ANST - dead traditions

[dssweet at okway.okstate.edu]

Perronnelle wrote:

>Actually, no.  The original statement concerned dances that *are* dead,
>not dances some *want* dead.  For those not in the dance community,
>Estrill is referring to the "four dances of the apocolypse":  Hole in
>the Wall, Korobushka, Scotland the Brave/Road to the Isles/Gae Gordons,
>and Trenchmore? (*YIPES*!  I can't recall the fourth!).

Maltese Bransle

>> Now you've tweaked my curiosity...what dance did HRM want to do?
>He wanted Strip the Willow.  I've never seen it done. 

Ah, whenever anyone asks for this now, I simply say we'll do Trenchmore 
instead, since it has the "fun" part of Strip the Willow, plus more fun 
stuff to do. 

Estrill


>PS:  Estrill, did you get my private mail about dance classes at Gulf
>Wars?
Yes, I'll send you the answer privately later today.



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