, 2023
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Music Style:
Event Type:
Dance
  • Dancers Welcome
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Venue

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
159 Ginny Stevens Lane
Blowing Rock, NC 28605 United States
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Phone:
(828) 295-9099
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Other

Phone
(828) 295-9099
Email
info@blowingrockmuseum.org

Details

Date:
August 17, 2023
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Music Style:
Event Type:
Dance
  • Dancers Welcome
Visit Website

Venue

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
159 Ginny Stevens Lane
Blowing Rock, NC 28605 United States
+ Google Map
Phone:
(828) 295-9099
View Venue Website

Other

Phone
(828) 295-9099
Email
info@blowingrockmuseum.org