Do-si-do and Face the Sides square dance

Tony Parkes calls Ted Sannella’s square dance, Do-si-do and Face the Sides, at the Dare To Be Square weekend held November 18-20, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. The tune is “Ragtime Annie,“ which Tony said is his favorite square dance tune. Musicians are Steve Hickman and Jim Morrison, fiddles; Claudio Buchwald, piano; Sam Bartlett, banjo. The dance, written in 1953, is published in Ted’s book, Balance and Swing. Viewers can also find another recording of this dance here: 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: Recorded 18 November 2011 by John-Michael Seng-Wheeler and David Millstone