Texas Star square dance

Phil Jamison calls this classic square dance at the Dare To Be Square weekend held November 18-20, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. Phil uses “rip and snort“ as a figure used during the break. To see the walkthrough before this dance, go to: Musicians are Steve Hickman and Claudio Buchwald, fiddles; Jim Morrison, guitar; Sam Bartlett, banjo, with Larry Edelman sitting in on mandolin. The tune is “Texas Quickstep.“ You can watch them in this video starting at 3:35 The weekend was sponsored by the Folk School and by Country Dance and Song Society. It brought six well-known callers and 70 square dance enthusiasts together to explore many different styles of squares, including both traditional and modern. The organizers will post additional video clips-- watch this space!-- as well as make audio clips and a syllabus available. This video posting is part of the Square Dance History Project. More information about us can be found here: