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Map – Take Hands Four

April 23, 2011 Bridget Dahill 2011 Contra Dancing in the Pioneer Valley, MAP PAGES

Contra Dancing Project

Take Hands Four Contradance

"Take Hands Four": Contra Dancing in the Pioneer Valley (2011)

April 24, 2011 Bridget Dahill

To us, the phrase “Take hands four,” a common contra dance call,

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Map

Map – Take Hands Four

April 23, 2011 Bridget Dahill
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Guiding Star Grange sign

About the Project

April 8, 2011 Bridget Dahill

Student Contributors Devon Geary is a junior at Amherst College. She is majoring

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Contra Dance Billet

A Brief History of Contra Dancing

April 7, 2011 Bridget Dahill

Contra Dance was created by the union of English Country Dance and

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Ralph Sweet - Contra dance caller

Extra Footage

April 6, 2011 Bridget Dahill

Matt Kenney Interview and Drumming Samples We interviewed Matt Kenney, a thirteen-year-old

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Links

April 1, 2011 Bridget Dahill

Greenfield’s Guiding Star Grange We filmed most of our dance footage at

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