Square dance calling related to African-American call-response dance traditions? A Gift of Rhythm and Movement

Worst Songs of the 60’s – 90’s: Doncha just love seeing which of your records are on somebody’s “worst” list? Off of this list, I have square dance versions of: Achy Breaky Heart, Chick-A-Boom, Honey, Muskrat Love, YMCA. I know a few other songs on the list have square dance covers; I just happen to have avoided them.

Speaking of music, on this day in 1962, The Tokens’ version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight was #1 on the charts. Also The Twist.

Also, today is the birthday of George “Funky” Brown, a member of Kool and the Gang. This gives you an excuse to pull out Celebration on S2K 2005, assuming you haven’t already used it to death for New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Here’s a long post to rec.folk-dancing about why a contra dancer might enjoy MWSD (and how contra dancers might find the gay/lesbian MWSD groups more culturally compatible): True confessions – Why I do MWSD.